August 27, 1997 Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 10
@ANA 4 BAL 7
KCR 3 TEX 7
@MIL 1 MIN 2
DET 0 OAK 8
NYY 7 BOS 9
@SEA 5 TOR 13
CHW 2 HOU 6
@ATL 4
(13) FLA 4
@CHC 3 COL 7
CIN 5 NYM 15
SFG 6 PHI 7
SDP 6
(12) LAD 9
@PIT 5 STL 4
MON 3

Standings at end of play this day

Turner Field, Attendance: 33,019

Wednesday, August 27, 1997, 7:40
Time of Game: 4:28

Astros

70-62

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12  13    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  2   0  1  0   2    6 13  3
Braves          0  0  0   0  1  0   0  2  0   0  1  0   0    4  9  1

W: J Hudek (1-2), L: P Byrd (3-3), S: J Lima (2)

Braves

81-51

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   2   1   0    2   0  .310  .910   30    0   6   2·SB,HBP
D Bell RF                     7   0   1   1    0   0  .276  .792   27    2   0   SB
J Bagwell 1B                  5   1   2   2    2   0  .285 1.006   26   13   0   HR,IW
L Gonzalez LF                 6   0   1   0    1   1  .265  .720   36    5   0   
R Gutierrez SS                7   1   1   0    0   1  .266  .675   18    5   5   2B
B Spiers 3B                   5   1   3   1    1   2  .329  .923   22    1   1   3B
B Ausmus C                    5   0   1   1    0   1  .277  .695   17    8   0   SF
  J Hudek P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Lima P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
C Carr CF                     6   1   1   1    0   1  .250  .700   25    4   0   HR
C Holt P                      3   0   1   0    0   1  .107  .230    9    0   2   
  T Martin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Howard PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .249  .687    4    0   0   
  J Mouton PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .647         0   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .736    7    0   0   
  M Magnante P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Eusebio C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .619    5    1   0   
Totals                       51   6  13   6    6   7              226   39  14

BATTING

2B: R Gutierrez (10, off G Maddux).

3B: B Spiers (3, off M Wohlers).

HR: C Carr (4, off M Wohlers; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); J Bagwell (35, off P Byrd; 13th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SF: B Ausmus (5, off M Wohlers).

IBB: J Bagwell (25, by K Ligtenberg).

HBP: C Biggio (23, by P Byrd).

TB: J Bagwell 5; B Spiers 5; C Carr 4; R Gutierrez 2; L Gonzalez; C Biggio; B Ausmus; C Holt; T Howard; D Bell.

RBI: J Bagwell 2 (110); B Ausmus (36); B Spiers (34); D Bell (56); C Carr (16).

2-out RBI: J Bagwell 2; B Spiers.

Team LOB: 14.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Biggio-R Gutierrez-J Bagwell.

E: B Spiers (12); R Gutierrez (4); L Gonzalez (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Bell (14, 2nd base off K Ligtenberg/J Lopez); C Biggio 2 (32, 3rd base off K Ligtenberg/J Lopez, 2nd base off K Ligtenberg/J Lopez).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   6   1   1   0    0   1  .348  .870   20    5   0   
J Blauser SS                  6   0   1   0    0   1  .311  .894   31    1   7   
C Jones 3B                    5   0   1   2    1   0  .303  .863   25    0   1   GDP
F McGriff 1B                  6   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .765   19   11   0   
R Klesko LF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .244  .787   12    2   0   3B
  D Bautista PH-LF            3   1   2   0    0   0  .246  .738    8    1   0   
A Jones RF                    4   0   0   0    2   2  .245  .785   23    8   0   
E Perez C                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .211  .592   16    3   0   
  R Belliard PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .478    2    0   0   
  A Embree P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Ligtenberg P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Clontz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Colbrunn PH               1   0   1   1    0   0  .286  .733    7    0   0   2B
  P Byrd P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   0   
  M Tucker PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .271  .772    4    0   0   
T Graffanino 2B               6   1   2   1    0   0  .244  .762   30    3   3   HR
G Maddux P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .056  .229    5    0   2   
  K Lockhart PH               1   1   0   0    0   0  .255  .747    2    0   0   
  M Wohlers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Cather P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Lopez PH-C                3   0   0   0    0   2  .289  .886   11    5   0   
Totals                       49   4   9   4    5   8              215   39  13

BATTING

2B: G Colbrunn (15, off M Magnante).

3B: R Klesko (6, off C Holt).

HR: T Graffanino (5, off C Holt; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: T Graffanino 5; R Klesko 3; D Bautista 2; G Colbrunn 2; J Blauser; K Lofton; C Jones.

GIDP: C Jones (16).

RBI: C Jones 2 (101); G Colbrunn (27); T Graffanino (14).

2-out RBI: G Colbrunn.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 12.

FIELDING

PB: E Perez (1).

