With a crowd of 38,397 on hand for the home opener, the Dodgers got six-hit pitching from Tommy John and defeated the Braves, 5-1. Ron Cey, who hit a double and two singles, figured in the production of four runs, driving in two and scoring two. Rick Monday accounted for the other marker with a homer. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Atlanta Braves 1

Game Played on Friday, April 14, 1978 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium

Braves 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 2 Dodgers 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 x - 5 9 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .400 Lopes 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .185 Bonnell cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Russell ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Matthews rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .381 Smith rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .310 Beall 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cey 3b 4 2 3 2 0 0 .414 Burroughs lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Garvey 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .367 Gaston 1b,rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .100 Baker lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .370 Murphy c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Monday cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .346 Gilbreath 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Yeager c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .381 Rockett ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .111 John p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .400 Ruthven p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pocoroba ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Solomon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 1 6 1 0 0 Totals 31 5 9 5 2 0 Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 38,397 Left on Base: Braves 4, Dodgers 5 DP: Braves 0, Dodgers 1 Errors: Murphy, Ruthven Doubles: Smith (4), Cey (2) Home Runs: Matthews (4), Monday (3) Stolen Bases: Cey (1), Baker (1) Caught Stealing: Garvey (1) Sacrifice Hits: John (2) GIDP: Matthews (2) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruthven L(0-2) 5 5 4 3 2 0 1 22 7.00 Camp 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.00 Solomon 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 3.60 Totals 8 9 5 4 2 0 1 34 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA John W(2-0) 9 6 1 1 0 0 1 32 1.62 Totals 9 6 1 1 0 0 1 32 Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Eric Gregg BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to center; Bonnell grounded out (catcher to first); Matthews lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Lopes was picked off first but was safe on an error by Ruthven [Lopes to third]; Russell grounded out (third to first); Smith grounded out (third to first); Cey singled to shortstop [Lopes scored (unearned)]; Garvey flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 1. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs lined to second; Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 2ND: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday homered; Yeager flied out to right; John grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 2. BRAVES 3RD: Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); Rockett lined to pitcher; Ruthven singled to center; Royster forced Ruthven (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 3RD: Lopes flied out to right; Russell flied out to center; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 2. BRAVES 4TH: Bonnell grounded out (pitcher to first); Matthews homered; Burroughs flied out to right; Gaston grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 4TH: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey lined to left; Baker walked; Monday grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 2. BRAVES 5TH: Murphy lined to shortstop; Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); Rockett grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 5TH: Yeager singled to center; John out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Yeager to second]; Lopes lined to right; Russell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 2. BRAVES 6TH: Ruthven grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster singled to left; Bonnell singled to third [Royster to second]; Matthews grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bonnell out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 6TH: BEALL REPLACED MATTHEWS (PLAYING 1B); GASTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Smith doubled to center; Cey doubled to left [Smith scored]; CAMP REPLACED RUTHVEN (PITCHING); Garvey singled to left [Cey scored]; Garvey was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Baker flied out to right; Monday grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 4. BRAVES 7TH: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Gaston singled to left; Murphy forced Gaston (third to second); Gilbreath forced Murphy (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 7TH: Yeager flied out to right; John singled to shortstop; Lopes popped to catcher in foul territory; Russell forced John (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 4. BRAVES 8TH: Rockett grounded out (shortstop to first); POCOROBA BATTED FOR CAMP; Pocoroba grounded out (first to pitcher); Royster singled to center; Bonnell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 8TH: SOLOMON REPLACED POCOROBA (PITCHING); Smith lined to first; Cey singled to left; Cey stole second; Garvey grounded out (first unassisted) [Cey to third]; Baker singled to center [Cey scored]; Baker stole second [Baker to third (error by Murphy)]; Monday grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 5. BRAVES 9TH: Beall grounded out (pitcher to first); Burroughs flied out to left; Gaston lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 5.

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