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Scores
Standings
TBD
@BAL		6
3
OAK
@CHW		14
0
ANA
@DET		2
11
SEA
@TOR		9
4
PIT
@ARI		2
9
MIL
@COL		5
8
ATL
@HOU		4
0
FLA
@STL		7
3
Monday, May 18, 1998 12:37
, Astrodome
Attendance: 22,119, Time of Game: 2:47
Braves
4
32-13
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
 at Astros
0
27-16
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
W: Tom Glavine (6-2)
L: Mike Hampton (6-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          1  2  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    4 12  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  1

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Walt Weiss SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .358 .918 16 11 -0.060 0.55 0.012 -0.072 -1.4 0 2 SH
Tony Graffanino 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 .225 .642 22 12 -0.008 0.46 0.040 -0.048 -1.0 3 3 2B
Chipper Jones 3B 5 0 3 0 0 1 .337 1.067 21 14 0.008 0.46 0.039 -0.031 0.6 1 2
Andres Galarraga 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 .315 1.032 20 11 0.016 0.65 0.087 -0.071 -1.0 6 0 GDP
Javy Lopez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .294 .929 16 10 -0.046 0.42 0.000 -0.046 -1.0 11 0
Andruw Jones CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .226 .699 18 15 0.020 0.42 0.040 -0.019 0.3 1 0 2B
Gerald Williams RF 4 2 2 0 0 0 .254 .658 9 8 0.116 0.52 0.125 -0.009 1.2 4 0
Danny Bautista LF 2 0 1 2 1 0 .261 .681 14 8 0.100 0.65 0.103 -0.004 1.3 1 0 2B,SF
Tom Glavine P 3 0 1 1 0 0 .150 .350 3 3 0.010 0.47 0.014 -0.004 0.2 0 1
   Michael Tucker PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293 .953 6 2 0.002 0.28 0.002 0.000 0.3
   Mike Cather P 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
Team Totals 36 4 12 4 2 6 .333 .776 145 94 0.158 0.51 0.462 -0.304 -0.5 27 8
2B: A Jones (5, off B Scanlan); D Bautista (2, off M Hampton); T Graffanino (5, off M Hampton).
SF: D Bautista (1, off M Hampton).
SH: W Weiss (5, off M Hampton).
TB: C Jones 3; A Jones 3; D Bautista 2; T Graffanino 2; G Williams 2; T Glavine; A Galarraga; W Weiss.
GIDP: A Galarraga (5).
RBI: D Bautista 2 (3); A Galarraga (38); T Glavine (2).
2-out RBI: A Galarraga.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 12.

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Craig Biggio 2B 4 0 2 0 1 1 .321 .927 20 13 0.125 1.10 0.184 -0.059 0.8 3 4 2B
Derek Bell RF 4 0 0 0 1 3 .329 .919 23 14 -0.068 1.25 0.039 -0.108 -1.2 1 0
Moises Alou LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .327 1.022 22 15 -0.147 1.38 0.000 -0.147 -1.6 3 0
Sean Berry 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .289 .878 13 9 -0.139 1.31 0.000 -0.139 -1.5 1 2
Richard Hidalgo CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .255 .649 16 12 -0.122 1.20 0.000 -0.122 -1.3 1 0
Ricky Gutierrez SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .322 .790 15 8 0.024 0.44 0.043 -0.019 0.2 2 7
   Billy Wagner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bill Spiers 1B-SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 .253 .703 16 10 -0.046 0.68 0.012 -0.058 -0.7 10 0
Brad Ausmus C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .207 .655 12 7 -0.002 0.66 0.044 -0.045 0.1 6 1
Mike Hampton P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .217 .525 8 5 0.022 0.76 0.039 -0.018 0.2 0 2
   Tim Bogar PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .114 .386 5 4 -0.030 1.29 0.000 -0.030 -0.4
   Bob Scanlan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   C.J. Nitkowski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jack Howell 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .873 2 2 0.041 0.50 0.041 0.000 0.9 0 0 2B
Team Totals 34 0 7 0 4 11 .206 .554 152 99 -0.342 0.99 0.402 -0.745 -4.5 27 16
2B: C Biggio (17, off T Glavine); J Howell (5, off K Ligtenberg).
TB: C Biggio 3; J Howell 2; M Hampton; B Ausmus; R Gutierrez; B Spiers.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Biggio-R Gutierrez-B Spiers.
E: R Hidalgo (2).

