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Brewers win 4-1, stay alive in race
By TOM SALADINO -- AP Sports Writer (Published September 20‚ 2007) ATLANTA (AP) Corey Hart keyed a three-run, eighth inning rally and the Milwaukee Brewers rallied to beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Friday night to stay close to the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central race. The Brewers, who had lost two straight, rallied off Atlanta's Tim Hudson (16-9) to remain 1 1/2 games behind Chicago, who beat Pittsburgh 13-8 earlier Friday. The Braves, who began the day 4 1/2 games behind the New York Mets in the NL East and 5 1/2 behind the San Diego Padres in the wild-card race, lost a game they couldn't afford to lose. Hudson had a five-hit shutout going when Ryan Braun singled with two outs and nobody on in the eighth. Prince Fielder followed with a single and Hart lined his third hit, a run-scoring single to right, tying the score at 1. Fielder took third and Hart second when Atlanta right-fielder Jeff Francoeur bobbled the ball. Geoff Jenkins was walked intentionally to load the bases. Hudson was replaced by Ron Mahay, who walked pinch-hitter Joe Dillon on four pitches, forcing in Fielder with the go-ahead run. Bill Hall then singled to right, scoring Hart. Francoeur, however, threw Jenkins out trying to score from second. Until then, Hudson, who blanked the Washington Nationals 3-0 in his last start, the Braves only complete game of the season, hadn't allow a run in 17 innings. Milwaukee added a run in the ninth on a sacrifice fly by Damian Miller. The Braves won the opener of four-game series 3-1 on Thursday night. Milwaukee, which has the best home record (47-27) in the league, are a dismal 32-47 on the road. They have nine games left, two more against Atlanta before returning home for its final seven games, three against St. Louis and four against San Diego. Chicago has eight games remaining. Milwaukee starter Carlos Villanueva allowed three hits in six innings, including a solo home run by Mark Teixeira in the second, a 456-foot shot to right-center. It was Teixeira's 14th with the Braves. The first baseman, who was obtained in a trade with Texas on July 31, has 27 homers overall. Scott Linebrink (5-6) picked up the win with a scoreless seventh. Derrick Turnbow pitched a hitless eighth and Francisco Cordero got three outs for his 44th save in 50 chances. Atlanta's Chipper Jones entered the game as the NL's top hitter (.342), but went 0-for-4 and dropped to .340. The last Atlanta player to win the batting title was current batting coach Terry Pendleton with a .319 average in his 1991 MVP season. Notes:@ Braves' closer Rafael Soriano was given a four-game suspension on Thursday for hitting Florida's Dan Uggla. He appealed and a hearing will be held Tuesday in Philadelphia, where the Braves open a three-game series. ... Milwaukee ace Ben Sheets was diagnosed with a mild hamstring strain and is questionable for his next scheduled start on Sunday against Braves. He will throw some on Saturday and see how he feels. |
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