Houston Astros @ Atlanta Braves

DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS • HOU leads series 1-0

89-73, 36-45 Away

Final

90-72, 53-28 Home


HOU
ATL

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

A. Pettitte1-0

7.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 6 K, 2 BB

T. Hudson0-1

6.2 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 3 K, 5 BB

Astros Hitting

hitters
C. Biggio2B
R. SpringerP
M. GalloP
W. TaverasCF
aJ. BagwellPH
E. BruntlettCF
L. Berkman1B
M. Ensberg3B
J. LaneRF
O. PalmeiroLF
A. EverettSS
B. AusmusC
A. PettitteP
D. WheelerP
bJ. VizcainoPH-2B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	3	2	1	1	0	.667	.600	1.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2	1	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000
1	1	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
2	0	0	0	3	1	.000	.600	.000
4	1	3	5	1	1	.750	.800	.750
3	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.400	.000
3	0	1	2	1	0	.333	.600	.333
4	1	1	0	1	0	.250	.400	.250
5	2	2	0	0	1	.400	.400	.600
2	1	1	0	0	1	.500	.500	1.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	--	--	--
31	10	11	9	9	6

a-singled to left for W Taveras in the 8th

b-grounded to shortstop for D Wheeler in the 9th

Batting
2BC Biggio (1, T Hudson); B Ausmus (1, T Hudson); A Pettitte (1, T Hudson)
RBIM Ensberg 5 (5), C Biggio (1), J Bagwell (1), O Palmeiro 2 (2)
2Out RBIM Ensberg 2, O Palmeiro 2
SFC Biggio
SHW Taveras; A Pettitte 2; C Biggio
GIDPJ Lane; B Ausmus
Team LOB10

Fielding
DP2 (A Everett-C Biggio-L Berkman, J Vizcaino-A Everett-L Berkman)
EM Ensberg (1, throw)

Braves Hitting

hitters
R. FurcalSS
M. Giles2B
C. Jones3B
A. JonesCF
J. Franco1B
J. FrancoeurRF
B. JordanLF
bR. LangerhansPH
J. EstradaC
T. HudsonP
J. DevineP
C. ReitsmaP
J. FosterP
J. BrowerP
aP. OrrPH
M. McBrideP
cK. JohnsonPH
dW. BetemitPH
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	1	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200
3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.667
4	1	2	2	1	0	1	.500	.500	1.500
3	1	1	2	1	1	1	.333	.500	1.333
3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.250	.000
4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
4	0	1	1	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250
2	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	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	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
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
34	5	9	5	2	2	8

a-flied out to left for J Brower in the 8th

b-struck out swinging for B Jordan in the 9th

c-hit for T Hudson in the 9th

d-reached on infield single to third for K Johnson in the 9th

Batting
2BM Giles (1, A Pettitte); C Jones (1, D Wheeler)
3BJ Francoeur (1, R Springer)
HRC Jones (1, 1st inning off A Pettitte 0 on, 2 Out); A Jones (1, 4th inning off A Pettitte 1 on, 1 Out)
RBIC Jones 2 (2), A Jones 2 (2), J Estrada (1)
2Out RBIC Jones
GIDPB Jordan; R Furcal
Team LOB5

Fielding
DP2 (C Jones-M Giles-J Franco, R Furcal-M Giles-J Franco)

Astros Pitching

pitchers
A. Pettitte(W,1-0)
D. Wheeler
R. Springer
M. Gallo
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	4	3	3	2	6	2	96-58	3.86
1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	23-15	9.00
0.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	10-7	27.00
0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	12-9	0.00
9.0	9	5	5	2	8	2	141-89

Pitching
IBBL Berkman (By T Hudson); C Biggio (By C Reitsma); J Lane (By J Foster)
HBPO Palmeiro (By T Hudson); J Lane (By J Devine)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsA Pettitte 8-7; D Wheeler 1-1; R Springer 0-0; M Gallo 2-0
Game ScoresA Pettitte 61

Braves Pitching

pitchers
T. Hudson(L,0-1)
J. Devine
C. Reitsma
J. Foster
J. Brower
M. McBride
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
6.2	7	5	5	5	3	99-56	6.75
0.1	0	0	0	0	0	8-5	0.00
0.1	3	4	4	1	0	16-8	108.00
0.1	1	1	1	2	1	16-8	27.00
0.1	0	0	0	1	1	8-4	0.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	16-12	0.00
9.0	11	10	10	9	6	163-93

Pitching
WPJ Foster
HBPM Giles (By D Wheeler)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsT Hudson 13-4; J Devine 0-1; C Reitsma 1-0; J Foster 0-0; J Brower 0-0; M McBride 2-0
Game ScoresT Hudson 38

Scoring Summary

		HOU	ATL
1st	M Ensberg singled to center, C Biggio scored, L Berkman to second.	1	0
1st	C Jones homered to right.	1	1
3rd	M Ensberg singled to left, C Biggio and W Taveras scored, L Berkman to second.	3	1
4th	C Biggio hit sacrifice fly to center, B Ausmus scored.	4	1
4th	A Jones homered to center, M Giles scored.	4	3
7th	M Ensberg singled to left, A Pettitte scored, L Berkman to second.	5	3
8th	J Bagwell singled to left, A Everett scored, B Ausmus to third, C Biggio to second.	6	3
8th	M Ensberg walked, B Ausmus scored, C Biggio to third, J Bagwell to second.	7	3
8th	C Biggio scored, J Bagwell to third, M Ensberg to second on wild pitch by J Foster.	8	3
8th	O Palmeiro singled to left, J Bagwell and M Ensberg scored, J Lane to second.	10	3
8th	C Jones doubled to deep center, R Furcal scored, M Giles to third.	10	4
9th	J Estrada singled to right, J Francoeur scored.	10	5

Astros
10
Braves
5

Game 1

5/10

Astros
1
Braves
7

Game 2

7/10

Braves
3
Astros
7

Game 3

9/10

Braves
6
Astros
7

Game 4

9/10

Center Parc Stadium

9:00 PM, 5 October 2005

Atlanta, Georgia

Attendance: 40,590

Game Time:3:11

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Joe Brinkman
First Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson
Second Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
Third Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom

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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