Monday June 28, 1971
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Houston Astros 6, Atlanta Braves 4 (Game 2)

Game Played on Monday, June 28, 1971 (Night game) at Astrodome

Braves 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 0 Astros 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 x - 6 11 2 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr lf 2 1 0 0 2 0 .329 Metzger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .219 Jackson cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .266 Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Millan 2b 4 0 1 1 1 1 .308 Cedeno cf 4 2 3 3 0 0 .241 H. Aaron 1b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .305 Watson lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .290 Williams c 5 0 1 1 0 0 .236 Geronimo pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 Versalles 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .277 Menke 1b 4 1 3 1 0 1 .253 Priddy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Rader 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .224 Brown cf,lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Wynn rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .202 Lum rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .252 Edwards c 4 1 1 0 0 2 .216 Perez ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .201 Blasingame p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .148 Nash p 3 0 1 0 0 2 .182 Ray p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Evans 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Chiles ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .364 Culver p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 4 8 3 4 7 Totals 32 6 11 6 3 7 Time of Game: 3:06 Attendance: 18,908 Left on Base: Braves 9, Astros 7 DP: Braves 0, Astros 1 Errors: Rader, Wynn Doubles: Versalles 2 (7), Rader (13), Edwards (6), Menke (10) Triples: Cedeno (5) Home Runs: Cedeno (4) Stolen Bases: Wynn (5) Sacrifice Hits: Metzger (2), Culver (1) GIDP: Millan (7) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Nash L(5-5) 6.2 10 6 6 2 7 1 31 5.54 Priddy 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 3.80 Totals 8 11 6 6 3 7 1 37 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blasingame 3.2 6 3 3 2 4 0 20 3.91 Ray W(4-1) 3.1 1 1 0 1 2 0 12 2.39 Culver SV(4) 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 2.03 Totals 9 8 4 3 4 7 0 40 Wild Pitches: Nash (2), Blasingame (6) Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Lee Weyer BRAVES 1ST: Garr walked; Millan walked [Garr to second]; H. Aaron struck out; Williams singled [Garr scored, Millan to third]; Versalles reached on a fielder's choice [Millan out at home (third to catcher to third), Williams to second]; Brown struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Metzger flied out to right; Morgan flied out to left; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Lum flied out to right; Perez reached on an error by Rader [Perez to first]; Nash was called out on strikes; Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson struck out; Menke was called out on strikes; Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Millan struck out; H. Aaron singled; Blasingame threw a wild pitch [H. Aaron to second]; Williams flied out to left; Versalles doubled [H. Aaron scored]; Brown flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Wynn walked; Wynn stole second; Edwards struck out; Blasingame was called out on strikes; Metzger singled [Wynn out at home (first to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. BRAVES 4TH: Lum singled; Perez flied out to right; Nash singled [Lum to second]; Garr grounded out (pitcher to first) [Lum stayed at second, Nash stayed at first]; Millan singled [Lum scored, Nash to third]; RAY REPLACED BLASINGAME (PITCHING); H. Aaron flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Morgan flied out to right; Cedeno homered; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Menke singled; Rader doubled [Menke scored]; Wynn popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 2. BRAVES 5TH: Williams flied out to center; Versalles doubled; Brown reached on an error by Wynn [Versalles scored (unearned) (no RBI), Brown to first]; Lum flied out to right; Perez flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Edwards doubled; Ray singled [Edwards to third]; Metzger made an out to third; Morgan struck out; Cedeno singled [Edwards scored, Ray to second]; Watson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 3. BRAVES 6TH: Nash struck out; Garr walked; Millan grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Garr out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Menke singled; Rader flied out to left; Wynn made an out to second; Edwards struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 3. BRAVES 7TH: H. Aaron made an out to second; Williams flied out to center; Versalles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: CHILES BATTED FOR RAY; Chiles walked; Metzger out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Chiles to second]; Nash threw a wild pitch [Chiles to third]; Morgan flied out to right; Cedeno tripled [Chiles scored]; Watson singled [Cedeno scored]; GERONIMO RAN FOR WATSON; EVANS REPLACED NASH (PLAYING 3B); PRIDDY REPLACED VERSALLES (PITCHING); Menke doubled [Geronimo scored]; Rader made an out to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 6. BRAVES 8TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CULVER REPLACED CHILES (PITCHING); Brown flied out to right; Lum made an out to first; Perez walked; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 6. ASTROS 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED GARR (PLAYING CF); BROWN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Wynn walked; Edwards made an out to third; Culver out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Wynn to second]; Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 6. BRAVES 9TH: Jackson singled; Millan forced Jackson (shortstop unassisted); H. Aaron flied out to right; Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 6.

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