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August 4, 1979

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Braves 2 3 1
Astros 3 1 0
Bottom 5 R H E
Braves 2 3 1
Astros 3 1 0

Rafael Landestoy Season Stats

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Phil Niekro Season Stats

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Astrodome - August 4, 1979
Phil Niekro
Bruce Benedict
Dale Murphy
Jim Wessinger
Bob Horner
Darrel Chaney
Barry Bonnell
Rowland Office
Gary Matthews
Rafael Landestoy
Jimmy Sexton
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

There goes Sexton. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Sexton steals second.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Sexton strikes out. Benedict throws to first to catch . Murphy drops the ball. Bochy scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Jimmy Sexton pinch hits for Frank LaCorte. There's a wild pitch. Leonard scores. Bochy moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bochy strikes out. There goes Cruz. He's safe. There goes Leonard. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 5 Howe hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Leonard moves to second.
Bottom 5 Leonard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Cruz moves to third.
Bottom 5 Cruz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Matthews. Cruz reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Wessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Niekro hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Benedict hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Chaney hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Reynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bonnell strikes out.
Top 4 Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Horner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Office takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Matthews strikes out.
Bottom 3 LaCorte strikes out.
Bottom 3 Bochy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Howe strikes out.
Top 3 Wessinger strikes out.
Top 3 Niekro strikes out.
Top 3 Benedict strikes out.
Bottom 2 Leonard strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cabell strikes out. Benedict drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Cabell out.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Benedict fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bonnell hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Puhl strikes out. Benedict drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Puhl out.
Bottom 1 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reynolds for the out.
Bottom 1 Landestoy strikes out.
Top 1 Horner hits a popup towards third. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Office hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Wessinger is called out on strikes.