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SEA
@BOS		4
1
ANA
@CHW		6
13
BAL
@CLE		8
6
TEX
@DET		3
5
MIN
@NYY		4
13		 
(8)
KCR
@TBD		7
5
OAK
@TOR		8
0
FLA
@ARI		10
1
MON
@CIN		9
5
MIL
@COL		8
3
ATL
@HOU		8
6
PHI
@LAD		0
1		 
(10)
PIT
@SDP		6
3
CHC
@SFG		2
13
NYM
@STL		1
2
Saturday, September 2, 2000 7:05PM
, Enron Field
Attendance: 43,189, Time of Game: 2:52
Braves
8
80-56
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
 at Astros
6
56-79
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 21 GB
W: Greg Maddux (15-8)
L: Scott Elarton (15-5)
S: John Rocker (18)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          3  0  0   2  0  0   0  2  1    8 10  0
Astros          5  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    6 10  0

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rafael Furcal SS-2B 3 2 1 1 2 1 .289 .746 24 14 0.072 0.97 0.142 -0.070 1.0 1 5 HR,SB
Andruw Jones CF 5 1 3 3 0 0 .308 .919 17 11 0.186 0.94 0.268 -0.082 2.3 3 0 HR,2B,CS
Chipper Jones 3B 4 1 0 0 1 2 .296 .939 20 12 -0.087 0.88 0.022 -0.109 -1.0 0 3
B.J. Surhoff LF 5 1 2 0 0 2 .294 .794 18 15 -0.053 1.20 0.071 -0.125 -0.1 1 0 2B
Wally Joyner 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .271 .758 11 2 -0.018 1.12 0.044 -0.062 0.1 8 2
Brian Jordan RF 3 1 1 2 1 0 .263 .755 15 11 0.073 1.30 0.161 -0.088 1.2 0 0 2B,GDP
Keith Lockhart 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .260 .690 13 7 -0.112 1.08 0.000 -0.112 -1.4 2 2
   Andres Galarraga PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .305 .913 4 1 0.063 2.06 0.063 0.000 0.3
   George Lombard PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .095 .232 0.026 4.25 0.026 0.000 0.1 SB
   Javy Lopez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .824 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Paul Bako C 3 1 1 0 0 2 .233 .633 15 11 -0.030 0.99 0.038 -0.067 -0.4 7 0 2B
   Bobby Bonilla PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 .270 .782 7 4 0.394 4.84 0.394 0.000 1.6
   Walt Weiss PR-SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .718 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Greg Maddux P 4 0 0 0 0 1 .188 .458 12 9 -0.108 0.95 0.000 -0.108 -1.1 2 1
   Kerry Ligtenberg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Rocker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 8 10 8 6 9 .294 .988 156 97 0.406 1.24 1.229 -0.823 2.6 27 13
2B: P Bako (9, off S Elarton); A Jones (30, off S Elarton); B Jordan (22, off S Elarton); B Surhoff (36, off S Elarton).
HR: A Jones (31, off S Elarton; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); R Furcal (1, off J Cabrera; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: A Jones 7; R Furcal 4; B Surhoff 3; P Bako 2; B Jordan 2; A Galarraga; B Bonilla.
GIDP: B Jordan (11).
RBI: A Jones 3 (88); B Jordan 2 (67); B Bonilla 2 (26); R Furcal (27).
2-out RBI: B Bonilla 2; A Jones 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Furcal-W Weiss.
Baserunning
SB: R Furcal (31, 2nd base off S Elarton/M Meluskey); G Lombard (2, 2nd base off O Dotel/M Meluskey).
