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Recording their first victory of the season, the Astros bounced the Braves, 8-2. Terry Puhl cracked his 12th career leadoff homer in the first inning and the Astros added another run in the same frame on an RBI single by Jose Cruz, who broke an 0 for 17 slump. Alan Ashby doubled home a run in a three-run fifth and drove in another with a ninth-inning single. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 8, Atlanta Braves 2Game Played on Tuesday, April 14, 1981 (Night game) at AstrodomeBraves 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 Astros 2 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 x - 8 13 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Washington rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .350 Puhl rf 4 2 2 1 1 1 .400 Hubbard 2b 4 0 0 1 0 0 .118 Reynolds ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 .318 Horner 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .263 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 1 1 0 .318 Chambliss 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .385 Cruz lf 5 0 1 1 0 1 .045 Murphy cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Heep 1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .214 Linares lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .100 Bergman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Benedict c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Howe 3b 5 2 2 0 0 0 .333 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ashby c 4 1 2 2 1 1 .286 Harper ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Landestoy 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .182 Ramirez ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .294 Niekro p 3 1 1 2 1 0 .250 Walk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hanna p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lum ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 Mahler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pocoroba ph,c 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Totals 32 2 7 2 2 4 Totals 38 8 13 8 5 3 Time of Game: 2:38 Attendance: 21,440 Left on Base: Braves 6, Astros 11 DP: Braves 0, Astros 0 Errors: Linares Doubles: Washington (5), Ashby (1), Puhl (2), Howe (2) Home Runs: Puhl (1) Stolen Bases: Murphy (1), Cedeno (1) Caught Stealing: Washington (1) Sacrifice Hits: Walk (1) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Walk L(0-1) 3.2 6 4 4 4 2 1 21 9.82 Hanna 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Mahler 2 7 4 4 1 0 0 14 12.00 Garber 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 6.75 Totals 8 13 8 8 5 3 1 43 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(1-1) 9 7 2 2 2 4 0 35 2.25 Totals 9 7 2 2 2 4 0 35 Wild Pitches: Niekro (2) Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Eric Gregg BRAVES 1ST: Washington singled to right; Washington was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Hubbard grounded out (third to first); Horner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl homered; Reynolds made an out to second; Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Cruz singled to right [Cedeno scored]; Heep singled to left [Cruz to second]; Howe forced Heep (second to shortstop) [Cruz to third]; Ashby walked [Howe to second]; Landestoy grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 2ND: Chambliss struck out; Murphy singled to left; Murphy stole second; Linares flied out to left; Benedict grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 2ND: Niekro flied out to left; Puhl struck out; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 3RD: Ramirez singled to left; Walk out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Ramirez to second]; Washington flied out to right; Hubbard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno flied out to center; Cruz was called out on strikes; Heep singled to left; Howe forced Heep (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 4TH: Horner grounded out (first unassisted); Chambliss walked; Murphy flied out to right; Linares forced Chambliss (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Ashby flied out to center; Landestoy flied out to center; Niekro walked; Puhl walked [Niekro to second]; Reynolds singled to center [Niekro scored, Puhl to third]; Cedeno singled to center [Puhl scored, Reynolds to second]; HANNA REPLACED WALK (PITCHING); Cruz flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 4. BRAVES 5TH: Benedict was called out on strikes; Ramirez singled to left; LUM BATTED FOR HANNA; Lum walked [Ramirez to second]; Washington doubled to left [Ramirez scored, Lum to third]; Hubbard grounded out (third to first) [Lum scored]; Horner grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 4. ASTROS 5TH: MAHLER REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Heep walked; Howe singled to right [Heep to third]; Ashby doubled to left [Heep scored, Howe to third]; Landestoy flied out to left; Niekro singled to center [Howe scored, Ashby scored]; Puhl doubled to right [Niekro to third]; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 7. BRAVES 6TH: Chambliss made an out to shortstop; Murphy made an out to second; Linares struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 7. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Heep flied out to left; Howe doubled to center; Ashby singled to right [Howe scored]; Landestoy singled to center [Ashby to second]; Niekro flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 8. BRAVES 7TH: Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first); Ramirez made an out to first; Danny Heep left with ankle sprain; BERGMAN REPLACED HEEP (PLAYING 1B); POCOROBA BATTED FOR MAHLER; Pocoroba singled to center; Washington flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 8. ASTROS 7TH: GARBER REPLACED BENEDICT (PITCHING); POCOROBA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Puhl flied out to center; Reynolds flied out to right; Cedeno reached on an error by Linares; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 8. BRAVES 8TH: Hubbard grounded out (first unassisted); Horner singled to center; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Horner to second]; Chambliss flied out to right; Murphy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 8. ASTROS 8TH: Bergman grounded out (second to first); Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 8. BRAVES 9TH: Linares grounded out (second to first); HARPER BATTED FOR GARBER; Harper flied out to left; Ramirez grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 8. |
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