A three-run homer by Phil Garner in the seventh inning and another three-run smash by Dale Berra in the ninth powered the Pirates to a 6-3 victory over the Braves and extended their winning streak to seven games. Willie Stargell singled for the 2,000th hit of his major league career and John Milner walked ahead of Garner's homer.

With the score tied, 3-3, Stargell was hit by a pitch in the ninth. Matt Alexander ran for Stargell and stole second as Ed Ott struck out. Gene Garber, the loser in relief for the Braves, walked Bill Robinson intentionally before Berra ended the game with his homer. The victory brought the Pirates within two games of the leading Phillies in the N. L. East. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Atlanta Braves 3

Game Played on Sunday, September 3, 1978 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Braves 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 - 3 8 0 Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 - 6 4 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hubbard 2b 4 1 3 0 1 0 .311 Taveras ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .273 Beall lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .258 Moreno cf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .232 Bonnell rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Parker rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .317 Office cf 3 0 1 2 2 0 .250 Stargell 1b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .292 Horner 3b 4 0 0 0 1 2 .253 Alexander pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Murphy 1b 5 0 0 0 0 3 .232 Ott c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .263 Nolan c 4 1 1 0 1 1 .241 B. Robinson 3b,lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .236 Gaston rf,lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .221 Milner lf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .278 Chaney ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 .218 Berra 3b 1 1 1 3 0 0 .171 Solomon p 2 1 0 0 0 1 .160 Garner 2b 3 1 1 3 0 1 .267 Skok p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Blyleven p 3 0 1 0 0 2 .127 Garber p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .083 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 Totals 33 3 8 3 5 10 Totals 28 6 4 6 5 10 Time of Game: 3:00 Attendance: 8,594 Left on Base: Braves 12, Pirates 3 DP: Braves 0, Pirates 1 Errors: Moreno Doubles: Chaney (8) Triples: Nolan (3) Home Runs: Garner (7), Berra (4) Stolen Bases: Moreno (59), Alexander (1) Caught Stealing: Taveras (24) Sacrifice Hits: Beall (2), Bonnell (2) Sacrifice Flies: Gaston (2) GIDP: Office (6) Hit by Pitch: Solomon (1,by Blyleven), Stargell (5,by Garber) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Solomon 6 1 0 0 3 7 0 21 3.72 Skok 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 0 4 4.33 Garber L(3-4) 1.2 2 4 4 1 3 2 9 2.36 Totals 8.1 4 6 6 5 10 2 34 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven 7 7 3 3 3 8 0 33 3.08 Tekulve W(6-6) 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 9 1.74 Totals 9 8 3 3 5 10 0 42 Hit by Pitch: Garber (4), Blyleven (6) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale BRAVES 1ST: Hubbard singled to left; Beall singled to right [Hubbard to second]; Office grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hubbard to third, Beall out at second]; Horner struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras was called out on strikes; Moreno flied out to center; Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0. BRAVES 2ND: Murphy struck out; Nolan flied out to left; Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell struck out; Ott struck out; B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0. BRAVES 3RD: Chaney doubled to left; Solomon struck out; Hubbard walked; Beall grounded out (second to first) [Chaney to third, Hubbard to second]; Office walked; Horner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Milner grounded out (first unassisted); Garner grounded out (second to first); Blyleven singled to left; Taveras popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0. BRAVES 4TH: Murphy popped to first in foul territory; Nolan walked; Gaston flied out to center; Chaney struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Moreno walked; rain delay 1:54 sometime this inning; Moreno stole second; Parker struck out; Stargell grounded out (second to first) [Moreno to third]; Ott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0. BRAVES 5TH: Solomon was hit by a pitch; Hubbard singled to right [Solomon to second]; Beall reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Solomon to third, Hubbard to second]; Office singled to center [Solomon scored, Hubbard scored, Beall to third]; Horner popped to third; Murphy was called out on strikes; Nolan was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 5TH: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Milner grounded out (second to first); Garner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0. BRAVES 6TH: Gaston singled to center; Chaney struck out; Solomon reached on an error by Moreno [Gaston to second, Solomon to first]; Hubbard flied out to center; Beall flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 6TH: BONNELL REPLACED BEALL (PLAYING RF); GASTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Blyleven struck out; Taveras walked; Taveras was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Moreno walked; Parker lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0. BRAVES 7TH: Office flied out to center; Horner flied out to left; Murphy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 7TH: SKOK REPLACED SOLOMON (PITCHING); Stargell singled to left; Ott flied out to center; B. Robinson flied out to center; Milner walked [Stargell to second]; GARBER REPLACED SKOK (PITCHING); Garner homered [Stargell scored, Milner scored]; Blyleven struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 3. BRAVES 8TH: BERRA REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING 3B); B. ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Nolan tripled to right; TEKULVE REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Gaston hit a sacrifice fly to left [Nolan scored]; Chaney grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Garber struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 3. PIRATES 8TH: Taveras popped to second; Moreno popped to catcher in foul territory; Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 3. BRAVES 9TH: Hubbard singled to left; Bonnell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hubbard to second]; Office was walked intentionally; Horner walked [Hubbard to third, Office to second]; Murphy struck out; Nolan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 3. PIRATES 9TH: Stargell was hit by a pitch; ALEXANDER RAN FOR STARGELL; Alexander stole second; Ott struck out; B. Robinson was walked intentionally; Berra homered [Alexander scored, B. Robinson scored]; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 6.

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