Helping himself by driving in two runs, Ross Grimsley became a nine-game winner, pitching the Expos to a 5-3 victory over the Giants. Grimsley got off to a shaky start in the first inning, giving up a two-run homer by Jack Clark, but Chris Speier got one run back with a round-tripper in the Expos' half. The Expos then forged ahead with three runs, two unearned, off Ed Halicki in the second.

Singles by Gary Carter and Larry Parrish around a pass to Andre Dawson loaded the bases. Grimsley hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Carter, and when Clark's throw from the outfield went wild, Dawson also crossed the plate. Dave Cash hit a sacrifice fly to score Parrish. The Giants narrowed the gap to 4-3 with a run in the sixth, but in the Expos' half, Grimsley clinched his victory with a squeeze bunt that scored Carter, who had singled and gone to third on a single by Dawson. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 5, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Saturday, June      3, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Giants       2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  7  1
Expos        1  3  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   5 11  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .312      Cash 2b               3   0   0   1     0   0   .287
Evans 3b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .265        Frias 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .600
Clark rf              4   2   2   2     0   0   .319      Speier ss             4   1   1   1     0   0   .285
McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .211      Cromartie lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Ivie lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .364      Perez 1b              4   0   3   0     0   0   .265
Herndon cf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .259        Unser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Hill c                4   0   2   1     0   0   .216      Valentine rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .276
LeMaster ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .197      Carter c              4   2   2   0     0   0   .238
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dawson cf             2   1   1   0     2   0   .263
  Andrews ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Parrish 3b            4   1   3   0     0   1   .267
Halicki p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Grimsley p            1   0   0   2     0   1   .100
  Harris ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .058

Totals               33   3   7   3     2   2             Totals               30   5  11   4     2   2

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 30,120
Left on Base: Giants 6, Expos 7
DP: Giants 0, Expos 1
Errors: Clark, Cash
Doubles: Madlock (7), LeMaster (5), Evans (9), Perez (10), Parrish (15)
Home Runs: Clark (6), Speier (3)
Stolen Bases: Dawson (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Halicki (2), Grimsley 2 (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Grimsley (1), Cash (1)
GIDP: Herndon (6)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki L(2-1)          5.1   9   5   3   1   1   1  26   2.23
Lavelle                 2.2   2   0   0   1   1   0  10   2.97
Totals                  8    11   5   3   2   2   1  36

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(9-2)         9     7   3   3   2   2   1  36   2.53
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   2   1  36

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale


GIANTS 1ST: Madlock grounded out (second to first); Evans
walked; Clark homered [Evans scored]; McCovey was called out on
strikes; Ivie made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier
homered; Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Perez doubled
to center; Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Expos 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Herndon struck out; Hill singled to left; LeMaster
forced Hill (second to shortstop); Halicki grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: On a bunt Carter singled; Dawson walked [Carter to
second]; Parrish singled to right [Carter to third, Dawson to
second]; Grimsley hit a sacrifice fly to right [Carter scored,
Dawson scored (error by Clark) (unearned) (no RBI), Parrish to
third]; Cash hit a sacrifice fly to center [Parrish scored
(unearned)]; Speier flied out to left; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 2, Expos 4.

GIANTS 3RD: Madlock doubled to left; Evans grounded out (second
to first) [Madlock to third]; Clark grounded out (third to
first); McCovey flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
2, Expos 4.

EXPOS 3RD: Cromartie flied out to center; Perez singled to
center; Valentine flied out to center; Carter forced Perez
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Expos 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Ivie reached on an error by Cash [Ivie to first];
Herndon grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Ivie out at second]; Hill grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Expos 4.

EXPOS 4TH: Dawson flied out to left; Parrish doubled; Grimsley
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Parrish to third];
Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 2, Expos 4.

GIANTS 5TH: LeMaster doubled to left; Halicki out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [LeMaster to third]; Madlock flied out
to center; Evans popped to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 2, Expos 4.

EXPOS 5TH: Speier made an out to shortstop; Cromartie made an
out to second; Perez singled; Valentine flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Expos 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Clark singled; McCovey popped to first in foul
territory; Ivie flied out to left; Herndon walked [Clark to
second]; Hill singled [Clark scored, Herndon to third]; LeMaster
forced Hill (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
3, Expos 4.

EXPOS 6TH: Carter singled; Dawson singled to center [Carter to
third]; Dawson stole second; Parrish struck out; LAVELLE
REPLACED LEMASTER (PITCHING); HARRIS REPLACED HALICKI (PLAYING
SS); Grimsley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Carter
scored, Dawson to third]; Cash flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Expos 5.

GIANTS 7TH: FRIAS REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 2B); Harris made an out
to third; Madlock grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans doubled
to left; Clark grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 3, Expos 5.

EXPOS 7TH: Speier grounded out (pitcher to first); Cromartie
grounded out (first unassisted); Perez flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Expos 5.

GIANTS 8TH: UNSER REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 1B); McCovey grounded
out (second to first); Ivie flied out to center; Herndon flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Expos 5.

EXPOS 8TH: Valentine singled to right; Carter grounded out
(first unassisted) [Valentine to second]; Dawson walked; Parrish
singled [Valentine to third, Dawson to second]; Valentine was
picked off third (pitcher to catcher); Grimsley struck out; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Expos 5.

GIANTS 9TH: Hill flied out to center; ANDREWS BATTED FOR
LAVELLE; Andrews popped to first in foul territory; Harris flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Expos 5.