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Atlanta Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies

2008-09-23 Β· Night game Β· Citizens Bank Park Β· Att: 39322 Β· 66Β°F, sunny Β· Wind 9 mph R to L Β· 2:46

Atlanta Braves defeated Philadelphia Phillies 3–2. Mike Hampton earned the win and Mike Gonzalez picked up the save. Casey Kotchman went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
ATL10100100038
PHI01000100026

W: Mike Hampton   L: Cole Hamels   SV: Mike Gonzalez

Umpires β€” HP: Mark Wegner Β· 1B: Jeff Kellogg Β· 2B: Chad Fairchild Β· 3B: Sam Holbrook Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Josh Anderson401001
Martin Prado411000
Kelly Johnson412101
Brian McCann300011
Omar Infante401000
Jeff Francoeur400002
Casey Kotchman412101
Brent Lillibridge400001
Mike Hampton100000
Ruben Gotay101000
Greg Norton100001

Philadelphia Phillies β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Jimmy Rollins400001
Chase Utley402000
Jayson Werth400001
Ryan Howard222020
Pat Burrell301110
Shane Victorino400001
Pedro Feliz301110
Carlos Ruiz300010
Cole Hamels200002
Chris Coste100000

Atlanta Braves β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Mike Hampton6.0634
Will Ohman1.0000
Jeff Bennett1.0010
Mike Gonzalez1.0011

Philadelphia Phillies β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Cole Hamels7.0817
Scott Eyre0.1000
Chad Durbin1.1000
J. C. Romero0.1001

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Josh Anderson: 7/F7D
  • Martin Prado: D9/L9D+
  • Kelly Johnson: S8/L8LS.2-H
  • Brian McCann: SB2
  • Brian McCann: W
  • Omar Infante: 3/IF/P34
  • Jeff Francoeur: K

Bot 1

  • Jimmy Rollins: 8/L8LD
  • Chase Utley: S9/G34+
  • Jayson Werth: 14(1)3/GDP/G13

Top 2

  • Casey Kotchman: S7/G6
  • Brent Lillibridge: K
  • Mike Hampton: 14/SH.1-2
  • Josh Anderson: S1/G56S-.2-3
  • Martin Prado: 9/L9M

Bot 2

  • Ryan Howard: S8/L8RM+
  • Pat Burrell: W.1-2
  • Shane Victorino: 46(1)3/GDP/G4.2-3
  • Pedro Feliz: S9/L9S.3-H
  • Carlos Ruiz: 4(1)/FO/G4M

Top 3

  • Kelly Johnson: S3/G34+
  • Brian McCann: 8/F8RXD+
  • Omar Infante: S8/G6M.1-2
  • Jeff Francoeur: K
  • Casey Kotchman: POCS3(E1).2-H(UR)(NR);1-3
  • Casey Kotchman: K23

Bot 3

  • Cole Hamels: K
  • Jimmy Rollins: K
  • Chase Utley: D9/G3+
  • Jayson Werth: E4/G4+.2-3
  • Ryan Howard: W.1-2
  • Pat Burrell: 5!/P5F

Top 4

  • Brent Lillibridge: 3/P3F
  • Mike Hampton: 8/P8RS
  • Josh Anderson: K

Bot 4

  • Shane Victorino: 5/P15
  • Pedro Feliz: 53/G56
  • Carlos Ruiz: W
  • Cole Hamels: K

Top 5

  • Martin Prado: 4/P34
  • Kelly Johnson: K23
  • Brian McCann: K

Bot 5

  • Jimmy Rollins: 53/G56
  • Chase Utley: 9/F9LM
  • Jayson Werth: K

Top 6

  • Omar Infante: 7/F7M
  • Jeff Francoeur: 63/G6
  • Casey Kotchman: HR/F9D+
  • Brent Lillibridge: 4/P89S

Bot 6

  • Ryan Howard: T9/L9LM+
  • Pat Burrell: D8/F8LXD+.3-H
  • Shane Victorino: FC6/G6+.2X3(654);B-1
  • Pedro Feliz: CS2(24)
  • Pedro Feliz: 53/G5

Top 7

  • Ruben Gotay: S8/L89S
  • Josh Anderson: 63/G6S.1-2
  • Martin Prado: 9/F9M
  • Kelly Johnson: 43/G34

Bot 7

  • Carlos Ruiz: 9/F9LS
  • Chris Coste: 9/F9S
  • Jimmy Rollins: 8/F8LM

Top 8

  • Brian McCann: 43/G34+
  • Omar Infante: 53/G5
  • Jeff Francoeur: 6/P6D

Bot 8

  • Chase Utley: 9/F9M
  • Jayson Werth: 53/G5
  • Ryan Howard: W
  • Pat Burrell: 54(1)/FO/G56

Top 9

  • Casey Kotchman: 31/G3
  • Brent Lillibridge: 23/BG2L-
  • Greg Norton: K

Bot 9

  • Shane Victorino: K
  • Pedro Feliz: W
  • Carlos Ruiz: 54(1)3/GDP/G5

Notes & reviews

  • Hamels picked Johnson off second, but then threw ball away. Originally ruled OA, changed next day to CS + E1