The fading Giants suffered their fifth straight defeat, losing to the Braves, 5-3, in 12 innings. The score was 3-3 when Gary Matthews opened the 12th with a double. One out later, Dale Murphy singled to left, scoring Matthews, and went to second on the throw to the plate. After Rod Gilbreath drew an intentional walk, a single by Cito Gaston plated Murphy with an insurance run. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 5, San Francisco Giants 3

Game Played on Wednesday, September 13, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Braves 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 5 15 2 Giants 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 10 2 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster ss 6 0 1 0 0 2 .266 Madlock 2b 5 2 4 0 1 0 .316 Hubbard 2b 6 1 2 0 0 1 .298 Whitfield lf 6 0 2 0 0 2 .296 Matthews rf 5 2 2 0 1 0 .284 Cruz rf 5 0 0 1 0 2 .238 Burroughs lf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .314 Evans 3b 6 0 1 0 0 2 .250 Office pr,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Ivie 1b 5 0 3 1 0 0 .310 Murphy 1b 6 1 3 2 0 0 .236 Harris pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152 Bonnell cf,lf 6 0 1 1 0 1 .222 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gilbreath 3b 5 0 2 0 1 1 .248 Heintzelman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Nolan c 1 0 0 0 2 0 .253 Tamargo c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Gaston ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .231 Herndon cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Benedict c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Metzger ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Niekro p 4 0 1 0 0 0 .194 McCovey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Beall ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 LeMaster ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Garber p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .071 Knepper p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .055 Gardner ph 1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 Barr p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .104 James ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .105 Totals 46 5 15 4 5 6 Totals 47 3 10 2 1 7 Time of Game: 3:11 Attendance: 3,357 Left on Base: Braves 13, Giants 11 DP: Braves 0, Giants 4 Errors: Hubbard, Nolan, Tamargo, Herndon Doubles: Hubbard (3), Murphy (14), Matthews (18), Madlock (25) Stolen Bases: Gilbreath (7), Madlock (16) Sacrifice Hits: Office (4), Nolan (1), Tamargo (1) GIDP: Bonnell (15), Royster (9), Murphy 2 (14) Hit by Pitch: Nolan (1,by Knepper), Cruz (1,by Niekro) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro 10 7 3 0 1 7 0 40 2.96 Garber W(4-5) 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.35 Totals 12 10 3 0 1 7 0 50 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knepper 8 8 3 2 3 3 0 33 2.72 Barr 3 4 0 0 1 1 0 14 3.46 Curtis L(4-3) 1 3 2 2 1 2 0 7 3.84 Totals 12 15 5 4 5 6 0 54 Passed Balls: Nolan (10) Hit by Pitch: Niekro (11), Knepper (4) Wild Pitches: Niekro (9) Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Satch Davidson BRAVES 1ST: Royster struck out; Hubbard grounded out (second to first); Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Madlock doubled; Whitfield struck out; Cruz was hit by a pitch; Evans struck out; Ivie grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs singled to left; Murphy forced Burroughs (second to shortstop); Bonnell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Murphy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Tamargo flied out to center; Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0. BRAVES 3RD: Gilbreath struck out; Nolan was hit by a pitch; Niekro singled [Nolan to third]; Royster grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Niekro out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Knepper flied out to right; Madlock singled to left; Madlock stole second [Madlock to third (error by Nolan)]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Madlock scored (unearned)]; Whitfield was called out on strikes; Cruz struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 1. BRAVES 4TH: Hubbard struck out; Matthews walked; Burroughs forced Matthews (shortstop to second); Murphy singled [Burroughs to second]; Bonnell singled [Burroughs scored, Murphy to third]; Gilbreath flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 1. GIANTS 4TH: Evans made an out to shortstop; Ivie singled; Tamargo made an out to third; Herndon flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 1. BRAVES 5TH: Nolan flied out to left; Niekro flied out to left; Royster flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 1. GIANTS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Knepper grounded out (second to first); Madlock walked; Whitfield flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 1. BRAVES 6TH: Hubbard singled; Matthews forced Hubbard (shortstop to second); Burroughs singled to center [Matthews scored (error by Herndon) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Murphy grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Burroughs out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 1. GIANTS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans flied out to right; Ivie made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 1. BRAVES 7TH: Bonnell grounded out (third to first); Gilbreath flied out to right; Nolan walked; Niekro flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 1. GIANTS 7TH: Tamargo made an out to shortstop; Herndon grounded out (third to first); Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 1. BRAVES 8TH: Royster made an out to shortstop; Hubbard doubled; Matthews grounded out (second to first) [Hubbard to third]; Burroughs was walked intentionally; OFFICE RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Murphy doubled to right [Hubbard scored, Office to third]; Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 1. GIANTS 8TH: BONNELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); GARDNER BATTED FOR KNEPPER; Gardner struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Madlock singled [Gardner to second]; On a bunt Whitfield singled [Gardner to third, Madlock to second]; Cruz forced Whitfield (second to shortstop) [Gardner scored (unearned), Madlock to third]; Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; Ivie singled [Madlock scored (unearned), Cruz to second]; Tamargo grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 3. BRAVES 9TH: BARR REPLACED GARDNER (PITCHING); Gilbreath singled; Gilbreath stole second; Nolan walked; On a bunt Niekro forced Gilbreath (pitcher to shortstop) [Nolan to second]; Royster was called out on strikes; Hubbard made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 3. GIANTS 9TH: Herndon flied out to center; Metzger made an out to shortstop; Barr grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 3. BRAVES 10TH: Matthews singled; Office reached on an error by Tamargo on a sacrifice bunt [Matthews to second, Office to first]; Murphy grounded into a double play (third to first) [Office to second, Matthews out at third]; Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 3. GIANTS 10TH: Madlock flied out to left; Whitfield singled; Cruz struck out; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 3. BRAVES 11TH: Gilbreath singled; Nolan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Gilbreath to second]; BEALL BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Beall grounded out (third to first); Royster singled [Gilbreath to third]; Hubbard popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 3. GIANTS 11TH: GARBER REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Ivie singled; HARRIS RAN FOR IVIE; Tamargo out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Harris to second]; Herndon flied out to right; MCCOVEY BATTED FOR METZGER; McCovey reached on an error by Hubbard [Harris to third, McCovey to first]; JAMES BATTED FOR BARR; James popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 3. BRAVES 12TH: JAMES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); CURTIS REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); LEMASTER REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING SS); Matthews doubled; Office flied out to left; Murphy singled [Matthews scored]; Bonnell struck out; Gilbreath was walked intentionally [Murphy to second]; GASTON BATTED FOR NOLAN; Gaston singled [Murphy scored, Gilbreath to third]; Garber struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Giants 3. GIANTS 12TH: BENEDICT REPLACED GASTON (PLAYING C ); Madlock singled; Whitfield flied out to left; Cruz forced Madlock (second to shortstop); Evans singled to right [Cruz to second]; HEINTZELMAN BATTED FOR CURTIS; Heintzelman made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Giants 3.

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