August 9, 2002 Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 5
@BOS 4 CHW 10
SEA 2 TEX 3
@CLE 2 DET 3
BAL 0 KCR 5
TBD 4
(12) OAK 3
@NYY 2
(16) TOR 5
ANA 4 ARI 2
FLA 1 CIN 12
SDP 10 COL 2
CHC 0 ATL 6
@HOU 5
(13) LAD 7
PHI 6 MON 11
@MIL 4 PIT 4
@SFG 3 NYM 2
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 41,416

Friday, August 9, 2002
Time of Game: 4:32

Braves

76-39

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12  13    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Braves          0  1  1   0  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  0   1    6 15  2
Astros          0  0  0   2  0  3   0  0  0   0  0  0   0    5 13  0

W: T Spooneybarger (1-0), L: N Cruz (1-6), S: J Smoltz (41)

Astros

59-55

Lost 2

2nd, 2 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS                   7   1   2   1    0   3  .282  .726   28    6   5   HR
M Franco 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .359  .999   11    6   0   2B
  J Franco PH-1B              3   1   1   0    0   1  .289  .763    6    3   0   
G Sheffield RF                5   2   2   1    2   1  .289  .870   31    4   0   HR
C Jones LF                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .318  .927   10    1   0   2·2B
  D Bragg PR-LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .706         0   0   
  V Castilla PH-3B            3   1   1   1    0   0  .231  .615    7    1   0   
A Jones CF                    6   0   2   1    1   2  .261  .859   20    8   0   2·2B
W Helms 3B-LF                 6   0   2   1    0   3  .249  .706   25    0   4   SF
M DeRosa 2B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .305  .793   22    3   4   HBP,SF
H Blanco C                    4   0   1   0    2   0  .197  .580   19    7   1   2B,IW
D Moss P                      2   0   0   0    0   2  .059  .223    9    0   0   SH
  K Ligtenberg P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Foster P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Lockhart PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .632    3    0   0   
  A Lopez P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
  S Torrealba PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    8    0   0   
  C Hammond P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   1   
  T Spooneybarger P           1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  J Smoltz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       50   6  15   6    6  15              203   39  15

BATTING

2B: H Blanco (7, off W Miller); A Jones 2 (25, off B Wagner, off W Miller); M Franco (10, off W Miller); C Jones 2 (24, 2 off W Miller).

HR: G Sheffield (20, off N Cruz; 13th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); R Furcal (5, off W Miller; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: W Helms (6, off B Wagner); M DeRosa (3, off W Miller).

SH: D Moss (4, off W Miller).

IBB: H Blanco (2, by B Wagner).

HBP: M DeRosa (2, by J Mann).

TB: G Sheffield 5; R Furcal 5; C Jones 4; A Jones 4; M Franco 2; W Helms 2; H Blanco 2; V Castilla; J Franco; M DeRosa.

RBI: A Jones (71); G Sheffield (66); V Castilla (48); M DeRosa (12); W Helms (22); R Furcal (35).

Team LOB: 15.

With RISP: 5 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 4. M DeRosa-R Furcal-M Franco 2; R Furcal-M DeRosa-J Franco; H Blanco-R Furcal-M DeRosa.

E: J Franco (4); R Furcal (20).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Lugo SS                     6   1   4   2    1   0  .256  .696   32    1   3   HR,2·SB
C Biggio 2B                   6   0   1   0    1   2  .271  .780   33    2   4   
O Merced LF-RF                7   1   3   0    0   1  .316  .857   29    5   1   3B,2·2B,GDP
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   0   0    2   0  .281  .898   29    9   1   GDP,IW
R Hidalgo RF-CF               5   1   0   0    1   0  .241  .744   21    2   0   
J Vizcaino 3B                 4   0   1   1    2   0  .295  .704   26    0   2   IW
J Lane CF                     5   1   2   1    0   0  .250  .641   11    4   0   2B
  G Blum PH-LF                1   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .797    9    0   0   
B Ausmus C                    5   1   2   0    1   0  .261  .707   14   16   0   2B,IW
W Miller P                    2   0   0   1    0   0  .216  .454    7    0   0   SF,2·GDP
  R Stone P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  O Dotel P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Ward PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .732    2    0   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Mann P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  L Berkman PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .289  .990    4    0   0   
  N Cruz P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .083         0   0   
  G Zaun PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .569    6    0   0   
Totals                       48   5  13   5    8   6              223   39  12

BATTING

2B: O Merced 2 (10, off T Spooneybarger, off J Smoltz); B Ausmus (14, off D Moss); J Lane (1, off D Moss).

