Backed by lusty hitting, including a 5-for-5 game by Gary Matthews, rookie southpaw Larry McWilliams garnered his eighth victory in nine decisions as the Braves scalped the Padres, 7-2. The Braves scored three runs in the third inning on sacrifice flies by Bob Horner and Dale Murphy and an RBI single by Barry Bonnell.

Matthews homered in the fourth frame and the Braves added three tallies in the eighth on RBI singles by Glenn Hubbard and Jeff Burroughs and an error by Padre center fielder Jerry Turner. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 7, San Diego Padres 2

Game Played on Monday, September 11, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Braves 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 - 7 13 2 Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 2 4 3 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 .268 Smith ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Hubbard 2b 5 2 2 1 0 0 .309 Evans 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .276 Matthews rf 5 3 5 1 0 0 .285 Reynolds lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .244 Burroughs lf 4 1 1 1 1 1 .314 Winfield rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .296 Office pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Turner cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .275 Horner 3b 4 0 0 1 0 1 .268 Tenace c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .222 Murphy 1b 4 0 0 1 0 1 .235 Perkins 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .236 Bonnell cf,lf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .223 Baker 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .222 Benedict c 3 0 1 0 2 1 .214 Jones p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .179 McWilliams p 4 0 0 0 0 4 .077 Ashford ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .236 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gonzalez ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 Almon pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Shirley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135 D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Champion ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Richards ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 .298 Totals 39 7 13 6 3 9 Totals 33 2 4 2 4 5 Time of Game: 2:38 Attendance: 9,727 Left on Base: Braves 10, Padres 8 DP: Braves 0, Padres 1 Errors: Royster, Horner, Evans, Turner 2 Doubles: Matthews (17), Tenace (17) Home Runs: Matthews (16) Stolen Bases: Royster (25) Sacrifice Flies: Horner (9), Murphy (5) GIDP: Bonnell (14) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McWilliams W(8-1) 8.1 4 2 0 4 5 0 35 2.99 Garber 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.39 Totals 9 4 2 0 4 5 0 37 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jones L(11-14) 6 9 4 4 3 4 1 31 2.88 Lee 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.01 Shirley 0.2 4 3 2 0 2 0 6 4.00 D'Acquisto 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 2.43 Totals 9 13 7 6 3 9 1 44 Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge BRAVES 1ST: On a bunt Royster singled to third; Hubbard forced Royster (shortstop unassisted); Matthews doubled to right [Hubbard to third]; Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Horner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Smith flied out to center; Evans grounded out (third to first); Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. BRAVES 2ND: Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonnell singled to third; Benedict singled to right [Bonnell to second]; McWilliams struck out; Royster flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Winfield struck out; Turner grounded out (pitcher to first); Tenace made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. BRAVES 3RD: Hubbard singled to left; Matthews singled to right [Hubbard to second]; Burroughs walked [Hubbard to third, Matthews to second]; Horner hit a sacrifice fly to center [Hubbard scored, Matthews to third]; Murphy hit a sacrifice fly to right [Matthews scored, Burroughs to second]; Bonnell singled to left [Burroughs scored, Bonnell to second (on throw to home)]; Benedict was walked intentionally; McWilliams struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Perkins struck out; Baker struck out; Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Padres 0. BRAVES 4TH: Royster lined to shortstop; Hubbard made an out to second; Matthews homered; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans flied out to right; Reynolds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Padres 0. BRAVES 5TH: Horner made an out to second; Murphy reached on an error by Evans [Murphy to first]; Bonnell grounded out (second to first) [Murphy to second]; Benedict was walked intentionally; McWilliams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Padres 0. PADRES 5TH: Winfield popped to first in foul territory; Turner grounded out (second to first); Tenace doubled to left; Perkins grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Padres 0. BRAVES 6TH: Royster flied out to right; Hubbard grounded out (catcher to first); Matthews singled to second; Burroughs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Padres 0. PADRES 6TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); ASHFORD BATTED FOR JONES; Ashford singled to third; Smith lined to right; Evans walked [Ashford to second]; Reynolds forced Evans (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Padres 0. BRAVES 7TH: LEE REPLACED ASHFORD (PITCHING); Horner struck out; Murphy reached on an error by Turner [Murphy to first]; Bonnell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Murphy out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Padres 0. PADRES 7TH: Winfield flied out to right; Turner popped to pitcher; Tenace reached on an error by Horner [Tenace to first]; Perkins singled to center [Tenace to second]; Baker singled to center [Tenace scored (unearned), Perkins to second]; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR LEE; Gonzalez walked [Perkins to third, Baker to second]; ALMON RAN FOR GONZALEZ; Smith forced Almon (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Braves 4, Padres 1. BRAVES 8TH: SHIRLEY REPLACED ALMON (PITCHING); Benedict struck out; McWilliams struck out; Royster singled to left; Royster stole second; Hubbard singled to left [Royster scored]; Matthews singled to left [Hubbard to second]; Burroughs singled to center [Hubbard scored, Matthews scored (error by Turner) (unearned) (no RBI), Burroughs to second]; OFFICE RAN FOR BURROUGHS; D'ACQUISTO REPLACED SHIRLEY (PITCHING); Horner flied out to left; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Padres 1. PADRES 8TH: OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BONNELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first); Winfield made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Padres 1. BRAVES 9TH: Murphy struck out; Bonnell struck out; Benedict popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Padres 1. PADRES 9TH: Turner walked; Tenace walked [Turner to second]; Perkins flied out to right; Baker reached on an error by Royster [Turner to third, Tenace to second, Baker to first]; CHAMPION BATTED FOR D'ACQUISTO; GARBER REPLACED MCWILLIAMS (PITCHING); RICHARDS BATTED FOR CHAMPION; Richards forced Baker (first to shortstop) [Turner scored (unearned), Tenace to third]; Smith grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 7, Padres 2.

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