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.

In the eighth inning, Steve Henderson walked, advanced to third on a single by Stearns and scored on Valentine's single. Elliott Maddox tripled home Lenny Randle in the third inning. The Expos' runs came on an RBI single by Warren Cromartie in the third and RBI double by Larry Parrish in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Thursday, May       11, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Mets         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.