Braves @ Reds
August 9, 1979

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Bottom 8 R H E
Braves 2 6 0
Reds 2 5 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Braves 2 6 0
Reds 4 6 0

Hector Cruz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .194
OBP .333 .290
At Bats 3 108
Hits 1 21
• Singles 1 14
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 13

Gene Garber Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 13 19
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Riverfront Stadium - August 9, 1979
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Home Run
Gene Garber
Bruce Benedict
Dale Murphy
Jerry Royster
Bob Horner
Pepe Frias
Charlie Spikes
Barry Bonnell
Gary Matthews
Hector Cruz
Dave Collins
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Cruz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is bouncing around. Spikes is chasing the ball. Cruz rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kennedy for the out.
Bottom 8 Collins hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Spikes. Collins reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Gene Garber now pitching. Joe Morgan pinch hits for Fred Norman. Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bonnell strikes out.
Top 8 There goes Matthews. The throw from Correll and he is safe. Matthews steals second.
Top 8 Matthews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Royster hits a popup, foul, towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jim Wessinger pinch hits for Rick Matula. Wessinger strikes out.
Bottom 7 Correll hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Geronimo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bonnell. Geronimo reaches second base with a double. Driessen goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Driessen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Knight hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Benedict strikes out.
Top 7 Frias strikes out.
Top 7 Spikes hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Murphy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Collins bunts towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bonnell hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Norman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Correll hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Royster bunts towards the mound. Norman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Matula strikes out.
Top 5 Benedict hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Driessen hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Matula, and towards Royster, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Concepcion moves to third.
Bottom 4 There goes Concepcion. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Concepcion steals second.
Bottom 4 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Frias hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Spikes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Horner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Kennedy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Collins. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Collins steals second.
Bottom 3 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Norman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matula fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Correll hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bonnell strikes out.
Top 3 Matthews hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Royster. The throw from Correll and he is safe. Royster steals third.
Top 3 Royster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Collins. Royster reaches second base with a double. Benedict scores.
Top 3 Matula bunts in front of the plate. Correll fields it and throws to first for the out. Benedict moves to second.
Top 3 Benedict hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Driessen hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Frias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Spikes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norman fields it and throws to first for the out. Horner moves to second.
Top 2 Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Horner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Collins scores.
Bottom 1 Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Collins moves to third.
Bottom 1 Collins takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Bonnell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Matthews hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.