Atlanta Braves vs. Houston Astros - May 21, 1978

ATL

14-22

HOU

18-18

FINAL

Astrodome

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATL	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	6	8	0
HOU	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	14	2

WIN

Phil Niekro

7.1 IP, 12 H, 4 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

LOSS

Mark Lemongello

3.2 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 2 K, 2 BB

SAVE

Adrian Devine

1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

Box Score

ATL BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
1J. Royster2B	1-4	1	0	2	.287
2B. AsselstineRF	2-4	0	0	0	.286
3G. Matthews Sr.RF	1-1	1	1	2	.333
↳ R. OfficeCF	0-1	0	0	0	.244
4J. BurroughsLF	0-5	0	0	0	.358
↳ B. BonnellLF	0-0	0	0	0	.229
5B. PocorobaC	0-4	0	0	0	.227
6D. Murphy1B	2-4	1	0	0	.220
7D. ChaneySS	1-4	1	0	0	.318
8R. Gilbreath3B	0-3	1	0	0	.216
9P. NiekroP	1-3	1	0	1	.231
↳ A. DevineP	0-0	0	0	0	.000

ATL PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
P. Niekro(W, 4-6)	7.1	12	4	1	5	46-42	3.11
A. Devine(S, 2)	1.2	2	0	0	0	6-6	6.12

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

ATL		HOU
8	HITS	14
1	HOME RUNS	0
16	TOTAL BASES	17
4	WALKS	1
6	STRIKEOUTS	5
10	RUNNERS LOB	14

Win Probability

ATL 100.0%

ATLEVENHOU

10050100

BOT 9 · ATL 6-4 HOU · ATL 100.0%Jose Cruz grounds into a double play, second baseman Jerry Royster to shortstop Darrel Chaney to first baseman Dale Murphy. Enos Cabell out at 2nd. Jose Cruz out at 1st.

Scoring Summary

TOP 1Gary Matthews hits a home run (5).1-0
BOT 2Art Howe 1-run double. Denny Walling scores.1-1
TOP 4Phil Niekro 1-run sac fly to left fielder Denny Walling. Dale Murphy scores. Darrel Chaney to 3rd. Rod Gilbreath to 2nd.2-1
TOP 4Jerry Royster 3-run triple. Darrel Chaney scores. Rod Gilbreath scores. Jerry Royster scores. Fielding error by second baseman Art Howe.5-1
TOP 6Gary Matthews 1-run sac fly to center fielder Terry Puhl. Phil Niekro scores. Jerry Royster to 3rd.6-1
BOT 8Art Howe 1-run double. Jose Cruz scores. Denny Walling to 3rd.6-2
BOT 8Joe Ferguson 2-run single. Denny Walling scores. Art Howe scores.6-4

Season Series

HOU LEADS 10-8