Final
Braves begin final series of season against Astros
Sep 28, 2007 - 2:52 PM Atlanta (83-76) at Houston (71-88) 8:05 pm EDTHOUSTON (Ticker) -- After being officially being eliminated from the playoffs, the Atlanta Braves end the season with a three-game series at the Houston Astros starting Friday.
The Braves dropped a 6-4 loss at the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday to see their postseason hopes end, meaning they will miss the playoffs for the second straight year after making the previous 11. They will, however, finish with a winning record after going 79-83 last season.
To kick off their final series of the season, the Braves will turn to rookie Jo-Jo Reyes (1-2, 6.75 ERA), who will be looking for his second win in three starts. He did not factor into the decision in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in which he allowed four runs - three earned - and four hits over 5 1/3 innings.
In his only other career appearance against the Astros, the lefthander tossed three relief innings on August 2, surrendering five runs - four earned - but did not factor into a 12-11 loss.
The Astros will counter with rookie Matt Albers (4-10, 5.88), who will be aiming to end his four-game losing streak. His last start - a 7-4 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday - extended his winless September as he permitted two runs and 11 hits over six frames.
The righthander has only faced the Braves twice in his career, with both appearances coming in relief. He does not have a decision but has surrendered seven runs in just 2 1/3 innings.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ATLANTA 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 7 10 0
HOUSTON 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: ATL - JO-JO REYES, JOEY DEVINE (7TH), TYLER YATES (8TH), OCTAVIO
DOTEL (9TH) AND CORKY MILLER
HOU - MATT ALBERS, STEPHEN RANDOLPH (6TH), DENNIS
SARFATE (6TH), BRIA
Sep 28 11:06 PM - NL
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY BRANDON JONES SCORED CHRIS WOODWARD AND SCOTT
THORMAN.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, B JONES ON SECOND, J FRANCOEUR ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 7
HOUSTON 2 TOP, 6TH
DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M PRADO (.298, 1-FOR-3)
Braves vs. AstrosSep 28 10:01 PM - NL
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MARK TEIXEIRA SCORED YUNEL ESCOBAR.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M TEIXEIRA ON SECOND, C WOODWARD ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 5
HOUSTON 2 TOP, 6TH
DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.292, 1-FOR-3, HR, 3 RBI)
Braves vs. AstrosSep 28 9:57 PM - NL
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JEFF FRANCOEUR (19) TO RIGHT CENTER
WITH 1 OUT IN THE 5TH OFF MATT ALBERS SCORED CHIPPER JONES.
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 4, HOUSTON 2
DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B JONES (.000, 0-FOR-2, RBI)
Braves vs. AstrosSep 28 9:34 PM - NL
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARK LORETTA SCORED CARLOS LEE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M LORETTA ON FIRST, H PENCE ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 2
HOUSTON 2 BOTTOM, 4TH
DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: T WIGGINTON (.292, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
Braves vs. AstrosSep 28 9:19 PM - NL
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY BRANDON JONES SCORED CHIPPER JONES.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B JONES ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 2
HOUSTON 1 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M PRADO (.291, 0-FOR-1)
Braves vs. AstrosSep 28 8:56 PM - NL
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY JEFF FRANCOEUR SCORED YUNEL ESCOBAR.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J FRANCOEUR ON FIRST, C JONES ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1
HOUSTON 1 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B JONES (.000, 0-FOR-1)
Braves vs. AstrosSep 28 8:55 PM - NL
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY TY WIGGINTON SCORED CARLOS LEE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T WIGGINTON ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 0
HOUSTON 1 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: J TOWLES (.389, 1 HR, 12 RBI)
Braves vs. AstrosSep 28 8:39 PM
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