The Expos ended their four-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Pirates. A double by Ellis Valentine scored Dave Cash, who had singled, and Gary Carter, who had walked, in the first inning. Chris Speier stroked an RBI single in the fifth and the Expos added two more tallies in the eighth on Tony Perez' double and Warren Cromartie's single.

Steve Rogers pitched no-hit ball for 7 1/3 innings but weakened in the eighth and was replaced by Darold Knowles, who earned his second save of the season. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Monday, May       22, 1978 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  5  0
Expos        2  0  0    0  1  0    0  2  x  -   5  7  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   0   1   2     0   1   .276      Cash 2b               3   2   2   0     1   0   .307
Moreno cf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .229        Unser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Parker rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .306      Speier ss             4   0   1   1     0   0   .282
Milner lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .186      Carter c              1   2   0   0     3   0   .226
Stargell 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .231      Perez 1b              3   0   1   1     1   1   .241
Stennett 2b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .280        Frias pr,2b         0   1   0   0     0   0   .667
Ott c                 3   1   1   0     0   0   .230      Valentine rf          4   0   2   2     0   0   .286
Garner 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Cromartie lf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .276
Rooker p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .071      Dawson cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .252
  Gonzalez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Parrish 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .263
  Bibby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Rogers p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .115
  Fregosi ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .133        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   5   2     2   9             Totals               29   5   7   5     6   5

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 12,300
Left on Base: Pirates 4, Expos 6
DP: Pirates 2, Expos 1
Doubles: Valentine (6), Cash (10), Perez (8)
Stolen Bases: Cromartie (1)
GIDP: Stennett (4), Rogers (2), Dawson (2)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker L(2-3)           5     5   3   3   3   3   0  21   6.03
Bibby                   2     0   0   0   2   2   0   8   2.45
Tekulve                 1     2   2   2   1   0   0   6   2.19
Totals                  8     7   5   5   6   5   0  35

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers W(5-4)           7.2   4   2   2   2   8   0  28   2.69
Knowles SV(2)           1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   1.64
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   9   0  33

Passed Balls: Ott (3)
Wild Pitches: Bibby (1), Tekulve (1)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Montague


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras flied out to left; Moreno struck out;
Parker flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash singled to center; Speier flied out to center;
Carter walked [Cash to second]; Perez struck out; Valentine
doubled to right [Cash scored, Carter scored]; Cromartie was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Milner was called out on strikes; Stargell grounded
out (second to first); Stennett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 2ND: Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish
walked; Rogers grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Parrish out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Expos 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Ott grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner
grounded out (third to first); Rooker grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier
grounded out (second to first); Carter walked; Perez grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Taveras was called out on strikes; Moreno grounded
out (pitcher to first); Parker was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Valentine singled to left; Cromartie flied out to
left; Dawson grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Valentine out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Expos 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Milner popped to second; Stargell walked; Stennett
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Stargell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Expos 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Parrish was called out on strikes; Rogers grounded
out (pitcher to first); Cash doubled to left; Speier singled to
right [Cash scored, Speier to second (on throw to home)]; Carter
popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Expos 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Ott grounded out (pitcher to first); Garner popped
to first; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR ROOKER; Gonzalez flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 6TH: BIBBY REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Perez walked;
Valentine flied out to right; Cromartie grounded out (first
unassisted) [Perez to second]; Bibby threw a wild pitch [Perez
to third]; Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Expos 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno
was called out on strikes; Parker walked; Milner grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Parrish grounded out (second to first); Rogers was
called out on strikes; Cash walked; Speier flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Stargell struck out; Stennett singled to right; Ott
singled to right [Stennett to second]; Garner singled to right
[Stennett to third, Ott to second]; FREGOSI BATTED FOR BIBBY;
Fregosi struck out; Taveras singled to left [Stennett scored,
Ott scored, Garner to second]; KNOWLES REPLACED ROGERS
(PITCHING); Moreno was called out on strikes; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED FREGOSI (PITCHING); Carter walked;
Perez doubled to left [Carter scored]; FRIAS RAN FOR PEREZ;
Tekulve threw a wild pitch [Frias to third]; Valentine grounded
out (third to first); Cromartie singled to left [Frias scored];
Cromartie stole second; Ott allowed a passed ball [Cromartie to
third]; Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish flied
out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 5.

PIRATES 9TH: FRIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); UNSER REPLACED
CASH (PLAYING 1B); Parker grounded out (second to first); Milner
singled to center; Stargell forced Milner (first to shortstop);
Stennett forced Stargell (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 5.