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Atlanta
3 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0   9 16 2
Houston
1 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0   7 13 0
Houston Astros

Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
McLouth, CF 4 2 2 1 2 0 0 .263
Escobar, Y, SS 5 3 3 0 1 0 2 .304
Jones, C, 3B 4 2 1 1 1 2 5 .268
McCann, C 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 .277
Anderson, G, LF 4 0 2 3 0 1 1 .280
  Gorecki, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
LaRoche, Ad, 1B 5 0 1 1 0 3 3 .269
Church, RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .277
  a-Diaz, M, PH-RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .321
Johnson, K, 2B 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .219
Lowe, D, P 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .188
  O'Flaherty, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
  Moylan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Conrad, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
  Gonzalez, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 41 9 16 9 5 11 22  

a-Grounded into a forceout for Church in the 4th. b-Flied out for Moylan in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Escobar, Y (23, Oswalt), McCann (32, Oswalt), Johnson, K (18, Wright, W).
HR: McLouth (18, 1st inning off Oswalt, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: McLouth 5; Escobar, Y 4; Jones, C; McCann 5; Anderson, G 2; LaRoche, Ad; Church; Johnson, K 3.
RBI: McLouth (60), Jones, C (64), Anderson, G 3 (54), McCann 2 (77), LaRoche, Ad (65), Diaz, M (46).
2-out RBI: McCann.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lowe, D 4; Johnson, K; Escobar, Y.
SF: Anderson, G.
GIDP: Jones, C.
Team RISP: 6-for-15.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Escobar, Y (4, 2nd base off Lopez, W/Coste).

FIELDING
E: Jones, C 2 (20, throw, throw).
DP: 3 (Lowe, D-Escobar, Y-LaRoche, Ad, Jones, C-Johnson, K-LaRoche, Ad, Escobar, Y-Johnson, K-LaRoche, Ad).

 
Houston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bourn, CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .295
Matsui, K, 2B 4 2 2 0 1 2 2 .246
Berkman, 1B 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 .273
Lee, C, LF 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 .306
  1-Maysonet, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
Tejada, SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .300
Pence, RF 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .290
Johnson, C, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .167
Coste, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .229
Oswalt, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .128
  Sadler, B, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Wright, W, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
  a-Boone, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
  Lopez, W, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Erstad, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .203
  Gervacio, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Byrdak, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  c-Michaels, PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .238
  Brocail, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 7 13 6 4 7 18  

a-Grounded out for Wright, W in the 4th. b-Struck out for Lopez, W in the 6th. c-Singled for Byrdak in the 8th.
1-Ran for Lee, C in the 9th.

BATTING
HR: Berkman (19, 3rd inning off Lowe, D, 2 on, 1 out).
TB: Bourn 2; Matsui, K 2; Berkman 5; Lee, C; Pence 3; Johnson, C; Coste; Michaels.
RBI: Lee, C (89), Berkman 3 (69), Bourn (34), Michaels (16).
2-out RBI: Bourn; Michaels.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Matsui, K 2; Erstad; Lee, C.
GIDP: Tejada 3.
Team RISP: 4-for-12.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Bourn (53, 2nd base off Lowe, D/McCann), Matsui, K 2 (16, 2nd base off Lowe, D/McCann, 2nd base off O'Flaherty/McCann).

FIELDING
DP: (Tejada-Berkman).

 
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lowe, D (W, 14-9) 5.2 9 5 5 2 5 1 4.47
O'Flaherty 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.21
Moylan 1.1 3 2 1 0 0 0 3.03
Gonzalez, M (S, 10) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.42
 
Houston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Oswalt (L, 8-6) 2.0 10 6 6 1 5 1 4.03
Sadler, B 1.1 2 2 2 1 2 0 13.50
Wright, W 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.50
Lopez, W 2.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 10.50
Gervacio 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.79
Byrdak 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.75
Brocail 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.97

Pitches-strikes: Lowe, D 101-63, O'Flaherty 18-11, Moylan 23-17, Gonzalez, M 22-15, Oswalt 71-46, Sadler, B 25-15, Wright, W 8-6, Lopez, W 27-17, Gervacio 14-8, Byrdak 12-10, Brocail 15-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lowe, D 9-3, O'Flaherty 2-0, Moylan 4-0, Gonzalez, M 2-0, Oswalt 0-1, Sadler, B 1-1, Wright, W 1-1, Lopez, W 4-1, Gervacio 2-0, Byrdak 1-0, Brocail 2-1.
Batters faced: Lowe, D 26, O'Flaherty 4, Moylan 7, Gonzalez, M 4, Oswalt 17, Sadler, B 7, Wright, W 3, Lopez, W 8, Gervacio 4, Byrdak 3, Brocail 5.
Inherited runners-scored: O'Flaherty 1-0, Moylan 1-0, Wright, W 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Todd Tichenor. 1B: Gary Darling. 2B: Bruce Dreckman. 3B: Paul Emmel.
Weather: 73 degrees, roof closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
T: 3:11.
Att: 26,552.
September 10, 2009


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