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Standings
SEA
@LAA		0
3
DET
@KCR		4
7
MIN
@TOR		2
3
CIN
@COL		1
5
ATL
@HOU		9
7
FLA
@NYM		13
4
PHI
@WSN		7
8
Thursday, September 10, 2009, 7:05PM
, Minute Maid Park
Attendance: 26,552, Time of Game: 3:11
Braves
9
72-68
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Astros
7
68-72
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Derek Lowe (14-9)
L: Roy Oswalt (8-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          3  3  0   2  1  0   0  0  0    9 16  2
Astros          1  0  3   1  0  0   0  2  0    7 13  0

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nate McLouth CF 4 2 2 1 2 0 .263 .812 19 9 0.122 0.44 0.138 -0.016 1.5 1 0 HR
Yunel Escobar SS 5 3 3 0 1 0 .304 .830 25 15 0.103 0.54 0.121 -0.017 1.4 1 6 2B,SB
Chipper Jones 3B 4 2 1 1 1 2 .268 .826 23 11 0.019 0.83 0.091 -0.072 -0.6 1 4 GDP
Brian McCann C 5 2 4 2 0 0 .277 .826 15 11 0.267 0.89 0.270 -0.003 3.7 7 0 2B
Garret Anderson LF 4 0 2 3 0 1 .280 .737 17 13 0.106 0.76 0.130 -0.024 1.4 0 0 SF
   Reid Gorecki LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .477 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Adam LaRoche 1B 5 0 1 1 0 3 .269 .824 22 15 -0.026 0.52 0.030 -0.056 -0.6 11 2
Ryan Church RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 .277 .733 11 7 -0.002 0.54 0.012 -0.013 -0.3 0 0
   Matt Diaz PH-RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 .321 .883 5 5 0.002 0.51 0.014 -0.012 -0.3 1 0
Kelly Johnson 2B 4 0 2 0 1 1 .219 .691 20 12 0.021 0.44 0.038 -0.017 0.4 3 4 2B
Derek Lowe P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .188 .438 10 8 -0.071 0.90 0.000 -0.071 -1.6 1 1
   Eric O'Flaherty P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 4 3 -0.005 0.19 0.000 -0.005 -0.2 0 0
   Peter Moylan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Brooks Conrad PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .897 1 1 -0.009 0.38 0.000 -0.009 -0.3
   Mike Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 41 9 16 9 5 11 .390 .983 172 110 0.527 0.61 0.844 -0.315 4.6 27 17
2B: B McCann (32, off R Oswalt); Y Escobar (23, off R Oswalt); K Johnson (18, off W Wright).
HR: N McLouth (18, off R Oswalt; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).
SF: G Anderson (7, off R Oswalt).
TB: B McCann 5; N McLouth 5; Y Escobar 4; K Johnson 3; G Anderson 2; A LaRoche; R Church; C Jones.
GIDP: C Jones (11).
RBI: G Anderson 3 (54); B McCann 2 (77); A LaRoche (65); M Diaz (46); C Jones (64); N McLouth (60).
2-out RBI: B McCann.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 6 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 3. Y Escobar-K Johnson-A LaRoche; C Jones-K Johnson-A LaRoche; D Lowe-Y Escobar-A LaRoche.
E: C Jones 2 (20).
