9/22/1978
| Final | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reds | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Braves | 4 | 4 | 4 |
W – Mario Soto (1-0)L – Craig Skok (3-2)
Reds Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Soto P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | -0.01 |
| Pete Rose 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .776 | 0.12 |
| Joe Morgan 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .238 | .744 | 0.06 |
| Ken Griffey Sr. CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .757 | 0.04 |
| George Foster LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .277 | .874 | -0.07 |
| Johnny Bench C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .259 | .823 | 0.22 |
| Dave Concepcion SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .301 | .762 | 0.21 |
| Ken Henderson RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .173 | .564 | -0.19 |
| Arturo DeFreitas 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .731 | 0.09 |
| Dan Driessen 1B-PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .757 | -0.04 |
| Paul Moskau P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .563 | -0.04 |
| Rick Auerbach PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .340 | .991 | -0.04 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 0.35 |
Batting
2B Pete Rose (49)
HR Joe Morgan (13), Arturo DeFreitas (1)
RBI Joe Morgan (75), George Foster (109), Johnny Bench 2 (65), Dave Concepcion (66), Arturo DeFreitas (1)
Baserunning
SB Ken Griffey Sr. (22), Johnny Bench (4), Dave Concepcion (22)
Braves Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Royster SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .662 | -0.07 |
| Eddie Miller CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .833 | 0.04 |
| Gary Matthews Sr. RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .283 | .822 | 0.08 |
| Jeff Burroughs LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .309 | .990 | 0.14 |
| Bob Horner 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .835 | 0.01 |
| Joe Nolan C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .234 | .696 | -0.06 |
| Dale Murphy 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .230 | .689 | -0.12 |
| Glenn Hubbard 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .629 | -0.09 |
| Mickey Mahler P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .222 | -0.04 |
| Bob Beall PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .669 | -0.03 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | -0.15 |
Batting
HR Gary Matthews Sr. (17), Jeff Burroughs (23), Bob Horner (21)
RBI Gary Matthews Sr. (61), Jeff Burroughs 2 (77), Bob Horner (60)
Baserunning
SB Eddie Miller (2)
Reds Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Moskau | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 3.97 | -0.18 |
| Mario Soto(W, 1-0) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2.00 | 0.33 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 35 | — | 0.15 |
Braves Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Camp(BS, 4) | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3.61 | -0.37 |
| Mike Davey | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.04 |
| Mickey Mahler | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 4.43 | 0.06 |
| Craig Skok(L, 3-2) | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.58 | -0.12 |
| Duane Theiss | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 43 | — | -0.35 |
Reds Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Soto P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | -0.01 |
| Pete Rose 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .776 | 0.12 |
| Joe Morgan 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .238 | .744 | 0.06 |
| Ken Griffey Sr. CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .757 | 0.04 |
| George Foster LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .277 | .874 | -0.07 |
| Johnny Bench C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .259 | .823 | 0.22 |
| Dave Concepcion SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .301 | .762 | 0.21 |
| Ken Henderson RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .173 | .564 | -0.19 |
| Arturo DeFreitas 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .731 | 0.09 |
| Dan Driessen 1B-PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .757 | -0.04 |
| Paul Moskau P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .563 | -0.04 |
| Rick Auerbach PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .340 | .991 | -0.04 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 0.35 |
Batting
2B Pete Rose (49)
HR Joe Morgan (13), Arturo DeFreitas (1)
RBI Joe Morgan (75), George Foster (109), Johnny Bench 2 (65), Dave Concepcion (66), Arturo DeFreitas (1)
Baserunning
SB Ken Griffey Sr. (22), Johnny Bench (4), Dave Concepcion (22)
Reds Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Moskau | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 3.97 | -0.18 |
| Mario Soto(W, 1-0) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2.00 | 0.33 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 35 | — | 0.15 |
