Astros 7, 
Braves 6
| W: | R. Clemens (0-0) |
| L: | J. Devine (0-1) |
| Atlanta Braves | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| R Furcal SS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .150 |
| M Giles 2B | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .200 |
| C Jones 3B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .176 |
| A Jones CF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .471 |
| A LaRoche 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 |
| J Franco 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .222 |
| J Francoeur RF | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .235 |
| R Langerhans LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| B McCann C | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .188 |
| T Hudson P | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| K Farnsworth P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-K Johnson PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| C Reitsma P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-W Betemit PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| J Thomson P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| c-P Orr PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| J Brower P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| d-B Jordan PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| J Devine P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 62 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 35 | |
| a-grounded to first for K Farnsworth in the 10th b-struck out swinging for C Reitsma in the 12th c-grounded into fielder's choice to third for J Thomson in the 14th d-doubled to right center for J Brower in the 17th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Jones (3, B Backe); C Jones (2, B Backe); T Hudson (1, R Springer); J Francoeur (1, R Springer); R Langerhans (1, C Qualls); B Jordan (1, R Clemens) HR: A Laroche (1, 3rd inning off B Backe 3 on, 2 Out); B Mccann (2, 8th inning off W Rodriguez 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: A LaRoche 4 (6), A Jones (5), B McCann (5) S: R Furcal, J Francoeur SF: A Jones 2-out RBI: A LaRoche 4 GIDP: C Jones, A Jones Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Franco 2, R Furcal 1, M Giles 1, R Langerhans 1, K Johnson 1, W Betemit 1, P Orr 2, B McCann 3 Team LOB: 18 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: R Furcal 2 (3, 2nd base off B Lidge/B Ausmus, 3rd base off B Lidge/B Ausmus); R Langerhans (1, 2nd base off B Lidge/B Ausmus) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (R Furcal-M Giles-A LaRoche, R Furcal-M Giles-J Franco). | ||||||||
| Atlanta Braves | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| T Hudson | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 92-58 | 5.27 |
| K Farnsworth | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 41-24 | 9.00 |
| C Reitsma | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35-22 | 16.20 |
| J Thomson | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 29-20 | 0.00 |
| J Brower | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34-18 | 0.00 |
| J Devine (L, 0-1) | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23-15 | 10.80 |
| Totals | 17.1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 254-157 | |
| PITCHING IBB: M Ensberg (By C Reitsma) Batters faced: T Hudson 27; K Farnsworth 9; C Reitsma 8; J Thomson 7; J Brower 10; J Devine 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Hudson 8-8; K Farnsworth 2-1; C Reitsma 2-4; J Thomson 0-3; J Brower 6-3; J Devine 0-1 Game Scores: T Hudson 57 | |||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Biggio 2B | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .316 |
| W Taveras CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 |
| b-L Scott PH-LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| D Wheeler P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| d-R Clemens PH-P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| L Berkman LF-1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .357 |
| C Burke PR-CF-LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| M Ensberg 3B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .278 |
| M Lamb 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| C Qualls P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| c-J Bagwell PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 |
| B Lidge P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| R Chavez C-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Lane RF | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .235 |
| A Everett SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .214 |
| W Rodriguez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Vizcaino SS-1B-SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| B Ausmus C-1B-C | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .222 |
| B Backe P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| M Gallo P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-O Palmeiro PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 |
| R Springer P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| E Bruntlett SS-CF-SS-CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .167 |
| Totals | 58 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 14 | |
| a-hit sacrifice fly to center for M Gallo in the 5th b-walked for W Taveras in the 8th c-flied out to left for C Qualls in the 10th d-sacrificed to catcher for D Wheeler in the 15th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: L Berkman (1, C Reitsma) HR: L Berkman (1, 8th inning off K Farnsworth 3 on, 1 Out); B Ausmus (1, 9th inning off K Farnsworth 0 on, 2 Out); C Burke (1, 18th inning off J Devine 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: O Palmeiro (3), L Berkman 4 (5), B Ausmus (1), C Burke (1) S: R Clemens SF: O Palmeiro 2-out RBI: B Ausmus GIDP: A Everett, M Ensberg Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Bagwell 1, C Biggio 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: E Bruntlett (1, 3rd base off K Farnsworth/B McCann); C Biggio (1, 2nd base off K Farnsworth/B McCann) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Vizcaino (1, throw) DP: 2 (C Biggio-A Everett-M Lamb, M Ensberg-C Biggio-L Berkman). Outfield Assist: L Berkman (A LaRoche at Home). | ||||||||
| Houston Astros | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Backe | 4.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 72-42 | 8.44 |
| M Gallo | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-3 | 0.00 |
| R Springer | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34-19 | 3.86 |
| W Rodriguez | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16-10 | 9.00 |
| C Qualls | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24-16 | 6.00 |
| B Lidge | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 45-25 | 0.00 |
| D Wheeler | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 55-29 | 2.08 |
| R Clemens (W, 1-1) | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 44-26 | 5.62 |
| Totals | 18.0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 299-170 | |
| PITCHING WP: B Backe IBB: J Francoeur (By M Gallo); R Langerhans (By D Wheeler) HBP: A Jones (By B Backe); R Langerhans (By M Gallo) Batters faced: B Backe 22; M Gallo 4; R Springer 8; W Rodriguez 4; C Qualls 7; B Lidge 9; D Wheeler 13; R Clemens 11 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Backe 5-6; M Gallo 2-0; R Springer 3-2; W Rodriguez 0-1; C Qualls 5-0; B Lidge 1-2; D Wheeler 3-2; R Clemens 3-2 Game Scores: B Backe 32 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| ATL | HOU | |||
 | 3rd | A LaRoche homered to right center, M Giles, C Jones and A Jones scored. | 4 | 0 |
| 5th | A Jones hit sacrifice fly to left, M Giles scored, C Jones to third. | 5 | 0 |
 | 5th | O Palmeiro hit sacrifice fly to center, J Lane scored, A Everett to third. | 5 | 1 |
| 8th | B McCann homered to right. | 6 | 1 |
| 8th | L Berkman homered to left, E Bruntlett, C Biggio and L Scott scored. | 6 | 5 |
| 9th | B Ausmus homered to center. | 6 | 6 |
| 18th | C Burke homered to left. | 6 | 7 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX |
| Attendance | 43,413 (105.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 5:50 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gary Cederstrom, First Base - Eric Cooper, Second Base - Sam Holbrook, Third Base - Joe Brinkman |