Four unearned runs enabled the Pirates to a gain 5-3 victory over the Braves. Jeff Burroughs tagged Candelaria for a two-run homer in the first, but the Pirates came back with three runs in the third. Duffy Dyer walked and completed his journey around the paths on a sacrifice by Candelaria and double by Frank Taveras. When Bob Horner threw wildly on a grounder by Phil Garner, Taveras scored. Garner reached second on the error and crossed the plate on a single by Dave Parker.

The Pirates added the deciding run in the sixth on singles by Bill Robinson and Manny Sanguillen together with a throwing error by catcher Dale Murphy. Robinson hit a sacrifice fly for an extra run in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Atlanta Braves 3

Game Played on Saturday, June 17, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Pirates      0  0  3    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   5  7  0
Braves       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  7  4


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   1   2   1     0   0   .280      Royster 2b            2   1   0   0     2   0   .281
Garner 2b             4   2   0   0     0   0   .233      Bonnell cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .217
Parker rf             4   0   2   1     0   1   .297      Matthews rf           4   1   2   1     0   1   .284
B. Robinson lf        3   1   1   1     0   0   .256      Burroughs lf          4   1   2   2     0   0   .325
Stennett 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Gaston 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .194
  Mendoza 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .242        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sanguillen 1b         4   0   2   0     0   0   .295        Office ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Brye cf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .269        Gilbreath ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .226
  Moreno cf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .204      Murphy c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .199
Dyer c                3   1   0   0     1   1   .267      Horner 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Candelaria p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .148      Chaney ss             3   0   0   0     0   2   .257
  Tekulve p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Mahler p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .071
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Beall 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .219

Totals               32   5   7   3     1   6             Totals               31   3   7   3     2   6

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 16,284
Left on Base: Pirates 3, Braves 3
DP: Pirates 3, Braves 0
Errors: Matthews, Murphy, Horner 2
Doubles: Taveras (15)
Home Runs: Burroughs (7)
Stolen Bases: Sanguillen (1)
Caught Stealing: Taveras (12), B. Robinson (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Candelaria (5)
Sacrifice Flies: B. Robinson (3)
GIDP: Bonnell (7), Murphy (5), Matthews (7)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria W(6-6)       5.1   5   2   2   1   4   1  20   3.33
Tekulve                 3     2   1   1   1   1   0  11   2.76
Jackson SV(3)           0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.70
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   6   1  33

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mahler L(1-3)           7.1   7   5   1   1   3   0  30   2.36
Campbell                1.2   0   0   0   0   3   0   5   4.33
Totals                  9     7   5   1   1   6   0  35

Wild Pitches: Mahler (4)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner
grounded out (first unassisted); Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to center; Bonnell flied out to
right; Matthews singled to right; Burroughs homered [Matthews
scored]; Gaston grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 2.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Stennett flied out to left; Sanguillen flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Murphy singled to left; Horner grounded out (third
to first) [Murphy to second]; Chaney grounded out (second to
first) [Murphy to third]; Mahler struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Brye lined to third; Dyer walked; Candelaria out on
a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Dyer to second]; Taveras
doubled to left [Dyer scored]; Garner reached on an error by
Horner [Taveras scored (unearned) (no RBI), Garner to second];
Parker singled to center [Garner scored (unearned)]; Mahler
threw a wild pitch [Parker to second]; B. Robinson flied out to
right; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster walked; Bonnell grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Royster out at second]; Matthews was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Stennett flied out to center; Sanguillen singled to
left; Brye flied out to left; Dyer flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs popped to catcher in foul territory;
Gaston singled to right; Murphy grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Gaston out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Candelaria struck out; Taveras singled to center;
Taveras was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to shortstop); Garner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Horner grounded out (second to first); Chaney struck
out; Mahler was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Braves 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); B. Robinson
singled to shortstop; Stennett popped to second; Sanguillen
singled to left [B. Robinson to third]; Sanguillen stole second
[B. Robinson scored (error by Murphy) (unearned), Sanguillen out
at home (left to third to catcher)]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Royster grounded out (third to first); Bonnell
singled to shortstop; TEKULVE REPLACED CANDELARIA (PITCHING);
Matthews grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Bonnell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
4, Braves 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Brye flied out to left; Dyer flied out to right;
Tekulve struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: MORENO REPLACED BRYE (PLAYING CF); Burroughs
grounded out (second to first); Gaston grounded out (second to
first); Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 4, Braves 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner
reached on an error by Horner [Garner to first]; Parker singled
to right [Garner to third]; BEALL REPLACED MAHLER (PLAYING 1B);
CAMPBELL REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); B. Robinson reached on an
error by Matthews on a sacrifice fly [Garner scored (unearned)
(RBI), Parker to third, B. Robinson to first]; B. Robinson was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Stennett was
called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: MENDOZA REPLACED STENNETT (PLAYING 3B); Horner
grounded out (third to first); Chaney struck out; Beall grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Braves
2.

PIRATES 9TH: Sanguillen grounded out (first unassisted); Moreno
was called out on strikes; Dyer was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Royster walked; Bonnell grounded out (third to
first) [Royster to second]; Matthews singled to center [Royster
scored]; Burroughs singled to left [Matthews to second]; OFFICE
BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; JACKSON REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING);
GILBREATH BATTED FOR OFFICE; Gilbreath struck out; Murphy forced
Burroughs (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Braves 3.

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