Gary Carter and Chris Speier hit two-run homers and reliever Bill Atkinson choked off a late Philadelphia surge as the Expos edged the Phillies, 8-7. Carter's clout came in the fourth inning and followed a double by Dave Cash. Speier's smash came in the fifth and was preceded by Larry Parrish's double.

The Expos added three more runs in the sixth, with Parrish singling in two. Their final tally came in the ninth on a double by Pepe Frias and single by Andre Dawson. The Phillies' pair of ninth-inning markers were driven in a on single by Larry Bowa and sacrifice fly by Bob Boone before Atkinson retired the side. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 8, Philadelphia Phillies 7

Game Played on Wednesday, April 12, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Expos 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 - 8 11 2 Phillies 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 - 7 13 0 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Valentine rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .350 McBride rf 4 2 2 0 1 0 .353 Cromartie ph,lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Bowa ss 3 1 1 1 1 0 .313 Cash 2b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .364 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Frias 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 Harrelson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dawson cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .200 Schmidt 3b 4 2 2 2 0 0 .353 Carter c 5 1 1 2 0 2 .300 Luzinski lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .286 Perez 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .200 Hebner 1b 5 0 2 2 0 0 .538 Mejias pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Maddox cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .375 Parrish 3b 4 1 3 2 0 1 .538 Boone c 3 0 0 1 1 0 .111 Unser lf,rf,1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .357 Sizemore 2b 4 1 0 0 1 1 .125 Speier ss 4 1 1 2 0 1 .400 Lonborg p 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Rogers p 2 0 0 1 1 0 .250 McCarver ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Bahnsen p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brusstar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Atkinson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cardenal ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 8 11 8 3 7 Totals 38 7 13 6 4 1 Time of Game: 3:00 Attendance: 19,110 Left on Base: Expos 5, Phillies 10 DP: Expos 1, Phillies 1 Errors: Perez, Speier Doubles: Cash 2 (2), Parrish (3), Perez (1), Frias (1), McBride (2), Luzinski (1) Home Runs: Carter (2), Speier (1) Stolen Bases: Bowa (2) Caught Stealing: Dawson (1) Sacrifice Hits: Unser (1) Sacrifice Flies: Schmidt (1), Boone (1) GIDP: Carter (1), Bowa (1) Hit by Pitch: Dawson (1,by Brusstar) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rogers W(1-1) 5.1 6 3 3 4 1 0 25 4.76 Bahnsen 2.2 6 4 3 0 0 0 15 7.20 Knowles 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.50 Atkinson SV(1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Totals 9 13 7 6 4 1 0 44 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lonborg L(0-1) 5 4 4 4 0 4 2 19 7.20 Brusstar 1 2 3 3 3 2 0 9 13.50 Reed 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00 Garber 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 4.50 Totals 9 11 8 8 3 7 2 40 Hit by Pitch: Brusstar (1) Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming EXPOS 1ST: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash grounded out (third to first); Dawson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: McBride walked; Bowa grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [McBride out at second]; Schmidt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 0. EXPOS 2ND: Carter struck out; Perez grounded out (third to first); Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner grounded out (second to first); Maddox flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 0. EXPOS 3RD: Unser grounded out (first unassisted); Speier grounded out (catcher to first); Rogers grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Boone grounded out (third to first); Sizemore struck out; Lonborg singled to center; McBride forced Lonborg (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 0. EXPOS 4TH: CROMARTIE BATTED FOR VALENTINE; Cromartie struck out; Cash doubled to left; Dawson struck out; Carter homered [Cash scored]; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 4TH: CROMARTIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); UNSER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Bowa walked; Schmidt flied out to left; Luzinski singled to right [Bowa to second]; Hebner singled to left [Bowa scored, Luzinski to second]; Maddox popped to second; Boone flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Phillies 1. EXPOS 5TH: Parrish doubled to left; Unser out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Parrish to third]; Speier homered [Parrish scored]; Rogers grounded out (third to first); Cromartie grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 5TH: Sizemore walked; MCCARVER BATTED FOR LONBORG; McCarver singled to right [Sizemore to second]; McBride forced McCarver (pitcher to shortstop) [Sizemore to third, McBride to first]; Bowa singled to left [Sizemore scored, McBride to third]; Schmidt hit a sacrifice fly to center [McBride scored]; Bowa stole second; Luzinski popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Phillies 3. EXPOS 6TH: BRUSSTAR REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Cash doubled to left; Dawson was hit by a pitch; Carter grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cash to third, Dawson to second]; Perez was walked intentionally; Parrish singled to right [Cash scored, Dawson scored, Perez to third, Parrish to second]; Unser was walked intentionally; Speier struck out; Rogers walked [Perez scored, Parrish to third, Unser to second]; Cromartie struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Expos 7, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 6TH: Hebner flied out to center; Maddox singled to center; Boone walked [Maddox to second]; BAHNSEN REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); Sizemore flied out to left; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR; Johnstone flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 7, Phillies 3. EXPOS 7TH: REED REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Cash flied out to center; Dawson singled to left; Carter grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Dawson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 7, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 7TH: FRIAS REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 2B); McBride doubled to center; Bowa flied out to center; Schmidt singled to center [McBride scored]; Luzinski popped to first in foul territory; Hebner reached on an error by Perez [Schmidt to second, Hebner to first]; Maddox singled to second [Schmidt scored (unearned) (no RBI), Hebner to third]; Boone popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Expos 7, Phillies 5. EXPOS 8TH: Perez doubled to center; MEJIAS RAN FOR PEREZ; Parrish singled to right [Mejias to third]; Unser popped to shortstop; Speier reached on a fielder's choice [Mejias out at home (pitcher to catcher), Parrish to second]; Bahnsen grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 7, Phillies 5. PHILLIES 8TH: MEJIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); UNSER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Sizemore flied out to center; CARDENAL BATTED FOR REED; Cardenal popped to shortstop; McBride singled to right; JOHNSON BATTED FOR BOWA; Johnson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 7, Phillies 5. EXPOS 9TH: HARRELSON REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING SS); GARBER REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); Cromartie flied out to center; Frias doubled to left; Dawson singled to left [Frias scored]; Dawson was picked off and caught stealing second (catcher to first to second); Carter struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 8, Phillies 5. PHILLIES 9TH: Schmidt singled to left; Luzinski doubled to left [Schmidt to third]; KNOWLES REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Hebner singled to left [Schmidt scored, Luzinski to third]; ATKINSON REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Maddox lined to third; Boone hit a sacrifice fly to left [Luzinski scored]; Sizemore forced Hebner (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 8, Phillies 7.

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