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. Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 0Game Played on Sunday, June 25, 1978 (Day game) at Shea StadiumPirates 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. |
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