Atlanta Braves 8–6 Houston Astros: MLB regular season, 2 September 2000

The game

Atlanta Braves defeated Houston Astros 8–6 at Enron Field on 2 September 2000 in the mlb regular season.

The visiting Atlanta Braves scored 8 runs, while the home Houston Astros finished with 6. The winning margin was 2 runs.

How the scoring developed

In inning 1, Atlanta Braves scored 3 runs in the top half and Houston Astros scored 5 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Atlanta Braves 3–5 Houston Astros. In inning 3, Houston Astros scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Atlanta Braves 3–6 Houston Astros.

In inning 4, Atlanta Braves scored 2 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Atlanta Braves 5–6 Houston Astros. In inning 8, Atlanta Braves scored 2 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Atlanta Braves 7–6 Houston Astros.

In inning 9, Atlanta Braves scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was Atlanta Braves 8–6 Houston Astros.

Pitching decisions

Greg Maddux was credited with the pitching win. Scott Elarton was charged with the loss.

John Rocker recorded the save. The win, loss and save are the pitcher decisions recorded for this game.

Hits, errors and innings

Atlanta Braves finished with 10 hits and 0 errors, alongside 8 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.

Houston Astros finished with 10 hits and 0 errors, alongside 6 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.

The season and series

The season record shown with this result was Atlanta Braves 80 wins and 56 losses.

The season record shown with this result was Houston Astros 56 wins and 79 losses.

Inning by inning