Baserunning
SB: Y Escobar (4, 2nd base off W Lopez/C Coste).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Michael Bourn CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .295 .770 19 12 0.010 1.14 0.090 -0.080 0.6 3 0 SB
Kazuo Matsui 2B 4 2 2 0 1 2 .246 .629 25 17 -0.019 1.09 0.090 -0.108 0.4 2 3 2·SB
Lance Berkman 1B 4 1 2 3 1 1 .273 .895 24 14 0.204 1.06 0.246 -0.043 2.3 6 2 HR
Carlos Lee LF 3 0 1 1 2 0 .306 .848 24 13 0.180 1.27 0.211 -0.031 1.1 1 0
   Edwin Maysonet PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .699 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Miguel Tejada SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .759 19 13 -0.365 1.80 0.000 -0.365 -2.6 1 2 3·GDP
Hunter Pence RF 4 2 3 0 0 1 .290 .842 15 8 0.068 0.59 0.082 -0.014 0.8 1 0
Chris Johnson 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .167 .333 15 10 -0.040 0.94 0.030 -0.070 -0.5 0 1
Chris Coste C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .229 .635 11 9 -0.015 0.92 0.034 -0.049 -0.2 10 1
Roy Oswalt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .128 .308 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Billy Sadler P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 3 2 -0.014 0.56 0.000 -0.014 -0.2 1 0
   Wesley Wright P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Aaron Boone PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 3 2 -0.027 1.80 0.000 -0.027 -0.3
   Wilton Lopez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Darin Erstad PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .203 .632 3 3 -0.020 0.70 0.000 -0.020 -0.3
   Samuel Gervacio P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tim Byrdak P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Jason Michaels PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .238 .754 3 3 0.067 1.08 0.067 0.000 1.6
   Doug Brocail P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 37 7 13 6 4 7 .351 .847 164 106 0.029 1.11 0.850 -0.821 2.6 27 10
HR: L Berkman (19, off D Lowe; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF-CF).
TB: L Berkman 5; H Pence 3; K Matsui 2; M Bourn 2; C Lee; C Coste; C Johnson; J Michaels.
GIDP: M Tejada 3 (27).
RBI: L Berkman 3 (69); M Bourn (34); J Michaels (16); C Lee (89).
2-out RBI: M Bourn; J Michaels.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Tejada-L Berkman.
Baserunning
SB: K Matsui 2 (16, 2nd base off D Lowe/B McCann, 2nd base off E O'Flaherty/B McCann); M Bourn (53, 2nd base off D Lowe/B McCann).

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
Derek Lowe, W (14-9) 5.2 9 5 5 2 5 1 4.47 26 101 63 35 6 22 10 9 6 0 34 -0.137 1.03 -2.4
Eric O'Flaherty 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.21 4 18 11 3 1 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.034 0.71 0.4
Peter Moylan 1.1 3 2 1 0 0 0 3.03 7 23 17 11 1 5 6 1 0 0 1 0 -0.012 0.92 -1.2
Mike Gonzalez, S (10) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.42 4 22 15 11 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.088 2.54 0.5
Team Totals 9 13 7 6 4 7 1 6.00 41 164 106 60 10 36 20 10 6 0 34 2 0 -0.027 0.61 -2.6

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
Roy Oswalt, L (8-6) 2 10 6 6 1 5 1 4.03 17 71 46 26 9 11 2 9 6 0 16 -0.421 0.96 -5.0
Billy Sadler 1.1 2 2 2 1 2 0 13.50 7 25 15 8 3 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 -0.109 0.63 -1.2
Wesley Wright 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 3 8 6 5 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 -0.005 0.71 0.2
Wilton Lopez 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 10.50 8 27 17 10 2 5 4 2 1 0 0 0 -0.028 0.36 -0.0
Samuel Gervacio 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.79 4 14 8 2 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.011 0.25 0.5
Tim Byrdak 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.75 3 12 10 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.007 0.09 0.5
Doug Brocail 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.97 5 15 8 5 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.017 0.34 0.5
Team Totals 9 16 9 9 5 11 1 9.00 47 172 110 60 20 30 13 17 10 1 16 2 1 -0.528 1.11 -4.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Todd Tichenor, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Bruce Dreckman, 3B - Paul Emmel.
Time of Game: 3:11.
