Braves 6-1 Astros (5 Aug, 2012) Play-by-Play

Atlanta Braves

62-46, 32-26 home


HOU
ATL

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

J. Venters4-3

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

B. Norris5-9

6.0 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 7 K, 3 BB

AstrosTop 1st
- K. Medlen pitching for ATL
  HOU
  ATL
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Ball
  4
  Strike Looking
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 1st
- B. Norris pitching for HOU
  HOU
  ATL
- M Prado stole second.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 2nd
- K. Medlen pitching for ATL
  HOU
  ATL
- S Pearce to second on wild pitch by K Medlen.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 2nd
- B. Norris pitching for HOU
  HOU
  ATL
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 3rd
- K. Medlen pitching for ATL
  HOU
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 3rd
- B. Norris pitching for HOU
  HOU
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 4th
- K. Medlen pitching for ATL
  HOU
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 4th
- B. Norris pitching for HOU
  HOU
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 5th
- K. Medlen pitching for ATL
  HOU
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 5th
- B. Norris pitching for HOU
  HOU
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 6th
- K. Medlen pitching for ATL
  HOU
  ATL
- C. Gearrin pitching for ATL
  HOU
  ATL
- M Downs hit for S Moore.
  1
  1
- J Martinez hit for B Bogusevic.
  1
  1
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 6th
- B. Norris pitching for HOU
  HOU
  ATL
- M Downs at third base.
  1
  1
- S Pearce in right field.
  1
  1
- J Martinez in left field.
  1
  1
- C Jones scored, F Freeman to third, D Ross to second on wild pitch by B Norris.
  1
  2
- E Hinske hit for J Venters.
  1
  4
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 7th
- C. Durbin pitching for ATL
  HOU
  ATL
- J Schafer hit for B Norris.
  1
  4
- J Altuve stole second.
  1
  4
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 7th
- X. Cedeno pitching for HOU
  HOU
  ATL
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 8th
- L. Avilan pitching for ATL
  HOU
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 8th
- R. Cruz pitching for HOU
  HOU
  ATL
- J Francisco hit for L Avilan.
  1
  5
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 9th
- C. Martinez pitching for ATL
  HOU
  ATL
- B Francisco hit for R Cruz.
  1
  6
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Astros
1
Braves
4

Game 1

4/8

Astros
3
Braves
2

Game 2

5/8

Astros
1
Braves
6

Game 3

5/8

Center Parc Stadium

6:35 PM, 5 August 2012

Atlanta, Georgia

Attendance: 23,474

Game Time:3:01

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - James Hoye
First Base Umpire - Jim Joyce
Second Base Umpire - Mike DiMuro
Third Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	47	33	.588	-	W3
St. Louis	40	37	.519	5.5	W4
Pittsburgh	38	41	.481	8.5	W1
Cincinnati	37	42	.468	9.5	L1
Chicago	37	43	.463	10	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Philadelphia	52	27	.658	-	L1
Atlanta	43	33	.566	7.5	L1
New York	38	39	.494	13	W2
Washington	38	41	.481	14	L2
Miami	28	51	.354	24	W1

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Houston Astros

Atlanta Braves

J. Venters4-3

B. Norris5-9

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