Game 7, Carlos Rodon (Atlanta) vs Dylan Cease (Houston)
This series has been incredibly close the whole way and this game would be no different.
The starters remain clean through 2 and a half innings until Houston gets on the board
in the bottom of the third, with Yasmani Grandal scoring Mark Canha from 2nd base with
a single through the right side. 1-0, Houston. After that both starters would resume
their stingy ways into the 6th inning. Grandal leads off the Houston half of the 6th
with a walk. After a Corey Seager K, Tyrone Taylor deposits the ball in the box seats
for a 3-0 Houston lead. With this HR, a visit to the mound was in order, and Rodon gave
way to the pen. Leone ended up putting on a couple more runners but gets out of the
scrape without any more damage to the scoreboard. Cease is rolling, and what do you do
when your team gives you a nice big lead... yep, you give some of it back. In the top
of the 7th, Atlanta starts poking holes in Cease's armor. After a Villar single, a
Gurriel K, and a Tucker single, Grandal throws the ball into CF on a SB attempt by Tucker.
3-1, Houston. We've got a runner on 3rd with Austin Hays heading to the dish. Hays is
having a rough series with an OPS below .500, but he can wipe that away with this AB.
With 1 out, Hays steps in and skies one to LF... but it comes down in Benintendi's glove.
He plates the run and tightens the score to 3-2, Houston. After this, Cease exits to
applause, giving way to Ranger Suarez to face Matt Olson. Suarez sets him down with a
K to end the inning. Fast forward to the bottom of the 8th inning where TJ McFarland
leads things off with a K of Seager. Matzek comes in to induce Taylor into a groundout.
In comes Jake Rogers for the PH, and he does not disappoint. Home Run!, 4-2 Stros.
Rogers has gone 3-5 with 2HRs and a 2B as PH extraordinaire. 3 outs remain. Chasen
Shreve is pitching for the Astros after having closed out the 8th inning, he starts off
the 9th getting Villar to fly out to center. Dylan Floro comes in to face Yuli Gurriel
and Kyle Tucker. He hangs a K on Gurriel but Tucker lines a single into RF. Hays won't
get another chance this game as Anthony Alford steps in to PH for him. Alford pushes
it to the last strike and on a 2-2 count, he swings over the curveball and Astros
players swarm the field to celebrate.
Houston 4 - Atlanta 2
WP: Dylan Cease
LP: Carlos Rodon
Game ball goes to the Houston pen in this one, as 5 relievers combine to give up just a
hit and a walk and no runs to seal the series.
Series MVP: Despite Jake Rogers PH heroics, Mark Canha takes the prize with a .429/
.448/.714 line for the series.
Congratulations to Colin for a great series and a great season. I can't remember a
series I've played where so many of the games were so close. It was a lot of fun and
exhausting at the same time. And I wish they were all like this. -- Chris Roy
10/16/2022, Atl22-Hou22, Minute Maid Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2022 Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 1 3 0
2022 Astros 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 x 4 7 1 5 0
Braves AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB
Sheets lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 0 0 0
Bregman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 0 0 0 0
Villar 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 0 1 0 0
Gurriel,Y 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 5 2 0 0
Tucker,K cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .310 3 0 0 0
Hays rf 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 4 0 0 0
Alford ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750 0 0 0 0
Olson dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 0 0 0 0
Vazquez c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056 8 1 0 0
Kirk ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0
Peterson,J 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 0 2 0 0
Hoerner ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 0 0 0
Rodon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0
Leone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
McFarland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Matzek p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
30 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 24 6 1 0
Astros AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB
Donaldson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 1 1 0 0
Grandal c 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 10 0 1 0
Seager,C ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2 0 0
Taylor,T cf 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 5 0 0 0
Beaty dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 0 0 0 0
Luplow ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 0 0 0
Rogers,Ja ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 0 0 0 0
Voit 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 5 0 0 0
Bradley,B ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Benintendi lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 4 0 0 0
Canha rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 2 0 0 0
Farmer,K 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0 0 0
Cease p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Suarez,R p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Loaisiga p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Sewald p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Shreve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Floro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
32 4 7 4 1 0 2 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 3 1 0
Braves INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA
Rodon L 0-1 5.1 4 3 3 1 8 96 58 22 1 0 0 1 0 4.82
Leone 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 26 19 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
McFarland 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.00
Matzek 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 14 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 3.38
8.0 7 4 4 1 11 140 89 33 2 0 0 1 0
Astros INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA
Cease W 1-1 6.2 3 2 1 0 6 76 51 23 0 0 0 0 0 3.65
Suarez,R H 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.15
Loaisiga H 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 10 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.80
Sewald 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.00
Shreve H 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.38
Floro S 1 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 10 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.38
9.0 4 2 1 1 10 115 73 32 0 0 0 0 0
Atl: Kirk batted for Vazquez in the 8th
Bregman batted for Sheets in the 8th
Bregman moved to 3b in the 8th
Villar moved to 2b in the 8th
Kirk moved to c in the 8th
Peterson,J moved to lf in the 8th
Alford batted for Hays in the 9th
Hou: Luplow batted for Beaty in the 6th
Rogers,Ja batted for Luplow in the 8th
Bradley,B batted for Voit in the 8th
Bradley,B moved to 1b in the 9th
GWRBI: Grandal
Jonathan Loaisiga was injured for this game only
Temperature: 70, Wind: none.
