Penny's arm can't follow bat
Braves 8, Dodgers 6
Brad Penny threw 101 pitches despite only going four innings on Thursday. (Mark J. Terrill/AP)
By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
Brad Penny had a double and a single and drove in three, but he didn't have the same success on the mound. The All-Star right-hander struggled through four innings, allowing six runs on nine hits in a no-decision. Eric Stults yielded a Chipper Jones homer in the seventh and took the loss.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: July 05, 2007
Atlanta 8, LA Dodgers 6
Today's Boxes 7/5/07
PIT 6, MIL 3
DET 12, CLE 3
NYY 7, MIN 6
FLA 3, SD 2
CHC 4, WSH 2
BOS 15, TB 4
CIN 6, SF 3
STL 3, ARI 2
NYM 6, HOU 2
CWS 11, BAL 6
LAA 5, TEX 2
OAK 3, SEA 2
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Standings thru 7/5/07 | Gameday | Braves Stats | Dodgers Stats
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Harris , LF4 2 1 0 2 2 2 .364
Renteria , SS5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .322
Jones, C , 3B3 2 2 2 2 0 1 .329
Jones, A , CF2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .199
Johnson , 2B5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .282
Francoeur , RF5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .290
Saltalamacchia , C5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .314
Thorman , 1B5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .223
Hudson , P2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .189
Moylan , P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Paronto , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Escobar , PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .309
Ledezma , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Soriano , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Diaz , PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .352
Wickman , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 38 8 13 8 6 9 15
BATTING 2B : Renteria (22, Penny).HR : Francoeur (9, 2nd inning off Penny, 0 on, 0 out), Jones, C 2 (15, 6th inning off Stults, 0 on, 1 out; 8th inning off Tsao, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Harris; Renteria 3; Jones, C 8; Johnson 2; Francoeur 5; Saltalamacchia 2; Hudson; Diaz.RBI : Francoeur 2 (55), Renteria 2 (45), Jones, A (49), Johnson (40), Jones, C 2 (41).2-out RBI : Renteria 2; Johnson.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Johnson; Jones, C; Francoeur; Renteria.SF : Jones, A.GIDP : Thorman.Team LOB : 11.BASERUNNING SB : Johnson (7, 2nd base off Penny/Martin).FIELDING E : Jones, A (2, fielding), Thorman (5, fielding).DP : 2 (Johnson-Renteria-Thorman, Renteria-Johnson-Thorman).
LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Furcal , SS5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .273
Pierre , CF5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .280
Martin , C5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .300
Kent , 2B5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .270
Gonzalez , LF4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .293
Garciaparra , 3B4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .272
Loney , 1B5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .368
Ethier , RF2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .282
a-Kemp , PH-RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .377
Penny , P2 0 2 3 0 0 0 .273
Stults , P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
b-Saenz , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212
Tsao , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 40 6 14 4 4 4 19
BATTING 2B : Penny (3, Hudson).3B : Pierre (4, Hudson).TB : Pierre 4; Martin; Kent 2; Gonzalez 2; Garciaparra 2; Loney; Ethier; Penny 3; Stults.RBI : Penny 3 (6), Gonzalez (40).2-out RBI : Penny 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Furcal 2; Gonzalez; Pierre 2; Loney.GIDP : Ethier; Saenz.Team LOB : 11.FIELDING E : Martin (8, throw), Furcal (12, throw).DP : (Loney-Furcal-Loney).
LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Penny 4.0 9 6 6 4 5 1 2.39
Stults (L, 0-1)3.0 2 1 1 2 4 1 3.00
Tsao 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 3.13
HBP : Jones, A (by Stults).Pitches-strikes : Hudson 75-43, Moylan 22-17, Paronto 25-14, Ledezma 13-6, Soriano 15-11, Wickman 4-4, Penny 102-64, Stults 57-32, Tsao 20-16.Ground outs-fly outs : Hudson 5-2, Moylan 3-2, Paronto 3-0, Ledezma 3-0, Soriano 1-1, Wickman 1-2, Penny 4-3, Stults 2-3, Tsao 3-3.Batters faced : Hudson 20, Moylan 9, Paronto 5, Ledezma 3, Soriano 4, Wickman 3, Penny 24, Stults 14, Tsao 8.Inherited runners-scored : Moylan 1-0.Umpires : HP: Phil Cuzzi. 1B: Tom Hallion. 2B: James Hoye. 3B: Brian O'Nora.Weather : 79 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 5 mph, Out to CF.T : 3:28.Att : 41,052.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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