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Behind the steady pitching of Joe Niekro, the Astros dealt the winless Braves their sixth consecutive defeat, 6-2. A single by Jeff Leonard, pass to Joe Morgan and singles by Jose Cruz and Enos Cabell produced two runs in the second inning before the Astros iced the game in the third with RBIs by Leonard, Julio Gonzalez, Cesar Cedeno and Morgan. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 6, Atlanta Braves 2Game Played on Tuesday, April 15, 1980 (Night game) at AstrodomeBraves 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 6 1 Astros 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 6 10 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .182 Leonard rf 5 2 2 1 0 0 .286 Pocoroba c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .235 Gonzalez ss,3b 5 1 2 1 0 1 .250 Matthews lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .333 Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .318 Morgan 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .200 Horner 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Cruz lf 3 0 1 1 1 1 .476 Murphy rf 3 0 2 0 0 1 .211 Cabell 3b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .435 Asselstine cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Landestoy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gomez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Howe 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .158 Blanks ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Pujols c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .364 McWilliams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Boggs p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nolan ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 Totals 31 2 6 1 0 6 Totals 34 6 10 6 2 6 Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 15,712 Left on Base: Braves 2, Astros 8 DP: Braves 0, Astros 2 Errors: Blanks Doubles: Royster (2), Pujols (2), Gonzalez (1), Morgan (1) Stolen Bases: Leonard (1), Morgan (2) Sacrifice Hits: Niekro 2 (2) GIDP: Matthews (2), Asselstine (1) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McWilliams L(0-2) 1.1 6 5 5 1 1 0 11 54.00 Boggs 3.2 2 1 1 1 3 0 15 1.04 Camp 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.25 Hrabosky 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 5.40 Totals 8 10 6 6 2 6 0 38 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(1-0) 9 6 2 2 0 6 0 31 1.93 Totals 9 6 2 2 0 6 0 31 Wild Pitches: Boggs (1), Niekro (1) Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Jerry Crawford BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Pocoroba grounded out (first unassisted); Matthews made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Leonard singled to right; Leonard stole second; Gonzalez flied out to center; Cedeno was called out on strikes; Morgan walked; Cruz singled to center [Morgan to second, Leonard scored]; Cabell singled to center [Cruz to second, Morgan scored]; Howe flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 2ND: Chambliss flied out to center; Horner made an out to shortstop; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 2ND: Pujols doubled to left; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Pujols to third]; Leonard singled to left [Pujols scored]; Gonzalez doubled to center [Leonard scored]; BOGGS REPLACED MCWILLIAMS (PITCHING); Cedeno singled to left [Gonzalez scored, Cedeno to second]; Boggs threw a wild pitch [Cedeno to third]; Morgan reached on a fielder's choice [Cedeno scored]; Morgan stole second; Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher) [Morgan to third]; Cabell was called out on strikes; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 6. BRAVES 3RD: Asselstine grounded out (first to pitcher); Gomez grounded out (second to first); Boggs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 6. ASTROS 3RD: Howe grounded out (third to first); Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); Niekro grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 6. BRAVES 4TH: Royster singled to right; Pocoroba singled to right [Royster to third]; Matthews grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Royster scored, Pocoroba out at second]; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 6. ASTROS 4TH: Leonard grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 6. BRAVES 5TH: Horner flied out to center; Murphy singled to center; Asselstine was called out on strikes; Gomez made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 6. ASTROS 5TH: Morgan doubled to right; Cruz walked; Cabell was called out on strikes; Howe struck out; Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 6. BRAVES 6TH: LUM BATTED FOR BOGGS; Lum was called out on strikes; Royster grounded out (second to first); Pocoroba grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 6. ASTROS 6TH: CAMP REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Leonard grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez singled to left; Cedeno forced Gonzalez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 6. BRAVES 7TH: Matthews flied out to center; Chambliss popped to third in foul territory; Horner made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 6. ASTROS 7TH: Morgan flied out to center; Cruz was called out on strikes; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 6. BRAVES 8TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING SS); GONZALEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Murphy singled to right; Asselstine grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Murphy out at second]; BLANKS BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Blanks was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 6. ASTROS 8TH: BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); HRABOSKY REPLACED CAMP (PITCHING); Howe flied out to right; Pujols singled to left; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Pujols to second]; Leonard reached on an error by Blanks [Pujols to third]; Gonzalez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 6. BRAVES 9TH: NOLAN BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Nolan singled to center; Royster doubled to left [Nolan scored]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Royster to third]; Pocoroba made an out to second; Matthews was called out on strikes; Chambliss flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 6. |
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