Arizona D'Backs vs. Atlanta Braves
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Friday, June 2nd 2006 7:30 PM ET
Turner Field
The Cubs were already celebrating and the Braves spoiled the party
which
often happens in baseball a game is not over until the last out.
Chicago was
winning 5-2 at the end of the seventh, but was unable to keep that lead
and
a couple of errors in the eight cost them the game.
Zambrano overcame early wildness and held Atlanta hitless for 6 2/3
innings
before pinch-hitter Wilson Betemit lofted a fly that right fielder
Jacque
Jones lost in the glare. His back to the wall, he could only throw up
his
arms as the ball hit the ivy-covered wall for a double.
In the eighth the Braves loaded the bases with no outs then tied the
game
and manage to get another run to get the lead, the Braves closer Mike
Remlinger pitched the ninth and held the Cubs to no runs in that inning
giving the victory to Atlanta.
It was a game in which the Braves never gave up and that pay off pretty
good
earning a much needed win to sum up in the standings.
Lineup
1. Marcus Giles, 2nd B. 2. Edgar Renteria, SS. 3. Chipper Jones, 3rd B.
4.
Andruw Jones, CF. 5. Adam LaRoche, 1st B. 6. Jeff Francoeur, RF. 7.
Matt
Diaz, LF. 8. Todd Pratt, C. 9. John Thomson, P.
Orlando Hudson expected to have the day off; instead he ended up having
a
great day. Inserted into the lineup a few minutes before game time,
Hudson
tied a career high with four hits to lead the Diamondbacks to an 8-7
victory
over Pittsburgh and a sweep of their three-game series.
"My body wasn't prepared for it," Hudson said. "I was tight going out
there."
Well thanks to Hudson the D'Backs are still having a great season so
far,
first place in the NL West and they don't want to give up that spot and
they
won't if they continue to play like this winning important games when
it's
needed for the sake of the franchise.
This week they're headed to Atlanta to try and win at least one game of
the
series, which will keep them atop of the NL West. It's expected that
this
game will be very popular for sports betting fans, that always enjoys
the
thrill of these MLB games.
Lineup
1. Craig Counsell, SS. 2. Eric Byrnes, CF. 3. Chad Tracy, 3rd B. 4.
Conor
Jackson, 1st B BA. 5. Shawn Green, RF. 6. Andy Green, LF. 7. Orlando
Hudson,
2nd B. 8. Chris Snyder, C. 9. Miguel Batista, P.