Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Atlanta 4, Houston 2
When: 8:05 PM ET, Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Fieldin Culbreth, 1B - Mike Muchlinski, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Ed Hickox
Attendance: 34155

Brooks Conrad launched a two-run home run over the rightfield fence in the ninth inning to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 4-2 come-from-behind victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.

Alex Gonzalez singled to start the ninth inning with Atlanta down 2-1. Conrad then launched the first pitch he saw from Astros reliever Matt Lindstrom into the seats.

Troy Glaus cushioned the Braves’ lead with a solo shot in the ninth, as well.

Glaus gave Atlanta a 1-0 lead with a single in the seventh that scored Conrad.

The Astros answered and took the lead in the eighth, scoring two runs. Michael Bourn led off with a triple and eventually scored on a grounder from Jeff Keppinger. Keppinger scored on a Braves’ error.

Atlanta starter Jair Jurrjens went 7 1/3 innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits with a walk and three strikeouts. Braves reliever Jonny Venters (4-0) got the victory, and Billy Wagner earned his 28th save of the season.

Houston starter J.A. Happ went 6 1/3 innings, allowing one run on two hits with four walks and six strikeouts. Lindstrom (2-3) took the loss.

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Atlanta   Houston
Jair Jurrjens Player J.A. Happ
No Decision W/L No Decision
7.1 IP 6.1
3 Strikeouts 6
6 Hits 2
1.23 ERA 1.42
Hitting
Atlanta   Houston
Troy GlausPlayer Chris Johnson
2 Hits 3
2 RBI 0
1 HR 0
5 TB 3
.500 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Atlanta 5 2 12 .167 6 7 4 4 0 3
Houston 7 0 9 .194 16 5 1 1 0 0