Houston Astros 7, Atlanta Braves 5
Regular Season Game 106
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Monday, August 3, 1970 (N) at Astrodome
ATL N 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 11 2 HOU N 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 x - 7 10 4
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brown cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Millan 2b 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 3 H. Aaron rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Cepeda 1b 4 3 2 2 1 0 11 1 Boyer 3b 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 3 T. Aaron lf 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 Tillman c 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 King ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Garrido ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 3 Aspromonte ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Niekro p 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 Navarro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 40 5 11 5 4 9 24 15 FIELDING - DP: 2. Garrido-Millan-Cepeda, Niekro-Garrido-Cepeda. E: Boyer (14), Garrido (6). BATTING - 2B: Cepeda (27,off Blasingame); Brown (1,off Culver). HR: Cepeda (22,5th inning off Ray 0 on 0 out). GDP: Aspromonte (3,off Lemaster). Team LOB: 12.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Alou rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Morgan 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 3 Wynn lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 Menke ss 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 Martinez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Rader 3b 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 4 Watson 1b 4 1 2 3 0 0 10 0 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Edwards c 4 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 Blasingame p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Lampard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Culver p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Lemaster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 7 10 7 2 5 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Martinez-Morgan-Watson. E: Alou (5), Morgan (12), Rader 2 (13). BATTING - HR: Watson (6,2nd inning off Niekro 1 on 1 out). SH: Alou (3,off Niekro). HBP: Menke (3,by Niekro). GDP: Watson (7,off Niekro); Edwards (7,off Niekro). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Menke (2,2nd base off Niekro/Tillman); Cedeno (6,2nd base off Niekro/Tillman); Morgan (24,2nd base off Niekro/Tillman).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro L(9-14) 6.2 10 7 7 2 5 1 32 Navarro 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 8 10 7 7 2 5 1 36 BK: Niekro (2). HBP: Niekro (5,Menke). Inherited Runners - Scored: Navarro 2-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Blasingame 2 7 4 0 0 1 0 15 Ray 3 2 1 1 1 6 1 12 Culver W(5-3) 3.1 1 0 0 3 2 0 15 Lemaster SV(1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 9 11 5 1 4 9 1 44 Blasingame faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Ray 2-0; Lemaster 1-0. . Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas Time of Game: 2:50 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Brown cf Alou rf 2. Millan 2b Morgan 2b 3. H. Aaron rf Wynn lf 4. Cepeda 1b Menke ss 5. Boyer 3b Rader 3b 6. T. Aaron lf Watson 1b 7. Tillman c Cedeno cf 8. Garrido ss Edwards c 9. Niekro p Blasingame p BRAVES 1ST: Brown flied out to left; Millan reached on an error by Rader [Millan to second]; H. Aaron grounded out (third to first); Cepeda doubled [Millan scored (unearned)]; Boyer singled [Cepeda scored (unearned)]; T. Aaron singled [Boyer to second]; Tillman struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Alou grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan popped to second; Wynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Garrido singled; Niekro popped to second [Garrido to third (error by Morgan)]; Brown grounded out (second to first); Millan singled [Garrido scored (unearned)]; H. Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Menke was hit by a pitch; Rader struck out; Menke stole second; Watson homered [Menke scored]; Cedeno singled; Edwards struck out; Cedeno stole second; Niekro balked [Cedeno to third]; Blasingame popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 2. BRAVES 3RD: Cepeda reached on an error by Alou [Cepeda to third]; Boyer singled [Cepeda scored (unearned)]; T. Aaron singled [Boyer to second]; RAY REPLACED BLASINGAME (PITCHING); Tillman struck out; Garrido struck out; Niekro struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Alou grounded out (third to first); Morgan grounded out (second to first); Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 2. BRAVES 4TH: Brown grounded out (pitcher to first); Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); H. Aaron struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Menke singled; Rader singled [Menke to second]; Watson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Menke to third, Rader out at second]; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 2. BRAVES 5TH: Cepeda homered; Boyer walked; T. Aaron struck out; Tillman grounded out (third to first) [Boyer to second]; Garrido singled [Boyer to third]; Niekro struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Edwards struck out; LAMPARD BATTED FOR RAY; Lampard grounded out (pitcher to first); Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 2. BRAVES 6TH: CULVER REPLACED LAMPARD (PITCHING); Brown doubled; Millan grounded out (second to first) [Brown to third]; H. Aaron flied out to center; Cepeda walked; Boyer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Morgan walked; Wynn forced Morgan (shortstop to second); Menke singled [Wynn to third]; Rader singled [Wynn scored, Menke to second]; Watson singled [Menke scored, Rader to third]; Cedeno reached on an error by Garrido [Cedeno to first, Rader scored (RBI), Watson to second]; Edwards grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Cedeno out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 5. BRAVES 7TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED MENKE (PLAYING SS); T. Aaron flied out to right; Denis Menke left with injured ankle; Tillman reached on an error by Rader [Tillman to first]; Garrido forced Tillman (shortstop to second); Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: Culver singled to third [Culver to second (error by Boyer)]; Alou out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to third to first) [Culver to third]; Jesus Alou, arguing ball was foul, didn't run; George Culver was safe at 3B and the Braves still had time to throw out Alou; Morgan singled to center [Culver scored]; Morgan stole second; Wynn walked; Martinez struck out; Rader singled [Morgan scored, Wynn to second]; NAVARRO REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 7. BRAVES 8TH: Brown struck out; Millan walked; H. Aaron flied to left; Cepeda flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 7. ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno popped to shortstop; Edwards grounded out (first to pitcher); Culver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 7. BRAVES 9TH: Boyer grounded out (third to first); T. Aaron walked; LEMASTER REPLACED CULVER (PITCHING); KING BATTED FOR TILLMAN; King singled [T. Aaron to third]; ASPROMONTE BATTED FOR GARRIDO; Aspromonte grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [King out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 5 11 2 12 Astros 7 10 4 5
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