Turning into a power pair, Bob Horner and Joe Nolan each smashed two solo homers to pace the Braves to a 6-4 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, but the Expos came back behind the combined six-hit hurling of Dan Schatzeder and Darold Knowles to win the second game, 4-1. Horner and Nolan homered on consecutive pitches thrown by Steve Rogers in the second inning. Nolan hit for the circuit again in the fourth. The Expos had a three-run blast by Gary Carter and a solo shot by Ellis Valentine. With the score tied, 4-4, Horner doubled in the sixth, took third on a wild pitch and beat the throw home on a grounder by Dale Murphy. Then, to insure the victory, Horner hit his second homer of the game in the eighth.

In the nightcap, Valentine doubled in the first inning and scored the Expos' initial run on a single by Warren Cromartie. Back-to-back doubles by Cromartie and Carter, together with an error, added two runs in the fourth and Valentine made it 4-0 with a homer in the eighth. The Braves avoided a shutout when Gary Matthews hit for the circuit in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 6, Montreal Expos 4 (Game 1)

Game Played on Friday, July 28, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Expos 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 2 Braves 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 x - 6 10 1 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cash 2b 5 0 3 0 0 0 .267 Gilbreath 2b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .242 Dawson cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .249 Office cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .261 Valentine rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .305 Matthews rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Perez 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .299 Burroughs lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .316 Parrish 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .278 Bonnell lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Cromartie lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Horner 3b 4 3 3 2 0 0 .280 Carter c 4 1 2 3 0 0 .234 Nolan c 3 2 2 2 1 0 .225 Speier ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .246 Murphy 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .241 Rogers p 1 0 0 0 1 1 .105 Chaney ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 .225 Unser ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .207 McWilliams p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Pirtle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beall ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 Garman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hutton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Pocoroba ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .245 Solomon pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 4 10 4 2 3 Totals 31 6 10 6 4 7 Time of Game: 2:42 Left on Base: Expos 7, Braves 5 DP: Expos 4, Braves 2 Errors: Perez, Carter, Chaney Doubles: Dawson (10), Cash (20), Carter (14), Gilbreath (11), Horner (9) Home Runs: Carter (11), Valentine (18), Horner 2 (7), Nolan 2 (2) Caught Stealing: Murphy (6), Nolan (1) GIDP: Valentine (6), Matthews (13), Burroughs (9), Gilbreath (6) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rogers 5 7 4 4 3 4 3 22 2.41 Pirtle L(0-2) 0.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 5 4.96 Garman 2.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 8 5.18 Totals 8 10 6 6 4 7 4 35 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McWilliams 4 7 4 4 2 2 2 20 2.12 Campbell W(4-2) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.75 Garber SV(15) 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.63 Totals 9 10 4 4 2 3 2 38 Wild Pitches: Rogers (1), Pirtle (3) Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson doubled; Valentine hit into a double play (pitcher to second) [Dawson out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Gilbreath walked; Office walked [Gilbreath to second]; Matthews grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Gilbreath to third, Office out at second]; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Braves 0. EXPOS 2ND: Perez singled; Parrish walked [Perez to second]; Cromartie made an out to third; Carter homered [Perez scored, Parrish scored]; Speier grounded out (second to first); Rogers walked; Cash singled [Rogers to third]; Dawson flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Horner homered; Nolan homered; Murphy flied out to left; Chaney singled; McWilliams struck out; Gilbreath doubled [Chaney scored]; Office grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Braves 3. EXPOS 3RD: Valentine homered; Perez singled; Parrish forced Perez (shortstop to second); Cromartie forced Parrish (second to shortstop); Carter flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 3. BRAVES 3RD: Matthews flied out to right; Burroughs struck out; Horner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 3. EXPOS 4TH: Speier struck out; Rogers struck out; Cash doubled; Dawson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 3. BRAVES 4TH: Nolan homered; Murphy singled; Murphy was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Chaney was called out on strikes; BEALL BATTED FOR MCWILLIAMS; Beall walked; Rogers threw a wild pitch [Beall to third (error by Carter)]; Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 4. EXPOS 5TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Valentine flied out to center; Perez was called out on strikes; Parrish grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 4. BRAVES 5TH: Office singled; Matthews was called out on strikes; Burroughs grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Office out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 4. EXPOS 6TH: Cromartie flied out to center; Carter doubled; Speier grounded out (second to first) [Carter to third]; UNSER BATTED FOR ROGERS; Unser flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 4. BRAVES 6TH: PIRTLE REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Horner doubled; Pirtle threw a wild pitch [Horner to third]; Nolan walked; Murphy reached on a fielder's choice [Horner scored, Nolan to second]; Chaney struck out; POCOROBA BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; Pocoroba singled [Nolan to third, Murphy to second]; SOLOMON RAN FOR POCOROBA; GARMAN REPLACED PIRTLE (PITCHING); Gilbreath grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Solomon out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 5. EXPOS 7TH: GARBER REPLACED SOLOMON (PITCHING); Cash singled; Dawson flied out to center; Valentine grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cash out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 5. BRAVES 7TH: Office made an out to catcher; Matthews flied out to center; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 5. EXPOS 8TH: BONNELL REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING LF); Perez made an out to second; Parrish singled; Cromartie flied out to right; Carter made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 5. BRAVES 8TH: Horner homered; Nolan reached on an error by Perez [Nolan to first]; Murphy struck out while Nolan was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Chaney grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 6. EXPOS 9TH: Speier made an out to second; HUTTON BATTED FOR GARMAN; Hutton reached on an error by Chaney [Hutton to first]; Cash grounded out (pitcher to first) [Hutton to second]; Dawson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 6.

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