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On The Field
Citizens Bank Park
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mike Minor
Roy Halladay
W (10-10)
IP H ER BB K ERA
6.0 2 2 1 6 4.27
L (10-8)
IP H ER BB K ERA
1.2 5 7 3 3 4.40

Braves 8, Phillies 2
Another strong start from Mike Minor has the Atlanta Braves one step closer to erasing last year's debacle. Freddie Freeman hit a three-run homer to back Minor and the Braves roughed up Roy Halladay to move closer to clinching a postseason berth with an 8-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday. The win, coupled with Milwaukee's 10-4 loss to Washington, reduced Atlanta's magic number for securing an NL wild-card playoff spot to three. The...
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Scoring Summary
Top of 1st
- F.Freeman homered to right on a 0-2 count, Heyward scored, C.Jones scored.
Top of 2nd
- Heyward doubled to right, McCann scored, Bourn scored, Prado scored.
- C.Jones doubled to center, Heyward scored.
Bottom of 3rd
- Ruf hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Bourn, Frandsen scored.
Bottom of 4th
- Howard homered to center on a 1-1 count.
Top of 8th
- Heyward singled to right, Bourn scored.

Season Series
Date Home Score Pitchers
Mon 4/1 Atl PHI 5 at
ATL 7
W: Avilan
L: Hamels
Wed 4/3 Atl PHI 2 at
ATL 9
W: Maholm
L: Halladay
Thu 4/4 Atl PHI 2 at
ATL 0
W: Lee
L: Medlen
Date Home Time (ET)
Fri 7/5 PHI 7:05 pm
Sat 7/6 PHI 7:15 pm
Sun 7/7 PHI 1:35 pm
Fri 8/2 PHI 7:05 pm
Sat 8/3 PHI 4:05 pm
Sun 8/4 PHI 1:35 pm
Mon 8/12 ATL 7:10 pm
Tue 8/13 ATL 7:10 pm
Wed 8/14 ATL 7:10 pm
Fri 9/6 PHI 7:05 pm
Sat 9/7 PHI 7:05 pm
Sun 9/8 PHI 1:35 pm
Thu 9/26 ATL 7:10 pm
Fri 9/27 ATL 7:30 pm
Sat 9/28 ATL 7:10 pm
Sun 9/29 ATL 1:35 pm
Box Scores
Lineup
Name AB R H RBI BB
1. M. Bourn, CF 3 2 2 0 2
2. M. Prado, SS 3 1 2 0 2
3. J. Heyward, RF 4 2 2 4 1
4. C. Jones, 3B 5 1 2 1 0
5. F. Freeman, 1B 5 1 1 3 0
6. D. Uggla, 2B 4 0 0 0 1
7. B. McCann, C 4 1 0 0 1
8. J. Constanza, LF 2 0 0 0 0
8. R. Johnson, PH-LF 2 0 0 0 1
9. M. Minor, P 3 0 0 0 0
9. J. Baker, PH 0 0 0 0 0
9. L. Overbay, PH 1 0 0 0 0
9. C. Durbin, P 0 0 0 0 0
9. J. Venters, P 0 0 0 0 0
9. E. O'Flaherty, P 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 9 8 8
Lineup
Name AB R H RBI BB
1. J. Rollins, SS 3 0 0 0 1
2. J. Pierre, LF 3 0 0 0 0
3. C. Utley, 2B 4 0 0 0 0
4. R. Howard, 1B 4 1 1 1 0
5. C. Ruiz, C 4 0 1 0 0
6. J. Mayberry, CF 4 0 0 0 0
7. D. Brown, RF 2 0 0 0 1
8. K. Frandsen, 3B 3 1 1 0 0
9. R. Halladay, P 0 0 0 0 0
9. J. Horst, P 0 0 0 0 0
9. D. Ruf, PH 0 0 0 1 0
9. B. Rosenberg, P 0 0 0 0 0
9. N. Schierholtz, PH 1 0 0 0 0
9. J. Diekman, P 0 0 0 0 0
9. J. Lindblom, P 0 0 0 0 0
9. L. Nix, PH 0 0 0 0 0
9. T. Wigginton, PH 1 0 0 0 0
9. J. De Fratus, P 0 0 0 0 0
9. P. Aumont, P 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 3 2 2
Pitcher
Name IP H R ER BB K ERA*
M Minor
(W, 10-10)
6.0 2 2 2 1 6 4.27
C Durbin 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 3.19
J Venters 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 3.46
E O'Flaherty 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1.84
Pitcher
Name IP H R ER BB K ERA*
R Halladay
(L, 10-8)
1.2 5 7 7 3 3 4.40
J Horst 1.1 1 0 0 0 4 1.04
B Rosenberg 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 8.00
J Diekman 1.2 0 0 0 4 2 4.26
J Lindblom 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 3.38
J De Fratus 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1.29
P Aumont 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 4.35
* = Season Stat

BATTING
2B: M Bourn (25), J Heyward (29), C Jones (22)
HR: F Freeman (21)
BASERUNNING
CS: M Bourn (12)
BATTING
3B: K Frandsen (2)
HR: R Howard (14)
Complete Box Score

Player News
Braves
Evan Gattis (ATL - C)

News: Gattis slugged his first career grand slam in Atlanta's 8-3 win over Minnesota on Wednesday.  (STATS - Thu. May 23, 2013)
Paul Maholm (ATL - P)

News: Maholm won for the third time in four starts Wednesday, yielding only an unearned run across 7 1-3 innings while limiting the Twins to seven hits in a 8-3 Atlanta victory.  (STATS - Thu. May 23, 2013)
B.J. Upton (ATL - CF)

News: Upton hit his fourth home run in Atlanta's 8-3 win over Minnesota on Wednesday.  (STATS - Thu. May 23, 2013)
Phillies
Freddy Galvis (PHI - 2B)

News: Galvis will take over starting duties at second base while Chase Utley is on the disabled list, CSNPhilly.com reports.  (RotoWire - Fri. May 24, 2013)
Chase Utley (PHI - 2B)

News: GM Ruben Amaro Jr. said Utley's stint on the disabled list for a strained oblique could be short, CSNPhilly.com reports. "The recovery for this type of injury should take between two and four weeks," Amaro said. "We do believe and hope that Chase will be ready to play in Philadelphia within 15 days."  (RotoWire - Fri. May 24, 2013)
Michael Stutes (PHI - P)

News: The Phillies recalled Stutes from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Thursday, MLB.com's Todd Zolecki reports.  (RotoWire - Thu. May 23, 2013)

Injury Report
Braves
NameInjuryStatus
E O'FlahertyLeft elbow surgery - out for seasonon 15-day DL
J WaldenRight shoulder inflammationon 15-day DL
L AyalaAnxiety disorderon 15-day DL
B DeWittLower back strainon 15-day DL
C MartinezRight shoulder strainon 15-day DL
J VentersSprained left elbowon 15-day DL
B BeachyRecovery from right elbow surgeryon 15-day DL
Phillies
NameInjuryStatus
C UtleyStrained right obliqueon 15-day DL
R HowardSore left kneeday-to-day
C RuizStrained right hamstringon 15-day DL
M AdamsRight back strainon 15-day DL
R HalladayRight shoulder surgeryon 60-day DL
J LannanStrained left quadriceps tendonon 15-day DL

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