Atlanta Braves 3, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 34
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Monday, May 17, 1976 (D) at Astrodome
ATL N 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 7 1 HOU N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 2 7 0
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Office cf 3 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 Perez ss 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 Wynn lf 4 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 Evans 1b 4 0 2 2 0 1 10 1 Henderson rf 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 Lacy 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 Pocoroba c 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 2 Royster 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 Messersmith p 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 Totals 30 3 7 3 7 11 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Pocoroba-Lacy. E: Evans (3). BATTING - 2B: Wynn (4,off Richard); Royster (4,off Forsch). SF: Henderson (2,off Richard). GDP: Lacy (5,off Forsch). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Evans (3,2nd base off Richard/Johnson). CS: Office (3,2nd base by Richard/Johnson).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gross rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Andrews 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 4 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Johnson c 3 0 0 0 1 0 11 1 Cruz lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 Watson 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 Boswell 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 Howard pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Metzger ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 Roberts ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Richard p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Milbourne ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 34 2 7 1 1 4 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Metzger-Andrews-Watson. PB: Johnson (7). BATTING - 3B: Watson (1,off Messersmith). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - CS: Howard (4,2nd base by Messersmith/Pocoroba).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Messersmith W(1-4) 9 7 2 1 1 4 0 35
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Richard L(5-3) 7 5 3 3 7 9 0 31 Forsch 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 7 Totals 9 7 3 3 7 11 0 38 Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt Time of Game: 2:23 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Office cf Gross rf 2. Perez ss Andrews 2b 3. Wynn lf Cedeno cf 4. Evans 1b Johnson c 5. Henderson rf Cruz lf 6. Lacy 2b Watson 1b 7. Pocoroba c Boswell 3b 8. Royster 3b Metzger ss 9. Messersmith p Richard p BRAVES 1ST: Office singled; Perez forced Office (shortstop to second); Wynn singled [Perez to second]; Evans singled [Perez scored, Wynn to third]; Evans stole second; Henderson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Wynn scored]; Lacy struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (second to first); Andrews singled; Cedeno popped to catcher in foul territory; Johnson lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Pocoroba grounded out (second to first); Royster flied out to right; Messersmith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz struck out; Watson tripled; Boswell reached on a fielder's choice [Watson out at home (pitcher to catcher)]; Metzger struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Office walked; Office was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Perez popped to second; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Richard popped to catcher in foul territory; Gross popped to shortstop; Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. BRAVES 4TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Henderson walked; Lacy struck out; Henderson was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnson walked; Cruz forced Johnson (pitcher to second); Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. BRAVES 5TH: Pocoroba flied out to center; Royster lined to right; Messersmith walked; Office walked [Messersmith to second]; Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Boswell singled; Metzger singled [Boswell to second]; Richard popped to pitcher; Gross grounded out (second to first) [Metzger to second, Boswell to third]; Andrews reached on an error by Evans [Boswell scored (unearned) (no RBI), Metzger to third]; Cedeno popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1. BRAVES 6TH: Wynn doubled; Evans singled [Wynn scored]; Henderson walked [Evans to second]; Johnson allowed a passed ball [Evans to third]; Lacy flied out to center; Pocoroba struck out; Royster walked [Henderson to second]; Messersmith was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Cruz grounded out (second to first); Watson singled; Boswell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1. BRAVES 7TH: Office struck out; Perez walked; Wynn struck out; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Metzger grounded out (catcher to first); MILBOURNE BATTED FOR RICHARD; Milbourne grounded out (first to pitcher); Gross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1. BRAVES 8TH: FORSCH REPLACED MILBOURNE (PITCHING); Henderson singled; Lacy grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Henderson out at second]; Pocoroba grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: Andrews popped to second; Cedeno flied out to center; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1. BRAVES 9TH: Royster doubled; Messersmith reached on a fielder's choice [Royster out at third (pitcher to third)]; Office struck out; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: Cruz singled; Watson grounded out (third to first) [Cruz to second]; Boswell singled [Cruz scored]; HOWARD RAN FOR BOSWELL; ROBERTS BATTED FOR METZGER; Roberts struck out while Howard was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 3 7 1 8 Astros 2 7 0 6
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