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lbdd Coffey (34) struck out Andruw Jones before intentionally walking Brian McCann to face Francoeur, who laced a single to left. Jones just beat Adam Durds throw to the plate. Ken Ray (1-0) earned the win, pitching around two walks in the top of the 10th. The Braves blew a 7-2 lead in the ninth Starter Tim Hudson gave up singles to Dunn and Austin Kearns before reliever Macay McBride gave up a single to Scott flatteberg to load the bases. Braves closer Jorge Sosa struck out Edwin Encarnacion before giving up a two-run double to David Ross and a three-nm homer to pinch-hitter Javier Valenth Braves fans booed after Sosa gave up a fly ball caught by Mdruw Jones in front of the wall in center to end the inning.

The ninth-inning collapse wasted a strong performance by Hudson as he tried to end a four-game losing streak. Hudson gave up two runs and six hits through eight innings but was charged for two more runs in the ninth Time will tell who masters mountains in Tour Reds come back, still Lose sixth straight By CHARLES 3DUM kP Sports Writer ATLANTA Jeff two-out single in the lOth irming drove in Chip)er Jones with the winning lin as the Atlanta Braves recovered from a ninth-hp ing collapse to beat the 2incirmati Reds 8-7 Thus-lay night Despite rallying with five MS in the ninth, the Reds ost their sixth straight Jones hit a one-out double, ris third hit of the game, in the 10th. lbdd Coffey (34) out Andruw Jones xfore intentionally walkng Brian McCann to face Francoeur, who laced a single to left. Jones just beat kdam Dunn's throw to the plate. Ken Ray (1-0) earned the win, pitching around two walks in the top of the 10th.

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Braves fans booed after Sosa gave up a fly ball caught by Mdruw Jones in front of the wall in center to end the inning. wasted a strong perform- The ninth-inning collapse ance by Hudson as he tried to end a four-game losing streak Hudson gave up two runs and six hits through eight innings but was charged for two more runs WM Time tell who masters mountains m. Tour Gazette file It was a heavy-hearted night at VA Memorial Stadium as the team remembered outfielder Steve Martin, above, who was killed in a single-car accident early Thursday morning. After a moment of silence before the game in tribute to Martin, the Paints went on to beat River City 7-0. on a cool July night, we remember why we care By SAL RIABAL Gannett News Service The real bur de France starts Saturday.

All the chaotic mass sprints of the race's first week will fade into lbw history and the true contenders will emerge in Saturday's 32 3-mile individual time trial fmm St. Gregoire to Rennes. There are two principal attributes of a bur winner. the strength to ride a long time trial a race against the clock and the endurance to climb the steep mountain ascents. This year's prime contenders have those talents in spades.

Discovery's multi-leader attack has five riders who are capable of winning or finishing in the top five of Saturday's stage. 'Pm of them are already in the overall top 10 after 'rhursday's race American George Hincapie is fourth, 17 seconds behind bur leader Ibm Boon err Italian Paolo Savoldelli is seventh, 27 seconds back. American Floyd Landis of the Phonak team is within striking distance at eighth place, 28 seconds back. Levi Leipheimer of the Gemlsteiner team, another U.S. rider with podium potential, is 25tb, 40 seconds behind the leader American Bobby Julich, riding in the team lead in place of ousted 'km CSC captain Ivan Basso, is 20th, 37 seconds back.

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the strength to ride a long time trial a race against the clock and the endurance to climb the steep mountain ascents. This year's prime contenders have those talents in spades. Discovery's multi-leader attack has five riders who are capable of winning or finishing in the top five of Saturday's stage. 'IWo of them are already in the overall top 10 after Thursday's race American George Hincapie is fourth, 17 seconds behind bur leader Ibm Boon err Italian Paolo Savoldelli is seventh, 27 seconds back. American Floyd Landis of the Phonak team is within striking dis- Lance at eighth place, 28 sece Ends back Levi Leipheimer of the Gemlsteiner team, another Us.

rider with podium po- iss Ivan 25 Basso seconds 20th, hind the leader American Bobby Julich, riding in the team lead in plapce of ousted 'km CSC 37 seconds back. By SAL RURAL Gannett News Service The real Dur de France starts Saturday. All the chaotic mass sprints of the race's first week will fade into Mir his- tory and the true contenders will emerge in Saturday's I jI 4 'f, A 1:,.., 1 i. i 'k 1 4 i lac .410.,...... i 1 1 ror It 1 I i if i 1 4r4' 1 4,, I '4 I 1 4., ..4 he Chillicothe Paints won a baseball game Thursday It's hard to remember why that's important right now.

