Rick Rhoden went 7 1/3 innings to post his first victory of the season and drove in two runs to pace the Pirates to a 4-2 decision over the Braves. Rhoden doubled home a fourth-inning run to give the Bucs a 3-2 lead and delivered a sacrifice fly in the sixth. Jason Thompson, extending his hitting streak to 14 games, went 3-for-3 to become the leading hitter in the league with a .376 average. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Wednesday, May       5, 1982 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Braves       0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  0
Pirates      1  1  0    1  0  1    0  0  x  -   4 12  3


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Butler cf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Moreno cf             4   1   2   1     0   1   .302
Hubbard 2b            5   0   2   0     0   0   .297      Ray 2b                4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Washington rf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .274      Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .268
Murphy lf             2   1   0   0     2   0   .283      Thompson 1b           3   0   3   1     1   0   .376
Horner 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .244      Madlock 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .312
  Royster pr,3b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Easler lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .254
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .301      Pena c                4   1   1   0     0   2   .308
Benedict c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .216      Smith ss              2   2   2   0     1   0   .571
  Watson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .192      Rhoden p              2   0   2   2     0   0   .308
  Sinatro c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Scurry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Ramirez ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .255        Tekulve p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Mahler p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  McWilliams p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Whisenton ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .421
  Bedrosian p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pocoroba ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .278

Totals               36   2   9   1     2   2             Totals               31   4  12   4     3   6

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance:  6,595
Left on Base: Braves 9, Pirates 8
DP: Braves 2, Pirates 2
Errors: Smith 3
Doubles: Horner (6), Rhoden (2)
Triples: Smith (1)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (15)
Caught Stealing: Parker (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Smith (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Rhoden (1)
GIDP: Washington (4), Chambliss (1), Easler (1), Madlock (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mahler L(2-2)           5.1  10   4   4   2   3   0  27   2.82
McWilliams              0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   4.60
Bedrosian               2     2   0   0   1   1   0   7   1.27
Totals                  8    12   4   4   3   6   0  36

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden W(1-3)           7.1   8   2   2   2   2   0  32   6.50
Scurry                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.16
Tekulve SV(2)           1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   1.33
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   2   0  38

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Bill Williams


BRAVES 1ST: Butler grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard
singled to center; Washington grounded into a double play (first
to shortstop to pitcher) [Hubbard out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno singled to center; Moreno stole second; Ray
grounded out (first unassisted) [Moreno to third]; Parker struck
out; Thompson singled to right [Moreno scored]; Madlock lined to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Murphy walked; Horner doubled to right [Murphy to
third]; Chambliss singled to shortstop [Murphy scored, Horner
scored (no RBI), Chambliss to second (error by Smith)]; Benedict
grounded out (third to first); Ramirez singled to left
[Chambliss to third]; Mahler reached on a fielder's choice
[Chambliss out at home (pitcher to catcher), Ramirez to second];
Butler grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Easler flied out to center; Pena struck out; Smith
walked; Rhoden singled to left [Smith to second]; Moreno singled
to left [Rhoden to second, Smith scored]; Ray grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Hubbard grounded out (shortstop to first);
Washington flied out to center; Murphy grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
singled to right; Madlock singled to left [Thompson to third];
Easler grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Madlock out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Pirates 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Horner reached on an error by Smith [Horner to
first]; Chambliss grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Horner out at second]; Benedict singled to
center; Ramirez reached on an error by Smith [Benedict to
second]; Mahler was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
 Braves 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Pena singled to pitcher; Smith out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Pena to second]; Rhoden doubled to
center [Pena scored]; Moreno grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Rhoden to third]; Ray grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Butler grounded out (second to first); Hubbard
singled to right; Washington grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Hubbard to second]; Murphy grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Parker flied out to center; Thompson singled to
center; Madlock grounded out (first unassisted) [Thompson to
second]; Easler was walked intentionally; Pena struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Horner grounded out (third to first); Chambliss
grounded out (second to first); Benedict grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Smith tripled to center; Rhoden hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Smith scored]; MCWILLIAMS REPLACED MAHLER (PITCHING);
Moreno struck out; Ray was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Ramirez flied out to left; WHISENTON BATTED FOR
MCWILLIAMS; Whisenton singled to center; Butler lined to second;
Hubbard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 2, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: BEDROSIAN REPLACED WHISENTON (PITCHING); Parker
singled to center; Parker was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Thompson walked; Madlock grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Washington struck out; Murphy walked; Horner singled
to left [Murphy to second]; ROYSTER RAN FOR HORNER; SCURRY
REPLACED RHODEN (PITCHING); Chambliss flied out to center;
WATSON BATTED FOR BENEDICT; TEKULVE REPLACED SCURRY (PITCHING);
Watson forced Murphy (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 2, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: SINATRO REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING C ); ROYSTER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Easler struck out; Pena flied out
to center; Smith singled to left; Tekulve grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 4.

BRAVES 9TH: Ramirez singled to center; POCOROBA BATTED FOR
BEDROSIAN; Pocoroba grounded out (shortstop to first) [Ramirez
to second]; Butler grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
2, Pirates 4.