Starting Lineups:
Atlanta Braves Houston Astros
1. L. Smith lf Young cf
2. Blauser 2b Ramirez ss
3. Perry 1b Hatcher lf
4. Murphy cf Davis 1b
5. Davis c Bass rf
6. Gant 3b Doran 2b
7. Thomas ss Ashby c
8. Berroa rf Caminiti 3b
9. Smoltz p Deshaies p
BRAVES 1ST: L. Smith flied to center; Blauser struck out; Perry
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves
0, Astros 0.
ASTROS 1ST: Young walked; Young safe on a pick-off error by
Smoltz [Young to second]; Ramirez singled to right [Young scored
(unearned), Ramirez to second (on throw to home)]; On a bunt
Hatcher made an out to catcher; Davis struck out; Bass lined to
left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1.
BRAVES 2ND: Murphy struck out; Davis struck out; Gant struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1.
ASTROS 2ND: Doran was called out on strikes; Ashby grounded out
(first to pitcher); Caminiti grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1.
BRAVES 3RD: Thomas singled to left; Berroa struck out; Smoltz
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Thomas to second];
L. Smith tripled to right [Thomas scored]; Blauser grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1.
ASTROS 3RD: Deshaies was called out on strikes; Young grounded
out (second to first); Ramirez singled to center; Hatcher flied
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1.
BRAVES 4TH: Perry singled to center; Murphy grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Perry to second]; Davis lined into a
double play (third to second) [Perry out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1.
ASTROS 4TH: Davis grounded out (third to first); Bass struck
out; Doran popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1,
Astros 1.
BRAVES 5TH: Gant grounded out (third to first); Thomas popped to
shortstop; Berroa walked; Smoltz tripled to right [Berroa
scored]; Deshaies threw a wild pitch [Smoltz scored]; L. Smith
walked; Blauser doubled [L. Smith to third]; Perry popped to
shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1.
ASTROS 5TH: Ashby lined to first; Caminiti walked; On a bunt
Deshaies popped to catcher; Young doubled to center [Caminiti to
third]; Ramirez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3,
Astros 1.
BRAVES 6TH: Murphy flied to right; Davis flied to right; Gant
walked; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3,
Astros 1.
ASTROS 6TH: Hatcher singled to third; Davis grounded out (third
to first) [Hatcher to second]; Bass flied to left; Doran walked;
Smoltz threw a wild pitch [Hatcher to third, Doran to second];
Ashby grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 3, Astros 1.
BRAVES 7TH: Berroa grounded out (shortstop to first); Smoltz
flied to center; L. Smith flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 3, Astros 1.
ASTROS 7TH: Caminiti flied to left; GROSS BATTED FOR DESHAIES;
Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); Young flied to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1.
BRAVES 8TH: ANDERSEN REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Blauser grounded
out (shortstop to first); Perry popped to third; Murphy struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1.
ASTROS 8TH: GREGG REPLACED BERROA (PLAYING RF); Ramirez was
called out on strikes; Hatcher popped to catcher; Davis was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1.
BRAVES 9TH: Davis grounded out (third to first); Gant popped to
third; Thomas flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3,
Astros 1.
ASTROS 9TH: Bass singled to center; Doran doubled to left [Bass
scored]; BOEVER REPLACED SMOLTZ (PITCHING); Ashby was called out
on strikes; REYNOLDS BATTED FOR CAMINITI; Reynolds grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Doran to third]; PUHL BATTED FOR ANDERSEN;
Puhl grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 3, Astros 2.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Braves 3 5 1 4
Astros 2 6 0 7
