Houston Astros 6, Atlanta Braves 0
Regular Season Game 2
Played on Saturday, April 7, 1979 (N) at Astrodome
ATL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 3 HOU N 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 x - 6 11 0
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Royster 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Hubbard 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Matthews rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Burroughs lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Lum 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 Murphy c 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 Bonnell cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Frias ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 Beall ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chaney ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 McWilliams p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Skok p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Office ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 27 0 0 0 2 3 24 11 FIELDING - E: Royster 2 (2), Frias (1). BATTING - Team LOB: 2.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl rf 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 Reynolds ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 Cedeno cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 6 0 Watson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 Landestoy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Cabell 3b,1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 6 1 Howe 2b,3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Cruz lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 Ashby c 4 1 2 3 0 0 3 1 Forsch p 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 Totals 35 6 11 6 0 4 27 14 BATTING - 2B: Cedeno (1,off McWilliams). 3B: Cruz (1,off McWilliams); Ashby (1,off McWilliams). SH: Reynolds (2,off McWilliams). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Cabell (2,2nd base off Devine/Murphy). CS: Puhl (1,2nd base by McWilliams/Murphy).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP McWilliams L(0-1) 6 8 5 5 0 3 0 26 Skok 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 Devine 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 Totals 8 11 6 5 0 4 0 36 McWilliams faced 3 batters in the 7th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Skok 1-1. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Forsch W(1-0) 9 0 0 0 2 3 0 29 Umpires: HP - Murray Strey, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Howard Hansen, 3B - Jim Rains Official Scorer: John Black Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 24325 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Royster 3b Puhl rf 2. Hubbard 2b Reynolds ss 3. Matthews rf Cedeno cf 4. Burroughs lf Watson 1b 5. Lum 1b Cabell 3b 6. Murphy c Howe 2b 7. Bonnell cf Cruz lf 8. Frias ss Ashby c 9. McWilliams p Forsch p BRAVES 1ST: ump3b,rainj901 oscorer,blacj701 timeofgame,125 attendance,24325; Royster flied out to center; Hubbard flied out to center; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled to left; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Puhl to second]; Cedeno doubled to left [Puhl scored, Cedeno to third (error by Frias)]; Watson struck out; Cabell singled to center [Cedeno scored]; Howe reached on an error by Royster [Cabell to second]; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs walked; Lum popped to third in foul territory; Murphy forced Burroughs (pitcher to shortstop); Bonnell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 2ND: Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); Forsch struck out; Puhl singled to center; Puhl was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 3RD: Frias flied out to left; McWilliams grounded out (pitcher to first); Royster grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Reynolds grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno flied out to right; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 4TH: Hubbard grounded out (third to first); Matthews struck out; Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe popped to third in foul territory; Cruz tripled to right; Ashby grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 5TH: Lum flied out to center; Murphy grounded out (first unassisted); Bonnell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Forsch struck out; Puhl flied out to right; Reynolds grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 6TH: Frias grounded out (pitcher to first); McWilliams grounded out (catcher to first); Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno made an out to shortstop; Watson made an out to third; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 7TH: Hubbard flied out to center; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Howe singled to left; Cruz singled to right [Howe to third]; Ashby tripled to left [Howe scored, Cruz scored]; SKOK REPLACED MCWILLIAMS (PITCHING); Forsch was called out on strikes; Puhl singled to center [Ashby scored]; Reynolds made an out to second; Cedeno singled to right [Puhl to third]; Watson lined to third; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 5. BRAVES 8TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 2B); CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HOWE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Lum grounded out (second to first); Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonnell walked; BEALL BATTED FOR FRIAS; Beall made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: CHANEY REPLACED BEALL (PLAYING SS); DEVINE REPLACED SKOK (PITCHING); Cabell reached on an error by Royster; Cabell stole second; Howe lined to first; Cruz grounded out (second to first) [Cabell to third]; Ashby singled to center [Cabell scored (unearned)]; Forsch forced Ashby (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 6. BRAVES 9TH: OFFICE BATTED FOR DEVINE; Office grounded out (second to first); Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 0 0 3 2 Astros 6 11 0 6
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