Starting Lineups:
Houston Astros Atlanta Braves
1. Landestoy ss Royster ss
2. Leonard lf Office cf
3. Puhl cf Matthews rf
4. Cruz rf Burroughs lf
5. Cabell 3b Nolan c
6. Watson 1b Murphy 1b
7. Gonzalez 2b Hubbard 2b
8. Pujols c Gilbreath 3b
9. Niekro p Niekro p
ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy grounded out (second to first); Leonard
grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl walked; Puhl stole
second; Nolan allowed a passed ball [Puhl to third]; Cruz
singled [Puhl scored]; Cruz stole second; Cabell flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
BRAVES 1ST: Royster was hit by a pitch; Royster stole second;
Office was hit by a pitch; Matthews was called out on strikes;
Burroughs forced Royster (shortstop to third) [Office to
second]; Nolan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros
1, Braves 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Watson walked; Gonzalez grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Watson out at second]; Pujols struck out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
BRAVES 2ND: Murphy struck out; Hubbard grounded out (third to
first); Gilbreath made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Braves 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Niekro struck out; Landestoy grounded out (shortstop
to first); Leonard flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Braves 0.
BRAVES 3RD: Niekro flied out to left; Royster grounded out
(catcher to first); Office grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
ASTROS 4TH: Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz struck
out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Cruz stole second;
Cabell flied out to right; Watson walked; Gonzalez singled to
left [Cruz scored (unearned), Watson out at third (left to third
to second to shortstop)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros
2, Braves 0.
BRAVES 4TH: Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first);
Burroughs was called out on strikes; Nolan singled; Murphy
walked [Nolan to second]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Nolan to
third, Murphy to second]; Hubbard flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0.
ASTROS 5TH: Pujols struck out; Niekro struck out; Landestoy
singled; Leonard singled [Landestoy to second]; Puhl grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Braves
0.
BRAVES 5TH: Gilbreath flied out to right; Niekro grounded out
(third to first); Royster grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0.
ASTROS 6TH: Cruz walked; Cruz was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson
singled; Gonzalez forced Watson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0.
BRAVES 6TH: Office flied out to center; Matthews singled;
Burroughs flied out to right; Nolan grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0.
ASTROS 7TH: Pujols struck out; Niekro made an out to third;
Landestoy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Braves 0.
BRAVES 7TH: Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard
singled; Gilbreath singled [Hubbard to second]; Niekro singled
to left [Hubbard to third, Gilbreath to second]; Royster hit
into a double play (left to second to catcher) [Hubbard out at
home]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0.
ASTROS 8TH: Leonard grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl
walked; Cruz singled [Puhl to second]; Cabell grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0.
BRAVES 8TH: Office grounded out (second to first); Matthews
doubled; Burroughs struck out; Nolan made an out to first; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0.
ASTROS 9TH: Watson singled; SEXTON RAN FOR WATSON; Gonzalez
singled [Sexton to second]; Pujols reached on an error by
Gilbreath [Sexton out at home (third to second to first to
catcher), Gonzalez to second, Pujols to first]; Niekro made an
out to first; Landestoy forced Pujols (shortstop to second); 0
R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0.
BRAVES 9TH: BERGMAN REPLACED SEXTON (PLAYING 1B); Murphy walked;
FORSCH REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Hubbard singled [Murphy to
second]; Gilbreath made an out to first; BEALL BATTED FOR
NIEKRO; Beall grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Hubbard out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves
0.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Astros 2 8 0 8
Braves 0 7 1 9
