Houston Astros
Atlanta Braves
5
–
3
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
Pitching
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe NiekroW | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 41 |
Atlanta Braves
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil NiekroL | 7.1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 54 | 50 |
| Gene Garber | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
Scoring Summary
▼ 2nd
Bruce Benedict out, third baseman Ray Knight to first baseman Harry Spilman. Jerry Royster scores. Throwing error by first baseman Harry Spilman.
0–1
▼ 4th
Chris Chambliss hits a home run (18).
0–2
▲ 5th
Joe Niekro reaches on a fielder's choice.
1–2
▲ 5th
Terry Puhl singles on a to left fielder Larry Whisenton. Luis Pujols scores. Joe Niekro to 2nd.
2–2
▼ 5th
Claudell Washington out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Danny Heep. Bruce Benedict scores.
2–3
▲ 8th
Harry Spilman doubles (1) on a to right fielder Claudell Washington. Dickie Thon scores. Ray Knight scores. Harry Spilman to 3rd.
4–3
▲ 8th
Jose Cruz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Dale Murphy. Harry Spilman scores.
5–3
Box Score
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RFTerry Puhl | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| SSDickie Thon | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BRay Knight | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1BHarry Spilman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| LFJose Cruz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| RFDanny Heep | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CFScott Loucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BBill Doran | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CLuis Pujols | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PJoe Niekro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Atlanta Braves
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RFClaudell Washington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SSRafael Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFDale Murphy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1BChris Chambliss | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BBob Horner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LFLarry Whisenton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BJerry Royster | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CBruce Benedict | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRBrett Butler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PPhil Niekro | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PGene Garber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHBiff Pocoroba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |