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Pushing across two runs in the eighth inning, the Astros completed the four-game series sweep by edging the Braves, 3-2. With the Astros trailing, 2-1, in the eighth, Rafael Landestoy singled, went to second on a groundout and scored on a single by Jose Cruz. Cruz then stole second and raced home on a single by Jeff Leonard. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 3, Atlanta Braves 2Game Played on Sunday, August 5, 1979 (Night game) at AstrodomeBraves 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 7 1 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 x - 3 8 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .264 Landestoy 2b 3 1 2 0 1 1 .205 Matthews rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .311 Reynolds ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .271 Lum lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .241 Puhl cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Horner 3b 3 0 1 1 1 1 .321 Cruz lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .304 Murphy 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .300 Cabell 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .269 Nolan c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .247 Leonard rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .286 Bonnell cf 2 1 1 0 2 0 .252 Howe 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .256 Frias ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Ashby c 3 0 0 0 0 3 .217 Solomon p 3 0 2 1 0 0 .175 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .102 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Office ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Roberge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Spikes ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .293 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 31 2 7 2 5 4 Totals 30 3 8 2 3 6 Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 35,399 Left on Base: Braves 8, Astros 6 DP: Braves 0, Astros 1 Errors: Nolan Doubles: Solomon (2), Horner (12) Stolen Bases: Matthews (12), Reynolds (10), Landestoy 2 (4), Howe 2 (3), Cabell (30), Cruz (30) Caught Stealing: Cruz (9), Cabell (12) Sacrifice Hits: Frias (9) GIDP: Bonnell (8) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Solomon 6.1 5 1 0 2 5 0 25 4.87 Garber L(5-13) 1.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 8 4.26 Totals 8 8 3 2 3 6 0 33 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro 7 7 2 2 4 3 0 30 3.22 Roberge W(3-0) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1.01 Sambito SV(14) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1.21 Totals 9 7 2 2 5 4 0 37 Wild Pitches: Niekro 2 (9) Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews singled to center; Matthews stole second; Lum made an out to shortstop; Horner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy was called out on strikes; Reynolds walked; Reynolds stole second; Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first) [Reynolds to third]; Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Murphy walked; Nolan struck out; Bonnell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Murphy out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell popped to catcher in foul territory; Leonard was called out on strikes; Howe lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Frias made an out to first; Solomon doubled to right; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Solomon to third]; Royster flied out to right; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Ashby struck out; Niekro grounded out (second to first); Landestoy singled to center; Landestoy stole second; Reynolds made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 4TH: Lum singled to left; Horner doubled to center [Lum scored]; Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first); Nolan made an out to shortstop; Bonnell walked; Frias lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Puhl grounded out (first to pitcher); Cruz singled to right; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 5TH: Solomon grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster grounded out (pitcher to first); Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Leonard flied out to center; Howe singled to second; Howe stole second; Ashby struck out; Niekro made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 6TH: Lum singled to center; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Lum to second]; Horner walked; Murphy flied out to center [Lum to third]; Lum was picked off third (catcher to third); Nolan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Landestoy walked; Landestoy stole second; Reynolds struck out; Puhl grounded out (second to first) [Landestoy to third]; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 7TH: Bonnell singled to catcher; Frias out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Bonnell to second]; Solomon singled to center [Bonnell scored]; Royster walked [Solomon to second]; Matthews flied out to right; Lum flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Cabell singled to center; Cabell stole second; Leonard flied out to right; Howe singled to left [Cabell to third]; GARBER REPLACED SOLOMON (PITCHING); Howe stole second; Ashby struck out while Cabell was caught stealing home but was safe at home (error by Nolan) [Howe to third]; WALLING BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Walling grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1. BRAVES 8TH: ROBERGE REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); Horner grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy flied out to right; Nolan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: Landestoy singled to shortstop; Reynolds grounded out (third to first) [Landestoy to second]; Puhl lined to pitcher; Cruz singled to left [Landestoy scored]; Cruz stole second; Cabell was walked intentionally; Leonard singled to center [Cruz scored, Cabell out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3. BRAVES 9TH: Bonnell walked; Frias grounded out (second to first) [Bonnell to second]; OFFICE BATTED FOR GARBER; SAMBITO REPLACED ROBERGE (PITCHING); SPIKES BATTED FOR OFFICE; Spikes struck out; Royster grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3. |
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