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Atlanta Braves @ Houston Astros

1990-04-17 Β· Night game Β· Astrodome Β· Att: 9555 Β· dome Β· 2:44

Houston Astros defeated Atlanta Braves 5–3. Houston Astros put up 3 in the 2nd. Mark Portugal earned the win and Dave Smith picked up the save. Franklin Stubbs went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
ATL200000100311
HOU03002000513

W: Mark Portugal   L: John Smoltz   SV: Dave Smith

Umpires β€” HP: Doug Harvey Β· 1B: Jerry Crawford Β· 2B: Dana DeMuth Β· 3B: Tom Hallion Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Oddibe McDowell511001
Jeff Treadway401100
Lonnie Smith513101
Nick Esasky400012
Dale Murphy401101
Ernie Whitt301011
Jim Presley401001
Jeff Blauser402000
John Smoltz200001
Tommy Gregg111000
Mark Lemke100001

Houston Astros β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Gerald Young300010
Craig Biggio503101
Bill Doran501000
Glenn Davis500004
Glenn Wilson422101
Franklin Stubbs423200
Ken Caminiti411001
Rafael Ramirez301010
Mark Portugal302100
Ken Oberkfell100000
Terry Puhl100000

Atlanta Braves β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
John Smoltz4.21124
Tony Castillo0.1000
Rick Luecken1.0000
Sergio Valdez1.0101
Dwayne Henry1.0102

Houston Astros β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Mark Portugal5.2614
Larry Andersen1.1311
Dave Smith2.0204

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Oddibe McDowell: D9/F89XD
  • Jeff Treadway: 23/SH/BG2.2-3
  • Lonnie Smith: S9/L4D.3-H
  • Nick Esasky: K
  • Dale Murphy: D9/F89XD.1-H
  • Ernie Whitt: K

Bot 1

  • Gerald Young: 7/L7S
  • Craig Biggio: S9/G34
  • Bill Doran: 9/F89D
  • Glenn Davis: SB2
  • Glenn Davis: K

Top 2

  • Jim Presley: S7/L78S
  • Jeff Blauser: S7/L7S.1-2
  • John Smoltz: K
  • Oddibe McDowell: K
  • Jeff Treadway: 31/G34

Bot 2

  • Glenn Wilson: S8/L6M
  • Franklin Stubbs: HR/F9LD.1-H
  • Ken Caminiti: D9/G3
  • Rafael Ramirez: 63/G6M.2-3
  • Mark Portugal: 63/G6S
  • Gerald Young: W
  • Craig Biggio: S7/G56.3-H;1-2
  • Bill Doran: 9/F9D

Top 3

  • Lonnie Smith: 63/G6
  • Nick Esasky: 8/F8D
  • Dale Murphy: 8/F89XD

Bot 3

  • Glenn Davis: K
  • Glenn Wilson: 63/G6S
  • Franklin Stubbs: D8/F89XD
  • Ken Caminiti: 8/F89XD

Top 4

  • Ernie Whitt: 9/F9
  • Jim Presley: 3/G3
  • Jeff Blauser: 53/G5

Bot 4

  • Rafael Ramirez: 53/G56
  • Mark Portugal: S8/G4M
  • Gerald Young: 8/F8
  • Craig Biggio: S5/BG5S.1-2
  • Bill Doran: 8/F78XD

Top 5

  • John Smoltz: 9/F9L
  • Oddibe McDowell: 9/F89
  • Jeff Treadway: 31/G3

Bot 5

  • Glenn Davis: K
  • Glenn Wilson: HR/F7D
  • Franklin Stubbs: D9/L9LS
  • Ken Caminiti: K
  • Rafael Ramirez: I
  • Mark Portugal: S7/G56.2-H;1-2
  • Gerald Young: 9/F9L

Top 6

  • Lonnie Smith: D9/L9LS
  • Nick Esasky: 43/G4.2-3
  • Dale Murphy: 4/P4S
  • Ernie Whitt: W
  • Jim Presley: 8/F78XD

Bot 6

  • Craig Biggio: 43/G34
  • Bill Doran: 53/G56S
  • Glenn Davis: 7/F7D

Top 7

  • Jeff Blauser: 6/P6D
  • Tommy Gregg: S9/L89S
  • Oddibe McDowell: 3/G3.1-2
  • Jeff Treadway: S7/L7LS.2-H
  • Lonnie Smith: S9/L9S.1-2
  • Nick Esasky: W.2-3;1-2
  • Dale Murphy: K

Bot 7

  • Glenn Wilson: K
  • Franklin Stubbs: 6/P6
  • Ken Caminiti: E3/G3.B-1
  • Rafael Ramirez: S8/L8S.1-2
  • Ken Oberkfell: 31/G3

Top 8

  • Ernie Whitt: S7/L5D
  • Jim Presley: K
  • Jeff Blauser: S7/G56.1-2
  • Mark Lemke: K
  • Oddibe McDowell: 43/G4

Bot 8

  • Terry Puhl: 9/L9D
  • Craig Biggio: K
  • Bill Doran: S9/G34
  • Glenn Davis: SB2
  • Glenn Davis: K

Top 9

  • Jeff Treadway: 63/G6MD
  • Lonnie Smith: K
  • Nick Esasky: K