In a game called with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning because of rain, Montreal copped an 8-2 decision over the Mets, giving the Expos their longest winning streak of the season -- five games. The Expos took a 3-1 lead in the fourth frame on doubles by Andre Dawson, Ellis Valentine and Warren Cromartie and a single by Larry Parrish. Parrish also doubled home two more runs in the sixth stanza. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 8, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 6, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Mets         1  0  0    0  1  0    0  -   2  5  1
Expos        0  0  0    3  1  4    0  -   8 15  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli cf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Cash 2b               3   0   1   1     0   0   .250
Maddox 3b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .265      Dawson cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .253
S. Henderson lf       3   0   2   0     0   0   .277      Valentine rf          3   1   2   1     1   0   .288
Stearns c             2   0   0   1     0   0   .267        Mejias rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .213
Grieve 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .204      Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .283
Norman rf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .167      Cromartie lf          4   2   2   1     0   0   .299
Youngblood 2b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Carter c              3   1   2   0     0   0   .256
Flynn ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Parrish 3b            3   1   2   3     0   0   .271
Bruhert p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .094      Speier ss             3   1   2   1     0   0   .256
  Bernard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Papi pr,ss          0   1   0   0     0   0   .263
  Siebert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Grimsley p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .154

Totals               25   2   5   2     0   1             Totals               29   8  15   8     1   0

Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance:  7,894
Left on Base: Mets 3, Expos 5
DP: Mets 1, Expos 0
Errors: Bruhert, Perez
Doubles: Dawson (18), Valentine (31), Cromartie (29), Parrish (35), Cash (22)
Home Runs: Norman (1)
Stolen Bases: S. Henderson (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Cash (5), Grimsley (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Stearns (5)
GIDP: Parrish (17)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bruhert L(3-8)          4.2  10   4   4   0   0   0  21   4.95
Bernard                 0.2   5   4   4   0   0   0   7   3.86
Siebert                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   5.54
Totals                  6.1  15   8   8   1   0   0  32

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(17-9)        7     5   2   2   0   1   1  26   3.10
Totals                  7     5   2   2   0   1   1  26

Wild Pitches: Siebert (2)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale


METS 1ST: Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); Maddox
singled to center; S. Henderson singled to right [Maddox to
third]; Stearns hit a sacrifice fly to center [Maddox scored];
S. Henderson stole second [S. Henderson to third (error by
Perez)]; Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (third to first); Dawson singled to
center; Dawson was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Bruhert [Dawson to third]; Dawson was out trying to advance to
home (pitcher to catcher); Valentine made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 0.

METS 2ND: Norman grounded out (second to first); Youngblood
popped to first in foul territory; Flynn grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez singled to center; Cromartie lined to left;
Carter singled to left [Perez to second]; Parrish grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Carter out at second];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 0.

METS 3RD: Bruhert grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli
grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Grimsley
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 0.

METS 4TH: S. Henderson flied out to center; Stearns grounded out
(third to first); Grieve flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Dawson doubled to right; Valentine doubled to left
[Dawson scored]; Perez grounded out (third to first) [Valentine
to third]; Cromartie doubled to right [Valentine scored]; Carter
popped to catcher; Parrish singled to center [Cromartie scored,
Parrish out at second (center to catcher to second)]; 3 R, 4 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 3.

METS 5TH: Norman homered; Youngblood grounded out (third to
first); Flynn flied out to right; Bruhert singled to center;
Mazzilli struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Speier singled to left; Grimsley singled to left
[Speier to second]; Cash out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Speier to third, Grimsley to second]; Dawson grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Speier scored, Grimsley stayed at
second]; Valentine singled to shortstop [Grimsley to third];
BERNARD REPLACED BRUHERT (PITCHING); Perez flied out to right; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 4.

METS 6TH: Maddox grounded out (third to first); S. Henderson
singled to center; Stearns grounded out (catcher to first) [S.
Henderson to second]; Grieve flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 4.

EXPOS 6TH: Cromartie singled to right; Carter singled to
shortstop [Cromartie to second]; Parrish doubled to right
[Cromartie scored, Carter scored]; Speier singled to center
[Parrish scored]; PAPI RAN FOR SPEIER; Grimsley out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to pitcher) [Papi to second]; Cash doubled
to right [Papi scored]; SIEBERT REPLACED BERNARD (PITCHING);
Siebert threw a wild pitch [Cash to third]; Dawson flied out to
center; Valentine walked; Perez grounded out (third to first); 4
R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 8.

METS 7TH: PAPI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); MEJIAS REPLACED
VALENTINE (PLAYING RF); Norman grounded out (pitcher to first);
Youngblood popped to catcher in foul territory; Flynn flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 8.

EXPOS 7TH: Cromartie flied out to center; game rained
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 8.