Rookie righthander Rick Matula received credit for his first major league victory and scored the deciding run as the Braves edged the Dodgers, 2-1, handing the defending N. L. champions their fourth straight defeat. The Braves nicked Doug Rau for their initial run in the first inning on singles by Jerry Royster, Jeff Burroughs and Dale Murphy.

Matula singled in the fifth and stopped at second on a single by Royster. After Glenn Hubbard was hit by a pitch to load the bases, Matula scored on a sacrifice fly by Gary Matthews. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Friday, April     13, 1979 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Braves       1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2 11  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 3b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .400      Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .147
Hubbard 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .207      Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .405
Matthews rf           4   0   0   1     0   0   .242      Thomasson rf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .100
Burroughs lf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .130      Garvey 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .324
  Office cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   2   .258
Murphy 1b             4   0   2   1     0   1   .321      Baker lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .286
Bonnell cf,lf         2   0   0   0     1   0   .280      Monday cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .286
Benedict c            3   0   2   0     1   0   .667      Ferguson c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .190
Frias ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .217      Rau p                 1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Matula p              2   1   1   0     0   1   .250        Sutcliffe p         1   0   1   1     0   0   .333
  Garber p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Reuss p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2  11   2     3   3             Totals               34   1   8   1     1   6

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 42,284
Left on Base: Braves 11, Dodgers 7
DP: Braves 1, Dodgers 1
Doubles: Sutcliffe (1)
Caught Stealing: Benedict (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Matula (1), Bonnell (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Matthews (1)
GIDP: Monday (1)
Hit by Pitch: Hubbard (1,by Rau)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matula W(1-1)           6.1   7   1   1   0   6   0  25   2.03
Garber SV(2)            2.2   1   0   0   1   0   0  10   3.18
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   6   0  35

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau L(0-1)              4.2   8   2   2   1   1   0  22   6.75
Sutcliffe               2.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   9   1.00
Reuss                   2     2   0   0   1   1   0   9   0.00
Totals                  9    11   2   2   3   3   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Rau (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim Scott, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Boyd Mauer, 3B - Charlie Lupo


BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled to center; Hubbard grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Royster to second]; Matthews flied out to
left; Burroughs singled to pitcher [Royster to third]; Murphy
singled to left [Royster scored, Burroughs to second]; Bonnell
forced Murphy (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Russell struck out; Thomasson
singled to right; Garvey singled to left [Thomasson to second];
Cey forced Thomasson (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Benedict singled to center; Benedict was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Frias singled to center;
Matula out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Frias to
second]; Royster lined to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Baker singled to right; Monday grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Baker out at
second]; Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Hubbard singled to center; Matthews flied out to
center; Burroughs lined into a double play (second to first)
[Hubbard out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers
0.

DODGERS 3RD: Rau struck out; Lopes flied out to right; Russell
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Murphy struck out; Bonnell flied out to center;
Benedict grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Thomasson grounded out (first unassisted); Garvey
grounded out (third to first); Cey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Frias grounded out (pitcher to first); Matula
singled to right; On a bunt Royster singled to pitcher [Matula
to second]; Hubbard was hit by a pitch [Matula to third, Royster
to second]; Matthews hit a sacrifice fly to left [Matula
scored]; Burroughs walked [Royster to third, Hubbard to second];
SUTCLIFFE REPLACED RAU (PITCHING); Murphy forced Burroughs
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers
0.

DODGERS 5TH: Baker flied out to left; Monday singled to right;
Ferguson struck out; Sutcliffe doubled to center [Monday
scored]; Lopes popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Bonnell walked; Benedict singled to right [Bonnell
to second]; Frias forced Bonnell (pitcher to third) [Benedict to
second]; Matula struck out; Royster grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell singled to left; Thomasson forced Russell
(second to shortstop); Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Thomasson to second]; Cey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 2, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Hubbard flied out to left; Matthews popped to first;
Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Baker popped to second; Monday singled to center;
GARBER REPLACED MATULA (PITCHING); Ferguson popped to third;
JOSHUA BATTED FOR SUTCLIFFE; Joshua grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 8TH: REUSS REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); Murphy singled to
right; Bonnell out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first)
[Murphy to second]; Benedict walked; Frias singled to right
[Murphy to third, Benedict to second]; Garber struck out;
Royster grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Braves 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: OFFICE REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING CF); BONNELL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Lopes grounded out (shortstop to
first); Russell lined to third; Thomasson walked; Garvey flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Hubbard flied out to left; Matthews grounded out
(third to first); Office flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Cey popped to second; Baker singled to left; Monday
flied out to left; Ferguson grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 1.