Backed by a 14-hit attack, Tony Brizzolara pitched his second complete game of the season as the Braves thumped the Padres, 7-2. The Braves broke a 2-2 tie in the fifth inning on an RBI single by Gary Matthews and added four runs in the sixth on an RBI single by Joe Nolan, two-run triple by Pepe Frias and run-scoring single by Jerry Royster. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 7, San Diego Padres 2
Game Played on Thursday, August    2, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Padres       0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  1
Braves       2  0  0    0  1  4    0  0  x  -   7 14  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .275      Royster 2b            4   1   3   1     0   0   .269
Dade 3b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .292        Chaney 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .145
Bevacqua 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Matthews rf           4   1   2   2     0   0   .316
Winfield rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .341      Office cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Turner lf             3   1   0   0     1   1   .252      Horner 3b             4   1   2   1     0   1   .324
Tenace c              4   0   2   0     0   2   .252      Lum 1b                4   1   3   0     0   1   .236
Briggs 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .212      Spikes lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .308
Smith ss              4   0   1   1     0   0   .198        Bonnell lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Perry p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .103      Nolan c               4   1   1   1     0   0   .255
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Frias ss              4   2   3   2     0   0   .297
  Tolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Brizzolara p          4   0   0   0     0   2   .036
  Owchinko p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .263

Totals               33   2   8   1     2   5             Totals               36   7  14   7     0   6

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  7,916
Left on Base: Padres 7, Braves 5
DP: Padres 2, Braves 1
Errors: Turner
Doubles: Smith (10), Royster (20), Matthews (29)
Triples: Frias (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Bevacqua (2)
GIDP: Bevacqua (7), Spikes (3)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(10-7)           5.1  11   6   6   0   4   0  25   2.80
Lee                     0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   4   4.91
Owchinko                2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   4.41
Totals                  8    14   7   7   0   6   0  36

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brizzolara W(6-6)       9     8   2   2   2   5   0  36   4.87
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   5   0  36

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (third to first); Dade
singled; Bevacqua out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Dade
to second]; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster doubled to left [Royster to third (error by
Turner)]; Matthews doubled [Royster scored]; Office grounded out
(first unassisted) [Matthews to third]; Horner singled [Matthews
scored]; Lum singled [Horner to third]; Spikes struck out; Nolan
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0,
Braves 2.

PADRES 2ND: Turner walked; Tenace singled to right [Turner to
second]; Briggs grounded out (first to pitcher) [Turner to
third, Tenace to second]; Smith grounded out (second to first)
[Turner scored, Tenace to third]; Perry grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Frias popped to second; Brizzolara struck out;
Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Padres 1, Braves 2.

PADRES 3RD: Richards singled; Dade singled [Richards to third];
Bevacqua grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Richards scored (no RBI), Dade out at second]; Winfield
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Matthews grounded out (third to first); Office
grounded out (second to first); Horner grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 2.

PADRES 4TH: Turner struck out; Tenace struck out; Briggs flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Lum singled; Spikes grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Lum out at second]; Nolan
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2,
Braves 2.

PADRES 5TH: Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Perry
grounded out (shortstop to first); Richards grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Frias singled; Brizzolara struck out; Royster
singled [Frias to second]; Matthews singled [Frias scored,
Royster to second]; Office lined into a double play (shortstop
unassisted) [Matthews out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 2, Braves 3.

PADRES 6TH: Dade flied out to right; Bevacqua singled; Winfield
singled [Bevacqua to second]; Turner popped to first in foul
territory; Tenace struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2,
Braves 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Horner singled; Lum singled [Horner to second];
Spikes struck out; Nolan singled [Horner scored, Lum to second];
LEE REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Frias tripled [Lum scored, Nolan
scored]; Brizzolara grounded out (pitcher to first); Royster
singled [Frias scored]; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to
first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 7.

PADRES 7TH: CHANEY REPLACED ROYSTER (PLAYING 2B); Briggs struck
out; Smith doubled; TOLAN BATTED FOR LEE; Tolan popped to
catcher in foul territory; Richards grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 7.

BRAVES 7TH: OWCHINKO REPLACED TOLAN (PITCHING); Office lined to
left; Horner struck out; Lum struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 2, Braves 7.

PADRES 8TH: Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua
flied out to center; Winfield popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 7.

BRAVES 8TH: Spikes grounded out (third to first); Nolan grounded
out (second to first); Frias singled; Brizzolara forced Frias
(second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 7.

PADRES 9TH: BONNELL REPLACED SPIKES (PLAYING LF); Turner popped
to shortstop; Tenace singled; Briggs walked [Tenace to second];
Smith popped to catcher in foul territory; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR
OWCHINKO; Johnstone popped to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 2, Braves 7.