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Taking advantage of shoddy defense, the Braves scored four unearned runs and defeated the Mets, 5-3. The Mets committed four errors. Dave Kingman and Wayne Garrett homered for the Mets. With the score tied, 3-3, Rowland Office was safe on a bobble by Felix Millan in the eighth inning. Atlanta Braves 5, New York Mets 3Game Played on Friday, July 9, 1976 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumMets 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 3 8 4 Braves 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 x - 5 6 2 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG xPhillips ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .000 Office cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Millan 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Gilbreath 2b 3 2 0 0 1 0 .306 Milner lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .279 Paciorek lf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .339 Kingman rf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .235 Montanez 1b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .314 Kranepool 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .284 Henderson rf 3 0 1 1 1 1 .268 Hodges c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .294 Chaney ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Garrett 3b 3 1 1 1 1 2 .230 Royster 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .233 Brown cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .250 Pocoroba c 3 0 1 1 0 1 .235 Swan p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .107 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .160 Myrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 May ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .193 Vail ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Espinosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Apodaca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Torre ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .301 Totals 34 3 8 3 1 5 Totals 31 5 6 3 2 6 Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 12,871 Left on Base: Mets 7, Braves 4 DP: Mets 0, Braves 1 Errors: Millan, Hodges 2, Garrett, Gilbreath, Pocoroba Doubles: Kranepool (11) Home Runs: Garrett (4), Kingman (28) Stolen Bases: Paciorek (1) Caught Stealing: Office (7) Sacrifice Hits: Swan (5) GIDP: Brown (1) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Swan 5 2 3 1 2 5 0 19 3.42 Myrick 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.61 Espinosa L(0-1) 1.2 2 2 0 0 1 0 8 0.00 Apodaca 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.68 Totals 8 6 5 1 2 6 0 33 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(9-4) 8 8 3 3 1 5 2 34 3.49 Marshall SV(13) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.02 Totals 9 8 3 3 1 5 2 37 Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Dutch Rennert METS 1ST: Phillips singled to right; Millan singled to left [Phillips to second]; Milner popped to third; Kingman struck out; Kranepool grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Office grounded out (shortstop to first); Gilbreath popped to second; Paciorek flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 0. METS 2ND: Hodges grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrett homered; Brown singled to left; Swan out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Brown to second]; Phillips reached on catcher's interference by Pocoroba; Millan flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Montanez struck out; Henderson struck out; Chaney was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 0. METS 3RD: Milner grounded out (second to first); Kingman struck out; Kranepool popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Royster grounded out (second to first); Pocoroba was called out on strikes; Niekro flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 0. METS 4TH: Hodges flied out to left; Garrett walked; Brown singled to right [Garrett to second]; Swan forced Garrett (third to shortstop) [Brown to second]; Phillips flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Office grounded out (second to first); Gilbreath walked; Paciorek reached on an error by Garrett [Gilbreath to third]; Paciorek stole second [Paciorek to third (error by Hodges), Gilbreath scored (unearned)]; Montanez struck out; Henderson walked; Henderson was picked off first but was safe on an error by Hodges [Paciorek scored (unearned), Henderson to third]; Chaney popped to first; 2 R (0 ER), 0 H, 3 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 2. METS 5TH: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner flied out to center; Kingman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 2. BRAVES 5TH: Royster singled to center; Pocoroba singled to left [Royster scored]; Niekro popped to third in foul territory; Office forced Pocoroba (shortstop to second); Office was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 3. METS 6TH: Kranepool doubled to right; Hodges singled to center [Kranepool scored]; Garrett struck out; Brown grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Hodges out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 3. BRAVES 6TH: MYRICK REPLACED SWAN (PITCHING); Gilbreath grounded out (second to first); Paciorek singled to center; Montanez forced Paciorek (shortstop to second); Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 3. METS 7TH: VAIL BATTED FOR MYRICK; Vail flied out to center; Phillips reached on an error by Gilbreath; Millan forced Phillips (first to shortstop); Milner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 3. BRAVES 7TH: ESPINOSA REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); Chaney flied out to center; Royster struck out; Pocoroba popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 3. METS 8TH: Kingman homered; Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Hodges lined to first; Garrett struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 3. BRAVES 8TH: MAY BATTED FOR NIEKRO; May flied out to center; Office reached on an error by Millan; Gilbreath forced Office (shortstop to second); Paciorek singled to second [Gilbreath to second]; Montanez singled to left [Gilbreath scored (unearned), Paciorek to second]; APODACA REPLACED ESPINOSA (PITCHING); Henderson singled to right [Paciorek scored (unearned), Montanez to third]; Chaney grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 5. METS 9TH: MARSHALL REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Brown grounded out (third to first); TORRE BATTED FOR APODACA; Torre flied out to right; Phillips grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 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