Allowing only three hits, Steve Rogers pitched the Expos to a 3-0 victory over the Braves. The Expos beat Phil Niekro, scoring twice off the veteran righthander in the third inning. Andre Dawson was hit by a pitch, Gary Carter walked and runs followed on singles by Tony Perez and Ellis Valentine. Carter homered off reliever Dave Campbell in the eighth.

Although defeated, Niekro passed a personal milestone, striking out six to go over 2,000 for his career total. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 3, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Saturday, May       13, 1978 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
Expos        0  0  2    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   3  8  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 2b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .303      Cromartie lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .257
Office cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .270        Frias 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .667
Pocoroba c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Cash 2b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .291
Burroughs lf          3   0   1   0     1   1   .396        Unser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Asselstine rf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Dawson cf             3   1   2   0     0   0   .286
Murphy 1b             2   0   0   0     1   1   .198      Carter c              2   2   1   1     2   0   .255
Gilbreath 3b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Perez 1b              3   0   1   1     1   1   .236
  Nolan ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .211        White pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Rockett pr,ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .147        Mejias lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Chaney ss,3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Valentine rf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .310
Niekro p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .211      Parrish 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .288
  Beall ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .105      Speier ss             3   0   1   0     1   1   .292
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rogers p              4   0   0   0     0   1   .150

Totals               29   0   3   0     2   5             Totals               31   3   8   3     4   7

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 10,147
Left on Base: Braves 4, Expos 9
DP: Braves 1, Expos 1
Doubles: Pocoroba (4), Cash (8)
Home Runs: Carter (6)
Stolen Bases: Dawson (4), White (1)
GIDP: Gilbreath (3)
Hit by Pitch: Dawson (3,by Niekro)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(2-6)           7     7   2   2   2   6   0  30   3.25
Campbell                1     1   1   1   2   1   1   6   4.85
Totals                  8     8   3   3   4   7   1  36

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers W(4-3)           9     3   0   0   2   5   0  31   2.68
Totals                  9     3   0   0   2   5   0  31

Hit by Pitch: Niekro (3)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Royster struck out; Office grounded out (first to
pitcher); Pocoroba flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie struck out; Cash doubled; Dawson singled
[Cash to third]; Carter made an out to third; Perez struck out;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs walked; Asselstine made an out to third;
Murphy walked [Burroughs to second]; Gilbreath grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Murphy out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish
struck out; Speier singled; Rogers grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Chaney grounded out (shortstop to first); Niekro
grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Cromartie grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash
struck out; Dawson was hit by a pitch; Dawson stole second;
Carter walked; Perez singled [Dawson scored, Carter to second];
Valentine singled [Carter scored, Perez to third]; Parrish
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
0, Expos 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Office flied out to right; Pocoroba grounded out
(first unassisted); Burroughs singled; Asselstine grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Speier grounded out (third to first); Rogers grounded
out (second to first); Cromartie grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Murphy struck out; Gilbreath flied out to left;
Chaney flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Expos 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Cash made an out to second; Dawson singled; Carter
walked [Dawson to second]; Perez flied out to left; Valentine
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Niekro struck out; Royster flied out to right;
Office grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Parrish flied out to center; Speier struck out;
Rogers grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Expos 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Pocoroba grounded out (first unassisted); Burroughs
struck out; Asselstine made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Cromartie singled; Cash grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Cromartie to second]; Dawson hit into a double play
(center to third to pitcher to second) [Cromartie out at
third]; Warren Cromartie out on appeal for leaving 2B too
soon; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); NOLAN
BATTED FOR GILBREATH; Nolan singled; ROCKETT RAN FOR NOLAN;
Chaney flied out to right; BEALL BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Beall
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); CHANEY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); ROCKETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS);
Carter homered; Perez walked; WHITE RAN FOR PEREZ; White stole
second; Valentine grounded out (first unassisted); Parrish flied
out to right [White to third]; Speier was walked intentionally;
Rogers struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 3.

BRAVES 9TH: FRIAS REPLACED CROMARTIE (PLAYING 2B); MEJIAS
REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING LF); UNSER REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 1B);
Royster made an out to second; Office flied out to left;
Pocoroba doubled; Burroughs lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 3.