With Elliott Maddox driving in three runs to back the six-hit pitching of Nino Espinosa, the Mets defeated the Expos, 7-2. Maddox singled in a run in the first inning after Lenny Randle led off the game with a double and Bobby Valentine singled. Willie Montanez' sacrifice fly scored Valentine. After the bases were loaded in the fifth on a double by Espinosa, pass to Randle and single by Valentine, Maddox smashed a two-run double. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 7, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Wednesday, May       10, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Mets         2  0  0    0  2  1    0  2  0  -   7 12  1
Expos        1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  6  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             3   2   2   1     2   0   .170      Cromartie lf          3   1   1   0     0   0   .239
Valentine 2b          4   1   2   0     1   0   .300      Cash 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .302
  Ferrer ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dawson cf             3   0   0   1     0   0   .299
Maddox rf             5   0   2   3     0   0   .286      Carter c              4   1   1   1     0   0   .260
S. Henderson lf       5   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Perez 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Montanez 1b           4   0   0   1     0   2   .202        Mejias rf           1   0   1   0     0   0   .125
Stearns c             3   1   2   1     2   0   .242      Unser rf,1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Mazzilli cf           5   1   1   0     0   0   .287      Parrish 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .290
Flynn ss,2b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .255      Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .295
Espinosa p            4   1   1   0     0   3   .188      May p                 1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            White ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Holdsworth p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Atkinson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .667
                                                            Papi ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .182

Totals               37   7  12   7     5   6             Totals               33   2   6   2     1   1

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance:  7,279
Left on Base: Mets 9, Expos 7
DP: Mets 0, Expos 1
Errors: Valentine, Parrish, Holdsworth
Doubles: Randle (4), Espinosa (1), Maddox (2), Cromartie (6), Speier (3)
Triples: Flynn (1), Randle (3)
Home Runs: Stearns (1), Carter (5)
Stolen Bases: Stearns 2 (6), Mazzilli (4)
Caught Stealing: Stearns (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Montanez (4), Dawson (2)
GIDP: Flynn (4)
Hit by Pitch: Cromartie (2,by Espinosa)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa W(2-2)         9     6   2   2   1   1   1  36   4.43
Totals                  9     6   2   2   1   1   1  36

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May L(2-3)              5     7   4   4   1   1   0  23   4.17
Holdsworth              0.2   2   1   1   2   1   1   6   7.27
Knowles                 1.1   0   0   0   1   2   0   4   2.92
Atkinson                2     3   2   2   1   2   0  10   3.94
Totals                  9    12   7   7   5   6   1  43

Hit by Pitch: Espinosa (1)

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Ed Vargo


METS 1ST: Randle doubled to left; Valentine singled to center
[Randle to third]; Maddox singled to left [Randle scored,
Valentine to second]; S. Henderson forced Maddox (first to
shortstop) [Valentine to third]; Montanez hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Valentine scored]; Stearns flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie doubled to left; Cash grounded out (second
to first) [Cromartie to third]; Dawson hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Cromartie scored]; Carter made an out to third; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 1.

METS 2ND: Mazzilli reached on an error by Parrish [Mazzilli to
first]; Flynn grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Mazzilli out at second]; Espinosa struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez flied out to right; Unser grounded out (pitcher
to first); Parrish walked; Speier struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 1.

METS 3RD: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine
made an out to second; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: May reached on an error by Valentine [May to first];
Cromartie flied out to left; Cash flied out to right; Dawson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Expos 1.

METS 4TH: S. Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Montanez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns singled to left;
Stearns stole second; Mazzilli popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Carter lined to shortstop; Perez flied out to center;
Unser singled to right; Parrish forced Unser (third to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 1.

METS 5TH: Flynn flied out to right; Espinosa doubled to left;
Randle walked; Valentine singled to left [Espinosa to third,
Randle to second]; Maddox doubled to left [Espinosa scored,
Randle scored, Valentine to third]; S. Henderson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Montanez flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Speier grounded out (second to first); WHITE BATTED
FOR MAY; White singled to right; Cromartie was hit by a pitch
[White to second]; Cash forced Cromartie (pitcher to shortstop)
[White to third]; Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Expos 1.

METS 6TH: HOLDSWORTH REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Stearns homered;
Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); Flynn singled to
pitcher [Flynn to second (error by Holdsworth)]; Espinosa struck
out; Randle was walked intentionally; Valentine walked [Flynn to
third, Randle to second]; KNOWLES REPLACED HOLDSWORTH
(PITCHING); Maddox flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Mets 5, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Carter grounded out (third to first); Perez grounded
out (third to first); Unser popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 5, Expos 1.

METS 7TH: S. Henderson struck out; Montanez was called out on
strikes; Stearns walked; Stearns was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 5, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Parrish popped to second; Speier doubled to center;
GARRETT BATTED FOR KNOWLES; Garrett flied out to center;
Cromartie grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mets 5, Expos 1.

METS 8TH: ATKINSON REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); MEJIAS REPLACED
PEREZ (PLAYING RF); UNSER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
Mazzilli singled to second; Mazzilli stole second; Flynn tripled
to right [Mazzilli scored]; Espinosa struck out; Randle tripled
to left [Flynn scored]; Valentine popped to second; Maddox
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7,
Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: FERRER REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING SS); FLYNN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Cash grounded out (second to first);
Dawson popped to first; Carter homered; Mejias singled to
center; Unser flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
7, Expos 2.

METS 9TH: S. Henderson grounded out (third to first); Montanez
struck out; Stearns walked; Stearns stole second; Mazzilli
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7,
Expos 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Parrish flied out to right; Speier lined to second;
PAPI BATTED FOR ATKINSON; Papi grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Expos 2.