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  • DENVER - Chipper Jones will miss a lot of things about baseball when he retires after this season. Crazy games at Coors Field wont be one of them. "This place," Jones said, shaking his head. "Man." It was another wacky affair at a ballpark known for being just that — wacky. Eric Hinske had four hits, including a tiebreaking two-run homer in the 11th inning, and the Atlanta Braves outlasted the Colorado Rockies 9-8 on Friday he 11th, Hinske sent a 94-mph fastball from Edgmer Escalona (0-1) into the Rockies bullpen for his first homer of the season. "Put a good swing on it," said Hinske, whose four hits tied a career high. "The nice Colorado air — put some backspin on the ball and it keeps going." Chad Durbin (2-0) worked his way out of a jam in the 10th to earn the win and Craig Kimbrel survived a shaky 11th for his ninth save in 10 chances. Kimbrel gave up an RBI groundout to Helton before getting Michael Cuddyer to roll out to end the game. The Braves bullpen was solid all night after starter Tim Hudson departed. All combined, they allowed just two hits and one run in five innings of work. Kris Medlen pitched 1 2-3 scoreless innings before giving way to Eric OFlaherty with two outs in the eighth. The lefty then got a big strikeout of pinch hitter Jason Giambi, who was the hero on Wednesday when he hit a walk-off homer in an 8-5 win over Los Angeles. OFlaherty also struck out Helton in the ninth to end a threat with the winning run standing on third. The heart of the Braves order had quite a game as Jones, Freddie Freeman and Brian McCann combined for eight hits, two homers and six RBIs. Hudson was making his second start of the season after rehabbing for most of April as he recovered from an off-season surgery to fix a herniated disk in his back. The righty struggled early, giving up five runs in the first inning, but then settled into a groove. Hudson retired 11 straight at one point before giving up a solo homer to Jonathan Herrera in the fifth that tied it at 6. "This is never an easy place to come in and have a good feel for things right off the bat," Hudson said. "Took me a little bit to start pitching and locate a little better." Hudson lasted six innings and gave up seven runs — six earned. He was a step away from possibly earning the win, but couldnt wiggle out of a sixth-inning jam. With the bases loaded and one out, Hudson got pinch-hitter Tyler Colvin to roll a grounder at Dan Uggla, who started the double-play attempt. But Colvin just beat out Jack Wilsons relay throw to first, allowing Helton to score the tying run. In this back-and-forth game, no lead was safe. A botched bunt by Bourn led to a big fifth inning for the Braves — and a little controversy. With one out and no one on, Bourn put down a bunt he thought was foul, only to have home plate umpire Tim McClelland rule it fair. Ramon Hernandez easily tagged out Bourn. But Bourn and manager Fredi Gonzalez vehemently argued the call, leading McClelland to appeal to third base umpire Marvin Hudson, who overturned the ruling. An irate Jim Tracy then argued his point, only to no avail. Replays seemed to indicate that maybe Hernandez did indeed touch the ball in foul territory before making the play. Given another chance, Bourn laced a single to ignite a four-run rally as the Braves took a 6-5 lead. Staked to a 5-0 lead, starter Guillermo Moscoso couldnt hold it as he surrendered six runs and seven hits in 4 1-3 innings. "Had the lead and couldnt hold it," Moscoso said. Manager Jim Tracy was a little more critical. "Id give us A-plus grades for everything we did. Our defence, our bullpen the way they held up, and the way we kept coming back," Tracy said. "I liked everything but our starting pitcher. We fell short in that area. That was not a good starting performance." NOTES: Gonzalez instituted a ban on Frisbee tossing in the outfield before games. "I put it in force three days ago," Gonzalez said when asked if there was any connection to Mariano Riveras knee injury while shagging fly balls. "It isnt bad, but I dont want to have to ask any questions if something happened." ... Heltons double in the sixth was No. 561 of his career, moving him into sole possession of 21st place. Cameron Wake Youth Jersey . Jackson scored the only goal in the 11th minute off a fortunate bounce and FC Dallas held on to beat the Colorado Rapids 1-0 in the teams season-opener Saturday night. Mike Wallace Youth Jersey .- Wayne Dyer There have been a number of articles published recently, focusing on a small component - the removal of scores and standings for youth soccer below the age of 12 - of the Canadian Soccer Associations long-term player development plan (LTPD). http://www.dolphinsfootballofficialshop.com/Authentic-Marcus-Thigpen-Jersey-Sx-94.html . Bin Hammam, a FIFA executive committee member from Qatar who challenged incumbent Sepp Blatter for the presidency last year, gave up his long-running dispute with the organization after being found guilty by FIFA of "repeated violations" of its code of ethics while head of the Asian Football Confederation. Dimitri Patterson Jersey .S. President Barack Obama on Monday proclaimed the Connecticut Huskies as the best college basketball team in the land. Ryan Tannehill NFL Jersey . Nova (3-2) was charged with an unearned run in 7 1/3 innings, helping the Yankees avoid a fourth consecutive loss. The right-hander scattered two hits and walked one. We needed a lift after the way we played in Detroit, losing three games in a row after winning the first one ation any previous disciplinary records of Mr. Suarez and considered the offence in isolation." "We are all disappointed at the severity of the punishment and in particular the differing standards that have been applied across various previous incidents," Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre said in a club statement. "Luis is an important member of our team and nothing has changed in that regard. We are committed to helping him improve his conduct and he will be given our full support." Rodgers, who said on Thursday the punishment had been given "against the man rather than the incident," added in the statement that the club had to "move on and support Luis in his decision." Cameron said Friday that he welcomed the tough sanction on one of English footballs most high-profile players. "I made my own views clear just as a dad watching the game," Cameron told the BBC. "Ive got a 7-year-old son who just loves watching football and when players behave like this it just sets the most appalling example to young people in our country. 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