Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 4
Regular Season Game 159
Played on Thursday, September 29, 1988 (N) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
HOU N 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 - 5 14 0 ATL N 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 7 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Hatcher lf 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 Young cf 4 2 3 1 1 0 3 0 Bass rf 5 0 2 3 0 1 3 0 Davis 1b 5 0 2 0 0 1 11 2 Ashby c 2 0 0 0 3 0 7 0 Biggio pr,c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Reynolds 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Bell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Candaele 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Ramirez ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Caminiti 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 Scott p 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Meadows ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 5 14 5 5 5 27 11 BATTING - 2B: Bass (27,off Smoltz). HR: Hatcher (7,7th inning off Smoltz 0 on 0 out). GDP: Bass (16,off Smoltz); Ramirez (14,off Boever). Team LOB: 11. BASERUNNING - SB: Young (63,2nd base off Smoltz/Benedict).
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gant 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 2 Blauser ss 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 3 Perry 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 6 1 Murphy rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 Lemke 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 Gregg lf 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 Benedict c 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 Puleo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Boever p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Simmons ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blocker cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Smoltz p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Cary p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Virgil c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Totals 33 4 7 4 0 6 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 2. Lemke-Blauser-Perry, Gant-Perry. PB: Benedict (4). BATTING - 2B: Lemke (2,off Scott); Gregg (4,off Scott). HR: Blauser (2,3rd inning off Scott 0 on 2 out). SH: Benedict (5,off Scott). Team LOB: 3.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Scott W(14-8) 7 4 3 3 0 5 1 25 Smith SV(27) 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 9 Totals 9 7 4 4 0 6 1 34
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Smoltz L(2-7) 6.2 10 4 4 3 3 1 32 Cary 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Puleo 1.1 4 1 1 2 2 0 9 Boever 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 9 14 5 5 5 5 1 43 WP: Smoltz (2). Inherited Runners - Scored: Cary 2-0; Boever 3-0. . Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Greg Bonin, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Eric Gregg Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 5789 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Atlanta Braves 1. Hatcher lf Gant 3b 2. Young cf Blauser ss 3. Bass rf Perry 1b 4. Davis 1b Murphy rf 5. Ashby c Lemke 2b 6. Reynolds 2b Gregg lf 7. Ramirez ss Benedict c 8. Caminiti 3b Blocker cf 9. Scott p Smoltz p ASTROS 1ST: Hatcher flied to right; Young walked; Bass doubled to left [Young scored]; Davis was called out on strikes; Ashby grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Gant flied to right; Blauser flied to center; Perry grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: Reynolds singled to left; Ramirez flied to center; Caminiti lined to right; Scott was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Murphy singled to center; Lemke doubled to right [Murphy to third]; Gregg grounded out (second to first) [Murphy scored, Lemke to third]; Benedict out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Lemke scored]; Blocker grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 2. ASTROS 3RD: Hatcher flied to center; Young popped to shortstop; Bass was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 2. BRAVES 3RD: Smoltz grounded out (shortstop to first); Gant struck out; Blauser homered; Perry grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 3. ASTROS 4TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby walked; Reynolds forced Ashby (shortstop to second); Ramirez flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 3. BRAVES 4TH: Murphy struck out; Lemke grounded out (second to first); Gregg doubled to right; Benedict popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 3. ASTROS 5TH: Caminiti popped to third; Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Hatcher singled to third; Young singled to right [Hatcher to third]; Young stole second; Bass singled to right [Hatcher scored, Young scored]; Davis popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 3. BRAVES 5TH: Blocker flied to right; Smoltz grounded out (shortstop to first); Gant struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 3. ASTROS 6TH: Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); On a bunt Reynolds singled to catcher; Ramirez popped to second; Caminiti singled to center [Reynolds to second]; Benedict allowed a passed ball [Reynolds to third, Caminiti to second]; Scott popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 3. BRAVES 6TH: Blauser struck out; On a bunt Perry grounded out (third to first); Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 3. ASTROS 7TH: Hatcher homered; Young singled to center; Bass grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Young out at second]; Gerald Young out for running out of baseline; Davis singled to left; Smoltz threw a wild pitch [Davis to second]; Ashby walked; CARY REPLACED SMOLTZ (PITCHING); BELL BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Bell lined to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 3. BRAVES 7TH: CANDAELE REPLACED BELL (PLAYING 2B); Lemke flied to left; Gregg grounded out (second to first); Benedict flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 3. ASTROS 8TH: VIRGIL REPLACED CARY (PLAYING C ); PULEO REPLACED BENEDICT (PITCHING); Ramirez singled to center; Caminiti struck out; MEADOWS BATTED FOR SCOTT; Meadows struck out; Hatcher singled to center [Ramirez to second]; Young singled to center [Ramirez scored, Hatcher to third]; Hatcher was picked off third (catcher to third to catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 3. BRAVES 8TH: SMITH REPLACED MEADOWS (PITCHING); Blocker flied to center; Virgil grounded out (third to first); Gant singled to center; Blauser was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 3. ASTROS 9TH: Bass lined to first; Davis singled to center; Ashby walked [Davis to second]; Candaele walked [Davis to third, Ashby to second]; BIGGIO RAN FOR ASHBY; BOEVER REPLACED PULEO (PITCHING); Ramirez grounded into a double play (third to third to first) [Biggio out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 3. BRAVES 9TH: BIGGIO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Perry singled to right; Murphy grounded out (catcher to first) [Perry to second]; Lemke grounded out (second to first) [Perry to third]; Gregg singled to center [Perry scored]; SIMMONS BATTED FOR BOEVER; Simmons lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 5 14 0 11 Braves 4 7 0 3
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