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
Tom Glavine, W (6-2) 7 5 0 0 4 8 0 2.17 30 124 78 46 14 18 8 10 4 0 71 0.296 1.11 3.5
Mike Cather 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.13 3 11 8 5 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.028 0.37 0.5
Kerry Ligtenberg 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 3.43 5 17 13 3 7 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.018 0.62 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 0 0 4 11 0 0.00 38 152 99 54 22 23 10 13 5 0 71 0 0 0.342 0.51 4.5

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
Mike Hampton, L (6-2) 7 11 4 3 0 3 0 2.48 31 95 66 48 8 10 17 11 7 0 44 -0.170 0.61 -0.5
Bob Scanlan 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.22 4 19 11 5 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.16 0.0
C.J. Nitkowski 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.21 2 11 6 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0.008 0.34 0.5
Billy Wagner 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.16 3 20 11 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.004 0.04 0.5
Team Totals 9 12 4 3 2 6 0 3.00 40 145 94 62 17 15 19 13 9 0 44 2 0 -0.158 0.99 0.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Charlie Reliford, 2B - Paul Schrieber, 3B - Ed Montague.
Time of Game: 2:47.
Attendance: 22,119.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         Houston Astros
1 Walt Weiss SS 1 Craig Biggio 2B
2 Tony Graffanino 2B 2 Derek Bell RF
3 Chipper Jones 3B 3 Moises Alou LF
4 Andres Galarraga 1B 4 Sean Berry 3B
5 Javy Lopez C 5 Richard Hidalgo CF
6 Andruw Jones CF 6 Ricky Gutierrez SS
7 Gerald Williams RF 7 Bill Spiers 1B
8 Danny Bautista LF 8 Brad Ausmus C
9 Tom Glavine P 9 Mike Hampton P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 0-3 0 1-- 10,(3-2)  HOU C. Biggio T. Glavine -11% 62% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Hampton to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 5,(3-1)  R ATL A. Galarraga M. Hampton 9% 57% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Graffanino Scores
t2 1-0 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  R ATL D. Bautista M. Hampton 8% 81% Double to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Jones Scores; Williams to 3B
t2 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  ATL G. Williams M. Hampton 8% 72% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Jones to 3B
b3 0-3 1 123 4,(1-2)  O HOU S. Berry T. Glavine 8% 74% Strikeout Swinging

