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Standings
CHW
@ANA		3
9
BAL
@KCR		7
3
CLE
@MIN		7
2
BOS
@OAK		2
5
TOR
@SEA		4
5		 
(14)
NYY
@TBD		2
3
DET
@TEX		7
3
HOU
@ATL		5
6
COL
@CHC		4
5
SFG
@CIN		9
3		 
(11)
ARI
@FLA		4
10
STL
@MON		3
1
MIL
@NYM		0
3
SDP
@PHI		3
7
LAD
@PIT		2
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Tuesday, August 7, 2001 7:36PM
, Turner Field
Attendance: 35,648, Time of Game: 2:44
Astros
5
62-50
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 2½ GB
 at Braves
6
64-48
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
1st
W: Greg Maddux (15-6)
L: Nelson Cruz (2-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          1  0  0   4  0  0   0  0  0    5 11  0
Braves          0  1  2   0  0  3   0  0  X    6  6  1

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Craig Biggio 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .307 .870 14 8 0.013 1.18 0.105 -0.092 0.6 3 3
Julio Lugo SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 .271 .721 10 8 -0.032 1.32 0.084 -0.117 -0.2 5 1
   Daryle Ward PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .802 2 1 -0.039 1.47 0.000 -0.039 -0.1
Jeff Bagwell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .285 .939 18 12 -0.147 1.18 0.000 -0.147 -1.6 4 0 GDP
Lance Berkman LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .348 1.103 19 9 0.040 0.74 0.069 -0.029 0.2 1 0
Moises Alou RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .362 1.016 11 10 0.041 1.18 0.101 -0.060 0.6 3 0
Richard Hidalgo CF 4 1 3 1 0 0 .273 .816 10 7 0.111 1.55 0.167 -0.056 1.5 5 0
Vinny Castilla 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .260 .772 10 9 0.075 1.58 0.184 -0.109 0.6 0 2 2B
Brad Ausmus C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .204 .571 8 6 -0.019 1.18 0.062 -0.081 -0.1 3 0
Dave Mlicki P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .200 7 5 -0.084 1.52 0.000 -0.084 -1.0 0 0 SH
   Mendy Lopez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .856 4 3 -0.014 0.53 0.000 -0.014 -0.2
   Nelson Cruz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Octavio Dotel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .182 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Orlando Merced PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .284 .868 5 4 -0.076 2.92 0.000 -0.076 -0.3
Team Totals 36 5 11 4 1 5 .306 .658 118 82 -0.131 1.28 0.772 -0.904 0.1 24 6
2B: V Castilla (26, off G Maddux).
SH: D Mlicki (2, off G Maddux).
TB: R Hidalgo 3; C Biggio 2; V Castilla 2; M Alou 2; B Ausmus; J Lugo; L Berkman.
GIDP: J Bagwell (16).
RBI: V Castilla 2 (61); R Hidalgo (57); C Biggio (51).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 2. V Castilla-C Biggio-J Bagwell 2.

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Marcus Giles 2B 4 1 1 3 0 0 .275 .771 17 9 0.226 2.23 0.438 -0.213 0.6 3 1 HR,GDP
B.J. Surhoff LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .271 .713 17 11 -0.023 0.84 0.039 -0.061 -0.1 2 0
Chipper Jones 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .316 1.030 18 8 0.017 0.92 0.065 -0.048 0.2 0 1
Brian Jordan RF 4 2 2 2 0 0 .288 .816 15 9 0.119 1.28 0.225 -0.106 1.0 4 0 HR,GDP
Ken Caminiti 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .248 .797 17 8 0.005 0.90 0.061 -0.055 0.1 6 0
   Wes Helms 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .712 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Andruw Jones CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .257 .780 19 11 0.114 1.08 0.137 -0.023 0.9 5 0 HBP
Rey Sanchez SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 .300 .679 9 7 -0.055 1.55 0.047 -0.101 -0.6 0 5 SF
Paul Bako C 3 1 0 0 1 0 .187 .626 11 7 -0.039 1.50 0.059 -0.098 -0.6 5 1
Greg Maddux P 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .382 5 0 0.078 1.60 0.078 0.000 0.7 0 2 HBP
   Dave Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .316 .789 5 3 -0.073 3.13 0.000 -0.073 -0.5
   Steve Reed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Smoltz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Steve Karsay P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 27 6 6 6 5 3 .222 .816 133 73 0.369 1.36 1.149 -0.778 1.7 27 10
HR: B Jordan (17, off D Mlicki; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF); M Giles (3, off N Cruz; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: R Sanchez (5, off D Mlicki).
