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Cincinnati Reds @ Atlanta Braves

1978-09-22 · Night game · Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium · Att: 7621 · night · 2:46

Cincinnati Reds defeated Atlanta Braves 6–4. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 7th. Mario Soto earned the win. Jeff Burroughs went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	6	10
ATL	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	5

W: Mario Soto L: Craig Skok SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Williams · 1B: Dick Stello · 2B: Bruce Froemming · 3B: Joe West · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Rose	5	2	2	0	0	0
Joe Morgan	4	1	1	1	1	0
Ken Griffey	4	1	1	0	1	0
George Foster	5	0	2	1	0	1
Johnny Bench	4	1	1	2	1	0
Dave Concepcion	4	0	2	1	1	0
Ken Henderson	4	0	0	0	1	1
Arturo DeFreites	2	1	1	1	1	0
Paul Moskau	2	0	0	0	0	0
Rick Auerbach	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dan Driessen	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mario Soto	1	0	0	0	0	1

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jerry Royster	4	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Miller	3	1	1	0	1	0
Gary Matthews	3	1	1	1	1	0
Jeff Burroughs	4	1	2	2	0	0
Bob Horner	4	1	1	1	0	0
Joe Nolan	3	0	0	0	1	0
Dale Murphy	4	0	0	0	0	1
Glenn Hubbard	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey Mahler	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Beall	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Moskau	5.0	3	1	0
Mario Soto	4.0	2	2	1

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mickey Mahler	6.0	6	3	1
Craig Skok	0.1	1	1	0
Rick Camp	0.1	2	1	1
Mike Davey	0.1	0	0	0
Duane Theiss	2.0	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Rose: S8
Joe Morgan: PB.1-2#
Joe Morgan: 7
Ken Griffey: 43.2-3
George Foster: S5.3-H(UR)
Johnny Bench: 64(1)/FO

Bot 1

Jerry Royster: 6/P
Eddie Miller: W
Gary Matthews: BK.1-2#
Gary Matthews: 8
Jeff Burroughs: HR/7.2-H
Bob Horner: 53

Top 2

Dave Concepcion: 6/P
Ken Henderson: 53
Arturo DeFreites: HR/7
Paul Moskau: 9

Bot 2

Joe Nolan: 7
Dale Murphy: 8
Glenn Hubbard: 3/FL

Top 3

Pete Rose: 13
Joe Morgan: W
Ken Griffey: 3/G.1-2
George Foster: WP.2-3
George Foster: 63

Bot 3

Mickey Mahler: 9
Jerry Royster: 7
Eddie Miller: 8

Top 4

Johnny Bench: 63
Dave Concepcion: E5.B-1
Ken Henderson: K
Arturo DeFreites: 53

Bot 4

Gary Matthews: HR
Jeff Burroughs: 9
Bob Horner: HR/78
Joe Nolan: 2/FL
Dale Murphy: 9

Top 5

Paul Moskau: 8
Pete Rose: 53
Joe Morgan: HR/9
Ken Griffey: S6
George Foster: S9.1-3
Johnny Bench: 8

Bot 5

Glenn Hubbard: 5/P
Mickey Mahler: 8
Jerry Royster: 7/F7DW

Top 6

Dave Concepcion: W
Ken Henderson: 14(1)3/GDP
Arturo DeFreites: W
Rick Auerbach: 6/P

Bot 6

Eddie Miller: S/BG
Gary Matthews: SB2
Gary Matthews: W
Jeff Burroughs: 9
Bob Horner: 8
Joe Nolan: W.2-3;1-2
Dale Murphy: K

Top 7

Pete Rose: D9
Joe Morgan: 3/G.2-3
Ken Griffey: W
George Foster: SB2
George Foster: K
Johnny Bench: S9.2-H;3-H
Dave Concepcion: SB2
Dave Concepcion: S8.2-H
Ken Henderson: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Ken Henderson: W
Dan Driessen: 43

Bot 7

Glenn Hubbard: 9
Bob Beall: 5/P
Jerry Royster: 7

Top 8

Mario Soto: K/C
Pete Rose: 9
Joe Morgan: 3/G

Bot 8

Eddie Miller: 53
Gary Matthews: 3/P
Jeff Burroughs: S7
Bob Horner: 64(1)/FO

Top 9

Ken Griffey: 43
George Foster: 53
Johnny Bench: W
Dave Concepcion: S6.1-3(E6);B-2
Ken Henderson: 31

Bot 9

Joe Nolan: 7/FL
Dale Murphy: 8
Glenn Hubbard: 6/P

Notes & reviews

George Foster robbed Jerry Royster of homer

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