Andre Dawson smashed a homer in the 11th to give the Expos a 4-3 victory over the Mets. Willie Montanez drove in two runs with a sacrifice fly and homer to help the Mets take a 3-0 lead. Craig Swan's streak of pitching 15 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings was snapped in the seventh when the Expos counted a pair of unearned runs on Tim Foli's error on a grounder by Dave Cash and doubles by Gary Carter and Larry Parrish.

The Expos tied the score against reliever Skip Lockwood in the ninth when Cash tripled and Carter beat out an infield hit. Bob Myrick, the Mets' third pitcher, was the victim of Dawson's homer with two out in the 11th. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Saturday, April     15, 1978 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Mets         2  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  -   3  6  1
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  1    0  1  -   4  5  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             2   0   0   0     3   1   .100      Cromartie lf          5   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Foli ss               5   1   1   0     0   2   .189      Cash 2b               5   2   1   0     0   1   .344
Boisclair rf          4   1   1   0     1   0   .364      Dawson cf             4   1   1   1     1   1   .172
S. Henderson lf       5   0   1   1     0   2   .281      Carter c              4   1   1   1     0   0   .286
Montanez 1b           3   1   1   2     0   1   .200      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .179
Mazzilli cf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .258      Parrish 3b            4   0   1   2     0   1   .429
Stearns c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .143      Unser rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Flynn 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .276      Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .370
Swan p                3   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Twitchell p           2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Hodges ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Atkinson p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Myrick p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   6   3     5  11             Totals               38   4   5   4     1   8

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 12,617
Left on Base: Mets 4, Expos 3
DP: Mets 0, Expos 1
Errors: Foli
Doubles: Carter (2), Parrish (4)
Triples: Cash (2)
Home Runs: Montanez (1), Dawson (1)
Stolen Bases: Boisclair (1)
Caught Stealing: Randle 3 (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Montanez (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan                    7     3   2   0   0   6   0  25   0.00
Lockwood                2     1   1   1   1   2   0   8   9.45
Myrick L(0-1)           1.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   6   1.69
Totals                 10.2   5   4   2   1   8   1  39

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Twitchell               8     5   3   3   4   8   1  30   4.82
Atkinson W(1-0)         3     1   0   0   1   3   0  10   0.00
Totals                 11     6   3   3   5  11   1  40

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


METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli singled
to center; Boisclair singled to center [Foli to second]; S.
Henderson singled to right [Foli scored, Boisclair to third];
Montanez sacrifice flied into a double play (left to third to
second) [Boisclair scored, S. Henderson out at second]; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie made an out to shortstop; Cash struck out;
Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 0.

METS 2ND: Mazzilli walked; Stearns struck out; Flynn flied out
to right; Swan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter flied out to center; Perez flied out to right;
Parrish flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Expos 0.

METS 3RD: Randle struck out; Foli made an out to second;
Boisclair flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Unser grounded out (third to first); Speier singled
to right; Twitchell was called out on strikes; Cromartie struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 0.

METS 4TH: S. Henderson struck out; Montanez flied out to center;
Mazzilli popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson popped
to third in foul territory; Carter flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 0.

METS 5TH: Stearns flied out to right; Flynn struck out; Swan
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); Parrish popped
to catcher in foul territory; Unser flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 0.

METS 6TH: Randle walked; Randle was caught stealing second
(catcher to second to first to shortstop); Foli struck out;
Boisclair walked; Boisclair stole second; S. Henderson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Speier grounded out (pitcher to first); Twitchell
struck out; Cromartie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 0.

METS 7TH: Montanez homered; Mazzilli made an out to shortstop;
Stearns struck out; Flynn singled to right; Swan struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Cash reached on an error by Foli [Cash to first];
Dawson flied out to center; Carter doubled to left [Cash to
third]; Perez struck out; Parrish doubled to right [Cash scored
(unearned), Carter scored (unearned)]; Unser flied out to left;
2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 2.

METS 8TH: Randle walked; Randle was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Foli popped to catcher in foul
territory; Boisclair flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 3, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED SWAN (PITCHING); Speier made an out
to shortstop; GARRETT BATTED FOR TWITCHELL; Garrett flied out to
center; Cromartie flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 3, Expos 2.

METS 9TH: ATKINSON REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); S. Henderson
grounded out (second to first); Montanez struck out; Mazzilli
singled to center; Stearns made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Cash tripled to right; Dawson walked; Carter grounded
out (first to pitcher) [Cash scored, Dawson to second]; Perez
was called out on strikes; Parrish struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 3.

METS 10TH: Flynn grounded out (third to first); HODGES BATTED
FOR LOCKWOOD; Hodges struck out; Randle walked; Randle was
picked off and caught stealing second (catcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 3.

EXPOS 10TH: MYRICK REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); Unser grounded
out (second to first); Speier grounded out (shortstop to first);
Atkinson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos
3.

METS 11TH: Foli struck out; Boisclair flied out to right; S.
Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 3.

EXPOS 11TH: Cromartie flied out to center; Cash grounded out
(third to first); Dawson homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3,
Expos 4.