Lenny Randle doubled Joel Youngblood home with an unearned run in the 10th inning to bring the Mets a 3-2 victory and spoil the Expos' home opener before a crowd of 37,172. Chris Speier drove in both Expo runs with a single and sacrifice fly for a 2-1 lead, but Tom Grieve tied the score for the Mets in the ninth with his first N.L. homer.

In the 10th, Youngblood, batting for Mardie Cornejo, singled and continued to second on a bobble by left fielder Sam Mejias. Randle followed with his game-winning double. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 3, Montreal Expos 2

Game Played on Friday, April 14, 1978 (Day game) at Stade Olympique

Mets 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 3 9 0 Expos 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 9 3 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randle 3b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .107 Cromartie lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Foli ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Mejias lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 S. Henderson lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .296 Cash 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .370 Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .182 Dawson cf 5 0 0 0 0 3 .160 Grieve rf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .400 Carter c 4 1 1 0 1 1 .292 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Perez 1b 4 0 1 0 1 2 .208 Stearns c 3 0 0 1 0 1 .167 Parrish 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .471 Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Unser rf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .412 Flynn 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .280 Speier ss 3 0 1 2 0 0 .391 Zachry p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 May p 2 0 1 0 1 0 .200 Cornejo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Youngblood ph,rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 Totals 38 3 9 3 0 8 Totals 34 2 9 2 5 8 Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 37,172 Left on Base: Mets 6, Expos 10 DP: Mets 1, Expos 2 Errors: Mejias, Parrish 2 Doubles: Randle 2 (2), May (1), Unser (1) Home Runs: Grieve (1) Sacrifice Hits: May (3), Parrish (1) Sacrifice Flies: Stearns (1), Speier (1) GIDP: Flynn (1), Cromartie (1) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zachry 7 9 2 2 4 6 0 32 1.93 Cornejo W(2-0) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0.00 Lockwood SV(1) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 11.57 Totals 10 9 2 2 5 8 0 42 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA May L(0-1) 9.1 9 3 2 0 7 1 37 2.04 Bahnsen 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6.35 Totals 10 9 3 2 0 8 1 39 Balks: Zachry (1), May (1) Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (third to first); Foli grounded out (catcher to first); S. Henderson reached on an error by Parrish [S. Henderson to first]; Montanez forced S. Henderson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie flied out to center; Cash popped to second; Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 0. METS 2ND: Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Carter singled to left; Perez flied out to right; Parrish flied out to right; Unser grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 0. METS 3RD: Flynn singled to right; May balked [Flynn to second]; Zachry was called out on strikes; Randle grounded out (catcher to first); Foli flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Speier flied out to left; May doubled to right; Cromartie flied out to center; Cash singled to left [May out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 0. METS 4TH: S. Henderson singled to center; Montanez struck out; Grieve singled to right [S. Henderson to third]; Stearns hit a sacrifice fly to left [S. Henderson scored]; Mazzilli reached on an error by Parrish [Grieve to second, Mazzilli to first]; Flynn singled to shortstop [Grieve to third, Mazzilli to second]; Zachry grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 4TH: Dawson popped to second; Carter popped to third in foul territory; Perez singled to left; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 0. METS 5TH: Randle doubled to left; Foli lined into a double play (pitcher to shortstop) [Randle out at second]; S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 5TH: Unser doubled to left; Speier singled to right [Unser scored]; May out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Speier to second]; Cromartie walked; Cash flied out to right [Speier to third]; Dawson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 1. METS 6TH: Montanez flied out to left; Grieve was called out on strikes; Stearns grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 1. EXPOS 6TH: Carter struck out; Perez struck out; Parrish singled to center; Unser singled to center [Parrish to second]; Speier popped to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 1. METS 7TH: Mazzilli singled to left; Flynn grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Mazzilli out at second]; Zachry was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 1. EXPOS 7TH: May walked; Cromartie grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [May out at second]; Cash singled to center; Zachry balked [Cash to second]; Dawson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 1. METS 8TH: Randle flied out to center; Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 1. EXPOS 8TH: Carter walked; Perez walked [Carter to second]; CORNEJO REPLACED ZACHRY (PITCHING); Parrish out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Carter to third, Perez to second]; Unser was walked intentionally; Speier hit a sacrifice fly to right [Carter scored]; May grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 2. METS 9TH: MEJIAS REPLACED CROMARTIE (PLAYING LF); Montanez struck out; Grieve homered; Stearns was called out on strikes; Mazzilli grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Expos 2. EXPOS 9TH: Mejias popped to third; Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Expos 2. METS 10TH: Flynn flied to left in foul territory; YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR CORNEJO; Youngblood singled to left [Youngblood to second (error by Mejias)]; Randle doubled to left [Youngblood scored (unearned)]; BAHNSEN REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); S. Henderson was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Expos 2. EXPOS 10TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED GRIEVE (PITCHING); YOUNGBLOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Carter grounded out (third to first); Perez struck out; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Expos 2.

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