Summary
9/16/2024 4:51AM PDT
W: Ronel Blanco (3-1, 4.50), L: Chris Sale (6-6, 4.30), SV: Josh Hader (2-3, 1.28)
Game Log
Inning 1:
Astros batting. Sale pitching. Altuve grounded out to Urshela (5-3). Chavez in bullpen. Alvarez struck out swinging early at a high slider. Bregman grounded out to Urshela (5-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 7 Runners Left On: 0
Braves batting. Kikuchi pitching. Harris II struck out on a low curveball. Soler bunted out to Dubon (3U). Ozuna struck out on a slider high and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 9 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 2:
Astros batting. Tucker bunted out to Sale (1-3). Diaz flied out to Soler (F9). Pena flied out to Soler (F9).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 6 Runners Left On: 0
Braves batting. Olson struck out on a 3rd strike bunt. Murphy grounded to center for a single. Kelenic reached first on fielder's choice (FC). Murphy advances to 2nd. Urshela lined out to Altuve (L4). Arcia lined to right for a single (9-4-2). Murphy out.
Runs: 0 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 2
Inning 3:
Astros batting. Dubon lined to right for a single. Meyers flied out to Soler (F9). Dubon advances to 2nd. Chavez in bullpen. Chavez pitching. Gamel popped out to Arcia (P6). Dubon advances to 3rd. Altuve reached first on fielder's choice (FC). Dubon scores.* Alvarez grounded out to Merrifield (4-3).
Runs: 1 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 10 Runners Left On: 1
Braves batting. Merrifield struck out on a 3rd strike bunt. Harris II flied out to Meyers (F8). Soler struck out on a changeup low and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 10 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 4:
Astros batting. Bregman reached first on a fielding error by Olson (E3). Tucker homered to center (402 feet). Bregman scores. Diaz grounded out to Urshela (5-3). Pena lined to center for a single. Dubon flied out to Kelenic (F7). Pena advances to 2nd. Pena stole 3rd. Meyers grounded to center for a single, out while advancing extra bases (8-2-5-4-5).
Runs: 3 Hits: 3 Walks: 0 Errors: 1 Pitches: 13 Runners Left On: 1
Braves batting. Ozuna lined to left for a single. Blanco in bullpen. Olson homered to left (357 feet). Ozuna scores. Murphy bunted out to Altuve (4-3). Kelenic hit to right for a single. Urshela bunted out to Kikuchi (1-3). Kelenic advances to 2nd. Arcia flied out to Meyers (F8).
Runs: 2 Hits: 3 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 10 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 5:
Astros batting. Gamel doubled to left. Altuve popped out to Merrifield (P4). Alvarez struck out swinging late at a fastball low and in. Gamel stole 3rd. Bregman was called out on strikes looking on a fastball down the middle.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 1
Braves batting. Blanco in bullpen. Blanco pitching. Merrifield struck out on a 3rd strike bunt. Harris II flied out to Tucker (F9). Ferguson in bullpen. Soler was called out on strikes looking on a fastball low and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 8 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 6:
Astros batting. Tucker grounded to right for a single, out while advancing extra bases (9-3-5-1-6). Diaz struck out swinging late at a high fastball. Pena hit to right for a single. Dubon flied out to Soler (F9).
Runs: 0 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 8 Runners Left On: 1
Braves batting. Ferguson pitching. Ozuna bunted to the pitcher for a single. Olson flied out into a double play (F8-3 DP). Ozuna out. Murphy bunted out to Dubon (3U).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 1 Pitches: 7 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 7:
Astros batting. Meyers grounded out to Urshela (5-3). Gamel grounded out to Olson (3U). Altuve lined out to Harris II (L8).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 5 Runners Left On: 0
Braves batting. Kelenic bunted out to Dubon (3U). Urshela was called out on strikes looking on an outside fastball. Arcia bunted out to Bregman (5-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 8:
Astros batting. Alvarez flied out to Olson (F3). Bregman grounded out to Urshela (5-3). Lee pitching. Tucker popped out to Urshela (P5).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 5 Runners Left On: 0
Braves batting. Hader in bullpen. Merrifield struck out on a slider high and in. Harris II lined to center for a single. Harris II stole 2nd. Soler reached first on fielder's choice (FC). Harris II advances to 3rd. Ozuna lined into a double play (L7-6-4-2-4-3 DP). Soler out.
Runs: 1 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 2
Inning 9:
Astros batting. Diaz homered to center (409 feet). Pena lined to center for a single, out while advancing extra bases (8-3-6-3-4-1). Dubon flied out to Harris II (F8). Meyers lined to center for a single, out while advancing extra bases (8-3-4).
Runs: 1 Hits: 3 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 6 Runners Left On: 0
Braves batting. Hader pitching. Olson lined out to Gamel (L7). Murphy struck out chasing a high fastball. Kelenic flied out to Tucker (F9).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 6
Game Log Legend
Critical Play
Run Scored
Critical Situation
Simulated Play
* Go-Ahead Play
Perfect Contact Hits (Perfect-Perfect)
Pena: 90 mph (Pena lined to center for a single. )
Truist Park™ (1050 ft elevation)
Hitting Difficulty is Rookie.
Pitching Difficulty is Rookie.
2024 Online Game
Maximum attendance: 39,417 (96% capacity)
Weather: 63 degrees, Clear
No Wind
Scheduled First Pitch: 1:00pm
Game Scores: 50 (Sale), 47 (Kikuchi)
UMPIRES
HP: Mike Fillmore. 1B: Rusty Valentine. 2B: Jerry Hillsdale. 3B: Kenny Janzen.