Astros 6-3 Braves (23 Apr, 2023) Play-by-Play

Atlanta Braves

14-7, 4-5 home


HOU
ATL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	1	6	11	0
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	8	3

AstrosTop 1st
- K. Wright pitching for ATL
  HOU
  ATL
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Sinker 92
  2
  Strike Swinging
  Slider 87
  3
  Ball
  Knuckle Curve 82
  4
  Foul Ball
  Sinker 94
  5
  Ball
  Sinker 95
  6
  Ground Out
  Sinker 94
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 1st
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  ATL
- Acuña Jr. stole second.
  0
  0
- Acuña Jr. stole third.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 2nd
- K. Wright pitching for ATL
  HOU
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 2nd
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 3rd
- K. Wright pitching for ATL
  HOU
  ATL
- Dubón safe at first on fielding error by shortstop Grissom.
  0
  0
- Dubón to second on passed ball by Murphy.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
BravesBottom 3rd
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 4th
- K. Wright pitching for ATL
  HOU
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 4th
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  ATL
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 5th
- K. Wright pitching for ATL
  HOU
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 5th
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 6th
- K. Wright pitching for ATL
  HOU
  ATL
- J. Abreu safe at first on fielding error by shortstop Grissom.
  2
  1
- M. Tonkin pitching for ATL
  HOU
  ATL
- 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error
BravesBottom 6th
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  ATL
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 7th
- M. Tonkin pitching for ATL
  HOU
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 7th
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  ATL
- Acuña Jr. stole second.
  4
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 8th
- K. Yates pitching for ATL
  HOU
  ATL
- Peña stole second.
  4
  3
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 8th
- R. Montero pitching for HOU
  HOU
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 9th
- J. Jimenez pitching for ATL
  HOU
  ATL
- Alvarez safe at first on fielding error by second baseman Albies, Dubón safe at third on error.
  5
  3
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
BravesBottom 9th
- B. Abreu pitching for HOU
  HOU
  ATL
- Rosario hit for Pillar
  6
  3
- Hilliard hit for Ozuna
  6
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Sinker	92
2 Strike Swinging	Slider	87
3 Ball	Knuckle Curve	82
4 Foul Ball	Sinker	94
5 Ball	Sinker	95
6 Ground Out	Sinker	94

Astros
6
Braves
4

Game 1

22/4

Astros
6
Braves
3

Game 2

23/4

Astros
5
Braves
2

Game 3

23/4

Truist Park

12:20 AM, 23 April 2023

Atlanta, Georgia

Attendance: 42,399

Game Time:2:22

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - CB Bucknor
First Base Umpire - Chris Segal
Second Base Umpire - Ben May
Third Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson

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

F. Valdez2-2

K. Wright0-1

B. Abreu1

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