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Vern Ruhle pitched a four-hit shutout for his first N. L. victory as the Astros swept a twi-night doubleheader with the Braves, 5-3 and 7-0. The opening-game decision went to Joe Niekro, who came out a winner when the Astros broke a 1-1 tie with a three-run double by Denny Walling in the sixth inning. Bob Watson and Dave Bergman singled and Luis Pujols walked before Walling delivered his decisive double as a pinch-hitter for Mike Fischlin. Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 3 (Game 1)Game Played on Saturday, August 5, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumAstros 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 - 5 6 0
Braves 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 7 1
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Puhl cf 4 1 0 0 0 1 .290 Royster ss 3 0 0 1 1 0 .277
Gonzalez 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .257 Office cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .258
Cabell 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .288 Gaston ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .216
Cruz rf 3 0 0 1 1 0 .293 Ruiz pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Watson 1b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .293 Easterly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Bergman lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .250 Nolan ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .235
Pujols c 3 1 0 0 1 3 .139 Matthews rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .289
Fischlin ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .128 Burroughs lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .322
Walling ph 1 0 1 3 0 0 .230 Horner 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .279
Sexton ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .160 Pocoroba c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .239
Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .231 Murphy 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .243
Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gilbreath 2b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .251
Forsch p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Hanna p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .190
Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Skok p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Beall ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .236
Bonnell cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .234
Totals 33 5 6 5 4 8 Totals 32 3 7 3 5 4
Time of Game: 2:48
Left on Base: Astros 7, Braves 8
DP: Astros 1, Braves 0
Errors: Murphy
Doubles: Walling (4), Burroughs (25)
Sacrifice Hits: Gonzalez (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Royster (2)
GIDP: Pocoroba (15)
Hit by Pitch: Puhl (3,by Campbell)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Niekro W(9-8) 6 5 3 3 4 0 0 26 4.55
Sambito 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.03
Forsch SV(4) 2.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 9 2.93
Totals 9 7 3 3 5 4 0 38
Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Hanna L(7-10) 5.2 5 4 4 3 6 0 26 4.88
Campbell 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 6 4.69
Skok 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4.26
Easterly 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 6.00
Totals 9 6 5 5 4 8 0 39
Passed Balls: Pujols (7)
Hit by Pitch: Campbell (2)
Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge
ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez
walked; Cabell singled [Gonzalez to third]; Cruz reached on an
error by Murphy [Gonzalez scored (RBI), Cabell to second, Cruz
to first]; Watson walked [Cabell to third, Cruz to second];
Bergman flied out to left; Pujols struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3
LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to center; Office grounded out
(second to first); Matthews walked; Burroughs doubled [Matthews
scored]; Horner grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1.
ASTROS 2ND: Fischlin flied out to center; Niekro was called out
on strikes; Puhl was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1.
BRAVES 2ND: Pocoroba flied out to center; Murphy flied out to
center; Gilbreath singled; Hanna singled [Gilbreath to second];
Royster flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1,
Braves 1.
ASTROS 3RD: Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Cabell flied
out to right; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1.
BRAVES 3RD: Office grounded out (second to first); Matthews
grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1.
ASTROS 4TH: Watson flied out to right; Bergman singled; Pujols
struck out; Fischlin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1.
BRAVES 4TH: Horner walked; Pocoroba grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Horner out at second]; Murphy
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros
1, Braves 1.
ASTROS 5TH: Niekro struck out; Puhl grounded out (first to
pitcher); Gonzalez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Braves 1.
BRAVES 5TH: Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); Hanna flied
out to right; Royster walked; Office grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1.
ASTROS 6TH: Cabell struck out; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to
first); Watson singled; Bergman singled [Watson to second];
Pujols walked [Watson to third, Bergman to second]; WALLING
BATTED FOR FISCHLIN; Walling doubled [Watson scored, Bergman
scored, Pujols scored]; CAMPBELL REPLACED HANNA (PITCHING);
Niekro flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4,
Braves 1.
BRAVES 6TH: SEXTON REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING SS); Matthews flied
out to right; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first);
Horner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 4, Braves 1.
ASTROS 7TH: Puhl was hit by a pitch; Gonzalez out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Puhl to second]; Cabell grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cruz was walked intentionally; Watson
singled [Puhl scored, Cruz to third]; SKOK REPLACED CAMPBELL
(PITCHING); Bergman struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5,
Braves 1.
BRAVES 7TH: Pocoroba singled; Murphy singled [Pocoroba to
second]; Pujols allowed a passed ball [Pocoroba to third, Murphy
to second]; Gilbreath walked; BEALL BATTED FOR SKOK; SAMBITO
REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Beall was called out on strikes;
Royster hit a sacrifice fly to right [Pocoroba scored]; GASTON
BATTED FOR OFFICE; Gaston singled [Murphy scored, Gilbreath to
second]; RUIZ RAN FOR GASTON; FORSCH REPLACED SAMBITO
(PITCHING); Matthews struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros
5, Braves 3.
ASTROS 8TH: EASTERLY REPLACED RUIZ (PITCHING); BONNELL REPLACED
BEALL (PLAYING CF); Pujols struck out (catcher to first); Sexton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Forsch grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 3.
BRAVES 8TH: Burroughs walked; Horner flied out to center;
Pocoroba grounded out (second to shortstop to first) [Burroughs
to second]; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5,
Braves 3.
ASTROS 9TH: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 3.
BRAVES 9TH: Gilbreath singled; Bonnell made an out to third;
Royster made an out to first; NOLAN BATTED FOR EASTERLY; Nolan
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 3.
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