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Bottom 7 R H E
Astros 4 8 0
Braves 0 3 2
Bottom 7 R H E
Astros 4 8 0
Braves 0 3 2

Gary Matthews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .296
OBP .500 .345
At Bats 2 162
Hits 1 48
• Singles 0 25
• Doubles 1 12
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 25

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - May 22, 1979
Out
Joe Niekro
Alan Ashby
Bob Watson
Art Howe
Enos Cabell
Julio Gonzalez
Jose Cruz
Cesar Cedeno
Jeffrey Leonard
Gary Matthews
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Leonard hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Cruz hits a line drive towards the mound. Mahler reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hubbard hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Royster hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mahler hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Niekro hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Frias hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Niekro covering. It's a double play.
Bottom 5 Office hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. Leonard moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horner juggles the ball. That's an error on Horner. Cruz scores. Cedeno moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field. Burroughs picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Burroughs. Gonzalez scores. Cruz moves to third. Cedeno moves to second.
Top 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to second.
Top 5 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Ashby strikes out.
Bottom 4 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Matthews hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Matthews reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Hubbard hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Howe hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cabell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Leonard strikes out.
Bottom 3 Royster hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mahler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz throws the ball in to Howe who tags Mahler trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Benedict moves to third.
Bottom 3 Frias hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Benedict takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a popup towards third. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cruz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office. Cruz reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 2 Office hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Horner hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashby for the out.
Top 2 Howe hits a popup towards short. Frias settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Matthews hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Royster strikes out.
Top 1 Leonard hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Cruz strikes out.
Top 1 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.