The Giants split a doubleheader with the Expos, capturing the second game, 11-2, after losing the opener to the Expos, 2-1, in 10 innings. In the lidlifter, the score was 1-1 going into the top of the 10th when Chris Speier reached second base as center fielder Larry Herndon dropped his pop fly for an error. Speier moved to third on a sacrifice by Ross Grimsley and scored on a single by Dave Cash through the drawn-in infield.

The Giants pounded out 14 hits in the nightcap. Jim Dwyer had a two-run homer in the first inning, Terry Whitfield stroked a two-run double in the third and the Giants put the game away with seven runs in the sixth. A three-run homer by Jack Clark and two-run blast by Mike Ivie highlighted the outburst. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 2, San Francisco Giants 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    27, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Expos        1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   2  5  0
Giants       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   1  4  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   1   1   1     1   0   .253      Herndon cf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Dawson cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .256      Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .260
Valentine rf          4   0   0   0     1   1   .291      Clark rf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .309
Perez 1b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .283      Ivie 1b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .303
Cromartie lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .296        Dwyer pr,1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Carter c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .251      Cruz lf               2   0   1   0     2   0   .232
Parrish 3b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Hill c                4   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Papi 3b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .260      LeMaster ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .245
Speier ss             4   1   2   0     0   0   .256        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Grimsley p            3   0   0   0     0   2   .153      Andrews 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .235
                                                          Blue p                2   0   0   0     1   0   .090
                                                            Metzger ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .246

Totals               34   2   5   2     3   9             Totals               32   1   4   0     5   3

Time of Game: 2:24
Left on Base: Expos 7, Giants 6
DP: Expos 2, Giants 1
Errors: Herndon
Doubles: Dawson (14), Speier (15), Perez (35), Ivie (9)
Stolen Bases: Cash (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Grimsley (9)
GIDP: Hill (10), LeMaster (4)
Hit by Pitch: Dawson (11,by Moffitt)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(16-9)       10     4   1   1   5   3   0  37   3.18
Totals                 10     4   1   1   5   3   0  37

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(16-7)            9.1   4   2   1   3   9   0  36   2.58
Moffitt                 0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.30
Totals                 10     5   2   1   3   9   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Moffitt (3)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - John Kibler


EXPOS 1ST: Cash walked; Dawson doubled to right [Cash to third];
Valentine walked; Perez grounded out (first unassisted) [Cash
scored, Dawson to third, Valentine to second]; Cromartie struck
out; Carter struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Herndon struck out; Evans grounded out (first
unassisted); Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Giants 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier
flied out to right; Grimsley grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Ivie flied out to left; Cruz walked; Hill flied out
to right; LeMaster singled to left [Cruz to second]; Andrews
forced LeMaster (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 1, Giants 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Cash flied out to right; Dawson struck out; Valentine
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Blue made an out to shortstop; Herndon flied out to
center; Evans made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Giants 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Perez grounded out (second to first); Cromartie
grounded out (pitcher to first); Carter grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Clark walked; Ivie walked [Clark to second]; Cruz
singled [Clark to third, Ivie to second]; Hill grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Clark scored (no
RBI), Ivie to third, Cruz out at second]; LeMaster grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Giants 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Parrish struck out; Speier doubled; Grimsley struck
out; Cash flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: PAPI REPLACED PARRISH (PLAYING 3B); Andrews grounded
out (third to first); Blue walked; Herndon flied out to center;
Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 1, Giants 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine
was called out on strikes; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Clark struck out; Ivie grounded out (shortstop to
first); Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
1, Giants 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Cromartie popped to third in foul territory; Carter
grounded out (third to first); Papi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Hill flied out to right; LeMaster grounded out
(pitcher to first); Andrews singled; Blue grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Giants 1.

EXPOS 8TH: Speier singled to right; On a bunt Grimsley struck
out; Cash grounded out (shortstop to first) [Speier to second];
Dawson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: Herndon popped to catcher in foul territory; Evans
struck out; Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Giants 1.

EXPOS 9TH: Valentine popped to first in foul territory; Perez
doubled to right; Cromartie popped to third in foul territory;
Carter was walked intentionally; Papi flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: Ivie doubled to center; DWYER RAN FOR IVIE; Cruz was
walked intentionally; On a bunt Hill made an out to catcher;
LeMaster grounded into a double play (third to first) [Dwyer out
at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Giants 1.

EXPOS 10TH: DWYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Speier reached on
an error by Herndon [Speier to second]; Grimsley out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Speier to third]; METZGER
REPLACED BLUE (PLAYING SS); MOFFITT REPLACED LEMASTER
(PITCHING); Cash singled [Speier scored (unearned)]; Cash stole
second; Dawson was hit by a pitch; Valentine hit into a double
play (left to second) [Cash out at third]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 10TH: Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
grounded out (third to first); Herndon grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Giants 1.