Pinch-hitter Cito Gaston singled home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth to give the Braves a 4-3 triumph over the Mets. With one out in the ninth and the score tied, 3-3, Glenn Hubbard drew a walk and moved to second on a groundout by Biff Pocoroba.

Gaston, batting for winning pitcher Phl Niekro, then laced a 2-1 pitch into left-center. The Mets had deadlocked the game in the seventh when Willie Montanez was hit by a pitch and John Stearns followed with a home run. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 4, New York Mets 3

Game Played on Tuesday, July 18, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Mets 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 - 3 6 0 Braves 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 4 6 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randle 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .230 Royster ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Foli ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Bonnell cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .230 Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Matthews rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .299 Montanez 1b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .266 Burroughs lf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .323 Stearns c 4 2 2 2 0 1 .272 Horner 3b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .257 S. Henderson lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .256 Murphy 1b 3 1 1 2 1 0 .239 Maddox rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .277 Hubbard 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .211 Flynn 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Pocoroba c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Koosman p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Gaston ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .213 Totals 32 3 6 3 0 7 Totals 30 4 6 4 4 1 Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 10,902 Left on Base: Mets 3, Braves 6 DP: Mets 1, Braves 1 Doubles: Montanez (21), Stearns (12), S. Henderson (15), Burroughs (19) Home Runs: Stearns (10), Murphy (15) Sacrifice Flies: Horner (3) GIDP: Foli (6), Royster (4) Hit by Pitch: Montanez (1,by Niekro), Niekro (1,by Koosman) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman L(3-10) 8.2 6 4 4 4 1 1 36 4.03 Totals 8.2 6 4 4 4 1 1 36 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(11-9) 9 6 3 3 0 7 1 33 3.02 Totals 9 6 3 3 0 7 1 33 Hit by Pitch: Koosman (4), Niekro (7) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Bill Williams METS 1ST: Randle struck out; Foli flied out to left; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to right; Bonnell singled to left; Matthews singled to right [Bonnell to third]; Burroughs walked [Matthews to second]; Horner hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bonnell scored]; Murphy popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 1. METS 2ND: Montanez doubled to right; Stearns struck out; S. Henderson made an out to shortstop; Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 2ND: Hubbard struck out; Pocoroba grounded out (third to first); Niekro lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 1. METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (second to first); Koosman popped to catcher in foul territory; Randle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: Royster grounded out (third to first); Bonnell popped to second; Matthews walked; Burroughs doubled to center [Matthews to third]; Horner lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 1. METS 4TH: Foli flied out to center; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); Montanez struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 4TH: Murphy walked; Hubbard forced Murphy (third to second); Pocoroba popped to shortstop; Niekro grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 1. METS 5TH: Stearns doubled to left; S. Henderson doubled to left [Stearns scored]; Maddox struck out; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Koosman flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: Royster flied out to left; Bonnell flied out to center; Matthews grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 1. METS 6TH: Randle flied out to left; Foli flied out to center; Mazzilli made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 6TH: Burroughs singled to left; Horner popped to second; Murphy homered [Burroughs scored]; Hubbard grounded out (third to first); Pocoroba made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 3. METS 7TH: Montanez was hit by a pitch; Stearns homered [Montanez scored]; S. Henderson struck out; Maddox lined to shortstop; Flynn singled to right; Koosman forced Flynn (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 3. BRAVES 7TH: Niekro was hit by a pitch; Royster grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Niekro out at second]; Bonnell made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 3. METS 8TH: Randle singled to center; Foli grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Randle out at second]; Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 3. BRAVES 8TH: Matthews popped to first in foul territory; Burroughs grounded out (second to first); Horner made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 3. METS 9TH: Montanez popped to catcher in foul territory; Stearns popped to first in foul territory; S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 3. BRAVES 9TH: Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard walked; Pocoroba grounded out (first unassisted) [Hubbard to second]; GASTON BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Gaston singled to left [Hubbard scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 4.

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