Ed Ott led off the 11th inning with a homer and Bert Blyleven went all the way for his first N.L. victory as the Pirates edged the Mets, 1-0. The loss marked the 10th time in 19 games that the Mets had scored two runs or less. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 1, New York Mets 0

Game Played on Wednesday, April 26, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 4 0 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .206 Mazzilli cf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .243 Moreno cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .240 Valentine 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Parker rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .344 Boisclair rf 3 0 0 0 2 1 .231 B. Robinson lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .283 S. Henderson lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Stargell 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .195 Montanez 1b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .185 Ott c 4 1 1 1 0 1 .204 Stearns c 5 0 1 0 0 1 .193 Garner 2b,3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .167 Randle 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .156 Fregosi 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .100 Flynn ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .281 Mendoza 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kranepool ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .211 Blyleven p 4 0 0 0 0 3 .000 Ferrer pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Swan p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Maddox ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hodges ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 Myrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 4 1 2 9 Totals 36 0 6 0 4 8 Time of Game: 2:48 Attendance: 6,506 Left on Base: Pirates 2, Mets 9 DP: Pirates 0, Mets 1 Doubles: Moreno (3), Mazzilli (5) Home Runs: Ott (1) Stolen Bases: Stearns (3) Caught Stealing: B. Robinson (2), Garner (2) Sacrifice Hits: B. Robinson (1), Valentine (1), Ferrer (1) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven W(1-1) 11 6 0 0 4 8 0 42 2.90 Totals 11 6 0 0 4 8 0 42 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Swan 7 2 0 0 1 5 0 23 1.24 Lockwood 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 9 3.71 Myrick L(0-2) 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 2.13 Totals 11 4 1 1 2 9 1 36 Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Joe West, 3B - John Kibler PIRATES 1ST: On a bunt Taveras made an out to first; On a bunt Moreno grounded out (pitcher to first); Parker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Mazzilli struck out; Valentine flied out to right; Boisclair walked; S. Henderson singled to right [Boisclair to third]; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Stargell flied out to right; Ott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Stearns grounded out (second to first); Randle grounded out (second to first); Flynn lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. PIRATES 3RD: Garner grounded out (second to first); Fregosi made an out to third; Blyleven struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Swan grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli doubled to right; Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first) [Mazzilli to third]; Boisclair grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. PIRATES 4TH: Taveras made an out to second; Moreno doubled to left; Parker grounded out (first unassisted) [Moreno to third]; B. Robinson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 4TH: S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez struck out; Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. PIRATES 5TH: Stargell walked; Ott struck out; Garner forced Stargell (second to shortstop); Fregosi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn was called out on strikes; Swan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. PIRATES 6TH: Blyleven struck out; Taveras flied out to right; Moreno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 6TH: Mazzilli singled to center; Valentine out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Mazzilli to second]; Boisclair struck out; S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. PIRATES 7TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); B. Robinson singled to third; Stargell popped to catcher in foul territory; B. Robinson was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 7TH: Montanez grounded out (first to pitcher); Stearns singled to left; Stearns stole second; Randle walked; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR FLYNN; Kranepool singled to left [Stearns out at home (left to catcher), Randle to third]; MADDOX BATTED FOR SWAN; FERRER RAN FOR KRANEPOOL; Maddox was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. PIRATES 8TH: FERRER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); LOCKWOOD REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); Ott grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner walked; Garner was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Fregosi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 8TH: Mazzilli flied out to left; Valentine struck out; Boisclair flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. PIRATES 9TH: Blyleven struck out; Taveras struck out; Moreno flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 9TH: S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez flied out to left; Stearns struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. PIRATES 10TH: Parker singled to left; B. Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Parker to second]; Stargell hit into a double play (third to first) [Parker out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 10TH: Randle singled to right; Ferrer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Randle to second]; HODGES BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD; Hodges walked; Mazzilli grounded out (pitcher to first) [Randle to third, Hodges to second]; Valentine flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. PIRATES 11TH: MYRICK REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); Ott homered; Garner flied out to center; Fregosi was called out on strikes; Blyleven grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. METS 11TH: GARNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); MENDOZA REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING 2B); Boisclair walked; S. Henderson grounded out (third to first) [Boisclair to second]; Montanez grounded out (second to first) [Boisclair to third]; Stearns grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0.

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