A wild pitch lifted the Expos to a 5-4 triumph over the Reds. With the score tied, 4-4, Dave Cash led off the bottom of the 11th inning for the Expos with a single and went to second when center fielder George Foster bobbled the ball. After Andre Dawson received an intentional walk, Gary Carter attempted a sacrifice bunt but forced Cash at third. Ellis Valentine then hit into a forceout of Carter at second with Dawson moving to third.

With Tony Perez at bat, Red reliever Dale Murray uncorked a wild pitch which brought Dawson home with the winning run. A two-run homer by Johnny Bench capped a four-run first-inning explosion by the Reds, but the Expos tied the contest with four in the seventh, three coming in on a homer by Warren Cromartie. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 5, Cincinnati Reds 4
Game Played on Wednesday, May       17, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Reds         4  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   4 11  1
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    4  0  0    0  1  -   5 15  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   0   1   0     2   0   .307      Cromartie lf          6   1   3   3     0   1   .287
Griffey rf            5   1   3   0     0   0   .318      Cash 2b               6   1   3   0     0   0   .311
Morgan 2b             5   1   0   0     1   0   .269      Dawson cf             4   1   1   0     2   2   .282
Foster cf             4   1   2   2     1   0   .317      Carter c              5   0   1   0     1   1   .239
Bench lf              5   1   1   2     0   0   .240      Valentine rf          6   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Concepcion ss         5   0   3   0     0   1   .285      Perez 1b              4   0   1   1     1   1   .222
Driessen 1b           2   0   0   0     3   0   .328      Parrish 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .289
Werner c              5   0   1   0     0   1   .250        Knowles p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .500
Bonham p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .063      Speier ss             5   1   3   0     0   0   .296
  Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .130
  Knight ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Dues p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Atkinson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .667
  Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .158        Garrett ph,3b       3   1   2   0     0   0   .174
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   4  11   4     7   2             Totals               46   5  15   4     4   7

Time of Game: 3:15   Attendance: 11,826
Left on Base: Reds 11, Expos 13
DP: Reds 1, Expos 3
Errors: Foster, Speier
Doubles: Foster 2 (6), Concepcion (7), Carter (6), Speier (5)
Home Runs: Bench (7), Cromartie (1)
Stolen Bases: Cash (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Griffey (5)
GIDP: Bench (5), Morgan (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham                  6    11   4   4   1   3   1  29   3.13
Sarmiento               1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   1.19
Tomlin                  0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   6.55
Bair                    2.1   1   0   0   1   2   0   9   0.40
Murray L(1-1)           0.2   1   1   1   1   0   0   4   4.13
Totals                 10.2  15   5   5   4   7   1  50

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley                0.1   4   4   4   1   0   1   6   2.45
Dues                    3.2   3   0   0   2   0   0  15   3.86
Atkinson                3     1   0   0   3   2   0  12   3.00
Knowles W(2-0)          4     3   0   0   1   0   0  15   1.93
Totals                 11    11   4   4   7   2   1  48

Wild Pitches: Murray (3)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Charlie Williams


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey
singled to right; Morgan walked [Griffey to second]; Foster
doubled [Griffey scored, Morgan scored]; Bench homered [Foster
scored]; Concepcion singled to first; DUES REPLACED GRIMSLEY
(PITCHING); Driessen walked [Concepcion to second]; Werner
reached on an error by Speier [Concepcion to third, Driessen to
second, Werner to first]; Bonham hit into a double play (right
to catcher) [Concepcion out at home]; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie singled to right; Cash grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Cromartie to second]; Dawson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Carter grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 0.

REDS 2ND: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey flied out
to left; Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 0.

REDS 3RD: Foster doubled to right; Bench flied out to right
[Foster to third]; Concepcion reached on a fielder's choice
[Foster out at home (pitcher to third), Concepcion to second];
Driessen was walked intentionally; Werner singled to left
[Concepcion out at home (left to catcher), Driessen to second];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Speier grounded out (second to first); Dues grounded
out (pitcher to first); Cromartie singled to right; Cash singled
to left [Cromartie to second]; Dawson singled to second
[Cromartie to third, Cash to second]; Carter struck out; 0 R, 3
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 0.

REDS 4TH: Bonham grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose flied out
to left; Griffey singled to right; Morgan flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Valentine popped to catcher in foul territory; Perez
walked; Parrish singled to left [Perez to second]; Speier
singled to pitcher [Perez to third, Parrish to second]; UNSER
BATTED FOR DUES; Unser lined into a double play (first to
shortstop) [Parrish out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
4, Expos 0.

REDS 5TH: ATKINSON REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Foster walked;
Bench grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Foster out at second]; Concepcion doubled; Driessen was walked
intentionally; Werner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Cash
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 0.

REDS 6TH: Bonham flied out to center; Rose walked; Griffey
popped to catcher in foul territory; Morgan grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Carter doubled to left; Valentine lined to shortstop;
Perez struck out; Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 0.

REDS 7TH: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench flied
out to left; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Speier singled to center; GARRETT BATTED FOR
ATKINSON; Garrett singled to center [Speier to second];
Cromartie homered [Speier scored, Garrett scored]; Cash singled
to left; SARMIENTO REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); Cash stole
second; Dawson walked; Carter flied out to center; Valentine
flied out to right; Perez singled to center [Cash scored, Dawson
to third]; Parrish struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4,
Expos 4.

REDS 8TH: KNOWLES REPLACED PARRISH (PITCHING); GARRETT STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 3B); Driessen grounded out (second to first);
Werner flied out to left; KNIGHT BATTED FOR SARMIENTO; Knight
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 4.

EXPOS 8TH: TOMLIN REPLACED KNIGHT (PITCHING); Speier doubled;
Garrett reached on a fielder's choice [Speier out at third
(second to third)]; Cromartie struck out; BAIR REPLACED TOMLIN
(PITCHING); Cash flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 4, Expos 4.

REDS 9TH: Rose singled to center; Griffey out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Rose to second]; Morgan flied out to
left; Foster popped to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4,
Expos 4.

EXPOS 9TH: Dawson struck out; Carter walked; Valentine flied out
to center; Perez forced Carter (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 4.

REDS 10TH: Bench flied out to left; Concepcion singled to left;
Driessen grounded out (first unassisted) [Concepcion to second];
Werner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 4, Expos 4.

EXPOS 10TH: Knowles struck out; Speier flied out to right;
Garrett singled to center; Cromartie grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 4.

REDS 11TH: COLLINS BATTED FOR BAIR; Collins grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rose walked; Griffey singled to center
[Rose to second]; Morgan grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Griffey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 4.

EXPOS 11TH: MURRAY REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Cash singled to
center [Cash to second (error by Foster)]; Dawson was walked
intentionally; On a bunt Carter forced Cash (pitcher to third)
[Dawson to second]; Valentine forced Carter (pitcher to
shortstop) [Dawson to third]; Murray threw a wild pitch [Dawson
scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 5.