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Braves
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
September 2, 2000
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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 September 2, 2000 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 2000 |
|---|---|
| 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 | September 2, 2000 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Greg Maddux |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Scott Elarton |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 43,189 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Rapuano 1B: Phil Cuzzi 2B: Paul Schrieber 3B: Tim McClelland |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rafael Furcal | Shortstop |
| Andruw Jones | Center Fielder |
| Chipper Jones | Third Baseman |
| B.J. Surhoff | Left Fielder |
| Wally Joyner | First Baseman |
| Brian Jordan | Right Fielder |
| Keith Lockhart | Second Baseman |
| Paul Bako | Catcher |
| Greg Maddux | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roger Cedeno | Left Fielder |
| Bill Spiers | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Richard Hidalgo | Center Fielder |
| Moises Alou | Right Fielder |
| Mitch Meluskey | Catcher |
| Julio Lugo | Shortstop |
| Chris Truby | Third Baseman |
| Scott Elarton | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
September 2, 2000
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Furcal vs. Elarton
Furcal strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Elarton
Jones hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Elarton
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Surhoff vs. Elarton
Surhoff hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Joyner vs. Elarton
There's a wild pitch. Surhoff moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Joyner vs. Elarton
Joyner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Jordan vs. Elarton
Jordan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Jordan reaches second base with a double. Jones scores. Surhoff scores. Joyner moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Lockhart vs. Elarton
Lockhart strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Bako vs. Elarton
Bako strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Maddux
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Furcal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Maddux
Spiers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Maddux
Bagwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spiers moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Hidalgo vs. Maddux
Hidalgo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spiers scores. Bagwell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Maddux
Alou hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Jones. Alou reaches second base with a double. Bagwell scores. Hidalgo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Meluskey vs. Maddux
Meluskey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Maddux
Lugo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Truby vs. Maddux
Truby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Elarton vs. Maddux
Elarton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Maddux vs. Elarton
Maddux hits a ball on the ground towards third. Truby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Furcal vs. Elarton
Furcal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Elarton
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Elarton
There goes Furcal. The throw from Meluskey and he is safe. Furcal steals second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Elarton
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Maddux
Cedeno is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Maddux
Spiers is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Maddux
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hidalgo vs. Maddux
Hidalgo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Furcal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Surhoff vs. Elarton
Surhoff hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Surhoff reaches second base with a double. Cedeno throws the ball in to Truby who tags Surhoff trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Joyner vs. Elarton
Joyner hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Elarton
Jordan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Maddux
Alou hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Surhoff. Alou reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Meluskey vs. Maddux
Meluskey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lockhart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lugo vs. Maddux
Lugo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Maddux, and towards Furcal, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Alou scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Truby vs. Maddux
Truby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lockhart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lockhart vs. Elarton
Lockhart hits a popup, foul, towards third. Truby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bako vs. Elarton
Bako hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Hidalgo. Bako reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Maddux vs. Elarton
Maddux strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Furcal vs. Elarton
Furcal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Elarton
Jones hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Hidalgo. Jones reaches second base with a double. Bako scores. Furcal goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Elarton
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Elarton vs. Maddux
Elarton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Maddux
Cedeno hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lockhart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Maddux
Spiers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Maddux
Bagwell hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Surhoff vs. Elarton
Surhoff strikes out. Meluskey drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Surhoff out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Joyner vs. Elarton
Joyner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jordan vs. Elarton
Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Truby fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Maddux
Hidalgo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Maddux
Alou hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Surhoff. Alou reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meluskey vs. Maddux
The umpire calls a balk on Maddux Alou moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Meluskey vs. Maddux
Meluskey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Lugo vs. Maddux
Lugo strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockhart vs. Elarton
Lockhart hits a popup, foul, towards third. Truby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bako vs. Elarton
Bako strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Maddux vs. Elarton
Maddux hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Truby vs. Maddux
Truby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Furcal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Elarton vs. Maddux
Elarton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Maddux
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Joyner scoops it up and throws to first, with Maddux covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furcal vs. Elarton
Furcal bunts towards third. Truby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Elarton
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Elarton
Jones is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Maddux
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Joyner scoops it up and throws to first, with Maddux covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Maddux
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Maddux
Hidalgo hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Surhoff vs. Elarton
Surhoff is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joyner vs. Elarton
Joyner hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Elarton
Jordan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Galarraga vs. Elarton
Andres Galarraga pinch hits for Keith Lockhart.