HBP: A Jones (3, by D Mlicki); G Maddux (1, by D Mlicki).
TB: B Jordan 5; M Giles 4; R Sanchez; C Jones; B Surhoff.
GIDP: B Jordan (10); M Giles (4).
RBI: M Giles 3 (13); B Jordan 2 (69); R Sanchez (29).
2-out RBI: M Giles 3.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Sanchez-M Giles-K Caminiti.
E: M Giles (1).

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
Dave Mlicki 5 4 3 3 3 1 1 6.52 23 83 42 28 5 9 4 12 4 1 45 -0.033 1.40 -0.3
Nelson Cruz, BS (2), L (2-2) 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 3.79 9 41 24 11 7 6 2 2 1 1 0 0 -0.370 1.57 -1.9
Octavio Dotel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.62 3 9 7 7 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.034 0.44 0.5
Team Totals 8 6 6 6 5 3 2 6.75 35 133 73 46 12 15 7 16 5 2 45 0 0 -0.369 1.28 -1.7

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
Greg Maddux, W (15-6) 6 11 5 4 0 3 0 2.68 28 83 57 33 7 17 12 13 6 0 35 -0.264 1.14 -1.8
Steve Reed, H (10) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.60 4 19 14 8 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.099 1.35 0.5
John Smoltz, H (3) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.46 3 7 5 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.125 1.61 0.5
Steve Karsay, S (6) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.54 3 9 6 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.171 2.19 0.5
Team Totals 9 11 5 4 1 5 0 4.00 38 118 82 50 10 22 13 19 6 0 35 0 0 0.131 1.36 -0.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: D Mlicki 2 (11; A Jones, G Maddux).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Reynolds, 1B - Ron Barnes, 2B - Mike Everitt, 3B - John Shulock.
Time of Game: 2:44.
Attendance: 35,648.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 80° F, Wind 6mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Atlanta Braves
1 Craig Biggio 2B 1 Marcus Giles 2B
2 Julio Lugo SS 2 B.J. Surhoff LF
3 Jeff Bagwell 1B 3 Chipper Jones 3B
4 Lance Berkman LF 4 Brian Jordan RF
5 Moises Alou RF 5 Ken Caminiti 1B
6 Richard Hidalgo CF 6 Andruw Jones CF
7 Vinny Castilla 3B 7 Rey Sanchez SS
8 Brad Ausmus C 8 Paul Bako C
9 Dave Mlicki P 9 Greg Maddux P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 3-5 2 12- 4,(2-1)  RRR ATL M. Giles N. Cruz 44% 70% Home Run; Sanchez Scores; Bako Scores
b3 1-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR ATL B. Jordan D. Mlicki 19% 74% Home Run (LF-CF); Surhoff Scores
t4 2-3 0 12- 2,(0-1)  RR HOU V. Castilla G. Maddux -18% 32% Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Alou Scores; Hidalgo Scores
b4 3-5 1 12- 3,(1-1)  OO ATL M. Giles D. Mlicki -11% 26% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t4 1-3 0 12- 1,(0-0)  R HOU R. Hidalgo G. Maddux -11% 50% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Berkman Scores; Alou to 2B

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' Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU C. Biggio G. Maddux -3% 47% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Lugo G. Maddux -8% 38% Single to 2B (Bunt); Biggio to 3B/Adv on E4 (throw)
t1 0-0 0 1-3 6,(3-2)  ROO HOU J. Bagwell G. Maddux 6% 44% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Biggio Scores/unER
t1 1-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU L. Berkman G. Maddux 1% 45% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Dave Mlicki facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL M. Giles D. Mlicki -2% 43% Lineout: CF
b1 0-1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O ATL B. Surhoff D. Mlicki -2% 41% Popfly: SS
b1 0-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O ATL C. Jones D. Mlicki -1% 40% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Greg Maddux facing 5-6-7
t2 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU M. Alou G. Maddux -3% 37% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t2 1-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  HOU R. Hidalgo G. Maddux -5% 32% Single (Ground Ball); Alou to 2B
t2 1-0 0 12- 5,(1-2)  O HOU V. Castilla G. Maddux 5% 37% Flyball: RF
t2 1-0 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O HOU B. Ausmus G. Maddux 3% 40% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Alou to 3B
t2 1-0 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O HOU D. Mlicki G. Maddux 5% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Dave Mlicki facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  ATL B. Jordan D. Mlicki 4% 49% Single (Ground Ball)
