A single by Rob Andrews in the bottom of the 10th inning of the second game drove in the winning run and gave the Giants a 4-3 victory and a doubleheader sweep of the Mets. In the opener, Vida Blue pitched a five-hitter for his first N.L. shutout as the Giants won, 3-0. The former Oakland star was in trouble only in the first frame when Lenny Randle and Elliott Maddox opened with singles, but he struck out the next three batters and coasted the rest of the way. The Giants' first run came in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Jim Dwyer, and Darrell Evans hit a two-run homer in the seventh.

In the nightcap, the score was 3-3 going into the bottom of the 10th when Mike Sadek opened with a single, went to second on a sacrifice by Randy Moffitt and scored on Andrews' hit. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 3, New York Mets 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, June      18, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  x  -   3  7  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .240      Whitfield lf          4   1   2   0     0   1   .293
Maddox rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .276      Andrews 2b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .254
S. Henderson lf       4   0   0   0     0   4   .260      Clark rf              2   1   0   0     1   0   .306
Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Evans 3b              3   1   1   2     1   0   .273
Stearns c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Dwyer 1b              2   0   2   1     1   0   .235
Mazzilli cf           2   0   1   0     1   0   .301      Herndon cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Youngblood 2b         2   0   0   0     0   1   .240      Hill c                3   0   1   0     0   0   .196
Flynn ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .243      Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Swan p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Blue p                3   0   0   0     0   3   .162
  Grieve ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .228
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   5   0     1  10             Totals               27   3   7   3     4   4

Time of Game: 2:06
Left on Base: Mets 5, Giants 6
DP: Mets 0, Giants 0
Doubles: Dwyer 2 (5), Andrews (3)
Home Runs: Evans (7)
Caught Stealing: Andrews (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Youngblood (1), Swan (3), Clark (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Dwyer (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan L(1-4)             7     4   1   1   3   3   0  27   2.54
Lockwood                0.2   3   2   2   1   1   1   5   3.59
Metzger                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.77
Totals                  8     7   3   3   4   4   1  33

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(9-4)             9     5   0   0   1  10   0  32   2.40
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1  10   0  32

Wild Pitches: Lockwood (1)

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


METS 1ST: Randle singled to right; Maddox singled to right
[Randle to third]; S. Henderson struck out; Montanez struck out;
Stearns struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Whitfield popped to left; Andrews flied out to
right; Clark flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Giants 0.

METS 2ND: Mazzilli walked; Youngblood out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Mazzilli to second]; Flynn flied out to right;
Swan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans popped to right; Dwyer doubled to right;
Herndon grounded out (third to first); Hill grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

METS 3RD: Randle grounded out (third to first); Maddox struck
out; S. Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Metzger popped to third in foul territory; Blue
struck out; Whitfield singled to shortstop; Andrews grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

METS 4TH: Montanez grounded out (first unassisted); Stearns
popped to right; Mazzilli singled to third; Mazzilli was picked
off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Clark made an out to shortstop; Evans made an out to
first; Dwyer walked; Herndon forced Dwyer (third to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

METS 5TH: Youngblood struck out; Flynn singled to center; Swan
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Flynn to second];
Randle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Hill grounded out (third to first); Metzger flied
out to left; Blue was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

METS 6TH: Maddox grounded out (second to first); S. Henderson
struck out; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Whitfield singled to pitcher; Andrews walked
[Whitfield to second]; Clark out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Whitfield to third, Andrews to second]; Evans was walked
intentionally; Dwyer hit a sacrifice fly to right [Whitfield
scored, Andrews to third]; Andrews was caught stealing home
(catcher to shortstop to catcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
0, Giants 1.

METS 7TH: Stearns flied out to center; Mazzilli grounded out
(shortstop to first); Youngblood grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Herndon grounded out (third to first); Hill singled
to second; Metzger flied out to center; Blue was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 1.

METS 8TH: Flynn grounded out (second to first); GRIEVE BATTED
FOR SWAN; Grieve struck out; Randle singled to center; Maddox
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED GRIEVE (PITCHING); Whitfield
struck out; Andrews doubled to left; Lockwood threw a wild pitch
[Andrews out at home (catcher to third)]; Clark walked; Evans
homered [Clark scored]; Dwyer doubled to left; METZGER REPLACED
LOCKWOOD (PITCHING); Herndon flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 3.

METS 9TH: S. Henderson struck out; Montanez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stearns popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 3.