Braves @ Reds
August 8, 1978

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Braves 3 6 1
Reds 2 2 0
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Braves 3 6 1
Reds 2 2 0

Gary Matthews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .285
OBP .333 .372
At Bats 3 309
Hits 1 88
• Singles 1 61
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 43
RBI’s 0 41

Pedro Borbon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 2 4
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Riverfront Stadium - August 8, 1978
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Pedro Borbon
Johnny Bench
Dan Driessen
Ray Knight
Pete Rose
Dave Concepcion
George Foster
Cesar Geronimo
Ken Griffey
Gary Matthews
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Ray Knight now playing second base. Johnny Bench now catching. Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Joe Morgan pinch hits for Rick Auerbach. Morgan hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Johnny Bench pinch hits for Vic Correll. Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath juggles the ball. That's an error on Gilbreath. Driessen scores. Concepcion scores. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 7 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Driessen moves to third. Concepcion moves to second.
Bottom 7 Concepcion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Driessen moves to second.
Bottom 7 Driessen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Foster strikes out.
Top 7 Office hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Royster hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Niekro bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 7 Pedro Borbon now pitching. Rick Auerbach now playing second base. Ruiz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mike Lum pinch hits for Junior Kennedy. Lum hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rose takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 There goes Collins. The throw from Pocoroba and he is safe. Collins steals second.
Bottom 6 Dave Collins pinch hits for Tom Hume. Collins takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Correll hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Murphy strikes out.
Top 6 Pocoroba hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Geronimo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Concepcion hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Driessen hits a popup towards short. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Burroughs hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Matthews hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Office hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Office reaches second base with a double. Niekro scores.
Top 5 Royster bunts towards the mound. Hume fields it and throws to first for the out. Niekro moves to second.
Top 5 Niekro takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Foster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Griffey hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kennedy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Ruiz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Gilbreath strikes out.
Top 4 Murphy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pocoroba moves to second.
Top 4 Pocoroba hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Matthews scores.
Top 4 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Matthews moves to third.
Top 4 There goes Matthews. The throw from Correll and he is safe. Matthews steals second.
Top 4 Matthews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Hume strikes out.
Bottom 3 Correll hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Geronimo strikes out.
Top 3 Office hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Royster hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Royster reaches second base with a double. Ruiz scores.
Top 3 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hume fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ruiz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geronimo. Ruiz reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Concepcion strikes out.
Bottom 2 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Murphy hits a popup, foul, towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Burroughs strikes out.
Bottom 1 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rose for the out.
Top 1 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Office hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Office for the out.
Top 1 Royster strikes out.