Houston Astros @ Atlanta Braves

DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS • Series tied 1-1

92-70, 44-37 Away

Final/11

96-66, 49-32 Home


HOU
ATL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	4	14	0

A. Alfonseca1-0

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

D. Miceli0-1

1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

Astros Hitting

hitters
C. BiggioLF
J. LaneLF
C. BeltranCF
J. Bagwell1B
L. BerkmanRF
J. Kent2B
M. Ensberg3B
J. VizcainoSS
B. LidgeP
aO. PalmeiroPH
B. AusmusC
R. ChavezC
bM. LambPH
D. MiceliP
R. OswaltP
E. BruntlettSS
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.125	.222	.125
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	2.000
5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.375	.444	.750
5	1	1	1	1	0	1	.300	.300	.700
5	0	1	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.111	.111	.222
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.333	.500	.333
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	1.000
3	1	2	1	1	0	0	.667	.667	1.667
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000
34	2	4	2	2	5	8

a-sacrificed to pitcher for B Lidge in the 10th

b-flied out to center for R Chavez in the 10th

Batting
HRJ Bagwell (1, 1st inning off M Hampton 0 on, 2 Out); R Chavez (1, 3rd inning off M Hampton 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIJ Bagwell (2), R Chavez (1)
2Out RBIJ Bagwell
SHO Palmeiro
GIDPC Biggio
Team LOB5

Baserunning
CSL Berkman (1, 2nd base by M Hampton)

Fielding
ER Chavez (1, throw)

Braves Hitting

hitters
R. FurcalSS
M. Giles2B
J.D. DrewRF
C. Jones3B
J. EstradaC
W. BetemitPR
J. Franco1B
A. LaRoche1B
N. GreenPR
E. PerezC
A. JonesCF
C. ThomasLF
M. HamptonP
K. GryboskiP
aD. WisePH
J. SmoltzP
A. AlfonsecaP
bE. MarreroPH
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	3	3	1	0	0	.500	.600	1.125
5	0	1	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200
5	0	1	0	0	0	3	.125	.300	.125
4	1	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.200	.000
3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.286	.333	.286
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	0	3	1	0	0	1	.429	.500	.571
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
5	0	1	0	0	0	1	.375	.444	.750
5	1	1	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333
2	0	1	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
43	4	14	4	1	2	8

a-doubled to right for K Gryboski in the 7th

b-fouled out to catcher for A Alfonseca in the 11th

Batting
2BD Wise (1, R Oswalt); A LaRoche (1, B Lidge)
HRR Furcal (1, 11th inning off D Miceli 1 on, 2 Out)
RBIR Furcal 3 (3), A LaRoche (1)
2Out RBIR Furcal 2
SHR Furcal
Team LOB10

Baserunning
CSJ Drew (1, 2nd base by B Lidge/R Chavez)
SBR Furcal (1, 2nd base off B Lidge/R Chavez); C Thomas (1, 2nd base off D Miceli/B Ausmus)

Fielding
DP1 (C Jones-M Giles-A LaRoche)

Astros Pitching

pitchers
R. Oswalt
B. Lidge(B,1)
D. Miceli(L,0-3)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.1	8	1	1	1	4	0	91-62	1.42
2.2	4	1	1	1	3	0	39-25	3.38
1.2	2	2	2	0	1	1	26-18	10.80
10.2	14	4	4	2	8	1	156-105

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Oswalt 10-5; B Lidge 3-0; D Miceli 1-3
Game ScoresR Oswalt 56

Braves Pitching

pitchers
M. Hampton
K. Gryboski
J. Smoltz
A. Alfonseca(W,1-0)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.1	4	2	2	3	5	2	101-56	2.84
0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4-4	6.75
3.0	0	0	0	2	3	0	45-24	0.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9-5	0.00
11.0	4	2	2	5	8	2	159-89

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsM Hampton 9-4; K Gryboski 1-1; J Smoltz 3-3; A Alfonseca 2-1
Game ScoresM Hampton 59

Scoring Summary

		HOU	ATL
1st	J Bagwell homered to right.	1	0
3rd	R Chavez homered to left.	2	0
7th	R Furcal singled to center, D Wise scored.	2	1
8th	A LaRoche doubled to deep left center, C Jones scored, W Betemit to third.	2	2
11th	R Furcal homered to right, C Thomas scored.	2	4

Astros
9
Braves
3

Game 1

6/10

Astros
2
Braves
4

Game 2

7/10

Braves
5
Astros
8

Game 3

9/10

Braves
6
Astros
5

Game 4

10/10

Astros
12
Braves
3

Game 5

12/10

Center Parc Stadium

9:00 PM, 7 October 2004

Atlanta, Georgia

Attendance: 40,075

Game Time:3:27

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
First Base Umpire - Wally Bell
Second Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
Third Base Umpire - Joe Brinkman

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	65	.599	-	W1
Chicago	92	70	.568	5	W3
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	14	L1
St. Louis	78	84	.481	19	L4
Pittsburgh	71	91	.438	26	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Philadelphia	96	66	.593	-	W1
New York	83	79	.512	13	L1
Miami	79	83	.488	17	W1
Atlanta	76	86	.469	20	W1
Washington	66	96	.407	30	L1

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Houston Astros @ Atlanta Braves

A. Alfonseca1-0

D. Miceli0-1

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