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The Astros moved into a three-game lead over the Dodgers in the West Division race with a 3-1 triumph over the Braves. The Astros got all their runs in the third inning on a leadoff homer by Gary Woods, singles by Rafael Landestoy and Alan Ashby, sacrifice bunt by Joe Niekro and two-run single by Joe Morgan. Frank LaCorte earned the save by striking out Dale Murphy to end the game with the potential tying runs on base. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 3, Atlanta Braves 2Game Played on Thursday, October 2, 1980 (Night game) at AstrodomeBraves 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 7 0 Astros 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 x - 3 9 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harper lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Morgan 2b 2 0 1 2 2 0 .250 Ramirez ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .271 Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .274 Burroughs ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Cruz lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .308 Matthews rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .278 Cedeno cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .308 Horner 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Howe 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Chambliss 1b 4 1 3 2 0 1 .284 Bergman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Cooper pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Woods rf 2 1 1 1 1 0 .396 Murphy cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .280 Puhl ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Hubbard 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .251 Landestoy ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 .251 Benedict c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .257 LaCorte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 McWilliams p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .157 Ashby c 3 1 2 0 1 0 .249 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .207 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Matula p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reynolds ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Pocoroba ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Totals 33 2 7 2 0 6 Totals 29 3 9 3 5 1 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 45,022 Left on Base: Braves 4, Astros 8 DP: Braves 0, Astros 1 Errors: Howe Doubles: Matthews (17), Ashby (18) Home Runs: Chambliss (18), Woods (2) Stolen Bases: Cooper (2), Cruz (35), Landestoy (23) Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (16) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McWilliams L(9-14) 4 5 3 3 3 1 1 20 4.95 Matula 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.61 Hrabosky 2.1 2 0 0 2 0 0 9 3.62 Garber 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.83 Totals 8 9 3 3 5 1 1 35 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(19-12) 8.2 6 2 2 0 5 1 31 3.68 Sambito 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.14 LaCorte SV(11) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.80 Totals 9 7 2 2 0 6 1 33 Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Steve Fields BRAVES 1ST: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Ramirez popped to first in foul territory; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Cabell struck out; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Horner flied out to center; Chambliss homered; Murphy singled to right; Hubbard lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Murphy out at first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cedeno flied out to left; Howe flied out to left; Woods walked; Landestoy singled to shortstop [Woods to second]; Ashby walked [Woods to third, Landestoy to second]; Niekro forced Ashby (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Benedict flied out to center; McWilliams struck out; Harper flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Morgan walked; Cabell grounded out (second to first) [Morgan to second]; Cruz grounded out (second to first) [Morgan to third]; Cedeno popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 4TH: Ramirez struck out; Matthews singled to right; Horner reached on an error by Howe [Matthews to third, Horner to first]; Chambliss struck out; Murphy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Howe flied out to right; Woods homered; Landestoy singled to center; Ashby singled to left [Landestoy to second]; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Landestoy to third, Ashby to second]; Morgan singled to right [Landestoy scored, Ashby scored]; Cabell grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3. BRAVES 5TH: Hubbard flied out to center; Benedict grounded out (third to first); LUM BATTED FOR MCWILLIAMS; Lum struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: MATULA REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Cruz singled to left; Cruz stole second; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe grounded out (third to first) [Cruz to third]; HRABOSKY REPLACED MATULA (PITCHING); Cruz was out trying to advance to home (catcher to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3. BRAVES 6TH: Harper made an out to shortstop; Ramirez grounded out (second to first); Matthews grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Woods flied out to left; Landestoy singled to center; Landestoy stole second; Ashby grounded out (third to first); Niekro lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3. BRAVES 7TH: Horner singled to left [Horner out at second (left to second)]; Chambliss singled to center; Murphy flied out to center; Hubbard struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: Morgan walked; Morgan was picked off first (pitcher to first); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz singled to right; Cedeno walked [Cruz to second]; Howe grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3. BRAVES 8TH: BERGMAN REPLACED HOWE (PLAYING 1B); Benedict popped to first in foul territory; POCOROBA BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Pocoroba flied out to right; Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: GARBER REPLACED POCOROBA (PITCHING); PUHL BATTED FOR WOODS; Puhl flied out to center; Landestoy grounded out (second to first); Ashby doubled to right [Ashby out at third (right to second to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3. BRAVES 9TH: PUHL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BURROUGHS BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews doubled to right; Horner grounded out (third to first); SAMBITO REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Chambliss singled to left [Matthews scored]; COOPER RAN FOR CHAMBLISS; REYNOLDS REPLACED SAMBITO (PLAYING SS); LACORTE REPLACED LANDESTOY (PITCHING); Cooper stole second; Murphy struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3. |
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