Houston Astros 2, Atlanta Braves 0
Regular Season Game 3
Played on Sunday, April 8, 1979 (D) at Astrodome
ATL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1 HOU N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 2 7 0
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Royster 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 Hubbard 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 Matthews rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Burroughs lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Lum 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 Murphy c 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 4 Bonnell cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Frias ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 Beall ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chaney ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Matula p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Nolan ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 0 5 0 0 7 24 10 FIELDING - E: Hubbard (1). BATTING - GDP: Bonnell (1,off Niekro). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Royster (1,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 0 Reynolds ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Cedeno cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 4 0 Cruz lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Cabell 3b,1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 Watson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Landestoy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Howe 2b,3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 Ashby c 3 0 2 0 0 0 6 1 Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Totals 30 2 7 2 0 4 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Reynolds-Howe-Watson. BATTING - 2B: Cedeno (2,off Matula). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Cruz 2 (3,2nd base off Matula/Murphy 2). CS: Cedeno (1,2nd base by Matula/Murphy); Reynolds (1,2nd base by Garber/Murphy).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Matula L(0-1) 7 6 2 2 0 3 0 27 Garber 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 8 7 2 2 0 4 0 30
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro W(1-0) 9 5 0 0 0 7 0 31 Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - Jim Rains, 2B - Bob Schroeder, 3B - Murray Strey Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 16501 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Royster 3b Puhl rf 2. Hubbard 2b Reynolds ss 3. Matthews rf Cedeno cf 4. Burroughs lf Cruz lf 5. Lum 1b Cabell 3b 6. Murphy c Watson 1b 7. Bonnell cf Howe 2b 8. Frias ss Ashby c 9. Matula p Niekro p BRAVES 1ST: ump1b,rainj901 ump2b,schrb901 ump3b,strem901 timeofgame,120 attendance,16501; Royster singled to right; Debut game for Rick Matula; Royster stole second; Hubbard struck out; Matthews flied out to right; Burroughs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled to center; Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted) [Puhl to second]; Cedeno doubled to left [Puhl scored]; Cruz singled to center [Cedeno scored]; Cruz stole second; Cabell grounded out (third to first); Watson flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 2ND: Lum flied out to center; Murphy singled to right; Bonnell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Murphy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 2ND: Howe struck out; Ashby singled to right; Niekro forced Ashby (catcher to shortstop); Puhl flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 3RD: Frias flied out to right; Matula grounded out (first unassisted); Royster singled to center; Hubbard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Reynolds grounded out (catcher to first); Cedeno struck out; Cruz reached on an error by Hubbard; Cruz stole second; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 4TH: Matthews flied out to right; Burroughs flied out to right; Lum grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe grounded out (third to first); Ashby singled to right; Niekro grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 5TH: Murphy struck out; Bonnell singled to center; Frias forced Bonnell (pitcher to second); Matula grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Puhl made an out to shortstop; Reynolds flied out to right; Cedeno singled to third; Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 6TH: Royster struck out (catcher to first); Hubbard singled to center; Matthews flied out to center; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell grounded out (third to first); Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 7TH: Lum flied out to center; Murphy flied out to right; Bonnell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Howe flied out to center; Ashby lined to second; Niekro flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 8TH: CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); LANDESTOY REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 2B); HOWE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); BEALL BATTED FOR FRIAS; Beall grounded out (first to pitcher); NOLAN BATTED FOR MATULA; Nolan struck out; Royster made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: GARBER REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); CHANEY REPLACED BEALL (PLAYING SS); Puhl struck out; Reynolds singled to pitcher; Reynolds was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 9TH: Hubbard lined to third; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 0 5 1 4 Astros 2 7 0 4
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