b2 0-1 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  ATL K. Caminiti D. Mlicki 6% 55% Walk; Jordan to 2B
b2 0-1 0 12- 3,(1-1)  ATL A. Jones D. Mlicki 8% 63% Hit By Pitch; Jordan to 3B; Caminiti to 2B
b2 0-1 0 123 1,(0-0)  RO ATL R. Sanchez D. Mlicki -4% 59% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (CF-RF); Jordan Scores
b2 1-1 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O ATL P. Bako D. Mlicki -5% 54% Lineout: SS
b2 1-1 2 12- 4,(3-0)  ATL G. Maddux D. Mlicki 3% 58% Walk; Caminiti to 3B; Jones to 2B
b2 1-1 2 123 5,(3-1)  O ATL M. Giles D. Mlicki -8% 50% Lineout: SS
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Braves' Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
t3 1-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Biggio G. Maddux 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU J. Lugo G. Maddux 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU J. Bagwell G. Maddux 1% 56% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Dave Mlicki facing 2-3-4
b3 1-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  ATL B. Surhoff D. Mlicki 4% 60% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b3 1-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O ATL C. Jones D. Mlicki -4% 56% Popfly: SS
b3 1-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR ATL B. Jordan D. Mlicki 19% 74% Home Run (LF-CF); Surhoff Scores
b3 3-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL K. Caminiti D. Mlicki -1% 73% Flyball: CF
b3 3-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL A. Jones D. Mlicki -1% 72% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 3.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Braves' Greg Maddux facing 4-5-6
t4 1-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  HOU L. Berkman G. Maddux -4% 68% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t4 1-3 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  HOU M. Alou G. Maddux -7% 61% Single to LF (Line Drive); Berkman to 2B
t4 1-3 0 12- 1,(0-0)  R HOU R. Hidalgo G. Maddux -11% 50% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Berkman Scores; Alou to 2B
t4 2-3 0 12- 2,(0-1)  RR HOU V. Castilla G. Maddux -18% 32% Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Alou Scores; Hidalgo Scores
t4 4-3 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  HOU B. Ausmus G. Maddux -6% 26% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Castilla to 3B
t4 4-3 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  O HOU D. Mlicki G. Maddux 4% 29% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Ausmus to 2B
t4 4-3 1 -23 3,(2-0)  R HOU C. Biggio G. Maddux -7% 22% Single to LF (Line Drive); Castilla Scores; Ausmus to 3B
t4 5-3 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Lugo G. Maddux 5% 28% Strikeout Swinging
t4 5-3 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O HOU J. Bagwell G. Maddux 4% 32% Flyball: CF
4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-5, Astros' Dave Mlicki facing 7-8-9
b4 3-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  ATL R. Sanchez D. Mlicki 5% 37% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
b4 3-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O ATL P. Bako D. Mlicki -4% 32% Flyball: LF
b4 3-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  ATL G. Maddux D. Mlicki 5% 37% Hit By Pitch; Sanchez to 2B
b4 3-5 1 12- 3,(1-1)  OO ATL M. Giles D. Mlicki -11% 26% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 3.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-3, Braves' Greg Maddux facing 4-5-6
t5 5-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU L. Berkman G. Maddux 2% 27% Flyball: LF
t5 5-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU M. Alou G. Maddux 1% 29% Flyball: LF
t5 5-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU R. Hidalgo G. Maddux -1% 28% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t5 5-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU V. Castilla G. Maddux 2% 30% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-5, Astros' Dave Mlicki facing 2-3-4
b5 3-5 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O ATL B. Surhoff D. Mlicki -3% 26% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b5 3-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  ATL C. Jones D. Mlicki 4% 30% Walk
b5 3-5 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O ATL B. Jordan D. Mlicki -4% 26% Flyball: CF
