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After knocking in two runs with a homer in the third inning, Gary Matthews batted in another pair with a single in the ninth to give the Braves a 5-4 victory over the Giants. The Braves' other run came on a single by Pepe Frias in the fourth, but the Giants, after trailing, 3-0, pecked away and went ahead in the eighth when Bill Madlock homered. Atlanta Braves 5, San Francisco Giants 4Game Played on Saturday, May 26, 1979 (Day game) at Candlestick ParkBraves 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 5 14 1 Giants 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 - 4 8 2 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster 2b 5 2 1 0 0 0 .301 North cf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .227 Lum 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Whitfield lf 3 0 0 0 2 1 .291 Matthews rf 5 1 3 4 0 0 .293 Clark rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .280 Burroughs lf 4 0 2 0 1 0 .245 Evans 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .271 Horner 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .297 Madlock 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .216 Office cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .295 Ivie 1b 3 0 2 1 1 0 .229 Bonnell ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Tamargo c 3 0 0 1 0 1 .176 Nolan c 3 0 2 0 1 1 .333 Metzger ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .188 Frias ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .263 Halicki p 1 0 0 0 1 1 .208 Matula p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .059 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Easterly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Venable ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Roberts p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Spikes ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .421 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Skok p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 5 14 5 2 4 Totals 33 4 8 4 5 5 Time of Game: 2:45 Attendance: 11,958 Left on Base: Braves 10, Giants 8 DP: Braves 1, Giants 2 Errors: Frias, Clark, Roberts Doubles: Royster (7), Spikes (4), Evans (5), Clark (9) Home Runs: Matthews (10), Madlock (4) Stolen Bases: Office (1), North (10), Ivie (2) Caught Stealing: Frias (1) Sacrifice Hits: Lum (2) Sacrifice Flies: Tamargo (1) GIDP: Frias (6), Metzger (3) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matula 6.2 5 3 3 4 2 0 28 4.09 Easterly 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.00 Devine 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.21 Garber W(2-7) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 6 5.06 Skok SV(1) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 4.23 Totals 9 8 4 4 5 5 1 39 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Halicki 6 10 3 3 1 3 1 27 3.57 Moffitt 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 7.85 Roberts L(0-1) 1.1 2 2 1 0 1 0 7 2.25 Griffin 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 4.21 Lavelle 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.50 Totals 9 14 5 4 2 4 1 42 Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Ed Vargo BRAVES 1ST: Royster made an out to second; Lum made an out to second; Matthews grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: North grounded out (first unassisted); Whitfield grounded out (first unassisted); Clark reached on an error by Frias [Clark out at second (catcher to second)]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs singled to left; Horner popped to catcher in foul territory; Office grounded out (second to first) [Burroughs to second]; Nolan walked; Frias forced Nolan (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Evans lined to first; Madlock grounded out (second to first); Ivie grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0. BRAVES 3RD: Matula grounded out (third to first); Royster doubled to left; Lum grounded out (shortstop to first) [Royster to third]; Matthews homered [Royster scored]; Burroughs singled to left; Horner made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Tamargo flied out to center; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Halicki walked; North walked [Halicki to second]; Whitfield walked [Halicki to third, North to second]; Clark forced Whitfield (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0. BRAVES 4TH: Office singled to center; Office stole second; Nolan struck out; Frias singled to right [Office scored, Frias to third (error by Clark)]; Matula struck out while Frias was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Evans doubled to center; On a bunt Madlock singled [Evans to third]; Ivie walked [Madlock to second]; Tamargo hit a sacrifice fly to right [Evans scored, Madlock to third]; Metzger grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ivie out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 1. BRAVES 5TH: Royster flied out to center; Lum singled to right; Matthews forced Lum (third to second); Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 1. GIANTS 5TH: Halicki was called out on strikes; North grounded out (first unassisted); Whitfield grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 1. BRAVES 6TH: Horner singled to left; Office singled to right [Horner to second]; Nolan singled to left [Horner to third, Office to second]; Frias grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Office to third, Nolan to second, Horner out at home]; Matula struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 1. GIANTS 6TH: Clark doubled to left; Evans flied out to center; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Ivie singled to left [Clark scored]; Tamargo grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 2. BRAVES 7TH: MOFFITT REPLACED HALICKI (PITCHING); Royster grounded out (second to first); Lum flied out to center; Matthews singled to left; Burroughs grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 2. GIANTS 7TH: Metzger struck out; VENABLE BATTED FOR MOFFITT; Venable made an out to first; North singled to shortstop; EASTERLY REPLACED MATULA (PITCHING); Whitfield walked [North to second]; DEVINE REPLACED EASTERLY (PITCHING); North stole third; Clark singled to center [North scored, Whitfield to second]; GARBER REPLACED DEVINE (PITCHING); Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 3. BRAVES 8TH: ROBERTS REPLACED VENABLE (PITCHING); Horner struck out; Office grounded out (pitcher to first); Nolan singled to center; Frias forced Nolan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 3. GIANTS 8TH: Madlock homered; Ivie singled to left; Tamargo struck out; Ivie stole second; Metzger grounded out (second to first) [Ivie to third]; Roberts flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 4. BRAVES 9TH: SPIKES BATTED FOR GARBER; Spikes doubled to left; Royster reached on an error by Roberts [Spikes stayed at second, Royster to first]; Lum out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Spikes to third, Royster to second]; GRIFFIN REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Matthews singled to left [Spikes scored, Royster scored (unearned)]; Burroughs walked [Matthews to second]; Horner grounded out (pitcher to first) [Matthews to third, Burroughs to second]; LAVELLE REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); BONNELL BATTED FOR OFFICE; Bonnell popped to first in foul territory; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Giants 4. GIANTS 9TH: BONNELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); SKOK REPLACED SPIKES (PITCHING); North struck out; Whitfield struck out; Clark flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 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