Atlanta (30-32) at Cincinnati (31-31)

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Braves keep dancing around .500 mark

Pete Kerzel / Special to MLB.com
With the break-even point continually proving elusive, the Braves will head into Cincinnati with a chance to reach the .500 mark with a series victory over the Reds.
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Braves probable pitcher

Jair Jurrjens

  • #49 RHP
  • (5-4) 2.85 ERA 55 SO
Jurrjens took the loss on Wednesday against the Pirates despite giving up two runs on just four hits in six innings. The young right-hander struggled in the early innings with control, which led to him throwing 111 pitches in just six innings. Last year, Jurrjens was shelled in his only career start against the Reds. He lasted just 4 1/3 innings while allowing six runs on nine hits and walking six. Despite three starts in a row that Jurrjens hasn't been his sharpest, his ERA is still below 3.00.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 21-15 3.56 298.0 110 207 .252
Season 5-4 2.85 79.0 29 55 .244
June 0-2 4.15 13.0 6 15 .260

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/16/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Atlanta Braves (NL East) 30 32 .484 6.5 15-17 15-15
Cincinnati Reds (NL Central) 31 31 .500 3.0 14-14 17-17
Stats - 06/16/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
ATL .256 263 48 250 20 386 4.12 562.0 544 221 478
CIN .243 262 63 250 32 415 3.89 567.0 526 238 421
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Baker trying to get Taveras over slump

Mark Sheldon / MLB.com
To try and prevent Reds center fielder Willy Taveras' slump from becoming a summer epic, manager Dusty Baker gave him the day off on Sunday vs. the Royals.
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Reds probable pitcher

Aaron Harang

  • #39 RHP
  • (5-6) 3.74 ERA 67 SO
Harang got back on track after a few rough starts with a very good effort against the Nationals on Wednesday. He threw 7 2/3 shutout innings, staying out of trouble the entire time. Harang had given up homers in his last eight appearances, but Washington didn't hit the ball hard, much less have a shot at a homer. Manager Dusty Baker said after the Reds pulled out a 4-2 victory in 12 innings that Harang had been "lights-out."
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 74-72 4.21 1262.0 346 1048 .269
Season 5-6 3.74 84.1 20 67 .281
June 0-1 1.72 15.2 5 6 .232

Braves hitters vs Aaron Harang

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Blanco, Gregor - - - - - - - -
Canizares, Barbaro - - - - - - - -
Church, Ryan .667 3 0 0 .667 3 0 0
Conrad, Brooks - - - - - - - -
Diaz, Matt - - - - - - - -
Escobar, Yunel - - - - .000 1 0 0
Hernandez, Diory - - - - - - - -
Infante, Omar - - - - - - - -
Johnson, Kelly - - - - .143 7 0 0
Jones, Brandon - - - - - - - -
Jones, Chipper - - - - .222 9 0 0
McCann, Brian - - - - .500 14 1 3
McLouth, Nate .000 4 0 0 .048 21 0 1
Prado, Martin - - - - - - - -
Ross, David - - - - .333 6 1 1
Sammons, Clint - - - - - - - -
Schafer, Jordan - - - - - - - -

Reds hitters vs Jair Jurrjens

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Alonso, Yonder - - - - - - - -
Balentien, Wladimir - - - - .000 3 0 0
Bruce, Jay - - - - .500 4 0 0
Dickerson, Chris - - - - - - - -
Francisco, Juan - - - - - - - -
Gomes, Jonny - - - - - - - -
Hanigan, Ryan - - - - .000 1 0 0
Heisey, Chris - - - - - - - -
Hernandez, Ramon - - - - - 0 0 0
Janish, Paul - - - - .000 7 0 0
Phillips, Brandon - - - - .429 7 1 1
Rolen, Scott - - - - .333 6 0 1
Rosales, Adam - - - - - - - -
Stubbs, Drew - - - - .000 4 0 0
Sutton, Drew - - - - .000 2 0 0
Taveras, Willy - - - - .400 10 0 0
Valaika, Chris - - - - - - - -
Votto, Joey - - - - .250 4 1 2

Soggy celebration (30-33) (32-31)

Reds 7, Braves 2

Delays cost Jair

Mark Bowman / MLB.com
Jair Jurrjens' night ended before he was even really able to get going, as he picked up a loss after throwing just two innings due to a one-hour, 54-minute rain delay which was followed by a 21-minute delay, with the Braves unable to come back.