E: E Perez (4).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Holt                         7.1   5   3   1    2   3   1   3.52   29  115-64   44· 7·13   12· 8· 4· 0     61    -     1.26   0.14
T Martin                       0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.45    3    9-6     5· 0· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          2-2    1.28  -0.15
R Springer                     2     0   0   0    1   3   0   4.18    7   36-23   13· 7· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.35   0.28
M Magnante, BS (4)             1     2   1   1    0   1   0   2.13    5   17-12    7· 2· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    3.92  -0.29
J Hudek, W (1-2)               1.1   1   0   0    2   0   0   6.12    8   25-16   11· 0· 5    2· 4· 0· 0          0-0    2.60   0.03
J Lima, S (2)                  0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.90    2   13-10    5· 2· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    4.26   0.20
Totals                        13     9   4   2    5   8   1          54  215-131  85·18·27   21·14· 6· 0          4-2

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Maddux                       8     7   1   1    1   3   0   2.33   32  106-70   45· 7·18   15· 7· 6· 0     66    -     1.12   0.42
M Wohlers, BS (5)              0.1   3   2   2    1   0   1   2.90    5   15-6     4· 0· 2    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.50  -0.50
M Cather                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.28    2    5-4     3· 0· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          2-0    4.57   0.22
A Embree                       0.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   2.63    3   16-7     3· 1· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.97  -0.08
K Ligtenberg                   1.1   1   1   1    2   1   0   6.00    7   40-23   13· 4· 6    0· 3· 1· 0          2-0    2.74  -0.11
B Clontz                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.82    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.50   0.04
P Byrd, L (3-3)                2     1   2   2    1   2   1   4.93    9   29-15    8· 3· 2    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.78  -0.26
Totals                        13    13   6   6    6   7   2          59  212-126  77·15·32   19·16·10· 0          6-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: K Ligtenberg (1; J Bagwell).

HBP: P Byrd (3; C Biggio).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Mark Hirschbeck, 2B - Steve Rippley, 3B - Bruce Froemming.

Time of Game: 4:28.

Attendance: 33,019.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 86° F, Wind 6mph out to Leftfield, Night, Rain.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Atlanta Braves                       
1. C Biggio             2B    1. K Lofton             CF 
2. D Bell               RF    2. J Blauser            SS 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. C Jones              3B 
4. L Gonzalez           LF    4. F McGriff            1B 
5. R Gutierrez          SS    5. R Klesko             LF 
6. B Spiers             3B    6. A Jones              RF 
7. B Ausmus             C     7. E Perez              C  
8. C Carr               CF    8. T Graffanino         2B 
9. C Holt               P     9. G Maddux             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b11   2  4-3  1--  7  -53%  37% G Colbrunn      M Magnante      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Bautista Scores; Colbrunn to 3B/Adv on E7
   t13   2  4-4  1--  1   48%  91% J Bagwell       P Byrd          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Biggio Scores; Bagwell Scores
   t 9   1  3-2  ---  4   35%  44% C Carr          M Wohlers       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Carr Scores
   b 8   0  1-1  1--  3  -18%  14% K Lofton        C Holt          Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Lockhart to 3B; Lofton to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 8   1  1-1  -23  5  -17%   6% C Jones         T Martin        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Lockhart Scores/unER; Lofton Scores/unER; Jones to 2B/Adv on throw

