Teixeira powers Braves over Astros

[braves guru]

The press box caught fire the night of Fred McGriff's first game with the Braves in 1993. In Mark Teixeira's Braves debut, Houston Astros pitchers were torched. Atlanta's refortified lineup of sluggers and count-workers scored seven runs in the first inning and got a three-run homer from Teixeira in the sixth during a 12-3 rout of the Astros at Turner Field in Teixeira's Braves debut. "I hope the fans are ready for a great pennant race," said Teixeira, a switch-hitting slugger acquired from Texas in a major trade Tuesday. "I know I am."

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