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Astrodome, Attendance: 11,715 |
Sunday, May 21, 1978 Time of Game: 2:17 |
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Braves
6
14-22
Won 1
6th, 8½ GB
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Braves 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 8 0
Astros 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 14 2
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Astros
4
18-18
Lost 1
4th, 4½ GB
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Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details J Royster 2B 4 1 1 2 1 0 .287 .756 1 7 3B B Asselstine CF-RF 4 0 2 0 1 0 .286 .780 2 0 3B G Matthews RF 1 1 1 2 1 0 .333 1.313 0 0 HR,HBP,SF R Office CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .616 0 0 J Burroughs LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .358 .988 1 0 GDP B Bonnell LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .558 1 0 B Pocoroba C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .227 .547 6 0 D Murphy 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .220 .582 11 1 D Chaney SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .318 .880 4 2 R Gilbreath 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 .216 .565 0 3 P Niekro P 3 1 1 1 0 0 .231 .491 0 1 2B,SF A Devine P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 0 Totals 33 6 8 0 4 6 27 14
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details T Puhl CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .321 .812 6 0 2B E Cabell 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .273 .665 0 1 J Cruz RF 5 1 2 0 0 2 .293 .731 1 0 GDP B Watson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .297 .857 7 1 D Walling LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 .280 .669 2 0 SB A Howe 2B 4 1 3 2 0 1 .283 .800 2 2 2·2B J Ferguson C 4 0 3 2 0 1 .238 .774 7 0 R Metzger SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .240 .610 1 5 M Lemongello P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .481 0 0 O Zamora P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J Sexton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .451 0 0 J Niekro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .545 0 0 J Alou PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0 0 K Forsch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0 0 E Herrmann PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .120 .305 0 0 J Sambito P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 38 4 14 0 1 5 27 9
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA P Niekro, W (4-6) 7.1 12 4 4 1 5 0 3.11 33 - · · 8· 7· 1·12 42 - 0.83 0.04 A Devine, S (2) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.12 6 - · · 3· 1· 0· 2 2-2 2.00 0.10 Totals 9 14 4 4 1 5 0 39 - · · 11· 8· 1·14 2-2
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA M Lemongello, L (3-5) 3.2 6 5 5 2 2 1 4.08 20 - · · 2· 7· 0· 6 29 - 1.05 -0.38 O Zamora 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 6 - · · 2· 2· 0· 0 1-0 0.47 0.02 J Niekro 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 7.78 8 - · · 3· 2· 0· 2 0-0 0.29 -0.02 K Forsch 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.20 3 - · · 2· 0· 0· 0 0-0 0.06 0.00 J Sambito 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.16 3 - · · 1· 0· 0· 0 0-0 0.27 0.01 Totals 9 8 6 6 4 6 1 40 - · · 10·11· 0· 8 1-0
Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Jerry Royster 2B 1. Terry Puhl CF 2. Brian Asselstine CF 2. Enos Cabell 3B 3. Gary Matthews RF 3. Jose Cruz RF 4. Jeff Burroughs LF 4. Bob Watson 1B 5. Biff Pocoroba C 5. Denny Walling LF 6. Dale Murphy 1B 6. Art Howe 2B 7. Darrel Chaney SS 7. Joe Ferguson C 8. Rod Gilbreath 3B 8. Roger Metzger SS 9. Phil Niekro P 9. Mark Lemongello P
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| t4 | 2 | -23 | RRR | 24% | 89% | 2-1 | ATL | J. Royster | M. Lemongello | Triple; Chaney Scores; Gilbreath Scores; Royster Scores/Adv on E4/No RBI | |
| b2 | 0 | -2- | R | -12% | 38% | 0-1 | HOU | A. Howe | P. Niekro | Double; Walling Scores | |
| t1 | 2 | --- | R | 12% | 58% | 0-0 | ATL | G. Matthews | M. Lemongello | Home Run | |
| b2 | 1 | 12- | OO | 9% | 50% | 1-1 | HOU | M. Lemongello | P. Niekro | Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS | |
| t4 | 1 | 1-- | 9% | 59% | 1-1 | ATL | D. Chaney | M. Lemongello | Single; Murphy to 3B |
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mark Lemongello facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 48% | 0-0 | ATL | J. Royster | M. Lemongello | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t1 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 46% | 0-0 | ATL | B. Asselstine | M. Lemongello | Flyball: CF | |
| t1 | 2 | --- | R | 12% | 58% | 0-0 | ATL | G. Matthews | M. Lemongello | Home Run | |