CS: A Jones (6, 2nd base by J Cabrera/R Chavez).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Roger Cedeno LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .252 .733 16 10 -0.090 0.67 0.000 -0.090 -1.0 0 1
Bill Spiers 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .305 .781 10 8 0.001 0.60 0.036 -0.036 -0.0 2 4
Jeff Bagwell 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .312 1.044 14 6 0.023 0.73 0.065 -0.042 0.3 9 0
Richard Hidalgo CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .275 .912 13 8 0.006 0.90 0.061 -0.055 0.1 3 0
Moises Alou RF 4 2 3 2 0 1 .368 1.083 7 6 0.202 1.40 0.270 -0.068 2.8 1 0 3·2B
Mitch Meluskey C 4 1 2 2 0 1 .295 .892 14 7 0.138 1.32 0.207 -0.070 1.0 7 1 HR
   Glen Barker PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .664 0.045 3.35 0.045 0.000 0.2 SB
   Raul Chavez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .364 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Julio Lugo SS 4 0 0 1 0 2 .254 .688 10 9 -0.243 1.56 0.016 -0.258 -1.2 1 0
Chris Truby 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .272 .796 11 11 -0.078 0.89 0.009 -0.088 -0.5 3 3
Scott Elarton P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .170 .408 12 9 -0.060 0.72 0.000 -0.060 -0.7 0 0
   Octavio Dotel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .032 .095 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jose Cabrera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tim Bogar PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .185 .554 3 3 -0.037 1.41 0.000 -0.037 -0.2
Team Totals 36 6 10 6 1 8 .278 .742 110 77 -0.093 1.06 0.709 -0.804 0.6 27 10
2B: M Alou 3 (23, 3 off G Maddux).
HR: M Meluskey (12, off G Maddux; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: M Alou 6; M Meluskey 5; B Spiers 2; R Hidalgo; J Bagwell; C Truby.
RBI: M Alou 2 (86); M Meluskey 2 (55); R Hidalgo (91); J Lugo (27).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Chavez-J Lugo; C Truby-B Spiers-J Bagwell.
Outfield Assists: R Cedeno (B Surhoff at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: G Barker (8, 2nd base off G Maddux/J Lopez).

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 (15-8) 7.1 10 6 6 1 8 1 3.35 33 96 66 40 6 20 12 11 8 1 41 -0.223 0.96 -2.0
Kerry Ligtenberg, H (10) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.48 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.204 3.39 0.8
John Rocker, S (18) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.56 3 11 9 4 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.113 1.39 0.6
Team Totals 9 10 6 6 1 8 1 6.00 37 110 77 46 7 24 12 15 9 1 41 1 0 0.094 1.24 -0.6

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
Scott Elarton, L (15-5) 7.2 7 7 7 6 8 1 4.75 34 131 80 45 13 22 6 13 6 1 39 0.055 1.15 -0.8
Octavio Dotel, BS (3) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.09 2 10 6 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 -0.391 3.36 -1.4
Jose Cabrera 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 5.71 4 15 11 5 2 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 -0.071 0.48 -0.4
Team Totals 9 10 8 8 6 9 2 8.00 40 156 97 53 17 27 7 16 7 2 39 2 2 -0.407 1.06 -2.6
Balks: G Maddux (2).
WP: S Elarton (8).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Paul Schrieber, 3B - Tim McClelland.
Time of Game: 2:52.
Attendance: 43,189.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         Houston Astros
1 Rafael Furcal SS 1 Roger Cedeno LF
2 Andruw Jones CF 2 Bill Spiers 2B
3 Chipper Jones 3B 3 Jeff Bagwell 1B
4 B.J. Surhoff LF 4 Richard Hidalgo CF
5 Wally Joyner 1B 5 Moises Alou RF
6 Brian Jordan RF 6 Mitch Meluskey C
7 Keith Lockhart 2B 7 Julio Lugo SS
8 Paul Bako C 8 Chris Truby 3B
9 Greg Maddux P 9 Scott Elarton P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 5-6 2 -23 7,(3-2)  RR ATL B. Bonilla O. Dotel 39% 69% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Jordan Scores; Lombard Scores
b8 6-7 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  OO HOU J. Lugo K. Ligtenberg 20% 82% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
t4 3-6 2 12- 4,(2-1)  RR ATL A. Jones S. Elarton 17% 36% Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Bako Scores; Furcal Scores
b1 1-3 1 12- 2,(1-0)  RR HOU M. Alou G. Maddux -16% 43% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Bagwell Scores; Hidalgo Scores
b1 3-3 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  RR HOU M. Meluskey G. Maddux -14% 30% Home Run; Alou Scores

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' Scott Elarton facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O ATL R. Furcal S. Elarton -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R ATL A. Jones S. Elarton 9% 57% Home Run
t1 1-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  ATL C. Jones S. Elarton 2% 59% Walk
t1 1-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  ATL B. Surhoff S. Elarton 5% 64% Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Jones to 3B
t1 1-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  ATL W. Joyner S. Elarton 2% 66% Wild Pitch; Surhoff to 2B
t1 1-0 1 -23 4,(3-0)  ATL W. Joyner S. Elarton 1% 67% Walk
t1 1-0 1 123 3,(0-2)  RR ATL B. Jordan S. Elarton 13% 80% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Jones Scores; Surhoff Scores; Joyner to 3B
t1 3-0 1 -23 6,(3-2)  O ATL K. Lockhart S. Elarton -5% 75% Strikeout Swinging
