Astros 3,
Braves 1
| W: | W. Rodriguez (9-7) |
| L: | M. Hampton (3-4) |
| SV: | J. Valverde (44) |
| Atlanta Braves | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Anderson CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .294 |
| M Prado 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .320 |
| K Johnson 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 |
| J Francoeur RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .239 |
| C Kotchman 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .237 |
| M Diaz LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .244 |
| c-C Jones PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .364 |
| B Lillibridge SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 |
| d-B McCann PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .301 |
| C Miller C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .083 |
| a-R Gotay PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| J Tavarez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| M Hampton P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 |
| J Bennett P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| b-G Norton PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 |
| C Sammons C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .148 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | |
| a-singled to center for C Miller in the 8th b-flied out to center for J Bennett in the 8th c-walked for M Diaz in the 9th d-fouled out to third for B Lillibridge in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING RBI: C Miller (5) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B McCann 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Miller (3, throw); M Hampton (1, throw); B Lillibridge (6, catch) DP: 1 (B Lillibridge). Outfield Assist: J Francoeur (W Rodriguez at Home). | ||||||||
| Atlanta Braves | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Hampton (L, 3-4) | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 76-53 | 4.85 |
| J Bennett | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-8 | 3.70 |
| J Tavarez | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-10 | 4.71 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 105-71 | |
| PITCHING HBP: R Abercrombie (By J Bennett) Batters faced: M Hampton 22; J Bennett 4; J Tavarez 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Hampton 7-5; J Bennett 2-0; J Tavarez 0-1 Game Scores: M Hampton 57 | |||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| K Matsui 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 |
| D Newhan 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| M Bourn CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 |
| M Tejada SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .283 |
| E Maysonet SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .143 |
| L Berkman 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .312 |
| M Saccomanno 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .200 |
| H Pence RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| T Wigginton LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .285 |
| R Abercrombie PR-LF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .309 |
| J Castillo 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .246 |
| B Ausmus C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .218 |
| J Towles C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .137 |
| W Rodriguez P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .122 |
| L Hawkins P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-M Loretta PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| J Valverde P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| a-singled to center for L Hawkins in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Castillo (29, M Hampton) HR: B Ausmus (3, 3rd inning off M Hampton 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: B Ausmus 2 (24), W Rodriguez (1) 2-out RBI: W Rodriguez Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: R Abercrombie (5, 2nd base off M Hampton/C Miller) CS: R Abercrombie (2, 2nd base by J Bennett/C Miller) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: E Maysonet (1, throw) | ||||||||
| Houston Astros | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| W Rodriguez (W, 9-7) | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 85-64 | 3.54 |
| L Hawkins (H, 12) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25-16 | 0.43 |
| J Valverde (S, 44) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-8 | 3.37 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 126-88 | |
| PITCHING Balk: W Rodriguez Batters faced: W Rodriguez 25; L Hawkins 4; J Valverde 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: W Rodriguez 7-8; L Hawkins 0-1; J Valverde 1-2 Game Scores: W Rodriguez 73 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| ATL | HOU | |||
| 3rd | B Ausmus homered to left, J Castillo scored. | 0 | 2 | |
| 5th | C Miller grounded out to shortstop, B Lillibridge scored. | 1 | 2 | |
| 5th | W Rodriguez singled to center, R Abercrombie scored. | 1 | 3 | |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX |
| Attendance | 37,113 (90.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:19 |
| Weather | 86 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - C.B. Bucknor, First Base - Joe West, Second Base - Ed Rapuano, Third Base - Ed Hickox |
MLB Scores
Sunday, September 28th 2008
| Tampa Bay | 8 | Final |
| Detroit | 7 | in 11 |
| Florida | 4 | Final |
| NY Mets | 2 |
| Toronto | 10 | Final |
| Baltimore | 1 |
| Washington | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 8 |
| NY Yankees | 6 | Final |
| Boston | 2 |
| Cleveland | 1 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 5 |
| Chi Cubs | 1 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 3 |
| Atlanta | 1 | Final |
| Houston | 3 |
| Kansas City | 0 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 |
| Cincinnati | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis | 11 |
| Texas | 0 | Final |
| LA Angels | 7 |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| San Diego | 1 |
| LA Dodgers | 1 | Final |
| San Francisco | 3 |
| Oakland | 3 | Final |
| Seattle | 4 |
| Colorado | 1 | Final |
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| NY Yankees | 3 | Final |
| Boston | 4 | in 10 |