The Astros shattered a 1-1 tie with four runs in the ninth inning, defeating the Braves, 5-1. A sacrifice fly by Roger Metzger with the bases loaded produced the Astros' initial run in the third. The Braves came back with the tying tally in their half on singles by Carl Morton and Dusty Baker around a sacrifice. Tommy Helms opened the Astros' outburst in the ninth with a double and gave way to pinch-runner Larry Milbourne, who scored the tie-breaking run on a single by pinch-hitter Bob Gallagher. Morton departed in favor of Jack Aker, who was tagged for a single by Metzger and homer by Cesar Cedeno to account for three more runs. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 1

Game Played on Saturday, May 25, 1974 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium

Astros 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 5 15 0 Braves 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Gross rf,lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .331 Garr rf 3 0 3 0 0 0 .388 Metzger ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .288 Evans 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .252 Cedeno cf 5 1 2 3 0 0 .291 Baker cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .295 Watson lf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .312 Aaron lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .242 J. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .242 L. May 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Perez 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .361 M. May c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .257 Casanova c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .071 Rader 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .253 Oates ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Helms 2b 4 1 4 0 0 0 .315 Robinson ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .224 Milbourne pr,2b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 Miller ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .188 Roberts p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .214 Morton p 2 1 1 0 0 0 .103 Scherman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Aker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tepedino ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Gallagher ph,rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 .209 Totals 37 5 15 5 2 2 Totals 32 1 9 1 1 3 Time of Game: 2:38 Attendance: 20,412 Left on Base: Astros 9, Braves 8 DP: Astros 1, Braves 1 Doubles: Helms (6) Home Runs: Cedeno (9) Caught Stealing: Rader (1), Cedeno (3) Sacrifice Hits: Gross (1), Evans (2), Garr (4), Morton (6) Sacrifice Flies: Metzger (1) GIDP: L. May (6), Evans (2) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Roberts 6.1 9 1 1 1 1 0 28 3.50 Scherman 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.65 Forsch W(2-1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.91 J. Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.60 Totals 9 9 1 1 1 3 0 36 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morton L(6-4) 8 13 3 3 2 2 0 36 3.48 Aker 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 5 4.30 Totals 9 15 5 5 2 2 1 41 Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Bob Engel ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (second to first); Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Garr singled; Evans out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Garr to second]; Baker grounded out (third to first); Aaron made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to center; L. May struck out; M. May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Johnson struck out; Perez singled; Casanova grounded out (shortstop to first) [Perez to second]; Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 3RD: Rader made an out to second; Helms singled; Roberts singled [Helms to second]; Gross walked [Helms to third, Roberts to second]; Metzger hit a sacrifice fly to right [Helms scored]; Cedeno forced Gross (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Morton singled; Garr out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Morton to second]; Evans flied out to right; Baker singled [Morton scored]; Aaron walked [Baker to second]; Johnson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); L. May grounded out (third to first); M. May made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 4TH: Perez flied out to right; Casanova grounded out (third to first); Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 5TH: Rader singled; Helms singled [Rader to second]; Roberts forced Rader (pitcher to third) [Helms to second]; Gross flied out to left; Metzger singled [Helms to third, Roberts to second]; Cedeno made an out to first; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: Morton grounded out (third to first); Garr singled; Evans grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Garr out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 6TH: Watson singled; L. May grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Watson out at second]; M. May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 6TH: Baker singled; Aaron flied out to left; Johnson flied out to right; Perez singled [Baker to second]; Casanova flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 7TH: Rader singled; Rader was picked off and caught stealing second (catcher to first to second to first); Helms singled; Roberts flied out to center; Gross singled [Helms to second]; Metzger made an out to third; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 7TH: Robinson singled; Morton out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Robinson to second]; Garr singled [Robinson to third]; SCHERMAN REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Evans struck out; FORSCH REPLACED SCHERMAN (PITCHING); Baker made an out to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno singled; Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Watson walked; L. May forced Watson (shortstop to second); M. May singled [L. May to third]; Rader forced M. May (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 8TH: Aaron flied out to right; Johnson flied out to right; Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 9TH: Helms doubled; MILBOURNE RAN FOR HELMS; GALLAGHER BATTED FOR FORSCH; Gallagher singled [Milbourne scored]; AKER REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); Gross out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Gallagher to second]; Metzger singled [Gallagher to third]; Cedeno homered [Gallagher scored, Metzger scored]; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); L. May flied out to right; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 1. BRAVES 9TH: GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); J. JOHNSON REPLACED WATSON (PITCHING); MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); GALLAGHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); OATES BATTED FOR CASANOVA; Oates flied out to left; MILLER BATTED FOR ROBINSON; Miller struck out; TEPEDINO BATTED FOR AKER; Tepedino grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 1.

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