ESPN.com - MLB - Recap - Braves at Rangers - 06/07/2002

Now that they're watering down the baseballs at Coors Field, you have to go to the American League for Arena Baseball, and Arlington, Texas is where they play it the most. The Braves scored 11 runs in the first three innings, leading by ten after two and a half... and at one stage in the fifth, the Rangers had the tying run on deck. The Braves held on to win 13-7, scoring their most runs this year. Matt Franco, getting his first start of the season at first base, homered, Rafael Furcal, Darren Bragg (playing right field with Sheffield DHing) and both Joneses had three hits, and Keith Lockhart had two but is still hitting .189.

Damian Moss had a rough go of it, giving up six earned and leaving during the fifth. Chris Hammond wound up going 2 2/3, giving up only two hits, and getting the win, his third in his last three outings. He really has been a godsend in long relief.

The Marlins lost and the Mets and Expos won last night. All three teams are at .500, and four and a half behind the Braves. Only the Twins have a bigger lead in their division. The four-game winning streak is the season's longest... ESPN for some reason lists yesterday's starters as starters for today's game, but in fact it will be Kevin Millwood against former Braves farmhand Rob Bell.