Bob Forsch breezed to his second victory of the year as the Cardinals topped the Pirates, 5-1. The go-ahead run came in the fourth inning when Ken Reitz reached second on Frank Taveras' throwing error and scored on Mike Tyson's double. Keith Hernandez, who has hit safely in all five Card games, upped his average to .526 for the young season. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

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

Pirates 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 2 Cardinals 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 x - 5 10 2 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Scott cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .167 Ott c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .067 Templeton ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 .261 Parker rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Morales rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .238 B. Robinson lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .273 Simmons c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .278 Stargell 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .167 Hernandez 1b 3 1 2 1 0 0 .526 Stennett 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .077 Freed lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garner 3b 3 1 0 0 1 3 .111 Dwyer lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moreno cf 3 0 2 1 0 0 .200 Reitz 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .316 Candelaria p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Tyson 2b 3 0 2 1 1 1 .438 Brye ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 Forsch p 4 0 1 0 0 1 .429 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 4 1 3 9 Totals 34 5 10 4 2 5 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 12,294 Left on Base: Pirates 6, Cardinals 9 DP: Pirates 0, Cardinals 0 Errors: Taveras, Moreno, Templeton, Hernandez Doubles: Templeton 2 (2), Hernandez (3), Tyson (1) Stolen Bases: Scott (1), Hernandez (2) Caught Stealing: Moreno (1), B. Robinson (1) Hit by Pitch: Scott (1,by Candelaria), Hernandez (1,by Candelaria) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Candelaria L(1-1) 7 9 5 4 2 3 0 34 2.25 Tekulve 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 2.70 Totals 8 10 5 4 2 5 0 38 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch W(2-0) 9 4 1 1 3 9 0 34 1.10 Totals 9 4 1 1 3 9 0 34 Hit by Pitch: Candelaria 2 (2) Wild Pitches: Candelaria (1) Balks: Candelaria (1), Forsch (1) Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Ott was called out on strikes; Parker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Scott flied out to right; Templeton doubled to right [Templeton out at third (right to second to third)]; Morales was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0. PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson struck out; Stargell was called out on strikes; Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez doubled to right; Freed grounded out (second to first) [Hernandez to third]; Reitz singled to center [Hernandez scored]; Candelaria balked [Reitz to second]; Tyson singled to right [Reitz to third]; Forsch flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1. PIRATES 3RD: Garner walked; Forsch balked [Garner to second]; Moreno singled to center [Garner scored]; Moreno was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Candelaria flied out to left; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Scott walked; Scott stole second; Templeton flied out to right; Morales flied out to right [Scott to third]; Simmons popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 1. PIRATES 4TH: Ott flied out to left; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); B. Robinson walked; B. Robinson was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez popped to third; Freed flied out to center; Reitz reached on an error by Taveras [Reitz to second]; Tyson doubled to left [Reitz scored (unearned)]; Forsch struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 2. PIRATES 5TH: Stargell grounded out (first unassisted); Stennett walked; Garner struck out; Moreno singled to left [Stennett to second]; Candelaria struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 2. PIRATES 6TH: Taveras flied out to right; Ott grounded out (second to pitcher); Parker reached on an error by Hernandez [Parker to second]; B. Robinson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons singled to left; Candelaria threw a wild pitch [Simmons to second]; Hernandez singled to right [Simmons scored]; Hernandez stole second; Freed flied out to right; Reitz struck out; Tyson was walked intentionally; Forsch flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 3. PIRATES 7TH: DWYER REPLACED FREED (PLAYING LF); Stargell grounded out (first unassisted); Stennett struck out; Garner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 7TH: Scott was hit by a pitch; Templeton doubled to center [Scott scored (error by Moreno), Templeton to third]; Morales grounded out (pitcher to first); Simmons singled to left [Templeton scored]; Hernandez was hit by a pitch [Simmons to second]; Dwyer popped to third in foul territory; Reitz grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 5. PIRATES 8TH: Moreno flied out to center; BRYE BATTED FOR CANDELARIA; Brye struck out; On a bunt Taveras singled to pitcher; Ott grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED BRYE (PITCHING); Tyson struck out; Forsch singled to shortstop; Scott was called out on strikes; Templeton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 5. PIRATES 9TH: Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); B. Robinson flied out to left; Stargell singled to center; Stennett reached on an error by Templeton [Stargell to second, Stennett to first]; Garner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 5.

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