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@BAL		9
5
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@BOS		7
3
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@CLE		6
7
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@DET		8
12
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@KCR		2
1
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6		 
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@NYY		0
7
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@ATL		4
6
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@CHC		5
6
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@FLA		7
1
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@LAD		2
3
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@MIL		12
3
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@PIT		4
3
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@SDP		8
9
MON
@SFG		7
9
Tuesday, September 1, 1998 7:40
, Turner Field
Attendance: 31,168, Time of Game: 3:06
Astros
4
87-52
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Braves
6
91-48
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
W: Denny Neagle (14-11)
L: Scott Elarton (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          1  0  0   0  2  1   0  0  0    4 12  1
Braves          0  0  0   4  0  1   1  0  X    6 11  1

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Craig Biggio 2B 4 2 3 1 1 0 .328 .915 20 13 0.184 0.91 0.206 -0.022 1.6 1 3 HR,2B
Bill Spiers 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .270 .751 16 8 0.065 1.21 0.153 -0.088 0.8 1 0 3B
   Sean Berry 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .328 .940 2 2 -0.070 2.71 0.000 -0.070 -0.4 0 0
Derek Bell RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 .308 .831 17 10 0.117 1.15 0.158 -0.041 0.6 3 1
Jeff Bagwell 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .281 .935 17 7 -0.180 1.55 0.047 -0.227 -1.0 6 2 GDP
Moises Alou LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 .312 1.005 12 5 -0.028 1.21 0.069 -0.096 -0.5 1 0
Richard Hidalgo CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .287 .749 11 6 -0.029 0.88 0.025 -0.054 -0.2 2 0
   Scott Elarton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mitch Meluskey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 1 1 -0.170 3.76 0.000 -0.170 -0.9 GDP
   Doug Henry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Tony Eusebio C 4 0 1 0 0 2 .262 .657 23 12 -0.054 1.18 0.035 -0.089 -0.3 6 0
Ricky Gutierrez SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .270 .693 16 9 0.062 1.09 0.131 -0.069 0.3 3 1 3B,2B
Sean Bergman P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .074 .185 5 5 -0.075 1.39 0.000 -0.075 -0.8 1 1
   C.J. Nitkowski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Carl Everett CF 2 0 1 1 0 0 .309 .870 5 4 0.051 1.36 0.051 0.000 0.3 0 0
Team Totals 38 4 12 4 3 4 .316 .918 145 82 -0.127 1.28 0.875 -1.001 -0.6 24 8
2B: C Biggio (43, off D Neagle); R Gutierrez (21, off D Neagle).
3B: B Spiers (4, off D Neagle); R Gutierrez (2, off D Neagle).
HR: C Biggio (18, off D Neagle; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).
TB: C Biggio 7; R Gutierrez 5; B Spiers 3; D Bell 2; C Everett; T Eusebio; R Hidalgo; J Bagwell.
GIDP: M Meluskey (1); J Bagwell (12).
RBI: B Spiers (42); D Bell (94); C Biggio (78); C Everett (70).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Bagwell-R Gutierrez; D Bell-J Bagwell.
E: T Eusebio (3).
Outfield Assists: D Bell (O Guillen at 1st base).

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ozzie Guillen SS 5 0 2 1 0 0 .253 .659 16 11 0.158 1.12 0.214 -0.056 0.7 1 4
Keith Lockhart 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .704 3 3 -0.063 1.25 0.000 -0.063 -0.6 0 1
   Tony Graffanino PH-2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .212 .600 17 12 -0.019 0.91 0.033 -0.052 -0.2 2 2
Chipper Jones 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .319 .977 16 14 0.029 1.13 0.133 -0.104 -0.1 2 1 HR
Andres Galarraga 1B 3 2 2 0 1 0 .310 1.014 17 9 0.102 0.95 0.129 -0.027 1.0 7 0 2·SB
Ryan Klesko LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .278 .831 18 9 -0.036 1.39 0.106 -0.142 -0.5 5 0 GDP
   Rudy Seanez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kerry Ligtenberg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Javy Lopez C 3 1 2 3 1 1 .293 .905 19 9 0.156 1.14 0.190 -0.034 1.8 4 0 HR,SB
Andruw Jones CF 2 1 1 1 2 1 .272 .830 16 7 0.106 1.11 0.147 -0.041 1.2 2 0
Michael Tucker RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .768 7 6 -0.105 1.07 0.000 -0.105 -1.3 4 0
Denny Neagle P 1 0 1 0 0 0 .177 .421 3 3 0.023 0.66 0.030 -0.008 0.1 0 1 SH
   Curtis Pride PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 .800 5 1 0.029 1.27 0.029 0.000 0.2
   Odalis Perez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gerald Williams LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .289 .768 4 3 -0.006 0.24 0.000 -0.006 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 32 6 11 6 5 6 .344 .964 141 87 0.374 1.07 1.011 -0.638 1.9 27 9
HR: J Lopez (32, off S Bergman; 4th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line); C Jones (32, off S Bergman; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
SH: D Neagle (8, off S Bergman).
