Braves Split With Dodgers

GAME 1:
GWRBI-Messersmith
Game MVP:Andy Messersmith

Fulton County Stadium    (02-06-2020 06:40:08)       Time 2:47, 67ø, Wind: 16 MPH Right to Left  Night Game
Apr 21, 1975           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1975 Los Angeles       0 0 1   0 1 0   2 0 2      6  9  1
1975 Atlanta           0 1 0   0 1 0   0 1 1      4 12  2

Recap

Atl 2nd: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.
Atl      Vic Correll singled scoring Baker to take the lead.  LAD  0 Atl 1.
LAD 3rd: Scored 1 run on a hit, one walk and an error.
LAD      Davey Lopes singled scoring Cruz to tie the score.  LAD  1 Atl 1.
LAD 5th: Scored 1 run on a hit.
LAD      Joe Ferguson hit a solo HR(4) to take the lead.  LAD  2 Atl 1.
Atl 5th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.
Atl      Mike Lum singled scoring Garr to tie the score.  LAD  2 Atl 2.
LAD 7th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits, one walk and an error.
LAD      Andy Messersmith doubled scoring 2 to take the lead.  LAD  4 Atl 2.
Atl 8th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.
Atl      Dave May singled scoring Office.  LAD  4 Atl 3.
LAD 9th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.
LAD      Rick Auerbach singled scoring Cruz.  LAD  5 Atl 3.
LAD      Davey Lopes hit a grounder scoring 1.  LAD  6 Atl 3.
Atl 9th: Scored 1 run on a hit and one walk.
Atl      Marty Perez hit a grounder scoring 1.  LAD  6 Atl 4.

LAD  Henry Cruz: 2 for 3, triple, 3 runs.
LAD  Davey Lopes: 3 for 5, double, 2 RBI.
Atl  Darrell Evans: 1 for 3, 2 W, 2 errors.
Atl  Ralph Garr: 2 for 5, triple, 2 runs.

LAD  Andy Messersmith pitched 8 innings to earn the win: 3 earned runs, 11 hits, 2 BB, 3 K. He's now 3-1 on the season.
LAD  Jim Brewer pitched the 9th to earn his 1st save.

Atl  Buzz Capra pitched 8.1 innings and took the loss: 5 earned runs, 8 hits, 2 BB, 5 K. He drops to 0-3 on the season.

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GAME 2:

GWRBI-Williams,E

Game MVP:Carl Morton

Fulton County Stadium    (02-06-2020 06:46:24)       Time 1:59, 63ø, Cloudy, Threatening, Wind: 7 MPH Right to Left  Night Game

Apr 22, 1975           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1975 Los Angeles       0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  6  2

1975 Atlanta           1 0 0   0 0 0   2 0 -      3  7  0

Recap

Atl 1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Atl      Earl Williams doubled scoring Evans to take the lead.  LAD  0 Atl 1.

Atl 5th: Failed to score on 2 errors.

Atl 7th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

Atl      Dusty Baker hit a solo HR(2).  LAD  0 Atl 2.

Atl      Carl Morton doubled scoring Blanks.  LAD  0 Atl 3.

LAD 8th: Failed to score on 2 hits and one walk.

Atl  Dusty Baker: 2 for 4, HR.

Atl  Carl Morton threw a shutout: 6 hits, 1 BB, 3 K. He's now 2-2 on the season.

LAD  Doug Rau pitched 7 solid innings but took the loss: 3 earned runs, 6 hits, 0 BB, 1 K. He drops to 1-2 on the year.