Braves 7-6 Astros (6 Jul, 2008) Box Score

Atlanta Braves

42-47, 30-18 home


HOU
ATL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	R	H	E
0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	15	0
1	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	17	1

R. Ring2-1

1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

T. Byrdak2-1

2.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 3 BB

Astros Hitting

hitters
M. BournCF
M. LorettaSS-2B
H. PenceRF
C. LeeLF
D. Erstad1B
G. GearyP
aR. AbercrombiePH
J.R. TowlesC
T. Wigginton3B
D. Newhan2B
J. ValverdeP
M. TejadaSS
B. AusmusC
D. BorkowskiP
bL. BerkmanPH
T. ByrdakP
W. RodriguezP
W. WrightP
D. BrocailP
G. Blum2B-1B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
7	0	0	0	0	0	3	.218	.274	.293
8	1	1	0	0	0	1	.268	.331	.390
7	1	3	0	0	1	1	.265	.306	.422
8	1	2	1	0	0	1	.292	.339	.536
4	1	2	0	0	1	1	.311	.359	.451
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.188	.235	.438
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.264	.281
8	1	3	4	1	0	0	.269	.362	.456
4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.300	.333	.400
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2	0	1	0	0	2	0	.283	.324	.440
6	0	1	1	0	0	2	.211	.254	.278
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.349	.436	.667
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.045	.045	.045
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.221	.255	.349
63	6	15	6	1	5	11

a-struck out swinging for G Geary in the 13th

b-flied out to left for D Borkowski in the 15th

Batting
2BD Newhan (2, C Morton); M Tejada (21, B Carlyle)
HRT Wigginton (7, 3rd inning off C Morton 3 on, 2 Out)
RBIC Lee (67), T Wigginton 4 (20), B Ausmus (13)
2Out RBIC Lee, T Wigginton 4, B Ausmus
SHJ Towles 2; M Bourn
Team LOB14

Baserunning
CSH Pence (7, 2nd base by C Morton/C Miller)
SBM Tejada (7, 2nd base off B Carlyle/B McCann)

Braves Hitting

hitters
G. BlancoCF-LF
Y. EscobarSS
C. Jones3B
M. Teixeira1B
O. InfanteLF
J. PerryPR-RF
M. Prado2B
G. NortonRF-LF
B. CarlyleP
M. AcostaP
J. JurrjensPR
R. RingP
C. MillerC
bK. JohnsonPH
M. GonzalezP
dM. KotsayPH-CF
C. MortonP
aR. GotayPH
B. BoyerP
W. OhmanP
cB. McCannPH-C
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
8	2	2	0	0	1	4	.270	.371	.333
9	0	4	2	0	0	1	.294	.364	.391
5	3	3	2	1	4	0	.388	.485	.640
7	0	3	3	0	2	1	.276	.384	.486
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.282	.344	.427
7	0	1	0	0	0	2	.143	.143	.286
7	1	2	0	0	1	1	.255	.350	.392
4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.240	.333	.372
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.097	.222	.161
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.093	.170	.163
0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.276	.354	.447
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.273	.322	.401
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.208	.305	.319
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.293	.362	.533
65	7	17	7	1	11	18

a-struck out looking for C Morton in the 6th

b-walked for C Miller in the 8th

c-struck out looking for W Ohman in the 8th

d-flied out to center for M Gonzalez in the 10th

Batting
2BO Infante (7, W Rodriguez); M Teixeira (20, W Wright)
3BC Jones (1, W Rodriguez)
HRC Jones (18, 1st inning off W Rodriguez 0 on, 2 Out)
RBIC Jones 2 (50), M Teixeira 3 (66), Y Escobar 2 (32)
2Out RBIC Jones, M Teixeira, Y Escobar 2
Team LOB21

Fielding
EM Prado (4, ground ball)

Astros Pitching

pitchers
W. Rodriguez
W. Wright(H,9)
D. Brocail(H,16)
J. Valverde(B,5)
G. Geary
D. Borkowski
T. Byrdak(L,2-1)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.1	7	3	3	2	8	1	107-67	3.23
1.1	1	1	1	1	3	0	30-18	5.23
1.0	1	2	2	1	2	0	24-14	3.30
1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	26-15	4.01
3.0	1	0	0	2	2	0	41-26	2.60
2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	27-16	5.76
2.0	5	1	1	3	2	0	47-23	1.74
16.0	17	7	7	11	18	1	302-179

Pitching
IBBG Blum (By B Carlyle); M Tejada 2 (By M Acosta, R Ring)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsW Rodriguez 4-4; W Wright 1-0; D Brocail 1-0; J Valverde 3-1; G Geary 4-3; D Borkowski 0-5; T Byrdak 3-1
Game ScoresW Rodriguez 48

Braves Pitching

pitchers
C. Morton
B. Boyer
W. Ohman
M. Gonzalez
B. Carlyle
M. Acosta
R. Ring(W,2-1)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	8	6	6	2	2	1	101-65	6.84
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	23-15	4.34
1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12-7	2.97
2.0	0	0	0	0	4	0	25-15	2.25
3.0	2	0	0	1	4	0	53-36	1.38
3.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	32-21	4.02
1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	14-6	3.44
17.0	15	6	6	5	11	1	260-165

Pitching
WPB Carlyle
IBBM Teixeira (By W Rodriguez)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Morton 10-5; B Boyer 1-1; W Ohman 2-1; M Gonzalez 1-1; B Carlyle 3-2; M Acosta 3-6; R Ring 3-0
Game ScoresC Morton 32

Scoring Summary

		HOU	ATL
1st	C Jones homered to left.	0	1
3rd	C Lee singled to left, M Loretta scored, H Pence to second.	1	1
3rd	T Wigginton homered to left, H Pence, C Lee and D Erstad scored.	5	1
3rd	C Jones tripled to deep right center, G Blanco scored.	5	2
3rd	M Teixeira singled to left, C Jones scored.	5	3
6th	B Ausmus singled to right, D Newhan scored.	6	3
7th	M Teixeira doubled to deep left, C Jones scored.	6	4
8th	Y Escobar singled to right, M Prado and K Johnson scored, G Blanco to second.	6	6
17th	M Teixeira singled to deep left center, G Blanco scored, Y Escobar to third, C Jones to second.	6	7

Astros
2
Braves
6

Game 1

5/7

Astros
6
Braves
1

Game 2

6/7

Astros
6
Braves
7

Game 3

6/7

Center Parc Stadium

8:25 PM, 6 July 2008

Atlanta, Georgia

Attendance: 24,169

Game Time:5:35

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mike Everitt
First Base Umpire - Mike Dimuro
Second Base Umpire - Mike Estabrook
Third Base Umpire - Larry Vanover

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	93	69	.574	-	L1
St. Louis	83	79	.512	10	W1
Chicago	83	79	.512	10	L1
Cincinnati	77	85	.475	16	W1
Pittsburgh	76	86	.469	17	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Philadelphia	95	67	.586	-	W1
Atlanta	89	73	.549	6	W1
New York	89	73	.549	6	L1
Washington	71	91	.438	24	L1
Miami	62	100	.383	33	W4

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Houston Astros

Atlanta Braves

R. Ring2-1

T. Byrdak2-1

Scoring Summary

Inning

Game Information

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