TB: J Lopez 5; C Jones 4; A Galarraga 2; O Guillen 2; D Neagle; T Graffanino; R Klesko; A Jones.
GIDP: R Klesko (9).
RBI: J Lopez 3 (96); C Jones (100); A Jones (76); O Guillen (13).
2-out RBI: O Guillen; A Jones.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. O Guillen-T Graffanino-A Galarraga; C Jones-T Graffanino-A Galarraga.
E: O Guillen (7).
Baserunning
SB: A Galarraga 2 (5, 2nd base off S Elarton/T Eusebio, 2nd base off D Henry/T Eusebio); J Lopez (4, 2nd base off S Bergman/T Eusebio).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Sean Bergman 4 7 4 4 2 1 2 3.70 19 55 36 26 5 5 6 10 6 0 31 -0.244 1.06 -2.0
C.J. Nitkowski 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.88 2 17 12 8 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.001 1.09 -0.0
Scott Elarton, L (1-1) 1.2 1 1 1 2 2 0 3.43 8 37 19 11 4 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 -0.067 1.41 0.0
Doug Henry 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 2.89 9 32 20 16 2 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 -0.060 0.77 0.0
Team Totals 8 11 6 6 5 6 2 6.75 38 141 87 61 13 13 12 15 8 0 31 1 0 -0.372 1.28 -1.9

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Denny Neagle, W (14-11) 6 10 4 4 1 3 1 3.69 29 105 60 45 5 10 4 21 9 0 38 -0.120 1.04 -0.9
Odalis Perez, H (1) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 4 12 4 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.096 2.65 0.5
Rudy Seanez, H (7) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.32 5 20 13 8 3 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0.076 1.38 0.5
Kerry Ligtenberg, S (25) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.92 3 8 5 5 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.075 1.62 0.5
Team Totals 9 12 4 4 3 4 1 4.00 41 145 82 61 9 12 9 25 12 0 38 0 0 0.127 1.07 0.6
Balks: None.
WP: D Henry (5).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Steve Rippley, 3B - Larry Poncino.
Time of Game: 3:06.
Attendance: 31,168.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Wind 3mph from Left to Right, Overcast, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Atlanta Braves
1 Craig Biggio 2B 1 Ozzie Guillen SS
2 Bill Spiers 3B 2 Keith Lockhart 2B
3 Derek Bell RF 3 Chipper Jones 3B
4 Jeff Bagwell 1B 4 Andres Galarraga 1B
5 Moises Alou LF 5 Ryan Klesko LF
6 Richard Hidalgo CF 6 Javy Lopez C
7 Tony Eusebio C 7 Andruw Jones CF
8 Ricky Gutierrez SS 8 Michael Tucker RF
9 Sean Bergman P 9 Denny Neagle P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 4-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R ATL O. Guillen S. Elarton 18% 74% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Jones Scores; Pride to 3B
t7 4-5 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO HOU M. Meluskey O. Perez 17% 79% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t5 1-4 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  R HOU B. Spiers D. Neagle -15% 64% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Biggio Scores
b4 1-1 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  RRR ATL J. Lopez S. Bergman 15% 86% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Galarraga Scores; Klesko Scores
t9 4-6 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO HOU J. Bagwell K. Ligtenberg 14% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Denny Neagle facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  R HOU C. Biggio D. Neagle -10% 40% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
t1 1-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU B. Spiers D. Neagle 2% 42% Lineout: LF
t1 1-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU D. Bell D. Neagle 1% 44% Strikeout Looking
t1 1-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU J. Bagwell D. Neagle -1% 43% Walk
t1 1-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O HOU M. Alou D. Neagle 2% 45% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Sean Bergman facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  ATL O. Guillen S. Bergman 4% 48% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b1 0-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O ATL K. Lockhart S. Bergman -4% 45% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
b1 0-1 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  OO ATL C. Jones S. Bergman -5% 40% Line Drive Double Play: RF-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Denny Neagle facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo D. Neagle 2% 42% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t2 1-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU T. Eusebio D. Neagle 1% 43% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU R. Gutierrez D. Neagle -2% 41% Double to CF (Line Drive)
t2 1-0 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O HOU S. Bergman D. Neagle 3% 44% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Sean Bergman facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  ATL A. Galarraga S. Bergman 4% 48% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b2 0-1 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  OO ATL R. Klesko S. Bergman -8% 40% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
