Pitching in relief in the 10th inning, Ken Forsch paved the way for his own defeat with two walks before Jerry Royster drove in a run with a single to give the Braves a 2-1 victory over the Astros. After replacing Joaquin Andujar to open the 10th, Forsch passed Rod Gilbreath, who stole second. Darrel Chaney also walked.

Cito Gaston bunted safely when Forsch bobbled the ball, thus loading the bases. Royster followed with his single. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 2, Houston Astros 1

Game Played on Saturday, May 6, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 3 2 Braves 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 2 6 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .271 Royster 2b 5 0 1 1 0 1 .326 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Office cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .250 Cabell 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .265 Pocoroba c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Cedeno cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .277 Burroughs lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .398 Cruz rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .299 Asselstine rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Watson 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .292 Murphy 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .172 Howe 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .295 Gilbreath 3b 3 1 0 0 1 2 .255 Herrmann c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .118 Rockett ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .130 Ferguson ph,c 1 0 0 1 0 0 .211 Beall ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Sexton ss 3 0 0 0 0 3 .200 Chaney ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 .348 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Hanna p 2 1 1 0 0 0 .125 Metzger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Andujar p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .083 Mahler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Howard ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Nolan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gaston ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .150 Totals 30 1 3 1 5 8 Totals 34 2 6 1 2 6 Time of Game: 2:45 Attendance: 7,901 Left on Base: Astros 6, Braves 8 DP: Astros 0, Braves 1 Errors: Sexton 2 Doubles: Puhl (4), Cruz (6) Stolen Bases: Cedeno (10), Gilbreath (2) Sacrifice Hits: Cruz (2) Sacrifice Flies: Ferguson (2) GIDP: Howe (1) Hit by Pitch: Asselstine (2,by Andujar) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Andujar 9 4 1 0 0 6 0 33 2.27 Forsch L(1-1) 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 4 3.77 Totals 9 6 2 1 2 6 0 37 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hanna 6 2 1 1 3 6 0 22 2.55 Devine 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8.27 Mahler 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0.00 Campbell W(1-1) 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 4.91 Totals 10 3 1 1 5 8 0 37 Hit by Pitch: Andujar (2) Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick ASTROS 1ST: Puhl struck out; Cabell struck out; Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to left; Office singled; Pocoroba forced Office (second to shortstop); Burroughs grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson walked; Howe grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Watson out at second]; Herrmann grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Asselstine grounded out (first unassisted); Murphy grounded out (third to first); Gilbreath struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 3RD: Sexton struck out; Andujar made an out to shortstop; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Rockett flied out to right; Hanna flied out to center; Royster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cedeno struck out; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Office singled; Pocoroba grounded out (pitcher to first) [Office to second]; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first) [Office to third]; Asselstine grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 5TH: Watson flied out to center; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Herrmann flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: Murphy made an out to shortstop; Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); Rockett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 6TH: Sexton struck out; Andujar struck out (catcher to first); Puhl doubled; Cabell walked; Cedeno made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 6TH: Hanna singled; Royster reached on an error by Sexton [Hanna scored (error by Sexton) (unearned), Royster to first]; Office struck out; Pocoroba forced Royster (first to shortstop); Burroughs forced Pocoroba (second unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1. ASTROS 7TH: Cruz doubled; DEVINE REPLACED HANNA (PITCHING); Watson flied out to right [Cruz to third]; Howe walked; MAHLER REPLACED DEVINE (PITCHING); FERGUSON BATTED FOR HERRMANN; Ferguson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cruz scored]; Sexton struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 7TH: FERGUSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Asselstine grounded out (first to pitcher); Murphy struck out; Gilbreath struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 8TH: Andujar flied out to right; Puhl made an out to first; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 8TH: BEALL BATTED FOR ROCKETT; Beall flied out to left; NOLAN BATTED FOR MAHLER; Nolan grounded out (second to first); Royster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 9TH: CHANEY REPLACED BEALL (PLAYING SS); CAMPBELL REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Cedeno singled; Cruz out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cedeno to second]; Watson was walked intentionally; Howe made an out to first; Ferguson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 9TH: Office grounded out (first to pitcher); Pocoroba struck out; Burroughs singled; Asselstine was hit by a pitch [Burroughs to second]; Murphy flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 10TH: WALLING BATTED FOR SEXTON; Walling grounded out (second to first); HOWARD BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Howard grounded out (third to first); Puhl flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 10TH: METZGER REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING SS); HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); FORSCH REPLACED PUHL (PITCHING); Gilbreath walked; Gilbreath stole second; Chaney walked; GASTON BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; Gaston singled to pitcher [Gilbreath to third, Chaney to second]; Royster singled [Gilbreath scored, Chaney to third, Gaston to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 2.

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