Atlanta Braves 6, Houston Astros 4
Regular Season Game 36
Played on Sunday, May 21, 1978 (D) at Astrodome
ATL N 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 - 6 8 0 HOU N 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 4 14 2
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Royster 2b 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 7 Asselstine cf,rf 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 Matthews rf 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 Office cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Burroughs lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Bonnell lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Pocoroba c 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 Murphy 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 11 1 Chaney ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 2 Gilbreath 3b 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 Niekro p 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 33 6 8 5 4 6 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 2. Royster-Chaney, Royster-Chaney-Murphy. BATTING - 2B: Niekro (1,off Niekro). 3B: Royster (3,off Lemongello); Asselstine (2,off Lemongello). HR: Matthews (5,1st inning off Lemongello 0 on 2 out). SF: Niekro (1,off Lemongello); Matthews (1,off Niekro). HBP: Matthews (1,by Lemongello). GDP: Burroughs (5,off Niekro). Team LOB: 7.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 Cabell 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 Cruz rf 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 Watson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 7 1 Walling lf 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 Howe 2b 4 1 3 2 0 1 2 2 Ferguson c 4 0 3 2 0 1 7 0 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 Lemongello p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zamora p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sexton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Herrmann ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 38 4 14 4 1 5 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Metzger-Howe-Watson. E: Howe (5), Metzger (5). BATTING - 2B: Puhl (6,off Niekro); Howe 2 (13,off Niekro 2). GDP: Cruz (3,off Devine). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Walling (1,2nd base off Niekro/Pocoroba).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro W(4-6) 7.1 12 4 4 1 5 0 33 Devine SV(2) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 Totals 9 14 4 4 1 5 0 39 Inherited Runners - Scored: Devine 2-2. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lemongello L(3-5) 3.2 6 5 5 2 2 1 20 Zamora 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 Niekro 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 8 Forsch 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Sambito 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Totals 9 8 6 6 4 6 1 40 HBP: Lemongello (1,Matthews). Inherited Runners - Scored: Zamora 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 11715 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Royster 2b Puhl cf 2. Asselstine cf Cabell 3b 3. Matthews rf Cruz rf 4. Burroughs lf Watson 1b 5. Pocoroba c Walling lf 6. Murphy 1b Howe 2b 7. Chaney ss Ferguson c 8. Gilbreath 3b Metzger ss 9. Niekro p Lemongello p BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Asselstine flied out to center; Matthews homered; Burroughs flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl doubled; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Puhl to third]; Cruz struck out; Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Pocoroba flied out to center; Murphy singled; Chaney flied out to left; Gilbreath flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Walling singled; Walling stole second; Howe doubled [Walling scored]; Ferguson struck out; Metzger walked; Lemongello lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Howe out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. BRAVES 3RD: Niekro grounded out (third to first); Royster made an out to catcher; Asselstine walked; Matthews was hit by a pitch [Asselstine to second]; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl flied out to center; Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. BRAVES 4TH: Pocoroba struck out; Murphy singled; Chaney singled [Murphy to third]; Gilbreath walked [Chaney to second]; Niekro hit a sacrifice fly to left [Murphy scored, Chaney to third, Gilbreath to second]; Royster tripled [Chaney scored, Gilbreath scored, Royster scored (error by Howe) (no RBI)]; Asselstine tripled; ZAMORA REPLACED LEMONGELLO (PITCHING); Matthews walked; Burroughs made an out to second; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Watson flied out to left; Walling grounded out (second to first); Howe singled; Ferguson singled [Howe to second]; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 1. BRAVES 5TH: Pocoroba flied out to center; Murphy reached on an error by Metzger [Murphy to first]; Chaney forced Murphy (first to shortstop); Gilbreath struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: SEXTON BATTED FOR ZAMORA; Sexton grounded out (third to first); Puhl singled; Cabell struck out; Cruz singled [Puhl to second]; Watson singled [Puhl out at home (second to catcher), Cruz to second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 1. BRAVES 6TH: NIEKRO REPLACED SEXTON (PITCHING); Niekro doubled; Royster walked; Asselstine singled [Niekro to third, Royster to second]; Matthews hit a sacrifice fly to center [Niekro scored, Royster to third]; Burroughs grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Asselstine out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: OFFICE REPLACED MATTHEWS (PLAYING CF); ASSELSTINE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Walling made an out to first; Howe struck out; Ferguson singled; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 1. BRAVES 7TH: Pocoroba flied out to right; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: ALOU BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Alou made an out to shortstop; Puhl grounded out (second to first); Cabell made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 1. BRAVES 8TH: FORSCH REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Gilbreath struck out; Niekro grounded out (second to first); Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: Cruz singled; Watson flied out to right; Walling singled [Cruz to second]; Howe doubled [Cruz scored, Walling to third]; DEVINE REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Ferguson singled [Walling scored, Howe scored]; Metzger grounded out (second to first) [Ferguson to second]; HERRMANN BATTED FOR FORSCH; Herrmann grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 4. BRAVES 9TH: SAMBITO REPLACED HERRMANN (PITCHING); Asselstine grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Office struck out; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 4. ASTROS 9TH: BONNELL REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING LF); Puhl flied out to left; Cabell singled; Cruz grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cabell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 6 8 0 7 Astros 4 14 2 8
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