10/16/2022, Atl22-Hou22, Minute Maid Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2022 Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 1 3 0
2022 Astros 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 x 4 7 1 5 0
Braves -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Sheets lf 1>63 4>9 3 Shreve
Bregman ph 5/fl
Villar 3b 7 8 7>S 9>8
Gurriel,Y 1b 8 3/fl k Floro
k
Tucker,K cf 2>k 5>8 S.1-3 S
Hays rf 7 k note 1
7/SF.3-H
Alford ph k
Olson dh k S Suarez,R
k
Vazquez c 3>9 7
Kirk ph 8>Loaisiga
63
Peterson,J 2b k 6>8 k
Hoerner ss 53 k Sewald
W
1: SB2.3-H(e2/th);1-3
Astros -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Donaldson 3b 1>53 k 43 9
Grandal c k(23) S.3-H 6>W 7
Seager,C ss S 8 k 8>McFarland
k
Taylor,T cf wp.1-2 4>k HR.1-H Matzek
k 3/g
Beaty dh 2>9 8 Leone
Luplow ph k
Rogers,Ja ph HR
Voit 1b k k S
Bradley,B ph k
Benintendi lf 31 5>k S.1-2
Canha rf 3>D 9 8
Farmer,K 2b 9.2-3 3e1.B-1 7>43
Braves IN OUT ER Astros IN OUT ER
Rodon A1 C4 3 L 0-1 Cease A1 C5 1 W 1-1
Leone C5 D2 0 Suarez,R C6 C6 0 H 1
McFarland D3 D3 0 Loaisiga C7 C8 0 H 1
Matzek D4 D6 1 Sewald C9 C9 0
Shreve D1 D2 0 H 1
Floro D3 D5 0 S 1
10/16/2022, Atl22-Hou22, Minute Maid Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2022 Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 1 3 0
2022 Astros 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 x 4 7 1 5 0
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Braves batting
0-0 0 --- 01 Sheets grounded out to short (SX)
0-0 1 --- 01 Villar flied out to left (SX)
0-0 2 --- 20 Gurriel,Y flied out to center (BBX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Astros batting
0-0 0 --- 32 Donaldson grounded out to third (CBBBCX)
0-0 1 --- 32 Grandal struck out, Vazquez to Gurriel,Y (BFBFBS)
0-0 2 --- 32 Seager,C grounded a single up the middle (BBBCCX)
0-0 2 1-- 01 Rodon threw a wild pitch, Seager,C to second (FB)
0-0 2 -2- 32 Taylor,T struck out (FB.BBFS)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Braves batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Tucker,K struck out (CBCS)
0-0 1 --- 00 Hays flied out to left (X)
0-0 2 --- 22 Olson struck out (BCCBC)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Astros batting
0-0 0 --- 01 Beaty flied out to right (CX)
0-0 1 --- 22 Voit struck out (FBSBS)
0-0 2 --- 12 Benintendi grounded out to first (CBFX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Braves batting
0-0 0 --- 10 Vazquez flied out to right (BX)
0-0 1 --- 22 Peterson,J struck out (CBFBS)
0-0 2 --- 10 Hoerner grounded out to third (BX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Astros batting
0-0 0 --- 11 Canha lined a double to right center (BSX)
0-0 0 -2- 21 Farmer,K flied out to right, Canha to third (BBSX)
0-0 1 --3 22 Donaldson struck out (CBSBFS)
0-0 2 --3 10 Grandal grounded a single between first and second, Canha
scored (BX)
0-1 2 1-- 11 Seager,C flied out to center (BFX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Braves batting
0-1 0 --- 31 Sheets flied out to right (BFBBX)
0-1 1 --- 11 Villar lined out to center (CBX)
0-1 2 --- 12 Gurriel,Y popped out to first (CSBFX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Astros batting
0-1 0 --- 12 Taylor,T struck out (SCBS)
