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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL MONTREAL EXPOS AT HOUSTON ASTROS 09/07/2046 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| MONTREAL EXPOS AT HOUSTON ASTROS |  
					| GAME ID: 2656 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 2046 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Montreal Expos (87-52) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 2 |  
								| Houston Astros (50-90) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | X | 12 | 11 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Astros Drop Expos, 12-7 |  
					| A good performance from second baseman Matt Thompson helped the Houston Astros defeat the Montreal Expos, 12-7. Thompson went 2 for 5 with 2 singles and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 4 for the Astros. Brian Thomas earned the win for Houston. He lasted 6 innings, allowing 4 runs on 9 hits, while striking out 8. With the win, he raised his record to 10-13.  Houston has now won 4 in a row. 
 The game turned with two out in the bottom of the fourth when Thompson  hit a 2-run  single. It propelled the Astros into the lead, 6-4.
 
 "I just tried to see the ball and put a good swing on it," said Thompson.
 
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					| MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE |  | HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - M. Salmon pinch ran for N. Sharp in the 8th b - A. Ohmer pinch hit for C. Beavers in the 8th
 c - E. Asceno substituted for M. Salmon in the 8th
 
 BATTING
 Triples: 
N. Sharp
 (2, 8th Inning off J. Aguilar, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Home Runs: 
H. Bautista
 (31, 8th Inning off J. Aguilar, 1 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
C. Beavers
 2
, 
A. Ohmer
, 
H. Bautista
 5
, 
J. Ham
, 
S. French
, 
D. Diaz
 3
, 
N. Sharp
 3
, 
B. Stark
 2
 2-out RBI: 
B. Stark
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
S. French
, 
S. Anderson
 GIDP: 
P. Barutha
 Hit by Pitch: 
N. Sharp
 Team LOB: 
9
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
C. Beavers
 (9)
, 
D. Diaz
 (7)
, 
B. Stark
 (24)
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
S. French
 (4)
, 
D. Diaz
 (1)
 Double Plays: 
1 (French-Diaz-Tague)
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		| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | HR | RBI |  
		| M. Thompson 3B, 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .238 | 20 | 56 |  
		| J. Froyd SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .257 | 13 | 40 |  
		| C. Lane 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .266 | 24 | 73 |  
		| a-C. Jiang PH, 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 | 5 | 32 |  
		| J. Trump DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .257 | 13 | 48 |  
		| b-E. Hunter DH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | 1 | 2 |  
		| J. Gardner CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .280 | 22 | 74 |  
		| c-B. Hill PH, RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | 17 | 51 |  
		| A. Aranda RF, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .238 | 14 | 47 |  
		| J. Keefe C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .249 | 9 | 33 |  
		| C. Cabrera 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .111 | 0 | 2 |  
		| P. Adegoke LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .273 | 0 | 1 |  
		| Totals | 35 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 20 |  |  |  |  
							
								| a - C. Jiang pinch hit for C. Lane in the 7th b - E. Hunter inserted as DH in the 7th
 c - B. Hill pinch hit for J. Gardner in the 7th
 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
P. Adegoke
 (2, 4th Inning off S. Barrett, 2 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
M. Thompson
 2
, 
C. Jiang
, 
J. Trump
, 
E. Hunter
, 
B. Hill
, 
A. Aranda
, 
J. Keefe
, 
C. Cabrera
, 
P. Adegoke
 3
 2-out RBI: 
M. Thompson
, 
C. Jiang
, 
P. Adegoke
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
C. Lane
, 
A. Aranda
 2
, 
C. Cabrera
 GIDP: 
J. Gardner
 Sac Fly: 
C. Cabrera
 Team LOB: 
10
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
M. Thompson
 (9)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Thompson-Froyd-Cabrera)
 OF assists: 
1 (Gardner(Barutha at home))
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					| MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE |  | HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| S. Barrett L (13-9) | 3.2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 3.36 |  
	| C. Tague | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 13.50 |  
	| J. Fisher | 2.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 3.24 |  
	| J. Beggs | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5.19 |  
							
								| PITCHING Game Score: 
S. Barrett
 26
 Batters Faced: 
S. Barrett
 19, 
C. Tague
 13, 
J. Fisher
 13, 
J. Beggs
 1
 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: 
S. Barrett
 5-4, 
C. Tague
 3-2, 
J. Fisher
 2-2, 
J. Beggs
 0-0
 Pitches - Strikes: 
S. Barrett
 83-44, 
C. Tague
 63-26, 
J. Fisher
 57-33, 
J. Beggs
 4-3
 Inherited Runners - Scored: 
C. Tague
 1-0
, 
J. Fisher
 1-0
, 
J. Beggs
 1-0
 WP: 
C. Tague
, 
J. Fisher
 
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| B. Thomas W (10-13) | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 106 | 5.10 |  
	| J. Aguilar | 1.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 9.20 |  
	| P. Gibson | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6.33 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Matt Thompson Ballpark: 
Minute Maid Park
 Weather: 
Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
 Start Time: 
7:05 PM CT
 Time: 
4:07
 Attendance: 
18262
 Special Notes: 
C Nick Sharp was injured while running the bases.
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