With Bobby Valentine driving in two runs, the Mets edged the Expos, 3-2. The Expos led, 2-1, going into the sixth inning when Willie Montanez singled and took second and third on consecutive wild pitches by Wayne Twitchell. After John Stearns walked, Valentine bounced into a fielder's choice, scoring Montanez. New York Mets 3, Montreal Expos 2Game Played on Thursday, May 11, 1978 (Night game) at Stade OlympiqueMets 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 3 11 1 Expos 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randle 3b 5 1 2 0 0 2 .183 Cromartie lf 4 0 2 1 1 0 .250 Maddox rf 4 0 1 1 1 0 .282 Cash 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Mazzilli cf 4 0 2 0 1 1 .294 Dawson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .288 Montanez 1b 4 1 1 0 1 2 .203 Carter c 3 0 0 0 1 2 .252 Boisclair 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Valentine rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .326 S. Henderson lf 3 1 2 0 2 0 .237 Unser 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .262 Stearns c 4 0 1 0 1 1 .242 Parrish 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .291 Valentine 2b 4 0 2 2 0 1 .313 Speier ss 3 1 1 0 1 1 .297 Ferrer ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Twitchell p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Flynn ss,2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Zachry p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 White ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dues p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Garrett ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111 Totals 36 3 11 3 6 8 Totals 31 2 6 2 5 7 Time of Game: 3:03 Attendance: 6,930 Left on Base: Mets 12, Expos 8 DP: Mets 2, Expos 1 Errors: Zachry, Twitchell Doubles: Speier (4), Parrish (10) Triples: Maddox (1) Stolen Bases: Valentine (2) Sacrifice Hits: Parrish (2) GIDP: Stearns (1), Cash (5), Parrish (4) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zachry W(4-1) 7 6 2 2 3 4 0 29 3.07 Lockwood SV(6) 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 8 3.49 Totals 9 6 2 2 5 7 0 37 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Twitchell 6.2 8 2 2 4 6 0 30 4.50 Knowles 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.84 Bahnsen L(0-2) 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 5.06 Dues 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 8 4.80 Totals 9 11 3 3 6 8 0 42 Wild Pitches: Twitchell 2 (5) Balks: Dues (1) Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Charlie Williams METS 1ST: Randle was called out on strikes; Maddox flied out to right; Mazzilli walked; Mazzilli was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash grounded out (second to first); Dawson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 0. METS 2ND: Montanez walked; S. Henderson singled to center [Montanez to second]; Stearns grounded into a double play (third to second) [Stearns to first, Montanez out at third, S. Henderson out at second]; Valentine singled to right [Stearns to third]; Flynn popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Carter reached on an error by Zachry [Carter to first]; Valentine made an out to shortstop; Unser struck out; Parrish flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 0. METS 3RD: Zachry grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Randle singled to pitcher [Randle to second (error by Twitchell)]; Maddox tripled to right [Randle scored]; Mazzilli flied out to left; Montanez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Speier doubled to left; Twitchell grounded out (third to first) [Speier to third]; Cromartie singled to center [Speier scored]; Cash grounded out (pitcher to first) [Cromartie to second]; Dawson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 1. METS 4TH: S. Henderson singled to shortstop; Stearns grounded out (third to first) [S. Henderson to second]; Valentine struck out; Flynn flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 1. EXPOS 4TH: Carter was called out on strikes; Valentine singled to left; Valentine stole second; Unser grounded out (pitcher to first); Parrish doubled to left [Valentine scored]; Speier was walked intentionally; Twitchell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 2. METS 5TH: Zachry was called out on strikes; On a bunt Randle struck out; Maddox walked; Mazzilli was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 2. EXPOS 5TH: Cromartie walked; Cash grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cromartie out at second]; Dawson lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 2. METS 6TH: Montanez singled to right; Twitchell threw a wild pitch [Montanez to second]; Twitchell threw a wild pitch [Montanez to third]; S. Henderson flied out to right; Stearns walked; Valentine forced Stearns (second to shortstop) [Montanez scored]; Flynn flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Expos 2. EXPOS 6TH: Carter walked; Valentine popped to first in foul territory; Unser singled to first [Carter to second]; Parrish grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Unser out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Expos 2. METS 7TH: Zachry grounded out (second to first); Randle singled to right; Maddox flied out to center; Mazzilli singled to right [Randle to third]; KNOWLES REPLACED TWITCHELL (PITCHING); Montanez grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Expos 2. EXPOS 7TH: Speier grounded out (pitcher to first); WHITE BATTED FOR KNOWLES; White popped to third in foul territory; Cromartie singled to center; Cash flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Expos 2. METS 8TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); S. Henderson walked; Stearns singled to left [S. Henderson to third]; Valentine singled to center [S. Henderson scored, Stearns to second]; DUES REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Flynn forced Stearns (pitcher to third) [Valentine to second]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR ZACHRY; Kranepool popped to shortstop; Randle forced Flynn (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Expos 2. EXPOS 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); FERRER REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING SS); FLYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Dawson popped to third; Carter struck out; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Expos 2. METS 9TH: Maddox flied out to center; Mazzilli singled to second; Dues balked [Mazzilli to second]; Montanez was called out on strikes; Willie Montanez and Mets Manager Joe Torre ejected by HP umpire Terry Tata; S. Henderson walked; Stearns struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Expos 2. EXPOS 9TH: BOISCLAIR REPLACED MONTANEZ (PLAYING 1B); Unser walked; Parrish out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Unser to second]; Speier struck out; GARRETT BATTED FOR DUES; Garrett walked; Cromartie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Expos 2. |
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