Taking advantage of wildness by Cincinnati ace Tom Seaver, the Braves downed the Reds, 5-3, in a nationally televised contest. In the second inning, Jeff Burroughs walked and moved to second on a single by Joe Nolan. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch and Burroughs scored on a passed ball that also moved Nolan to third. A sacrifice fly by Rod Gilbreath scored Nolan. In the fourth frame, a walk to Nolan, triple by Dale Murphy and squeeze bunt by Gilbreath produced another pair. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 5, Cincinnati Reds 3

Game Played on Monday, August 7, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Braves 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 - 5 8 1 Reds 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 - 3 6 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 .271 Rose 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .315 Office cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .258 Kennedy 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .223 Matthews rf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .284 Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Burroughs lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .319 Auerbach 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Bonnell pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .234 Griffey rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .287 Nolan c 3 2 1 0 1 0 .223 Foster lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .300 Murphy 1b 3 1 1 2 0 0 .243 Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .305 Gilbreath 3b 2 0 2 2 0 0 .256 Henderson cf 3 0 0 1 0 1 .200 Ruiz 2b 3 0 2 0 1 1 .333 Driessen 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .276 Mahler p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .107 Correll c 4 0 2 0 0 1 .246 Garber p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .091 Seaver p 1 0 1 0 1 0 .149 Knight ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 5 8 4 5 6 Totals 29 3 6 2 5 4 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 33,215 Left on Base: Braves 7, Reds 5 DP: Braves 3, Reds 0 Errors: Matthews Doubles: Ruiz (1), Burroughs (26), Griffey (25) Triples: Murphy (2) Home Runs: Foster (26) Stolen Bases: Gilbreath (6) Caught Stealing: Royster (12) Sacrifice Hits: Gilbreath (3), Mahler (4) Sacrifice Flies: Gilbreath (1), Murphy (4), Henderson (1) GIDP: Rose (6), Lum (4) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Mahler W(4-5) 6 5 2 2 5 4 0 26 4.05 Garber SV(18) 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 9 1.77 Totals 9 6 3 3 5 4 1 35 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver L(11-10) 7 6 4 3 3 5 0 30 3.07 Sarmiento 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 9 3.40 Totals 9 8 5 4 5 6 0 39 Passed Balls: Correll 2 (3) Wild Pitches: Garber (1), Seaver (5) Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello BRAVES 1ST: Royster popped to third in foul territory; Office flied out to right; Matthews flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey walked; Foster forced Griffey (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs walked; Nolan singled to center [Burroughs to second]; Seaver threw a wild pitch [Burroughs to third, Nolan to second]; Correll allowed a passed ball [Burroughs scored, Nolan to third]; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Gilbreath hit a sacrifice fly to right [Nolan scored (unearned)]; Ruiz struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Concepcion flied out to center; Henderson flied out to right; Driessen lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 0. BRAVES 3RD: Mahler struck out; Royster flied out to center; Office singled to second; Matthews popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Correll struck out; Seaver walked; Rose grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Seaver out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 0. BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Nolan walked; Murphy tripled to right [Nolan scored]; Gilbreath out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Murphy scored]; Ruiz doubled to left; Mahler struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Kennedy struck out; Griffey doubled to right [Griffey to third (error by Matthews)]; Foster walked; Concepcion walked [Foster to second]; Henderson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Griffey scored]; Driessen flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 1. BRAVES 5TH: Royster flied out to left; Office flied out to right; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: Correll singled to center; Seaver singled to left [Correll to third]; Rose lined into a double play (second to first) [Seaver out at first]; Kennedy walked; Griffey grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 1. BRAVES 6TH: Burroughs flied out to center; Nolan popped to second; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 1. REDS 6TH: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion struck out; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 1. BRAVES 7TH: Gilbreath singled to right; Ruiz singled to right [Gilbreath to third]; Mahler out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Ruiz to second]; Royster reached on a fielder's choice [Gilbreath out at home (third to catcher to third), Ruiz stayed at second]; Correll allowed a passed ball [Ruiz to third, Royster to second]; Office walked; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 1. REDS 7TH: Driessen singled to right; Correll singled to left [Driessen to second]; KNIGHT BATTED FOR SEAVER; GARBER REPLACED MAHLER (PITCHING); LUM BATTED FOR KNIGHT; Lum grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Driessen to third, Correll out at second]; Garber threw a wild pitch [Driessen scored]; Rose flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 2. BRAVES 8TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Burroughs doubled to left; BONNELL RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Nolan grounded out (second to first) [Bonnell to third]; Murphy hit a sacrifice fly to left [Bonnell scored]; Gilbreath singled to left; Gilbreath stole second; Ruiz was walked intentionally; Garber struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 2. REDS 8TH: BONNELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); COLLINS BATTED FOR KENNEDY; Collins grounded out (third to first); Griffey grounded out (second to first); Foster homered; Concepcion flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 3. BRAVES 9TH: AUERBACH REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING 2B); Royster walked; Royster was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Office flied out to left; Matthews popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 3. REDS 9TH: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Driessen grounded out (first to pitcher); Correll grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 3.

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