Galarraga hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jordan moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bonilla vs. Dotel
Bobby Bonilla pinch hits for Paul Bako. George Lombard pinch runs for Andres Galarraga. Octavio Dotel now pitching.
There goes Lombard. The throw from Meluskey and he is safe. Lombard steals second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Bonilla vs. Dotel
Bonilla hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jordan scores. Lombard scores. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Maddux vs. Dotel
Walt Weiss pinch runs for Bobby Bonilla.
Maddux hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spiers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 7 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Maddux
Rafael Furcal now playing second base. Javy Lopez now catching. Walt Weiss now playing shortstop.
Alou is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Meluskey vs. Maddux
Meluskey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lugo vs. Maddux
Glen Barker pinch runs for Mitch Meluskey.
There goes Barker. The throw from Lopez and he is safe. Barker steals second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Lugo vs. Ligtenberg
Kerry Ligtenberg now pitching.
Lugo hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Furcal catches it and throws to second with Weiss covering, to double up Barker. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 7 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Furcal vs. Cabrera
Raul Chavez now catching. Jose Cabrera now pitching.
Furcal hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Cabrera
Jones hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Cabrera
Jones strikes out. There goes Jones. The throw from Chavez to Lugo, and Jones is out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Surhoff vs. Cabrera
Surhoff hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 8 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Truby vs. Rocker
John Rocker now pitching.
Truby hits a popup towards short. Weiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Rocker
Tim Bogar pinch hits for Jose Cabrera.
Bogar hits a fly ball into left field. Surhoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Rocker
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/2/2000 -- Atlanta at Houston (N)
Atlanta AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Furcal R, ss-2b 3 2 1 1 Cedeno R, lf 5 0 0 0
Jones A, cf 5 1 3 3 Spiers B, 2b 4 1 2 0
Jones C, 3b 4 1 0 0 Bagwell J, 1b 3 1 1 0
Surhoff B, lf 5 1 2 0 Hidalgo R, cf 4 1 1 1
Joyner W, 1b 2 0 0 0 Alou M, rf 4 2 3 2
Jordan B, rf 3 1 1 2 Meluskey M, c 4 1 2 2
Lockhart K, 2b 3 0 0 0 Barker G, pr 0 0 0 0
Galarraga A, ph 1 0 1 0 Chavez R, c 0 0 0 0
Lombard G, pr 0 1 0 0 Lugo J, ss 4 0 0 1
Lopez J, c 0 0 0 0 Truby C, 3b 4 0 1 0
Bako P, c 3 1 1 0 Elarton S, p 3 0 0 0
Bonilla B, ph 1 0 1 2 Dotel O, p 0 0 0 0
Weiss W, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Cabrera J, p 0 0 0 0
Maddux G, p 4 0 0 0 Bogar T, ph 1 0 0 0
Ligtenberg K, p 0 0 0 0
Rocker J, p 0 0 0 0
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34 8 10 8 36 6 10 6
Atlanta 300 200 021 -- 8
Houston 501 000 000 -- 6
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux G (W) 7.1 10 6 6 1 8
Ligtenberg K 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Rocker J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Elarton S (L) 7.2 7 7 7 6 8
Dotel O 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Cabrera J 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
DP -- Atlanta 1, Houston 2
LOB -- Atlanta 5, Houston 4
2B -- Jordan B, Alou M 3, Surhoff B, Bako P, Jones A
HR -- Jones A, Meluskey M, Furcal R
SB -- Furcal R, Lombard G, Barker G
CS -- Jones A
WP -- Elarton S
Balk -- Maddux G
T -- 2:52
A -- 43189
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