Larry McWilliams and Gene Garber combined to shut out the Mets for the second time within a week as the Braves won, 3-0, snapping the Mets' winning streak at five games. The Braves scored in the first on singles by Gary Matthews, Cito Gaston and Bob Horner.

They added another in the fifth when McWilliams led off with his first major league hit, went to third when Met pitcher Jerry Koosman threw Jerry Royster's sacrifice bunt away for an error and scored on a sacrifice fly by Gaston. Matthews led off the eighth with a single, raced all the way to third on a sacrifice bunt by Gaston and scored on an infield roller by Horner. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 3, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Sunday, July      23, 1978 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Braves       1  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   3  6  1
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster ss            3   0   0   0     0   2   .274      Maddox rf,cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Bonnell cf,lf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .221      Foli ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Matthews rf           3   2   2   0     1   1   .297        Randle ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .228
Gaston lf             2   0   1   1     0   0   .217      S. Henderson lf       4   0   2   0     0   0   .265
  Office cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Stearns c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Horner 3b             3   0   1   2     1   0   .252      Montanez 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Murphy 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .234      Youngblood cf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Pocoroba c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .244        Boisclair ph,rf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Gilbreath 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Valentine 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .260
McWilliams p          3   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Flynn 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .251
  Garber p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Koosman p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .109
                                                            Mazzilli ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .270
                                                            Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   6   3     3   6             Totals               29   0   4   0     0   3

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 10,684
Left on Base: Braves 6, Mets 3
DP: Braves 1, Mets 0
Errors: Murphy, Koosman
Doubles: Koosman (3), S. Henderson (20)
Stolen Bases: S. Henderson (6)
Caught Stealing: Bonnell (5), Montanez (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Royster (6), Gaston (1), Stearns (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Gaston (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McWilliams W(2-0)       6     4   0   0   0   1   0  21   0.00
Garber SV(14)           3     0   0   0   0   2   0   9   1.70
Totals                  9     4   0   0   0   3   0  30

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(3-11)         8     6   3   2   3   6   0  33   3.94
Murray                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.35
Totals                  9     6   3   2   3   6   0  36

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


BRAVES 1ST: Royster struck out; Bonnell singled to left; Bonnell
was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop to first); Matthews singled to left; Gaston singled to
right [Matthews to third]; Horner singled to left [Matthews
scored, Gaston to second]; Murphy forced Horner (second
unassisted); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Maddox popped to second; Foli grounded out (shortstop
to first); S. Henderson singled to center; S. Henderson stole
second; Stearns flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
1, Mets 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Pocoroba flied out to right; Gilbreath struck out;
McWilliams grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Montanez singled to right; Montanez was picked off and
caught stealing second but was safe at second (error by Murphy);
Youngblood flied out to left; Valentine struck out; Flynn
grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
1, Mets 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster lined to shortstop; Bonnell flied out to
center; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Koosman popped to shortstop; Maddox popped to first;
Foli grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Mets 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Gaston flied out to right; Horner walked; Murphy
grounded out (third to first) [Horner to second]; Pocoroba
walked; Gilbreath forced Pocoroba (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: S. Henderson flied out to right; Stearns grounded out
(third to first); Montanez made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 0.

BRAVES 5TH: McWilliams singled to left; Royster reached on an
error by Koosman on a sacrifice bunt [McWilliams to third,
Royster to second]; Bonnell made an out to shortstop; Matthews
was walked intentionally; Gaston hit a sacrifice fly to right
[McWilliams scored (unearned)]; Horner flied out to right; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Youngblood grounded out (third to first); Valentine
grounded out (pitcher to first); Flynn flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Mets 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Murphy struck out; Pocoroba grounded out (third to
first); Gilbreath flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Koosman doubled to center; Maddox lined to right; Foli
hit into a double play (center to third) [Koosman out at third];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Mets 0.

BRAVES 7TH: McWilliams grounded out (second to first); Royster
struck out; Bonnell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: S. Henderson doubled to left; GARBER REPLACED
MCWILLIAMS (PITCHING); Stearns out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [S. Henderson to third]; Montanez popped to second;
BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR YOUNGBLOOD; Boisclair grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Mets 0.

BRAVES 8TH: BOISCLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MADDOX
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Matthews singled to left; Gaston
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Matthews to third];
Horner grounded out (third to first) [Matthews scored]; Murphy
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: OFFICE REPLACED GASTON (PLAYING CF); BONNELL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Valentine grounded out (third to first);
Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); MAZZILLI BATTED FOR
KOOSMAN; Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3,
Mets 0.

BRAVES 9TH: MURRAY REPLACED MAZZILLI (PITCHING); Pocoroba popped
to shortstop; Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first);
Garber grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 3, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: Maddox grounded out (catcher to first); RANDLE BATTED
FOR FOLI; Randle struck out; S. Henderson flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 0.