A pinch-double by Bobby Valentine, his first hit of the season, drove in two runs to give the Mets a 3-2 decision over the Cardinals and provide rookie righthander Mike Bruhert with his first major league victory. Valentine's blow was preceded by a double by Willie Montanez, walk to Lee Mazzilli and an intentional walk to pinch-hitter Ed Kranepool after the count reached 3-0. The Mets' other run came in the fifth and was aided when right fielder Jim Dwyer misplayed Mazzilli's fly ball into a two-base hit. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Game Played on Tuesday, April 18, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Mets 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 - 3 7 0 Cardinals 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 6 2 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randle 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Dwyer rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .273 Flynn 2b,ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .359 Scott ph,cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .185 Boisclair rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Templeton ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 .245 S. Henderson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .205 Morales cf,rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .262 Montanez 1b 4 2 2 0 0 2 .194 Simmons c 3 0 1 1 1 0 .350 Mazzilli cf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .262 Hernandez 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .385 Stearns c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .162 Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Foli ss 2 0 0 1 0 0 .167 Iorg lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Kranepool ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Tyson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Myrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brock ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Lockwood p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Rasmussen p 2 1 1 0 0 1 .167 Bruhert p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Sutherland ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Valentine ph,2b 1 0 1 2 0 0 .500 Schultz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 7 3 2 7 Totals 32 2 6 2 3 4 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 5,728 Left on Base: Mets 5, Cardinals 6 DP: Mets 1, Cardinals 0 Errors: Hernandez, Tyson Doubles: Mazzilli (4), Montanez (2), Valentine (1), Templeton (4) Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (1) GIDP: Reitz (2) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bruhert W(1-1) 6 3 1 1 1 3 0 22 1.50 Myrick 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 7 2.57 Lockwood SV(3) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 6.30 Totals 9 6 2 2 3 4 0 35 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rasmussen L(1-2) 8 6 3 3 2 5 0 31 4.29 Schultz 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 1.23 Totals 9 7 3 3 2 7 0 35 Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Joe West, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (second to first); Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Boisclair popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Dwyer grounded out (second to first); Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. METS 2ND: S. Henderson struck out; Montanez struck out; Mazzilli popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons walked; Hernandez lined to right; Reitz flied out to right; Iorg forced Simmons (pitcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. METS 3RD: Stearns grounded out (pitcher to first); Foli lined to center; Bruhert struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson flied out to center; Rasmussen singled to second; Dwyer singled to right [Rasmussen to second]; Templeton doubled to right [Rasmussen scored, Dwyer to third]; Morales reached on a fielder's choice [Dwyer out at home (pitcher to catcher to third to pitcher), Templeton to third, Morales to second]; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1. METS 4TH: Randle flied out to left; Flynn singled to center; Flynn was picked off first but was safe on an error by Hernandez [Flynn to second]; Boisclair grounded out (shortstop to first); S. Henderson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez struck out; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1. METS 5TH: Montanez singled to right; Mazzilli doubled to right [Montanez to third]; Stearns popped to shortstop; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first) [Montanez scored]; Bruhert struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson grounded out (third to first); Rasmussen was called out on strikes; Dwyer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1. METS 6TH: Randle flied out to left; Flynn grounded out (third to first); Boisclair flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton grounded out (first to pitcher); Morales lined to left; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1. METS 7TH: S. Henderson flied out to center; Montanez doubled to left; Mazzilli walked; Stearns struck out; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR FOLI; Kranepool was walked intentionally [Montanez to third, Mazzilli to second]; VALENTINE BATTED FOR BRUHERT; Valentine doubled to left [Montanez scored, Mazzilli scored, Kranepool out at home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 7TH: FLYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); VALENTINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MYRICK REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Hernandez walked; Reitz grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hernandez out at second]; Iorg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 1. METS 8TH: Randle grounded out (third to first); Flynn singled to center; Boisclair flied out to center; S. Henderson forced Flynn (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 8TH: Tyson flied out to center; SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR RASMUSSEN; Sutherland grounded out (second to first); SCOTT BATTED FOR DWYER; Scott singled to pitcher; Templeton singled to left [Scott to second]; LOCKWOOD REPLACED MYRICK (PITCHING); Morales walked [Scott to third, Templeton to second]; Simmons singled to first [Scott scored, Templeton to third, Morales to second]; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 2. METS 9TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED SUTHERLAND (PITCHING); SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MORALES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Montanez struck out; Mazzilli singled to center; Mazzilli stole second [Mazzilli to third (error by Tyson)]; Stearns flied out to left; Lockwood struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 9TH: Reitz flied out to right; Iorg grounded out (first unassisted); BROCK BATTED FOR TYSON; Brock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 2.

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