Although failing to travel the route for the seventh straight time this season, Tom Seaver finally gained his first victory against three defeats when the Reds beat the Expos, 6-2. Pete Rose continued his torrid batting with two hits, including a double in the second inning when the Reds scored four runs. Seaver departed with none out in the seventh after serving up a two-run homer to Larry Parrish. Pedro Borbon finished. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Saturday, May       6, 1978 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  9  0
Reds         1  4  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   6 13  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cromartie lf          4   0   2   0     0   1   .217      Rose 3b               5   2   2   1     0   0   .327
Cash 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .329        Kennedy 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
Dawson cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .247      Griffey rf            3   1   2   0     1   0   .327
Carter c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .247      Morgan 2b             3   0   2   2     1   0   .291
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .205      Foster lf             5   0   2   1     0   0   .324
Valentine rf          4   1   1   0     0   1   .333      Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Parrish 3b            3   1   2   2     1   0   .304      Concepcion ss         4   1   2   0     0   1   .279
Papi ss               4   0   1   0     0   1   .125      Driessen 1b           3   1   2   1     1   1   .333
May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Geronimo cf           3   0   1   0     0   2   .301
  White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Seaver p              2   1   0   1     0   0   .000
  Holdsworth p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Borbon p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .133
  Atkinson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .281
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               34   2   9   2     1   5             Totals               33   6  13   6     3   5

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 50,142
Left on Base: Expos 6, Reds 10
DP: Expos 1, Reds 2
Doubles: Papi (1), Concepcion (5), Driessen (5), Rose (8)
Home Runs: Parrish (2)
Stolen Bases: Griffey (8), Driessen (9), Rose (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Geronimo (2), Seaver (1), Griffey (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Morgan (3)
GIDP: Carter (3), Cash (4), Bench (4)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May L(2-2)              2     7   5   5   0   0   0  13   3.79
Holdsworth              2     3   0   0   1   1   0  10   6.00
Atkinson                2     2   0   0   1   2   0   9   1.00
Knowles                 2     1   1   1   1   2   0   8   3.72
Totals                  8    13   6   6   3   5   0  40

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(1-3)           6     9   2   2   1   3   1  26   5.91
Borbon SV(2)            3     0   0   0   0   2   0   9   8.16
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   5   1  35

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


EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie flied out to center; Cash singled to left;
Dawson singled to center [Cash to second]; Carter grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Dawson out at second];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to right; Griffey singled to right;
Morgan singled to center [Griffey to second]; Foster singled to
left [Griffey scored, Morgan to second]; Bench grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Foster out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez lined to center; Valentine struck out; Parrish
walked; Papi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion doubled to left; Driessen doubled to right
[Concepcion scored]; Geronimo out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Driessen to third]; Seaver reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Driessen scored]; Rose doubled
[Seaver scored]; Griffey grounded out (second to first) [Rose to
third]; Morgan singled to second [Rose scored]; Foster grounded
out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 5.

EXPOS 3RD: WHITE BATTED FOR MAY; White flied out to center;
Cromartie singled to right; Cash grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Cromartie out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 5.

REDS 3RD: HOLDSWORTH REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Bench flied out
to right; Concepcion singled to left; Driessen singled to second
[Concepcion to second]; Geronimo struck out; Seaver grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 5.

EXPOS 4TH: Dawson grounded out (third to first); Carter popped
to third in foul territory; Perez lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 5.

REDS 4TH: Rose flied out to center; Griffey walked; Morgan lined
to center; Foster singled to center [Griffey to second]; Bench
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 5.

EXPOS 5TH: Valentine flied out to right; Parrish singled to
right; Papi flied out to right; GARRETT BATTED FOR HOLDSWORTH;
Garrett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 0, Reds 5.

REDS 5TH: ATKINSON REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Concepcion lined
to center; Driessen struck out; Geronimo singled; Seaver
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Reds 5.

EXPOS 6TH: Cromartie singled to right; Cash forced Cromartie
(second to shortstop); Dawson singled to left [Cash to second];
Carter struck out; Perez lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 0, Reds 5.

REDS 6TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey singled
to right; Griffey stole second; Morgan walked; Foster forced
Morgan (third to second) [Griffey to third]; Bench was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 5.

EXPOS 7TH: Valentine singled to center; Parrish homered
[Valentine scored]; Papi doubled to right; UNSER BATTED FOR
ATKINSON; BORBON REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); Unser flied out to
left; Cromartie struck out; Cash flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 5.

REDS 7TH: KNOWLES REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Concepcion struck
out; Driessen walked; Driessen stole second; Geronimo struck
out; Borbon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Expos 2, Reds 5.

EXPOS 8TH: Dawson grounded out (third to first); Carter popped
to third; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds
5.

REDS 8TH: Rose singled to third; Griffey out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Rose to second]; Rose stole third; Morgan
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rose scored]; Foster lined to
third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 6.

EXPOS 9TH: KENNEDY REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Valentine
grounded out (second to first); Parrish flied out to center;
Papi lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 6.