A pair of homers by George Foster helped the Reds erase a 6-0 deficit and gain an 8-6 triumph over the Expos. The score was 6-6 when Ken Griffey singled with one out in the seventh inning, continued to third on an error by Ellis Valentine and scored on an infield out by Joe Morgan. A double by Foster and single by Johnny Bench added an insurance run.

The Expos had an early 6-0 lead but Foster triggered the Reds' comeback with a two-run homer in the fourth. His second homer, a three-run shot, climaxed a four-run fifth. Pete Rose singled in the fourth inning to extend his hitting streak to 30 games. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 8, Montreal Expos 6
Game Played on Monday, July      17, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Expos        3  2  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   6 15  3
Reds         0  0  0    2  4  0    2  0  x  -   8 10  2


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   1   3   0     0   0   .276      Rose 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .304
Dawson cf             4   2   3   0     0   1   .247      Griffey rf            4   2   1   0     0   1   .302
Valentine rf          5   1   1   2     0   0   .310      Morgan 2b             4   2   1   2     0   0   .264
Perez 1b              5   1   4   4     0   0   .297      Foster lf             4   3   3   5     0   0   .303
  Mejias pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Bench 1b,c            4   0   2   1     0   0   .246
Parrish 3b            5   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   1   .293
Cromartie lf          4   0   1   0     1   1   .270      Henderson cf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .250
Carter c              5   0   1   0     0   0   .237        Geronimo cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Correll c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .172
Grimsley p            3   1   1   0     0   0   .173        Driessen 1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .294
  Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Norman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .179
  Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .176        Borbon p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Pirtle p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Auerbach ph         0   1   0   0     1   0   .172
                                                            Sarmiento p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .125

Totals               41   6  15   6     1   5             Totals               33   8  10   8     2   3

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 32,113
Left on Base: Expos 10, Reds 3
DP: Expos 1, Reds 1
Errors: Dawson, Valentine, Perez, Foster, Correll
Doubles: Perez (28), Foster (14)
Home Runs: Valentine (16), Perez (8), Foster 2 (21)
Stolen Bases: Dawson (18)
GIDP: Perez (6), Correll (2)
Hit by Pitch: Dawson (8,by Sarmiento)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley                4.1   7   6   5   2   2   2  22   3.13
Bahnsen L(0-4)          2.2   3   2   2   0   1   0  10   4.50
Pirtle                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.66
Totals                  8    10   8   7   2   3   2  35

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman                  0.1   5   3   3   0   0   2   6   3.42
Borbon                  4.2   6   3   3   1   2   0  21   4.18
Sarmiento W(7-5)        2.2   3   0   0   0   1   0  11   2.67
Bair SV(15)             1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   1.65
Totals                  9    15   6   6   1   5   2  43

Hit by Pitch: Sarmiento (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Joe West, 3B - John Kibler


EXPOS 1ST: Cash popped to shortstop; Dawson singled; Valentine
homered [Dawson scored]; Perez homered; Parrish singled to left;
Cromartie singled to right [Parrish to third]; BORBON REPLACED
NORMAN (PITCHING); Carter popped to first in foul territory;
Speier forced Cromartie (second to shortstop); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey grounded
out (second to first); Morgan popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Grimsley singled to left; Cash singled to right
[Grimsley to second]; Dawson struck out; Valentine popped to
second; Perez doubled to right [Grimsley scored, Cash scored];
Parrish flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Reds
0.

REDS 2ND: Foster flied out to right; Bench singled to center;
Concepcion struck out; Henderson singled to right [Bench to
second]; Correll forced Henderson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 5, Reds 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Cromartie walked; Carter singled to left [Cromartie
to second]; Speier struck out; Grimsley grounded out (second to
first) [Cromartie to third, Carter to second]; Cash popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 5, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Borbon grounded out (second to first); Rose grounded
out (pitcher to second to first); Griffey struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Reds 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Dawson singled to left; Dawson stole second [Dawson
to third (error by Correll)]; Valentine flied out to center;
Perez singled to left [Dawson scored, Perez to second (error by
Foster)]; Parrish flied out to right; Cromartie grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 6, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Morgan singled to first; Foster homered [Morgan
scored]; Bench grounded out (third to first); On a bunt
Concepcion singled; Henderson walked [Concepcion to second];
Correll grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Henderson out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
6, Reds 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Carter grounded out (third to first); Speier flied
out to left; Grimsley grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: AUERBACH BATTED FOR BORBON; Auerbach walked; Rose
singled to right [Auerbach to second]; Griffey forced Rose
(second to shortstop) [Auerbach to third]; Morgan reached on an
error by Perez [Auerbach scored (RBI), Griffey to second, Morgan
to first]; Foster homered [Griffey scored, Morgan scored
(unearned)]; BAHNSEN REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Bench flied
out to right; Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 4 R (3
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6, Reds 6.

EXPOS 6TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED AUERBACH (PITCHING); Cash singled
to shortstop; Dawson was hit by a pitch [Cash to second];
Valentine flied out to center [Cash to third]; Perez grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Dawson out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 6, Reds 6.

REDS 6TH: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Correll was
called out on strikes; Sarmiento lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 6, Reds 6.

EXPOS 7TH: Parrish flied out to center; Cromartie popped to
shortstop; Carter flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 6, Reds 6.

REDS 7TH: On a bunt Rose grounded out (third to first); Griffey
singled to right [Griffey to third (error by Valentine)]; Morgan
grounded out (first unassisted) [Griffey scored]; Foster doubled
to left; Bench singled to center [Foster scored, Bench out at
home (error by Dawson) (center to shortstop to catcher)]; 2 R, 3
H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6, Reds 8.

EXPOS 8TH: DRIESSEN REPLACED CORRELL (PLAYING 1B); BENCH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Speier grounded out (shortstop to
first); GARRETT BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; Garrett struck out; Cash
singled to left; Dawson singled to right [Cash to second]; BAIR
REPLACED SARMIENTO (PITCHING); Valentine grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 6, Reds 8.

REDS 8TH: PIRTLE REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Concepcion flied
out to center; Henderson flied out to center; Driessen grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6, Reds 8.

EXPOS 9TH: GERONIMO REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING CF); Perez
singled to pitcher; MEJIAS RAN FOR PEREZ; Parrish struck out;
Cromartie struck out; Carter lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 6, Reds 8.