After winning the first game, 6-4, with a 14-hit attack that included a homer and two doubles by Bob Horner, the Braves collected only three hits off Eric Rasmussen and lost to the Padres, 7-0, in the second game of a twi-night doubleheader. The Padres took a 4-2 lead in the opener with three runs in the fifth inning before the Braves came back with three in their half. A triple by Jerry Royster and double by Gary Matthews produced one run and chased Randy Jones. John D'Acquisto struck out Jeff Burroughs, but Horner smashed his homer for the deciding blow. Royster added an insurance run with a sacrifice fly in the sixth.

In the nightcap, Dave Winfield and Gene Tenace homered for the Padres to support Rasmussen's shutout pitching. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 6, San Diego Padres 4 (Game 1)

Game Played on Saturday, July 8, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Padres 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 4 14 0 Braves 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 x - 6 8 1 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .295 Royster 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .285 Smith ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 .264 Bonnell cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .222 Perkins 1b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .286 Office ph,cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .257 Winfield cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .303 Matthews rf 3 1 1 2 0 1 .307 Gamble rf 4 0 3 1 0 0 .282 Burroughs lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .325 Gonzalez 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .221 Horner 3b 4 2 3 2 0 0 .262 Sweet c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .227 Murphy 1b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .221 Turner ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .279 Pocoroba c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .267 Roberts c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Rockett ss 0 0 0 0 2 0 .141 Almon 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .262 Chaney ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Ashford ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Camp p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Jones p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .174 Skok p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 D'Acquisto p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Beall ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .221 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garber p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Owchinko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Totals 39 4 14 3 0 2 Totals 30 6 8 6 5 6 Time of Game: 2:33 Left on Base: Padres 8, Braves 8 DP: Padres 0, Braves 1 Errors: Royster Doubles: Horner 2 (6), Murphy (7), Matthews (9) Triples: Bonnell (3), Royster (5) Home Runs: Horner (4) Stolen Bases: Almon (9) Sacrifice Hits: Chaney (2) Sacrifice Flies: Matthews (4), Royster (1) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jones 4.1 6 4 4 2 2 0 21 3.20 D'Acquisto L(1-2) 0.2 1 2 2 2 2 1 6 2.02 Lee 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 3.56 Owchinko 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 3.28 Totals 8 8 6 6 5 6 1 38 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Camp 4 11 4 3 0 0 0 22 3.64 Skok W(2-1) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 1.82 Garber SV(10) 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.41 Totals 9 14 4 3 0 2 0 39 Wild Pitches: Camp (1) Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Ed Montague PADRES 1ST: Richards singled; Richards was picked off first (pitcher to first); Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Perkins made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster made an out to first; Bonnell grounded out (third to first); Matthews flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. PADRES 2ND: Winfield made an out to second; Gamble singled; Camp threw a wild pitch [Gamble to second]; Gonzalez flied out to right; Sweet grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Horner doubled; Murphy doubled [Horner scored]; Pocoroba flied out to center; Rockett was walked intentionally; Camp struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 1. PADRES 3RD: Almon singled; Almon stole second; Jones made an out to second; Richards grounded out (second to first) [Almon to third]; Smith singled [Almon scored]; Perkins singled [Smith to second]; Winfield forced Perkins (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonnell tripled; Matthews hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bonnell scored]; Burroughs grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 2. PADRES 4TH: Gamble flied out to center; Gonzalez singled; Sweet singled [Gonzalez to second]; Almon flied out to center; Jones singled [Gonzalez out at home (center to catcher), Sweet to second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 2. BRAVES 4TH: Horner doubled; Murphy struck out; Pocoroba grounded out (third to first) [Horner to third]; Rockett was walked intentionally; Camp grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 2. PADRES 5TH: Richards singled; Smith singled [Richards to second]; Perkins reached on an error by Royster [Richards scored (no RBI), Smith to second, Perkins to first]; Winfield singled [Smith scored, Perkins to second]; SKOK REPLACED CAMP (PITCHING); Gamble singled [Perkins scored (unearned), Winfield to third]; Gonzalez lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Gamble out at first]; Sweet struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 2. BRAVES 5TH: Royster tripled; Bonnell grounded out (pitcher to first); Matthews doubled [Royster scored]; D'ACQUISTO REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Burroughs struck out; Horner homered [Matthews scored]; Murphy struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 5. PADRES 6TH: Almon flied out to left; D'Acquisto was called out on strikes; Richards flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 5. BRAVES 6TH: Pocoroba walked; CHANEY BATTED FOR ROCKETT; Chaney reached on a fielder's choice [Pocoroba to second]; BEALL BATTED FOR SKOK; Beall walked [Pocoroba to third, Chaney to second]; LEE REPLACED D'ACQUISTO (PITCHING); Royster hit a sacrifice fly to center [Pocoroba scored, Chaney to third, Beall to second]; OFFICE BATTED FOR BONNELL; Office struck out; Matthews struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 6. PADRES 7TH: OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); CHANEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); GARBER REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Smith flied out to center; Perkins grounded out (first unassisted); Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 6. BRAVES 7TH: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Horner flied out to left; Murphy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 6. PADRES 8TH: Gamble singled; Gonzalez made an out to first; TURNER BATTED FOR SWEET; Turner singled [Gamble to second]; ASHFORD BATTED FOR ALMON; Ashford forced Turner (third to second) [Gamble to third]; REYNOLDS BATTED FOR LEE; Reynolds flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 6. BRAVES 8TH: OWCHINKO REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); ROBERTS REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING C ); ASHFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Pocoroba singled; Chaney out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Pocoroba to second]; Garber flied out to right; Royster was walked intentionally; Office grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 6. PADRES 9TH: Richards grounded out (second to first); Smith flied out to left; Perkins grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 6.

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