Atlanta (42-47) at LA Dodgers (43-45)

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Braves head West seeking fortune

Ryan Lavner / MLB.com
With their margin for error minimal, the Braves boarded their charter plane on Sunday night in need of a good West Coast road trip, one that can keep them in the National League East race before they adjourn for the four-day All-Star break.
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Braves probable pitcher

Jorge Campillo

  • #57 RHP
  • (3-3) 2.99 ERA
Braves: Campillo uncharacteristically struggled with his control on Wednesday night and paid the price against a talented Phillies lineup. Whenever he falls behind, the right-hander's varied repertoire of pitches becomes limited. This was the second time the Phillies had seen him as a starter and his fourth appearance against them. The Dodgers haven't seen the 29-year-old rookie hurler this season. But there might be some reason to wonder if the National League will have better success against him when they get their second looks later this year.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 3-3 3.80 90.0 21 64 .258
Season 3-3 2.99 72.1 14 53 .243
July 0-1 9.00 5.0 2 0 .381
Vs. LA Dodgers 0-0 0.00 2.0 1 1 .143

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/07/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Atlanta Braves (NL East) 42 47 .472 6.0 30-18 12-29
Los Angeles Dodgers (NL West) 43 45 .489 0.5 22-20 21-25
Stats - 07/07/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
ATL .267 395 85 379 30 561 3.77 796.2 736 313 595
LAD .257 365 60 337 81 549 3.70 779.1 751 286 643
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Ironman Loney staying hot for Dodgers

Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
James Loney went 9-for-28 on the recently concluded trip and opens the homestand Monday night against the Braves having knocked in 15 runs in his last 18 games. Loney also is the team ironman, having played in all 88 games (85 starts).
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Dodgers probable pitcher

Hiroki Kuroda

  • #18 RHP
  • (4-6) 3.73 ERA
Dodgers: Three weeks on the disabled list did the trick for Hiroki Kuroda, who returned with seven scoreless innings against the Astros and showed no signs of the right shoulder tendinitis that sidelined him. He scattered five hits, walked only one and threw an efficient 83 pitches, with his fastball clocked around 94 mph.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 4-6 3.73 89.1 28 51 .254
Season 4-6 3.73 89.1 28 51 .254
July 1-0 0.00 7.0 1 1 .208
Vs. Atlanta 0-1 3.00 6.0 4 4 .269

Braves hitters vs Hiroki Kuroda

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Blanco, Gregor .500 2 0 0 .167 6 0 0
Canizares, Barbaro - - - - - - - -
Church, Ryan .400 5 2 3 .400 5 2 3
Conrad, Brooks - - - - - - - -
Diaz, Matt - - - - - - - -
Escobar, Yunel .000 3 0 0 .000 6 0 0
Hernandez, Diory - - - - - - - -
Infante, Omar - - - - - - - -
Johnson, Kelly .333 3 1 1 .167 6 1 1
Jones, Brandon - - - - - - - -
Jones, Chipper .667 3 0 0 .333 6 0 0
McCann, Brian - - - - .000 3 0 0
McLouth, Nate .000 3 0 0 .000 6 0 0
Prado, Martin .000 1 0 0 .000 1 0 0
Ross, David - - - - - - - -
Sammons, Clint - - - - - - - -
Schafer, Jordan - - - - - - - -

Dodgers hitters vs Jorge Campillo

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Blake, Casey - - - - .000 1 0 2
De Jesus, Ivan - - - - - - - -
DeWitt, Blake - - - - 1.000 3 0 0
Ellis, A.J. - - - - - - - -
Ethier, Andre 1.000 1 0 0 .333 3 0 0
Furcal, Rafael - - - - - - - -
Hu, Chin-lung - - - - .000 3 0 0
Kemp, Matt .000 1 0 0 .333 9 0 1
Loney, James .000 1 0 0 .375 8 0 0
Martin, Russell .000 1 0 0 .000 4 0 0
May, Lucas - - - - - - - -
Paul, Xavier - - - - - - - -
Pierre, Juan .000 1 0 0 .000 1 0 0
Ramirez, Manny - - - - - - - -
Repko, Jason - - - - - - - -
Robinson, Trayvon - - - - - - - -

Hollywood Hiro (42-48) (44-45)

Dodgers 3, Braves 0

Braves go quietly

Mark Bowman / MLB.com
A 17-inning game followed by a cross-country flight may have taken its toll as the Braves started their West Coast road trip with their first 21 batters being retired before Mark Teixeira hit a double to lead off the eighth inning. Jorge Campillo took the loss despite a quality start.

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Kuroda hurls gem

Mike Scarr / MLB.com
Hiroki Kuroda came within two innings of tossing a perfect game, keeping the Braves off the bases until the eighth. He settled for a one-hit shutout and got all the support he needed from Nomar Garciaparra's two-run homer as the Dodgers pulled into a tie for first in the National League West.
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Dodgers 3, Braves 0

AtlantaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Blanco, G, LF-CF4000010.266
Escobar, SS3000010.291
Jones, C, 3B3000010.384
Teixeira, 1B3010010.276
McCann, C3000001.290
Johnson, 2B3000011.274
Kotsay, CF3000001.268
  Nunez, V, P0000000.000
Perry, J, RF3000000.118
Campillo, P2000010.222
  Norton, LF1000000.238
Totals28010063 

BATTING
2B: Teixeira (21, Kuroda).
TB: Teixeira 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kotsay.
Team LOB: 1.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Kotsay (Kemp at 2nd base).
DP: (Escobar-Johnson-Teixeira).
 
LA DodgersABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Kemp, RF4011011.283
Ethier, LF3000100.284
Martin, C4000001.301
Kent, 2B3000001.263
  Maza, 2B0000000.219
Loney, 1B2100110.300
Jones, A, CF2000101.159
Garciaparra, SS3112001.268
  Berroa, SS0000000.197
DeWitt, 3B3130000.265
Kuroda, P2000013.074
Totals26353338 

BATTING
HR: Garciaparra (2, 5th inning off Campillo, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Kemp; Garciaparra 4; DeWitt 3.
RBI: Garciaparra 2 (9), Kemp (46).
2-out RBI: Kemp.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kent; Kuroda.
S: Kuroda.
GIDP: Kemp.
Team LOB: 3.
 
AtlantaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Campillo (L, 3-4)7.05333213.06
Nunez, V 1.00000100.00
 
LA DodgersIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Kuroda (W, 5-6)9.01000603.39

Pitches-strikes: Campillo 95-60, Nunez, V 11-8, Kuroda 91-61.
Groundouts-flyouts: Campillo 8-10, Nunez, V 1-1, Kuroda 15-6.
Batters faced: Campillo 27, Nunez, V 3, Kuroda 28.
Umpires: HP: Paul Emmel. 1B: Gary Darling. 2B: Bill Miller. 3B: Jerry Meals.
Weather: 74 degrees, clear.
Wind: 7 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:03.
Att: 39,896.
July 7, 2008

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