A five-run rally in the sixth inning staked Ross Grimsley to his sixth victory as the Expos defeated the Braves, 5-3. Jerry Royster tripled and scored in the first and doubled home two runs in the second to account for the Braves' scoring.

The Expos sent 11 men to bat in their sixth-inning outburst. Gary Carter led off by drawing a pass, Ellis Valentine was safe on an error by Royster and the tying runs followed on a single by Del Unser, double by Larry Parrish and sacrifice fly by Chris Speier. Tony Perez, pinch-hitting for Grimsley, walked. Warren Cromartie then doubled to drive in the Expos' go-ahead run. Dave Cash drew an intentional pass and Andre Dawson bounced into a fielder's choice to produce an insurance tally. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 5, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Friday, May       12, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Braves       1  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  2
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  5    0  0  x  -   5  7  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 2b            5   1   2   2     0   0   .314      Cromartie lf          5   0   2   1     0   0   .258
Bonnell cf            2   0   2   0     1   0   .236        Mejias lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Office ph,cf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Cash 2b               3   0   1   0     2   0   .292
Burroughs lf          4   0   0   1     0   1   .398        Frias 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .667
Gaston rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .163      Dawson cf             5   0   0   1     0   1   .276
  Asselstine ph,rf    0   0   0   0     1   0   .268      Carter c              1   1   0   0     3   1   .250
Murphy 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .202      Valentine rf          4   1   0   0     0   0   .313
Pocoroba c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Unser 1b              2   1   1   1     2   1   .273
Gilbreath 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .210      Parrish 3b            4   1   2   1     0   1   .299
Rockett ss            3   1   1   0     0   1   .147      Speier ss             2   0   0   1     1   0   .290
  Easterly p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Grimsley p            2   0   1   0     0   1   .130
  Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garrett ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Nolan ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .167        Perez ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .233
Hanna p               1   1   0   0     0   1   .111        White pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .250
  Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bahnsen p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Chaney ss           1   0   0   0     1   1   .333

Totals               34   3   8   3     3   6             Totals               29   5   7   5     9   5

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance:  8,522
Left on Base: Braves 8, Expos 10
DP: Braves 2, Expos 0
Errors: Royster, Murphy, Grimsley
Doubles: Royster (4), Nolan (1), Parrish (11), Cromartie (7)
Triples: Royster (2)
Stolen Bases: Bonnell (3), Cash (2), Dawson (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Hanna (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Speier (3)
GIDP: Speier (2), Cash (6)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hanna                   5     2   1   1   6   4   0  22   2.43
Camp L(0-1)             0.1   2   3   2   0   0   0   4   6.57
Easterly                0     1   1   1   1   0   0   2   2.57
Devine                  2.2   2   0   0   2   1   0  11   7.11
Totals                  8     7   5   3*  9   5   0  39

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(6-1)         6     6   3   2   1   4   0  26   1.85
Bahnsen SV(5)           3     2   0   0   2   2   0  12   4.26
Totals                  9     8   3   2   3   6   0  38

Wild Pitches: Hanna (1)

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming


BRAVES 1ST: Royster tripled; Bonnell walked; Burroughs forced
Bonnell (shortstop to second) [Royster scored]; Gaston singled
[Burroughs to second]; Murphy struck out; Pocoroba forced Gaston
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie flied out to right; Cash singled; Cash
stole second; Hanna threw a wild pitch [Cash to third]; Dawson
struck out; Carter struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Expos 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Gilbreath flied out to right; Rockett singled; Hanna
reached on an error by Grimsley (assist by Unser) on a sacrifice
bunt [Rockett to second, Hanna to first]; Royster doubled
[Rockett scored, Hanna scored (unearned)]; Bonnell singled
[Royster to third]; Bonnell stole second; Burroughs struck out;
Gaston grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Valentine grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Unser walked; Parrish struck out; Speier forced Unser (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Murphy flied out to center; Pocoroba grounded out
(second to first); Gilbreath flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Grimsley struck out; Cromartie grounded out (second
to first); Cash walked; Dawson forced Cash (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Rockett popped to first in foul territory; Hanna
struck out; Royster grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Carter walked; Valentine flied out to right; Unser
walked [Carter to second]; Parrish forced Unser (third to
second) [Carter to third]; Speier walked [Parrish to second];
Carter was out trying to advance to home (catcher to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Bonnell singled; Burroughs flied out to right;
Gaston lined to right; Murphy forced Bonnell (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Grimsley singled; Cromartie grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Grimsley to second]; Cash grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Grimsley to third]; Dawson lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Pocoroba grounded out (third to first); Gilbreath
flied out to center; Rockett was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Carter walked; CAMP REPLACED HANNA (PITCHING);
Valentine reached on an error by Royster [Carter to second,
Valentine to first]; Unser singled [Carter scored, Valentine to
second]; Parrish doubled [Valentine scored (unearned), Unser to
third]; Speier hit a sacrifice fly to right [Unser scored];
GARRETT BATTED FOR GRIMSLEY; EASTERLY REPLACED ROCKETT
(PITCHING); CHANEY REPLACED CAMP (PLAYING SS); PEREZ BATTED FOR
GARRETT; Perez walked; WHITE RAN FOR PEREZ; Cromartie doubled
[Parrish scored, White to third]; DEVINE REPLACED EASTERLY
(PITCHING); Cash was walked intentionally; Dawson forced Cash
(shortstop to second) [White scored (unearned, but earned for
the pitcher), Cromartie to third]; Dawson stole second; Carter
was walked intentionally; Valentine flied out to right; 5 R (4
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 5.

BRAVES 7TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Chaney walked;
Royster flied out to left; OFFICE BATTED FOR BONNELL; Office
grounded out (first unassisted) [Chaney to second]; Burroughs
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
3, Expos 5.

EXPOS 7TH: OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Unser struck out;
Parrish singled; Speier grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Parrish out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
3, Expos 5.

BRAVES 8TH: ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR GASTON; Asselstine walked;
Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first) [Asselstine to second];
Pocoroba singled to center [Asselstine out at home (center to
catcher)]; Gilbreath struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
3, Expos 5.

EXPOS 8TH: ASSELSTINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Bahnsen
reached on an error by Murphy [Bahnsen to first]; Cromartie
singled [Bahnsen to second]; Cash grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Bahnsen to third, Cromartie out at
second]; Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 5.

BRAVES 9TH: MEJIAS REPLACED CROMARTIE (PLAYING LF); FRIAS
REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 2B); NOLAN BATTED FOR DEVINE; Nolan
doubled; Chaney struck out; Royster flied out to left; Office
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
3, Expos 5.