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July 28, 1979

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Bottom 8 R H E
Reds 3 10 0
Braves 8 11 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Reds 3 10 0
Braves 8 11 0

Bruce Benedict Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .225
OBP .333 .319
At Bats 3 120
Hits 1 27
• Singles 0 19
• Doubles 1 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 17
RBI’s 2 9

Mario Soto Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - July 28, 1979
Out
Mario Soto
Vic Correll
Dan Driessen
Junior Kennedy
Ray Knight
Rick Auerbach
Dave Collins
Paul Blair
Hector Cruz
Bruce Benedict
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Benedict hits a popup towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Chaney hits a popup, foul, towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lum scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Collins for the out. Knight scores. Blair moves to third. Correll moves to second.
Top 8 Gene Garber now pitching. Auerbach hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Correll is hit by the pitch. Driessen scores. Knight moves to third. Blair moves to second.
Top 8 Blair hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Driessen moves to third. Knight moves to second.
Top 8 Knight hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Driessen moves to second.
Top 8 Driessen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Hubbard hits a popup towards short. Auerbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lum hits a popup towards the mound. Soto settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Horner strikes out.
Bottom 7 Rick Auerbach now playing shortstop. Mario Soto now pitching. Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Concepcion strikes out.
Top 7 Cruz takes first base on ball four. Kennedy moves to second.
Top 7 Kennedy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Harry Spilman pinch hits for Dave Tomlin. Spilman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Bonnell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 McLaughlin strikes out.
Top 6 Correll hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Driessen moves to third.
Top 6 Blair bunts towards the mound. McLaughlin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bo McLaughlin now pitching. Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Driessen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bonnell. Driessen reaches second base with a double. Concepcion goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Concepcion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Dave Tomlin now pitching. Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kennedy hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lum settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Collins hits a line drive into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cesar Geronimo pinch hits for Manny Sarmiento. Geronimo takes first base on ball four. Correll moves to second.
Top 5 Correll hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Lum strikes out.
Bottom 4 Horner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bonnell scores. Burroughs moves to second.
Bottom 4 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bonnell moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Mahler strikes out.
Top 4 Blair hits a line drive towards short. Chaney catches it and throws to second to double up Concepcion.
Top 4 Knight hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Concepcion moves to second.
Top 4 Driessen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Concepcion takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Manny Sarmiento now pitching. Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Chaney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Horner scores. Lum scores.
Bottom 3 Hubbard strikes out.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Horner moves to third. Lum moves to second.
Bottom 3 Lum takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Horner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burroughs scores. Horner moves to second.
Bottom 3 Burroughs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Burroughs reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cruz strikes out.
Top 3 Kennedy strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Collins. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Collins steals second.
Top 3 Collins takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Pastore strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bonnell hits a popup towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mahler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Benedict hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Collins. Benedict reaches second base with a double. Lum scores. Hubbard scores. Chaney moves to third.
Bottom 2 Chaney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lum moves to third. Hubbard moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hubbard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lum moves to second.
Bottom 2 Lum takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Horner 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 Correll strikes out.
Top 2 Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out. Knight moves to third.
Top 2 Knight hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Knight reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Driessen strikes out.
Bottom 1 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bonnell strikes out.
Top 1 Concepcion strikes out.
Top 1 Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Kennedy strikes out.
Top 1 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.