A three-run homer by Gary Matthews lifted the Braves to a 4-3 victory over the Cubs. The Braves trailed, 3-1, going into the bottom of the seventh inning when Jerry Royster drew a one-out walk and Bob Beall singled to kayo Cub starter Rick Reuschel. Lynn McGlothen relieved and was greeted by Matthews' homer. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 3

Game Played on Tuesday, August 29, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Cubs 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 1 Braves 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 x - 4 9 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Gross cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Royster ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .272 Scott 3b 3 2 1 0 1 1 .282 Beall 1b 3 2 1 0 1 0 .259 Biittner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Matthews rf 4 1 2 3 0 0 .283 Buckner 1b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .309 Burroughs lf 2 0 1 0 2 1 .314 Murcer rf 4 0 0 1 0 1 .275 Gilbreath pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Kingman lf 1 0 0 0 3 0 .244 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Trillo 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .256 Horner 3b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .253 De Jesus ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Office cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .247 Blackwell c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .247 Hubbard 2b 3 0 3 0 1 0 .304 R. Reuschel p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .138 Benedict c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .231 McGlothen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Nolan ph,c 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Solomon p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .174 White ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .245 Chaney ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Bonnell lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Totals 33 3 7 3 5 4 Totals 29 4 9 4 6 2 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 3,244 Left on Base: Cubs 9, Braves 8 DP: Cubs 3, Braves 0 Errors: Scott Doubles: Buckner (21) Home Runs: Matthews (15) Stolen Bases: Scott (20), Hubbard (2) Sacrifice Hits: R. Reuschel (9) Sacrifice Flies: Horner (7) GIDP: Beall (3), Horner (6), Bonnell (11) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA R. Reuschel 6.1 7 3 3 4 1 0 29 3.03 McGlothen L(4-2) 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 6 3.59 Sutter 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.62 Totals 8 9 4 4 6 2 1 36 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Solomon W(4-4) 7 6 3 3 5 3 0 32 3.98 Garber SV(21) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.07 Totals 9 7 3 3 5 4 0 39 Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John McSherry, 3B - Bob Engel CUBS 1ST: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott singled to left; Buckner singled to right [Scott to third]; Murcer grounded out (shortstop to first) [Scott scored, Buckner to second]; Kingman walked; Trillo grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled to center; Beall grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Royster out at second]; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 0. CUBS 2ND: De Jesus lined to right; Blackwell flied out to center; R. Reuschel grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Horner flied out to right; Office singled to center; Hubbard singled to center [Office to second]; Benedict forced Hubbard (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 0. CUBS 3RD: Gross flied out to left; Scott walked; Scott stole second; Buckner doubled to center [Scott scored]; Murcer struck out; Kingman was walked intentionally; Trillo singled to right [Buckner scored, Kingman to third]; De Jesus flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Solomon grounded out (third to first); Royster flied out to right; Beall grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 0. CUBS 4TH: Blackwell walked; R. Reuschel out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Blackwell to second]; Gross flied out to left; Scott was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Matthews flied out to right; Burroughs walked; Horner forced Burroughs (shortstop to second); Office grounded out (pitcher to first to catcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 0. CUBS 5TH: Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer flied out to right; Kingman walked; Trillo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: Hubbard singled to third [Hubbard to second (error by Scott)]; Benedict flied out to right; Solomon popped to second; Royster lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 0. CUBS 6TH: On a bunt De Jesus grounded out (pitcher to first); Blackwell singled to left; R. Reuschel singled to left [Blackwell to third, R. Reuschel to second (on throw to 3b)]; Gross grounded out (second to first); Scott lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 6TH: Beall walked; Matthews singled to left [Beall to second]; Burroughs singled to shortstop [Beall to third, Matthews to second]; Horner hit a sacrifice fly to left [Beall scored]; Office lined to left; Hubbard walked [Matthews to third, Burroughs to second]; NOLAN BATTED FOR BENEDICT; Nolan grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 1. CUBS 7TH: NOLAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); On a bunt Buckner grounded out (second to first); Murcer grounded out (second to first); Kingman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 1. BRAVES 7TH: CHANEY BATTED FOR SOLOMON; Chaney grounded out (first unassisted); Royster walked; Beall singled to left [Royster to second]; MCGLOTHEN REPLACED R. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Matthews homered [Royster scored, Beall scored]; Burroughs walked; GILBREATH RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Horner grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Gilbreath out at second]; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 4. CUBS 8TH: GARBER REPLACED GILBREATH (PITCHING); BONNELL REPLACED CHANEY (PLAYING LF); Trillo lined to shortstop; De Jesus struck out; Blackwell lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 4. BRAVES 8TH: Office was called out on strikes; Hubbard singled to left; Hubbard stole second; Nolan was walked intentionally; SUTTER REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Bonnell grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Nolan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 4. CUBS 9TH: WHITE BATTED FOR SUTTER; White singled to right; Gross grounded out (shortstop to first) [White to second]; BIITTNER BATTED FOR SCOTT; Biittner grounded out (second to first) [White to third]; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 4.

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