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   46%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  1   47%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   45%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Holt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  K Lofton        Flyball: CF
          ---  8   45%  J Blauser       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   OO     1--  1   50%  C Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   48%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   50%  B Spiers        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   47%  B Ausmus        Lineout: CF
   O      1--  4   45%  C Carr          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Holt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   47%  F McGriff       Popfly: 3B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  8   49%  R Klesko        Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   50%  A Jones         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   47%  C Holt          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   46%  C Biggio        Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3   44%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Holt facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   40%  E Perez         Walk
          1--  5   35%  T Graffanino    Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Perez to 2B
   O      12-  1   40%  G Maddux        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 3B (SS-3B Hole); Graffanino to 2B; Maddux to 1B
   O      12-  3   45%  K Lofton        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      12-  6   50%  J Blauser       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   47%  J Bagwell       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   45%  L Gonzalez      Lineout: RF (Short RF)
          ---  1   48%  R Gutierrez     Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   R      -2-  5   59%  B Spiers        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Gutierrez Scores
   O      1--  2   57%  B Ausmus        Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Chris Holt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   60%  C Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   62%  F McGriff       Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   59%  R Klesko        Triple to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          --3  4   57%  A Jones         Walk
   O      1-3  6   64%  E Perez         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Maddux facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   61%  C Carr          Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   64%  C Holt          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   67%  C Biggio        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Holt to 2B
   O      12-  3   64%  D Bell          Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Right); Holt to 3B; Bell to 1B
          1-3  6   66%  J Bagwell       Walk; Bell to 2B
   O      123  4   58%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Chris Holt facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  5   43%  T Graffanino    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Graffanino Scores
   O      ---  4   46%  G Maddux        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   48%  K Lofton        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  1   50%  J Blauser       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Greg Maddux facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   47%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   44%  B Spiers        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   46%  B Ausmus        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--      48%  C Carr          Baserunner Advance; Ausmus to 2B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      -2-  5   42%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Chris Holt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   46%  C Jones         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   48%  F McGriff       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   50%  R Klesko        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Greg Maddux facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   46%  C Holt          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  8   43%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   41%  D Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Chris Holt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   45%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   48%  E Perez         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   50%  T Graffanino    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Greg Maddux facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   45%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   42%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   39%  R Gutierrez     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Chris Holt facing 9-1-2
                  Keith Lockhart pinch hits for Greg Maddux batting 9th
          ---  2   33%  K Lockhart      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  3   14%  K Lofton        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Lockhart to 3B; Lofton to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23  6   22%  J Blauser       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  Tom Martin replaces Chris Holt pitching and batting 9th
   RR     -23  5    6%  C Jones         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Lockhart Scores/unER; Lofton Scores/unER; Jones to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  3    6%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Jones to 3B
                  Danny Bautista pinch hits for Ryan Klesko batting 5th
   O      --3  1    8%  D Bautista      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 3.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Mark Wohlers facing 6-7-8
                  Mark Wohlers replaces Keith Lockhart pitching and batting 9th; Danny Bautista moves to LF
          ---  1   19%  B Spiers        Triple to RF (Line Drive)
   RO     --3  2    9%  B Ausmus        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF Line); Spiers Scores
   R      ---  4   44%  C Carr          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Carr Scores
                  Thomas Howard pinch hits for Tom Martin batting 9th
          ---  4   50%  T Howard        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  James Mouton pinch runs for Thomas Howard batting 9th
          1--      56%  C Biggio        Passed Ball; Mouton to 2B
          -2-  4   58%  " "             Walk
                  Mike Cather replaces Mark Wohlers pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  4   47%  D Bell          Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      12-  1   36%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Russ Springer facing 6-7-8
                  Russ Springer replaces James Mouton pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   28%  A Jones         Walk
                  Rafael Belliard pinch hits for Eddie Perez batting 7th
   O      1--  2   36%  R Belliard      Foul Bunt Popfly: C
   O      1--  5   43%  T Graffanino    Lineout: SS
                  Javy Lopez pinch hits for Mike Cather batting 9th
   O      1--  7   50%  J Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 3.

Top of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Alan Embree facing 4-5-6
                  Alan Embree replaces Rafael Belliard pitching and batting 7th; Javy Lopez moves to C
          ---  5   58%  L Gonzalez      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  7   50%  R Gutierrez     Strikeout Looking
          1--  4   58%  B Spiers        Walk; Gonzalez to 2B
                  Kerry Ligtenberg replaces Alan Embree pitching and batting 7th
   O      12-  6   47%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   36%  C Carr          Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Russ Springer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   42%  K Lofton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   46%  J Blauser       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   50%  C Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 3.

Top of the 11th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Kerry Ligtenberg facing 9-1-2
                  Russ Johnson pinch hits for Russ Springer batting 9th
   O      ---  7   44%  R Johnson       Foul Popfly: C
          ---  7   50%  C Biggio        Walk
          1--      56%  D Bell          Biggio Steals 2B
          -2-      67%  " "             Biggio Steals 3B
   R      --3  5   83%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Biggio Scores
          1--      85%  J Bagwell       Bell Steals 2B
          -2-  5   86%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-  8   83%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Bell to 3B
                  Brad Clontz replaces Kerry Ligtenberg pitching and batting 7th
   O      1-3  1   79%  R Gutierrez     Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 11th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Mike Magnante facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Magnante replaces Russ Johnson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   88%  F McGriff       Flyball: LF
          ---  3   78%  D Bautista      Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   90%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  Greg Colbrunn pinch hits for Brad Clontz batting 7th
   R      1--  7   37%  G Colbrunn      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Bautista Scores; Colbrunn to 3B/Adv on E7
   O      --3  2   50%  T Graffanino    Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 4.

Top of the 12th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, Paul Byrd facing 6-7-8
                  Paul Byrd replaces Greg Colbrunn pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---  6   44%  B Spiers        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   39%  B Ausmus        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   36%  C Carr          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 12th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, John Hudek facing 9-1-2
                  John Hudek replaces Brad Ausmus pitching and batting 7th; Tony Eusebio replaces Mike Magnante playing C batting 9th
   O      ---  1   42%  J Lopez         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  2   46%  K Lofton        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   43%  J Blauser       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Blauser to 1B
          1--  7   39%  C Jones         Walk; Blauser to 2B
   O      12-  1   50%  F McGriff       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 4.

Top of the 13th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, Paul Byrd facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   44%  T Eusebio       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   50%  C Biggio        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   42%  D Bell          Lineout: RF
   RR     1--  1   91%  J Bagwell       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Biggio Scores; Bagwell Scores
          ---  6   91%  L Gonzalez      Walk
   O      1--  3   90%  R Gutierrez     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 13th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-6, John Hudek facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   81%  D Bautista      Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   O      1--  2   89%  A Jones         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  Michael Tucker pinch hits for Paul Byrd batting 7th
          1--  4   80%  M Tucker        Walk; Bautista to 2B
                  Jose Lima replaces John Hudek pitching and batting 7th
   O      12- 10   91%  T Graffanino    Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      12-  3  100%  J Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Braves 4.

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