A pair of singles by Gary Matthews were good for both runs as the Braves blanked the Padres, 2-0, with Adrian Devine and Gene Garber sharing the pitching laurels. The first Braves' run came in the fifth inning. With two out, Jerry Royster and Barry Bonnell drew successive walks and Matthews followed with a line single to center. Royster doubled with one out in the seventh stanza and Matthews grounded a single up the middle after Bonnell flied out. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 2, San Diego Padres 0

Game Played on Wednesday, June 21, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Braves 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 2 9 0 Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster 2b 4 2 3 0 1 0 .284 Richards lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .280 Bonnell cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .212 Smith ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .258 Matthews rf 5 0 3 2 0 1 .292 Thomas 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .261 Burroughs lf 2 0 1 0 2 1 .327 Winfield cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .287 Murphy 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .204 Gamble rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .224 Horner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .158 Gonzalez 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .226 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sweet c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .232 Pocoroba c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Almon 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .287 Chaney ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Shirley p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .095 Devine p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Gilbreath 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Ashford ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .204 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 2 9 2 4 6 Totals 32 0 8 0 1 6 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 12,016 Left on Base: Braves 10, Padres 7 DP: Braves 1, Padres 1 Errors: Sweet Doubles: Royster (8), Gamble (6) Triples: Royster (4) Stolen Bases: Royster (17), Smith (13) Caught Stealing: Richards (8) Sacrifice Hits: Shirley (7) GIDP: Pocoroba (8), Gonzalez (1) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Devine W(4-3) 7 6 0 0 1 5 0 27 5.36 Garber SV(5) 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 1.30 Totals 9 8 0 0 1 6 0 34 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Shirley L(3-9) 6.2 7 2 2 4 5 0 30 4.27 D'Acquisto 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.15 Lee 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.40 Totals 9 9 2 2 4 6 0 39 Wild Pitches: Devine (2) Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry BRAVES 1ST: Royster tripled; Bonnell struck out; Matthews struck out; Burroughs walked; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith singled; Smith stole second; Thomas flied out to center; Winfield grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. BRAVES 2ND: Horner flied out to left; Pocoroba flied out to left; Chaney grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Gamble struck out; Gonzalez made an out to second; Sweet singled; Almon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. BRAVES 3RD: Devine made an out to second; Royster grounded out (catcher to first); Bonnell made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Shirley struck out; Richards singled; Richards was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. BRAVES 4TH: Matthews singled; Burroughs singled [Matthews to second]; Murphy singled [Matthews to third, Burroughs to second]; Horner forced Matthews (pitcher to catcher) [Burroughs to third, Murphy to second]; Pocoroba grounded into a double play (second to first) [Horner out at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: Thomas walked; Devine threw a wild pitch [Thomas to second]; Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first) [Thomas to third]; Gamble grounded out (first unassisted); Gonzalez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. BRAVES 5TH: Chaney grounded out (second to first); Devine grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster walked; Royster stole second [Royster to third (error by Sweet)]; Bonnell walked; Matthews singled to center [Royster scored, Bonnell to second]; Burroughs walked [Bonnell to third, Matthews to second]; Murphy grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 0. PADRES 5TH: Sweet grounded out (second to pitcher); Almon singled; Shirley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Almon to second]; Richards singled [Almon to third]; Smith made an out to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 0. BRAVES 6TH: Horner struck out; Pocoroba struck out; Chaney made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 0. PADRES 6TH: Thomas grounded out (second to first); Winfield struck out; Gamble doubled; Gonzalez struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 0. BRAVES 7TH: Devine flied out to left; Royster doubled; Bonnell flied out to center; Matthews singled to center [Royster scored]; D'ACQUISTO REPLACED SHIRLEY (PITCHING); Burroughs was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 0. PADRES 7TH: Sweet grounded out (second to first); Almon grounded out (second to first); ASHFORD BATTED FOR D'ACQUISTO; Ashford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 0. BRAVES 8TH: LEE REPLACED ASHFORD (PITCHING); Murphy singled; Horner made an out to pitcher; Pocoroba flied out to right; Chaney grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 0. PADRES 8TH: GILBREATH REPLACED DEVINE (PLAYING 3B); GARBER REPLACED HORNER (PITCHING); Richards struck out; Smith singled; Thomas flied out to center; Winfield made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 0. BRAVES 9TH: Gilbreath flied out to right; Royster singled; Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Royster to second]; Matthews made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 0. PADRES 9TH: Gamble singled; Gonzalez grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Gamble out at second]; Sweet flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 0.

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