Braves 6-2 Astros (20 Aug, 2022) Box Score

Atlanta Braves

74-47, 41-23 home


HOU
ATL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	7	0
0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	-	6	12	1

K. Wright15-5

6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 7 K, 1 BB

L. McCullers Jr.1-1

5.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 6 K, 3 BB

Astros Hitting

hitters
J. Altuve2B
Y. Gurriel1B
Y. AlvarezLF
M. DubonCF
J. MeyersCF
A. Bregman3B
K. TuckerRF
T. ManciniDH
J. PenaSS
C. McCormickCF-LF
M. MaldonadoC
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	2	1	0	0	0	.281	.371	.501
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.245	.293	.379
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.295	.400	.612
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.262	.326
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.211	.250	.313
4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.264	.366	.472
4	1	2	1	1	0	0	.259	.340	.480
4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.264	.337	.417
4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.249	.291	.416
3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.239	.323	.425
2	0	0	0	0	1	2	.184	.248	.357
33	2	7	2	1	1	12

Batting
2BBregman (33, Jansen); Tucker (20, Wright)
HRTucker (22, 5th inning off Wright 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIAltuve (44), Tucker (81)
2Out RBIAltuve
GIDPAltuve
Team LOB5
Team RISP1-7 (Maldonado 0-1, Altuve 1-1, Mancini 0-2, Tucker 0-1, Gurriel 0-1, Peña 0-1)

Fielding
AssistsTucker (Riley at Home)

Braves Hitting

hitters
R. Acuna Jr.RF
D. SwansonSS
A. Riley3B
M. Olson1B
T. d'ArnaudC
E. RosarioDH
V. Grissom2B
M. Harris IICF
R. GrossmanLF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	2	2	0	0	1	1	.274	.369	.415
5	2	3	2	0	0	1	.295	.350	.459
4	1	2	3	1	0	0	.291	.357	.572
3	0	1	1	0	1	0	.248	.333	.486
3	0	1	0	0	1	2	.259	.312	.448
4	0	2	0	0	0	2	.186	.240	.317
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.371	.436	.600
4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.288	.326	.500
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.210	.317	.305
34	6	12	6	1	4	10

Batting
2Bd'Arnaud (18, McCullers Jr.); Swanson (27, Maton); Harris II (16, Maton)
HRRiley (31, 3rd inning off McCullers Jr. 2 on, 1 Out)
RBIOlson (80), Swanson 2 (68), Riley 3 (78)
SFOlson
Team LOB10
Team RISP4-10 (d'Arnaud 0-1, Grossman 0-2, Rosario 0-1, Olson 1-1, Swanson 1-2, Riley 2-2, Grissom 0-1)

Baserunning
SBHarris II (15, 2nd base off Smith/Maldonado)

Fielding
DP1 (Swanson-Grissom-Olson)
EHarris II (1, fielding)

Astros Pitching

pitchers
L. McCullers Jr.(L, 1-1)
P. Maton
W. Smith
H. Neris
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	7	3	3	3	6	1	91-54	2.45
1.0	3	3	3	1	2	0	27-19	4.47
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	11-9	4.43
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	13-7	3.31
8.0	12	6	6	4	10	1	142-89

Pitching
WPNeris
HBPRiley (by Neris)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedSmith 2/4; Neris 1/4; McCullers Jr. 13/25; Maton 5/7
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesSmith-2-4-0-3; Neris-2-1-2-2; McCullers Jr.-13-11-14-16; Maton-8-4-3-4
Ground Balls-Fly BallsSmith 1-1; Neris 1-0; McCullers Jr. 4-5; Maton 0-1
Game ScoresL McCullers Jr. 44

Braves Pitching

pitchers
K. Wright(W, 15-5)
C. McHugh
K. Jansen
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	6	2	2	1	7	1	84-61	3.14
2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	24-18	2.87
1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	15-12	3.11
9.0	7	2	2	1	12	1	123-91

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJansen 4/4; McHugh 4/6; Wright 19/24
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJansen-5-2-3-2; McHugh-4-4-7-3; Wright-12-13-20-14
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJansen 0-1; McHugh 2-1; Wright 5-5
Game ScoresK Wright 58

Scoring Summary

		HOU	ATL
3rd	Riley homered to right center (409 feet), Acuña Jr. scored and Swanson scored.	0	3
5th	Tucker homered to right center (445 feet).	1	3
5th	Altuve singled to left, Mancini scored, McCormick to second.	2	3
6th	Swanson doubled to deep center, Acuña Jr. scored and Harris II scored.	2	5
6th	Olson hit sacrifice fly to center, Swanson scored.	2	6

Astros
2
Braves
6

Game 1

20/8

Astros
4
Braves
5

Game 2

21/8

Astros
5
Braves
4

Game 3

21/8

Truist Park

12:20 AM, 20 August 2022

Atlanta, Georgia

Attendance: 42,837

Game Time:3:04

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Vic Carapazza
First Base Umpire - Jerry Meals
Second Base Umpire - Jansen Visconti
Third Base Umpire - Clint Vondrak

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	88	73	.547	-	W2
Seattle	85	77	.525	3.5	W4
Texas	78	84	.481	10.5	W3
Oakland	69	93	.426	19.5	L3
Los Angeles	63	99	.389	25.5	L6

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

K. Wright15-5

L. McCullers Jr.1-1

Scoring Summary

Inning

Game Information

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