Braves 7, Astros 6

W:	R. Ring (2-1)
L:	T. Byrdak (2-1)

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
M Bourn CF	7	0	0	0	0	3	2	.218
M Loretta SS-2B	8	1	1	0	0	1	1	.268
H Pence RF	7	1	3	0	1	1	1	.265
C Lee LF	8	1	2	1	0	1	1	.292
D Erstad 1B	4	1	2	0	1	1	0	.311
G Geary P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-R Abercrombie PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.188
J Towles C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148
T Wigginton 3B	8	1	3	4	0	0	4	.269
D Newhan 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	3	.300
J Valverde P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M Tejada SS	2	0	1	0	2	0	1	.283
B Ausmus C	6	0	1	1	0	2	5	.211
D Borkowski P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-L Berkman PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.349
T Byrdak P	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200
W Rodriguez P	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.045
W Wright P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
D Brocail P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
G Blum 2B-1B	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.221
Totals	63	6	15	6	5	11	24
a-struck out swinging for G Geary in the 13th b-flied out to left for D Borkowski in the 15th
BATTING 2B: D Newhan (2, C Morton); M Tejada (21, B Carlyle) HR: T Wigginton (7, 3rd inning off C Morton 3 on, 2 Out) RBI: C Lee (67), T Wigginton 4 (20), B Ausmus (13) S: J Towles 2, M Bourn 2-out RBI: C Lee, T Wigginton 4, B Ausmus Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: T Byrdak 1, H Pence 1, B Ausmus 3, M Bourn 1, L Berkman 2 Team LOB: 14
BASERUNNING SB: M Tejada (7, 2nd base off B Carlyle/B McCann) CS: H Pence (7, 2nd base by C Morton/C Miller)

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
W Rodriguez	5.1	7	3	3	2	8	1	107-67	3.23
W Wright (H, 9)	1.1	1	1	1	1	3	0	30-18	5.23
D Brocail (H, 16)	1.0	1	2	2	1	2	0	24-14	3.30
J Valverde (B, 5)	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	26-15	4.01
G Geary	3.0	1	0	0	2	2	0	41-26	2.60
D Borkowski	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	27-16	5.76
T Byrdak (L, 2-1)	2.0	5	1	1	3	2	0	47-23	1.74
Totals	16.0	17	7	7	11	18	1	302-179
PITCHING IBB: M Teixeira (By W Rodriguez) Batters faced: W Rodriguez 25; W Wright 6; D Brocail 5; J Valverde 6; G Geary 12; D Borkowski 8; T Byrdak 14 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: W Rodriguez 4-4; W Wright 1-0; D Brocail 1-0; J Valverde 3-1; G Geary 4-3; D Borkowski 0-5; T Byrdak 3-1 Game Scores: W Rodriguez 48

Atlanta Braves
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
G Blanco CF-LF	8	2	2	0	1	4	0	.270
Y Escobar SS	9	0	4	2	0	1	1	.294
C Jones 3B	5	3	3	2	4	0	3	.388
M Teixeira 1B	7	0	3	3	2	1	2	.276
O Infante LF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.282
J Perry PR-RF	7	0	1	0	0	2	7	.143
M Prado 2B	7	1	2	0	1	1	2	.255
G Norton RF-LF	4	0	0	0	1	4	3	.210
B Carlyle P	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.200
M Acosta P	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000
J Jurrjens PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.097
R Ring P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
C Miller C	3	0	0	0	0	2	3	.093
b-K Johnson PH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.276
M Gonzalez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
d-M Kotsay PH-CF	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.273
C Morton P	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
a-R Gotay PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.208
B Boyer P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
W Ohman P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-B McCann PH-C	5	0	0	0	0	1	5	.293
Totals	65	7	17	7	11	18	33
a-struck out looking for C Morton in the 6th b-walked for C Miller in the 8th c-struck out looking for W Ohman in the 8th d-flied out to center for M Gonzalez in the 10th
BATTING 2B: O Infante (7, W Rodriguez); M Teixeira (20, W Wright) 3B: C Jones (1, W Rodriguez) HR: C Jones (18, 1st inning off W Rodriguez 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: C Jones 2 (50), M Teixeira 3 (66), Y Escobar 2 (32) 2-out RBI: C Jones, M Teixeira, Y Escobar 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Jones 1, J Perry 4, C Morton 1, B McCann 1 Team LOB: 21
FIELDING E: M Prado (4, ground ball)