t1 3-0 2 -23 5,(1-2)  O ATL P. Bako S. Elarton -4% 71% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Braves' Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU R. Cedeno G. Maddux 2% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU B. Spiers G. Maddux -2% 71% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b1 0-3 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  HOU J. Bagwell G. Maddux -6% 65% Single to RF (Line Drive); Spiers to 3B
b1 0-3 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  R HOU R. Hidalgo G. Maddux -6% 59% Single to LF (Line Drive); Spiers Scores; Bagwell to 2B
b1 1-3 1 12- 2,(1-0)  RR HOU M. Alou G. Maddux -16% 43% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Bagwell Scores; Hidalgo Scores
b1 3-3 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  RR HOU M. Meluskey G. Maddux -14% 30% Home Run; Alou Scores
b1 5-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Lugo G. Maddux 1% 31% Strikeout Looking
b1 5-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU C. Truby G. Maddux -1% 30% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b1 5-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU S. Elarton G. Maddux 2% 32% Groundout: 3B-1B
5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 5.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 3-5, Astros' Scott Elarton facing 9-1-2
t2 3-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O ATL G. Maddux S. Elarton -2% 29% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 3-5 1 --- 9,(3-2)  ATL R. Furcal S. Elarton 3% 32% Walk
t2 3-5 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O ATL A. Jones S. Elarton -3% 29% Flyball: RF
t2 3-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  ATL C. Jones S. Elarton 1% 30% Furcal Steals 2B
t2 3-5 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O ATL C. Jones S. Elarton -3% 27% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-3, Braves' Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
b2 5-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU R. Cedeno G. Maddux 2% 28% Strikeout Looking
b2 5-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU B. Spiers G. Maddux 1% 30% Strikeout Looking
b2 5-3 2 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU J. Bagwell G. Maddux -1% 29% Walk
b2 5-3 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo G. Maddux 2% 31% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 5.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 3-5, Astros' Scott Elarton facing 4-5-6
t3 3-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O ATL B. Surhoff S. Elarton -3% 28% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Surhoff out at 3B/LF-2B-3B
t3 3-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O ATL W. Joyner S. Elarton -2% 26% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t3 3-5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL B. Jordan S. Elarton -1% 25% Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-3, Braves' Greg Maddux facing 5-6-7
b3 5-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU M. Alou G. Maddux -4% 21% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b3 5-3 0 -2- 4,(3-0)  O HOU M. Meluskey G. Maddux 1% 22% Groundout: 2B-1B; Alou to 3B
b3 5-3 1 --3 1,(0-0)  RO HOU J. Lugo G. Maddux -2% 20% Groundout: P-SS-1B; Alou Scores
b3 6-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Truby G. Maddux 1% 21% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 6.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Astros' Scott Elarton facing 7-8-9
t4 3-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL K. Lockhart S. Elarton -2% 18% Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
t4 3-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  ATL P. Bako S. Elarton 4% 22% Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t4 3-6 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O ATL G. Maddux S. Elarton -4% 19% Strikeout Swinging
t4 3-6 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  ATL R. Furcal S. Elarton 1% 20% Walk
t4 3-6 2 12- 4,(2-1)  RR ATL A. Jones S. Elarton 17% 36% Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Bako Scores; Furcal Scores
t4 5-6 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O ATL C. Jones S. Elarton -4% 32% Groundout: 1B unassisted
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-5, Braves' Greg Maddux facing 9-1-2
b4 6-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU S. Elarton G. Maddux 2% 35% Strikeout Looking
b4 6-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU R. Cedeno G. Maddux 2% 36% Popfly: 2B
b4 6-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU B. Spiers G. Maddux -1% 35% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b4 6-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Bagwell G. Maddux 2% 38% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 6.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-6, Astros' Scott Elarton facing 4-5-6
t5 5-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL B. Surhoff S. Elarton -3% 34% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t5 5-6 1 --- 4,(3-0)  ATL W. Joyner S. Elarton 4% 38% Walk
t5 5-6 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO ATL B. Jordan S. Elarton -8% 30% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-5, Braves' Greg Maddux facing 4-5-6
b5 6-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU R. Hidalgo G. Maddux 2% 33% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 6-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU M. Alou G. Maddux -4% 28% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
b5 6-5 1 -2- HOU M. Meluskey G. Maddux -3% 26% Balk; Alou to 3B