| t1 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 57% | 1-0 | ATL | J. Burroughs | M. Lemongello | Flyball: CF | |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | -7% | 50% | 0-1 | HOU | T. Puhl | P. Niekro | Double | ||
| b1 | 0 | -2- | O | 1% | 52% | 0-1 | HOU | E. Cabell | P. Niekro | Groundout: SS-1B; Puhl to 3B | |
| b1 | 1 | --3 | O | 6% | 58% | 0-1 | HOU | J. Cruz | P. Niekro | Strikeout | |
| b1 | 2 | --3 | O | 4% | 62% | 0-1 | HOU | B. Watson | P. Niekro | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Mark Lemongello facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 60% | 1-0 | ATL | B. Pocoroba | M. Lemongello | Flyball: CF | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | 2% | 62% | 1-0 | ATL | D. Murphy | M. Lemongello | Single | ||
| t2 | 1 | 1-- | O | -2% | 60% | 1-0 | ATL | D. Chaney | M. Lemongello | Flyball: LF | |
| t2 | 2 | 1-- | O | -2% | 58% | 1-0 | ATL | R. Gilbreath | M. Lemongello | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | -4% | 54% | 0-1 | HOU | D. Walling | P. Niekro | Single | ||
| b2 | 0 | 1-- | -3% | 50% | 0-1 | HOU | A. Howe | P. Niekro | Walling Steals 2B | ||
| b2 | 0 | -2- | R | -12% | 38% | 0-1 | HOU | A. Howe | P. Niekro | Double; Walling Scores | |
| b2 | 0 | -2- | O | 5% | 43% | 1-1 | HOU | J. Ferguson | P. Niekro | Strikeout | |
| b2 | 1 | -2- | -2% | 41% | 1-1 | HOU | R. Metzger | P. Niekro | Walk | ||
| b2 | 1 | 12- | OO | 9% | 50% | 1-1 | HOU | M. Lemongello | P. Niekro | Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Mark Lemongello facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 48% | 1-1 | ATL | P. Niekro | M. Lemongello | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| t3 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 46% | 1-1 | ATL | J. Royster | M. Lemongello | Flyball: C | |
| t3 | 2 | --- | 1% | 47% | 1-1 | ATL | B. Asselstine | M. Lemongello | Walk | ||
| t3 | 2 | 1-- | 2% | 50% | 1-1 | ATL | G. Matthews | M. Lemongello | Hit By Pitch; Asselstine to 2B | ||
| t3 | 2 | 12- | O | -5% | 45% | 1-1 | ATL | J. Burroughs | M. Lemongello | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 47% | 1-1 | HOU | T. Puhl | P. Niekro | Flyball: CF | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 49% | 1-1 | HOU | E. Cabell | P. Niekro | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| b3 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 50% | 1-1 | HOU | J. Cruz | P. Niekro | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Mark Lemongello facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 48% | 1-1 | ATL | B. Pocoroba | M. Lemongello | Strikeout | |
| t4 | 1 | --- | 3% | 50% | 1-1 | ATL | D. Murphy | M. Lemongello | Single | ||
| t4 | 1 | 1-- | 9% | 59% | 1-1 | ATL | D. Chaney | M. Lemongello | Single; Murphy to 3B | ||
| t4 | 1 | 1-3 | 3% | 63% | 1-1 | ATL | R. Gilbreath | M. Lemongello | Walk; Chaney to 2B | ||
| t4 | 1 | 123 | RO | 3% | 66% | 1-1 | ATL | P. Niekro | M. Lemongello | Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Murphy Scores; Chaney to 3B; Gilbreath to 2B | |
| t4 | 2 | -23 | RRR | 24% | 89% | 2-1 | ATL | J. Royster | M. Lemongello | Triple; Chaney Scores; Gilbreath Scores; Royster Scores/Adv on E4/No RBI | |
| t4 | 2 | --- | 1% | 90% | 5-1 | ATL | B. Asselstine | M. Lemongello | Triple | ||
| Oscar Zamora replaces Mark Lemongello pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t4 | 2 | --3 | 0% | 91% | 5-1 | ATL | G. Matthews | O. Zamora | Walk | ||
| t4 | 2 | 1-3 | O | -2% | 89% | 5-1 | ATL | J. Burroughs | O. Zamora | Flyball: 2B | |
| 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 91% | 1-5 | HOU | B. Watson | P. Niekro | Flyball: LF | |
| b4 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 91% | 1-5 | HOU | D. Walling | P. Niekro | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b4 | 2 | --- | -1% | 91% | 1-5 | HOU | A. Howe | P. Niekro | Single | ||
| b4 | 2 | 1-- | -2% | 89% | 1-5 | HOU | J. Ferguson | P. Niekro | Single; Howe to 2B | ||
| b4 | 2 | 12- | O | 3% | 92% | 1-5 | HOU | R. Metzger | P. Niekro | Groundout: P-1B | |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-1, Astros' Oscar Zamora facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 91% | 5-1 | ATL | B. Pocoroba | O. Zamora | Flyball: CF | |
| t5 | 1 | --- | 1% | 92% | 5-1 | ATL | D. Murphy | O. Zamora | Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Murphy to 1B | ||
| t5 | 1 | 1-- | O | -1% | 91% | 5-1 | ATL | D. Chaney | O. Zamora | Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B | |
| t5 | 2 | 1-- | O | -0% | 91% | 5-1 | ATL | R. Gilbreath | O. Zamora | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| Jimmy Sexton pinch hits for Oscar Zamora (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 92% | 1-5 | HOU | J. Sexton | P. Niekro | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| b5 | 1 | --- | -2% | 91% | 1-5 | HOU | T. Puhl | P. Niekro | Single | ||