Attendance: 26,552.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         Houston Astros
1 Nate McLouth CF 1 Michael Bourn CF
2 Yunel Escobar SS 2 Kazuo Matsui 2B
3 Chipper Jones 3B 3 Lance Berkman 1B
4 Brian McCann C 4 Carlos Lee LF
5 Garret Anderson LF 5 Miguel Tejada SS
6 Adam LaRoche 1B 6 Hunter Pence RF
7 Ryan Church RF 7 Chris Johnson 3B
8 Kelly Johnson 2B 8 Chris Coste C
9 Derek Lowe P 9 Roy Oswalt P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 7-9 1 12- 3,(1-1)  OO HOU M. Tejada M. Gonzalez 19% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
b3 1-6 1 12- 4,(2-1)  RRR HOU L. Berkman D. Lowe -16% 71% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bourn Scores; Matsui Scores
t2 3-1 1 12- 5,(2-2)  R ATL B. McCann R. Oswalt 10% 84% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to RF Line); McLouth Scores; Escobar to 3B
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R ATL N. McLouth R. Oswalt 10% 60% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b9 7-9 1 1-- 10,(3-2)  HOU C. Lee M. Gonzalez -9% 81% Walk; Berkman 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, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R ATL N. McLouth R. Oswalt 10% 60% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t1 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  ATL Y. Escobar R. Oswalt 5% 65% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t1 1-0 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  R ATL C. Jones R. Oswalt 6% 72% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Escobar Scores
t1 2-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  ATL B. McCann R. Oswalt 7% 79% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Jones to 3B
t1 2-0 0 1-3 4,(2-1)  RO ATL G. Anderson R. Oswalt -1% 77% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Jones Scores
t1 3-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O ATL A. LaRoche R. Oswalt -2% 76% Strikeout Swinging
t1 3-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  ATL R. Church R. Oswalt 1% 77% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS); McCann to 2B
t1 3-0 2 12- 5,(3-1)  ATL K. Johnson R. Oswalt 2% 78% Walk; McCann to 3B; Church to 2B
t1 3-0 2 123 5,(1-2)  O ATL D. Lowe R. Oswalt -4% 74% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Braves' Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU M. Bourn D. Lowe 2% 76% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b1 0-3 1 --- 5,(1-2)  HOU K. Matsui D. Lowe -2% 74% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b1 0-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  HOU L. Berkman D. Lowe -1% 73% Matsui Steals 2B
b1 0-3 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  HOU L. Berkman D. Lowe -2% 70% Walk
b1 0-3 1 12- 4,(2-1)  R HOU C. Lee D. Lowe -9% 61% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Matsui Scores; Berkman to 2B
b1 1-3 1 12- 4,(1-2)  OO HOU M. Tejada D. Lowe 9% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
t2 3-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  ATL N. McLouth R. Oswalt 3% 73% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t2 3-1 0 1-- 8,(3-2)  ATL Y. Escobar R. Oswalt 4% 77% Single to CF (Line Drive); McLouth to 2B
t2 3-1 0 12- 8,(3-2)  O ATL C. Jones R. Oswalt -4% 73% Strikeout Swinging
t2 3-1 1 12- 5,(2-2)  R ATL B. McCann R. Oswalt 10% 84% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to RF Line); McLouth Scores; Escobar to 3B
t2 4-1 1 -23 3,(0-2)  R ATL G. Anderson R. Oswalt 4% 88% Single to CF (Line Drive); Escobar Scores; McCann to 3B
t2 5-1 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  R ATL A. LaRoche R. Oswalt 3% 91% Single to CF (Line Drive); McCann Scores; Anderson to 2B
t2 6-1 1 12- 8,(3-2)  O ATL R. Church R. Oswalt -1% 90% Strikeout Swinging
t2 6-1 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O ATL K. Johnson R. Oswalt -1% 88% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Braves' Derek Lowe facing 6-7-8
b2 1-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU H. Pence D. Lowe 1% 90% Strikeout Looking
b2 1-6 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Johnson D. Lowe 1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b2 1-6 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Coste D. Lowe 1% 91% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-1, Astros' Billy Sadler facing 9-1-2
Billy Sadler replaces Roy Oswalt pitching and batting 9th
t3 6-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O ATL D. Lowe B. Sadler -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t3 6-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL N. McLouth B. Sadler -0% 90% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t3 6-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O ATL Y. Escobar B. Sadler -0% 90% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Braves' Derek Lowe facing 9-1-2
b3 1-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU B. Sadler D. Lowe 1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b3 1-6 1 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU M. Bourn D. Lowe -2% 90% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
