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Braves
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
April 9, 2012
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves, played on April 9, 2012 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 9, 2012 |
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Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 9, 2012 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brandon Beachy |
Home Starting Pitcher | J.A. Happ |
Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 17,095 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Gary Darling 1B: Jerry Meals 2B: Sam Holbrook 3B: Paul Emmel |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Michael Bourn | Center Fielder |
Martin Prado | Left Fielder |
Brian McCann | Catcher |
Dan Uggla | Second Baseman |
Freddie Freeman | First Baseman |
Matt Diaz | Right Fielder |
Juan Francisco | Third Baseman |
Tyler Pastornicky | Shortstop |
Brandon Beachy | Pitcher |
Fredi Gonzalez | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jordan Schafer | Center Fielder |
Jose Altuve | Second Baseman |
Travis Buck | Left Fielder |
Carlos Lee | First Baseman |
Brian Bogusevic | Right Fielder |
Chris Johnson | Third Baseman |
Jason Castro | Catcher |
Marwin Gonzalez | Shortstop |
J.A. Happ | Pitcher |
Brad Mills | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Braves
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
April 9, 2012
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Happ
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Happ fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Prado vs. Happ
Prado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McCann vs. Happ
McCann hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Altuve settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Schafer vs. Beachy
Schafer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Freeman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schafer for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Beachy
Altuve hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Beachy
Buck hits a ball on the ground towards first. Freeman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buck for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Uggla vs. Happ
Uggla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freeman vs. Happ
Freeman hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Happ
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Francisco vs. Happ
Francisco hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Diaz moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Pastornicky vs. Happ
Pastornicky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Diaz scores. Francisco moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Beachy vs. Happ
Beachy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Happ fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Francisco scores. Pastornicky moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bourn vs. Happ
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bourn for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Beachy
Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bogusevic vs. Beachy
Bogusevic hits a ball on the ground towards third. Francisco fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Francisco. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Beachy
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Castro vs. Beachy
Castro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pastornicky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Prado vs. Happ
Prado hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Buck. Prado reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
McCann vs. Happ
McCann hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Prado scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Uggla vs. Happ
There's a wild pitch. McCann moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Uggla vs. Happ
Uggla strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freeman vs. Happ
Freeman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McCann moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Diaz vs. Happ
Diaz hits a fly ball into right field. Bogusevic settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Beachy
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Uggla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Happ vs. Beachy
Happ strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Schafer vs. Beachy
Schafer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Altuve vs. Beachy
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards third. Francisco juggles the ball. That's an error on Francisco. Schafer moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Buck vs. Beachy
Buck hits a ball on the ground to left field. That will be extra bases. Prado chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Pastornicky. Pastornicky fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Pastornicky. Schafer scores. Altuve goes all the way around to score. Buck moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Lee vs. Beachy
Lee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Buck scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Bogusevic vs. Beachy
Bogusevic hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Uggla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Francisco vs. Happ
Francisco hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Happ fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pastornicky vs. Happ
Pastornicky strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Beachy vs. Happ
Beachy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Beachy
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Beachy
Castro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Uggla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Beachy
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Diaz. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Happ vs. Beachy
Happ hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Schafer vs. Beachy
Schafer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Uggla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Happ
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops it up and throws to first, with Happ covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Prado vs. Happ
Prado strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McCann vs. Happ
McCann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops it up and throws to first, with Happ covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Beachy
Altuve takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Buck vs. Beachy
Buck strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Beachy
Lee takes first base on ball four. Altuve moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Bogusevic vs. Beachy
Bogusevic hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Uggla fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uggla vs. Happ
Uggla hits a fly ball into right field. Bogusevic settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Freeman vs. Happ
Freeman strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Happ
Diaz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francisco vs. Happ
Francisco hits a line drive into right field. Bogusevic settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hernandez
Martin Prado now playing third base. Matt Diaz now playing left field. Livan Hernandez now pitching. Jason Heyward now playing right field.
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castro vs. Hernandez
Castro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Freeman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Hernandez
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Castro moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Martinez vs. Hernandez
J.D. Martinez pinch hits for J.A. Happ.
Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Castro scores. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Schafer vs. Hernandez
Schafer hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to third. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Altuve vs. Hernandez
Altuve hits a fly ball into left field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gonzalez tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Buck vs. Hernandez
Buck strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pastornicky vs. Wright
Wesley Wright now pitching.
Pastornicky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Heyward vs. Wright
Heyward strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Wright
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bourn for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Hernandez
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bogusevic vs. Hernandez
Bogusevic hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hernandez
Johnson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. McCann scoops up the ball and tags Johnson for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Prado vs. Wright
Prado hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McCann vs. Wright
McCann hits a fly ball into center field. Schafer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Uggla vs. Rodriguez
Fernando Rodriguez now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Prado moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Uggla vs. Rodriguez
Uggla strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freeman vs. Rodriguez
Freeman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Durbin
Chad Durbin now pitching.
Castro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Uggla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Durbin
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Durbin
Justin Maxwell pinch hits for Fernando Rodriguez.
Maxwell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schafer vs. Durbin
Schafer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Durbin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Durbin
Altuve hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Buck vs. Durbin
Buck strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 3 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Carpenter
David Carpenter now pitching.
Diaz strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hinske vs. Carpenter
Eric Hinske pinch hits for Chad Durbin.
Hinske hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pastornicky vs. Carpenter
Pastornicky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Altuve settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/9/2012 -- Atlanta at Houston (N) Atlanta AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Bourn M, cf 4 0 0 0 Schafer J, cf 4 1 1 0 Prado M, lf-3b 4 1 2 0 Altuve J, 2b 3 1 1 1 McCann B, c 4 0 1 1 Buck T, lf 5 1 1 2 Uggla D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Lee C, 1b 3 0 1 1 Freeman F, 1b 4 0 1 0 Bogusevic B, rf 4 0 0 0 Diaz M, rf-lf 3 1 0 0 Johnson C, 3b 4 0 1 0 Francisco J, 3b 3 1 1 0 Castro J, c 4 1 0 0 Hernandez L, p 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez M, ss 4 3 3 0 Durbin C, p 0 0 0 0 Happ J, p 2 0 1 1 Hinske E, ph 1 0 0 0 Martinez J, ph 1 0 1 1 Pastornicky T, ss 4 0 1 1 Wright W, p 0 0 0 0 Beachy B, p 2 0 1 1 Rodriguez F, p 0 0 0 0 Heyward J, rf 1 0 0 0 Maxwell J, ph 1 1 1 2 Carpenter D, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 7 3 35 8 11 8 Atlanta 021 000 000 -- 3 Houston 003 102 02x -- 8 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO Beachy B (L) 5.0 4 4 1 3 3 Hernandez L 2.0 4 2 2 0 2 Durbin C 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Happ J (W) 6.0 6 3 3 1 5 Wright W 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 Rodriguez F 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Carpenter D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Francisco J 3, Pastornicky T DP -- Atlanta 1 LOB -- Atlanta 5, Houston 7 2B -- Prado M, Buck T, Gonzalez M HR -- Maxwell J SF -- Altuve J WP -- Happ J, Rodriguez F T -- 2:46 A -- 17095
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