b5 6-5 1 --3 4,(1-2)  O HOU M. Meluskey G. Maddux 6% 32% Strikeout Looking
b5 6-5 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Lugo G. Maddux 4% 36% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 6.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-6, Astros' Scott Elarton facing 7-8-9
t6 5-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL K. Lockhart S. Elarton -4% 32% Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
t6 5-6 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O ATL P. Bako S. Elarton -3% 29% Strikeout Swinging
t6 5-6 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O ATL G. Maddux S. Elarton -2% 27% Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-5, Braves' Greg Maddux facing 8-9-1
b6 6-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Truby G. Maddux 2% 29% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 6-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU S. Elarton G. Maddux 2% 31% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 6-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU R. Cedeno G. Maddux 1% 33% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 6.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-6, Astros' Scott Elarton facing 1-2-3
t7 5-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL R. Furcal S. Elarton -5% 28% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 5-6 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O ATL A. Jones S. Elarton -3% 25% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 5-6 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O ATL C. Jones S. Elarton -2% 22% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-5, Braves' Greg Maddux facing 2-3-4
b7 6-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU B. Spiers G. Maddux 2% 25% Groundout: 1B-P
b7 6-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell G. Maddux 2% 26% Strikeout Swinging
b7 6-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU R. Hidalgo G. Maddux 1% 28% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 6.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-6, Astros' Scott Elarton facing 4-5-6
t8 5-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O ATL B. Surhoff S. Elarton -6% 22% Strikeout Looking
t8 5-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL W. Joyner S. Elarton -4% 17% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t8 5-6 2 --- 9,(3-2)  ATL B. Jordan S. Elarton 3% 21% Walk
Andres Galarraga pinch hits for Keith Lockhart (2B) batting 7th
t8 5-6 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  ATL A. Galarraga S. Elarton 6% 27% Single to LF (Line Drive); Jordan to 3B
Octavio Dotel replaces Scott Elarton pitching and batting 9th
Bobby Bonilla pinch hits for Paul Bako (C) batting 8th
George Lombard pinch runs for Andres Galarraga (PH) batting 7th
t8 5-6 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  ATL B. Bonilla O. Dotel 3% 30% Lombard Steals 2B
t8 5-6 2 -23 7,(3-2)  RR ATL B. Bonilla O. Dotel 39% 69% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Jordan Scores; Lombard Scores
Walt Weiss pinch runs for Bobby Bonilla (PH) batting 8th
t8 7-6 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O ATL G. Maddux O. Dotel -3% 66% Popfly: 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Astros 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-7, Braves' Greg Maddux facing 5-6-7
Javy Lopez replaces George Lombard (PR) playing C batting 7th
Rafael Furcal moves from SS to 2B
Walt Weiss moves from PR to SS
b8 6-7 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU M. Alou G. Maddux 7% 73% Strikeout Looking
b8 6-7 1 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU M. Meluskey G. Maddux -7% 66% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
Glen Barker pinch runs for Mitch Meluskey (C) batting 6th
b8 6-7 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Lugo G. Maddux -5% 61% Barker Steals 2B
Kerry Ligtenberg replaces Greg Maddux pitching and batting 9th
b8 6-7 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  OO HOU J. Lugo K. Ligtenberg 20% 82% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Astros 6.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-6, Astros' Jose Cabrera facing 1-2-3
Jose Cabrera replaces Octavio Dotel pitching and batting 9th
Raul Chavez replaces Glen Barker (PR) playing C batting 6th
t9 7-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  R ATL R. Furcal J. Cabrera 10% 91% Home Run
t9 8-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  ATL A. Jones J. Cabrera 1% 93% Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t9 8-6 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  OO ATL C. Jones J. Cabrera -3% 89% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Jones Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t9 8-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL B. Surhoff J. Cabrera -1% 89% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Astros 6.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-8, Braves' John Rocker facing 8-9-1
John Rocker replaces Kerry Ligtenberg pitching and batting 9th
b9 6-8 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Truby J. Rocker 6% 94% Popfly: SS
Tim Bogar pinch hits for Jose Cabrera (P) batting 9th
b9 6-8 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU T. Bogar J. Rocker 4% 98% Flyball: LF
b9 6-8 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU R. Cedeno J. Rocker 2% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Astros 6.

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