A pair of singles by Gary Matthews were good for both runs as the Braves blanked the Padres, 2-0, with Adrian Devine and Gene Garber sharing the pitching laurels. The first Braves' run came in the fifth inning. With two out, Jerry Royster and Barry Bonnell drew successive walks and Matthews followed with a line single to center. Royster doubled with one out in the seventh stanza and Matthews grounded a single up the middle after Bonnell flied out. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 2, San Diego Padres 0
Game Played on Wednesday, June      21, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   2  9  0
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 2b            4   2   3   0     1   0   .284      Richards lf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .280
Bonnell cf            4   0   0   0     1   1   .212      Smith ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .258
Matthews rf           5   0   3   2     0   1   .292      Thomas 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .261
Burroughs lf          2   0   1   0     2   1   .327      Winfield cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .287
Murphy 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .204      Gamble rf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .224
Horner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .158      Gonzalez 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .226
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sweet c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .232
Pocoroba c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Almon 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .287
Chaney ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Shirley p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .095
Devine p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000        D'Acquisto p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Gilbreath 3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .224        Ashford ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .204
                                                            Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   9   2     4   6             Totals               32   0   8   0     1   6

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 12,016
Left on Base: Braves 10, Padres 7
DP: Braves 1, Padres 1
Errors: Sweet
Doubles: Royster (8), Gamble (6)
Triples: Royster (4)
Stolen Bases: Royster (17), Smith (13)
Caught Stealing: Richards (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Shirley (7)
GIDP: Pocoroba (8), Gonzalez (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Devine W(4-3)           7     6   0   0   1   5   0  27   5.36
Garber SV(5)            2     2   0   0   0   1   0   7   1.30
Totals                  9     8   0   0   1   6   0  34

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shirley L(3-9)          6.2   7   2   2   4   5   0  30   4.27
D'Acquisto              0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.15
Lee                     2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   4.40
Totals                  9     9   2   2   4   6   0  39

Wild Pitches: Devine (2)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Royster tripled; Bonnell struck out; Matthews struck
out; Burroughs walked; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
singled; Smith stole second; Thomas flied out to center;
Winfield grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Padres 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner flied out to left; Pocoroba flied out to
left; Chaney grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Gamble struck out; Gonzalez made an out to second;
Sweet singled; Almon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Devine made an out to second; Royster grounded out
(catcher to first); Bonnell made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Shirley struck out; Richards singled; Richards was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Smith grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Matthews singled; Burroughs singled [Matthews to
second]; Murphy singled [Matthews to third, Burroughs to
second]; Horner forced Matthews (pitcher to catcher) [Burroughs
to third, Murphy to second]; Pocoroba grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Horner out at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Thomas walked; Devine threw a wild pitch [Thomas to
second]; Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first) [Thomas to
third]; Gamble grounded out (first unassisted); Gonzalez flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Chaney grounded out (second to first); Devine
grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster walked; Royster stole
second [Royster to third (error by Sweet)]; Bonnell walked;
Matthews singled to center [Royster scored, Bonnell to second];
Burroughs walked [Bonnell to third, Matthews to second]; Murphy
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Braves
1, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Sweet grounded out (second to pitcher); Almon
singled; Shirley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Almon to second]; Richards singled [Almon to third]; Smith made
an out to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Horner struck out; Pocoroba struck out; Chaney made
an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: Thomas grounded out (second to first); Winfield
struck out; Gamble doubled; Gonzalez struck out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Devine flied out to left; Royster doubled; Bonnell
flied out to center; Matthews singled to center [Royster
scored]; D'ACQUISTO REPLACED SHIRLEY (PITCHING); Burroughs was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: Sweet grounded out (second to first); Almon grounded
out (second to first); ASHFORD BATTED FOR D'ACQUISTO; Ashford
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 0.

BRAVES 8TH: LEE REPLACED ASHFORD (PITCHING); Murphy singled;
Horner made an out to pitcher; Pocoroba flied out to right;
Chaney grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 8TH: GILBREATH REPLACED DEVINE (PLAYING 3B); GARBER
REPLACED HORNER (PITCHING); Richards struck out; Smith singled;
Thomas flied out to center; Winfield made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 0.

BRAVES 9TH: Gilbreath flied out to right; Royster singled;
Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Royster to second];
Matthews made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Padres 0.

PADRES 9TH: Gamble singled; Gonzalez grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Gamble out at second]; Sweet flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 0.