b2 0-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  ATL J. Lopez S. Bergman 1% 41% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b2 0-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  ATL A. Jones S. Bergman 1% 43% Lopez Steals 2B; Lopez to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
b2 0-1 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O ATL A. Jones S. Bergman -4% 39% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Denny Neagle facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Biggio D. Neagle 2% 41% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
t3 1-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU B. Spiers D. Neagle 2% 43% Popfly: LF (Short LF Line)
t3 1-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU D. Bell D. Neagle -1% 41% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t3 1-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O HOU J. Bagwell D. Neagle 2% 44% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Sean Bergman facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL M. Tucker S. Bergman -3% 41% Lineout: CF
b3 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  ATL D. Neagle S. Bergman 3% 44% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b3 0-1 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O ATL O. Guillen S. Bergman -3% 40% Popfly: RF (Short CF-RF)
b3 0-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O ATL K. Lockhart S. Bergman -3% 38% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Denny Neagle facing 5-6-7
t4 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Alou D. Neagle 2% 40% Lineout: LF
t4 1-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  HOU R. Hidalgo D. Neagle -3% 37% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
t4 1-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  HOU T. Eusebio D. Neagle -4% 34% Single to CF (Line Drive); Hidalgo to 2B
t4 1-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O HOU R. Gutierrez D. Neagle 4% 38% Popfly: 3B
t4 1-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O HOU S. Bergman D. Neagle 4% 43% Foul Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Sean Bergman facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R ATL C. Jones S. Bergman 13% 56% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b4 1-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  ATL A. Galarraga S. Bergman 4% 60% Walk
b4 1-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  ATL R. Klesko S. Bergman 11% 71% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Galarraga to 3B
b4 1-1 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  RRR ATL J. Lopez S. Bergman 15% 86% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Galarraga Scores; Klesko Scores
b4 4-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  ATL A. Jones S. Bergman 2% 88% Walk
b4 4-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O ATL M. Tucker S. Bergman -2% 86% Flyball: CF
b4 4-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O ATL D. Neagle S. Bergman -1% 85% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Jones to 2B
b4 4-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O ATL O. Guillen S. Bergman -2% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 4.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Braves' Denny Neagle facing 1-2-3
t5 1-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU C. Biggio D. Neagle -4% 80% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t5 1-4 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  R HOU B. Spiers D. Neagle -15% 64% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Biggio Scores
t5 2-4 0 --3 3,(0-2)  RO HOU D. Bell D. Neagle 3% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B; Spiers Scores
t5 3-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU J. Bagwell D. Neagle -4% 64% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
t5 3-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Alou D. Neagle 4% 68% Flyball: CF
t5 3-4 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O HOU R. Hidalgo D. Neagle 3% 71% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-3, Astros' C.J. Nitkowski facing 2-3-4
C.J. Nitkowski replaces Sean Bergman pitching and batting 9th
Tony Graffanino pinch hits for Keith Lockhart (2B) batting 2nd
b5 4-3 0 --- 8,(3-2)  ATL T. Graffanino C. Nitkowski 3% 74% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b5 4-3 0 1-- 9,(2-2)  O ATL C. Jones C. Nitkowski -3% 71% Strikeout Swinging
Scott Elarton replaces Richard Hidalgo (CF) pitching and batting 6th
Carl Everett replaces C.J. Nitkowski (P) playing CF batting 9th
b5 4-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O ATL A. Galarraga S. Elarton -3% 68% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
b5 4-3 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  ATL R. Klesko S. Elarton 1% 69% Galarraga Steals 2B
b5 4-3 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O ATL R. Klesko S. Elarton -3% 66% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 4.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Braves' Denny Neagle facing 7-8-9
