Atlanta 6, Houston 3
When: 8:05 PM ET, Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature:
81°
Umpires:
Home -
Sam Holbrook, 1B -
Paul Emmel, 2B -
Gary Darling, 3B -
Jerry Meals
Attendance:
18225
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Braves 6, Astros 3: Jason Heyward had three hits, including his first home run, and the Braves won their second straight after opening the season with four losses.
Randall Delgado (1-0) allowed five hits with six strikeouts over five innings to earn the win, and Craig Kimbrel worked around two baserunners in the ninth inning for his second save.
After throwing 14 scoreless innings over his last two starts against Atlanta, Wandy Rodriguez (0-1) gave up four runs (three earned) on six hits with five strikeouts over five innings.
J.D. Martinez lined a solo home run to left field in the first inning to give the Astros an early lead, but the Braves answered with a run in the second inning.
David Ross’ two-run double highlighted a three-run fourth inning for the Braves, who have won seven of the last nine games in Houston and eight of 11 overall.
Chipper Jones, likely playing his last game at Minute Maid Park, went 2-for-5.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Astros shortstop Jed Lowrie played his second rehab game for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Wednesday, and he’s expected to be activated from the disabled list on Friday … Heyward recorded the first three-hit game for the Braves this season … Houston committed four errors for the second time this season.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Atlanta
|
11 |
1 |
16 |
.289 |
18 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Houston
|
10 |
1 |
13 |
.286 |
22 |
11 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
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