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May 31, 1978

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Reds 10 13 2
Braves 4 10 1
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Reds 10 13 2
Braves 4 10 1

Jerry Royster Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .281
OBP .750 .363
At Bats 3 171
Hits 2 48
• Singles 2 39
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 21
RBI’s 1 13

Manny Sarmiento Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 2 1
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - May 31, 1978
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Manny Sarmiento
Don Werner
Dan Driessen
Junior Kennedy
Ray Knight
Rick Auerbach
George Foster
Cesar Geronimo
Ken Griffey
Jerry Royster
Darrel Chaney
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Royster hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Joe Nolan pinch hits for Dave Campbell. Nolan hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Manny Sarmiento now pitching. Cesar Geronimo now playing center field. Chaney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Dave Collins pinch hits for Tom Seaver. Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Werner hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Lum hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Rod Gilbreath now playing third base. Barry Bonnell now playing center field. Driessen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Royster reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bonnell strikes out.
Bottom 8 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Auerbach scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Rick Auerbach now playing shortstop. Matthews strikes out.
Top 8 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Campbell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Griffey hits a popup towards short. Chaney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Pocoroba hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Royster moves to third.
Bottom 7 Asselstine hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ray Knight now playing third base. Royster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Seaver strikes out.
Top 7 Dave Campbell now pitching. Werner is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Rowland Office pinch hits for Eddie Solomon. Office strikes out.
Bottom 6 Chaney hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bonnell hits a line drive towards third. Rose reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kennedy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Driessen scores. There goes Lum trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 6 Lum takes first base on ball four. Driessen moves to second.
Top 6 Driessen takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Foster strikes out.
Top 6 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Pocoroba fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out. Burroughs moves to second.
Bottom 5 Burroughs takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Griffey hits a fly ball into center field. Asselstine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Eddie Solomon now pitching. Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Solomon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kennedy moves to third. Seaver moves to second.
Top 5 Seaver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lum scores. Kennedy moves to second.
Top 5 Werner hits a fly ball into center field. Asselstine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Driessen tags and scores. Lum tags and moves to third.
Top 5 Kennedy is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Lum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foster scores. Driessen moves to third. Lum moves to second.
Top 5 Driessen takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Foster hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Asselstine. Foster reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Adrian Devine now pitching. Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Asselstine strikes out.
Bottom 4 Royster takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Bob Beall pinch hits for Craig Skok. Beall strikes out.
Bottom 4 Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bonnell moves to third.
Bottom 4 Bonnell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lum. Bonnell reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Royster fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 4 Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Asselstine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Seaver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Werner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pocoroba settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Murphy is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Matthews strikes out.
Bottom 3 Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Pocoroba hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Asselstine hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Skok tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion misplays the ball. That's an error on Concepcion. Chaney scores. Skok moves to third.
Bottom 3 Skok hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Skok reaches second base with a double. Chaney moves to third.
Bottom 3 Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Driessen. Chaney moves to second.
Top 3 Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lum strikes out.
Top 3 Craig Skok now pitching. Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonnell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Foster hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 3 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Griffey moves to third.
Top 3 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruthven juggles the ball. That's an error on Ruthven.
Top 3 Rose hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Seaver bunts towards first. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first, with Royster covering, for the out. Werner moves to second.
Top 3 Werner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Murphy hits a line drive towards center. Lum catches it and throws to first to double up Matthews.
Bottom 2 Matthews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Kennedy strikes out.
Top 2 Lum hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Asselstine. Lum reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Driessen for the out.
Top 2 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 Pocoroba hits a fly ball into center field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Asselstine strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Royster. The throw from Werner and he is safe. Royster steals second.
Bottom 1 Royster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Concepcion strikes out.
Top 1 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Asselstine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.