Combining with Pedro Borbon on a five-hitter, Bill Bonham got credit for his fifth straight win as the Reds blanked the Braves, 10-0. A homer by Ken Griffey accounted for two of the three runs scored by the Reds in the first inning. A single by George Foster and double by Dave Concepcion accounted for the third run. The Reds got four in the eighth on an RBI double by Cesar Geronimo and three-run homer by Ray Knight. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 10, Atlanta Braves 0

Game Played on Monday, May 22, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1 Reds 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 x - 10 12 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .279 Rose 3b 3 2 1 0 0 0 .297 Asselstine cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .284 Knight 3b 1 1 1 3 0 0 .333 Matthews rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Griffey rf 4 2 2 2 1 1 .335 Burroughs lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .350 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Pocoroba c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .237 Foster lf 5 1 2 1 0 2 .327 Murphy 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Bench c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .229 Chaney ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .319 Werner c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Gilbreath 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .220 Concepcion ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .319 Mahler p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Auerbach ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Office ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Driessen 1b 3 0 1 1 1 1 .310 Solomon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Kennedy 2b 4 1 0 0 0 0 .214 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Collins cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .226 Geronimo cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 .274 Bonham p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .056 Lum ph,rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .190 Totals 31 0 5 0 1 3 Totals 34 10 12 10 3 5 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 18,434 Left on Base: Braves 6, Reds 5 DP: Braves 1, Reds 0 Errors: Asselstine Doubles: Asselstine (3), Concepcion 2 (11), Geronimo (8) Home Runs: Griffey (3), Knight (1) Stolen Bases: Rose (4) Caught Stealing: Driessen (2) Sacrifice Hits: Mahler (1) GIDP: Foster (6) Hit by Pitch: Rose (1,by Mahler), Bonham (1,by Mahler) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Mahler L(0-1) 6 5 4 4 1 5 1 25 1.50 Solomon 1.1 7 6 6 1 0 1 12 4.18 Campbell 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5.60 Totals 8 12 10 10 3 5 2 39 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bonham W(5-0) 8 5 0 0 1 3 0 30 2.58 Borbon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.20 Totals 9 5 0 0 1 3 0 33 Hit by Pitch: Mahler 2 (2) Wild Pitches: Bonham (2) Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to right; Asselstine doubled to center; Matthews grounded out (third to first); Burroughs was walked intentionally; Pocoroba singled to first [Asselstine to third, Burroughs to second]; Murphy forced Pocoroba (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose was hit by a pitch; Rose stole second; Griffey homered [Rose scored]; Foster singled to center; Bench popped to catcher in foul territory; Concepcion doubled to center [Foster scored, Concepcion to third (error by Asselstine)]; Driessen struck out; Kennedy flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3. BRAVES 2ND: Chaney grounded out (shortstop to first); Gilbreath struck out; Mahler flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3. REDS 2ND: Collins grounded out (second to first); Bonham grounded out (first unassisted); Rose flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3. BRAVES 3RD: Royster struck out; Asselstine flied out to center; Matthews popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3. REDS 3RD: Griffey flied out to right; Foster struck out; Bench popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3. BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs flied out to center; Pocoroba grounded out (second to first); Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3. REDS 4TH: Concepcion doubled to left; Driessen singled to center [Concepcion scored]; Driessen was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Kennedy flied out to center; Collins walked; Bonham was hit by a pitch [Collins to second]; Rose flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 4. BRAVES 5TH: Chaney singled; Gilbreath singled to pitcher [Chaney to second]; Mahler out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Chaney to third, Gilbreath to second]; Royster flied out to left; Asselstine struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 4. REDS 5TH: Griffey struck out; Foster struck out; Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 4. BRAVES 6TH: Matthews flied out to center; Burroughs flied out to center; Pocoroba singled to right; Bonham threw a wild pitch [Pocoroba to second]; Murphy flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 4. REDS 6TH: Concepcion grounded out (second to first); Driessen flied out to center; Kennedy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 4. BRAVES 7TH: Chaney grounded out (pitcher to first); Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); OFFICE BATTED FOR MAHLER; Office grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 4. REDS 7TH: SOLOMON REPLACED OFFICE (PITCHING); Collins grounded out (third to first); Bonham grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose singled to center; Griffey singled to center [Rose to second]; Foster singled to left [Rose scored, Griffey to second]; Bench singled [Griffey scored, Foster to third]; Concepcion forced Bench (third to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 6. BRAVES 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Royster grounded out (third to first); Asselstine flied out to center; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 6. REDS 8TH: Driessen walked; Kennedy forced Driessen (third to second); Geronimo doubled to left [Kennedy scored]; LUM BATTED FOR BONHAM; Lum singled to third [Geronimo stayed at second]; Knight homered [Geronimo scored, Lum scored]; CAMPBELL REPLACED SOLOMON (PITCHING); Griffey walked; Foster grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Griffey out at second]; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 10. BRAVES 9TH: WERNER REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); AUERBACH REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING SS); BORBON REPLACED GRIFFEY (PITCHING); LUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Burroughs grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Pocoroba grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 10.

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