Saturday July 28, 1979
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Atlanta Braves 8, Cincinnati Reds 5 (Game 2)

Game Played on Saturday, July 28, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Reds 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 - 5 12 0 Braves 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 x - 8 11 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Collins lf 4 0 0 1 1 0 .341 Bonnell cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .253 Kennedy 2b 5 0 1 0 0 2 .291 Matthews rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .311 Cruz rf 4 1 2 0 1 1 .143 Burroughs lf 4 2 3 1 0 0 .225 Concepcion ss 3 1 1 0 1 2 .304 Horner 3b 4 2 2 3 0 1 .322 Soto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Lum 1b 2 2 0 0 2 1 .222 Griffey ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .316 Hubbard 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .220 Driessen 1b 5 1 2 1 0 1 .244 Chaney ss 4 0 2 2 0 0 .131 Knight 3b 4 1 3 1 0 0 .305 Benedict c 4 0 1 2 0 0 .223 Blair cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .179 M. Mahler p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .083 Correll c 3 0 1 1 0 1 .247 B. McLaughlin p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Pastore p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Garber p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .375 Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Geronimo ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Spilman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Auerbach ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Totals 37 5 12 5 4 8 Totals 34 8 11 8 3 6 Time of Game: 2:43 Attendance: 37,265 Left on Base: Reds 11, Braves 5 DP: Reds 1, Braves 1 Doubles: Knight (20), Driessen (17), Cruz (2), Griffey (27), Benedict (8), Burroughs (10) Home Runs: Horner (19) Stolen Bases: Collins (2) Sacrifice Flies: Knight (7) GIDP: Matthews (4) Hit by Pitch: Correll (1,by B. McLaughlin) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Pastore L(1-5) 2.2 6 5 5 2 2 0 16 8.31 Sarmiento 1.1 3 3 3 0 2 1 7 7.33 Tomlin 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.72 Soto 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 7.71 Totals 8 11 8 8 3 6 1 37 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA M. Mahler W(3-9) 5 6 1 1 3 7 0 23 5.98 B. McLaughlin 2 4 2 2 1 1 0 12 4.47 Garber 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 8 4.14 Totals 9 12 5 5 4 8 0 43 Hit by Pitch: B. McLaughlin (2) Wild Pitches: Pastore (2), B. McLaughlin (2) Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Steve Fields REDS 1ST: Collins grounded out (shortstop to first); Kennedy struck out; Cruz singled to left; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Bonnell struck out; Matthews flied out to right; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. REDS 2ND: Driessen struck out; Knight doubled to left; Blair grounded out (third to first) [Knight to third]; Correll struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Horner grounded out (second to first); Lum walked; Hubbard singled to right [Lum to second]; Chaney singled to left [Lum to third, Hubbard to second]; Benedict doubled to left [Lum scored, Hubbard scored, Chaney to third]; M. Mahler grounded out (second to first); Bonnell popped to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 2. REDS 3RD: Pastore struck out; Collins walked; Collins stole second; Kennedy struck out; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 2. BRAVES 3RD: Matthews grounded out (third to first); Burroughs doubled to right; Horner singled to center [Burroughs scored, Horner to second (on throw to home)]; Lum walked; Pastore threw a wild pitch [Horner to third, Lum to second]; Hubbard struck out; Chaney singled to right [Horner scored, Lum scored]; SARMIENTO REPLACED PASTORE (PITCHING); Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 5. REDS 4TH: Concepcion walked; Driessen popped to second; Knight singled to right [Concepcion to second]; Blair lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Concepcion out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 5. BRAVES 4TH: M. Mahler struck out; Bonnell singled to third; Matthews grounded out (second to first) [Bonnell to second]; Burroughs singled to left [Bonnell scored, Burroughs to second (on throw to home)]; Horner homered [Burroughs scored]; Lum struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 8. REDS 5TH: Correll singled to center; GERONIMO BATTED FOR SARMIENTO; Geronimo walked [Correll to second]; Collins lined to center; Kennedy popped to first in foul territory; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 8. BRAVES 5TH: TOMLIN REPLACED GERONIMO (PITCHING); Hubbard grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney grounded out (second to first); Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 8. REDS 6TH: Concepcion singled to right; Driessen doubled to center [Concepcion scored]; B. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED M. MAHLER (PITCHING); Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Blair grounded out (pitcher to first); B. McLaughlin threw a wild pitch [Driessen to third]; Correll lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 8. BRAVES 6TH: B. McLaughlin struck out; Bonnell singled to left; Matthews grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bonnell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 8. REDS 7TH: SPILMAN BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Spilman grounded out (second to first); Collins grounded out (third to first); Kennedy singled to right; Cruz walked [Kennedy to second]; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 8. BRAVES 7TH: AUERBACH REPLACED SPILMAN (PLAYING SS); SOTO REPLACED CONCEPCION (PITCHING); Burroughs singled to left; Horner struck out; Lum popped to pitcher; Hubbard popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 8. REDS 8TH: Driessen singled to left; Knight singled to right [Driessen to second]; Blair singled to right [Driessen to third, Knight to second]; Correll was hit by a pitch [Driessen scored, Knight to third, Blair to second]; GARBER REPLACED B. MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Auerbach popped to second; Collins grounded out (first unassisted) [Knight scored, Blair to third, Correll to second]; Kennedy flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 8. BRAVES 8TH: Chaney popped to third in foul territory; Benedict popped to third; Garber walked; Bonnell popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 8. REDS 9TH: Cruz doubled to right; GRIFFEY BATTED FOR SOTO; Griffey doubled to center [Cruz scored]; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted) [Griffey to third]; Knight hit a sacrifice fly to center [Griffey scored]; Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Braves 8.

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