b5 3-5 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O ATL K. Caminiti D. Mlicki -3% 23% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 3.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-3, Braves' Greg Maddux facing 8-9-1
t6 5-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Ausmus G. Maddux 2% 25% Popfly: 1B
Mendy Lopez pinch hits for Dave Mlicki (P) batting 9th
t6 5-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU M. Lopez G. Maddux 1% 26% Groundout: P-1B
t6 5-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Biggio G. Maddux 1% 27% Groundout: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-5, Astros' Nelson Cruz facing 6-7-8
Nelson Cruz replaces Mendy Lopez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 3-5 0 --- 7,(3-2)  ATL A. Jones N. Cruz 6% 33% Walk
b6 3-5 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O ATL R. Sanchez N. Cruz -5% 27% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b6 3-5 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  ATL P. Bako N. Cruz 6% 33% Walk; Sanchez to 2B
Dave Martinez pinch hits for Greg Maddux (P) batting 9th
b6 3-5 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O ATL D. Martinez N. Cruz -7% 26% Strikeout Swinging
b6 3-5 2 12- 4,(2-1)  RRR ATL M. Giles N. Cruz 44% 70% Home Run; Sanchez Scores; Bako Scores
b6 6-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL B. Surhoff N. Cruz -1% 69% Popfly: SS
3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 6.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-6, Braves' Steve Reed facing 2-3-4
Steve Reed replaces Dave Martinez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 5-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Lugo S. Reed 4% 73% Strikeout Swinging
t7 5-6 1 --- 7,(1-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell S. Reed 3% 76% Flyball: RF
t7 5-6 2 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU L. Berkman S. Reed -2% 74% Walk
t7 5-6 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O HOU M. Alou S. Reed 5% 78% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-5, Astros' Nelson Cruz facing 3-4-5
b7 6-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  ATL C. Jones N. Cruz 3% 81% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b7 6-5 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO ATL B. Jordan N. Cruz -6% 75% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b7 6-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL K. Caminiti N. Cruz -1% 74% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 6.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-6, Braves' John Smoltz facing 6-7-8
John Smoltz replaces Steve Reed pitching and batting 9th
Wes Helms replaces Ken Caminiti playing 1B batting 5th
t8 5-6 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU R. Hidalgo J. Smoltz 6% 79% Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
t8 5-6 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU V. Castilla J. Smoltz 4% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 5-6 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Ausmus J. Smoltz 3% 86% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-5, Astros' Octavio Dotel facing 6-7-8
Octavio Dotel replaces Nelson Cruz pitching and batting 9th
b8 6-5 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O ATL A. Jones O. Dotel -1% 85% Flyball: CF
b8 6-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O ATL R. Sanchez O. Dotel -1% 84% Foul Flyball: RF
b8 6-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL P. Bako O. Dotel -1% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 6.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-6, Braves' Steve Karsay facing 9-1-2
Steve Karsay replaces John Smoltz pitching and batting 9th
Orlando Merced pinch hits for Octavio Dotel (P) batting 9th
t9 5-6 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU O. Merced S. Karsay 8% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t9 5-6 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU C. Biggio S. Karsay 6% 96% Flyball: CF
Daryle Ward pinch hits for Julio Lugo (SS) batting 2nd
t9 5-6 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU D. Ward S. Karsay 4% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 6.

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  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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