Although Cesar Cedeno and Bob Watson each went hitless in five trips, other members of the Astros picked up the slack with a 13-hit attack to defeat the Braves, 8-4. Roger Metzger and Doug Rader collected three hits apiece. The Astros scored in each of the first four innings and coasted home behind the pitching of J.R. Richard. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 8, Atlanta Braves 4

Game Played on Thursday, June 26, 1975 (Night game) at Astrodome

Braves 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 9 5 Astros 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 x - 8 13 2 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Gross lf 3 2 1 1 1 0 .271 Perez 2b 5 1 2 0 0 1 .288 Metzger ss 5 0 3 0 0 0 .252 Baker rf 3 1 1 0 2 0 .234 Cedeno cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Evans 3b 3 1 1 0 2 1 .249 Watson 1b 5 1 0 0 0 2 .335 Lum 1b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .233 May c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .248 Correll c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Cabell rf 3 2 2 1 1 0 .287 Office cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .304 Rader 3b 4 1 3 1 0 1 .245 Blanks ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 .260 Andrews 2b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .207 Thompson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Richard p 3 0 1 1 0 1 .258 Beard p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Goodson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .195 Leon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 Beall ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Totals 36 4 9 2 4 7 Totals 35 8 13 5 3 4 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 7,017 Left on Base: Braves 10, Astros 8 DP: Braves 0, Astros 0 Errors: Garr, Perez, Evans, Correll, Office, May 2 Doubles: Office (4), Blanks (9), Rader (12) Triples: Cabell (5) Stolen Bases: Office (2), Baker 2 (7), Cabell (5) Sacrifice Hits: Richard (2), Gross (3) Hit by Pitch: Garr (2,by Richard) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Thompson L(0-2) 1.2 4 4 4 2 1 0 11 5.59 Beard 3.1 7 3 1 0 1 0 17 2.28 Leon 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 9 4.41 Sosa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.76 Totals 8 13 8 6 3 4 0 40 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard W(5-3) 9 9 4 2 4 7 0 41 4.52 Totals 9 9 4 2 4 7 0 41 Passed Balls: Correll (12), May (14) Hit by Pitch: Richard (3) Wild Pitches: Thompson (2), Richard 2 (8) Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Dick Stello BRAVES 1ST: Garr flied out to left; Perez singled; Baker walked [Perez to second]; Evans grounded out (first unassisted) [Baker to second, Perez to third]; Lum grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gross walked; Metzger singled [Gross to third]; Thompson threw a wild pitch [Gross scored, Metzger to second]; Cedeno made an out to shortstop; Watson struck out; May grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. BRAVES 2ND: Correll singled; Office forced Correll (second to shortstop); Office stole second [Office to third (error by May)]; Blanks singled [Office scored]; Thompson struck out; Garr was hit by a pitch [Blanks to second]; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell walked; Cabell stole second [Cabell scored (error by Correll) (error by Office)]; Rader doubled; Andrews singled [Rader scored, Andrews to second (on throw to home)]; Richard out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Andrews to third]; Gross out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Andrews scored]; Metzger singled; BEARD REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING); Cedeno forced Metzger (shortstop to second); 3 R, 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 4. BRAVES 3RD: Baker walked; Baker stole second; Evans singled [Baker scored (error by May) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Lum struck out; Correll grounded out (shortstop to first) [Evans to second]; Office doubled [Evans scored (unearned)]; Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 4. ASTROS 3RD: Watson reached on an error by Perez [Watson to first]; May made an out to shortstop; Cabell tripled [Watson scored (unearned)]; Rader singled to left [Cabell scored, Rader out at second (left to second)]; Andrews singled; Richard forced Andrews (shortstop to second); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 6. BRAVES 4TH: Beard struck out; Garr lined to second; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 6. ASTROS 4TH: Gross singled; Metzger singled [Gross scored (error by Garr) (error by Evans) (unearned) (no RBI), Metzger to second]; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson flied out to left; May grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 7. BRAVES 5TH: Baker grounded out (first to pitcher); Evans walked; Lum struck out; Correll struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 7. ASTROS 5TH: Cabell singled; Rader singled [Cabell to third, Rader to second (on throw to 3b)]; Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Richard struck out; Gross lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 7. BRAVES 6TH: Office singled; May allowed a passed ball [Office to third]; Blanks lined to center; GOODSON BATTED FOR BEARD; Goodson popped to catcher in foul territory; Garr flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 7. ASTROS 6TH: LEON REPLACED GOODSON (PITCHING); Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 7. BRAVES 7TH: Perez grounded out (first unassisted); Baker singled; Baker stole second; Evans struck out; Baker advanced to third because of defensive indifference [Baker to third]; Lum grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 7. ASTROS 7TH: May singled; Correll allowed a passed ball [May to second]; Cabell grounded out (third to first) [May to third]; Rader was called out on strikes; Andrews was walked intentionally; Richard singled [May scored, Andrews to third]; Gross flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 8. BRAVES 8TH: Correll flied out to center; Office lined to center; Blanks doubled; BEALL BATTED FOR LEON; Beall grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 8. ASTROS 8TH: SOSA REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno flied out to right; Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 8. BRAVES 9TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Perez singled; Richard threw a wild pitch [Perez to third]; Baker flied out to center; Evans walked; Richard threw a wild pitch [Perez scored, Evans to second]; Lum grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 8.

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