Braves 11 - 5 Astros
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Astros resigned to playing out schedule vs. Braves

Sep 27, 2008 - 10:10 AM Atlanta (71-89) at Houston (85-74) 7:05 p.m. EDT

HOUSTON (Ticker) -- A day after being officially eliminated from playoff contention, the Houston Astros continue to play out the schedule when they take on the Atlanta Braves on Saturday.

Darin Erstad's walkoff home run in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Astros a dramatic 5-4 win on Friday, but the Milwaukee Brewers' 5-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs ended Houston's hopes of a September comeback.

Looking to bounce back from his shortest outing of the season, Brandon Backe (9-13, 5.66) will get the start for Houston. The righthander lasted 1 2/3 innings, allowing five runs, six hits - two homers - and two walks to the Florida Marlins.

Backe is 2-1 in five appearances - three starts - against the Braves, but has not faced them yet this season. He has allowed 12 earned runs in 19 1/3 career innings.

Braves starter James Parr (1-0, 4.00) will look to return to the form that saw him pitch 12 shutout innings in his first two starts this season.

Over his last two starts, the 22-year-old righthander has allowed eight runs and 14 hits in just six innings pitched. He lasted just 1 2/3 innings in his last outing against the New York Mets, surrendering four runs, four hits and four walks.








  • NL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    ATLANTA 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 18 1
    HOUSTON 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 9 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: ATL - JAMES PARR, VLADIMIR NUNEZ (5TH), MANNY ACOSTA (7TH), JORGE
    JULIO (8TH), MIKE GONZALEZ (9TH) AND CLINT SAMMONS
    HOU - BRANDON BACKE, JACK CASSEL (2ND), DAVE BO

    Sep 27 10:04 PM


  • NL
    AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY GEOFF BLUM SCORED MIGUEL TEJADA.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, G BLUM ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 9
    HOUSTON 5 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: H PENCE (.271, 1-FOR-2, HR, RBI)

    Braves 9, Astros 5  Bot 5, 0 OutsSep 27 8:49 PM
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    Braves 9, Astros 3  Bot 5, 0 OutsSep 27 8:41 PM


  • NL
    AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY LANCE BERKMAN SCORED KAZ MATSUI.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, L BERKMAN ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 9
    HOUSTON 2 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: G BLUM (.239, 0-FOR-1)

    Braves 9, Astros 2  Bot 3, 0 OutsSep 27 8:13 PM


  • NL
    AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JOSH ANDERSON (3) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT
    IN THE 2ND OFF BRANDON BACKE SCORED JAMES PARR.
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 5, HOUSTON 0
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M PRADO (.327, 1-FOR-1)

    Braves 5, Astros 0  Top 2, 0 OutsSep 27 7:31 PM


  • NL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    ATLANTA 3 3 4 0
    HOUSTON 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - JAMES PARR
    HOU - BRANDON BACKE

    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: K MATSUI (.296, 6 HR, 33 RBI)
    M BOURN (.229, 5 HR, 29 RBI)
    M TEJADA (.285, 13 HR, 65 RBI)

    Braves 3, Astros 0  Bot 1, 0 OutsSep 27 7:15 PM
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    Braves vs. AstrosSep 22 1:01 AM

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