Braves top Padres to extend Maddux's winless streak

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07/13/2008 - San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Charlie Morton was effective on the hill through 5 1/3 frames, out-dueling Greg Maddux, who took the loss in extending his winless stretch to 12 consecutive starts, as Atlanta bested San Diego, 4-1, in the middle contest of a three-game series at PETCO Park.

Morton (2-2) held the Padres to one run on four hits and three walks while striking out four.

Maddux (3-8) pitched well, surrendering three runs on six hits and two walks while fanning three, but was saddled with the loss. The 42-year-old has not won since earning career victory No. 350 on May 10. The winless stretch is his longest since he went 13 starts without a win while with the Chicago Cubs from May 11-July 14, 1990.

Brent Lillibridge homered and doubled, while Jeff Francoeur had two hits and two RBI for Atlanta, which snapped a two-game slide. Chipper Jones came through with a 3-for-4 effort with a run a run scored to maintain his MLB-best .378 average.

Jody Gerut knocked in San Diego's lone run, one of just four hits for the Padres who have lost two of their last three.

Atlanta put a run on the board in the third. Lillibridge started things with a double to right, moved to third on a sacrifice from Morton and was chased home on a Gregor Blanco sacrifice fly.

San Diego tied things up in the fourth. Adrian Gonzalez drew a leadoff walk and came around to score on a two-out double to the gap in left-center from Gerut.

The Braves picked up a pair of runs in the sixth for a 3-1 lead. Jones and Mark Teixeira had back-to-back two-out singles and Brian McCann worked a walk to load the bases. Francoeur followed with a two-run single to left.

Atlanta padded its lead off Joe Thatcher in the ninth. Lillibridge cranked a solo home run to left-center, his first of the year.

Mike Gonzalez came on for the ninth and retired the Padres in order for his third save of the season.

Game Notes

Atlanta leads the season series 4-1. The Braves swept a three-games set with San Diego at home from May 6-8 and have won 17 of their last 22 versus the Padres, including eight of the last 11 at PETCO Park...Sunday's scheduled starters are Jorge Campillo (3-4) for Atlanta and Randy Wolf (5-8) for San Diego...Prior to the game, San Diego celebrated the 10th anniversary of its 1998 National League Championship team.

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