BASERUNNING - SB: McDowell (15,2nd base off Cano/Biggio); Blauser (4,2nd base off Cano/Biggio);
Gant (9,2nd base off Cano/Biggio); Justice (2,2nd base off Smith/Biggio).
Starting Lineups:
Atlanta Braves Houston Astros
1. McDowell cf Puhl cf
2. Blauser ss Biggio c
3. Lemke 2b Bass lf
4. Justice rf Davis 1b
5. Denson 1b Anthony rf
6. Gant lf Caminiti 3b
7. Whited 3b Ramirez ss
8. Mizerock c Lombardozzi 2b
9. Richards p Cano p
BRAVES 1ST: McDowell singled to right; McDowell stole second;
Blauser singled to left [McDowell scored]; Blauser stole second;
Lemke grounded out (third to first); Justice grounded out (first
unassisted) [Blauser to third]; Denson singled to second
[Blauser scored]; Gant forced Denson (shortstop to second); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.
ASTROS 1ST: Puhl walked; Biggio homered to left [Puhl scored];
Bass singled to right; Davis doubled to left [Bass scored];
Anthony grounded out (shortstop to first) [Davis to third];
Caminiti reached on a fielder's choice [Davis out at home
(pitcher to catcher to third)]; Ramirez forced Caminiti
(shortstop to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3.
BRAVES 2ND: Whited grounded out (first unassisted); Mizerock
flied to center; Richards was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3.
ASTROS 2ND: Lombardozzi grounded out (third to first); Cano
struck out; Puhl singled to left; Biggio popped to third; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3.
BRAVES 3RD: On a bunt McDowell grounded out (second to first);
Blauser singled to center; Lemke singled to right [Blauser to
second]; Justice lined to right; Denson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3.
ASTROS 3RD: Bass flied to center; Davis was hit by a pitch;
Anthony struck out; Caminiti singled to left [Davis to second];
Ramirez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves
2, Astros 3.
BRAVES 4TH: YOUNG REPLACED BASS (PLAYING CF); PUHL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Gant singled to center; Gant stole
second; Whited flied to right [Gant to third]; Mizerock singled
to right [Gant scored]; Richards out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Mizerock to second]; McDowell walked;
Blauser forced McDowell (second unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Braves 3, Astros 3.
ASTROS 4TH: Lombardozzi walked; GROSS BATTED FOR CANO; Gross
flied to left; Puhl walked [Lombardozzi to second]; Biggio
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Lombardozzi to third, Puhl to
second]; Young lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3,
Astros 3.
BRAVES 5TH: SCHATZEDER REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Lemke singled
to left; Justice singled to left [Lemke to third]; Denson flied
to right; Gant doubled to left [Lemke scored, Justice to third];
Whited was walked intentionally; L. SMITH BATTED FOR MIZEROCK;
FORSCH REPLACED SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); L. Smith struck out;
EVANS BATTED FOR RICHARDS; Evans walked [Justice scored, Gant to
third, Whited to second]; AGOSTO REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING);
MURPHY BATTED FOR MCDOWELL; Murphy grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 3.
ASTROS 5TH: PULEO REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); GANT CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); L. SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
RUSSELL REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING C ); Davis doubled to left;
Anthony lined to left; Caminiti grounded out (second to first)
[Davis to third]; Ramirez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 3.
BRAVES 6TH: Blauser walked; Lemke reached on an error by
Caminiti [Blauser to second]; Justice grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Blauser to third, Lemke
out at second]; Denson flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 5, Astros 3.
ASTROS 6TH: Lombardozzi struck out; REYNOLDS BATTED FOR AGOSTO;
Reynolds flied to center; Puhl walked; Puhl stole second; Biggio
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 3.
BRAVES 7TH: ANDERSEN REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Gant flied to
center; Whited struck out; L. Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Braves 5, Astros 3.
ASTROS 7TH: Young walked; Davis popped to shortstop; Anthony
grounded out (second to first) [Young to second]; Caminiti
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves
5, Astros 3.
BRAVES 8TH: Russell struck out; WETHERBY BATTED FOR PULEO;
Wetherby grounded out (second to first); Blauser flied to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 3.
ASTROS 8TH: BOEVER REPLACED WETHERBY (PITCHING); Ramirez singled
to center; DORAN BATTED FOR LOMBARDOZZI; Doran lined to center;
SPILMAN BATTED FOR ANDERSEN; Spilman flied to center; Puhl
walked [Ramirez to second]; Biggio walked [Ramirez to third,
Puhl to second]; STANTON REPLACED BOEVER (PITCHING); WILSON
BATTED FOR YOUNG; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Braves 5, Astros 3.
BRAVES 9TH: SMITH REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); DAVIDSON REPLACED
SPILMAN (PLAYING CF); DORAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Lemke
grounded out (first to second to pitcher); Justice was hit by a
pitch; Justice stole second; Denson grounded out (first
unassisted) [Justice to third]; Gant popped to third; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 3.
ASTROS 9TH: Davis flied to right; TREVINO BATTED FOR ANTHONY;
Trevino was called out on strikes; Caminiti flied to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 3.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Braves 5 10 0 10
Astros 3 7 1 12