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Sunday May 7, 1978
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Cincinnati Reds 4, Montreal Expos 2 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, May 7, 1978 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Expos        0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  9  2
Reds         0  0  1    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   4  9  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cromartie lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Griffey rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .336
Cash 2b               4   1   1   0     0   1   .319      Morgan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .290
Dawson cf             4   1   4   2     0   0   .284      Foster lf             4   1   3   1     0   0   .327
Carter c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .256      Bench 1b,c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .228      Concepcion ss         3   1   1   0     1   0   .301
Valentine rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .325      Werner c              3   0   1   1     0   1   .300
Parrish 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .295        Driessen 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .323
Speier ss             3   0   1   0     1   1   .303      Kennedy 3b            3   1   2   0     1   0   .188
  White pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .295
Grimsley p            3   0   0   0     0   1   .095      Sarmiento p           2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Bair p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   9   2     1   6             Totals               32   4   9   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 35,037
Left on Base: Expos 7, Reds 7
DP: Expos 0, Reds 1
Errors: Parrish 2
Doubles: Valentine (4)
Triples: Foster (2)
Home Runs: Dawson (5)
Stolen Bases: Kennedy (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Werner (1)
GIDP: Valentine (1)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley L(5-1)         8     9   4   1   2   4   0  35   1.72
Totals                  8     9   4   1   2   4   0  35

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sarmiento W(2-1)        6     6   2   2   1   4   1  24   1.37
Bair SV(4)              3     3   0   0   0   2   0  12   0.00
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   6   1  36

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


EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Cash popped
to catcher in foul territory; On a bunt Dawson singled to third;
Carter struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Morgan
grounded out (second to first); Foster singled to right; Bench
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez popped to second; Valentine doubled to center;
Parrish struck out; Speier was walked intentionally; Grimsley
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion flied out to center; Werner flied out to
center; Kennedy singled to right; Geronimo grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Cromartie flied out to left; Cash flied out to left;
Dawson singled to pitcher; Carter flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Sarmiento struck out; Griffey grounded out (first
unassisted); Morgan singled to right; Foster tripled to left
[Morgan scored]; Bench grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Perez grounded out (third to first); Valentine popped
to shortstop; Parrish grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion flied out to right; Werner struck out;
Kennedy singled to center; Geronimo flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Speier struck out; Grimsley was called out on
strikes; Cromartie flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Sarmiento struck out; Griffey grounded out (second to
first); Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
0, Reds 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Cash singled to left; Dawson homered [Cash scored];
Carter flied to left in foul territory; Perez singled to left;
Valentine grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Perez out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Foster singled to center; Bench reached on an error by
Parrish [Foster to third, Bench to first]; Concepcion walked
[Bench to second]; Werner hit a sacrifice fly to center [Foster
scored (unearned), Bench to third, Concepcion to second];
Kennedy reached on a fielder's choice [Bench out at home
(pitcher to catcher to third), Concepcion to third]; Kennedy
stole second; Concepcion was picked off third but was safe on an
error by Parrish [Concepcion scored (unearned), Kennedy scored
(unearned)]; Geronimo flied out to right; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 4.

EXPOS 7TH: BAIR REPLACED SARMIENTO (PITCHING); Parrish grounded
out (third to first); Speier grounded out (shortstop to first);
Grimsley grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 4.

REDS 7TH: Bair grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt
Griffey singled to pitcher; Morgan flied out to center; Foster
lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 4.

EXPOS 8TH: Cromartie lined to first; Cash struck out; Dawson
singled to right; Carter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: Bench lined to third; Concepcion singled to center;
Werner singled to center [Concepcion out at third (center to
third), Werner to second (on throw to 3b)]; Kennedy was walked
intentionally; Geronimo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 4.

EXPOS 9TH: DRIESSEN REPLACED WERNER (PLAYING 1B); BENCH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Perez struck out; Pete Rose ends
consecutive game streak at 678; Valentine grounded out
(second to first); Parrish singled to right; Speier singled to
shortstop [Parrish to second]; WHITE RAN FOR SPEIER; GARRETT
BATTED FOR GRIMSLEY; Garrett flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 4.



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