Houston Astros 7, Atlanta Braves 0 (Game 2) Game Played on Saturday, August 5, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Astros 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 - 7 11 1 Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl cf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .288 Royster ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .277 Gonzalez 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Office cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Cabell 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .289 Matthews rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .289 Fischlin ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .128 Burroughs lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .318 Cruz rf 4 2 3 2 0 0 .298 Horner 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Watson 1b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .296 Murphy 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .244 Walling pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Nolan c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Bergman lf,1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .243 Gilbreath 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .252 Bochy c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Boggs p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .188 Sexton ss,3b 3 3 2 2 1 0 .179 Skok p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Ruhle p 3 0 1 1 0 2 .167 Beall ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Pocoroba ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Totals 34 7 11 6 2 4 Totals 31 0 4 0 0 5 Time of Game: 1:59 Attendance: 20,950 Left on Base: Astros 4, Braves 4 DP: Astros 0, Braves 2 Errors: Sexton Doubles: Watson (23), Murphy (10) Triples: Sexton (1) Home Runs: Cruz (8), Sexton (1) Caught Stealing: Gilbreath (5) Sacrifice Hits: Ruhle (1) GIDP: Bochy 2 (3) Hit by Pitch: Watson (4,by Camp) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruhle W(1-0) 9 4 0 0 0 5 0 31 1.33 Totals 9 4 0 0 0 5 0 31 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Boggs L(2-7) 5.1 7 5 5 1 2 1 23 6.45 Skok 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4.19 Camp 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 9 3.29 Garber 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 1.66 Totals 9 11 7 7 2 4 2 38 Hit by Pitch: Camp (1) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 3B - Jerry Dale ASTROS 1ST: Puhl made an out to third; Gonzalez made an out to first; Cabell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to center; Office made an out to third; Matthews singled; Burroughs made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz flied out to left; Watson grounded out (third to first); Bergman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Horner made an out to shortstop; Murphy made an out to first; Nolan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 3RD: Bochy grounded out (shortstop to first); Sexton flied out to left; Ruhle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Gilbreath singled; Gilbreath was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Boggs struck out; Royster flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 4TH: Puhl flied out to left; Gonzalez made an out to shortstop; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Office made an out to catcher; Matthews struck out; Burroughs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 5TH: Cruz singled; Watson doubled [Cruz to third]; Bergman was walked intentionally; Bochy grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cruz scored (no RBI), Watson to third, Bergman out at second]; Sexton tripled [Watson scored]; Ruhle singled [Sexton scored]; Puhl flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: Horner flied out to center; Murphy struck out; Nolan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. ASTROS 6TH: Gonzalez grounded out (first unassisted); Cabell singled; Cruz homered [Cabell scored]; Watson singled; SKOK REPLACED BOGGS (PITCHING); Bergman flied out to left; Bochy struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 0. BRAVES 6TH: Gilbreath flied out to right; BEALL BATTED FOR SKOK; Beall grounded out (pitcher to first); Royster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 0. ASTROS 7TH: CAMP REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Sexton walked; Ruhle out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Sexton to second]; Puhl singled to right [Sexton scored, Puhl out at second (right to first to shortstop)]; Gonzalez flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Braves 0. BRAVES 7TH: Office flied out to center; Matthews flied out to left; Burroughs flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Braves 0. ASTROS 8TH: Cabell singled; Cruz singled [Cabell to third]; Watson was hit by a pitch [Cruz to second]; WALLING RAN FOR WATSON; Bergman forced Cabell (shortstop to catcher) [Cruz to third, Walling to second]; Bochy grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bergman out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Braves 0. BRAVES 8TH: WALLING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BERGMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); FISCHLIN REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING SS); SEXTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Horner flied out to center; Murphy doubled; Nolan grounded out (second to first) [Murphy to third]; Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Braves 0. ASTROS 9TH: GARBER REPLACED CAMP (PITCHING); Sexton homered; Ruhle was called out on strikes; Puhl made an out to third; Gonzalez made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 0. BRAVES 9TH: POCOROBA BATTED FOR GARBER; Pocoroba grounded out (first unassisted); Royster singled; Office forced Royster (second to shortstop); Matthews reached on an error by Sexton [Office to second, Matthews to first]; Burroughs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 0.

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