Combining with Pedro Borbon on a five-hitter, Bill Bonham got credit for his fifth straight win as the Reds blanked the Braves, 10-0. A homer by Ken Griffey accounted for two of the three runs scored by the Reds in the first inning. A single by George Foster and double by Dave Concepcion accounted for the third run. The Reds got four in the eighth on an RBI double by Cesar Geronimo and three-run homer by Ray Knight. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 10, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Monday, May       22, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
Reds         3  0  0    1  0  0    2  4  x  -  10 12  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Rose 3b               3   2   1   0     0   0   .297
Asselstine cf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .284        Knight 3b           1   1   1   3     0   0   .333
Matthews rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Griffey rf            4   2   2   2     1   1   .335
Burroughs lf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .350        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Pocoroba c            4   0   2   0     0   0   .237      Foster lf             5   1   2   1     0   2   .327
Murphy 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Bench c               4   0   1   1     0   1   .229
Chaney ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .319        Werner c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Gilbreath 3b          3   0   1   0     0   1   .220      Concepcion ss         4   1   2   1     0   0   .319
Mahler p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Auerbach ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  Office ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Driessen 1b           3   0   1   1     1   1   .310
  Solomon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Kennedy 2b            4   1   0   0     0   0   .214
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Collins cf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .226
                                                            Geronimo cf         1   1   1   1     0   0   .274
                                                          Bonham p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .056
                                                            Lum ph,rf           1   1   1   0     0   0   .190

Totals               31   0   5   0     1   3             Totals               34  10  12  10     3   5

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 18,434
Left on Base: Braves 6, Reds 5
DP: Braves 1, Reds 0
Errors: Asselstine
Doubles: Asselstine (3), Concepcion 2 (11), Geronimo (8)
Home Runs: Griffey (3), Knight (1)
Stolen Bases: Rose (4)
Caught Stealing: Driessen (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Mahler (1)
GIDP: Foster (6)
Hit by Pitch: Rose (1,by Mahler), Bonham (1,by Mahler)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mahler L(0-1)           6     5   4   4   1   5   1  25   1.50
Solomon                 1.1   7   6   6   1   0   1  12   4.18
Campbell                0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   5.60
Totals                  8    12  10  10   3   5   2  39

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham W(5-0)           8     5   0   0   1   3   0  30   2.58
Borbon                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   6.20
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   3   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Mahler 2 (2)
Wild Pitches: Bonham (2)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge


BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to right; Asselstine doubled to
center; Matthews grounded out (third to first); Burroughs was
walked intentionally; Pocoroba singled to first [Asselstine to
third, Burroughs to second]; Murphy forced Pocoroba (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose was hit by a pitch; Rose stole second; Griffey
homered [Rose scored]; Foster singled to center; Bench popped to
catcher in foul territory; Concepcion doubled to center [Foster
scored, Concepcion to third (error by Asselstine)]; Driessen
struck out; Kennedy flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 3.

BRAVES 2ND: Chaney grounded out (shortstop to first); Gilbreath
struck out; Mahler flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 3.

REDS 2ND: Collins grounded out (second to first); Bonham
grounded out (first unassisted); Rose flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster struck out; Asselstine flied out to center;
Matthews popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds
3.

REDS 3RD: Griffey flied out to right; Foster struck out; Bench
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Reds 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs flied out to center; Pocoroba grounded out
(second to first); Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 3.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion doubled to left; Driessen singled to center
[Concepcion scored]; Driessen was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Kennedy flied out to
center; Collins walked; Bonham was hit by a pitch [Collins to
second]; Rose flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
0, Reds 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Chaney singled; Gilbreath singled to pitcher [Chaney
to second]; Mahler out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Chaney to third, Gilbreath to second]; Royster flied out to
left; Asselstine struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0,
Reds 4.

REDS 5TH: Griffey struck out; Foster struck out; Bench struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Matthews flied out to center; Burroughs flied out to
center; Pocoroba singled to right; Bonham threw a wild pitch
[Pocoroba to second]; Murphy flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 4.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion grounded out (second to first); Driessen
flied out to center; Kennedy grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Chaney grounded out (pitcher to first); Gilbreath
grounded out (third to first); OFFICE BATTED FOR MAHLER; Office
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Reds 4.

REDS 7TH: SOLOMON REPLACED OFFICE (PITCHING); Collins grounded
out (third to first); Bonham grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rose singled to center; Griffey singled to center [Rose to
second]; Foster singled to left [Rose scored, Griffey to
second]; Bench singled [Griffey scored, Foster to third];
Concepcion forced Bench (third to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Braves 0, Reds 6.

BRAVES 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); KNIGHT
REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Royster grounded out (third to
first); Asselstine flied out to center; Matthews grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 6.

REDS 8TH: Driessen walked; Kennedy forced Driessen (third to
second); Geronimo doubled to left [Kennedy scored]; LUM BATTED
FOR BONHAM; Lum singled to third [Geronimo stayed at second];
Knight homered [Geronimo scored, Lum scored]; CAMPBELL REPLACED
SOLOMON (PITCHING); Griffey walked; Foster grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Griffey out at
second]; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 10.

BRAVES 9TH: WERNER REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); AUERBACH
REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING SS); BORBON REPLACED GRIFFEY
(PITCHING); LUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Burroughs grounded
out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Pocoroba grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murphy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 10.