The Braves scored six runs in the seventh inning, including a three-run homer by Gary Matthews, to beat the Phillies, 10-4. This was the fourth homer in three games for Matthews. Phil Niekro, with ninth-inning help from Craig Skok, posted his sixth straight victory against the Phillies over two seasons. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 10, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Game Played on Tuesday, June 19, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Phillies 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 - 4 9 1 Braves 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 2 x - 10 12 1 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .339 Royster 3b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .284 Bowa ss 4 0 0 1 0 0 .302 Matthews rf 3 2 1 3 2 0 .312 Maddox cf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .292 Office cf 5 1 3 3 0 0 .280 Unser ph,cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .311 Burroughs lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .236 Schmidt 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .257 Bonnell pr,lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 .262 Luzinski lf 4 1 3 3 0 1 .253 Lum 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .234 McBride rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .257 Horner ph,1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .274 Trillo 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .293 Hubbard 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .216 Boone c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .264 Frias ss 4 1 2 2 0 0 .268 Christenson p 2 0 0 0 1 1 .400 Benedict c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .195 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Niekro p 3 2 1 0 0 1 .200 Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Skok p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 4 9 4 3 4 Totals 35 10 12 10 5 3 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 8,146 Left on Base: Phillies 6, Braves 7 DP: Phillies 0, Braves 1 Errors: Schmidt, Frias Doubles: Office 2 (6), Niekro (4) Home Runs: Luzinski (7), Matthews (15) Stolen Bases: Maddox (15), Benedict (1) Caught Stealing: McBride (4), Royster (4) Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (3) GIDP: Rose (11) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Christenson L(1-5) 6.1 8 6 4 3 2 1 30 4.41 McGraw 1.2 4 4 4 2 1 0 11 2.91 Totals 8 12 10 8 5 3 1 41 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(8-9) 8 9 4 4 3 4 1 34 4.21 Skok 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.32 Totals 9 9 4 4 3 4 1 37 Wild Pitches: McGraw (1), Niekro 2 (9) Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Satch Davidson PHILLIES 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Bowa popped to second; Maddox singled to left; Maddox stole second; Schmidt walked; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Maddox to third, Schmidt to second]; Luzinski singled to center [Maddox scored, Schmidt out at home (center to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled to right; Royster was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Matthews flied out to center; Office grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Braves 0. PHILLIES 2ND: McBride singled to center; McBride was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Trillo lined to shortstop; Boone struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum flied out to center; Hubbard popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Braves 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Christenson walked; Rose grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Christenson out at second]; Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Frias singled to center; Benedict reached on an error by Schmidt [Frias to second, Benedict to first]; Niekro forced Benedict (third to shortstop) [Frias to third]; Royster singled to left [Frias scored (unearned), Niekro to second]; Matthews forced Royster (third to second) [Niekro to third]; Office singled to right [Niekro scored (unearned), Matthews to second]; Burroughs forced Office (shortstop to second); 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Braves 2. PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox struck out; Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Luzinski singled to left; McBride popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Braves 2. BRAVES 4TH: Lum grounded out (first unassisted); Hubbard grounded out (shortstop to first); Frias grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Braves 2. PHILLIES 5TH: Trillo singled to center; Boone singled to center [Trillo to second]; Christenson popped to second; Rose walked [Trillo to third, Boone to second]; Bowa forced Rose (shortstop to second) [Trillo scored, Boone to third]; Maddox flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Braves 2. BRAVES 5TH: Benedict singled to center; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Benedict to second]; Royster flied out to right; Matthews walked; Office flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Braves 2. PHILLIES 6TH: Schmidt reached on an error by Frias [Schmidt to first]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Schmidt to second]; Luzinski struck out; McBride grounded out (shortstop to first) [Schmidt to third]; Trillo flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Braves 2. BRAVES 6TH: Burroughs flied out to center; Lum struck out; Hubbard walked; Frias forced Hubbard (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Braves 2. PHILLIES 7TH: Boone lined to shortstop; Christenson struck out; Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Braves 2. BRAVES 7TH: Benedict singled to left; Benedict stole second; Niekro struck out; Royster walked; Matthews homered [Benedict scored, Royster scored]; Office doubled to center; MCGRAW REPLACED CHRISTENSON (PITCHING); Burroughs was walked intentionally; BONNELL RAN FOR BURROUGHS; HORNER BATTED FOR LUM; Horner struck out; Hubbard singled to left [Office scored, Bonnell to second]; McGraw threw a wild pitch [Bonnell to third, Hubbard to second]; Frias singled to left [Bonnell scored, Hubbard scored]; Benedict made an out to shortstop; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Braves 8. PHILLIES 8TH: BONNELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HORNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Bowa grounded out (second to first); UNSER BATTED FOR MADDOX; Unser singled to left; Schmidt flied out to center; Luzinski homered [Unser scored]; McBride singled to second; Trillo grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Braves 8. BRAVES 8TH: UNSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Niekro doubled to left; Royster popped to first; Matthews was walked intentionally; Office doubled to center [Niekro scored, Matthews scored]; Bonnell grounded out (second to first); Horner grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Braves 10. PHILLIES 9TH: SKOK REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Boone grounded out (third to first); ANDERSON BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Anderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Braves 10.

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