8:05 PM ET, September 26, 2008
Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
W: J. Valverde (6-3)
L: J. Tavarez (1-5)
Final
Houston leads 1-0 (as of 9/26)
| Game 1: Friday, September 26 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 4 | Final |
| Houston | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, September 27 | ||
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| Atlanta | 11 | Final |
| Houston | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, September 28 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 1 | Final |
| Houston | 3 | |
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8:05 PM ET, September 26, 2008
Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
W: J. Valverde (6-3)
L: J. Tavarez (1-5)
| Atlanta Braves | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| J Anderson CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 | ||
| M Prado 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .324 | ||
| K Johnson 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .284 | ||
| B McCann C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .301 | ||
| C Kotchman 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .229 | ||
| O Infante SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .293 | ||
| J Francoeur RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .237 | ||
| B Jones LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | ||
| J Tavarez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Campillo P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .178 | ||
| B Carlyle P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | ||
| a-G Norton PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .249 | ||
| J Bennett P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | ||
| b-C Jones PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .365 | ||
| G Blanco PR-LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 | ||
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |||
| a-flied out to center for B Carlyle in the 7th b-walked for J Bennett in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Anderson 2 (7, B Moehler, L Hawkins) RBI: C Kotchman 2 (20), K Johnson (69) SF: K Johnson GIDP: C Kotchman Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Francoeur 1, C Kotchman 1, M Prado 2 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Anderson (10, 2nd base off J Valverde/H Quintero) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Campillo (5, throw) DP: 1 (O Infante-K Johnson-C Kotchman). | ||||||||||
| Atlanta Braves | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Campillo | 3.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 51-35 | 3.91 | |
| B Carlyle | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41-30 | 3.59 | |
| J Bennett | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24-17 | 3.74 | |
| J Tavarez (L, 1-4) | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-4 | 4.83 | |
| Totals | 8.1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 120-86 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Campillo 16; B Carlyle 11; J Bennett 7; J Tavarez 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Campillo 5-3; B Carlyle 6-0; J Bennett 3-1; J Tavarez 1-0 Game Scores: J Campillo 30 | ||||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| K Matsui 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .296 | ||
| M Bourn CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .229 | ||
| M Tejada SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .285 | ||
| L Berkman 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .314 | ||
| G Blum 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .240 | ||
| H Pence RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .270 | ||
| T Wigginton LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .287 | ||
| J Valverde P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| H Quintero C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .218 | ||
| B Moehler P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .023 | ||
| T Byrdak P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | ||
| a-D Newhan PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | ||
| D Brocail P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| L Hawkins P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| D Erstad LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | |||
| a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for T Byrdak in the 6th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: K Matsui (26, J Campillo); G Blum (14, J Campillo); H Pence (34, J Campillo) HR: T Wigginton (23, 2nd inning off J Campillo 0 on, 1 Out); D Erstad (4, 9th inning off J Tavarez 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: T Wigginton (58), L Berkman (105), H Pence (82), D Erstad (31) S: B Moehler SF: L Berkman 2-out RBI: H Pence GIDP: M Tejada Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: T Wigginton 1, G Blum 1, K Matsui 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Valverde (1, catch) DP: 2 (M Tejada-K Matsui-L Berkman, L Berkman-M Tejada-J Valverde). | ||||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| B Moehler | 5.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 75-47 | 4.56 | |
| T Byrdak (H, 8) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-3 | 3.90 | |
| D Brocail (H, 21) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-12 | 3.93 | |
| L Hawkins (H, 11) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21-14 | 0.45 | |
| J Valverde (W, 6-3; B, 7) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29-17 | 3.42 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 149-93 | ||
| PITCHING WP: L Hawkins Batters faced: B Moehler 22; T Byrdak 1; D Brocail 4; L Hawkins 5; J Valverde 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Moehler 10-5; T Byrdak 0-1; D Brocail 1-2; L Hawkins 1-2; J Valverde 2-0 Game Scores: B Moehler 53 | ||||||||||
| ATL | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M Bourn reached on bunt single to pitcher, K Matsui scored, M Bourn to second on throwing error by pitcher J Campillo. | 0 | 1 | |
| 2nd | T Wigginton homered to right. | 0 | 2 | |
| 3rd | L Berkman hit sacrifice fly to center, M Bourn scored. | 0 | 3 | |
| 3rd | H Pence doubled to left, G Blum scored. | 0 | 4 | |
| 4th | C Kotchman singled to left, J Anderson and K Johnson scored, B McCann to second. | 2 | 4 | |
| 8th | K Johnson hit sacrifice fly to left, J Anderson scored. | 3 | 4 | |
| 9th | B Jones grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, O Infante scored, J Francoeur out at second, B Jones to. | 4 | 4 | |
| 9th | D Erstad homered to right. | 4 | 5 | |
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| Stadium | Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX |
| Attendance | 33,477 (79.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:57 |
| Weather | 82 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 3 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ed Rapuano, First Base - Ed Hickox, Second Base - C.B. Bucknor, Third Base - Joe West |
