The Phillies were held to six hits by Phil Niekro and lost to the Braves, 4-2, for the eighth defeat in 10 games on their road trip. Biff Pocoroba started the Braves' scoring with a double in the second inning and crossed the plate on a single by Niekro.

Barry Bonnell walked in the third and scored on a triple by Gary Matthews. Another pass to Bonnell and singles by Matthews and Jeff Burroughs added a run in the fifth before the Phillies picked up their pair in the eighth when Davey Johnson was hit by a pitch and Jerry Martin homered as a pinch-hitter. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Friday, May       26, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  6  0
Braves       0  2  1    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   4  7  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Royster 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .268
Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     0   1   .301      Bonnell cf,lf         2   2   0   0     2   0   .236
Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .280      Matthews rf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .286
Luzinski lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .246        Office cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Hebner 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .265      Burroughs lf          4   0   2   1     0   0   .346
Maddox cf             4   0   3   0     0   0   .291        Asselstine pr,rf    0   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Boone c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Murphy 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .211
Johnson 2b            3   1   0   0     0   2   .121      Pocoroba c            3   1   1   1     1   0   .236
Lerch p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Rockett ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .132
  Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Chaney 3b             3   0   0   0     1   2   .288
  Morrison ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .170      Niekro p              4   0   1   1     0   1   .233
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Martin ph           1   1   1   2     0   0   .292
  Brusstar p          0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .371

Totals               33   2   6   2     2   5             Totals               29   4   7   4     6   4

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 16,638
Left on Base: Phillies 7, Braves 8
DP: Phillies 1, Braves 0
Errors: Royster
Doubles: Maddox (8), Pocoroba (5), Burroughs (12)
Triples: Matthews (1)
Home Runs: Martin (3)
Stolen Bases: McBride 2 (7), Bowa (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Rockett (1)
GIDP: Rockett (4)
Hit by Pitch: Johnson (1,by Niekro)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch L(3-4)            2     4   3   3   2   1   0  12   4.12
Reed                    2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.49
Garber                  3     3   1   1   2   3   0  13   2.10
Brusstar                1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.79
Totals                  8     7   4   4   6   4   0  36

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(5-6)           9     6   2   2   2   5   1  36   3.00
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   5   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Niekro (4)
Wild Pitches: Lerch 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride popped to shortstop; Bowa was called out
on strikes; Schmidt popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster walked; Lerch threw a wild pitch [Royster to
second]; Bonnell flied out to right; Matthews flied out to
right; Burroughs grounded out (pitcher to catcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski popped to first in foul territory; Hebner
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Maddox singled to
left [Maddox out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Murphy singled to shortstop; Pocoroba doubled to
left [Murphy scored]; Rockett out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
unassisted) [Pocoroba to third]; Chaney struck out; Niekro
singled to right [Pocoroba scored]; Royster popped to catcher in
foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Boone flied out to left; Johnson was called out on
strikes; Lerch grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Bonnell walked; Lerch threw a wild pitch [Bonnell to
second]; Matthews tripled to right [Bonnell scored]; REED
REPLACED LERCH (PITCHING); Burroughs flied out to right; Murphy
reached on a fielder's choice [Matthews out at home (shortstop
to third)]; Pocoroba flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Braves 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: McBride reached on an error by Royster [McBride to
first]; Bowa singled to center [McBride to second]; McBride
stole third and Bowa stole second; Schmidt grounded out (third
to first); Luzinski popped to second; Hebner flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Rockett lined to right; Chaney walked; Niekro flied
out to right; Royster grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox doubled to left; Boone grounded out (third
to first); Johnson was called out on strikes; MORRISON BATTED
FOR REED; Morrison flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: GARBER REPLACED MORRISON (PITCHING); Bonnell walked;
Matthews singled to left [Bonnell to second]; Burroughs singled
to center [Bonnell scored, Matthews to third]; Murphy grounded
out (third to first) [Burroughs to second]; Pocoroba was walked
intentionally; Rockett grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Pocoroba out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Phillies 0, Braves 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: McBride popped to catcher in foul territory; Bowa
flied out to center; Schmidt flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Chaney was called out on strikes; Niekro struck out;
Royster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Braves 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: Luzinski flied out to center; Hebner struck out;
Maddox popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Bonnell grounded out (third to first); Matthews
grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs doubled to left;
ASSELSTINE RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: ASSELSTINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BONNELL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); OFFICE REPLACED MATTHEWS
(PLAYING CF); Boone flied out to center; Johnson was hit by a
pitch; MARTIN BATTED FOR GARBER; Martin homered [Johnson
scored]; McBride singled to pitcher; McBride stole second; Bowa
grounded out (second to first) [McBride to third]; Schmidt
walked; Luzinski walked [Schmidt to second]; Hebner struck out;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: BRUSSTAR REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Pocoroba flied
out to center; Rockett walked; Chaney forced Rockett (second to
shortstop); Niekro forced Chaney (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: Maddox singled to third; Boone flied out to
center; Johnson popped to third; MCCARVER BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR;
McCarver grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 2, Braves 4.