Atlanta Braves @ Houston Astros

71-67, 36-34 Away

Final

67-71, 39-31 Home


ATL
HOU

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

Braves Hitting

hitters
N. McLouthCF
M. Prado2B
C. Jones3B
B. McCannC
G. AndersonLF
R. GoreckiLF
Y. EscobarSS
A. LaRoche1B
R. ChurchRF
J. VazquezP
M. GonzalezP
R. SorianoP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	1	1	1	1	1	1	.260	.351	.452
3	0	1	0	0	1	2	.299	.352	.444
3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.270	.393	.443
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.274	.338	.484
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.314	.421
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.250	.227
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.302	.373	.450
4	1	1	1	1	0	0	.272	.353	.482
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.275	.340	.391
3	0	2	0	0	0	0	.207	.246	.259
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
31	2	5	2	2	4	8

Batting
HRA Laroche (21, 2nd inning off F Paulino 0 on, 1 Out); N Mclouth (17, 5th inning off F Paulino 0 on, 1 Out)
RBIA LaRoche (61), N McLouth (59)
Team LOB6
Team RISP0-3 (G Anderson 0-1, B McCann 0-1, M Prado 0-1)

Baserunning
Picked OffM Prado (1st base by F Paulino)

Fielding
DP2 (M Gonzalez-Y Escobar-A LaRoche, M Prado-Y Escobar-A LaRoche)

Astros Hitting

hitters
M. BournCF
K. Matsui2B
L. Berkman1B
C. LeeLF
M. TejadaSS
H. PenceRF
G. Blum3B
H. QuinteroC
bE. MaysonetPH
C. CosteC
T. ManzellaPR
F. PaulinoP
aJ. MichaelsPH
T. ByrdakP
cD. ErstadPH
D. BrocailP
J. FulchinoP
dA. BoonePH
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	0	0	1	2	.296	.370	.405
3	0	0	0	0	1	.241	.289	.331
4	0	1	0	0	1	.268	.397	.484
3	0	1	0	1	0	.306	.351	.496
4	1	1	0	0	0	.303	.333	.435
4	0	2	1	0	2	.288	.353	.489
3	0	1	0	1	0	.259	.324	.379
2	0	0	0	0	1	.235	.284	.371
0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.328	.371
1	0	1	0	0	0	.229	.313	.324
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	1	.053	.053	.053
0	0	0	0	1	0	.233	.308	.442
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	1	.207	.287	.355
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667
1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000
30	1	7	1	4	9

a-walked for F Paulino in the 6th

b-sacrificed to catcher for H Quintero in the 7th

c-struck out swinging for T Byrdak in the 7th

d-lined out to left for J Fulchino in the 9th

Batting
3BM Tejada (1, R Soriano)
RBIH Pence (68)
SHE Maysonet; K Matsui
GIDPC Lee; G Blum
Team LOB8
Team RISP1-5 (M Tejada 0-1, M Bourn 0-1, H Pence 1-1, D Erstad 0-1, L Berkman 0-1)

Braves Pitching

pitchers
J. Vazquez(W,12-9)
M. Gonzalez(H,15)
R. Soriano(S,22)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	3	0	0	4	9	110-69	3.06
1.0	1	0	0	0	0	10-7	2.45
1.0	3	1	1	0	0	17-12	2.53
9.0	7	1	1	4	9	137-88

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Vazquez 21-28; M Gonzalez 3-3; R Soriano 4-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Vazquez 19-19-17-14; M Gonzalez 2-0-2-3; R Soriano 1-2-4-5
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Vazquez 6-6; M Gonzalez 2-1; R Soriano 2-1
Game ScoresJ Vazquez 76

Astros Pitching

pitchers
F. Paulino(L,2-8)
T. Byrdak
D. Brocail
J. Fulchino
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	4	2	2	3	6	2	88-53	6.34
1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19-16	2.98
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9-6	4.35
1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	16-8	3.42
9.0	5	2	2	4	8	2	132-83

Pitching
WPF Paulino
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedF Paulino 14-24; T Byrdak 4-4; D Brocail 3-3; J Fulchino 2-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesF Paulino 25-5-8-15; T Byrdak 5-1-6-4; D Brocail 3-1-0-2; J Fulchino 2-2-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly BallsF Paulino 6-5; T Byrdak 0-3; D Brocail 1-1; J Fulchino 0-2
Game ScoresF Paulino 59

Scoring Summary

		ATL	HOU
2nd	A LaRoche homered to right center.	1	0
5th	N McLouth homered to right center.	2	0
9th	H Pence singled to center, M Tejada scored.	2	1

Braves
2
Astros
1

Game 1

9/9

Braves
1
Astros
2

Game 2

10/9

Braves
9
Astros
7

Game 3

11/9

Daikin Park

1:05 AM, 9 September 2009

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 26,081

Game Time:2:33

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
First Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
Second Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor
Third Base Umpire - Gary Darling

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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Atlanta Braves @ Houston Astros

J. Vazquez12-9

F. Paulino2-8

R. Soriano22

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