Lenny Randle doubled Joel Youngblood home with an unearned run in the 10th inning to bring the Mets a 3-2 victory and spoil the Expos' home opener before a crowd of 37,172. Chris Speier drove in both Expo runs with a single and sacrifice fly for a 2-1 lead, but Tom Grieve tied the score for the Mets in the ninth with his first N.L. homer.

In the 10th, Youngblood, batting for Mardie Cornejo, singled and continued to second on a bobble by left fielder Sam Mejias. Randle followed with his game-winning double. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Friday, April     14, 1978 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Mets         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1    1  -   3  9  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0    0  -   2  9  3


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             5   0   2   1     0   0   .107      Cromartie lf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Foli ss               5   0   0   0     0   0   .188        Mejias lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
S. Henderson lf       5   1   1   0     0   1   .296      Cash 2b               5   0   2   0     0   0   .370
Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .182      Dawson cf             5   0   0   0     0   3   .160
Grieve rf             4   1   2   1     0   1   .400      Carter c              4   1   1   0     1   1   .292
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     1   2   .208
Stearns c             3   0   0   1     0   1   .167      Parrish 3b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .471
Mazzilli cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Unser rf              3   1   2   0     1   0   .412
Flynn 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .280      Speier ss             3   0   1   2     0   0   .391
Zachry p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .000      May p                 2   0   1   0     1   0   .200
  Cornejo p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Youngblood ph,rf    1   1   1   0     0   0   .333

Totals               38   3   9   3     0   8             Totals               34   2   9   2     5   8

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 37,172
Left on Base: Mets 6, Expos 10
DP: Mets 1, Expos 2
Errors: Mejias, Parrish 2
Doubles: Randle 2 (2), May (1), Unser (1)
Home Runs: Grieve (1)
Sacrifice Hits: May (3), Parrish (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Stearns (1), Speier (1)
GIDP: Flynn (1), Cromartie (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry                  7     9   2   2   4   6   0  32   1.93
Cornejo W(2-0)          2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7   0.00
Lockwood SV(1)          1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3  11.57
Totals                 10     9   2   2   5   8   0  42

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May L(0-1)              9.1   9   3   2   0   7   1  37   2.04
Bahnsen                 0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   6.35
Totals                 10     9   3   2   0   8   1  39

Balks: Zachry (1), May (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen


METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (third to first); Foli grounded
out (catcher to first); S. Henderson reached on an error by
Parrish [S. Henderson to first]; Montanez forced S. Henderson
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie flied out to center; Cash popped to second;
Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 2ND: Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter singled to left; Perez flied out to right;
Parrish flied out to right; Unser grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 3RD: Flynn singled to right; May balked [Flynn to second];
Zachry was called out on strikes; Randle grounded out (catcher
to first); Foli flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Speier flied out to left; May doubled to right;
Cromartie flied out to center; Cash singled to left [May out at
home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 4TH: S. Henderson singled to center; Montanez struck out;
Grieve singled to right [S. Henderson to third]; Stearns hit a
sacrifice fly to left [S. Henderson scored]; Mazzilli reached on
an error by Parrish [Grieve to second, Mazzilli to first]; Flynn
singled to shortstop [Grieve to third, Mazzilli to second];
Zachry grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Mets 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Dawson popped to second; Carter popped to third in
foul territory; Perez singled to left; Parrish struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 0.

METS 5TH: Randle doubled to left; Foli lined into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop) [Randle out at second]; S. Henderson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Unser doubled to left; Speier singled to right [Unser
scored]; May out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Speier
to second]; Cromartie walked; Cash flied out to right [Speier to
third]; Dawson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos
1.

METS 6TH: Montanez flied out to left; Grieve was called out on
strikes; Stearns grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Carter struck out; Perez struck out; Parrish singled
to center; Unser singled to center [Parrish to second]; Speier
popped to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 1.

METS 7TH: Mazzilli singled to left; Flynn grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Mazzilli out at second]; Zachry
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos
1.

EXPOS 7TH: May walked; Cromartie grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [May out at second]; Cash
singled to center; Zachry balked [Cash to second]; Dawson struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 1.

METS 8TH: Randle flied out to center; Foli grounded out (pitcher
to first); S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: Carter walked; Perez walked [Carter to second];
CORNEJO REPLACED ZACHRY (PITCHING); Parrish out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Carter to third, Perez to second];
Unser was walked intentionally; Speier hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Carter scored]; May grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 2.

METS 9TH: MEJIAS REPLACED CROMARTIE (PLAYING LF); Montanez
struck out; Grieve homered; Stearns was called out on strikes;
Mazzilli grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Mejias popped to third; Cash grounded out (shortstop
to first); Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 2.

METS 10TH: Flynn flied to left in foul territory; YOUNGBLOOD
BATTED FOR CORNEJO; Youngblood singled to left [Youngblood to
second (error by Mejias)]; Randle doubled to left [Youngblood
scored (unearned)]; BAHNSEN REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Foli
grounded out (shortstop to first); S. Henderson was called out
on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 2.

EXPOS 10TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED GRIEVE (PITCHING); YOUNGBLOOD
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Carter grounded out (third to
first); Perez struck out; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 2.