A three-run homer by Ron Cey, his second in two games, powered the Dodgers to a 3-2 victory over the Braves. Cey's blast came in the third inning and followed a single by Bill Russell and a walk to Steve Garvey. The Braves' tallies came on a bases-loaded walk in the fourth and a solo homer by Jeff Burroughs in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Wednesday, June      28, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  3  0
Braves       0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .310      Royster 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .282
Russell ss            3   1   1   0     0   0   .269      Office cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Garvey 1b             2   1   0   0     2   1   .296        Gaston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Cey 3b                4   1   1   3     0   1   .271      Matthews rf           3   0   0   0     2   0   .283
Baker lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Burroughs lf          3   2   1   1     1   0   .321
Monday rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .299      Pocoroba c            3   0   1   0     1   0   .268
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .400      Horner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .143
North cf              2   0   0   0     1   1   .260      Murphy 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .200
Yeager c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .195      Rockett ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .142
Hooton p              1   0   0   0     1   0   .125        Beall ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .205
  Oates ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .429        Chaney ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .207
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .444      Niekro p              2   0   1   1     1   1   .269
  Davalillo rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Nolan ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .214
                                                            Gilbreath pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .226

Totals               28   3   3   3     5   7             Totals               33   2   6   2     6   4

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance:  7,624
Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Braves 10
DP: Dodgers 0, Braves 1
Errors: Pocoroba
Doubles: Nolan (4)
Home Runs: Cey (10), Burroughs (8)
Stolen Bases: Russell (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Russell (7)
GIDP: Cey (7)
Hit by Pitch: North (1,by Niekro)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(7-6)           6     4   2   2   5   3   1  27   3.28
Hough                   2.1   2   0   0   1   1   0  10   2.49
Forster SV(10)          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.34
Totals                  9     6   2   2   6   4   1  39

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(8-9)           9     3   3   3   5   7   1  35   3.09
Totals                  9     3   3   3   5   7   1  35

Passed Balls: Pocoroba (8)
Hit by Pitch: Niekro (5)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to left; Pocoroba allowed a passed
ball [Lopes to third (error by Pocoroba)]; Russell flied out to
left; Garvey struck out; Cey flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to right; Office grounded out
(shortstop to first); Matthews walked; Burroughs flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Baker popped to third in foul territory; Monday
struck out; North walked; Yeager forced North (third to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Pocoroba flied out to center; Horner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Hooton flied out to left; Lopes lined to center;
Russell singled to center; Russell stole second; Garvey walked;
Cey homered [Russell scored, Garvey scored]; Baker flied out to
center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Rockett flied out to center; Niekro singled to left;
Royster singled to left [Niekro to second]; Office popped to
second; Matthews forced Royster (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Monday struck out; North struck out; Yeager lined
to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs walked; Pocoroba singled to right
[Burroughs to second]; Horner forced Pocoroba (third to second)
[Burroughs to third]; Murphy struck out; Rockett walked [Horner
to second]; Niekro walked [Burroughs scored, Horner to third,
Rockett to second]; Royster popped to first in foul territory; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Hooton walked; Lopes walked [Hooton to second];
Russell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hooton to
third, Lopes to second]; Garvey was walked intentionally; Cey
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Garvey out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves
1.

BRAVES 5TH: Office grounded out (first unassisted); Matthews
flied out to center; Burroughs homered; Pocoroba walked; Horner
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Baker flied out to left; Monday flied out to left;
North grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Murphy flied out to right; Rockett popped to third;
Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Yeager struck out; OATES BATTED FOR HOOTON; Oates
popped to first; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: HOUGH REPLACED OATES (PITCHING); Royster flied out
to left; On a bunt Office singled to pitcher; Matthews walked
[Office to second]; Burroughs forced Matthews (shortstop to
second) [Office to third]; Pocoroba grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Russell popped to shortstop; Garvey grounded out
(third to first); Cey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Horner grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy
struck out; BEALL BATTED FOR ROCKETT; Beall grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 2.

DODGERS 9TH: CHANEY REPLACED BEALL (PLAYING SS); Baker struck
out; Monday flied out to center; North was hit by a pitch;
Yeager forced North (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Dodgers 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: NOLAN BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Nolan doubled to left;
GILBREATH RAN FOR NOLAN; Royster flied out to center; FORSTER
REPLACED MONDAY (PITCHING); DAVALILLO REPLACED HOUGH (PLAYING
RF); GASTON BATTED FOR OFFICE; Gaston grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Gilbreath to third]; Matthews grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 2.