HOUSTON – After getting blown out in the first game and needing late rallies to win the other two, Braves manager Bobby Cox was pleased to escape Houston with a series victory.
Omar Infante drove in the go-ahead run with a 10th-inning double and Brian McCann added a grand slam later in the inning to give Atlanta an 8-2 win over the Astros on Wednesday.
“It was a good series,” Cox said. “We took it. That’s all you can ask. A sweep would have been great, but we almost got swept ourselves.”
Infante’s hit bounced low on the wall in left field and scored Rick Ankiel to put Atlanta back on top 3-2, giving closer Billy Wagner (6-2) the win after he blew a save in the ninth. Brandon Lyon (6-5) intentionally walked Melky Cabrera to set up a run-scoring single by Alex Gonzalez, and McCann’s pinch hit slam off Jeff Fulchino put the game out of reach.
The Braves trailed 2-1 on Tuesday night, but won 4-2 after a pair of homers in the ninth.