Atlanta Braves vs. Houston Astros - Box Score - September 08, 2009

Scores for Sep 8, 2009

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Atlanta leads 1-0 (as of 9/8)

(71-67, 36-34 away)

(67-71, 39-31 home)

8:05 PM ET, September 8, 2009

Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas

Atlanta Braves
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
N McLouth CF	3	1	1	1	1	1	17	.260	.351	.452
M Prado 2B	3	0	1	0	1	2	13	.299	.352	.444
C Jones 3B	3	0	0	0	1	2	14	.270	.393	.443
B McCann C	4	0	0	0	0	1	14	.274	.338	.484
G Anderson LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	11	.278	.314	.421
R Gorecki LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.250	.227
Y Escobar SS	3	0	0	0	1	1	18	.302	.373	.450
A LaRoche 1B	4	1	1	1	0	0	19	.272	.353	.482
R Church RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	12	.275	.340	.391
J Vazquez P	3	0	2	0	0	0	14	.207	.246	.259
M Gonzalez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
R Soriano P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	31	2	5	2	4	8	132
BATTING HR: A Laroche (21, 2nd inning off F Paulino 0 on, 1 Out); N Mclouth (17, 5th inning off F Paulino 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: A LaRoche (61), N McLouth (59) Braves RISP: 0-3 (G Anderson 0-1, B McCann 0-1, M Prado 0-1) Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING Picked Off: M Prado (1st base by F Paulino)
FIELDING DP: 2 (M Gonzalez-Y Escobar-A LaRoche, M Prado-Y Escobar-A LaRoche).

Atlanta Braves
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Vazquez (W, 12-9)	7.0	3	0	0	4	9	0	110-69	3.06
M Gonzalez (H, 15)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10-7	2.45
R Soriano (S, 22)	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	17-12	2.53
Totals	9.0	7	1	1	4	9	0	137-88
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Vazquez 21/28; M Gonzalez 3/3; R Soriano 4/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Vazquez 19-19-17-14; M Gonzalez 2-0-2-3; R Soriano 1-2-4-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Vazquez 6-6; M Gonzalez 2-1; R Soriano 2-1 Game Scores: J Vazquez 76

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
M Bourn CF	3	0	0	0	1	2	17	.296	.370	.405
K Matsui 2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	10	.241	.289	.331
L Berkman 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	12	.268	.397	.484
C Lee LF	3	0	1	0	1	0	18	.306	.351	.496
M Tejada SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	15	.303	.333	.435
H Pence RF	4	0	2	1	0	2	22	.288	.353	.489
G Blum 3B	3	0	1	0	1	0	14	.259	.324	.379
H Quintero C	2	0	0	0	0	1	4	.235	.284	.371
b-E Maysonet PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.290	.328	.371
C Coste C	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	.229	.313	.324
T Manzella PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
F Paulino P	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.053	.053	.053
a-J Michaels PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	.233	.308	.442
T Byrdak P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
c-D Erstad PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.207	.287	.355
D Brocail P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
J Fulchino P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667
d-A Boone PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.167	.000
Totals	30	1	7	1	4	9	137
a-walked for F Paulino in the 6th b-sacrificed to catcher for H Quintero in the 7th c-struck out swinging for T Byrdak in the 7th d-lined out to left for J Fulchino in the 9th
BATTING 3B: M Tejada (1, R Soriano) RBI: H Pence (68) S: E Maysonet, K Matsui GIDP: C Lee, G Blum Astros RISP: 1-5 (M Tejada 0-1, M Bourn 0-1, H Pence 1-1, D Erstad 0-1, L Berkman 0-1) Team LOB: 8

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
F Paulino (L, 2-8)	6.0	4	2	2	3	6	2	88-53	6.34
T Byrdak	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19-16	2.81
D Brocail	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9-6	4.35
J Fulchino	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	16-8	3.42
Totals	9.0	5	2	2	4	8	2	132-83
PITCHING WP: F Paulino First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: F Paulino 14/24; T Byrdak 4/4; D Brocail 3/3; J Fulchino 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: F Paulino 25-5-8-15; T Byrdak 5-1-6-4; D Brocail 3-1-0-2; J Fulchino 2-2-2-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Paulino 6-5; T Byrdak 0-3; D Brocail 1-1; J Fulchino 0-2 Game Scores: F Paulino 59

	ATL	HOU
	2nd	A LaRoche homered to right center.	1	0
	5th	N McLouth homered to right center.	2	0
	9th	H Pence singled to center, M Tejada scored.	2	1
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Stadium	Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Attendance	26,081 (62% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:33
Weather	indoors
Umpires	Home Plate - Bruce Dreckman, First Base - Paul Emmel, Second Base - Todd Tichenor, Third Base - Gary Darling

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