Driving in three runs a with single and a homer, Jeff Burroughs led the Braves to a 5-2 decision over the Padres. The Braves went ahead with two runs in the opening frame. A single by Jerry Royster, double by Barry Bonnell and infield out by Gary Matthews resulted in the first tally and Burroughs drove in the second with a single. With two out in the fifth, Matthews stroked a single and Burroughs then smashed a 3-2 pitch over the left-field fence. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 5, San Diego Padres 2

Game Played on Sunday, July 9, 1978 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Padres 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0 Braves 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 x - 5 9 1 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .297 Royster 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .285 Smith ss 2 1 0 0 2 0 .260 Bonnell cf,lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .224 Perkins 1b 5 0 2 1 0 2 .235 Matthews rf 2 1 1 1 2 0 .304 Winfield cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .299 Burroughs lf 4 1 2 3 0 0 .324 Gamble rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .284 Office pr,cf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251 Tenace c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .221 Horner 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .267 Gonzalez 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Murphy 1b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .223 Almon 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Pocoroba c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .262 Shirley p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .125 Chaney ss 3 0 0 0 1 2 .216 Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Hanna p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .176 D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Niekro p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Turner ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .271 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Totals 32 2 6 1 5 7 Totals 31 5 9 5 4 7 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 8,621 Left on Base: Padres 10, Braves 6 DP: Padres 1, Braves 0 Errors: Burroughs Doubles: Perkins 2 (2), Bonnell (6), Horner (7) Home Runs: Burroughs (10) Stolen Bases: Richards 2 (26), Smith (21) Caught Stealing: Bonnell (3) Sacrifice Hits: Smith (19) GIDP: Bonnell (9) Hit by Pitch: Gamble (4,by Hanna) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Shirley L(5-10) 5 7 4 4 2 1 1 23 4.04 D'Acquisto 2 0 0 0 1 5 0 6 1.94 Fingers 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 6 3.30 Totals 8 9 5 5 4 7 1 35 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hanna W(7-5) 5 5 2 1 4 1 0 25 4.45 Niekro 3 1 0 0 1 5 0 11 3.13 Garber SV(11) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.39 Totals 9 6 2 1 5 7 0 39 Hit by Pitch: Hanna (2) Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert PADRES 1ST: Richards walked; Richards stole second; Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Richards to third]; Perkins doubled [Richards scored]; Winfield grounded out (second to first) [Perkins to third]; Gamble walked; Tenace forced Gamble (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled; Bonnell doubled [Royster to third]; Matthews grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Royster scored, Bonnell to third]; Burroughs singled [Bonnell scored]; Horner forced Burroughs (second to shortstop); Murphy forced Horner (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 2. PADRES 2ND: Gonzalez flied out to center; Almon was called out on strikes; Shirley singled; Richards singled [Shirley to third]; Richards stole second; Smith made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 2. BRAVES 2ND: Pocoroba grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney flied out to right; Hanna grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 2. PADRES 3RD: Perkins doubled; Winfield made an out to third; Gamble was hit by a pitch; Tenace made an out to first; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 2. BRAVES 3RD: Royster flied out to right; Bonnell grounded out (second to first); Matthews walked; Burroughs forced Matthews (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 2. PADRES 4TH: Almon flied out to right; Shirley flied out to center; Richards flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 2. BRAVES 4TH: Horner doubled; Murphy struck out; Pocoroba flied out to left; Chaney was walked intentionally; Hanna flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 2. PADRES 5TH: Smith walked; Perkins flied out to right; Winfield flied out to center; Gamble singled to left [Smith scored (error by Burroughs) (unearned) (no RBI), Gamble to second]; Tenace was walked intentionally; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 2. BRAVES 5TH: Royster singled; Bonnell grounded into a double play (catcher to shortstop to first) [Royster out at second]; Matthews singled; Burroughs homered [Matthews scored]; Horner grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 4. PADRES 6TH: NIEKRO REPLACED HANNA (PITCHING); Almon grounded out (shortstop to first); REYNOLDS BATTED FOR SHIRLEY; Reynolds struck out (catcher to first); Richards flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 4. BRAVES 6TH: D'ACQUISTO REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Murphy struck out; Pocoroba struck out; Chaney struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 4. PADRES 7TH: Smith walked; Smith stole second; Perkins struck out; Winfield struck out; Gamble grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 4. BRAVES 7TH: Niekro struck out; Royster struck out; Bonnell walked; Bonnell was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 4. PADRES 8TH: Tenace struck out; Gonzalez singled; Almon forced Gonzalez (third to second); TURNER BATTED FOR D'ACQUISTO; Turner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 4. BRAVES 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); Matthews walked; Burroughs forced Matthews (shortstop to second); OFFICE RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Horner singled [Office to second]; Murphy singled [Office scored, Horner to second]; Pocoroba flied out to right; Chaney was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 5. PADRES 9TH: OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BONNELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GARBER REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Richards grounded out (pitcher to first to pitcher); Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); Perkins struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 5.

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