b3 1-6 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  HOU K. Matsui D. Lowe -3% 87% Single to P (Ground Ball to Front of Home); Bourn to 2B
b3 1-6 1 12- 4,(2-1)  RRR HOU L. Berkman D. Lowe -16% 71% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bourn Scores; Matsui Scores
b3 4-6 1 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU C. Lee D. Lowe -3% 68% Walk
b3 4-6 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO HOU M. Tejada D. Lowe 6% 74% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 4.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-4, Astros' Billy Sadler facing 3-4-5
t4 6-4 0 --- 4,(3-0)  ATL C. Jones B. Sadler 3% 76% Walk
t4 6-4 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  ATL B. McCann B. Sadler 4% 80% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Jones to 2B
t4 6-4 0 12- 5,(2-2)  R ATL G. Anderson B. Sadler 9% 89% Single to CF (Line Drive); Jones Scores; McCann to 3B
t4 7-4 0 1-3 6,(2-2)  O ATL A. LaRoche B. Sadler -3% 86% Strikeout Swinging
Wesley Wright replaces Billy Sadler pitching and batting 9th
Matt Diaz pinch hits for Ryan Church (RF) batting 7th
t4 7-4 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  RO ATL M. Diaz W. Wright 1% 87% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); McCann Scores
t4 8-4 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  ATL K. Johnson W. Wright 1% 89% Ground-rule Double; Diaz to 3B
t4 8-4 2 -23 2,(1-0)  O ATL D. Lowe W. Wright -2% 86% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 8, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-8, Braves' Derek Lowe facing 6-7-8
Matt Diaz moves from PH to RF
b4 4-8 0 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU H. Pence D. Lowe -3% 83% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b4 4-8 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU C. Johnson D. Lowe 3% 86% Strikeout Looking
b4 4-8 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  HOU C. Coste D. Lowe -3% 83% Single to LF (Line Drive); Pence to 2B
Aaron Boone pinch hits for Wesley Wright (P) batting 9th
b4 4-8 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O HOU A. Boone D. Lowe 3% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Pence to 3B; Coste to 2B
b4 4-8 2 -23 1,(0-0)  R HOU M. Bourn D. Lowe -6% 79% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Pence Scores; Coste to 3B
b4 5-8 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  HOU K. Matsui D. Lowe -1% 78% Bourn Steals 2B
b4 5-8 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O HOU K. Matsui D. Lowe 6% 84% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 8, Astros 5.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-5, Astros' Wilton Lopez facing 1-2-3
Wilton Lopez replaces Aaron Boone (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t5 8-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL N. McLouth W. Lopez -1% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 8-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  ATL Y. Escobar W. Lopez 1% 84% Walk
t5 8-5 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O ATL C. Jones W. Lopez -1% 84% Strikeout Swinging, Escobar Steals 2B
t5 8-5 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R ATL B. McCann W. Lopez 6% 89% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Escobar Scores
t5 9-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O ATL G. Anderson W. Lopez -1% 89% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 9, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-9, Braves' Derek Lowe facing 3-4-5
b5 5-9 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU L. Berkman D. Lowe 2% 90% Strikeout Swinging
b5 5-9 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Lee D. Lowe 1% 92% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b5 5-9 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU M. Tejada D. Lowe 1% 92% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 9, Astros 5.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 9-5, Astros' Wilton Lopez facing 6-7-8
t6 9-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL A. LaRoche W. Lopez -1% 92% Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)
t6 9-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL M. Diaz W. Lopez -0% 91% Flyball: CF
t6 9-5 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O ATL K. Johnson W. Lopez -0% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 9, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-9, Braves' Derek Lowe facing 6-7-8
b6 5-9 0 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU H. Pence D. Lowe -3% 88% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b6 5-9 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU C. Johnson D. Lowe 3% 91% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
b6 5-9 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Coste D. Lowe 2% 92% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B); Johnson to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
Eric O'Flaherty replaces Derek Lowe pitching and batting 9th