0-1 1 --- 10 Beaty popped out to center (BX)
0-1 2 --- 22 Voit struck out (FFBBC)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Braves batting
0-1 0 --- 01 Tucker,K flied out to center (CX)
0-1 1 --- 02 Hays struck out (CSS)
0-1 2 --- 11 Olson lined a single to shallow right (CBX)
0-1 2 1-- 00 Vazquez flied out to left (X)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Astros batting
0-1 0 --- 12 Benintendi struck out (CBCS)
0-1 1 --- 32 Canha flied out to right (BSBCBFX)
0-1 2 --- 01 Farmer,K to first on an error by the pitcher Rodon (CX)
0-1 2 1-- 32 Donaldson grounded out to second (BSFBB>X)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Braves batting
0-1 0 --- 10 Peterson,J flied out to center (BX)
0-1 1 --- 22 Hoerner struck out (CCFBFBC)
0-1 2 --- 22 Sheets popped out to first (BBCSFX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Astros batting
0-1 0 --- 32 Grandal walked (BBBCCB)
0-1 0 1-- 12 Seager,C struck out (CCBFS)
0-1 1 1-- 01 Taylor,T homered deep down the left-field line, Grandal
scored (CX)
Leone now pitching
Luplow pinch hitting for Beaty
0-3 1 --- 02 Luplow struck out (CFS)
0-3 2 --- 01 Voit grounded a single between third and short (CX)
0-3 2 1-- 22 Benintendi lined a single up the middle, Voit to second
(BSBSFX)
0-3 2 12- 10 Canha flied out to center (BX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Braves batting
0-3 0 --- 00 Villar grounded a single up the middle (X)
0-3 0 1-- 12 Gurriel,Y struck out (CCBS)
0-3 1 1-- 10 Tucker,K lined a single to shallow center, Villar to
third (BX)
0-3 1 1-3 00 Tucker,K stole second, Villar scored on an error by the
catcher Grandal, Tucker,K to third (>B)
1-3 1 --3 32 Hays hit a sacrifice fly to left, Tucker,K scored
(>B.BBCFX)
Suarez,R now pitching
2-3 2 --- 32 Olson struck out (BBCBSC)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Astros batting
2-3 0 --- 22 Farmer,K grounded out to second (CBCBX)
2-3 1 --- 12 Donaldson popped out to right (FBSX)
2-3 2 --- 12 Grandal lined out to left (BCSX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Braves batting
Kirk pinch hitting for Vazquez
Loaisiga now pitching
2-3 0 --- 12 Kirk grounded out to short (CBSX)
2-3 1 --- 32 Peterson,J struck out (BBFSBC)
Loaisiga left the game with an injury
Sewald now pitching
2-3 2 --- 32 Hoerner walked (CBBBSFB)
Shreve now pitching
Bregman pinch hitting for Sheets
2-3 2 1-- 00 Bregman popped out to third (X)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Astros batting
Bregman moved to third base
Villar moved to second base
Kirk moved to catcher
Peterson,J moved to left field
McFarland now pitching
2-3 0 --- 12 Seager,C struck out (CBCC)
Matzek now pitching
2-3 1 --- 31 Taylor,T grounded out to first (SBBBX)
Rogers,Ja pinch hitting for Luplow
2-3 2 --- 22 Rogers,Ja homered deep to right center (FCBFBX)
Bradley,B pinch hitting for Voit
2-4 2 --- 02 Bradley,B struck out (CSS)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Braves batting
Bradley,B moved to first base
2-4 0 --- 31 Villar flied out to center (BCBBX)
Floro now pitching
2-4 1 --- 12 Gurriel,Y struck out (BSSC)
2-4 2 --- 00 Tucker,K lined a single between first and second (X)
Alford pinch hitting for Hays
2-4 2 1-- 22 Alford struck out (BCSBC)