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	Braves put it away in first

Braves 12, Astros 3

Buddy Carlyle allowed two runs over five innings on Wednesday. (Gregory Smith/AP)

Teixeira's three-run homer

By Jeff Lutz / MLB.com

The Braves scored three runs before even recording an out and seven overall in the first frame, while batting around. Mark Teixeira homered and drove in four in his Braves debut.

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Series at a glance:

Tue. 07/31: ATL 12, HOU 4
Wed. 08/01: ATL 12, HOU 3
Thu. 08/02: HOU 12, ATL 11

Houston (46-61)
Lost 3

Atlanta 12, Houston 3

Atlanta (57-51)
Won 3

August 1, 2007

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Houston	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	7	0
Atlanta	7	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	X	12	12	0

Standings thru 8/1/07 | Gameday | Astros Stats | Braves Stats

Houston	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Burke, 2B	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	.225
Loretta, SS-3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.287
Berkman, RF	3	2	2	1	0	1	0	.263
c-Bruntlett, PH-SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271
Lee, LF	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.295
Scott, LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.247
Lamb, 1B	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.299
Wigginton, 3B-RF	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	.278
Lane, CF	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	.175
Ausmus, C	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.237
Rodriguez, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156
a-Palmeiro, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244
Albers, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182
Miller, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-Biggio, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247
Jennings, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059
Moehler, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
d-Munson, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296
Totals	30	3	7	3	2	4	9
a-Grounded out for Rodriguez in the 5th. b-Grounded out for Miller in the 7th. c-Grounded out for Berkman in the 8th. d-Lined out for Moehler in the 9th.
BATTING HR: Berkman (18, 4th inning off Carlyle, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Berkman 5; Lee; Lamb; Lane 2; Ausmus. RBI: Burke (16), Berkman (67), Wigginton (50). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Loretta; Ausmus. S: Rodriguez. SF: Burke; Wigginton. GIDP: Wigginton. Team LOB: 6. FIELDING Outfield assists: Lane (Escobar at home). DP: (Lane-Ausmus).

Atlanta	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Escobar, 2B-SS	5	1	3	2	0	1	0	.324
Renteria, SS	2	3	1	1	2	1	1	.337
Johnson, 2B	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.297
Jones, C, 3B	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	.339
Woodward, 3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.220
Teixeira, 1B	4	2	1	4	1	2	2	.297
Dotel, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jones, A, CF	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	.218
Mahay, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-Thorman, PH-1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220
Francoeur, RF	3	1	2	1	2	0	0	.303
McCann, C	5	0	0	0	0	1	7	.262
Diaz, LF	5	1	2	2	0	1	4	.341
Carlyle, P	3	0	0	0	0	2	4	.120
Villarreal, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-Harris, PH-CF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.323
Totals	35	12	12	12	9	8	21
a-Walked for Villarreal in the 7th. b-Grounded out for Mahay in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Escobar (10, Rodriguez), Diaz (13, Rodriguez). HR: Renteria (11, 4th inning off Rodriguez, 0 on, 1 out), Teixeira (14, 6th inning off Albers, 2 on, 1 out). TB: Escobar 4; Renteria 4; Johnson; Teixeira 4; Jones, A 2; Francoeur 2; Diaz 3. RBI: Teixeira 4 (53), Jones, A (70), Francoeur (70), Diaz 2 (27), Escobar 2 (14), Renteria (53), Johnson (56). 2-out RBI: Escobar 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Carlyle; Diaz. Team LOB: 8. FIELDING DP: (Renteria-Teixeira).

Houston	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Rodriguez (L, 7-10)	4.0	6	8	8	5	4	1	4.72
Albers	1.1	2	3	3	2	2	1	5.93
Miller	0.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	5.16
Jennings	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	6.03
Moehler	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.65

Atlanta	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Carlyle (W, 6-3)	5.0	5	2	2	0	2	1	4.20
Villarreal	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	3.73
Mahay	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2.70
Dotel	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.75

HBP: Wigginton (by Carlyle).
Pitches-strikes: Rodriguez 104-62, Albers 33-18, Miller 14-10, Jennings 21-11, Moehler 17-9, Carlyle 71-46, Villarreal 26-15, Mahay 15-7, Dotel 7-6.
Ground outs-fly outs: Rodriguez 6-2, Albers 1-1, Miller 0-1, Jennings 0-2, Moehler 3-0, Carlyle 6-7, Villarreal 2-4, Mahay 2-0, Dotel 1-1.
Batters faced: Rodriguez 23, Albers 8, Miller 4, Jennings 5, Moehler 4, Carlyle 20, Villarreal 9, Mahay 4, Dotel 3.
Umpires: HP: Paul Nauert. 1B: Larry Vanover. 2B: Charlie Reliford. 3B: Greg Gibson.
Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, L to R.
T: 2:52.
Att: 30,785.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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