Claudell Washington's two-run single with two out in the bottom of the ninth inning enabled the Braves to edge the Reds, 4-3, and record their 13th straight triumph. Atlanta trailed, 3-2, when Matt Sinatro led off the bottom of the ninth with a walk and Rafael Ramirez followed with an infield hit.

One out later, Brett Butler's grounder to short hit Sinatro for the second out of the frame. A wild pitch by Jim Kern and intentional walk to pinch-hitter Biff Pocoroba loaded the bases before reliever Joe Price surrendered a sharp single to center by Washington to keep intact the Braves' perfect record. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Wednesday, April     21, 1982 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Reds         0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  0
Braves       0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  2  -   4 11  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Milner cf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .438      Butler cf             5   1   2   0     0   1   .264
Driessen 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .239      Hubbard 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .261
Oester 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .273        Pocoroba ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .333
Concepcion ss         3   1   0   0     1   1   .277      Washington rf         4   0   2   2     1   1   .250
Biittner rf           4   1   2   3     0   0   .364      Horner 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .186
  Householder rf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Murphy lf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .256
Vail lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Chambliss 1b          4   1   2   1     0   1   .356
  Hurdle lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Benedict c            2   0   1   0     1   0   .268
Krenchicki 3b         4   0   2   0     0   0   .333        Royster pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
O'Berry c             4   0   0   0     0   3   .185        Sinatro c           0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Soto p                3   0   0   0     0   1   .143      Ramirez ss            3   1   1   1     0   0   .333
  Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mahler p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Shirley p           1   0   1   0     0   0   .500        Whisenton ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .400
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hanna p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Price p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Linares ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .391

Totals               35   3   9   3     2   5             Totals               33   4  11   4     5   8

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 22,153
Left on Base: Reds 7, Braves 9
DP: Reds 1, Braves 1
Doubles: Krenchicki (1), Murphy (2)
Home Runs: Biittner (1), Chambliss (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Ramirez (1)
GIDP: Washington (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Soto                    6.1   7   2   2   1   7   1  25   4.38
Hume                    1.1   1   0   0   2   0   0   7   4.35
Shirley L(0-1)          1     2   2   2   1   1   0   5   8.10
Kern                    0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   6.75
Price                   0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.18
Totals                  8.2  11   4   4   5   8   1  39

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mahler                  5     7   3   3   1   3   1  22   1.98
Hanna                   2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   3.86
Camp W(2-0)             2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   1.74
Totals                  9     9   3   3   2   5   1  37

Wild Pitches: Kern (4)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Nick Colosi


REDS 1ST: Milner popped to third in foul territory; Driessen
singled to center; Oester lined to right; Concepcion forced
Driessen (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Butler struck out; Hubbard struck out; Washington
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Biittner singled to center; Vail flied out to right;
Krenchicki singled to right [Biittner to second]; O'Berry struck
out; Soto grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner struck out; Murphy struck out; Chambliss
singled to left; Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 3RD: Milner singled to left; Driessen lined into a double
play (third to first) [Milner out at first]; Oester singled to
right; Concepcion walked [Oester to second]; Biittner homered
[Oester scored, Concepcion scored]; Vail singled to center;
Krenchicki flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Ramirez popped to shortstop; Mahler struck out;
Butler singled to left [Butler out at second (left to second)];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

REDS 4TH: O'Berry flied out to right; Soto struck out; Milner
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Hubbard popped to first; Washington singled to left;
Horner popped to first in foul territory; Murphy forced
Washington (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3,
Braves 0.

REDS 5TH: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Oester
grounded out (first unassisted); Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Chambliss homered; Benedict singled to left; Ramirez
flied out to left; WHISENTON BATTED FOR MAHLER; Whisenton struck
out; Butler flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3,
Braves 1.

REDS 6TH: HANNA REPLACED WHISENTON (PITCHING); Biittner grounded
out (first unassisted); Vail grounded out (shortstop to first);
Krenchicki doubled; O'Berry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Hubbard singled to right; Washington grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hubbard out at
second]; Horner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 1.

REDS 7TH: Soto grounded out (third to first); Milner walked;
Driessen grounded out (pitcher to first) [Milner to second];
Oester flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves
1.

BRAVES 7TH: Murphy doubled to center; Chambliss flied out to
right [Murphy to third]; Benedict walked; ROYSTER RAN FOR
BENEDICT; HUME REPLACED SOTO (PITCHING); Ramirez hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Murphy scored]; SMITH BATTED FOR HANNA; Smith flied
out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 2.

REDS 8TH: SINATRO REPLACED ROYSTER (PLAYING C ); CAMP REPLACED
SMITH (PITCHING); Concepcion grounded out (third to first);
Biittner grounded out (shortstop to first); Vail flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: HOUSEHOLDER REPLACED BIITTNER (PLAYING RF); HURDLE
REPLACED VAIL (PLAYING LF); Butler grounded out (third to
first); Hubbard grounded out (third to first); Washington
walked; Horner walked [Washington to second]; Murphy singled to
third [Horner to second, Washington to third]; SHIRLEY REPLACED
HUME (PITCHING); Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Reds 3, Braves 2.

REDS 9TH: Krenchicki grounded out (shortstop to first); O'Berry
struck out; Shirley singled to center; Milner forced Shirley
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Sinatro walked; On a bunt Ramirez singled [Sinatro
to second]; LINARES BATTED FOR CAMP; Linares flied out to
center; Butler was credited with a single when a runner was hit
by the batted ball to shortstop [Sinatro out at third (shortstop
unassisted), Ramirez to second]; KERN REPLACED SHIRLEY
(PITCHING); POCOROBA BATTED FOR HUBBARD; Kern threw a wild pitch
[Butler to second, Ramirez to third]; Pocoroba was walked
intentionally; PRICE REPLACED KERN (PITCHING); Washington
singled to center [Ramirez scored, Butler scored, Pocoroba to
second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 4.