The Cubs blew a five-run lead but came back to score twice in the eighth inning and subdue the Braves, 7-5. Bobby Murcer led off the eighth with a single and went to third on a single by Steve Ontiveros. Manny Trillo then laced a triple down the right field line to snap the deadlock.

The Cubs scored in the first on an infield out by Murcer and added four runs in the second on Ivan DeJesus' RBI single and a three run homer by Greg Gross. The Braves drew to within 5-3 on a two-run homer by Dale Murphy in the second and a solo shot by Rowland Office in the sixth before tying the score in the seventh on an RBI single by Office and sacrifice fly by Jeff Burroughs. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 7, Atlanta Braves 5

Game Played on Sunday, April 30, 1978 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Cubs 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 7 11 1 Braves 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 - 5 7 1 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 4 2 1 1 1 0 .310 Royster 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .329 Gross lf 5 1 3 3 0 0 .366 Office cf 5 1 2 2 0 1 .273 Buckner 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .314 Asselstine rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .323 Murcer rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .257 Burroughs lf 3 0 0 1 0 1 .394 Ontiveros 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .145 Nolan c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .083 Trillo 2b 4 0 1 2 0 0 .259 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rader c 2 1 0 0 1 0 .238 Solomon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Cox c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Murphy 1b 3 1 1 2 1 2 .197 Wallis cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .333 Bonnell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .191 Lamp p 2 1 2 0 0 0 .200 Rockett ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .103 Moore p 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Chaney ph,ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 .350 Sutter p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boggs p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Mahler p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pocoroba ph,c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Totals 37 7 11 7 2 4 Totals 34 5 7 5 3 4 Time of Game: 2:44 Attendance: 7,269 Left on Base: Cubs 5, Braves 6 DP: Cubs 0, Braves 1 Errors: Buckner, Boggs Doubles: Asselstine (2), Chaney (1) Triples: Trillo (1) Home Runs: Gross (1), Murphy (2), Office (2) Sacrifice Flies: Burroughs (2) GIDP: Trillo (4) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lamp 5 4 3 3 1 0 2 21 5.13 Moore 1.1 2 2 2 1 2 0 7 6.94 Sutter W(2-2) 2.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 10 2.03 Totals 9 7 5 5 3 4 2 38 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Boggs 1.2 4 5 5 2 1 1 11 6.52 Mahler 5.1 4 0 0 0 2 0 19 0.00 Devine L(1-1) 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 3 10.45 Solomon 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1.13 Totals 9 11 7 7 2 4 1 39 Wild Pitches: Sutter (3) Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - John McSherry CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; Gross singled to left [De Jesus to third]; Buckner popped to shortstop; Murcer forced Gross (second to shortstop) [De Jesus scored]; Murcer was picked off first but was safe on an error by Boggs [Murcer to second]; Ontiveros struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Office grounded out (first unassisted); Asselstine grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 0. CUBS 2ND: Trillo flied out to left; Rader walked; Wallis flied out to left; Lamp singled to right [Rader to third]; De Jesus singled to left [Rader scored, Lamp to second]; Gross homered [Lamp scored, De Jesus scored]; MAHLER REPLACED BOGGS (PITCHING); Buckner grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Nolan singled to left; Murphy homered [Nolan scored]; Bonnell grounded out (third to first); Rockett grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 2. CUBS 3RD: Murcer lined to right; Ontiveros singled to center; Trillo grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Ontiveros out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 2. BRAVES 3RD: Mahler grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster lined to right; Office grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 2. CUBS 4TH: Rader popped to shortstop; Wallis popped to first; Lamp singled to left; De Jesus flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 2. BRAVES 4TH: Asselstine reached on an error by Buckner [Asselstine to first]; Burroughs grounded out (third to first) [Asselstine to second]; Nolan grounded out (shortstop to first) [Asselstine to third]; Murphy walked; Bonnell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 2. CUBS 5TH: Gross grounded out (second to first); Buckner flied out to right; Murcer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 2. BRAVES 5TH: Rockett grounded out (third to first); Mahler flied out to center; Royster popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 2. CUBS 6TH: Ontiveros grounded out (third to first); Trillo grounded out (third to first); Rader lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 2. BRAVES 6TH: Office homered; Asselstine doubled to center; MOORE REPLACED LAMP (PITCHING); Burroughs struck out; Nolan walked; Murphy was called out on strikes; Bonnell flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 3. CUBS 7TH: Wallis struck out; Moore singled to right; De Jesus flied to right in foul territory; Gross singled to center [Moore to second]; Buckner popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 3. BRAVES 7TH: CHANEY BATTED FOR ROCKETT; Chaney doubled to left; POCOROBA BATTED FOR MAHLER; Pocoroba flied out to right; Royster singled to right [Chaney to third]; SUTTER REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Office singled to center [Chaney scored, Royster to second]; Sutter threw a wild pitch [Royster to third, Office to second]; Asselstine walked; Burroughs hit a sacrifice fly to left [Royster scored, Office to third, Asselstine to second]; Dave Rader injured as Jerry Royster scores; COX REPLACED RADER (PLAYING C ); Nolan grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 5. CUBS 8TH: POCOROBA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); CHANEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); DEVINE REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Murcer singled to center; Ontiveros singled to right [Murcer to third]; Trillo tripled to right [Murcer scored, Ontiveros scored]; SOLOMON REPLACED DEVINE (PITCHING); Cox lined to shortstop; Wallis struck out; Sutter grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Braves 5. BRAVES 8TH: Murphy struck out; Bonnell grounded out (third to first); Chaney grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Braves 5. CUBS 9TH: De Jesus flied out to right; Gross grounded out (second to first); Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Braves 5. BRAVES 9TH: Pocoroba grounded out (first to pitcher); Royster grounded out (third to first); Office struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Braves 5.

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