MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT ATLANTA GENERALS
10/01/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT ATLANTA GENERALS
GAME ID: 2706 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1ST , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Houston Drillers 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 8 1
Atlanta Generals 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Drillers, Generals Play 12 to Settle Game 3, Houston Now Leads Series 2-1
With right-hander Francisco Castro leading the charge, the Houston Drillers got past the Atlanta Generals, 5-2, in extra innings in Game 3 of the Divisional Round. Castro threw 7.0 innings of 3-hit ball at Atlantic Station Field as Houston managed to grab a 2-1 lead in the best-of-7 series.

Castro, the Houston right-hander, went 7 innings, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits. He collected 6 strikeouts.

Castro said his team "played with a purpose."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Atlantic Station Field in Atlanta.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .308 0 0
M. Sisson CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .273 0 2
R. Barnes LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 1
M. Lockhart 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 .143 0 1
   c-J. Duersch 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Eccles C 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 0 0
L. Ward 2B 5 0 1 2 0 1 0 .214 0 4
C. Hall 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .273 0 2
J. Johnson SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .167 0 2
F. Castro P 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   a-M. Wells PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Colon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Hoffman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. McAteer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 5 8 5 2 2 6      
a - M. Wells pinch hit for F. Castro in the 8th
b - M. Hoffman pinch hit for A. Colon in the 11th
c - J. Duersch substituted for M. Lockhart in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lockhart (1, 12th Inning off J. Johnson, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Frost (2, 1st Inning off G. Ovitt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost 3 , M. Sisson , R. Barnes , M. Lockhart 2 , L. Ward , C. Hall , J. Johnson , F. Castro
2-out RBI: F. Castro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frost
GIDP: C. Hall
Sac Fly: M. Sisson
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Sisson (1) , C. Hall (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Hall
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. McRae LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .333 1 1
J. Darnell 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .083 0 0
K. Devine SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .273 0 0
R. Spencer 1B 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .273 0 3
   R. Winder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-E. Wathen PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 1 2
   R. White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Decoste PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   J. Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Cwiklinski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Palacios 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .182 1 2
M. Legrow CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 .077 0 1
R. Lord RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214 1 3
R. Bullins C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083 0 0
G. Ovitt P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-M. Lowe 1B 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 39 2 4 2 3 11 8      
a - M. Lowe substituted for G. Ovitt in the 8th
b - E. Wathen pinch hit for R. Winder in the 9th
c - D. Decoste pinch hit for R. White in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Spencer (1, 4th Inning off F. Castro, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Legrow (1, 4th Inning off F. Castro, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Spencer 2 , M. Legrow 2 , G. Ovitt , M. Lowe
2-out RBI: M. Legrow
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Decoste , R. Lord
Sac Bunt: K. Devine
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Darnell (1)
CS: M. McRae (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Darnell-Palacios-Lowe)
PB: R. Bullins
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro 7.0 3 2 0 0 6 0 101 0.00   
A. Colon 3.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 39 4.50   
T. McAteer W (2-1) 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 32 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 73
Batters Faced: F. Castro 25, A. Colon 10, T. McAteer 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 11-4, A. Colon 3-3, T. McAteer 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 101-68, A. Colon 39-24, T. McAteer 32-19
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Ovitt 7.0 4 2 2 2 1 0 93 2.57   
R. Winder 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0.00   
R. White 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25 0.00   
J. Johnson L (0-2) 0.1 4 3 3 0 0 0 20 27.00   
R. Cwiklinski 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Ovitt 60
Batters Faced: G. Ovitt 25, R. Winder 6, R. White 6, J. Johnson 5, R. Cwiklinski 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Ovitt 8-10, R. Winder 1-5, R. White 3-2, J. Johnson 1-0, R. Cwiklinski 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Ovitt 93-56, R. Winder 27-16, R. White 25-14, J. Johnson 20-16, R. Cwiklinski 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Cwiklinski 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Castro
Ballpark: Atlantic Station Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 5:05 PM ET
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 33989
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