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With Rick Matula pitching a five-hit shutout, the Braves gained their first victory of the season and handed the Reds their first defeat, 3-0. The Braves had lost their first seven games, while the Reds had won their first eight. Jerry Royster doubled and Biff Pocoroba singled in the fourth inning for the only run that Matula needed, but the Braves added a counter in the fifth before Dale Murphy wrapped it up with a homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News] Atlanta Braves 3, Cincinnati Reds 0Game Played on Friday, April 18, 1980 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumReds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 Braves 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 x - 3 7 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Collins cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .351 Royster 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .233 Griffey rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .207 Pocoroba c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .200 Concepcion ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .361 Matthews lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Foster lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Chambliss 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .276 Driessen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Horner 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .069 Bench c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .304 Murphy rf 3 1 1 1 0 2 .200 Knight 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Asselstine cf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .333 Kennedy 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .414 Gomez ss 2 0 1 1 1 0 .176 Leibrandt p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Matula p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Spilman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 0 5 0 1 2 Totals 29 3 7 3 3 3 Time of Game: 1:48 Attendance: 5,624 Left on Base: Reds 5, Braves 5 DP: Reds 2, Braves 0 Doubles: Knight (3), Royster (4), Asselstine (2) Home Runs: Murphy (1) GIDP: Gomez (1), Matthews (3) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leibrandt L(1-1) 7 6 3 3 2 3 1 27 1.69 Bair 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0.00 Totals 8 7 3 3 3 3 1 32 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matula W(1-0) 9 5 0 0 1 2 0 32 0.00 Totals 9 5 0 0 1 2 0 32 Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Dale REDS 1ST: Collins flied out to right; Griffey flied out to right; Concepcion singled to left; Foster forced Concepcion (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (first to pitcher); Pocoroba grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. REDS 2ND: Driessen grounded out (first to pitcher); Bench singled to left [Bench out at second (left to second)]; Knight flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Chambliss flied out to left; Horner popped to third; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. REDS 3RD: Kennedy grounded out (third to first); Leibrandt singled to right; Collins struck out; Griffey forced Leibrandt (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Asselstine singled to center; Gomez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Asselstine out at second]; Matula flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. REDS 4TH: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Foster popped to second; Driessen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Royster doubled to center; Pocoroba singled to center [Royster scored]; Matthews grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Pocoroba out at second]; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 1. REDS 5TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Knight doubled to center; Kennedy grounded out (third to first); Leibrandt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: Horner walked; Murphy was called out on strikes; Asselstine grounded out (second to first) [Horner to second]; Gomez singled to left [Horner scored]; Matula struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 2. REDS 6TH: Collins grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey walked; Concepcion grounded out (third to first) [Griffey to second]; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 2. BRAVES 6TH: Royster flied out to right; Pocoroba grounded out (third to first); Matthews popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 2. REDS 7TH: Driessen flied out to center; Bench grounded out (third to first); Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 2. BRAVES 7TH: Chambliss flied out to center; Horner grounded out (third to first); Murphy homered; Asselstine doubled to center; Gomez was walked intentionally; Matula grounded out (catcher unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 3. REDS 8TH: Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); SPILMAN BATTED FOR LEIBRANDT; Spilman grounded out (shortstop to first); Collins grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 3. BRAVES 8TH: BAIR REPLACED SPILMAN (PITCHING); Royster singled to right; Pocoroba grounded out (second to first) [Royster to second]; Matthews flied out to left; Chambliss was walked intentionally; Horner flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 3. REDS 9TH: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Concepcion singled to left; Foster flied out to left; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 3. |
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