Houston Astros 8, Atlanta Braves 0
Regular Season Game 116
Played on Saturday, August 15, 1987 (N) at Astrodome

ATL N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0
HOU N    2  0  4    1  0  0    1  0  x  -   8 13  0
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
James cf                      4   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
Oberkfell 3b                  4   0   3   0       0   0       1   0
Perry 1b                      4   0   0   0       0   1       7   1
Murphy rf                     4   0   2   0       0   0       2   0
Griffey lf                    4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Virgil c                      3   0   0   0       1   0       6   0
Blauser ss                    2   0   0   0       2   0       1   3
Hubbard 2b                    4   0   1   0       0   1       3   4
Mahler p                      1   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Acker p                     0   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
  Hall ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Boever p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Nettles ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   0   7   0       4   3      24   9

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Hubbard-Perry.

BATTING - 
GDP: Hubbard (9,off Darwin).
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: James (6,2nd base off Darwin/Ashby); Blauser (1,2nd base off Darwin/Ashby).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Young cf                      4   1   1   1       1   1       0   0
Hatcher lf                    4   3   3   0       0   0       2   1
  Puhl ph,lf                  1   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Doran 2b                      4   1   2   1       0   0       2   5
  Berra 2b                    0   0   0   0       1   0       1   1
Ashby c                       4   0   0   1       0   1       4   0
Bass rf                       3   2   1   2       2   1       0   0
Davis 1b                      4   1   2   3       1   0      11   2
Walling 3b                    4   0   0   0       1   0       1   2
C. Reynolds ss                3   0   2   0       1   0       3   5
Darwin p                      4   0   2   0       0   2       2   2
Totals                       35   8  13   8       7   6      27  18

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Hatcher-Ashby, C. Reynolds-Doran-Davis.

BATTING - 
2B: Doran (17,off Mahler).
HR: Davis (20,3rd inning off Mahler 2 on 1 out).
SF: Ashby (2,off Acker).
GDP: Ashby (12,off Acker).
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Hatcher (43,2nd base off Acker/Virgil).

PITCHING
Atlanta Braves               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Mahler L(6-12)                2.2   7   6   6   2   1   1  17
Acker                         3.1   4   1   1   1   3   0  14
Boever                        2     2   1   1   4   2   0  12
Totals                        8    13   8   8   7   6   1  43

Inherited Runners - Scored: Acker 1-0.
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Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Darwin W(8-7)                 9     7   0   0   4   3   0  36


Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Bob Davidson, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt
Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 34924


Starting Lineups:

   Atlanta Braves                Houston Astros           
1. James               cf        Young               cf
2. Oberkfell           3b        Hatcher             lf
3. Perry               1b        Doran               2b
4. Murphy              rf        Ashby               c
5. Griffey             lf        Bass                rf
6. Virgil              c         Davis               1b
7. Blauser             ss        Walling             3b
8. Hubbard             2b        C. Reynolds         ss
9. Mahler              p         Darwin              p

BRAVES 1ST: James singled; James stole second; Oberkfell singled
[James to third]; Perry hit into a double play (left to catcher)
[James out at home]; Murphy singled [Oberkfell to second];
Griffey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Young walked; Hatcher singled [Young to third];
Doran grounded out (pitcher to first) [Hatcher to second]; Ashby
was called out on strikes; Bass singled [Young scored, Hatcher
scored]; Davis lined to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Astros 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Virgil grounded out (shortstop to first); Blauser
walked; Hubbard grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Blauser out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Walling grounded out (first to pitcher); C. Reynolds
made an out to third; Darwin singled; Young made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Mahler grounded out (shortstop to first); James was
called out on strikes; Oberkfell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Hatcher singled; Doran doubled [Hatcher scored];
Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first) [Doran to third]; Bass
walked; Davis homered [Doran scored, Bass scored]; Walling
grounded out (shortstop to first); C. Reynolds singled; ACKER
REPLACED MAHLER (PITCHING); Darwin singled [C. Reynolds to
second]; Young grounded out (second to pitcher); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 6.

BRAVES 4TH: Perry grounded out (second to first); Murphy
singled; Griffey forced Murphy (second to shortstop); Virgil
walked [Griffey to second]; Blauser forced Virgil (second
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 6.

ASTROS 4TH: Hatcher singled; Hatcher stole second; Doran flied
out to center [Hatcher to third]; Ashby hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Hatcher scored]; Bass struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Braves 0, Astros 7.

BRAVES 5TH: Hubbard grounded out (shortstop to first); Acker
walked; James forced Acker (second to shortstop); Oberkfell
singled [James to third]; Perry grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 7.

ASTROS 5TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Walling
walked; C. Reynolds singled [Walling to second]; Darwin was
called out on strikes; Young struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Braves 0, Astros 7.

BRAVES 6TH: Murphy grounded out (third to first); Griffey
grounded out (first to pitcher); Virgil made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 7.

ASTROS 6TH: Hatcher grounded out (second to first); Doran
singled; Ashby grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Doran out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 7.

BRAVES 7TH: Blauser walked; Hubbard struck out while Blauser
stole second; HALL BATTED FOR ACKER; Hall grounded out
(shortstop to first); James grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 7.

ASTROS 7TH: BOEVER REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); Bass walked; Davis
singled [Bass to second]; Walling flied out to center; C.
Reynolds walked [Bass to third, Davis to second]; Darwin struck
out; Young singled [Bass scored, Davis to third, C. Reynolds to
second]; PUHL BATTED FOR HATCHER; Puhl was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 8.

BRAVES 8TH: PUHL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BERRA REPLACED
DORAN (PLAYING 2B); Oberkfell singled; Perry struck out; Murphy
forced Oberkfell (third to second); Griffey flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 8.

ASTROS 8TH: Berra walked; Ashby grounded out (second to first)
[Berra to second]; Bass flied out to right; Davis walked;
Walling made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
0, Astros 8.

BRAVES 9TH: Virgil grounded out (second to first); Blauser
grounded out (pitcher to first); Hubbard singled; NETTLES BATTED
FOR BOEVER; Nettles made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Braves 0, Astros 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Braves           0   7   0    9
 Astros           8  13   0   11


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