FINAL SCORE: Braves WIN 7-5! 

TOP 9th- Kimbrel- Faces heart of the order
Howard at bat- Full count on Howard--- Fly out!
Utler at bat- Utley pop up
Strikes out Rollins

Bot of 8th- 
Pena pinch hits- Sharp grounder to first
Laird- sharp grounder to third
C. Johnson at bat- walks 
Uggla K's swinging. 

Top of 8th- Jordan in to pitch
Strikes out Revere to close the inning off after Lance Nix popped up to left.
2nd wild pitch.
Kratz 1-out  RBI single to right center
Mayberry with a double 

Bot of 7th
B.J. at bat- Ooph! Nasty breaking ball. Strikeout swinging
Freeman at bat- bloop single into left
Justin Up at bat- strikeout looking. 
Heyward with a pop up to Utley 

TIME TO STRETCH IN ATLANTA

Top of 7th 
2 outs Michael Young at bat- Groundout to third. O'Flaherty gives up a run and no more
Howard at bat- one out- groundout RBI
Utley with a triple  

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Bot of 6th-
Andrelton Simmons at bat- pop up to first.
Double play turned. Johnson scores the run making it 7-3 Braves. 
Runner on 1st & 3rd- Braves fans Tomahawk chopping! 
Runners on 2nd & 3rd- Laird at the plate base hit! Uggla scores! 6-3 the score
Chris Johnson at bat... gulfs one to the corner. Johnson doubles!
Uggla at bat... WALKS
2-2 the count... Full Count now... Uggla homered earlier tonight

Top of 6th
Avilan still on the mound - Gives up a hit to pinch-hitter. Retires order on a ground ball

Bottom of 5th-
B.J. Upton pops out
Freeman at bat- Strikeout
Justin Upton goes deep with his first home run as a Brave!
Heyward flies out to the warning track.

Avilan works himself out of a jam. Utley has all three Phillies RBI. Avilan struck out Howard with runners on 2nd and 3rd. Walked Michael Young and then got Dominic Brown to groundout to Uggla at second

Bot 2nd- Uggla swings 3-0 and makes the score 3-0 with a solo shot.

Top 2nd- Hudson in trouble gets double play to end threat and get out of the inning.

Bot 1st- Freddie Freeman w/ 2-run homer

Turner Field is electric!!!

The Atlanta Braves host the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2013 Opening Day game in Turner Field. Can't watch the game? Can't find a live stream that works? Check out our live blog of the game as we bring you scoring and pitch-by-pitch updates of this game as the 2013 baseball season is underway. Let's look at the lineups and pitching matchup for this game.

It's Tim Hudson vs. Cole Hamels as the Braves and Phillies will send veterans to the hill.

Hudson pitched last season and though not pitching until May, he posted a 16-7 record with a 3.62 ERA. For Hamels, it was a 17-6 season with a 3.05 ERA as he was the better pitcher in Philadelphia. Roy Halladay was injured and Cliff Lee simply couldn't get run support last season.

The Braves will show off their newest outfield with the Upton Brothers, B.J. and Justin, along with Jason Heyward who's already entering his fourth year in the majors. He crashed through in 2010, struggled in 2011 and then gave the Braves a reason to believe he was everything they expected him to be as he hit 27 home runs, driving in 82 RBI. This year, some analysts are predicting a 30-home run, 100 RBI season for the Braves right fielder. Batting in front of Justin helps a ton and Justin will be backed up by the Braves' true slugger, Freddie Freeman.

The Braves have power up and down the lineup with Dan Uggla batting sixth. Their bullpen also looks very dominant following the acquisition of Jordan Walden while Craig Kimbrel is still the best closer in today's game.

The Phillies home Ryan Howard and Chase Utley can return to being the guys they were in years prior as they return healthy after posting decent numbers in 2012.

First pitch is coming soon. Here's the lineup for the Philadelphia Phillies.

As we get situated follow the Braves updates here with MLB Game Day.