Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
September 29, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 29, 2007 at Minute Maid Park. The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 2, Houston Astros 3

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Escobar ss 4 0 1 0
Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0
Jones C. 3b 3 0 1 0
  Woodward 3b 1 0 0 0
Teixeira 1b 3 0 0 0
  Thorman 1b 1 0 0 0
Francoeur rf 3 2 2 0
  Mahay p 0 0 0 0
  Moylan p 0 0 0 0
  Prado ph 0 0 0 0
  Acosta p 0 0 0 0
Jones B. lf 3 0 1 0
Pena c 4 0 1 1
Harris cf 3 0 0 1
Bennett p 2 0 0 0
  Diaz ph,rf 2 0 1 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 4 0 1 0
Biggio c,2b 4 1 2 0
  Ransom ss 0 0 0 0
Berkman 1b 2 1 1 2
  Lamb 1b 1 0 0 0
Lee lf 4 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Pence rf 4 0 0 0
Wigginton 3b 3 0 1 0
Everett ss 1 0 0 0
  Burke ss,2b 2 0 0 0
Ausmus 2b,c 3 0 1 0
Backe p 2 1 1 1
  Sarfate p 0 0 0 0
  Bruntlett ph 0 0 0 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Scott lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 3
Atlanta 010 000 100280
Houston 200 010 00x370
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Bennett  L (2-1) 6.0 6 3 3 1 5
  Mahay   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Moylan   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Acosta   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
1
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Backe  W (3-1) 6.0 4 1 1 0 4
  Sarfate   1.0 3 1 1 0 2
  Qualls   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Lidge  SV (19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
9

  E–None.  2B–Atlanta Escobar (25,off Backe); Francoeur (40,off Sarfate), Houston Biggio (30,off Bennett).  HR–Houston Berkman (34,1st inning off Bennett 1 on 1 out); Backe (1,5th inning off Bennett 0 on 2 out).  SF–Harris (3,off Sarfate).  HBP–B. Jones (1,by Backe).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Bruntlett (6,off Mahay).  Team–5.  U-HP–Mark Carlson, 1B–Angel Hernandez, 2B–Derryl Cousins, 3B–Ted Barrett.  T–2:35.  A–43,624.
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