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Led by Cesar Cedeno, who smashed a homer, two doubles and a single, the Astros rolled up a 10-3 victory in the opener of a doubleheader, but the Braves came back to win the nightcap, 4-3, in 10 innings. In the first game, the Astros sent 13 men to bat in the sixth and piled up eight of their runs. Cedeno, coming to the plate twice during the outburst, doubled on each trip. Ken Forsch, pitching for the Astros, yielded only four hits, including homers by Dusty Baker and Darrell Evans. Houston Astros 10, Atlanta Braves 3 (Game 1)Game Played on Sunday, April 8, 1973 (Day game) at Atlanta StadiumAstros 2 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 - 10 13 2
Braves 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 4 1
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Wynn rf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .100 Garr lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Helms 2b 5 1 2 2 0 0 .455 Gilbreath 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .300
Torres 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Aaron rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .000
Cedeno cf 5 3 4 2 0 0 .636 Evans 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .200
Watson lf 3 1 1 2 2 2 .125 Baker cf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .400
May 1b 4 1 2 1 1 1 .222 Johnson 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .222
Rader 3b 5 0 1 2 0 0 .100 Oates c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .286
Edwards c 5 1 1 0 0 0 .300 Perez ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Metzger ss 4 1 1 1 1 0 .111 Dobson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Forsch p 4 1 1 0 1 1 .250 Schueler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 39 10 13 10 6 4 Totals 31 3 4 3 2 5
Time of Game: 2:24
Left on Base: Astros 8, Braves 3
DP: Astros 1, Braves 0
Errors: Helms, Rader, Perez
Doubles: Cedeno 2 (4), May (1)
Triples: Metzger (1)
Home Runs: Cedeno (1), Evans (1), Baker (1)
Stolen Bases: Wynn (1)
Caught Stealing: Oates (1)
GIDP: Dobson (1)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Forsch W(1-0) 9 4 3 3 2 5 2 33 3.00
Totals 9 4 3 3 2 5 2 33
Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Dobson L(0-1) 5.1 8 7 7 3 3 1 26 11.81
Schueler 2.2 5 3 3 2 1 0 15 10.13
House 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.00
Totals 9 13 10 10 6 4 1 45
Wild Pitches: Forsch (1)
Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ken Burkhart
ASTROS 1ST: Wynn walked; Wynn stole second [Wynn to third (error
by Perez)]; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first) [Wynn
scored]; Cedeno homered; Watson struck out; May walked; Rader
forced May (third to second); 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2,
Braves 0.
BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (first to pitcher); Gilbreath
grounded out (shortstop to first); Aaron popped to shortstop in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Edwards flied out to center; Metzger grounded out
(second to first); Forsch flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0.
BRAVES 2ND: Evans homered; Baker popped to first in foul
territory; Johnson lined to shortstop; Oates singled to center;
Oates was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 1.
ASTROS 3RD: Wynn popped to second; Helms singled to second;
Cedeno singled to third [Helms to second]; Watson struck out;
May forced Cedeno (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 2, Braves 1.
BRAVES 3RD: Perez reached on an error by Helms [Perez to first];
Dobson grounded into a double play (first to first to second)
[Perez out at second]; Garr grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 1.
ASTROS 4TH: Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); Edwards
popped to second; Metzger popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 2, Braves 1.
BRAVES 4TH: Gilbreath lined to left; Aaron walked; Evans popped
to shortstop; Baker homered [Aaron scored]; Johnson struck out;
2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 3.
ASTROS 5TH: Forsch struck out; Wynn popped to shortstop; Helms
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros
2, Braves 3.
BRAVES 5TH: Oates grounded out (first unassisted); Perez popped
to first; Dobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2,
Braves 3.
ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno doubled to left; Watson walked; May doubled
to right [Cedeno scored, Watson to third]; Rader singled to left
[Watson scored, May scored, Rader out at second (left to
second)]; Edwards singled to right; Metzger tripled to right
[Edwards scored]; SCHUELER REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Forsch
walked; Wynn flied out to center; Helms singled to left [Metzger
scored, Forsch to second]; Cedeno doubled to left [Forsch
scored, Helms to third]; Watson singled to right [Helms scored,
Cedeno scored]; May singled to left [Watson to second]; Rader
flied out to right; 8 R, 9 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 10, Braves 3.
BRAVES 6TH: Garr popped to third in foul territory; Gilbreath
flied out to center; Aaron lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 10, Braves 3.
ASTROS 7TH: Edwards grounded out (first to pitcher); Metzger
flied out to left; Forsch singled to center; Wynn popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 10, Braves 3.
BRAVES 7TH: Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); Baker
grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson walked; Oates flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 10, Braves 3.
ASTROS 8TH: Helms flied out to right; Cedeno grounded out (third
to first); Watson walked; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 10, Braves 3.
BRAVES 8TH: Perez singled to center; LUM BATTED FOR SCHUELER;
Lum struck out; Garr popped to catcher in foul territory; Forsch
threw a wild pitch [Perez to second]; Gilbreath reached on an
error by Rader [Perez to third, Gilbreath to first]; Aaron
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 10, Braves 3.
ASTROS 9TH: HOUSE REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Rader flied out to
center; Edwards flied to right in foul territory; Metzger
walked; Forsch flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 10, Braves 3.
BRAVES 9TH: TORRES REPLACED HELMS (PLAYING 2B); Evans struck
out; Baker flied to left in foul territory; Johnson flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 10, Braves 3.
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