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Astros
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 21, 1990
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Houston Astros, played on September 21, 1990 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 21, 1990 |
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Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 21, 1990 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Deshaies |
Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Avery |
Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
City | Atlanta |
State | GA |
Attendance | 6,081 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 30 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Montague 1B: Bob Davidson 2B: Charlie Williams 3B: John McSherry |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eric Yelding | Shortstop |
Tuffy Rhodes | Left Fielder |
Ken Caminiti | Third Baseman |
Mike Simms | First Baseman |
Eric Anthony | Right Fielder |
Carl Nichols | Catcher |
Gerald Young | Center Fielder |
Dave Rohde | Second Baseman |
Jim Deshaies | Pitcher |
Art Howe | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lonnie Smith | Left Fielder |
Ron Gant | Center Fielder |
David Justice | Right Fielder |
Jim Presley | Third Baseman |
Francisco Cabrera | First Baseman |
Jeff Blauser | Shortstop |
Mark Lemke | Second Baseman |
Kelly Mann | Catcher |
Steve Avery | Pitcher |
Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Astros
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 21, 1990
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Yelding vs. Avery
Yelding takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Avery
Rhodes strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. Avery
Avery fires to first and has Yelding trapped. There's the throw to Blauser who tags Yelding for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Avery
Caminiti strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Deshaies
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Deshaies
Gant hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Deshaies
Justice strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simms vs. Avery
Simms hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Simms reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Anthony vs. Avery
Anthony strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Nichols vs. Avery
Nichols strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Avery
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Rohde vs. Avery
Rohde takes first base on ball four. Simms moves to third. Young moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Deshaies vs. Avery
Deshaies strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Presley vs. Deshaies
Presley hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Deshaies
Cabrera hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Deshaies
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yelding scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Yelding vs. Avery
Yelding hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Justice. Yelding reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Rhodes vs. Clary
Marty Clary now pitching.
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Yelding moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Caminiti vs. Clary
Caminiti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Simms vs. Clary
Simms strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Anthony vs. Clary
Anthony hits a line drive towards first. Cabrera reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Deshaies
Lemke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Deshaies
Mann hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clary vs. Deshaies
Clary bunts towards first. Simms scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clary for the out. Lemke moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Deshaies
Smith hits a ball on the ground into left field. Rhodes picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Rhodes. Lemke scores. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Gant vs. Deshaies
Gant hits a popup, foul, towards first. Simms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Nichols vs. Clary
Nichols hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Clary
Young hits a line drive into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rohde vs. Clary
Rohde hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Deshaies
Justice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Presley vs. Deshaies
Presley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Justice moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Cabrera vs. Deshaies
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti steps on third for one, throws to second for two, and onto first for the triple play. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deshaies vs. Clary
Deshaies hits a ball on the ground towards third. Presley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Yelding vs. Clary
Yelding hits a line drive into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Clary
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Deshaies
Blauser hits a popup towards short. Yelding settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Deshaies
Lemke bunts towards third. Caminiti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Deshaies
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Clary
Caminiti hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Simms vs. Clary
Simms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Caminiti moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Anthony vs. Castillo
Tony Castillo now pitching.
Anthony hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nichols vs. Castillo
Nichols hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gant. Nichols reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Freeman
Marvin Freeman now pitching. Greg Olson now catching.
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nichols moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Rohde vs. Freeman
Rohde hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke fields it and throws to home to get Nichols. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Deshaies vs. Freeman
Deshaies takes first base on ball four. Rohde moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Yelding vs. Freeman
Yelding hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Deshaies
Olson hits a popup beyond short. Yelding can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Deshaies
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Anthony settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gant vs. Deshaies
Gant hits a popup towards short. Yelding settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Justice vs. Deshaies
Justice takes first base on ball four. Olson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Presley vs. Deshaies
The ball gets by Nichols for a passed ball. Olson moves to third. Justice moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Presley vs. Deshaies
Presley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Freeman
Rhodes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. Freeman
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabrera fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Simms vs. Freeman
Simms hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Anthony vs. Freeman
Anthony strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Deshaies
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Deshaies
Blauser hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Deshaies
Lemke hits a popup towards third. Caminiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nichols vs. Grant
Mark Grant now pitching. Jeff Treadway now playing second base.
