Despite a record-setting performance by J.R. Richard, the Astros lost to the Braves, 3-2, on a ninth-inning double by Bob Horner. Richard struck out 11 batsmen, raising his season's total to 290, most ever by a National League righthander, before being relieved in the eighth inning with the score tied, 2-2. In the ninth, Jeff Burroughs drew a one-out walk off reliever Joaquin Andujar and scored easily when Horner sliced the ball into the right field corner. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 3, Houston Astros 2

Game Played on Tuesday, September 19, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome

Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 3 4 1 Astros 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster ss 3 1 1 0 1 2 .262 Landestoy ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .261 Office cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .249 Sexton 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .195 Matthews rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .283 Gonzalez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Burroughs lf 2 0 1 0 2 0 .310 Puhl cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .295 Bonnell pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .224 Cruz rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .307 Horner 3b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .270 Cabell 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .301 Nolan c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .240 Watson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .295 Murphy 1b 3 0 0 0 1 3 .234 Walling lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .258 Hubbard 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .281 Bochy c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .254 Bouton p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Beall ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Richard p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 Andujar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 Obradovich ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Totals 28 3 4 2 6 13 Totals 31 2 6 2 5 2 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 5,710 Left on Base: Braves 5, Astros 7 DP: Braves 1, Astros 1 Errors: Nolan Doubles: Matthews (19), Horner (17), Bochy (8), Cabell (30) Stolen Bases: Royster (26), Sexton (15), Puhl (30), Landestoy (7) Caught Stealing: Office (6), Burroughs (2) Sacrifice Hits: Hubbard (4) GIDP: Watson (18) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bouton 7 5 2 2 5 1 0 30 4.00 Garber W(5-5) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.27 Totals 9 6 2 2 5 2 0 36 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard 7 3 2 2 3 11 0 25 3.18 Andujar L(5-6) 2 1 1 1 3 2 0 10 3.30 Totals 9 4 3 3 6 13 0 35 Wild Pitches: Richard (15) Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry BRAVES 1ST: Royster struck out; Office walked; Office was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Matthews flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy struck out; Sexton walked; Sexton stole second; Jimmy Sexton strained back sliding into 2B, left game in 4th; Puhl flied out to center; Cruz walked; Cabell made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs walked; Horner struck out while Burroughs was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Nolan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson walked; Walling walked [Watson to second]; Bochy forced Watson (pitcher to third) [Walling to second]; Richard flied out to right; Landestoy grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Murphy struck out; Hubbard struck out; Bouton popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Sexton made an out to third; Puhl singled; Puhl stole second; Cruz walked; Cabell singled [Puhl scored, Cruz to second]; Watson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cabell out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. BRAVES 4TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED SEXTON (PLAYING 2B); Royster struck out; Jimmy Sexton left because of strained back; Office struck out; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Walling singled; Bochy doubled [Walling scored]; Richard grounded out (second to first) [Bochy to third]; Landestoy made an out to shortstop; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 5TH: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Horner grounded out (third to first); Nolan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 6TH: Murphy struck out; Hubbard struck out; Bouton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Watson flied out to center; Walling grounded out (second to first); Bochy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 7TH: Royster singled; Royster stole second; Office flied out to right [Royster to third]; Matthews doubled [Royster scored]; Burroughs singled [Matthews to third]; Richard threw a wild pitch [Matthews scored, Burroughs to second]; Horner struck out; Nolan grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Richard flied out to right; Landestoy singled; Landestoy stole second [Landestoy to third (error by Nolan)]; Gonzalez flied out to right; Puhl made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2. BRAVES 8TH: Murphy walked; J.R. Richard left due to stiffness in forearm; ANDUJAR REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Hubbard out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Murphy to second]; BEALL BATTED FOR BOUTON; Beall flied out to right; Royster walked; Office struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: GARBER REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Cabell doubled to left [Cabell out at third (left to shortstop to third)]; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2. BRAVES 9TH: Matthews flied out to left; Burroughs walked; BONNELL RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Horner doubled [Bonnell scored]; Nolan was walked intentionally; Murphy struck out; Hubbard made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: BONNELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Walling struck out; HOWARD BATTED FOR BOCHY; Howard grounded out (second to first); OBRADOVICH BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Obradovich flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 2.

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