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Sunday April 9, 1978
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Montreal Expos 5, New York Mets 0 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, April 9, 1978 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Expos        0  2  0    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   5 11  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  2


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Valentine rf          5   0   2   0     0   1   .368      Randle 3b             2   0   1   0     2   0   .100
Cash 2b               4   2   1   0     1   0   .333      Foli ss               3   0   0   0     1   0   .067
  Frias 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      S. Henderson lf       4   0   0   0     0   2   .250
Dawson cf             5   1   1   1     0   1   .125      Montanez 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .214
Carter c              4   0   2   1     1   0   .333      K. Henderson rf       4   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Perez 1b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Stearns c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .200
  Mejias lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mazzilli cf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .308
Unser lf,1b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .417      Flynn 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Parrish 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .444      Bruhert p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Speier ss             4   0   1   1     0   0   .438        Youngblood ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Grimsley p            2   0   0   0     2   1   .000        Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Siebert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Grieve ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Myrick p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  11   5     4   3             Totals               28   0   3   0     5   5

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 30,448
Left on Base: Expos 9, Mets 6
DP: Expos 2, Mets 1
Errors: Foli 2
Doubles: Parrish (2)
Triples: Speier (1)
Stolen Bases: Unser (1)
Caught Stealing: Valentine (1)
GIDP: Parrish (1), S. Henderson (2), Mazzilli (1)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(1-0)         9     3   0   0   5   5   0  33   0.00
Totals                  9     3   0   0   5   5   0  33

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bruhert L(0-1)          6     8   3   1   2   2   0  27   1.50
Metzger                 0.2   1   2   1   1   1   0   5  27.00
Siebert                 1.1   2   0   0   1   0   0   6   0.00
Myrick                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9    11   5   2   4   3   0  41

Wild Pitches: Bruhert (1)
Balks: Bruhert (1)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry


EXPOS 1ST: Valentine singled to left; Debut game for Mike
Bruhert; Valentine was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Cash grounded out (third to first); Dawson struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Randle walked; Foli lined to left; S. Henderson
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Randle out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter grounded out (third to first); Perez reached
on an error by Foli [Perez to first]; Unser forced Perez (second
to shortstop); Parrish doubled to right [Unser scored
(unearned)]; Speier tripled to right [Parrish scored
(unearned)]; Grimsley walked; Valentine forced Grimsley (second
to shortstop); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Montanez flied out to right; K. Henderson flied out to
center; Stearns walked; Mazzilli was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Cash lined to right; Dawson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Carter singled to center; Perez grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Flynn lined to second; Bruhert was called out on
strikes; Randle singled to left; Foli forced Randle (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Unser singled to right; Parrish grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Unser out at
second]; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: S. Henderson struck out; Montanez flied out to right;
K. Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 2, Mets 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Grimsley struck out; Valentine flied out to center;
Cash singled to left; Bruhert balked [Cash to second]; Dawson
singled to left [Cash scored]; Bruhert threw a wild pitch
[Dawson to second]; Carter walked; Perez forced Carter (third to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Stearns singled to left; Mazzilli grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Stearns out at
second]; Flynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Unser flied out to right; Parrish singled to right;
Speier grounded out (third to first) [Parrish to second];
Grimsley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 3, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR BRUHERT; Youngblood grounded out
(shortstop to first); Randle popped to first in foul territory;
Foli walked; S. Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 0.

EXPOS 7TH: METZGER REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); Valentine
struck out; Cash walked; Dawson reached on an error by Foli
[Cash to second, Dawson to first]; Carter singled to center
[Cash scored, Dawson to second]; Perez flied out to left;
SIEBERT REPLACED METZGER (PITCHING); Unser singled to right
[Dawson scored (unearned), Carter to third]; Unser stole second;
Parrish flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos
5, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Montanez singled to right; K. Henderson lined to left;
Stearns flied out to left; Mazzilli popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Mets 0.

EXPOS 8TH: Speier flied out to right; Grimsley walked; Valentine
singled to shortstop [Grimsley to second]; Grimsley was picked
off second (pitcher to shortstop); Cash lined to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: FRIAS REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 2B); Flynn made an out to
shortstop; GRIEVE BATTED FOR SIEBERT; Grieve grounded out
(pitcher to first); Randle walked; Foli popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Mets 0.

EXPOS 9TH: MYRICK REPLACED GRIEVE (PITCHING); Dawson popped to
third in foul territory; Carter grounded out (second to first);
Perez lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: MEJIAS REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING LF); UNSER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); S. Henderson was called out on strikes;
Montanez walked; K. Henderson flied out to left; Stearns forced
Montanez (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Mets
0.



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