Nichols hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Grant
Young strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Rohde vs. Grant
Rohde hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Treadway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Deshaies
Treadway hits a line drive into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Deshaies
Olson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Deshaies
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Anthony settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deshaies vs. Grant
Deshaies hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Treadway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Yelding vs. Grant
Yelding strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Grant
Rhodes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Deshaies
Gant hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Deshaies
Justice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Presley vs. Meyer
Brian Meyer now pitching.
Presley strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Vatcher vs. Osuna
Tommy Gregg pinch hits for Francisco Cabrera. Al Osuna now pitching. Jim Vatcher pinch hits for Tommy Gregg.
Vatcher hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Rhodes. Vatcher reaches second base with a double. Justice moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Blauser vs. Hernandez
Victor Rosario pinch runs for Jim Vatcher. Xavier Hernandez now pitching.
Blauser hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Rhodes. Blauser reaches second base with a double. Justice scores. Rosario scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Berroa vs. Agosto
Oddibe McDowell pinch hits for Mark Grant. Juan Agosto now pitching. Geronimo Berroa pinch hits for Oddibe McDowell.
Berroa is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Treadway vs. Agosto
Treadway hits a line drive into right field. Anthony settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Astros, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Mercker
Mike Bell now playing first base. Kent Mercker now pitching.
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Presley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Simms vs. Mercker
Simms hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Anthony vs. Mercker
Anthony hits a fly ball into center field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nichols vs. Mercker
Nichols hits a line drive towards third. Presley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Astros, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Agosto
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Agosto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Agosto
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yelding scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Agosto
Gant hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Justice vs. Agosto
Justice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simms scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Justice for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/21/1990 -- Houston at Atlanta (N) Houston AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI Yelding E, ss 4 0 1 0 Smith L, lf 5 0 1 1 Rhodes T, lf 4 0 0 0 Gant R, cf 5 0 1 0 Caminiti K, 3b 4 1 1 0 Justice D, rf 3 1 1 0 Simms M, 1b 5 2 3 1 Presley J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Anthony E, rf 5 1 1 3 Cabrera F, 1b 3 0 0 0 Nichols C, c 5 0 1 0 Gregg T, ph 0 0 0 0 Young G, cf 3 0 0 0 Vatcher J, ph 1 0 1 0 Rohde D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Rosario V, pr 0 1 0 0 Deshaies J, p 3 0 0 0 Bell M, 1b 0 0 0 0 Meyer B, p 0 0 0 0 Blauser J, ss 4 0 1 2 Osuna A, p 0 0 0 0 Lemke M, 2b 3 1 2 0 Hernandez X, p 0 0 0 0 Grant M, p 0 0 0 0 Agosto J, p 0 0 0 0 McDowell O, ph 0 0 0 0 Berroa G, ph 0 0 0 0 Mercker K, p 0 0 0 0 Mann K, c 2 0 0 0 Freeman M, p 0 0 0 0 Treadway J, 2b 2 0 0 0 Avery S, p 0 0 0 0 Clary M, p 0 0 0 0 Castillo T, p 0 0 0 0 Olson G, c 3 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 4 7 4 35 3 9 3 Houston 000 003 000 1 -- 4 Atlanta 001 000 002 0 -- 3 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Deshaies J 8.1 6 2 2 2 2 Meyer B 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Osuna A* 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 Hernandez X+ 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 Agosto J (W) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO Avery S# 2.0 2 0 0 3 5 Clary M** 3.0 2 2 2 1 1 Castillo T++ 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 Freeman M 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 Grant M 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 Mercker K (L) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th + Pitched to 1 batter in 9th # Pitched to 1 batter in 3rd ** Pitched to 2 batters in 6th ++ Pitched to 2 batters in 6th E -- Rhodes T DP -- Houston 1 TP -- Houston 1 LOB -- Houston 8, Atlanta 6 2B -- Simms M, Yelding E, Nichols C, Vatcher J, Blauser J HR -- Anthony E, Simms M CS -- Yelding E SH -- Clary M PB -- Nichols C T -- 3:30 A -- 6081
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