Homers by Pete Rose and George Foster highlighted a five-run third inning as the Reds enjoyed a 10-4 pounding of the Braves. Rose hit a two-run round-tripper and Foster smashed a three-run circuit clout. The Reds moved comfortably ahead in the fifth, scoring three more tallies on singles by Mike Lum and Tom Seaver and a sacrifice fly by Don Werner. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 10, Atlanta Braves 4

Game Played on Wednesday, May 31, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Reds 0 0 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 - 10 13 2 Braves 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 1 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 5 1 2 2 0 0 .299 Royster 2b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .279 Knight 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Asselstine cf 3 0 0 1 0 2 .272 Griffey rf 5 1 0 0 0 0 .328 Gilbreath 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Concepcion ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 .315 Pocoroba c 4 1 2 2 0 0 .262 Auerbach ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 Burroughs lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .338 Foster lf 5 2 2 3 0 1 .320 Matthews rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .233 Driessen 1b 3 2 1 0 2 0 .323 Murphy 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .207 Lum cf 4 2 3 2 1 1 .294 Bonnell 3b,cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .229 Geronimo cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Chaney ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .304 Kennedy 2b 4 0 2 1 1 1 .268 Ruthven p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056 Werner c 3 1 0 1 1 1 .186 Skok p 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 Seaver p 3 0 2 1 0 1 .143 Beall ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .121 Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Solomon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Office ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nolan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Totals 38 10 13 10 5 6 Totals 35 4 10 4 2 8 Time of Game: 2:54 Attendance: 10,933 Left on Base: Reds 8, Braves 7 DP: Reds 2, Braves 0 Errors: Concepcion, Driessen, Ruthven Doubles: Lum (2), Foster (8), Skok (1), Bonnell (5) Home Runs: Rose (4), Foster (9), Lum (3), Pocoroba (1) Stolen Bases: Royster (13) Sacrifice Hits: Seaver (2) Sacrifice Flies: Werner (2), Asselstine (5) GIDP: Burroughs (6) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver W(5-4) 8 9 4 3 2 8 1 34 3.91 Sarmiento 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.84 Totals 9 10 4 3 2 8 1 38 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruthven L(2-5) 2.1 4 5 4 1 2 2 13 4.21 Skok 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.00 Devine 0.2 3 3 3 2 0 0 7 6.90 Solomon 1.1 2 1 1 2 1 0 7 4.15 Campbell 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 11 5.23 Totals 9 13 10 9 5 6 3 45 Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Joe West, 3B - John Kibler REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Griffey grounded out (second to first); Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled to center; Royster stole second; Asselstine struck out; Pocoroba flied out to center; Burroughs reached on a fielder's choice [Royster out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. REDS 2ND: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); Lum doubled; Kennedy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Matthews singled; Murphy lined into a double play (center to first) [Matthews out at first]; Bonnell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. REDS 3RD: Werner walked; Seaver out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Werner to second]; Rose homered [Werner scored]; Griffey reached on an error by Ruthven [Griffey to first]; Concepcion singled [Griffey to third]; Foster homered [Griffey scored (unearned), Concepcion scored]; SKOK REPLACED RUTHVEN (PITCHING); Driessen singled to third; Lum struck out; Kennedy flied out to right; 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Chaney singled to first [Chaney to second (error by Driessen)]; Skok doubled to right [Chaney to third]; Royster reached on an error by Concepcion [Chaney scored (RBI), Skok to third, Royster to first]; Asselstine hit a sacrifice fly to left [Skok scored]; Pocoroba homered [Royster scored (unearned)]; Burroughs singled to left; Matthews struck out; Murphy was called out on strikes; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Braves 4. REDS 4TH: Werner popped to catcher in foul territory; Seaver singled to center; Rose flied out to center; Griffey forced Seaver (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Braves 4. BRAVES 4TH: Bonnell doubled to center; Chaney grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bonnell to third]; BEALL BATTED FOR SKOK; Beall struck out; Royster walked; Asselstine struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Braves 4. REDS 5TH: DEVINE REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Concepcion flied out to right; Foster doubled; Driessen walked; Lum singled to right [Foster scored, Driessen to third, Lum to second (on throw)]; Kennedy was walked intentionally; Werner hit a sacrifice fly to center [Driessen scored, Lum to third]; Seaver singled to left [Lum scored, Kennedy to second]; SOLOMON REPLACED DEVINE (PITCHING); Rose singled to pitcher [Kennedy to third, Seaver to second]; Griffey flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 8, Braves 4. BRAVES 5TH: Pocoroba grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs walked; Matthews grounded out (third to first) [Burroughs to second]; Murphy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 8, Braves 4. REDS 6TH: Concepcion grounded out (catcher to first); Foster struck out; Driessen walked; Lum walked [Driessen to second]; Kennedy singled to right [Driessen scored, Lum out at third (right to first to third to shortstop)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 4. BRAVES 6TH: Bonnell lined to third; Chaney flied out to right; OFFICE BATTED FOR SOLOMON; Office struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 4. REDS 7TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED OFFICE (PITCHING); Werner was called out on strikes; Seaver struck out; Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 4. BRAVES 7TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Royster singled to left; Asselstine flied out to right; Pocoroba singled to right [Royster to third]; Burroughs grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Pocoroba out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 4. REDS 8TH: Griffey popped to shortstop; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 4. BRAVES 8TH: AUERBACH REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING SS); Matthews struck out; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonnell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 4. REDS 9TH: GILBREATH REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PLAYING 3B); BONNELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Driessen lined to second; Lum homered; Kennedy singled to shortstop; Werner flied out to right; COLLINS BATTED FOR SEAVER; Collins flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 10, Braves 4. BRAVES 9TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); GERONIMO REPLACED LUM (PLAYING CF); Chaney singled to center; NOLAN BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; Nolan flied out to center; Royster flied out to center; Gilbreath flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 10, Braves 4.

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