A five-run explosion in the third inning carried the Giants to a 7-4 victory over the Mets. The big inning began with two out and nobody on base. Singles by Jack Clark and Willie McCovey and a homer by Darrell Evans produced three runs.

John Tamargo followed Evans' blast with his first major league round-tripper and the fifth run came on a double by Roger Metzger and a single by winning pitcher Ed Halicki. [The Sporting News]
San Francisco Giants 7, New York Mets 4

Game Played on Tuesday, August 22, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Giants       1  0  5    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   7 13  1
Mets         2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   4 12  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Whitfield lf          4   1   1   0     1   1   .300      Mazzilli cf           4   2   1   0     1   1   .259
Dwyer cf,1b           5   1   2   0     0   0   .241      Foli ss               5   1   3   0     0   0   .260
Clark rf              4   1   3   0     1   0   .307      S. Henderson lf       4   1   1   1     1   0   .275
McCovey 1b            3   1   1   1     1   1   .234      Montanez 1b           5   0   2   3     0   1   .261
  Herndon cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Stearns c             5   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Evans 3b              3   1   2   4     1   0   .261      Boisclair rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .232
Tamargo c             5   1   1   1     0   0   .239      Randle 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .234
Metzger ss            5   1   1   0     0   0   .246      Flynn 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .235
Andrews 2b            4   0   1   0     1   0   .243      Espinosa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Halicki p             5   0   1   1     0   0   .125        Bernard p           1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Grieve ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .209
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Kobel p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
                                                            Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .200

Totals               38   7  13   7     5   2             Totals               38   4  12   4     2   5

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 15,937
Left on Base: Giants 11, Mets 10
DP: Giants 1, Mets 1
Errors: Halicki, S. Henderson
Doubles: Metzger (9), Evans (21), Foli (20)
Triples: Dwyer (2), S. Henderson (7)
Home Runs: Evans (12), Tamargo (1)
Stolen Bases: Stearns (20), Randle (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Espinosa (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Evans (8), McCovey (2)
GIDP: Clark (10), Montanez (8)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki W(7-6)          8.2  11   4   4   2   5   0  39   2.81
Curtis                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.67
Moffitt SV(11)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.38
Totals                  9    12   4   4   2   5   0  41

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa L(9-12)        2.2   7   6   6   2   0   2  17   4.79
Bernard                 3.1   3   0   0   2   1   0  14   3.25
Kobel                   3     3   1   1   1   1   0  14   2.45
Totals                  9    13   7   7   5   2   2  45

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - John Kibler


GIANTS 1ST: On a bunt Whitfield singled to first; Dwyer flied
out to right; Clark singled to right [Whitfield to second];
McCovey walked [Whitfield to third, Clark to second]; Evans hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Whitfield scored]; Tamargo lined to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Mazzilli walked; Foli grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Mazzilli to second]; S. Henderson tripled to right
[Mazzilli scored]; Montanez grounded out (second to first) [S.
Henderson scored]; On a bunt Stearns singled to pitcher; Stearns
stole second; Boisclair made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 2.

GIANTS 2ND: Metzger flied out to center; Andrews grounded out
(second to first); Halicki grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 2.

METS 2ND: Randle flied out to right; Flynn singled to left;
Espinosa out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Flynn to
second]; Mazzilli flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 1, Mets 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Whitfield flied out to center; Dwyer flied out to
right; Clark singled to right; McCovey singled to right [Clark
to third]; Evans homered [Clark scored, McCovey scored]; Tamargo
homered; Metzger doubled to left; Andrews walked; BERNARD
REPLACED ESPINOSA (PITCHING); Halicki singled to center [Metzger
scored, Andrews to second]; Whitfield walked [Andrews to third,
Halicki to second]; Dwyer flied out to right; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Giants 6, Mets 2.

METS 3RD: Foli made an out to second; S. Henderson flied to
right in foul territory; Montanez singled to left; Stearns flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Mets 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Clark singled to center; McCovey flied out to
center; Evans walked [Clark to second]; Tamargo flied out to
left; Metzger flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
6, Mets 2.

METS 4TH: Boisclair was called out on strikes; Randle flied out
to center; Flynn singled to left; Bernard singled to right
[Flynn to second]; Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 6, Mets 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Halicki
popped to second; Whitfield grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Foli doubled to left; S. Henderson flied out to center
[Foli to third]; Montanez was called out on strikes; Stearns
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6,
Mets 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Dwyer singled to right; Clark grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Dwyer out at second]; McCovey
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Boisclair grounded out (second to first); Randle
singled to right; Randle stole second; Flynn grounded out (third
to first); GRIEVE BATTED FOR BERNARD; Grieve was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Mets 2.

GIANTS 7TH: KOBEL REPLACED GRIEVE (PITCHING); Evans doubled to
right; Tamargo reached on a fielder's choice [Evans out at third
(first to third)]; Metzger flied out to left; Andrews reached on
an error by S. Henderson [Tamargo to third, Andrews to second];
Halicki grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 6, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Mazzilli reached on an error by Halicki [Mazzilli to
first]; Foli singled to right [Mazzilli to second]; S. Henderson
popped to second; Montanez grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Foli out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Mets 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Whitfield struck out; Dwyer tripled to right; Clark
was walked intentionally; McCovey hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Dwyer scored]; Evans forced Clark (second to shortstop); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 7, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: HERNDON REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING CF); DWYER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Stearns grounded out (third to first);
Boisclair flied out to left; Randle flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 7, Mets 2.

GIANTS 9TH: Tamargo grounded out (second to first); Metzger
flied out to center; Andrews singled to right; Halicki flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 7, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: Flynn lined to second; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR KOBEL;
Kranepool struck out; Mazzilli singled to right; Foli singled to
center [Mazzilli to second]; S. Henderson walked [Mazzilli to
third, Foli to second]; CURTIS REPLACED HALICKI (PITCHING);
Montanez singled to left [Mazzilli scored, Foli scored, S.
Henderson to second]; MOFFITT REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING);
Stearns flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 7,
Mets 4.
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