A two-run homer by Biff Pocoroba highlighted a three-run fourth inning that propelled the Braves to a 5-1 decision over the Phillies. Bob Horner started the flurry with a double and Pocoroba followed with a round-tripper. The third run of the inning came on a single by Dale Murphy and a triple by Rod Gilbreath. The Braves got another pair in the fifth on a bases-loaded walk to Jeff Burroughs and sacrifice fly by Murphy. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1

Game Played on Monday, July 24, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Braves 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 - 5 9 0 Phillies 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .276 Martin lf,rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .286 Chaney pr,ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Bowa ss 4 0 3 0 0 0 .314 Office cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .261 Maddox cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Matthews rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .296 Schmidt 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .247 Burroughs lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .320 Hebner 1b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .269 Horner 3b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .267 Boone c,lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .260 Pocoroba c 3 1 1 3 1 0 .245 Gonzalez rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Murphy 1b 3 1 2 1 0 1 .238 Foote ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Gilbreath 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .242 Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .224 Solomon p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Lonborg p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Skok p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Brusstar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .195 Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Harrelson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .190 Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cardenal ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Totals 34 5 9 5 3 3 Totals 32 1 7 1 5 4 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 30,184 Left on Base: Braves 6, Phillies 9 DP: Braves 1, Phillies 0 Doubles: Horner (8) Triples: Gilbreath (2) Home Runs: Pocoroba (5), Hebner (12) Stolen Bases: Sizemore (3) Caught Stealing: Murphy (4) Sacrifice Flies: Murphy (3) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Solomon W(3-4) 7.1 7 1 1 4 4 1 31 3.87 Skok SV(2) 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 2.53 Totals 9 7 1 1 5 4 1 37 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lonborg L(7-8) 4.1 8 5 5 3 2 1 24 4.46 Brusstar 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.31 Eastwick 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.83 Reed 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.32 Totals 9 9 5 5 3 3 1 38 Wild Pitches: Lonborg (4) Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to left; Office grounded out (second to first); Matthews lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Martin struck out; Bowa singled to left; Maddox lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Bowa out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Phillies 0. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Horner singled to third; Pocoroba grounded out (second to first) [Horner to second]; Murphy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt struck out; Hebner singled to right; Boone lined to right; Gonzalez singled to second [Hebner to second]; Sizemore struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Phillies 0. BRAVES 3RD: Gilbreath flied out to center; Solomon grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster singled to center; CHANEY RAN FOR ROYSTER; Office walked [Chaney to second]; Matthews was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 3RD: CHANEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Lonborg grounded out (catcher to first); Martin flied out to center; Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Phillies 0. BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Horner doubled to left; Pocoroba homered [Horner scored]; Murphy singled to left; Gilbreath tripled to center [Murphy scored]; Solomon reached on a fielder's choice [Gilbreath out at home (first to catcher)]; Chaney grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox grounded out (third to first); Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner walked; Boone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Phillies 0. BRAVES 5TH: Office grounded out (second to first); Matthews singled to third; Lonborg threw a wild pitch [Matthews to second]; Burroughs walked; Horner singled to left [Matthews to third, Burroughs to second]; Pocoroba walked [Matthews scored, Burroughs to third, Horner to second]; BRUSSTAR REPLACED LONBORG (PITCHING); Murphy hit a sacrifice fly to right [Burroughs scored]; Gilbreath forced Pocoroba (third to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 5TH: Gonzalez was called out on strikes; Sizemore singled to center; JOHNSON BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR; Sizemore stole second; Johnson flied out to center; Martin walked; Bowa singled to second [Sizemore out at home (first to third to catcher to shortstop), Martin to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Phillies 0. BRAVES 6TH: EASTWICK REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Solomon flied out to center; Chaney flied out to center; Office flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 6TH: Maddox flied out to center; Schmidt flied out to left; Hebner homered; Boone grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Phillies 1. BRAVES 7TH: Matthews flied out to right; Burroughs flied out to right; Horner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 7TH: Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first); HARRELSON BATTED FOR EASTWICK; Harrelson walked; Martin forced Harrelson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Phillies 1. BRAVES 8TH: REED REPLACED HARRELSON (PITCHING); Pocoroba popped to third in foul territory; Murphy singled to center; Murphy was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 8TH: Bowa singled to left; Maddox flied out to center; Schmidt walked [Bowa to second]; SKOK REPLACED SOLOMON (PITCHING); Hebner lined to shortstop; Boone walked [Bowa to third, Schmidt to second]; FOOTE BATTED FOR GONZALEZ; Foote flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 5, Phillies 1. BRAVES 9TH: FOOTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MARTIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BOONE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Skok lined to right; Chaney flied out to center; Office was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 9TH: Sizemore popped to first; CARDENAL BATTED FOR REED; Cardenal flied out to right; Martin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Phillies 1.

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