3B: O Merced (1, off D Moss).

HR: J Lugo (8, off D Moss; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).

SF: W Miller (1, off D Moss).

IBB: J Vizcaino (2, by T Spooneybarger); B Ausmus (3, by D Moss); J Bagwell (4, by T Spooneybarger).

TB: O Merced 7; J Lugo 7; B Ausmus 3; J Lane 3; C Biggio; J Vizcaino.

GIDP: W Miller 2 (2); J Bagwell (11); O Merced (5).

RBI: J Lugo 2 (35); W Miller (1); J Lane (1); J Vizcaino (18).

2-out RBI: J Lugo 2.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Merced-B Ausmus.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Lugo 2 (9, 2nd base off T Spooneybarger/H Blanco, 2nd base off D Moss/H Blanco).

PITCHING

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Moss                         5.2  10   5   5    4   1   1   3.25   28   95-54   39· 5·10    6· 7· 9· 1     26    -     1.44  -0.28
K Ligtenberg                   0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.55    1    2-2     1· 1· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.18   0.00
J Foster                       1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    5   23-11    6· 3· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.25   0.01
A Lopez                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.82    3    7-6     4· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
C Hammond                      2     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.19    6   22-13    9· 0· 4    3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    2.14   0.28
T Spooneybarger, W (1-0)       2     1   0   0    3   3   0   3.06   10   41-21   14· 6· 1    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    3.34   0.28
J Smoltz, S (41)               1     2   0   0    0   1   0   3.88    4   26-17   10· 5· 2    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    3.00   0.21
Totals                        13    13   5   5    8   6   1          57  216-124  83·20·21   13·15·14· 1           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Miller                       6.1  10   2   2    4   6   1   4.20   32  101-64   41·10·13    8· 6· 8· 0     47    -     1.36   0.03
R Stone, H (10)                0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.02    2   10-7     3· 2· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.05   0.14
O Dotel, H (23)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.12    3    6-3     3· 0· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.61   0.05
B Wagner, BS (6)               1     3   3   3    2   1   0   3.11    8   27-15   11· 3· 1    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    3.46  -0.32
J Mann                         2     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.06    8   30-22   13· 5· 4    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.28   0.28
N Cruz, L (1-6)                2     1   1   1    0   5   1   4.58    7   29-21    5· 5·11    0· 0· 1· 1          0-0    1.39  -0.15
Totals                        13    15   6   6    6  15   2          60  203-132  76·25·31   16·10·11· 1          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: T Spooneybarger 2 (5; J Bagwell, J Vizcaino); D Moss (4; B Ausmus); B Wagner (5; H Blanco).

HBP: J Mann (4; M DeRosa).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Miller, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Bill Hohn, 3B - Lance Barksdale.

Time of Game: 4:32.

Attendance: 41,416.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Houston Astros                       
1. R Furcal             SS    1. J Lugo               SS 
2. M Franco             1B    2. C Biggio             2B 
3. G Sheffield          RF    3. O Merced             LF 
4. C Jones              LF    4. J Bagwell            1B 
5. A Jones              CF    5. R Hidalgo            RF 
6. W Helms              3B    6. J Vizcaino           3B 
7. M DeRosa             2B    7. J Lane               CF 
8. H Blanco             C     8. B Ausmus             C  
9. D Moss               P     9. W Miller             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t13   0  5-5  ---  6   33%  83% G Sheffield     N Cruz          Home Run
   t 9   0  5-3  1-3  2   30%  61% A Jones         B Wagner        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Sheffield Scores; Castilla to 3B
   t 9   1  5-5  --3  1  -19%  48% M DeRosa        B Wagner        Groundout: SS-1B
   b 4   1  2-1  12-  1  -18%  34% J Lane          D Moss          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Hidalgo Scores; Vizcaino to 3B
   t 6   1  2-2  1-3  4  -17%  42% M Franco        W Miller        Fly Ball Double Play: LF-C