Tony Graffanino moves from PH to 2B
t6 3-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU T. Eusebio D. Neagle 4% 70% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t6 3-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU R. Gutierrez D. Neagle -11% 59% Triple to CF (Fly Ball)
t6 3-4 1 --3 3,(1-1)  RO HOU C. Everett D. Neagle -3% 56% Groundout: SS-1B; Gutierrez Scores
t6 4-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU C. Biggio D. Neagle -4% 52% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t6 4-4 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O HOU B. Spiers D. Neagle 5% 58% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Astros' Scott Elarton facing 6-7-8
b6 4-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL J. Lopez S. Elarton -3% 54% Strikeout Swinging
b6 4-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  ATL A. Jones S. Elarton 4% 58% Walk
b6 4-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O ATL M. Tucker S. Elarton -4% 54% Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
Curtis Pride pinch hits for Denny Neagle (P) batting 9th
b6 4-4 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  ATL C. Pride S. Elarton 3% 56% Walk; Jones to 2B
b6 4-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R ATL O. Guillen S. Elarton 18% 74% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Jones Scores; Pride to 3B
b6 5-4 2 1-3 6,(1-2)  O ATL T. Graffanino S. Elarton -5% 69% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 5.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-5, Braves' Odalis Perez facing 3-4-5
Odalis Perez replaces Curtis Pride (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU D. Bell O. Perez -7% 62% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t7 4-5 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O HOU J. Bagwell O. Perez 7% 69% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t7 4-5 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  HOU M. Alou O. Perez -7% 62% Walk; Bell to 2B
Mitch Meluskey pinch hits for Scott Elarton (P) batting 6th
t7 4-5 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO HOU M. Meluskey O. Perez 17% 79% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-4, Astros' Doug Henry facing 3-4-5
Doug Henry replaces Mitch Meluskey (PH) pitching and batting 6th
b7 5-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL C. Jones D. Henry -2% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 5-4 1 --- 8,(3-2)  ATL A. Galarraga D. Henry 2% 79% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b7 5-4 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O ATL R. Klesko D. Henry -1% 78% Strikeout Looking, Galarraga Steals 2B
b7 5-4 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  ATL J. Lopez D. Henry 0% 78% Wild Pitch; Galarraga to 3B
b7 5-4 2 --3 5,(3-1)  ATL J. Lopez D. Henry 1% 79% Walk
b7 5-4 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R ATL A. Jones D. Henry 9% 88% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Galarraga Scores; Lopez to 2B
Sean Berry replaces Bill Spiers playing 3B batting 2nd
b7 6-4 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O ATL M. Tucker D. Henry -2% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 6.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-6, Braves' Rudy Seanez facing 7-8-9
Rudy Seanez replaces Ryan Klesko (LF) pitching and batting 5th
Gerald Williams replaces Odalis Perez (P) playing LF batting 9th
t8 4-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU T. Eusebio R. Seanez 4% 90% Strikeout Looking
t8 4-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU R. Gutierrez R. Seanez 2% 93% Lineout: SS
t8 4-6 2 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU C. Everett R. Seanez -2% 90% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t8 4-6 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  HOU C. Biggio R. Seanez -3% 87% Walk; Everett to 2B
t8 4-6 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O HOU S. Berry R. Seanez 7% 94% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-4, Astros' Doug Henry facing 9-1-2
b8 6-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL G. Williams D. Henry -1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
b8 6-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL O. Guillen D. Henry -0% 93% Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
b8 6-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O ATL T. Graffanino D. Henry -0% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 6.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-6, Braves' Kerry Ligtenberg facing 3-4-5
Kerry Ligtenberg replaces Rudy Seanez pitching and batting 5th
t9 4-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU D. Bell K. Ligtenberg -8% 85% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
t9 4-6 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO HOU J. Bagwell K. Ligtenberg 14% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t9 4-6 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU M. Alou K. Ligtenberg 1% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 6.

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