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. Montreal Expos 3, Atlanta Braves 0Game Played on Saturday, May 13, 1978 (Day game) at Stade OlympiqueBraves 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. |
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