Darin Erstad pinch hits for Wilton Lopez (P) batting 9th
b6 5-9 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O HOU D. Erstad E. O'Flaherty 2% 95% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 9, Astros 5.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 9-5, Astros' Samuel Gervacio facing 9-1-2
Samuel Gervacio replaces Darin Erstad (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 9-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL E. O'Flaherty S. Gervacio -0% 94% Strikeout Swinging
t7 9-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  ATL N. McLouth S. Gervacio 1% 95% Walk
t7 9-5 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  ATL Y. Escobar S. Gervacio 1% 95% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); McLouth to 2B
t7 9-5 1 12- 3,(1-1)  OO ATL C. Jones S. Gervacio -2% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 9, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-9, Braves' Eric O'Flaherty facing 1-2-3
b7 5-9 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU M. Bourn E. O'Flaherty 2% 95% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b7 5-9 1 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU K. Matsui E. O'Flaherty -2% 93% Walk
b7 5-9 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  HOU L. Berkman E. O'Flaherty -1% 92% Matsui Steals 2B
b7 5-9 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O HOU L. Berkman E. O'Flaherty 2% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B; Matsui to 3B
Peter Moylan replaces Eric O'Flaherty pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-9 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Lee P. Moylan 2% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 9, Astros 5.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 9-5, Astros' Tim Byrdak facing 4-5-6
Tim Byrdak replaces Samuel Gervacio pitching and batting 9th
t8 9-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL B. McCann T. Byrdak -0% 96% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t8 9-5 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O ATL G. Anderson T. Byrdak -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t8 9-5 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O ATL A. LaRoche T. Byrdak -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 9, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-9, Braves' Peter Moylan facing 5-6-7
Reid Gorecki replaces Garret Anderson playing LF batting 5th
b8 5-9 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU M. Tejada P. Moylan 1% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b8 5-9 1 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU H. Pence P. Moylan -2% 96% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
b8 5-9 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  HOU C. Johnson P. Moylan -3% 93% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Pence to 2B
b8 5-9 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Coste P. Moylan 3% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Pence to 3B; Johnson to 2B
Jason Michaels pinch hits for Tim Byrdak (P) batting 9th
b8 5-9 2 -23 3,(0-2)  RR HOU J. Michaels P. Moylan -7% 89% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Pence Scores; Johnson Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)/unER/No RBI
b8 7-9 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU M. Bourn P. Moylan 4% 93% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 9, Astros 7.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 9-7, Astros' Doug Brocail facing 7-8-9
Doug Brocail replaces Jason Michaels (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 9-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL M. Diaz D. Brocail -1% 92% Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t9 9-7 1 --- 3,(1-1)  ATL K. Johnson D. Brocail 1% 93% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
Brooks Conrad pinch hits for Peter Moylan (P) batting 9th
t9 9-7 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O ATL B. Conrad D. Brocail -1% 92% Flyball: CF
t9 9-7 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  ATL N. McLouth D. Brocail 1% 93% Walk; Johnson to 2B
t9 9-7 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O ATL Y. Escobar D. Brocail -1% 91% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 9, Astros 7.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 7-9, Braves' Mike Gonzalez facing 2-3-4
Mike Gonzalez replaces Brooks Conrad (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b9 7-9 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU K. Matsui M. Gonzalez 5% 96% Strikeout Swinging
b9 7-9 1 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU L. Berkman M. Gonzalez -6% 90% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b9 7-9 1 1-- 10,(3-2)  HOU C. Lee M. Gonzalez -9% 81% Walk; Berkman to 2B
Edwin Maysonet pinch runs for Carlos Lee (LF) batting 4th
b9 7-9 1 12- 3,(1-1)  OO HOU M. Tejada M. Gonzalez 19% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 9, Astros 7.

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