Stroking a single up the middle on the first pitch of the game, Pete Rose extended his hitting streak to 34 games as the Reds routed the Expos, 10-3, giving rookie righthander Mike LaCoss a win in his first major league start. The Reds broke the game open with a six-run explosion in the sixth inning.

With the bases loaded, Dan Driessen singled home one run and LaCoss hit a two-run single with the sacks full. Rose was hit by a pitch to force in another tally, Ken Griffey delivered an RBI single and Joe Morgan capped the rally with a two-run single. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 10, Montreal Expos 3
Game Played on Friday, July      21, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  6    3  0  0  -  10 14  2
Expos        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  7  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               3   1   1   1     0   0   .305      Cash 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .267
  Knight 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Frias 2b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .300
Griffey rf            5   0   1   1     0   0   .295      Dawson cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Morgan 2b             4   0   2   2     0   0   .261      Valentine rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .304
  Kennedy 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .212        Mejias rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .160
Foster lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .302      Perez 1b              1   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Bench c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .258        Unser ph,1b         3   0   1   0     0   0   .216
  Correll c           1   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Parrish 3b            4   2   2   0     0   0   .271
Concepcion ss         4   2   2   1     0   1   .298      Cromartie lf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .274
  Auerbach ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Henderson cf          3   2   1   1     1   1   .258        Papi ph             0   1   0   0     1   0   .282
  Collins cf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Carter c              2   0   1   1     0   0   .235
Driessen 1b           5   2   3   3     0   0   .290        Herrmann c          1   0   1   1     0   0   .150
LaCoss p              4   1   1   1     0   1   .250      Speier ss             2   0   1   0     2   0   .255
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Grimsley p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .167
                                                            Pirtle p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hutton lf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .251

Totals               39  10  14  10     3   3             Totals               32   3   7   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 25,825
Left on Base: Reds 8, Expos 7
DP: Reds 1, Expos 1
Errors: Rose, Correll
Doubles: Henderson (6), Correll (2), Parrish (24)
Home Runs: Driessen (11)
Caught Stealing: Parrish (3)
Sacrifice Hits: LaCoss (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Carter (5)
GIDP: Morgan (2), Hutton (1)
Hit by Pitch: Foster (6,by Grimsley), Rose (2,by Pirtle), Dawson (9,by LaCoss)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCoss W(1-0)           8     7   3   3   2   2   0  34   4.00
Borbon                  1     0   0   0   1   1   0   3   4.02
Totals                  9     7   3   3   3   3   0  37

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley L(12-7)        5.2   8   6   6   2   2   0  27   3.36
Pirtle                  0.1   5   4   4   1   0   1   8   4.50
Bahnsen                 3     1   0   0   0   1   0  10   4.11
Totals                  9    14  10  10   3   3   1  45

Hit by Pitch: LaCoss (1), Grimsley (2), Pirtle (2)
Wild Pitches: Grimsley (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; On a bunt Griffey made an out
to pitcher; Morgan grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Rose out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (first unassisted); Dawson was hit
by a pitch; Valentine forced Dawson (pitcher to second); Perez
forced Valentine (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Expos 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster was hit by a pitch; Grimsley threw a wild pitch
[Foster to second]; Bench grounded out (first unassisted)
[Foster to third]; Concepcion singled to right [Foster scored];
Henderson struck out; Driessen grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish singled to left; Cromartie singled to center
[Parrish to third]; Carter hit a sacrifice fly to left [Parrish
scored]; Speier singled to center [Cromartie to second];
Grimsley struck out; Cash grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 1.

REDS 3RD: LaCoss flied out to right; Rose grounded out
(shortstop to first); Griffey lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Dawson flied out to right; Valentine struck out;
UNSER BATTED FOR PEREZ; Unser grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 1.

REDS 4TH: UNSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Morgan grounded out
(second to first); Foster singled to right; Bench walked [Foster
to second]; Concepcion struck out; Henderson flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Parrish reached on an error by Rose [Parrish to
first]; Cromartie grounded out (first unassisted) [Parrish to
second]; Parrish was caught stealing third (catcher to third);
Carter singled to center; Speier grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 1.

REDS 5TH: Driessen singled to center; LaCoss out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Driessen to second]; Rose lined to
right; Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Grimsley grounded out (pitcher to first); Cash popped
to second; Dawson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Expos 1.

REDS 6TH: On a bunt Morgan singled; Foster flied out to right;
Bench singled to right [Morgan to third]; Concepcion reached on
a fielder's choice [Morgan out at home (third to catcher to
third), Bench to second]; Henderson walked [Bench to third,
Concepcion to second]; Driessen singled to second [Bench scored,
Concepcion to third, Henderson to second]; LaCoss singled to
right [Concepcion scored, Henderson to third, Driessen to
second]; PIRTLE REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Rose was hit by a
pitch [Henderson scored, Driessen to third, LaCoss to second];
Griffey singled to right [Driessen scored, LaCoss to third, Rose
to second]; Morgan singled to right [LaCoss scored, Rose scored,
Griffey to third, Morgan to second (on throw)]; Foster walked;
Bench popped to first in foul territory; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Reds 7, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Valentine grounded
out (shortstop to first); Unser singled to center; Parrish lined
to second; Cromartie flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 7, Expos 1.

REDS 7TH: Concepcion singled to right; Henderson doubled
[Concepcion scored]; Driessen homered [Henderson scored];
BAHNSEN REPLACED CROMARTIE (PITCHING); HUTTON REPLACED PIRTLE
(PLAYING LF); LaCoss grounded out (third to first); Knight
grounded out (first to pitcher); Griffey flied out to center; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 10, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: KENNEDY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); CORRELL
REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); AUERBACH REPLACED CONCEPCION
(PLAYING SS); COLLINS REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING CF); Carter
grounded out (third to first); Speier walked; Hutton forced
Speier (first to shortstop); Cash forced Hutton (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10, Expos 1.

REDS 8TH: HERRMANN REPLACED CARTER (PLAYING C ); FRIAS REPLACED
CASH (PLAYING 2B); Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first);
Foster grounded out (first unassisted); Correll doubled to left;
Auerbach lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10,
Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: Dawson flied out to right; Valentine grounded out
(third to first); Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 10, Expos 1.

REDS 9TH: MEJIAS REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING RF); Collins
grounded out (second to first); Driessen flied out to center;
LaCoss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 10, Expos 1.

EXPOS 9TH: Parrish doubled; PAPI BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; Papi
walked; Herrmann singled to right [Parrish scored, Papi to
third, Herrmann to second (error by Correll)]; BORBON REPLACED
LACOSS (PITCHING); Speier walked; Hutton grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Papi scored, Herrmann to
third, Speier out at second]; Frias struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 10, Expos 3.