| b5 | 1 | 1-- | O | 2% | 92% | 1-5 | HOU | E. Cabell | P. Niekro | Strikeout | |
| b5 | 2 | 1-- | -2% | 91% | 1-5 | HOU | J. Cruz | P. Niekro | Single; Puhl to 2B | ||
| b5 | 2 | 12- | O | 3% | 94% | 1-5 | HOU | B. Watson | P. Niekro | Single; Puhl out at Hm/2B-C; Cruz to 2B | |
| 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-1, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| Joe Niekro replaces Jimmy Sexton (PH) pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | 2% | 95% | 5-1 | ATL | P. Niekro | J. Niekro | Double | ||
| t6 | 0 | -2- | 0% | 96% | 5-1 | ATL | J. Royster | J. Niekro | Walk | ||
| t6 | 0 | 12- | 1% | 97% | 5-1 | ATL | B. Asselstine | J. Niekro | Single; Niekro to 3B; Royster to 2B | ||
| t6 | 0 | 123 | RO | 0% | 98% | 5-1 | ATL | G. Matthews | J. Niekro | Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Niekro Scores; Royster to 3B | |
| t6 | 1 | 1-3 | OO | -2% | 96% | 6-1 | ATL | J. Burroughs | J. Niekro | Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| Rowland Office replaces Gary Matthews (RF) playing CF batting 3rd; Brian Asselstine moves from CF to RF | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | O | 1% | 97% | 1-6 | HOU | D. Walling | P. Niekro | Flyball: 1B | |
| b6 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 98% | 1-6 | HOU | A. Howe | P. Niekro | Strikeout | |
| b6 | 2 | --- | -0% | 97% | 1-6 | HOU | J. Ferguson | P. Niekro | Single | ||
| b6 | 2 | 1-- | O | 1% | 98% | 1-6 | HOU | R. Metzger | P. Niekro | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-1, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 98% | 6-1 | ATL | B. Pocoroba | J. Niekro | Flyball: RF | |
| t7 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 97% | 6-1 | ATL | D. Murphy | J. Niekro | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t7 | 2 | --- | O | 0% | 97% | 6-1 | ATL | D. Chaney | J. Niekro | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| Jesus Alou pinch hits for Joe Niekro (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | 1% | 98% | 1-6 | HOU | J. Alou | P. Niekro | Flyball: SS | |
| b7 | 1 | --- | O | 0% | 99% | 1-6 | HOU | T. Puhl | P. Niekro | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b7 | 2 | --- | O | 0% | 99% | 1-6 | HOU | E. Cabell | P. Niekro | Flyball: SS | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-1, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| Ken Forsch replaces Jesus Alou (PH) pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 99% | 6-1 | ATL | R. Gilbreath | K. Forsch | Strikeout | |
| t8 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 99% | 6-1 | ATL | P. Niekro | K. Forsch | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t8 | 2 | --- | O | 0% | 99% | 6-1 | ATL | J. Royster | K. Forsch | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | -1% | 97% | 1-6 | HOU | J. Cruz | P. Niekro | Single | ||
| b8 | 0 | 1-- | O | 1% | 99% | 1-6 | HOU | B. Watson | P. Niekro | Flyball: RF | |
| b8 | 1 | 1-- | -1% | 97% | 1-6 | HOU | D. Walling | P. Niekro | Single; Cruz to 2B | ||
| b8 | 1 | 12- | R | -5% | 92% | 1-6 | HOU | A. Howe | P. Niekro | Double; Cruz Scores; Walling to 3B | |
| Adrian Devine replaces Phil Niekro pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b8 | 1 | -23 | RR | -6% | 86% | 2-6 | HOU | J. Ferguson | A. Devine | Single; Walling Scores; Howe Scores | |
| b8 | 1 | 1-- | O | 4% | 90% | 4-6 | HOU | R. Metzger | A. Devine | Groundout: 2B-1B; Ferguson to 2B | |
| Ed Herrmann pinch hits for Ken Forsch (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b8 | 2 | -2- | O | 4% | 94% | 4-6 | HOU | E. Herrmann | A. Devine | Groundout: 1B-P | |
| 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 4. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-4, Astros' Joe Sambito facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| Joe Sambito replaces Ed Herrmann (PH) pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 94% | 6-4 | ATL | B. Asselstine | J. Sambito | Groundout: P unassisted | |
| t9 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 93% | 6-4 | ATL | R. Office | J. Sambito | Strikeout | |
| t9 | 2 | --- | O | -0% | 93% | 6-4 | ATL | J. Burroughs | J. Sambito | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 4. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-6, Braves' Adrian Devine facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| Barry Bonnell replaces Jeff Burroughs playing LF batting 4th | |||||||||||
| b9 | 0 | --- | O | 4% | 97% | 4-6 | HOU | T. Puhl | A. Devine | Flyball: LF | |
| b9 | 1 | --- | -5% | 91% | 4-6 | HOU | E. Cabell | A. Devine | Single | ||
| b9 | 1 | 1-- | OO | 9% | 100% | 4-6 | HOU | J. Cruz | A. Devine | Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 4. | |||||||||||
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