Houston 7, Atlanta 6, 18 innings
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(90-72)
    9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 R H E
Atlanta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 13 0
Houston 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 10 1
WP: R. Clemens (1-1)
LP: J. Devine (0-1)
(89-73)
  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 3rd: Atlanta
- A. LaRoche homered to deep right center, M. Giles, C. Jones and A. Jones scored
Top 5th: Atlanta
- A. Jones hit sacrifice fly to left, M. Giles scored, C. Jones to third
Bot 5th: Houston
- O. Palmeiro hit sacrifice fly to center, J. Lane scored, A. Everett to third
Top 8th: Atlanta
- B. McCann homered to deep right
Bot 8th: Houston
- L. Berkman homered to deep left, E. Bruntlett, C. Biggio and L. Scott scored
Bot 9th: Houston
- B. Ausmus homered to deep center
Bot 18th: Houston
- C. Burke homered to deep left
 Atlanta
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Series 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
    K. Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
    C. Reitsma p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    W. Betemit ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500
    J. Thomson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    P. Orr ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
    J. Brower p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    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  
 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).
S - R Furcal , J Francoeur.
SF - A Jones.
RBI - A LaRoche 4 (6), A Jones (5), B McCann (5).
2-out RBI - A LaRoche 4.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Giles 1, K Johnson 1, W Betemit 1, R Furcal 1, J Franco 2, R Langerhans 1, B McCann 3, P Orr 2.
GIDP - C Jones, A Jones.
Team LOB - 18.
 Base Running
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).
 Houston
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Series Avg 
C. Biggio 2b 7 1 0 0 1 2 4 .316
W. Taveras cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357
    L. Scott ph-lf 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .000
    D. Wheeler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    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
    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
    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  
 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).
S - R Clemens.
SF - O Palmeiro.
RBI - O Palmeiro (3), L Berkman 4 (5), B Ausmus (1), C Burke (1).
2-out RBI - B Ausmus.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Bagwell 1, C Biggio 1.
GIDP - A Everett, M Ensberg.
Team LOB - 7.
 Base Running
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).
Outfield assists - L Berkman (A LaRoche at Home).
DP - 2 (C Biggio-A Everett-M Lamb, M Ensberg-C Biggio-L Berkman).
 Atlanta
  IP H R ER BB K HR Series ERA 
T. Hudson 7.0 6 3 3 1 5 0 5.27
K. Farnsworth 2.0 2 3 3 1 3 2 9.00
C. Reitsma 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16.20
J. Thomson 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.00
J. Brower 3.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00
J. Devine (L, 0-1) 1.1 1 1 1 0 3 1 10.80
 Houston
  IP H R ER BB K HR Series ERA 
B. Backe 4.1 5 5 5 3 2 1 8.44
M. Gallo 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
R. Springer 2.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 3.86
W. Rodriguez 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 9.00
C. Qualls 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 6.00
B. Lidge 2.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0.00
D. Wheeler 3.0 1 0 0 3 4 0 2.08
R. Clemens (W, 1-1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 5.62
WP - B Backe.
IBB - J Francoeur (by M Gallo), M Ensberg (by C Reitsma), R Langerhans (by D Wheeler).
HBP - A Jones (by B Backe); R Langerhans (by M Gallo).
Pitches-strikes - T Hudson 92-58; K Farnsworth 41-24; C Reitsma 35-22; J Thomson 29-20; J Brower 34-18; J Devine 23-15; B Backe 72-42; M Gallo 9-3; R Springer 34-19; W Rodriguez 16-10; C Qualls 24-16; B Lidge 45-25; D Wheeler 55-29; R Clemens 44-26.
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; 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.
Batters faced - T Hudson 27; K Farnsworth 9; C Reitsma 8; J Thomson 7; J Brower 10; J Devine 5; B Backe 22; M Gallo 4; R Springer 8; W Rodriguez 4; C Qualls 7; B Lidge 9; D Wheeler 13; R Clemens 11.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Gary Cederstrom. 1B--Eric Cooper. 2B--Sam Holbrook. 3B--Joe Brinkman. LF--Marvin Hudson. RF--Jeff Nelson.
Time: 5:50.
Attendance: 43,413.
Weather: INDOORS

Updated on Monday, Oct 10, 2005 2:48 am ET

  
 Top Batters
 Atlanta
A. LaRoche A. LaRoche
2-4, 1 HR
4 RBI
 Houston
L. Berkman L. Berkman
2-5, 1 HR
4 RBI
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