The reality of the world outside the lines hung heavy at VA Memorial Stadi, um, both on and off the field. You could see it in players' faces, you could feel it in the air, in the way the cool July evening slid into darkness with the heartbeat of a baseball game thumping in the back- ground. Steve Martin was 24 years old when he died early Thursday morning. "It pretty much puts everything in total perspective of what life is," Paints manager Glenn Wilson said after the game, barely holding back his tears. "It's precious.

This game, that's what it always should be a game. Winning and losing has no bearing on the outcome of life. And at his Wilson didn't finish that sentence, and he didn't have to. Reality crashed into the Paints world when Martin lost his life It makes you look differently at the idea of a pennant race, an All-Star chase and checking the Web to see whether 'Thaverse City won or lost. It makes you look at everything differently Gone so quickly.

And only 24. Steve Martin's memory is almost everywhere in Wilson's office at the ballpark Behind Wilson's desk, where he sits to do his interview after just about every Paints home game, there's an oversized Paints schedule printed on cardboard taped to the wall. Next to every game is the last name of the starting pitcher and a few other notes, scribbled here and there, some indicating a or an next to the games already played. There was something else written on it Thursday, right at the very top. Steve Martin.

In our hearts. our picture taken with their arms around our shoulders. Alt we use them, three hours a night, three months a year, to forget about our own realities, our own problems. We sink our- selves onto a seat and we let our own heart slip into rhythm, into that thump-thumpthump that is the pulse of a summer night spent at a baseball game. That's why we care.

That's why it matters when the Paints win 7-0 which happened Thursday. It's why it matters when Lavelle Morgan throws a gem in his first-ever start at VA which also happened Thursday. It's why we sing in the seventh inning and it's why we celebrate when Adrian Cantu drives in two and scores two runs that too happened Thursday. And it's why, when something so tragic as Steve Martin's death breaks up the cozy rhythm of baseball, it hurts so much. Glenn Wilson's heart was as heavy Thursday as you could imagine.

He was a man who found no comfort anywhere, a man deeply touched by tragedy "Steve Martin was identical, in my mind, to Glenn Wilson the ballplayer," he said, his voice breaking on just about every word. "He played the game exactly the way I played the game. He used his fear of failure and turned it into laughter and he made other people laugh amund him." There's why we care. Mat was Steve Martin. In our hearts.

(Gray can he reached at 772-9302 or via e-mail at pgrayCanncogannett.com) Frank RobertsonGazette Chillicothe's John Ramistella attempts to slide around the tag by River City catcher Geoff Desmond in the second inning Thursday. a need things Ilk three hours at the ballpark a few dozen times every summer. And of why we care about the guys who sink their spikes into the surface of that old ballpark just north of town. impossible mpossible to be corny about the players who slip on Chillicothe blue every summer. They're not heroes far from it.

They're not superstars they wouldnt be in the Frontier League if they were. They're just guys, you know? Ball players. We get their autographs, we skip high-fives, we have I wrote his name there, and in my hat, to always remind me that I'm managing a game. Not life," Wilson said. "Now, the losses of 10-0 and 15-0, they don't mean couldn't care less." So yeah, the Chillicothe Paints won a baseball game Thursday.

Who cares? Well, we all do. And, in a way, Steve Martin's death reminds us of why we cam. Of why is important when the Paints play well, of why we AP Overall leader Tom Boonen of Belgium rides as he takes the start of the 5th stage of the 93rd Tour de France. 0.