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PHILADELPHIA -- The Braves took advantage of a little help from their opposition. Vernon Butler Jersey . Justin Upton had two hits and three RBIs, and the Atlanta Braves were helped by two straight Ryan Howard errors in a 10-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in the first game of a day-night doubleheader on Saturday afternoon. Tommy La Stella hit a three-run triple and Chris Johnson drove in two runs for the Braves, who have won four of five. Atlanta trailed 2-0 before tying it in the fourth on two unearned runs. "You make an error and give teams extra opportunities, and sometimes theyll make you pay for it," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "We only got two runs out of those errors, but it got us back in the game. You have to take advantage of those. If you give opportunities to good baseball teams, theyre going to get you." Tony Gwynn Jr. and Ben Revere had a pair of hits for the slumping Phillies, who have lost six of eight. Philadelphia scored three runs or less for the 40th time, dropping to 7-33 in those contests. The Phillies also fell to 18-25 at hitter-friendly Citizens Bank Park, where they entered Saturday batting .229 as a team. While the offence didnt shine, it was the defence that really let Philadelphia down this time. Howard made two costly errors in the fourth inning, resulting in two unearned runs that allowed the Braves to tie the game at 2. Freddie Freemans hard-hit grounder went through Howards legs and the error put runners on second and third. "It was a possible double-play ball and we wouldve been out of the inning," Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg said. "It changed the whole game." The next batter, Upton, hit a medium grounder to first but reached safely when Howard bobbled and then lost control of the ball. Simmons scored on that error and Freeman, who went to third on the play, then reached on Jason Heywards groundout to first. Fans gave a sarcastic cheer when Howard made the putout of Heyward. "We have to tighten up on the defensive end," Sandberg said. Atlanta then went ahead in the sixth on Uptons two-run double off the wall in left. The teams were scheduled to play the nightcap at 7:15, with Atlanta right-hander David Hale (3-2, 2.72) facing Phillies right-hander Sean OSullivan, who is making his 2014 debut after being called up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley for the spot start. Ervin Santana (6-5) snapped a four-game winless streak after allowing two runs on seven hits with five strikeouts and one walk in 6 2/3 innings. Santana had lost his last three starts with a 5.89 ERA in those outings. But he was strong after the first two innings against the Phillies, retiring nine straight during one stretch and surrendering just three hits after the second inning. "It was a great effort," Gonzalez said. "We were looking for that kind of outing to be able to save the bullpen." Said Santana, "In the first inning, a couple pitches were up. After that, I just made a good adjustment and kept the ball down for the most part." Roberto Hernandez (3-7) didnt allow a hit through 3 1-3 innings and ended up giving up just three hits in seven innings with two strikeouts and three walks. Two of the four runs he allowed were unearned. "His pitching was better than his line," Sandberg said. "The defence let him down in the fourth inning, but he hung in there and pitched pretty well." The Braves broke the game open in the eighth when they scored five runs off Antonio Bastardo, snapping an 11 1-3 inning scoreless streak for the Philadelphia bullpen. La Stella had the big blow, a bases-clearing triple that pushed the Atlanta lead to 8-2. It was the first career triple for the rookie La Stella, who had two hits in his last 30 at-bats prior to the hit. The Phillies jumped in front 2-0. Gwynn Jr. snapped an 0-for-23 skid by tripling with one out in the first and scored on Howards single to left. It was Gwynns first hit since the June 16 death of his Hall of Fame father. Hernandez helped himself in the second inning when he recorded his first career RBI by singling home Koyie Hill. Notes: Hill, a catcher, was called up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley Friday after Carlos Ruiz was placed on the 7-day DL with concussion-like symptoms. Philadelphias regular backup catcher, Will Nieves, has been on the DL since June 19 with a right quad strain. . Atlanta C Evan Gattis, who left due to back spasms after striking