Starting Lineups:
Atlanta Braves Houston Astros
1. Giles 2b Biggio 2b
2. Renteria ss Lamb 1b
3. C. Jones 3b Berkman rf
4. A. Jones cf Ensberg 3b
5. LaRoche 1b Wilson lf
6. Francoeur rf Burke cf
7. McCann c Ausmus c
8. Langerhans lf Everett ss
9. Sosa p Nieve p
BRAVES 1ST: Giles struck out; Renteria flied to center; C. Jones
singled to center; A. Jones homered to left [C. Jones scored];
LaRoche flied to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.
ASTROS 1ST: Biggio homered to left; Lamb homered to right;
Berkman was called out on strikes; Ensberg flied to right;
Wilson grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Astros 2.
BRAVES 2ND: Francoeur struck out; McCann singled to center;
Langerhans flied to center; Sosa struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2.
ASTROS 2ND: Burke singled to right; Ausmus grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Burke out at
second]; Everett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2,
Astros 2.
BRAVES 3RD: Giles grounded out (shortstop to first); Renteria
struck out; C. Jones was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2.
ASTROS 3RD: Nieve struck out; Biggio grounded out (shortstop to
first); Lamb doubled to center; Berkman grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2.
BRAVES 4TH: A. Jones flied to center; LaRoche flied to left;
Francoeur grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2.
ASTROS 4TH: Ensberg struck out; Wilson singled to second; Burke
struck out; Ausmus singled to center [Wilson to third]; Everett
forced Ausmus (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 2, Astros 2.
BRAVES 5TH: McCann singled to right; Langerhans grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [McCann out at
second]; Sosa struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2,
Astros 2.
ASTROS 5TH: Nieve grounded out (third to first); Biggio singled
to left; Lamb singled to second [Biggio to second]; Berkman
walked [Biggio to third, Lamb to second]; Ensberg out on a
sacrifice fly to left [Biggio scored]; Wilson doubled to left
[Lamb scored, Berkman scored]; Burke singled to left [Wilson
scored]; PARONTO REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); Ausmus grounded out
(third to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 6.
BRAVES 6TH: Giles grounded out (third to first); Renteria struck
out; C. Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2,
Astros 6.
ASTROS 6TH: Everett singled to left; Nieve walked [Everett to
second]; Biggio struck out; MCBRIDE REPLACED PARONTO (PITCHING);
Lamb walked [Everett to third, Nieve to second]; Berkman
grounded out (third to first) [Everett scored, Nieve to third,
Lamb to second]; VILLARREAL REPLACED MCBRIDE (PITCHING); Ensberg
flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 7.
BRAVES 7TH: A. Jones popped to left; LaRoche flied to center;
Francoeur struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 7.
ASTROS 7TH: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Burke was
called out on strikes; Ausmus grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 7.
BRAVES 8TH: McCann singled to left; Langerhans walked [McCann to
second]; BETEMIT BATTED FOR VILLARREAL; Betemit grounded out
(first unassisted) [McCann to third, Langerhans to second];
QUALLS REPLACED NIEVE (PITCHING); Giles flied to right; Renteria
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 7.
ASTROS 8TH: YATES REPLACED GILES (PITCHING); BETEMIT STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); Everett popped to second; PALMEIRO BATTED FOR
QUALLS; Palmeiro grounded out (first unassisted); Biggio struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 7.
BRAVES 9TH: SPRINGER REPLACED BIGGIO (PITCHING); BURKE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); TAVERAS REPLACED PALMEIRO (PLAYING CF);
LAMB CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); BERKMAN CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 1B); BRUNTLETT REPLACED ENSBERG (PLAYING RF); C. Jones
struck out; Astros third baseman Morgan Ensberg left the game
due to an injured neck/shoulder; A. Jones flied to center;
LaRoche doubled to center; Francoeur struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 7.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Braves 2 6 0 4
Astros 7 11 0 6