Atlanta Braves
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Morton	6.0	8	6	6	2	2	1	101-65	6.84
B Boyer	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	23-15	4.34
W Ohman	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12-7	2.97
M Gonzalez	2.0	0	0	0	0	4	0	25-15	2.25
B Carlyle	3.0	2	0	0	1	4	0	53-36	1.38
M Acosta	3.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	32-21	4.02
R Ring (W, 2-1)	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	14-6	3.44
Totals	17.0	15	6	6	5	11	1	260-165
PITCHING WP: B Carlyle IBB: G Blum (By B Carlyle); M Tejada 2 (By M Acosta; R Ring) Batters faced: C Morton 27; B Boyer 4; W Ohman 4; M Gonzalez 6; B Carlyle 12; M Acosta 13; R Ring 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Morton 10-5; B Boyer 1-1; W Ohman 2-1; M Gonzalez 1-1; B Carlyle 3-2; M Acosta 3-6; R Ring 3-0 Game Scores: C Morton 32

Scoring Summary
			HOU	ATL
	1st	C Jones homered to left.	0	1
	3rd	C Lee singled to left, M Loretta scored, H Pence to second.	1	1
	3rd	T Wigginton homered to left, H Pence, C Lee and D Erstad scored.	5	1
	3rd	C Jones tripled to deep right center, G Blanco scored.	5	2
	3rd	M Teixeira singled to left, C Jones scored.	5	3
	6th	B Ausmus singled to right, D Newhan scored.	6	3
	7th	M Teixeira doubled to deep left, C Jones scored.	6	4
	8th	Y Escobar singled to right, M Prado and K Johnson scored, G Blanco to second.	6	6
	17th	M Teixeira singled to deep left center, G Blanco scored, Y Escobar to third, C Jones to second.	6	7
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Game Notes

THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 1 HOUR AND 55 MINUTE DELAY.

ATLANTA'S MANNY ACOSTA LEFT THE GAME IN THE 16TH INNING DUE TO A STRAINED RIGHT HAMSTRING.

ATLANTA'S OMAR INFANTE LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SECOND INNING WITH A RIGHT HAMSTRING INJURY.

HOUSTON'S LANCE BERKMAN WAS SCRATCHED FROM THE STARTING LINEUP WITH A SORE LEFT EYE.

Game Information
Stadium	Turner Field, Atlanta, GA
Attendance	24,169 (48.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	5:35
Weather	70 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	5 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Mike Everitt, First Base - Mike Dimuro, Second Base - Mike Estabrook, Third Base - Larry Vanover

Atlanta won 2-1

Washington	5	Final
Cincinnati	6

Texas	11	Final
Baltimore	10

NY Mets	4	Final
Philadelphia	2	in 12

Kansas City	2	Final
Tampa Bay	9

Oakland	3	Final
Chi White Sox	4

Pittsburgh	6	Final
Milwaukee	11

Cleveland	3	Final
Minnesota	4

Florida	10	Final
Colorado	5

Chi Cubs	7	Final
St. Louis	1

Houston	6	Final
Atlanta	7	in 17

Toronto	1	Final
LA Angels	7

LA Dodgers	5	Final
San Francisco	3

Detroit	2	Final
Seattle	1	in 15

San Diego	2	Final
Arizona	3

Boston	4	Final
NY Yankees	5	in 10

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