A double steal by Omar Moreno and Dave Parker turned into a pair of runs in the eighth inning when third baseman Bobby Valentine misplayed catcher John Stearns' throw and enabled the Pirates to defeat the Mets, 4-2. Moreno drew a one-out walk off reliever Mardie Cornejo and stole second. Parker then received an intentional pass. Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 2Game Played on Monday, April 24, 1978 (Night game) at Shea StadiumPirates 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 4 8 0 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 6 1 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .232 Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .246 Moreno cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .262 Foli ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .141 Parker rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .352 S. Henderson lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .175 B. Robinson lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .283 Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .214 Stargell 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .235 Grieve rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .333 Stennett 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .311 Valentine 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .375 Ott c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Stearns c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .167 Garner 3b 3 0 2 1 1 1 .171 Flynn 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .288 Rooker p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Kranepool ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .167 Bibby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cornejo pr,p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boisclair ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Tekulve p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Zachry p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Randle ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .140 Myrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Youngblood ph,2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 .400 Totals 32 4 8 2 4 5 Totals 33 2 6 2 2 8 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 9,495 Left on Base: Pirates 5, Mets 6 DP: Pirates 0, Mets 2 Errors: Valentine Doubles: Stearns (2) Triples: Garner 2 (3) Stolen Bases: Moreno 2 (8), Parker (2) Caught Stealing: Garner (1) GIDP: Ott (1) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rooker 6.2 2 1 1 2 7 0 24 6.57 Bibby 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3.38 Jackson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.50 Tekulve W(2-0) 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 0.77 Totals 9 6 2 2 2 8 0 35 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zachry 5 5 2 2 1 3 0 21 1.61 Myrick 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 6 1.86 Cornejo L(3-1) 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 9 2.31 Totals 9 8 4 3 4 5 0 36 Balks: Zachry (2) Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi PIRATES 1ST: On a bunt Taveras singled to first; Zachry balked [Taveras to second]; Moreno grounded out (second to first) [Taveras to third]; Parker grounded out (second to first) [Taveras scored]; B. Robinson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Mazzilli struck out; Foli flied out to right; S. Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell flied out to right; Stennett singled to center; Ott flied out to left; Garner tripled to right [Stennett scored]; Rooker grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Montanez lined to second; Grieve popped to catcher in foul territory; Valentine grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. PIRATES 3RD: Taveras flied out to center; Moreno flied out to right; Parker singled to center; B. Robinson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Stearns flied out to left; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Zachry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. PIRATES 4TH: Stargell walked; Stennett struck out; Ott flied out to right; Garner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Mazzilli lined to third; Foli grounded out (second to first); S. Henderson walked; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. PIRATES 5TH: Rooker grounded out (first to pitcher); Taveras flied out to right; Moreno singled to left; Parker flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Grieve struck out; Valentine singled to left; Stearns doubled to left [Valentine to third]; Flynn struck out; RANDLE BATTED FOR ZACHRY; Randle popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. PIRATES 6TH: MYRICK REPLACED RANDLE (PITCHING); B. Robinson singled to right [B. Robinson out at second (right to shortstop)]; Stargell was called out on strikes; Stennett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. METS 6TH: Mazzilli struck out; Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. PIRATES 7TH: Ott grounded out (first unassisted); Garner walked; Rooker struck out while Garner was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. METS 7TH: Montanez flied out to left; Grieve walked; Valentine forced Grieve (third to second); BIBBY REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Stearns singled to left [Valentine to second]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR FLYNN; JACKSON REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Kranepool singled to center [Valentine scored, Stearns to second]; CORNEJO RAN FOR KRANEPOOL; YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR MYRICK; TEKULVE REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Youngblood singled to center [Stearns scored, Cornejo to second]; Mazzilli singled to center [Cornejo to third, Youngblood to second]; Foli forced Mazzilli (shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. PIRATES 8TH: CORNEJO STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); YOUNGBLOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Taveras flied out to left; Moreno walked; Moreno stole second; Parker was walked intentionally; Moreno stole third and Parker stole second [Moreno scored (error by Valentine), Parker scored (unearned)]; B. Robinson flied out to center; Stargell grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R (1 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 2. METS 8TH: S. Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first); Grieve grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 2. PIRATES 9TH: Stennett singled to right; Ott grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Stennett out at second]; Garner tripled to right; Tekulve grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 2. METS 9TH: Valentine grounded out (third to first); Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR CORNEJO; Boisclair was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 2. |
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