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Series at a Glance

 

Rain dear to Reds

Mark Sheldon / MLB.com
Laynce Nix drove in his second run of the game following a pair of lengthy rain delays, as the Reds bided their time in Tuesday's victory over the Braves. Daniel Ray Herrera won his first career game after pitching three scoreless innings of relief.
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Reds 7, Braves 2

Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
McLouth, CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .252
Escobar, Y, SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286
Jones, C, 3B 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .308
McCann, C 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .331
Anderson, G, LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .260
Kotchman, 1B 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 .284
  1-Blanco, G, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Gonzalez, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Francoeur, RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 6 .250
Johnson, K, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .233
Jurrjens, P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .154
  Bennett, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
  a-Diaz, M, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
  O'Flaherty, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Prado, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
Totals 37 2 12 2 1 6 17  

a-Flied out for Bennett in the 7th.
1-Ran for Kotchman in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Jones, C (10, Weathers).
TB: McLouth; Jones, C 4; McCann 2; Anderson, G 2; Kotchman 2; Francoeur; Jurrjens.
RBI: Anderson, G (19), Francoeur (30).
2-out RBI: Francoeur.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Francoeur; Johnson, K 2.
GIDP: Francoeur.
Team RISP: 3-for-9.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
E: Jones, C (10, throw).
DP: (Jones, C-Johnson, K-Kotchman).
 
Cincinnati AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Taveras, CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .228
Gonzalez, A, SS 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .224
Phillips, B, 2B 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .282
Nix, L, LF 5 0 3 3 0 0 1 .268
Hernandez, R, 1B 3 0 0 1 2 0 3 .244
Bruce, RF 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 .215
Hairston, J, 3B 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 .242
  Janish, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
Hanigan, C 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .303
Harang, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .148
  Herrera, P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
  Masset, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Dickerson, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240
  Rhodes, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Weathers, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Gomes, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .310
  Cordero, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 7 10 7 6 4 20  

a-Singled for Masset in the 6th. b-Struck out for Weathers in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Phillips, B 2 (12, Jurrjens, Bennett), Nix, L 2 (14, Bennett, Gonzalez, M), Gonzalez, A (10, Gonzalez, M).
TB: Taveras; Gonzalez, A 2; Phillips, B 5; Nix, L 5; Bruce; Dickerson.
RBI: Nix, L 3 (21), Hernandez, R (26), Taveras (9), Gonzalez, A 2 (20).
2-out RBI: Nix, L 2; Gonzalez, A 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bruce; Hairston, J 3; Hernandez, R 2.
S: Hanigan.
GIDP: Taveras.
Team RISP: 4-for-12.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Taveras (13, 2nd base off Jurrjens/McCann).

FIELDING
PB: Hanigan (2).
DP: 2 (Hairston, J-Hernandez, R, Hairston, J-Phillips, B-Hernandez, R).
 
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jurrjens (L, 5-5) 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 2.89
Bennett 4.0 5 2 2 4 2 0 2.81
O'Flaherty 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.07
Gonzalez, M 1.0 3 4 0 1 1 0 2.48
 
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Harang 2.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 3.65
Herrera (W, 1-2) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1.69
Masset (H, 3) 1.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 1.07
Rhodes (H, 11) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.59
Weathers (H, 9) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 2.78
Cordero 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.93

Harang pitched to 1 batter in the 3rd.

IBB: Bruce (by Bennett), Phillips, B (by Gonzalez, M).
HBP: Hairston, J (by Gonzalez, M).
Pitches-strikes: Jurrjens 38-24, Bennett 73-44, O'Flaherty 5-4, Gonzalez, M 27-18, Harang 35-28, Herrera 40-25, Masset 25-13, Rhodes 21-14, Weathers 19-13, Cordero 14-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Jurrjens 3-2, Bennett 6-4, O'Flaherty 1-2, Gonzalez, M 1-1, Harang 1-2, Herrera 3-3, Masset 2-0, Rhodes 1-2, Weathers 1-2, Cordero 2-1.
Batters faced: Jurrjens 9, Bennett 20, O'Flaherty 3, Gonzalez, M 9, Harang 9, Herrera 10, Masset 6, Rhodes 4, Weathers 6, Cordero 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Herrera 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Ed Rapuano. 1B: Joe West. 2B: Paul Nauert. 3B: Paul Schrieber.
Weather: 77 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, L to R.
T: 2:53 (2:15 delay).
Att: 19,127.
June 16, 2009

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