Rowland Office and Bob Horner each drilled three hits, including a homer apiece, and combined to drive in seven runs as the Braves defeated the Padres, 11-3. Office hit his homer with two men on base in the third inning and Horner added a run with a single in the same stanza.

The Braves erupted for five runs on seven hits in the fifth with a single by Office accounting for his fourth RBI of the game. Horner made it three RBIs to his credit with a two-run homer in the sixth. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 11, San Diego Padres 3

Game Played on Friday, July 7, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Padres 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 7 1 Braves 0 0 4 0 5 2 0 0 x - 11 16 0 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards lf 3 2 1 0 1 1 .294 Royster 2b 3 1 1 1 2 1 .284 Sweet c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Gilbreath 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Smith ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 .262 Office cf 5 2 3 4 0 0 .260 Turner cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Matthews rf 4 0 3 1 1 0 .306 Gonzalez 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Gaston pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Kinney p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burroughs lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .331 Winfield cf 2 0 1 1 1 0 .304 Bonnell rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Baker ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Nolan c 3 1 1 0 2 1 .220 Gamble rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .274 Horner 3b 5 2 3 3 0 0 .238 Reynolds pr,rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 .239 Murphy 1b 5 1 1 0 0 2 .221 Ashford 3b,2b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .256 Chaney ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 .219 Tenace 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .218 Mahler p 3 2 1 1 1 0 .087 Perkins ph,1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Roberts c,lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .196 Perry p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .150 Wiley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Almon 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Totals 32 3 7 3 4 6 Totals 38 11 16 11 6 5 Time of Game: 2:51 Attendance: 9,605 Left on Base: Padres 6, Braves 9 DP: Padres 1, Braves 2 Errors: Ashford Doubles: Richards (12), Smith (9), Winfield (12), Matthews (8), Burroughs (17), Chaney (6) Home Runs: Office (8), Horner (3) Caught Stealing: Matthews (2) GIDP: Roberts (1) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry L(9-4) 4.1 9 7 7 5 5 1 26 3.11 Wiley 0.2 6 4 4 0 0 1 7 5.87 Kinney 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 4.53 Totals 8 16 11 11 6 5 2 44 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Mahler W(3-4) 7 4 2 2 3 6 0 27 2.82 Campbell 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 9 4.57 Totals 9 7 3 3 4 6 0 36 Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Lee Weyer PADRES 1ST: Richards struck out; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster struck out; Office grounded out (first to pitcher); Matthews made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. PADRES 2ND: Winfield walked; Gamble hit into a double play (third to first) [Winfield out at second]; Ashford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs struck out; Nolan walked; Horner grounded out (shortstop to first) [Nolan to second]; Murphy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. PADRES 3RD: Tenace grounded out (third to first); Roberts struck out; Perry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Chaney grounded out (first unassisted); Mahler walked; Royster walked [Mahler to second]; Office homered [Mahler scored, Royster scored]; Matthews doubled; Matthews was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Burroughs doubled; Nolan was walked intentionally; Horner singled [Burroughs scored, Nolan to third]; Murphy struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 4. PADRES 4TH: Richards doubled; Smith doubled [Richards scored]; Gonzalez flied out to center; Winfield doubled [Smith scored]; Gamble struck out; Ashford walked; Tenace struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 4. BRAVES 4TH: Chaney grounded out (second to first); Mahler made an out to second; Royster walked; Office singled [Royster to second]; Matthews singled to third [Royster to third, Office to second]; Burroughs made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 4. PADRES 5TH: Roberts flied out to center; Perry was called out on strikes; Richards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 4. BRAVES 5TH: Nolan was called out on strikes; Horner singled; Murphy singled [Horner to second]; Chaney doubled [Horner scored, Murphy to third]; WILEY REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Mahler singled [Murphy scored, Chaney to third]; Royster singled [Chaney scored, Mahler to second]; Office singled to right [Mahler scored, Royster out at home (right to shortstop to catcher), Office to second (on throw to home)]; Matthews singled [Office scored]; Burroughs flied out to right; 5 R, 7 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 9. PADRES 6TH: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Winfield grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 9. BRAVES 6TH: BAKER REPLACED WINFIELD (PLAYING SS); TURNER REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING CF); Nolan singled; Horner homered [Nolan scored]; KINNEY REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); ALMON REPLACED WILEY (PLAYING 3B); ASHFORD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Murphy grounded out (third to first); Chaney singled; Mahler grounded out (third to first) [Chaney to second]; Royster reached on an error by Ashford [Chaney to third, Royster to first]; Office grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 11. PADRES 7TH: GILBREATH REPLACED ROYSTER (PLAYING 2B); Gamble singled; REYNOLDS RAN FOR GAMBLE; Ashford walked [Reynolds to second]; PERKINS BATTED FOR TENACE; Perkins flied out to center; Debut game for Broderick Perkins; Roberts flied out to center; Almon out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 11. BRAVES 7TH: REYNOLDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); PERKINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Matthews walked; GASTON RAN FOR MATTHEWS; Burroughs lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Gaston out at first]; Nolan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 11. PADRES 8TH: BONNELL REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING RF); GASTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CAMPBELL REPLACED MAHLER (PITCHING); Richards walked; Turner singled [Richards to second]; Kinney forced Turner (shortstop to second) [Richards to third]; Baker made an out to shortstop; Reynolds singled [Richards scored, Kinney to second]; Ashford forced Reynolds (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 11. BRAVES 8TH: SWEET REPLACED RICHARDS (PLAYING C ); ROBERTS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Horner made an out to first; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 11. PADRES 9TH: Perkins singled; Roberts grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Perkins out at second]; Almon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 11.

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