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Wade Miller facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  R Furcal        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   46%  M Franco        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   45%  G Sheffield     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Damian Moss facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   42%  J Lugo          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   45%  C Biggio        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   48%  O Merced        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  5   50%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Wade Miller facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   56%  C Jones         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  2   52%  A Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-  1   57%  W Helms         Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Jones to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   59%  M DeRosa        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Jones Scores; Helms to 2B
          -2-  5   59%  H Blanco        Walk
   O      12-  5   56%  D Moss          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Damian Moss facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   58%  R Hidalgo       Lineout: SS
   O      ---  6   60%  J Vizcaino      Popfly: SS
   O      ---  2   61%  J Lane          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Wade Miller facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  5   71%  R Furcal        Home Run
   O      ---  2   69%  M Franco        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   68%  G Sheffield     Lineout: LF
          ---  4   70%  C Jones         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          -2-  4   70%  A Jones         Walk
   O      12-  2   67%  W Helms         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Damian Moss facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   63%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   71%  W Miller        Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt C-SS-2B (Front of Home)
          ---  4   70%  J Lugo          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
          1--      69%  C Biggio        Lugo Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   73%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Wade Miller facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   75%  M DeRosa        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   73%  H Blanco        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3   70%  D Moss          Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1--  4   69%  R Furcal        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Damian Moss facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   58%  O Merced        Triple to RF (Line Drive)
   O      --3  4   64%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B
          --3  6   60%  R Hidalgo       Walk
   R      1-3  1   52%  J Vizcaino      Single to LF (Line Drive); Merced Scores; Hidalgo to 2B
   R      12-  1   34%  J Lane          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Hidalgo Scores; Vizcaino to 3B
          -23  4   33%  B Ausmus        Intentional Walk
   OO     123  2   50%  W Miller        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Wade Miller facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   58%  M Franco        Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  4   66%  G Sheffield     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Franco to 3B
          1-3  4   71%  C Jones         Walk; Sheffield to 2B
   O      123  1   62%  A Jones         Popfly: 2B
   O      123  5   53%  W Helms         Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  5   43%  M DeRosa        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Damian Moss facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   39%  J Lugo          Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   32%  C Biggio        Walk; Lugo to 2B
   OO     12-  2   45%  O Merced        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Lugo to 3B
          --3  6   43%  J Bagwell       Walk
   O      1-3  1   50%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Wade Miller facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   59%  H Blanco        Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   57%  D Moss          Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Blanco to 3B
          --3  4   60%  R Furcal        Single (Ground Ball); Blanco stays at 3B
   OO     1-3  4   42%  M Franco        Fly Ball Double Play: LF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Damian Moss facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  8   46%  J Vizcaino      Flyball: RF
          ---  3   42%  J Lane          Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   30%  B Ausmus        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Lane to 3B
   RO     -23  4   28%  W Miller        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Lane Scores
   RR     -2-  2   10%  J Lugo          Home Run (LF-CF); Ausmus Scores
                  Kerry Ligtenberg replaces Damian Moss pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   11%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 5.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Wade Miller facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   15%  G Sheffield     Walk
   O      1--  1   11%  C Jones         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Darren Bragg pinch runs for Chipper Jones batting 4th
          1--  3   20%  A Jones         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Bragg to 3B
                  Ricky Stone replaces Wade Miller pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23  5   12%  W Helms         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  5    6%  M DeRosa        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, John Foster facing 3-4-5
                  John Foster replaces Kerry Ligtenberg pitching and batting 9th; Darren Bragg moves to LF
   O      ---  9    7%  O Merced        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6    7%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3    7%  R Hidalgo       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--  4    6%  J Vizcaino      Walk; Hidalgo to 2B
   O      12-  1    7%  J Lane          Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 5.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Octavio Dotel facing 8-9-1
                  Octavio Dotel replaces Ricky Stone pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2    5%  H Blanco        Flyball: CF
                  Keith Lockhart pinch hits for John Foster batting 9th
   O      ---  3    4%  K Lockhart      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1    3%  R Furcal        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Albie Lopez facing 8-9-1
                  Albie Lopez replaces Keith Lockhart pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1    3%  B Ausmus        Flyball: CF
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Octavio Dotel batting 9th
   O      ---  2    3%  D Ward          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4    4%  J Lugo          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 5.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Billy Wagner facing 2-3-4
                  Billy Wagner replaces Daryle Ward pitching and batting 9th; Julio Franco pinch hits for Matt Franco batting 2nd
          ---  1    7%  J Franco        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
          1--  5   15%  G Sheffield     Walk; Franco to 2B
                  Vinny Castilla pinch hits for Darren Bragg batting 4th
   R      12-  4   31%  V Castilla      Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Franco Scores; Sheffield to 3B
   R      1-3  2   61%  A Jones         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Sheffield Scores; Castilla to 3B
   RO     -23  2   67%  W Helms         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Castilla Scores; Jones to 3B
   O      --3  1   48%  M DeRosa        Groundout: SS-1B
          --3  4   50%  H Blanco        Intentional Walk
                  Steve Torrealba pinch hits for Albie Lopez batting 9th
   O      1-3  8   36%  S Torrealba     Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Chris Hammond facing 2-3-4
                  Chris Hammond replaces Steve Torrealba pitching and batting 9th; Julio Franco moves to 1B; Vinny Castilla moves to 3B; Wes Helms moves to LF
   O      ---  2   42%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
          ---  4   36%  O Merced        Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to P)
   OO     1--  4   50%  J Bagwell       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 5.

