A three-run pinch-homer by Mike Lum in the eighth inning lifted the Reds to a 7-5 verdict over the Braves. The Reds entered the eighth trailing, 4-3, and tied the score when Dave Concepcion singled home Pete Rose, who had walked and moved to third on a double by Ken Griffey.

With two out, Mike Lum connected for his second homer of the season off reliever Rick Camp. The first three Red runs came on a three-run homer by George Foster in the fifth frame. The Braves had taken a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the seventh on a solo round-tripper by Brian Asselstine. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 7, Atlanta Braves 5

Game Played on Monday, May 29, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Reds 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 - 7 9 1 Braves 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 - 5 8 2 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 1b,3b 4 1 1 0 2 0 .297 Royster 2b 5 0 3 2 0 0 .270 Griffey rf 4 2 1 0 2 1 .335 Asselstine cf,rf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .281 Concepcion ss 4 2 2 1 1 0 .315 Pocoroba c 4 1 1 0 1 0 .242 Foster lf 5 1 1 3 0 2 .319 Burroughs lf 0 1 0 0 4 0 .348 Knight 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .211 Gilbreath pr,3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .232 Lum ph,1b 1 1 1 3 0 0 .259 Matthews rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .235 Kennedy 2b 2 0 1 0 3 1 .242 Office cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Werner c 5 0 1 0 0 1 .184 Gaston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .170 Geronimo cf 3 0 0 0 2 1 .258 Murphy 1b 3 0 0 1 1 2 .203 Moskau p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Bonnell 3b,lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .238 Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Chaney ss 3 2 1 0 1 0 .295 Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mahler p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Auerbach ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .158 Nolan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tomlin p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Easterly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beall ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Solomon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 37 7 9 7 10 6 Totals 32 5 8 5 8 6 Time of Game: 3:18 Attendance: 12,569 Left on Base: Reds 13, Braves 10 DP: Reds 0, Braves 0 Errors: Werner, Royster, Bonnell Doubles: Knight (1), Griffey (13) Home Runs: Foster (8), Lum (2), Asselstine (2) Stolen Bases: Burroughs (1) Caught Stealing: Kennedy (1), Royster 2 (7) Sacrifice Hits: Mahler (2) Hit by Pitch: Murphy (2,by Moskau) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moskau 5 2 2 2 5 2 0 21 5.64 Sarmiento W(5-2) 2 3 2 2 3 2 1 12 1.88 Borbon 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 5.93 Tomlin 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.86 Bair SV(8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.60 Totals 9 8 5 5 8 6 1 42 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Mahler 6 3 3 3 8 3 1 30 2.10 Devine 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 6.14 Easterly L(0-2) 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 0 4 5.61 Camp 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 1 5 6.48 Solomon 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 4.03 Totals 9 9 7 7 10 6 2 47 Hit by Pitch: Moskau (2) Wild Pitches: Borbon (1), Mahler (2) Balks: Mahler (1) Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Satch Davidson REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Griffey grounded out (second to first); Concepcion walked; Mahler balked [Concepcion to second]; Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled to center; Royster was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Asselstine flied out to right; Pocoroba walked; Burroughs walked [Pocoroba to second]; Matthews walked [Pocoroba to third, Burroughs to second]; Murphy was hit by a pitch [Pocoroba scored, Burroughs to third, Matthews to second]; Bonnell flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 1. REDS 2ND: Knight reached on an error by Bonnell [Knight to second]; Mahler threw a wild pitch [Knight to third]; Kennedy struck out; Werner grounded out (third to first); Geronimo walked; Moskau grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 2ND: Chaney walked; Mahler out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Chaney to second]; Royster singled to center [Chaney scored]; Royster was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Asselstine flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 2. REDS 3RD: Rose walked; Griffey popped to first; Concepcion flied out to right; Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 2. BRAVES 3RD: Pocoroba grounded out (pitcher to first); Burroughs walked; Matthews flied out to right; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 2. REDS 4TH: Knight flied out to center; Kennedy walked; Kennedy was caught stealing second but was safe at second (error by Royster; assist by Pocoroba); Werner flied out to right; Geronimo walked; Moskau popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 2. BRAVES 4TH: Bonnell flied out to center; Chaney grounded out (first unassisted); Mahler struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 2. REDS 5TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey walked; Concepcion singled to left [Griffey to second]; Foster homered [Griffey scored, Concepcion scored]; Knight doubled to center; Kennedy walked; Werner forced Knight (third unassisted) [Kennedy to second]; Geronimo grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 2. BRAVES 5TH: Royster flied out to center; Asselstine flied out to left; Pocoroba grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 2. REDS 6TH: COLLINS BATTED FOR MOSKAU; Collins flied out to right; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey walked; Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 2. BRAVES 6TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Burroughs walked; Burroughs stole second [Burroughs to third (error by Werner)]; Matthews struck out; Murphy walked; Bonnell singled to center [Burroughs scored, Murphy to third]; Chaney popped to third in foul territory; NOLAN BATTED FOR MAHLER; Nolan popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 3. REDS 7TH: DEVINE REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Knight grounded out (third to first); Kennedy singled to shortstop; Werner singled to left [Kennedy to third]; EASTERLY REPLACED DEVINE (PITCHING); Geronimo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 3. BRAVES 7TH: Royster flied out to left; Asselstine homered; Pocoroba singled to right; Burroughs walked [Pocoroba to second]; GILBREATH RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Matthews was called out on strikes; Murphy popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 4. REDS 8TH: GILBREATH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); OFFICE REPLACED MATTHEWS (PLAYING CF); ASSELSTINE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BONNELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); AUERBACH BATTED FOR SARMIENTO; Auerbach grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose walked; Griffey doubled to left [Rose to third]; CAMP REPLACED EASTERLY (PITCHING); Concepcion singled [Rose scored, Griffey to third]; Foster popped to second; LUM BATTED FOR KNIGHT; Lum homered [Griffey scored, Concepcion scored]; Kennedy walked; Werner struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Braves 4. BRAVES 8TH: LUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); ROSE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); BORBON REPLACED AUERBACH (PITCHING); Bonnell was called out on strikes; Chaney singled to left; BEALL BATTED FOR CAMP; Borbon threw a wild pitch [Chaney to second]; Beall grounded out (second to first) [Chaney to third]; Royster singled to shortstop [Chaney scored]; TOMLIN REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING); Asselstine forced Royster (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Braves 5. REDS 9TH: SOLOMON REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Geronimo flied out to left; On a bunt Tomlin grounded out (third to first); Rose singled to center; Griffey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Braves 5. BRAVES 9TH: Pocoroba popped to first in foul territory; Gilbreath singled to center; GASTON BATTED FOR OFFICE; BAIR REPLACED TOMLIN (PITCHING); Gaston flied out to right; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Braves 5.

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