out in the first inning on Friday night, didnt play. His replacement, Gerald Laird, went 0-for-3. . Philadelphia Flyers goalie Steve Mason, in town for the NHL Draft at the Wells Fargo Center Friday and Saturday, was in attendance. . Following the second game of Saturdays doubleheader, the Phillies and Braves will conclude their four-game series at 1:35 Sunday afternoon with Atlanta RHP Aaron Harang (6-6, 3.78) facing Philadelphia RHP David Buchanan (4-3, 4.79). Wes Horton Jersey . Bjoerndalen broke the record he shared with cross-country skiing great Bjoern Daehlie, also matching his fellow Norwegians record of eight gold medals. Bjoerndalen earlier won gold in Sochi in the mens sprint biathlon. Kawann Short Jersey . CBS Sports Jon Heyman is reporting that Santana will sign a one-year deal, likely in the next two days with one of a trio of suitors, with the Toronto Blue Jays believed to be heavily involved. http://www.thepantherslockroom.com/women-charles-j...on-jers ey/ . - Jerome Verrier scored the winner 8:24 into overtime and Louis-Phillip Guindon stopped 46 shots as the Drummondville Voltigeurs edged the host Val-dOr Foreurs 4-3 on Friday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff action.KUEHTAI, Austria - It didnt take long for Swedish skier Sara Hector to follow up her first World Cup podium with her maiden victory.Just two weeks after coming second in a giant slalom in Are, Sweden, Hector upset all pre-race favourites to win a GS on Sunday.I am a bit surprised, said the 22-year-old Hector, who won the junior world title in the discipline in 2011. Its not easy to put words on it. Its emotionally different from Are as my family was there. Its just crazy that its all happening.On a course new to the World Cup, Hector finished in a combined time of 2 minutes, 17.61 seconds to beat Anna Fenninger of Austria by 0.09 seconds.American teenager Mikaela Shiffrin, who led after the opening run, came 0.18 behind in third while Marie-Pier Prefontaine of St-Sauveur, Que., was a career-best sixth place. Tina Maze of Slovenia was seventh to remain in the lead of the overall standings.I am skiing well all season and luckily its now showing in the races, too, Hector said. I have developed, I am mentally and physically stronger, and my equipment and set-up are good.Hector, who posted the fifth-fastest time in the second leg, trailed Shiffrin by 0.27 after the opening run, but the American lost a piece of her advantage at every split time of her final run.Shiffrin still led by 0.04 at the last intermediate time but didnt pick the fastest line toward the finish and dropped to third, acknowledging she lost maybe one-tenth there.Hectors win was not a big surprise to Fenninger, the defending overall champion from Austria said.I expected her back on the poddium soon, said Fenninger, who struggled with the aftermath of a cold. Shaq Thompson Jersey . Ive been a bit ill during the holidays. I have to be careful with my energy.The win saw Hector rise to fourth in the GS standings with 219 points, just seven behind Shiffrin. Eva-Maria Brem of Austria, who finished fourth, kept the lead with 270 points ahead of Fenninger with 242.Shiffrin was chasing her second win in GS and 11th overall after leading the opening run.The American is Olympic and world champion in slalom and has earned the discipline World Cup title for two straight years but is yet to reach a podium in her strongest event this season. In GS, however, she has vastly improved.I love skiing GS right now, especially when I ski well, but its not my favourite, Shiffrin said. I am satisfied to be on the podium again. I attacked (the second run) just enough to get a podium.Maze, who won the previous GS two weeks ago, improved to seventh after finishing a disappointing first run in 13th, while world champion Tessa Worley of France came 28th.Marie-Michele Gagnon of Lac-Etchemin, Que., was 19th.It was the fourth womens GS of the season but the last before the world championship race in Beaver Creek on Feb. 12.The event was initially scheduled for Semmering but had to be moved because of a lack of snow in the resort near Vienna. Its the first World Cup event in Kuehtai, which hosted lower-tier Europa Cup races before and was a venue for the inaugural Winter Youth Olympics in nearby Innsbruck in 2012.A slalom on the same course is scheduled for Monday. Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Jerseys From China Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
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