Marty Perez singled home two eighth-inning runs and Biff Pocoroba added his first major league homer in the ninth to spark the Braves to a 6-3 victory over the Astros. Perez' hit broke a 3-3 tie and followed a wild streak by Astro starter Dave Roberts. Roberts walked Pocoroba to start the inning. Rowland Office sacrificed Pocoroba to second before Roberts issued his eighth walk of the game to Larvell Blanks.

Wayne Granger replaced Roberts and got the second out before intentionally walking Ralph Garr to load the bases. Perez then followed with a single to center. The Braves had rallied from a 3-0 deficit in the seventh on a pinch-hit homer by Rod Gilbreath, an error, double by Perez and single by Dusty Baker. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 6, Houston Astros 3

Game Played on Saturday, June 28, 1975 (Day game) at Astrodome

Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 - 6 8 3 Astros 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 5 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr lf 4 1 0 0 1 1 .259 Gross lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .274 Perez 2b 5 1 3 3 0 1 .294 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .245 Baker rf 4 0 1 1 1 0 .233 Cedeno cf 3 1 2 1 0 0 .255 Evans 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Howard cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 Williams 1b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .211 Watson 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .326 Correll c 1 0 0 0 1 1 .249 May c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Pocoroba c 1 2 1 1 2 0 .254 Cabell rf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .293 Office cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .314 Rader 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .247 Blanks ss 2 1 1 0 2 0 .270 Andrews 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .201 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .216 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Gilbreath ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .255 Roberts p 2 0 0 0 1 0 .097 Beard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Granger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gaston ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 6 8 6 9 6 Totals 30 3 5 3 3 3 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 10,999 Left on Base: Braves 10, Astros 5 DP: Braves 0, Astros 1 Errors: Pocoroba, Blanks, House, Andrews Doubles: Perez (11), Cedeno (19), Rader (14) Home Runs: Gilbreath (2), Pocoroba (1), Cabell (2) Stolen Bases: Cedeno (33) Caught Stealing: Baker (4) Sacrifice Hits: Office (2) Sacrifice Flies: Watson (4) GIDP: Baker (7) Hit by Pitch: Cedeno (6,by Niekro) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro 6 4 3 2 2 2 1 24 2.69 Beard W(2-0) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.20 House SV(7) 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 4.06 Totals 9 5 3 2 3 3 1 35 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Roberts L(4-10) 7.1 6 5 4 8 5 1 35 4.10 Granger 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 1 8 2.27 Totals 9 8 6 5 9 6 2 43 Hit by Pitch: Niekro (8) Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Shag Crawford BRAVES 1ST: Garr struck out; Perez flied out to left; Baker walked; Baker was caught stealing second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gross walked; Metzger grounded out (first unassisted) [Gross to second]; Cedeno was hit by a pitch; Watson flied out to right; May made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Evans flied out to center; Williams lined to shortstop; Correll walked; Office walked [Correll to second]; Blanks walked [Correll to third, Office to second]; Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell struck out; Rader grounded out (third to first); Andrews made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Garr grounded out (second to first); Perez singled; Baker grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Perez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Roberts grounded out (second to first); Gross singled; Metzger grounded out (second to first) [Gross to second]; Cedeno doubled to right [Gross scored, Cedeno out at third (right to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. BRAVES 4TH: Evans made an out to shortstop; Williams struck out; Correll was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: POCOROBA REPLACED CORRELL (PLAYING C ); Watson flied out to left; May flied out to left; Cabell homered; Rader flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 5TH: Office singled; Blanks singled [Office to second]; Niekro struck out; Garr grounded out (shortstop to first) [Office to third, Blanks to second]; Perez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Andrews grounded out (third to first); Roberts walked; Gross forced Roberts (second to shortstop) [Gross to second (error by Blanks)]; Metzger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 6TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Evans flied out to left; Williams walked; Pocoroba walked [Williams to second]; Office grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno singled; Cedeno stole second [Cedeno to third (error by Pocoroba)]; Watson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cedeno scored (unearned)]; May grounded out (first unassisted); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3. BRAVES 7TH: Blanks made an out to first; GILBREATH BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Gilbreath homered; Garr reached on an error by Andrews [Garr to first]; Perez doubled [Garr scored (unearned)]; Baker singled [Perez scored, Baker to second (on throw to home)]; Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: BEARD REPLACED GILBREATH (PITCHING); Rader lined to shortstop; Andrews flied out to left; Roberts grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 3. BRAVES 8TH: Pocoroba walked; Office out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Pocoroba to second]; Blanks walked; GASTON BATTED FOR BEARD; GRANGER REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); LUM BATTED FOR GASTON; Lum grounded out (second to first) [Pocoroba to third, Blanks to second]; Garr was walked intentionally; Perez singled [Pocoroba scored, Blanks scored, Garr to second]; Baker forced Perez (shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: HOUSE REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Gross flied out to right; Metzger walked; Metzger was picked off first but was safe on an error by House [Metzger to second]; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 3. BRAVES 9TH: HOWARD REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING CF); Evans made an out to shortstop; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Pocoroba homered; Office struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 3. ASTROS 9TH: May grounded out (second to first); Cabell was called out on strikes; Rader doubled; JOHNSON BATTED FOR ANDREWS; Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 3.

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