The Braves erupted for five runs in the fourth inning and added three more on homers by Gary Matthews, Bob Horner and Glenn Hubbard in the fifth to defeat the Reds, 8-1. Hubbard's homer was the first of his major league career. The rookie second baseman also hit a two-run double to feature the Braves' outburst in the fourth. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 8, Cincinnati Reds 1

Game Played on Saturday, September 23, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Reds 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 Braves 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 x - 8 13 2 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .299 Royster ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .258 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Office cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .256 Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Matthews rf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .285 Oester pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Whisenton rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Griffey cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Burroughs lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .309 Foster lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .278 Bonnell pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Bench c 1 0 0 0 1 0 .258 Horner 3b 4 2 2 2 0 0 .266 Correll c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .235 Murphy 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .231 Concepcion ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .301 Hubbard 2b 3 2 2 3 1 0 .289 Dumoulin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Benedict c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .257 Knight 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .206 McWilliams p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .067 Henderson rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .176 DeFreites 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .188 LaCoss p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .074 Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Auerbach ss,2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .327 Totals 33 1 6 1 2 3 Totals 32 8 13 8 3 3 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 12,784 Left on Base: Reds 8, Braves 7 DP: Reds 2, Braves 0 Errors: Royster, Matthews Doubles: Hubbard (4) Home Runs: Foster (35), Matthews (18), Horner (22), Hubbard (1) Sacrifice Hits: LaCoss (6), McWilliams 2 (4) Sacrifice Flies: Royster (4) GIDP: Matthews (16) Hit by Pitch: Royster (2,by Dumoulin) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA LaCoss L(4-8) 3 4 5 5 3 0 0 16 4.55 Sarmiento 2 4 3 3 0 1 3 10 4.43 Dumoulin 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.00 Tomlin 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 5.58 Totals 8 13 8 8 3 3 3 39 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McWilliams W(9-2) 9 6 1 1 2 3 1 36 2.76 Totals 9 6 1 1 2 3 1 36 Hit by Pitch: Dumoulin (1) Balks: LaCoss (1) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Bill Williams REDS 1ST: Rose singled to left; Morgan popped to first; Griffey singled to right [Rose to third, Griffey to second (error by Matthews)]; Foster was walked intentionally; Bench popped to third; Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to right; Office grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. REDS 2ND: Henderson grounded out (third to first); DeFreites singled to center; LaCoss out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [DeFreites to second]; Rose flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Horner flied out to right; Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. REDS 3RD: Morgan flied out to left; Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); Foster homered; Bench walked; Concepcion singled to left [Bench to second]; Henderson popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Hubbard walked; Benedict singled to left [Hubbard to second]; McWilliams out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hubbard to third, Benedict to second]; Royster popped to first in foul territory; Office grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 0. REDS 4TH: DeFreites flied out to center; LaCoss flied out to right; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: CORRELL REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Matthews singled to third; LaCoss balked [Matthews to second]; Burroughs walked; Horner singled to left [Matthews scored, Burroughs to second]; Murphy walked [Burroughs to third, Horner to second]; Hubbard doubled to right [Burroughs scored, Horner scored, Murphy to third]; SARMIENTO REPLACED LACOSS (PITCHING); Benedict singled to center [Murphy scored, Hubbard to third]; McWilliams out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Benedict to second]; Royster hit a sacrifice fly to left [Hubbard scored]; Office lined to right; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 5. REDS 5TH: Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey grounded out (second to first); Foster popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 5. BRAVES 5TH: Matthews homered; Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Horner homered; Murphy was called out on strikes; Hubbard homered; Benedict flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 8. REDS 6TH: Correll struck out; Concepcion struck out; Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 8. BRAVES 6TH: AUERBACH REPLACED SARMIENTO (PLAYING SS); DUMOULIN REPLACED CONCEPCION (PITCHING); McWilliams was called out on strikes; Royster was hit by a pitch; Office singled to right [Royster to second]; Matthews grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Office out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 8. REDS 7TH: WHISENTON REPLACED MATTHEWS (PLAYING RF); DeFreites flied out to right; Auerbach struck out; Rose flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 8. BRAVES 7TH: Burroughs singled to center; BONNELL RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Horner flied out to center; Murphy singled to left [Bonnell to second]; Hubbard hit into a double play (center to shortstop to third) [Bonnell out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 8. REDS 8TH: BONNELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Morgan reached on an error by Royster [Morgan to first]; OESTER RAN FOR MORGAN; Griffey popped to shortstop; Foster flied out to center; Correll forced Oester (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 8. BRAVES 8TH: OESTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); AUERBACH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); TOMLIN REPLACED ROSE (PITCHING); KNIGHT REPLACED DUMOULIN (PLAYING 3B); Benedict grounded out (third to first); McWilliams was called out on strikes; Royster singled to left; Office singled [Royster to second]; Whisenton forced Office (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 8. REDS 9TH: Knight singled to right; Henderson flied out to center; DeFreites flied out to center; Auerbach popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 8.

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