Atlanta Braves @ Houston Astros

71-68, 36-35 Away

Final

68-71, 40-31 Home


ATL
HOU

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

J. Valverde4-2

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

R. Soriano1-5

0.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

Braves Hitting

hitters
N. McLouthCF
M. Prado2B
C. Jones3B
Y. EscobarSS
B. McCannC
M. DiazRF
A. LaRoche1B
O. InfanteLF
T. HansonP
R. SorianoP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	1	0	0	0	.260	.350	.450
3	0	0	0	0	1	.296	.349	.440
4	0	0	0	0	1	.268	.390	.438
2	1	0	0	2	1	.300	.375	.448
4	0	0	0	0	1	.271	.335	.480
3	0	2	1	0	1	.324	.394	.497
3	0	0	0	0	1	.271	.351	.479
3	0	0	0	0	1	.288	.350	.375
3	0	0	0	0	3	.063	.063	.063
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
29	1	3	1	2	10

Batting
RBIM Diaz (45)
SHM Prado
Team LOB4
Team RISP1-3 (C Jones 0-1, M Diaz 1-1, B McCann 0-1)

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

Astros Hitting

hitters
M. BournCF
K. Matsui2B
L. Berkman1B
C. LeeLF
M. TejadaSS
H. PenceRF
G. Blum3B
aC. JohnsonPH-3B
H. QuinteroC
bD. ErstadPH
C. CosteC
W. RodriguezP
W. WrightP
cJ. MichaelsPH
J. ValverdeP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	0	0	0	1	.294	.368	.402
4	1	2	0	0	1	.243	.291	.333
4	1	2	0	0	1	.271	.398	.487
3	0	1	0	1	0	.306	.352	.495
4	0	1	2	0	0	.302	.332	.434
3	0	0	0	0	2	.286	.351	.486
1	0	1	0	0	0	.261	.325	.381
2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.280	.366
1	0	0	0	0	1	.205	.285	.352
0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.313	.324
2	0	1	0	0	1	.125	.140	.179
0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333
1	0	0	0	0	1	.231	.306	.438
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
31	2	8	2	1	8

a-popped out to first for G Blum in the 5th

b-struck out looking for H Quintero in the 8th

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

Batting
2BL Berkman (28, R Soriano)
RBIM Tejada 2 (72)
GIDPM Tejada; H Quintero
Team LOB5
Team RISP2-4 (M Tejada 1-1, C Lee 0-1, L Berkman 0-1, K Matsui 1-1)

Baserunning
SBL Berkman (7, 2nd base off T Hanson/B McCann)

Fielding
AssistsH Pence (M Diaz at 2nd base)

Braves Pitching

pitchers
T. Hanson
R. Soriano(L,1-5; B, 4)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
8.0	5	0	0	0	7	98-65	2.83
0.1	3	2	2	1	1	20-11	2.80
8.1	8	2	2	1	8	118-76

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedT Hanson 17-27; R Soriano 3-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesT Hanson 19-12-14-20; R Soriano 3-2-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly BallsT Hanson 13-4; R Soriano 0-0
Game ScoresT Hanson 79

Astros Pitching

pitchers
W. Rodriguez
W. Wright
J. Valverde(W,4-2)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	3	1	1	2	6	85-59	2.76
1.0	0	0	0	0	2	13-9	5.61
1.0	0	0	0	0	2	16-12	1.91
9.0	3	1	1	2	10	114-80

Pitching
IBBC Lee (By R Soriano)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedW Rodriguez 20-26; W Wright 1-3; J Valverde 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesW Rodriguez 20-7-14-18; W Wright 3-4-1-1; J Valverde 3-4-5-0
Ground Balls-Fly BallsW Rodriguez 10-5; W Wright 1-0; J Valverde 0-1
Game ScoresW Rodriguez 71

Scoring Summary

Inning				ATL	HOU
		2nd	M Diaz singled to right, Y Escobar scored.	1	0
		9th	M Tejada singled to center, K Matsui and L Berkman scored, C Lee to second.	1	2

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, 10 September 2009

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 22,392

Game Time:2:13

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

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. Valverde4-2

R. Soriano1-5

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