The Phillies were held to six hits by Phil Niekro and lost to the Braves, 4-2, for the eighth defeat in 10 games on their road trip. Biff Pocoroba started the Braves' scoring with a double in the second inning and crossed the plate on a single by Niekro.

Barry Bonnell walked in the third and scored on a triple by Gary Matthews. Another pass to Bonnell and singles by Matthews and Jeff Burroughs added a run in the fifth before the Phillies picked up their pair in the eighth when Davey Johnson was hit by a pitch and Jerry Martin homered as a pinch-hitter. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Game Played on Friday, May 26, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Phillies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 6 0 Braves 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 x - 4 7 1 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG McBride rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Royster 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .268 Bowa ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .301 Bonnell cf,lf 2 2 0 0 2 0 .236 Schmidt 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .280 Matthews rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .286 Luzinski lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .246 Office cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Hebner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .265 Burroughs lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .346 Maddox cf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .291 Asselstine pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Boone c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Murphy 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .211 Johnson 2b 3 1 0 0 0 2 .121 Pocoroba c 3 1 1 1 1 0 .236 Lerch p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Rockett ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .132 Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Chaney 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .288 Morrison ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .170 Niekro p 4 0 1 1 0 1 .233 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martin ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 .292 Brusstar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 McCarver ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .371 Totals 33 2 6 2 2 5 Totals 29 4 7 4 6 4 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 16,638 Left on Base: Phillies 7, Braves 8 DP: Phillies 1, Braves 0 Errors: Royster Doubles: Maddox (8), Pocoroba (5), Burroughs (12) Triples: Matthews (1) Home Runs: Martin (3) Stolen Bases: McBride 2 (7), Bowa (8) Sacrifice Hits: Rockett (1) GIDP: Rockett (4) Hit by Pitch: Johnson (1,by Niekro) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lerch L(3-4) 2 4 3 3 2 1 0 12 4.12 Reed 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 2.49 Garber 3 3 1 1 2 3 0 13 2.10 Brusstar 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2.79 Totals 8 7 4 4 6 4 0 36 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(5-6) 9 6 2 2 2 5 1 36 3.00 Totals 9 6 2 2 2 5 1 36 Hit by Pitch: Niekro (4) Wild Pitches: Lerch 2 (3) Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick PHILLIES 1ST: McBride popped to shortstop; Bowa was called out on strikes; Schmidt popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster walked; Lerch threw a wild pitch [Royster to second]; Bonnell flied out to right; Matthews flied out to right; Burroughs grounded out (pitcher to catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski popped to first in foul territory; Hebner grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Maddox singled to left [Maddox out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Murphy singled to shortstop; Pocoroba doubled to left [Murphy scored]; Rockett out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Pocoroba to third]; Chaney struck out; Niekro singled to right [Pocoroba scored]; Royster popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 2. PHILLIES 3RD: Boone flied out to left; Johnson was called out on strikes; Lerch grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 2. BRAVES 3RD: Bonnell walked; Lerch threw a wild pitch [Bonnell to second]; Matthews tripled to right [Bonnell scored]; REED REPLACED LERCH (PITCHING); Burroughs flied out to right; Murphy reached on a fielder's choice [Matthews out at home (shortstop to third)]; Pocoroba flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 3. PHILLIES 4TH: McBride reached on an error by Royster [McBride to first]; Bowa singled to center [McBride to second]; McBride stole third and Bowa stole second; Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Luzinski popped to second; Hebner flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 3. BRAVES 4TH: Rockett lined to right; Chaney walked; Niekro flied out to right; Royster grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 3. PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox doubled to left; Boone grounded out (third to first); Johnson was called out on strikes; MORRISON BATTED FOR REED; Morrison flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 3. BRAVES 5TH: GARBER REPLACED MORRISON (PITCHING); Bonnell walked; Matthews singled to left [Bonnell to second]; Burroughs singled to center [Bonnell scored, Matthews to third]; Murphy grounded out (third to first) [Burroughs to second]; Pocoroba was walked intentionally; Rockett grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Pocoroba out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 4. PHILLIES 6TH: McBride popped to catcher in foul territory; Bowa flied out to center; Schmidt flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 4. BRAVES 6TH: Chaney was called out on strikes; Niekro struck out; Royster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 4. PHILLIES 7TH: Luzinski flied out to center; Hebner struck out; Maddox popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 4. BRAVES 7TH: Bonnell grounded out (third to first); Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs doubled to left; ASSELSTINE RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 4. PHILLIES 8TH: ASSELSTINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BONNELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); OFFICE REPLACED MATTHEWS (PLAYING CF); Boone flied out to center; Johnson was hit by a pitch; MARTIN BATTED FOR GARBER; Martin homered [Johnson scored]; McBride singled to pitcher; McBride stole second; Bowa grounded out (second to first) [McBride to third]; Schmidt walked; Luzinski walked [Schmidt to second]; Hebner struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Phillies 2, Braves 4. BRAVES 8TH: BRUSSTAR REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Pocoroba flied out to center; Rockett walked; Chaney forced Rockett (second to shortstop); Niekro forced Chaney (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Braves 4. PHILLIES 9TH: Maddox singled to third; Boone flied out to center; Johnson popped to third; MCCARVER BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR; McCarver grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Braves 4.

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