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A seven-run explosion in the first inning propelled the Reds to a 7-4 victory over the Braves. Dave Concepcion drew a leadoff walk and two outs later scored on a single by George Foster. A base on balls to Johnny Bench was followed by a two-run double by Dan Driessen. Cincinnati Reds 7, Atlanta Braves 4Game Played on Tuesday, April 17, 1979 (Night game) at Riverfront StadiumBraves 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 4 13 0 Reds 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 7 13 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster 3b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .375 Concepcion ss 2 1 1 1 3 0 .346 Hubbard 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .195 Geronimo cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .186 Matthews rf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .244 Morgan 2b 5 0 2 0 0 1 .372 Burroughs lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .139 Foster lf 5 1 3 1 0 1 .426 Lum 1b 5 0 2 0 0 1 .270 Bench c 3 1 0 0 1 2 .184 Murphy c 3 2 2 2 2 0 .333 Correll c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Bonnell cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .297 Driessen 1b 4 1 1 2 0 2 .277 Frias ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 .258 Knight 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .342 McWilliams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Summers rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .333 M. Mahler p 2 0 1 1 0 0 .500 Hume p 3 1 2 2 1 1 .222 Beall ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Skok p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Office ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 LaCorte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 4 13 4 4 4 Totals 35 7 13 7 5 8 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 16,211 Left on Base: Braves 12, Reds 10 DP: Braves 1, Reds 1 Doubles: M. Mahler (1), Lum (2), Frias (2), Driessen (4), Summers (1), Concepcion (1), Morgan 2 (6), Hume (1) Triples: Bonnell (1) Home Runs: Murphy 2 (5), Matthews (2) Stolen Bases: Knight (1) Sacrifice Hits: Geronimo (2) GIDP: Hubbard (1) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McWilliams L(1-2) 0.2 5 7 7 2 1 0 9 8.04 M. Mahler 4.1 5 0 0 2 3 0 20 5.40 Skok 2 2 0 0 1 4 0 9 0.79 LaCorte 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7.36 Totals 8 13 7 7 5 8 0 41 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hume W(2-1) 7.2 12 4 4 2 3 3 36 4.43 Bair SV(2) 1.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 7 4.50 Totals 9 13 4 4 4 4 3 43 Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - Mick Sharkey, 2B - Roger Grooms, 3B - Les Treitel BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to center; Hubbard grounded out (third to first); Matthews singled to center; Burroughs singled to right [Matthews to second]; Lum flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Concepcion walked; Geronimo out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Concepcion to second]; Morgan struck out; Foster singled to left [Concepcion scored]; Bench walked [Foster to second]; Driessen doubled to left [Foster scored, Bench scored]; Knight singled to right [Driessen scored]; Summers doubled to right [Knight to third]; Hume singled to center [Knight scored, Summers scored]; M. MAHLER REPLACED MCWILLIAMS (PITCHING); Concepcion doubled to center [Hume scored]; Geronimo popped to second; 7 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 7. BRAVES 2ND: Murphy homered; Bonnell tripled to right; Frias struck out; M. Mahler doubled to center [Bonnell scored]; Royster walked; Hubbard grounded into a double play (third to first) [M. Mahler out at third]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 7. REDS 2ND: Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Foster singled to center; Bench struck out; Driessen flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 7. BRAVES 3RD: Matthews grounded out (third to first); Burroughs struck out; Lum doubled to center; Murphy lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 7. REDS 3RD: Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); Summers singled to second; Hume walked [Summers to second]; Concepcion forced Hume (third to second) [Summers to third]; Geronimo flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 7. BRAVES 4TH: Bonnell grounded out (third to first); Frias singled to left; M. Mahler flied out to left; Royster singled to left [Frias to second]; Hubbard forced Royster (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 7. REDS 4TH: Morgan doubled to right; Foster struck out; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 7. BRAVES 5TH: Matthews homered; Burroughs grounded out (pitcher to first); Lum struck out; Murphy walked; Bonnell grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 7. REDS 5TH: Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); Summers popped to shortstop in foul territory; Hume doubled to left; Concepcion was walked intentionally; Geronimo forced Concepcion (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 7. BRAVES 6TH: Frias doubled to left; BEALL BATTED FOR M. MAHLER; Beall flied out to left; Royster flied out to right; Hubbard grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 7. REDS 6TH: SKOK REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Morgan flied out to right; Foster singled to right; Bench struck out; Driessen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 7. BRAVES 7TH: CORRELL REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Lum flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 7. REDS 7TH: Knight singled to right; Knight stole second; Summers struck out; Hume struck out; Concepcion was walked intentionally; Geronimo forced Concepcion (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 7. BRAVES 8TH: Murphy homered; Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); Frias grounded out (shortstop to first); OFFICE BATTED FOR SKOK; Office singled to right; BAIR REPLACED HUME (PITCHING); Royster popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 7. REDS 8TH: LACORTE REPLACED OFFICE (PITCHING); Morgan doubled to center; Foster hit into a double play (right to third) [Morgan out at third]; Correll grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 7. BRAVES 9TH: Hubbard walked; Matthews struck out; Burroughs popped to second; Lum singled to right [Hubbard to third]; Murphy walked [Lum to second]; Bonnell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 7. |
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