Scattering nine hits, Bert Blyleven pitched the Pirates to a 6-1 breeze over the Cubs. Ken Holtzman, making his first start as a Cub since September 6, 1971, absorbed the loss.

The Pirates' scoring began in the fourth inning when singles by Dave Parker and Bill Robinson and a walk to Rennie Stennett loaded the bases before Holtzman hit Duffy Dyer with a pitch to force in a run. Omar Moreno then bounced a single over second to make it 2-0 and Stennett scored when shortstop Ivan DeJesus threw wildly on an attempted force at second. Stennett singled home a run in the fifth and Phil Garner doubled home a run in the sixth before a solo homer by Willie Stargell in the seventh closed out the Pirate scoring. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Chicago Cubs 1

Game Played on Tuesday, June 20, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  9  1
Pirates      0  0  0    3  1  1    1  0  x  -   6 10  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .275      Taveras ss            5   1   2   0     0   1   .283
Gross cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .298      Garner 3b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .233
Biittner 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .297      Parker rf             2   1   1   0     2   0   .310
Kingman lf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .224      B. Robinson lf        3   1   1   0     1   1   .256
Murcer rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .234      Stargell 1b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .267
Trillo 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .268      Stennett 2b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .249
Ontiveros 3b          3   0   2   1     0   0   .209      Dyer c                3   0   0   1     0   0   .265
Rader c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Moreno cf             4   0   1   1     0   2   .204
Holtzman p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Blyleven p            4   0   1   0     0   1   .135
  Meoli ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Geisel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   9   1     0   7             Totals               33   6  10   5     4   6

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 10,912
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Pirates 8
DP: Cubs 1, Pirates 1
Errors: De Jesus, Stennett
Doubles: Taveras (16), Garner (10)
Triples: Trillo (4)
Home Runs: Stargell (9)
Stolen Bases: B. Robinson (7), Garner (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Ontiveros (3)
GIDP: Rader (5), Stargell (2)
Hit by Pitch: Dyer (3,by Holtzman)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(0-1)         5     7   4   3   3   4   0  25   4.88
P. Reuschel             2     3   2   2   1   1   1  10   5.70
Geisel                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.60
Totals                  8    10   6   5   4   6   1  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(6-5)         9     9   1   1   0   7   0  35   3.94
Totals                  9     9   1   1   0   7   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Holtzman (1)

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


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus was called out on strikes; Gross grounded out
(shortstop to first); Biittner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras struck out; Garner popped to second; Parker
lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Murcer struck out; Trillo grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson walked; Stargell grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [B. Robinson out at
second]; Stennett popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 3RD: Ontiveros singled to right; Rader grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ontiveros out at
second]; Holtzman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Dyer grounded out (pitcher to first); Moreno struck
out; Blyleven singled to center; Taveras doubled to right
[Blyleven to third]; Garner grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 4TH: De Jesus flied out to right; Gross reached on an error
by Stennett [Gross to first]; Biittner forced Gross (second to
shortstop); On a bunt Kingman singled to third [Biittner out at
third (third to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates
0.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker singled to right; B. Robinson singled to
right [Parker to third]; B. Robinson stole second; Stargell was
called out on strikes; Stennett was walked intentionally; Dyer
was hit by a pitch [Parker scored, B. Robinson to third,
Stennett to second]; Moreno singled to shortstop [B. Robinson
scored, Stennett scored (error by De Jesus) (unearned) (no RBI),
Dyer to second]; Blyleven forced Moreno (shortstop to second)
[Dyer to third]; Taveras grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R (2
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

CUBS 5TH: Murcer grounded out (second to first); Trillo lined to
left; Ontiveros singled to right; Rader flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner singled to center; Garner stole second;
Parker walked; B. Robinson struck out; Stargell lined to left;
Stennett singled to center [Garner scored, Parker to third];
Dyer grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
0, Pirates 4.

CUBS 6TH: MEOLI BATTED FOR HOLTZMAN; Meoli grounded out (first
unassisted); De Jesus struck out; Gross singled to center;
Biittner singled to center [Gross to second]; Kingman struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: P. REUSCHEL REPLACED MEOLI (PITCHING); Moreno was
called out on strikes; Blyleven lined to third; Taveras singled
to center; Garner doubled to right [Taveras scored]; Parker was
walked intentionally; B. Robinson lined to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 5.

CUBS 7TH: Murcer grounded out (first to pitcher); Trillo tripled
to center; Ontiveros hit a sacrifice fly to center [Trillo
scored]; Rader flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
1, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 7TH: Stargell homered; Stennett lined to second; Dyer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 6.

CUBS 8TH: VAIL BATTED FOR P. REUSCHEL; Vail flied out to right;
De Jesus popped to right; Gross singled to center; Biittner
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 8TH: GEISEL REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); Blyleven struck
out; Taveras popped to catcher in foul territory; Garner flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 6.

CUBS 9TH: Kingman flied out to center; Murcer singled to center;
Trillo singled to left [Murcer to second]; Ontiveros flied out
to left; Rader grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 6.

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