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Biggio, Astros continue final home series vs. Braves

Sep 29, 2007 - 1:21 PM Atlanta (84-76) at Houston (71-89) 7:05 pm EDT

HOUSTON (Ticker) - Craig Biggio's Hall of Fame career is winding down, but the Atlanta Braves do not care.

Biggio and the Houston Astros continue to host the Braves in the middle game of a three-game series on Saturday.

A 20-year veteran, Biggio announced that he is retiring at season's end. Biggio, who reached the 3,000 hit plateau this season, has spent his entire career with Houston. The Astros, who are enduring just their second losing season since 1991, would like to send him out on a winning note.

Brandon Backe (2-1, 4.37 ERA) gets the ball for Houston, which had its three-game winning streak snapped on Friday. Backe won his second straight start by allowing two runs and six hits in six innings of a 6-3 win over St. Louis on last Friday.

Meanwhile, Jeff Bennett (2-0, 2.57) takes the mound for Atlanta, which will miss out on the postseason for the second straight season. Bennett allowed one run and six hits in 5 2/3 innings in his first career start - a 3-1 win over Milwaukee on Thursday.

Jeff Francoeur homered and drove in three runs as the Braves posted a 7-2 victory on Friday for their ninth win in their last 12 games.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    ATLANTA 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 0
    HOUSTON 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 x 3 7 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: ATL - JEFF BENNETT, RON MAHAY (7TH), PETER MOYLAN (7TH), MANNY
    ACOSTA (8TH) AND BRAYAN PENA
    HOU - BRANDON BACKE, DENNIS SARFATE (7TH), CHAD QUALLS
    (8TH), BRAD LIDG

    Sep 29 9:40 PM
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    RUWTbot Added 35 roots (Close Finish)

    Braves vs. AstrosSep 29 9:32 PM


  • NL
    AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY WILLIE HARRIS SCORED JEFF FRANCOEUR.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B PENA ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 2
    HOUSTON 3 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J BENNETT (.000, 0-FOR-2)

    Braves vs. AstrosSep 29 8:56 PM


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    AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY BRANDON BACKE (1) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 5TH OFF JEFF BENNETT.
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1, HOUSTON 3
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: J ANDERSON (.361, 0-FOR-2)

    Braves vs. AstrosSep 29 8:27 PM


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    AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY BRAYAN PENA SCORED JEFF FRANCOEUR.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B JONES ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1
    HOUSTON 2 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.276, 2 HR, 31 RBI)

    Braves vs. AstrosSep 29 7:33 PM


  • NL
    AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY LANCE BERKMAN (34) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT
    IN THE 1ST OFF JEFF BENNETT SCORED CRAIG BIGGIO.
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 0, HOUSTON 2
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C LEE (.304, 32 HR, 117 RBI)

    Braves vs. AstrosSep 29 7:23 PM

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