Pitching in relief in the 10th inning, Ken Forsch paved the way for his own defeat with two walks before Jerry Royster drove in a run with a single to give the Braves a 2-1 victory over the Astros. After replacing Joaquin Andujar to open the 10th, Forsch passed Rod Gilbreath, who stole second. Darrel Chaney also walked.

Cito Gaston bunted safely when Forsch bobbled the ball, thus loading the bases. Royster followed with his single. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 2, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       6, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  -   1  3  2
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    1  -   2  6  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl lf               5   0   1   0     0   1   .271      Royster 2b            5   0   1   1     0   1   .326
  Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Office cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .250
Cabell 3b             3   0   0   0     1   2   .265      Pocoroba c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Cedeno cf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .277      Burroughs lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .398
Cruz rf               3   1   1   0     0   0   .299      Asselstine rf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Watson 1b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .292      Murphy 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .172
Howe 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .295      Gilbreath 3b          3   1   0   0     1   2   .255
Herrmann c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .118      Rockett ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .130
  Ferguson ph,c       1   0   0   1     0   0   .211        Beall ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Sexton ss             3   0   0   0     0   3   .200        Chaney ss           0   0   0   0     1   0   .348
  Walling ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Hanna p               2   1   1   0     0   0   .125
  Metzger ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .217        Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Andujar p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .083        Mahler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Howard ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .290        Nolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .133
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gaston ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .150

Totals               30   1   3   1     5   8             Totals               34   2   6   1     2   6

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance:  7,901
Left on Base: Astros 6, Braves 8
DP: Astros 0, Braves 1
Errors: Sexton 2
Doubles: Puhl (4), Cruz (6)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (10), Gilbreath (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Cruz (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Ferguson (2)
GIDP: Howe (1)
Hit by Pitch: Asselstine (2,by Andujar)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Andujar                 9     4   1   0   0   6   0  33   2.27
Forsch L(1-1)           0     2   1   1   2   0   0   4   3.77
Totals                  9     6   2   1   2   6   0  37

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hanna                   6     2   1   1   3   6   0  22   2.55
Devine                  0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   8.27
Mahler                  1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   0.00
Campbell W(1-1)         2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   4.91
Totals                 10     3   1   1   5   8   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Andujar (2)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl struck out; Cabell struck out; Cedeno walked;
Cedeno stole second; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to left; Office singled; Pocoroba
forced Office (second to shortstop); Burroughs grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson walked; Howe grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Watson out at second]; Herrmann
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Asselstine grounded out (first unassisted); Murphy
grounded out (third to first); Gilbreath struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Sexton struck out; Andujar made an out to shortstop;
Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Rockett flied out to right; Hanna flied out to
center; Royster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cedeno struck
out; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Office singled; Pocoroba grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Office to second]; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Office to third]; Asselstine grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Watson flied out to center; Howe grounded out
(shortstop to first); Herrmann flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Murphy made an out to shortstop; Gilbreath grounded
out (shortstop to first); Rockett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Sexton struck out; Andujar struck out (catcher to
first); Puhl doubled; Cabell walked; Cedeno made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Hanna singled; Royster reached on an error by Sexton
[Hanna scored (error by Sexton) (unearned), Royster to first];
Office struck out; Pocoroba forced Royster (first to shortstop);
Burroughs forced Pocoroba (second unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
2 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Cruz doubled; DEVINE REPLACED HANNA (PITCHING);
Watson flied out to right [Cruz to third]; Howe walked; MAHLER
REPLACED DEVINE (PITCHING); FERGUSON BATTED FOR HERRMANN;
Ferguson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cruz scored]; Sexton
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: FERGUSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Asselstine
grounded out (first to pitcher); Murphy struck out; Gilbreath
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 1.

ASTROS 8TH: Andujar flied out to right; Puhl made an out to
first; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: BEALL BATTED FOR ROCKETT; Beall flied out to left;
NOLAN BATTED FOR MAHLER; Nolan grounded out (second to first);
Royster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 1.

ASTROS 9TH: CHANEY REPLACED BEALL (PLAYING SS); CAMPBELL
REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Cedeno singled; Cruz out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cedeno to second]; Watson
was walked intentionally; Howe made an out to first; Ferguson
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Office grounded out (first to pitcher); Pocoroba
struck out; Burroughs singled; Asselstine was hit by a pitch
[Burroughs to second]; Murphy flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 1.

ASTROS 10TH: WALLING BATTED FOR SEXTON; Walling grounded out
(second to first); HOWARD BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Howard grounded
out (third to first); Puhl flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 10TH: METZGER REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING SS); HOWARD
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); FORSCH REPLACED PUHL (PITCHING);
Gilbreath walked; Gilbreath stole second; Chaney walked; GASTON
BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; Gaston singled to pitcher [Gilbreath to
third, Chaney to second]; Royster singled [Gilbreath scored,
Chaney to third, Gaston to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Astros 1, Braves 2.