Combining on a five-hitter, Don Robinson and Kent Tekulve pitched the Pirates to their eighth straight victory, beating the Braves, 3-1. Willie Stargell hit a solo homer in the second inning and Dale Berra clouted one in the fifth. The final Buc tally came in the eighth on an RBI single by Phil Garner. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Atlanta Braves 1

Game Played on Tuesday, August 22, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Pirates 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 3 9 0 Braves 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 .278 Gilbreath 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .247 Moreno cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Office cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .243 Parker rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .303 Matthews rf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .285 B. Robinson lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .246 Burroughs lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .317 Stargell 1b 4 1 1 1 0 2 .286 Horner 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .259 Garner 2b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .265 Nolan c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .233 Berra 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .167 Ruiz pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Dyer c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .218 Benedict c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 D. Robinson p 3 0 2 0 0 0 .222 Murphy 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .239 Tekulve p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .111 Chaney ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Mahler p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .097 Beall ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Totals 36 3 9 3 1 7 Totals 30 1 5 1 4 7 Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 9,348 Left on Base: Pirates 7, Braves 7 DP: Pirates 0, Braves 0 Doubles: Taveras (28), Matthews (15) Home Runs: Stargell (18), Berra (2), Matthews (14) Stolen Bases: B. Robinson 2 (13) Sacrifice Hits: Mahler (5) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Robinson W(10-5) 6.2 5 1 1 3 4 1 27 3.26 Tekulve SV(24) 2.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 8 1.93 Totals 9 5 1 1 4 7 1 35 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Mahler L(4-8) 7 7 2 2 1 5 2 29 4.29 Garber 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 8 1.96 Totals 9 9 3 3 1 7 2 37 Wild Pitches: Mahler (9) Balks: Garber (3) Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick PIRATES 1ST: Taveras flied out to left; Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); Parker grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Gilbreath flied out to center; Office was called out on strikes; Matthews doubled to left; Burroughs singled to third [Matthews out at home (pitcher to third to first to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0. PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson popped to first; Stargell homered; Garner grounded out (second to first); Berra grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Horner singled to left; Nolan popped to third; Murphy struck out; Chaney flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0. PIRATES 3RD: Dyer walked; D. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Dyer to second]; Taveras flied out to right; Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Mahler grounded out (second to first); Gilbreath was called out on strikes; Office flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0. PIRATES 4TH: Parker struck out; B. Robinson popped to first in foul territory; Stargell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Matthews flied out to right; Burroughs walked; Horner popped to catcher; Nolan popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0. PIRATES 5TH: Garner struck out; Berra homered; Dyer grounded out (second to first); D. Robinson singled to right; Taveras doubled to left [D. Robinson to third]; Moreno lined to first; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: Murphy singled to center; Chaney flied out to left; Mahler out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Murphy to second]; Gilbreath grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0. PIRATES 6TH: Parker struck out; B. Robinson singled to center; B. Robinson stole second; Mahler threw a wild pitch [B. Robinson to third]; Stargell struck out; Garner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 6TH: Office popped to third in foul territory; Matthews homered; Burroughs was called out on strikes; Horner flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 1. PIRATES 7TH: Berra flied out to center; Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); D. Robinson singled to center; Taveras singled to center [D. Robinson to second]; Moreno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 7TH: Nolan walked; RUIZ RAN FOR NOLAN; Murphy flied out to right; Chaney popped to third in foul territory; BEALL BATTED FOR MAHLER; Beall walked [Ruiz to second]; TEKULVE REPLACED D. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Gilbreath struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 1. PIRATES 8TH: BENEDICT REPLACED RUIZ (PLAYING C ); GARBER REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Parker flied out to center; B. Robinson singled to left; B. Robinson stole second; Garber balked [B. Robinson to third]; Stargell struck out; Garner singled to left [B. Robinson scored]; Berra flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 1. BRAVES 8TH: Office grounded out (first to pitcher); Matthews walked; Burroughs flied out to center; Horner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 1. PIRATES 9TH: Dyer grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Tekulve struck out; Taveras popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 1. BRAVES 9TH: Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy struck out; Chaney grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 1.

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