A series of pitching changes by Reds' manager Sparky Anderson backfired and enabled the Braves to gain a 4-3 victory in 10 innings. The Reds led, 3-2, going into the bottom of the ninth. With one out, pinch-hitter Rowland Office singled off reliever Pedro Borbon. After Jerry Royster flied out, Anderson replaced Borbon with Dave Tomlin.

Pinch-hitter Cito Gaston delivered a single to put runners on first and second. Anderson then yanked Tomlin and replaced him with Doug Bair. Biff Pocoroba rapped Bair's first pitch for a single that tied the game. In the 10th, Gary Matthews smacked Bair's first delivery of the inning for a home run. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Tuesday, May       30, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Reds         0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   3  8  1
Braves       0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  1    1  -   4 13  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b,lf            4   1   1   0     1   0   .296      Royster 2b            5   0   2   0     0   0   .274
Griffey rf            5   1   2   0     0   1   .337      Asselstine cf         4   1   1   0     0   0   .280
Concepcion ss         5   0   2   2     0   2   .318        Gaston ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .185
Foster lf,cf          4   0   1   1     1   2   .318        Rockett pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .132
Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Easterly p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Knight ph,3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Pocoroba c            5   1   3   2     0   0   .255
Lum 1b                3   0   0   0     1   1   .233      Burroughs lf          4   0   0   0     1   1   .338
Kennedy 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .243      Matthews rf           5   1   1   1     0   0   .232
Werner c              2   1   1   0     2   0   .200      Murphy 1b             3   0   2   1     1   0   .212
Hume p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Bonnell 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .229
  Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Chaney ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .292
  Borbon p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Niekro p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .242
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Office ph,cf        1   1   1   0     0   0   .244
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   8   3     5   8             Totals               39   4  13   4     2   1

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 10,103
Left on Base: Reds 8, Braves 10
DP: Reds 0, Braves 1
Errors: Foster
Doubles: Pocoroba (6)
Home Runs: Matthews (6)
Stolen Bases: Kennedy (2), Werner (1)
Caught Stealing: Rose (1), Murphy (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Hume (4)
GIDP: Geronimo (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hume                    6     8   2   2   2   1   0  28   6.07
Borbon                  2.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   9   5.70
Tomlin                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.86
Bair L(1-1)             0.1   2   1   1   0   0   1   3   0.89
Totals                  9    13   4   4   2   1   1  41

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                  9     7   3   3   4   8   0  36   3.00
Easterly W(1-2)         1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   5.40
Totals                 10     8   3   3   5   8   0  41

Wild Pitches: Hume (4), Niekro (4), Easterly (3)
Balks: Niekro (3)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Joe West


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Rose was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Griffey flied out to center;
Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

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

REDS 2ND: Foster struck out; Geronimo grounded out (second to
pitcher); Lum grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonnell
grounded out (pitcher to catcher to first); Chaney singled to
left [Chaney to second (error by Foster)]; Niekro flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 3RD: Kennedy singled to right; Werner walked [Kennedy to
second]; Kennedy stole third and Werner stole second; Hume
struck out; Rose walked; Griffey forced Kennedy (pitcher to
catcher) [Werner to third, Rose to second]; Concepcion singled
to center [Werner scored, Rose scored, Griffey to second];
Foster singled to left [Griffey scored, Concepcion to second];
Geronimo forced Foster (shortstop unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster singled; Asselstine forced Royster (second
to shortstop); Pocoroba doubled to left [Asselstine scored];
Burroughs walked; Matthews flied out to right [Pocoroba to
third]; Ken Griffey reached over fence to rob Gary Matthews
of homerun; Murphy singled to left [Pocoroba scored,
Burroughs to second]; Bonnell grounded out (second to first); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 2.

REDS 4TH: Lum walked; Niekro balked [Lum to second]; Kennedy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Werner walked; Hume out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Lum to third, Werner to
second]; Rose lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Chaney grounded out (first unassisted); Niekro
singled to left; On a bunt Royster grounded out (third to first)
[Niekro to second]; Asselstine grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 2.

REDS 5TH: Griffey singled to center; Niekro threw a wild pitch
[Griffey to second]; Concepcion struck out; Foster grounded out
(third to first) [Griffey to third]; Geronimo grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Pocoroba singled to right; Hume threw a wild pitch
[Pocoroba to second]; Burroughs struck out; Matthews grounded
out (shortstop to first); Murphy walked; Bonnell forced Pocoroba
(third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 2.

REDS 6TH: Lum struck out; Kennedy popped to first in foul
territory; Werner popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Chaney grounded out (first to pitcher); Niekro flied
out to right; Royster grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 2.

REDS 7TH: COLLINS BATTED FOR HUME; Collins lined to second; Rose
popped to third in foul territory; Griffey struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: BORBON REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Asselstine flied
out to center; Pocoroba grounded out (first unassisted);
Burroughs grounded out (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 2.

REDS 8TH: Concepcion singled to center; Foster struck out;
Geronimo grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
pitcher) [Concepcion out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Matthews flied out to center; Murphy singled; Murphy
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Bonnell
popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 2.

REDS 9TH: Lum grounded out (first unassisted); Kennedy flied out
to center; Werner singled to left; Borbon struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Chaney flied to left in foul territory; OFFICE
BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Office singled to center; Royster flied out
to left; TOMLIN REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING); GASTON BATTED FOR
ASSELSTINE; Gaston singled to center [Office to second]; ROCKETT
RAN FOR GASTON; BAIR REPLACED TOMLIN (PITCHING); Pocoroba
singled to right [Office scored, Rockett to third]; Burroughs
flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 3.

REDS 10TH: OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); EASTERLY REPLACED
ROCKETT (PITCHING); Rose grounded out (shortstop to first);
Griffey singled to right; Easterly threw a wild pitch [Griffey
to second]; Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Foster was
walked intentionally; KNIGHT BATTED FOR GERONIMO; Knight forced
Foster (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves
3.

BRAVES 10TH: KNIGHT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); FOSTER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); ROSE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Matthews homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 4.