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, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mike Hampton facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL W. Weiss M. Hampton -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  ATL T. Graffanino M. Hampton 4% 52% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O ATL C. Jones M. Hampton -3% 49% Groundout: SS-1B; Graffanino to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 5,(3-1)  R ATL A. Galarraga M. Hampton 9% 57% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Graffanino Scores
t1 1-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O ATL J. Lopez M. Hampton -2% 55% Lineout: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU C. Biggio T. Glavine -4% 52% Walk
b1 0-1 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O HOU D. Bell T. Glavine 4% 55% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-1 1 1-- 6,(1-2)  O HOU M. Alou T. Glavine 3% 58% Flyball: RF
b1 0-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O HOU S. Berry T. Glavine 2% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Mike Hampton facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- 9,(2-2)  ATL A. Jones M. Hampton 3% 64% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
t2 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  ATL G. Williams M. Hampton 8% 72% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Jones to 3B
t2 1-0 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  R ATL D. Bautista M. Hampton 8% 81% Double to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Jones Scores; Williams to 3B
t2 2-0 0 -23 1,(0-0)  RO ATL T. Glavine M. Hampton 1% 81% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Williams Scores; Bautista to 3B
t2 3-0 1 --3 2,(1-0)  O ATL W. Weiss M. Hampton -4% 78% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t2 3-0 2 --3 6,(3-2)  O ATL T. Graffanino M. Hampton -2% 75% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 5-6-7
b2 0-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo T. Glavine 2% 77% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU R. Gutierrez T. Glavine 1% 79% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b2 0-3 2 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU B. Spiers T. Glavine -1% 78% Single to CF (Pop Fly)
b2 0-3 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O HOU B. Ausmus T. Glavine 2% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Mike Hampton facing 3-4-5
t3 3-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  ATL C. Jones M. Hampton 2% 82% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t3 3-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO ATL A. Galarraga M. Hampton -4% 78% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t3 3-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL J. Lopez M. Hampton -1% 77% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 9-1-2
b3 0-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU M. Hampton T. Glavine -4% 73% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b3 0-3 0 1-- 10,(3-2)  HOU C. Biggio T. Glavine -11% 62% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Hampton to 3B
b3 0-3 0 -23 6,(3-2)  HOU D. Bell T. Glavine -4% 58% Walk
b3 0-3 0 123 5,(2-2)  O HOU M. Alou T. Glavine 8% 66% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
b3 0-3 1 123 4,(1-2)  O HOU S. Berry T. Glavine 8% 74% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-3 2 123 4,(1-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo T. Glavine 8% 82% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Mike Hampton facing 6-7-8
t4 3-0 0 --- 5,(0-2)  O ATL A. Jones M. Hampton -1% 80% Strikeout Swinging
t4 3-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  ATL G. Williams M. Hampton 4% 85% Single to CF (Line Drive); Williams to 3B/Adv on E8
t4 3-0 1 --3 3,(1-1)  RO ATL D. Bautista M. Hampton 2% 86% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Williams Scores/unER
t4 4-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL T. Glavine M. Hampton -0% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 6-7-8
b4 0-4 0 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU R. Gutierrez T. Glavine -3% 83% Walk
b4 0-4 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Spiers T. Glavine 3% 86% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Ausmus T. Glavine 2% 88% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b4 0-4 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU M. Hampton T. Glavine 2% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Astros' Mike Hampton facing 1-2-3
t5 4-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  ATL W. Weiss M. Hampton 1% 91% Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
t5 4-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O ATL T. Graffanino M. Hampton -1% 90% Lineout: LF
t5 4-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  ATL C. Jones M. Hampton 1% 91% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Weiss to 2B
t5 4-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O ATL A. Galarraga M. Hampton -1% 90% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t5 4-0 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O ATL J. Lopez M. Hampton -2% 88% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
b5 0-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Biggio T. Glavine 2% 90% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
b5 0-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU D. Bell T. Glavine 1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 0-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU M. Alou T. Glavine 1% 92% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Astros' Mike Hampton facing 6-7-8
t6 4-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL A. Jones M. Hampton -1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t6 4-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL G. Williams M. Hampton -0% 91% Popfly: SS
t6 4-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL D. Bautista M. Hampton -0% 91% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 4-5-6
b6 0-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU S. Berry T. Glavine 2% 92% Flyball: LF
b6 0-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo T. Glavine 1% 94% Strikeout Looking
b6 0-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU R. Gutierrez T. Glavine -1% 93% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
b6 0-4 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU B. Spiers T. Glavine 2% 94% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Astros' Mike Hampton facing 9-1-2
t7 4-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  ATL T. Glavine M. Hampton 1% 95% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t7 4-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O ATL W. Weiss M. Hampton -0% 95% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Glavine to 2B
t7 4-0 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O ATL T. Graffanino M. Hampton -1% 94% Fielder's Choice P; Glavine out at 3B/P-SS-2B-3B
t7 4-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  ATL C. Jones M. Hampton 1% 94% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Graffanino to 3B
t7 4-0 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O ATL A. Galarraga M. Hampton -1% 93% Groundout: C-1B (Short 1B Line)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 8-9-1
b7 0-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU B. Ausmus T. Glavine -3% 90% Walk
Tim Bogar pinch hits for Mike Hampton (P) batting 9th
b7 0-4 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O HOU T. Bogar T. Glavine 3% 93% Strikeout Swinging
b7 0-4 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU C. Biggio T. Glavine -3% 90% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Ausmus to 2B
b7 0-4 1 12- 7,(3-2)  O HOU D. Bell T. Glavine 4% 93% Strikeout Swinging
b7 0-4 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O HOU M. Alou T. Glavine 3% 97% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Astros' Bob Scanlan facing 5-6-7
Bob Scanlan replaces Tim Bogar (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O ATL J. Lopez B. Scanlan -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 4-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  ATL A. Jones B. Scanlan 1% 97% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t8 4-0 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O ATL G. Williams B. Scanlan -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B; Jones to 3B
t8 4-0 2 --3 6,(3-2)  ATL D. Bautista B. Scanlan 0% 97% Walk
C.J. Nitkowski replaces Bob Scanlan pitching and batting 9th
Michael Tucker pinch hits for Tom Glavine (P) batting 9th
t8 4-0 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  ATL M. Tucker C. Nitkowski 0% 97% Walk; Bautista to 2B
t8 4-0 2 123 5,(1-2)  O ATL W. Weiss C. Nitkowski -1% 96% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Braves' Mike Cather facing 4-5-6
Mike Cather replaces Michael Tucker (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 0-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU S. Berry M. Cather 2% 97% Flyball: CF
b8 0-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo M. Cather 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 0-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU R. Gutierrez M. Cather 0% 99% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Astros' Billy Wagner facing 2-3-4
Billy Wagner replaces Ricky Gutierrez (SS) pitching and batting 6th
Jack Howell replaces C.J. Nitkowski (P) playing 1B batting 9th
Bill Spiers moves from 1B to SS
t9 4-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL T. Graffanino B. Wagner -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t9 4-0 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O ATL C. Jones B. Wagner -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
t9 4-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL A. Galarraga B. Wagner -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Braves' Kerry Ligtenberg facing 7-8-9
Kerry Ligtenberg replaces Mike Cather pitching and batting 9th
b9 0-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU B. Spiers K. Ligtenberg 1% 99% Strikeout Looking
b9 0-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU B. Ausmus K. Ligtenberg -1% 98% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b9 0-4 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU J. Howell K. Ligtenberg -4% 94% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Ausmus to 3B
b9 0-4 1 -23 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Biggio K. Ligtenberg 4% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b9 0-4 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O HOU D. Bell K. Ligtenberg 2% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0.

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