May 26, 1976 at Riverfront Stadium
Braves 4, Reds 3 (24-16)
The Reds gave up two different one run leads late in the game as the Braves edged them by a run. The Reds scored the first run in the sixth when George Foster drove home Dave Concepcion with a sac. fly.
The Braves took the lead with two runs in the eighth and the Reds answered with two of their in the bottom half of the inning. In the top of the ninth, the bullpen once again let the Reds down as Rawly Eastwick was tagged for two more runs to give the Braves a one run lead. The Reds went down quietly in the ninth to end the game.
Eastwick dropped to 2-2 on the season as a great start by Gary Nolan went to waste. Nolan shut the Braves out on only two hits through seven innings.


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