Two-run homers by Rennie Stennett and John Milner backed five-hit pitching of Bert Blyleven as the Pirates blanked the Mets, 4-0. Stennett's blow followed a double by Milner in the fifth inning and snapped a scoreless tie.

Bill Robinson led off the seventh with a single and Milner followed with a drive over the right field fence. The Pirates had four runners thrown out attempting to steal, including league leader Omar Moreno, who had his consecutive stolen base streak stopped at 10. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Sunday, June      25, 1978 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    0  2  0    2  0  0  -   4 10  1
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .283      Randle 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .227
Moreno cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .212      Maddox rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .267
Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .305      Mazzilli cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .288
B. Robinson lf        4   1   1   0     0   0   .249      Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Milner 1b             3   2   2   2     1   1   .304      Stearns c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Stennett 2b           4   1   1   2     0   0   .244      S. Henderson lf       4   0   2   0     0   0   .254
Ott c                 3   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Foli ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .228
Garner 3b             3   0   2   0     0   0   .246      Flynn 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Blyleven p            3   0   0   0     0   1   .125        Boisclair ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .225
                                                            Youngblood 2b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .247
                                                          Espinosa p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .171
                                                            Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .191
                                                            Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4  10   4     1   3             Totals               31   0   5   0     2   5

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 16,748
Left on Base: Pirates 2, Mets 7
DP: Pirates 1, Mets 2
Errors: Parker
Doubles: Milner (7), S. Henderson (9)
Home Runs: Stennett (3), Milner (3)
Stolen Bases: Randle (8)
Caught Stealing: Taveras (13), Parker (4), Garner (7), Moreno (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Espinosa (1)
GIDP: Stearns (6)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(7-5)         9     5   0   0   2   5   0  34   3.63
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   5   0  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa L(6-7)         7    10   4   4   1   2   2  27   3.99
Metzger                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   5.40
Totals                  9    10   4   4   1   3   2  33

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


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to right; Moreno flied out to left;
Parker hit into a double play (left to shortstop) [Taveras out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (first unassisted); Maddox walked;
Mazzilli made an out to second; Montanez grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson flied out to right; Milner walked;
Stennett flied out to center; Ott flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Stearns was called out on strikes; S. Henderson
singled to pitcher; Foli flied out to right; Flynn flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Garner flied out to center; Blyleven grounded out
(pitcher to first); Taveras singled to pitcher; Taveras was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Espinosa flied out to center; Randle walked; Randle
stole second; Maddox flied out to right; Mazzilli flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Moreno flied out to right; Parker singled to
center; Parker was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); B. Robinson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Montanez grounded out (third to first); Stearns flied
out to center; S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Milner doubled to right; Stennett homered [Milner
scored]; Ott grounded out (second to first); Garner singled to
shortstop; Garner was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Blyleven struck out; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Foli singled to center; Flynn flied out to center;
Espinosa out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Foli to
second]; Randle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Pirates 2, Mets 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras flied out to left; On a bunt Moreno singled
to first; Parker struck out while Moreno was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Maddox grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Mazzilli singled to right; Montanez singled to center [Mazzilli
to second]; Stearns grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Montanez out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 2, Mets 0.

PIRATES 7TH: B. Robinson singled to left; Milner homered [B.
Robinson scored]; Stennett flied out to right; Ott made an out
to second; Garner singled to left; Blyleven forced Garner
(shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: S. Henderson doubled to left; Foli grounded out
(shortstop to first) [S. Henderson to third]; BOISCLAIR BATTED
FOR FLYNN; Boisclair was called out on strikes; KRANEPOOL BATTED
FOR ESPINOSA; Kranepool was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 0.

PIRATES 8TH: YOUNGBLOOD REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PLAYING 2B); METZGER
REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Taveras popped to second; Moreno
flied out to right; Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: Randle grounded out (third to first); Maddox was
called out on strikes; Mazzilli flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 0.

PIRATES 9TH: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Milner
was called out on strikes; Stennett grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: Montanez reached on an error by Parker [Montanez to
third]; Stearns popped to second; S. Henderson flied out to
right; Foli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 0.