Atlanta's Three Solo Homers Power Them Past Yanks

FINAL	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Atlanta	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		3	9	1
NY Yankees	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	6	0

The Braves hit three solo homers on way to their 3-1 victory against the Yankees. Chien-Ming Wang started for the Yanks, and besides one hanging change up he pitched very well. In three innings he allowed one run on three hits, did not walk a batter and struck out two. He threw 33 pitches 27 of them for strikes. The one run he gave up came on a solo homer off the bat of Casey Kotchman. He also tested his right foot on a the first batter of the game. Josh Anderson pushed a bunt between first base and the pitchers mound and Wang had to sprint off the mound and field the ball, and flipped the ball with his glove to Mark Teixeira at first to to get the runner.

Brett Tomko also pitched three innings. He allowed one run on three hits and struck out three. He gave up a solo homer to Greg Norton.

Kanekoa Teixeira pitched 0.1 of an inning an allowed one hit.

Wilkin De La Rosa pitched 0.2 of an inning allowing just one walk.

Michael Dunn finished off the game with a perfect inning.

Phil Coke pitched one inning, and allowed one run on one hit, a solo homer off the bat of Brandon Jones.

Not much offense for the Yanks today as they were only able to muster up one run on six hits.

Mark Teixeira went 1-for-3 with a run scored.

Justin Leone went 1-for-3 with a RBI.

Hideki Matsui, John Rodriguez, and P.J. Pilittere both went 1-for-2.

Cody Ransom also picked up a hit and went 1-for-3.

	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Damon, LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.231
Rodriguez, J, LF	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	.364
Cabrera, M, CF	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.231
Jackson, A, CF	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.273
Teixeira, 1B	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	.455
Duncan, S, 1B	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.364
Matsui, DH	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500
1-Romine, PR-DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-Posada, PH-DH	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	.462
Nady, RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.143
Linden, RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.100
Ransom, SS	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	.222
Nunez, E, SS	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.571
Leone, 3B	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	.273
Russo, 3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000
Pena, 2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	.231
Bernier, 2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.111
Pilittere, C	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500
Anson, C	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Totals	33	1	6	1	3	8	18
a-Struck out for Romine in the 6th. 1-Ran for Matsui in the 4th.
BATTING TB: Rodriguez, J; Teixeira; Matsui; Ransom; Leone; Pilittere. RBI: Leone (3). 2-out RBI: Leone. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pena; Linden 2; Anson. Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING CS: Damon (1, 2nd base by Jurrjens/Ross).

	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Wang	3.0	3	1	1	0	2	1	1.80
Tomko (L, 0-1)	3.0	3	1	1	0	3	1	2.57
Coke	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	3.00
Texeira, K	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
De La Rosa	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.71
Dunn	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00

The Yankees travel to Lakeland tomorrow to take on the Tigers. A.J. Burnett will make his first start as a Yankee and he will face left-hander Nate Robertson. The game time is set for 1:05 p.m.