Atlanta Braves @ Houston Astros

DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS • HOU leads series 2-1

96-66, 47-34 Away

Final

92-70, 48-33 Home


ATL
HOU

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

Braves Hitting

hitters
R. FurcalSS
M. Giles2B
J.D. DrewRF
C. Jones3B
J. EstradaC
A. LaRoche1B
C. ReitsmaP
aD. WisePH-LF
A. JonesCF
C. ThomasLF
J. CruzP
J. ThomsonP
P. ByrdP
K. GryboskiP
A. AlfonsecaP
T. MartinP
J. Franco1B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.385	.467	.769
5	0	0	0	0	0	2	.133	.133	.133
4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.167	.286	.167
3	1	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.214	.000
3	1	1	1	1	1	2	.300	.385	.600
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.300	.364	.400
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	--	--	--
4	2	3	3	1	0	1	.500	.538	1.083
2	0	1	0	0	1	0	.364	.462	.364
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2	0	1	1	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500
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	.000	.000	.000
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
34	5	8	5	2	3	10

a-struck out swinging for C Reitsma in the 8th

Batting
2BA Jones (1, B Backe)
HRJ Estrada (1, 4th inning off B Backe 0 on, 1 Out); A Jones (2, 8th inning off R Springer 2 on, 2 Out)
RBIJ Estrada (2), P Byrd (1), A Jones 3 (4)
2Out RBIP Byrd, A Jones 3
Team LOB6

Astros Hitting

hitters
C. BiggioLF
C. QuallsP
bM. LambPH
R. SpringerP
E. BruntlettSS
C. BeltranCF
J. Bagwell1B
L. BerkmanRF
J. Kent2B
M. Ensberg3B
J. VizcainoSS
B. LidgeP
B. AusmusC
B. BackeP
aO. PalmeiroPH
J. LaneLF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	1	1	0	0	1	1	.182	.308	.182
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000
5	2	2	2	1	0	0	.385	.429	.923
4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.286	.333	.643
3	2	2	1	0	2	0	.375	.500	.375
3	1	1	1	0	2	1	.167	.286	.333
4	0	2	3	0	1	0	.400	.538	.500
4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.083	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	1	1	0	0	1	1	.286	.375	.714
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	1.333
32	8	11	8	1	9	4

a-singled to left for B Backe in the 6th

b-hit sacrifice fly to left for C Qualls in the 7th

Batting
2BC Beltran (1, J Thomson); J Bagwell (2, P Byrd); J Kent (2, P Byrd); M Ensberg (1, T Martin)
HRC Beltran (2, 3rd inning off P Byrd 1 on, 0 Out)
RBIC Beltran 2 (4), J Kent (2), M Ensberg 3 (4), L Berkman (3), M Lamb (1)
2Out RBIJ Kent, M Ensberg 3, L Berkman
SFM Lamb
SHB Backe
Team LOB11

Baserunning
SBC Beltran (2, 2nd base off A Alfonseca/J Estrada)

Fielding
DP1 (J Vizcaino-J Bagwell)

Braves Pitching

pitchers
J. Thomson
P. Byrd(L,0-1)
K. Gryboski
A. Alfonseca
T. Martin
C. Reitsma
J. Cruz
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	5-2	0.00
4.1	7	4	4	3	3	1	80-54	8.31
0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9-6	5.40
0.2	1	2	2	1	0	0	14-9	6.75
0.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	16-9	INF
1.1	0	1	1	1	1	0	25-14	7.71
1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	20-8	3.00
8.0	11	8	8	9	4	1	169-102

Pitching
WPC Reitsma
IBBC Thomas (By B Backe)
HBPC Thomas (By B Backe)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Thomson 1-0; P Byrd 6-3; K Gryboski 0-1; A Alfonseca 2-0; T Martin 0-0; C Reitsma 2-1; J Cruz 2-1
Game ScoresJ Thomson 48

Astros Pitching

pitchers
B. Backe(W,1-0)
C. Qualls
R. Springer
B. Lidge(S,3)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	5	2	2	2	5	1	79-50	3.00
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	16-11	0.00
1.0	2	3	3	1	2	1	23-18	27.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12-9	2.45
9.0	8	5	5	3	10	2	130-88

Pitching
IBBJ Vizcaino (By P Byrd)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Backe 6-6; C Qualls 2-0; R Springer 1-0; B Lidge 1-0
Game ScoresB Backe 57

Scoring Summary

		ATL	HOU
3rd	C Beltran homered to right, C Biggio scored.	0	2
4th	J Estrada homered to left center.	1	2
4th	P Byrd singled to center, A Jones scored, C Thomas to third.	2	2
5th	J Kent doubled to left, L Berkman scored.	2	3
5th	M Ensberg singled to left, J Kent scored, M Ensberg to second advancing on throw.	2	4
6th	L Berkman singled to left, C Beltran scored, J Bagwell to second.	2	5
6th	M Ensberg doubled to left, J Bagwell and L Berkman scored, J Kent to third.	2	7
7th	M Lamb hit sacrifice fly to left, B Ausmus scored.	2	8
8th	A Jones homered to left, J Drew and C Jones scored.	5	8

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

Daikin Park

6:00 PM, 9 October 2004

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 43,547

Game Time:3:19

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

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

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

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B. Backe1-0

P. Byrd0-1

B. Lidge1

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