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Cito Gaston, who had batted just 40 times previously for the Braves this season, homered on each of his first two trips to the plate and drove in five runs to escort Andy Messersmith to a 7-3 victory over the Padres. Gaston homered in the first inning after a single by Rod Gilbreath and connected for the circuit again in the third following hits by Darrel Chaney and Gilbreath. Later in the third inning, Dave May batted in two more runs with a single. [The Sporting News] Atlanta Braves 7, San Diego Padres 3Game Played on Tuesday, August 3, 1976 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumPadres 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 9 1 Braves 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 x - 7 8 1 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Grubb rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Chaney ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .280 Hernandez ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .265 Gilbreath 2b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .265 Winfield cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .282 Wynn cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Turner lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .221 Gaston 1b 3 2 3 5 1 0 .395 Ivie 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .280 Henderson rf 2 1 0 0 2 2 .270 Fuentes 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Correll c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .226 Rader 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .254 May lf 4 0 1 2 0 0 .198 Kendall c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Belloir 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Folkers p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Messersmith p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rettenmund ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .210 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kubiak ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Foster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056 Totals 34 3 9 2 1 1 Totals 32 7 8 7 4 3 Time of Game: 2:04 Attendance: 3,819 Left on Base: Padres 5, Braves 5 DP: Padres 1, Braves 2 Errors: Rader, Gilbreath Doubles: Winfield (23), Chaney (15) Home Runs: Turner (3), Gaston 2 (3) GIDP: Kendall (12), Hernandez (5), May (2) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Folkers L(2-3) 2.2 5 7 5 2 2 2 15 5.29 Tomlin 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.83 Johnson 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 6.75 Foster 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 9 3.23 Totals 8 8 7 5 4 3 2 36 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Messersmith W(11-9) 9 9 3 1 1 1 1 35 2.71 Totals 9 9 3 1 1 1 1 35 Wild Pitches: Messersmith (8) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt PADRES 1ST: Grubb flied out to center; Hernandez flied out to right; Winfield doubled to left; Messersmith threw a wild pitch [Winfield to third]; Turner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Chaney flied out to right; Gilbreath singled to center; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to second to first) [Gilbreath to second]; Gaston homered [Gilbreath scored]; Henderson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 2. PADRES 2ND: Ivie flied out to center; Fuentes grounded out (first unassisted); Rader singled to left; Kendall popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 2. BRAVES 2ND: Correll walked; May grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Correll out at second]; Belloir grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 2. PADRES 3RD: Folkers flied out to left; Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); Hernandez singled to right; Winfield singled to right [Hernandez to second]; Turner reached on an error by Gilbreath [Hernandez scored (unearned) (no RBI), Winfield to third, Turner to first]; Ivie singled to left [Winfield scored (unearned), Turner out at third (left to third)]; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 2. BRAVES 3RD: Messersmith struck out; Chaney doubled to left; Gilbreath singled [Chaney stayed at second]; Wynn flied out to left; Gaston homered [Chaney scored, Gilbreath scored]; Henderson walked; Correll reached on an error by Rader [Henderson to third, Correll to second]; TOMLIN REPLACED FOLKERS (PITCHING); May singled to right [Henderson scored (unearned), Correll scored (unearned)]; Belloir forced May (shortstop to second); 5 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 7. PADRES 4TH: Fuentes singled to right; Rader made an out to second; Kendall grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Fuentes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 7. BRAVES 4TH: Messersmith grounded out (first unassisted); Chaney lined to second; Gilbreath grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 7. PADRES 5TH: RETTENMUND BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Rettenmund walked; Grubb forced Rettenmund (third to second); Hernandez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Grubb out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 7. BRAVES 5TH: JOHNSON REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Gaston singled to right; Henderson was called out on strikes; Correll forced Gaston (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 7. PADRES 6TH: Winfield flied out to right; Turner homered; Ivie popped to first in foul territory; Fuentes flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 7. BRAVES 6TH: May grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Belloir flied out to center; Messersmith flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 7. PADRES 7TH: Rader singled to center; Kendall flied out to center; KUBIAK BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Kubiak grounded out (second to first) [Rader to second]; Grubb grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 7. BRAVES 7TH: FOSTER REPLACED KUBIAK (PITCHING); Chaney singled to center; Gilbreath made an out to shortstop; Wynn flied out to left; Gaston walked [Chaney to second]; Henderson walked [Chaney to third, Gaston to second]; Correll popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 7. PADRES 8TH: Hernandez made an out to second; Winfield made an out to second; Turner singled; Ivie forced Turner (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 7. BRAVES 8TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Belloir grounded out (shortstop to first); Messersmith flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 7. PADRES 9TH: Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader struck out; Kendall grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 7. |
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