Top of the 10th, Braves Batting, Tied 5-5, Jim Mann facing 1-2-3
                  Jim Mann replaces Billy Wagner pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   44%  R Furcal        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   39%  J Franco        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   36%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Chris Hammond facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   42%  R Hidalgo       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  3   46%  J Vizcaino      Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  4   50%  J Lane          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 5.

Top of the 11th, Braves Batting, Tied 5-5, Jim Mann facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   44%  V Castilla      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   39%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   42%  W Helms         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
          1--  6   47%  M DeRosa        Hit By Pitch; Helms to 2B
   O      12-  3   36%  H Blanco        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 11th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Tim Spooneybarger facing 8-9-1
                  Tim Spooneybarger replaces Chris Hammond pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   42%  B Ausmus        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  Lance Berkman pinch hits for Jim Mann batting 9th
   O      ---  4   46%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   43%  J Lugo          Walk
          1--      39%  C Biggio        Lugo Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 5.

Top of the 12th, Braves Batting, Tied 5-5, Nelson Cruz facing 9-1-2
                  Nelson Cruz replaces Lance Berkman pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   44%  T Spooneybarger Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   39%  R Furcal        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   36%  J Franco        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 12th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Tim Spooneybarger facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   19%  O Merced        Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  4   18%  J Bagwell       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   17%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: RF; Merced to 3B
          1-3  4   16%  J Vizcaino      Intentional Walk; Bagwell to 2B
                  Geoff Blum pinch hits for Jason Lane batting 7th
   O      123  9   34%  G Blum          Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  1   50%  B Ausmus        Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 5.

Top of the 13th, Braves Batting, Tied 5-5, Nelson Cruz facing 3-4-5
                  Geoff Blum moves to LF; Richard Hidalgo moves to CF; Orlando Merced moves to RF
   R      ---  6   83%  G Sheffield     Home Run
   O      ---  1   81%  V Castilla      Lineout: RF
   O      ---  5   80%  A Jones         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   79%  W Helms         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 13th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-6, John Smoltz facing 9-1-2
                  John Smoltz replaces Tim Spooneybarger pitching and batting 9th; Gregg Zaun pinch hits for Nelson Cruz batting 9th
   O      ---  6   88%  G Zaun          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   95%  J Lugo          Flyball: CF
          ---  6   90%  C Biggio        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6  100%  O Merced        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Biggio out at Hm/LF-C
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200208090

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