Prado's hit wins game for Braves in 10th
Associated Press
Wednesday, July 01, 2009

ATLANTA --- Martin Prado singled in the winning run in the 10th inning to finish with a career-best four hits and four RBI, helping the Atlanta Braves beat Philadelphia 5-4 on Tuesday night for their first home win over the Phillies since 2007.

Gregor Blanco had three hits and scored twice for Atlanta, which went 0-9 against the Phillies at Turner Field last year.

Matt Diaz started the winning rally with a one-out single off Chan Ho Park (3-2). He moved to third on Blanco's single to left, and Prado followed with a liner over left fielder John Mayberry Jr. Peter Moylan (2-2) recorded two outs to get the win. He was on the mound when third baseman Chipper Jones started a double play with a diving stop of Jayson Werth's grounder in the 10th.

The Phillies took a 4-3 lead in the eighth when Mayberry and Pedro Feliz hit back-to-back homers off Mike Gonzalez.

Atlanta rallied in the bottom half. Blanco, a late addition to the lineup when Nate McLouth was held out with a sore hamstring, walked with two outs and moved to second on Ryan Madson's wild pickoff throw.

Prado followed with a double into the right-field corner. He moved to third when Werth bobbled the ball for the Phillies' third error, matching their season high. Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins was 0 for 5 in his return after being held out four games. He has no hits in his past 24 at-bats.

Derek Lowe, who had lost three starts in a row, gave up two runs and seven hits in six innings for Atlanta. He stayed in after being hit on his backside by Shane Victorino's liner in the fifth, but he surrendered Chase Utley's homer to give the Phillies a 2-1 lead.

From the Wednesday, July 01, 2009 edition of the Augusta Chronicle
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