Darrel Chaney, who had hit only 11 home runs in nine previous big league seasons, drilled a two-run homer with two out in the ninth inning to give the Braves their first victory of the season, 8-7 over the Padres. With two out, Barry Bonnell singled to center and Chaney drove the first pitch off reliever Bob Shirley over the left-center field fence. Earlier, Gary Matthews drove in four runs for the Braves with a pair of homers and Dave Winfield accounted for four Padre tallies with a two-run single in the first inning and two-run homer in the third. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 8, San Diego Padres 7

Game Played on Monday, April 10, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Padres 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 7 6 1 Braves 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 2 - 8 13 2 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards 1b,lf 5 1 3 2 0 1 .316 Royster 2b 3 2 0 0 2 0 .385 Thomas 2b 4 1 0 0 1 1 .333 Office cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Gamble lf 3 2 0 0 2 0 .214 Matthews rf 4 3 4 4 1 0 .467 Davis c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burroughs lf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .400 Winfield rf 5 1 2 4 0 0 .389 Pocoroba c 5 0 3 2 0 0 .385 Hendrick cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Murphy 1b 4 0 0 0 1 3 .133 Tenace c,1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .200 Bonnell 3b 5 1 3 0 0 0 .294 Almon 3b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .231 Rockett ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .154 Turner ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Nolan ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Champion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Chaney ss 1 1 1 2 0 0 1.000 Smith ss 4 1 0 0 0 0 .273 Hanna p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Freisleben p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Mahler p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Wehrmeister p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beall ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Shirley p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Solomon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Asselstine ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gaston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 7 6 7 6 5 Totals 38 8 13 8 6 4 Time of Game: 2:45 Attendance: 2,056 Left on Base: Padres 6, Braves 10 DP: Padres 2, Braves 0 Errors: Thomas, Office, Matthews Doubles: Hendrick (1) Home Runs: Winfield (2), Matthews 2 (3), Chaney (1) Stolen Bases: Richards (1) Sacrifice Hits: Wehrmeister (1) GIDP: Bonnell (1), Royster (1) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Freisleben 4.1 8 3 3 3 2 1 23 6.23 Wehrmeister 2.1 3 3 3 2 1 1 12 8.31 Shirley L(0-2) 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 9 13.50 Totals 8.2 13 8 8 6 4 3 44 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hanna 2.1 4 5 4 4 1 1 15 15.43 Mahler 3.2 1 2 0 1 3 0 14 0.00 Solomon 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 2.25 Devine W(1-0) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.25 Totals 9 6 7 4 6 5 1 40 Wild Pitches: Freisleben (1), Solomon (2) Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Terry Tata PADRES 1ST: Richards singled; Thomas walked [Richards to second]; Gamble walked [Richards to third, Thomas to second]; Winfield singled [Richards scored, Thomas scored, Gamble to third (error by Office), Winfield to second]; Hendrick grounded out (second to first) [Gamble scored (unearned), Winfield to third]; Tenace made an out to shortstop; Almon grounded out (second to first); 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Office grounded out (second to first); Matthews singled; Burroughs made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 0. PADRES 2ND: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Freisleben struck out; Richards singled; Richards stole second; Thomas grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Pocoroba singled; Murphy walked [Pocoroba to second]; Bonnell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Pocoroba to third, Murphy out at second]; Rockett made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 0. PADRES 3RD: Gamble walked; Winfield homered [Gamble scored]; Hendrick flied out to center; Tenace walked; MAHLER REPLACED HANNA (PITCHING); Almon made an out to first; Smith flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Mahler struck out; Royster walked; Office flied out to left; Matthews singled [Royster to second]; Burroughs singled [Royster to third, Matthews to second]; Pocoroba singled [Royster scored, Matthews scored, Burroughs to second]; Freisleben threw a wild pitch [Burroughs to third, Pocoroba to second]; Murphy struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 5, Braves 2. PADRES 4TH: Freisleben was called out on strikes; Richards struck out; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Braves 2. BRAVES 4TH: Bonnell singled; Rockett reached on an error by Thomas [Bonnell to second, Rockett to first]; Mahler forced Bonnell (pitcher to third) [Rockett to second]; Royster grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mahler out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Braves 2. PADRES 5TH: Gamble made an out to third; Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Braves 2. BRAVES 5TH: Office grounded out (first to pitcher); Matthews homered; Burroughs walked; Pocoroba singled [Burroughs to second]; WEHRMEISTER REPLACED FREISLEBEN (PITCHING); Murphy flied out to center; Bonnell flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 5, Braves 3. PADRES 6TH: Tenace grounded out (third to first); Almon walked; Smith reached on an error by Matthews [Almon to second, Smith to first]; Wehrmeister out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Almon to third, Smith to second]; Richards singled [Almon scored (unearned), Smith scored (unearned)]; Thomas flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 7, Braves 3. BRAVES 6TH: Rockett singled; BEALL BATTED FOR MAHLER; Beall flied out to right; Royster walked [Rockett to second]; Office flied out to right; Matthews homered [Rockett scored, Royster scored]; Burroughs popped to catcher in foul territory; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 7, Braves 6. PADRES 7TH: SOLOMON REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Gamble grounded out (second to first); Winfield grounded out (second to first); Hendrick doubled; Solomon threw a wild pitch [Hendrick to third]; Tenace was walked intentionally; TURNER BATTED FOR ALMON; Turner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 7, Braves 6. BRAVES 7TH: CHAMPION REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING 3B); Pocoroba grounded out (first unassisted); Murphy struck out; Bonnell singled; NOLAN BATTED FOR ROCKETT; Nolan walked [Bonnell to second]; ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR SOLOMON; SHIRLEY REPLACED WEHRMEISTER (PITCHING); GASTON BATTED FOR ASSELSTINE; Gaston forced Nolan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 7, Braves 6. PADRES 8TH: CHANEY REPLACED NOLAN (PLAYING SS); DEVINE REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Shirley grounded out (first unassisted); Richards grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 7, Braves 6. BRAVES 8TH: Royster flied out to center; Office grounded out (second to first); Matthews walked; Burroughs forced Matthews (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 7, Braves 6. PADRES 9TH: Thomas grounded out (first to pitcher); Gamble made an out to third; Winfield grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 7, Braves 6. BRAVES 9TH: DAVIS REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING C ); TENACE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); RICHARDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Pocoroba flied out to center; Murphy struck out; Bonnell singled; Chaney homered [Bonnell scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 7, Braves 8.

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