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ATLANTA (AP) -- The Philadelphia Phillies weren't exactly the
leading candidate to become the first visiting team to win a series
at Turner Field this season.
The last-place Phillies came to Atlanta already 11 games behind
the first-place Braves in the NL East. Then, to make matters worse,
Philadelphia squandered a ninth-inning lead Friday night, losing
when Andruw Jones hit a two-run homer.
But the Phillies bounced back to win two in a row, including a
7-4 victory Sunday when Mike Lieberthal hit a two-run homer and
pitcher Andy Ashby helped himself at the plate with a two-run
single.
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Mulholland released from hospital after having difficulty breathing
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ATLANTA -- Braves pitcher Terry Mulholland was taken to a
hospital Sunday after having difficulty breathing during a game
against the Phillies.
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The 37-year-old left-hander underwent tests at the Piedmont
Hospital emergency room, where doctors determined he may have
suffered heat-related problems. The temperature climbed to 89
degrees in the Atlanta area.
"It couldn't have been too serious, because he's already
gone," said Lil Shirkey, the hospital's weekend supervisor. "He
walked in under his own power and he walked out under his own
power."
Mulholland left the mound with one out in the fourth inning,
having allowed eight hits and five runs.
"He had something in his throat and tried to cough," manager
Bobby Cox said. "When he coughed, he did something in his back or
chest. It was scary for a moment."
Mulholland, making his seventh start of the season, was still at
the hospital when the Braves left for their charter flight to
Florida, where they begin a four-game series Monday.
Team officials said Mulholland was expected to take a later
flight.
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The Braves threatened in the ninth, scoring a run and loading
the bases with one out before Wayne Gomes, who gave up the homer to
Jones two days earlier, struck out Bobby Bonilla and got Javy Lopez
on a grounder.
"It was big to get this series against the best team in the
National League," said Lieberthal, who tied his career high with
four hits.
Atlanta, which already set a modern franchise record with a
15-game winning streak and a record for any era with 12 straight
home victories, lost two in a row for only the second time this
season.
In those games, the Braves had 22 hits but went 2-for-20 with
runners in scoring position, resulting in 21 runners left on base.
The home winning streak ended Saturday night when Curt Schilling
threw an 11-hit shutout.
"That's the story the last two days," Chipper Jones said.
"We're swinging the bat well but we're just not getting the big
hit."
The Braves have lost only two of their last 21 series at home,
having won their first five this season.
"We were probably due for a little drought like that," said
Trenidad Hubbard, who made his second straight start in right with
Brian Jordan ailing. "Also, we've faced two pretty good pitchers.
You might get one or two each at-bat and you've got to capitalize.
We haven't been able to do that."
Ashby (2-3) surrendered 10 hits in seven innings but stranded
seven runners. Down 7-3, Atlanta loaded the bases with no outs in
the ninth before Jones hit a sacrifice fly to the warning track
against Gomes.
Andres Galarraga walked to reload the bases, but Gomes escaped
for his fifth save.
In what is becoming a daily occurrence for the Braves, two more
players left the game with physical problems.
Starting pitcher Terry Mulholland (3-3), pounded for eight hits
and five runs in 3 1/3 innings, walked off the mound after
experiencing difficulty breathing. He underwent tests at Piedmont
Hospital, where doctors determined he may have suffered
heat-related problems on an 89-degree day.
After the fourth, second baseman Quilvio Veras took himself out
because of a sore right wrist. He expects to play Monday.
Already in the past week, the Braves lost backup catcher Eddie
Perez with a torn rotator cuff, placed Reggie Sanders on the 15-day
disabled list with a sprained ankle and have gone two straight
games without Jordan, who has a strained rib cage muscle.
Philadelphia jumped ahead with two runs in the second, then
added three more in the fourth. Scott Rolen and Lieberthal began
the inning with singles, Kevin Jordan loaded the bases with a
one-out hit and Desi Relaford made it 3-0 by dumping a single to
right.
Ashby, a .127 career hitter, followed with a single to right,
bringing home two more runners. Mulholland left the game after
giving up that hit.
The Braves finally broke through on Andruw Jones' eighth homer
leading off the bottom of the fourth, then cut the Phillies' lead
to 5-2 when Galarraga scored from third on a wild-pitch third
strike to Rafael Furcal, who reached first when Lieberthal threw
high for an error.
Lieberthal redeemed himself with his eighth homer, a two-out
shot in the seventh against Bruce Chen.
Galarraga had an RBI single in the bottom half, but the Braves'
day was epitomized by Lopez's at-bat the previous inning. After the
first two hitters singled, Lopez worked the count against Ashby to
2-0 before fouling out.
Lopez snapped the bat over his knee in frustration.
Game notes
Atlanta's record at home dropped to 14-4. ... Ashby has
pitched at least six innings in all but one of his seven starts.
... Former Braves closer Kerry Ligtenberg, struggling to come back
from elbow surgery, pitched a scoreless inning but only because
Andruw Jones threw out Kevin Jordan at the plate for the final out.
... Lieberthal, who also doubled and singled, came to the plate in
the ninth inning needing a triple for the cycle. He singled to left
against Chen.
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