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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