Tying the Montreal club record for scoring, the Expos crushed the Reds, 19-5, in the opener of a doubleheader as Andre Dawson, Ellis Valentine and Tony Perez cracked homers to spark a 20-hit attack. The Reds capitalized on a pair of errors by Larry Parrish to score three unearned runs in the nightcap and gain a split, 4-2.

The Expos led, 2-1 in the sixth inning of the second game when George Foster led off with a single. Parrish, after fielding Johnny Bench's grounder, threw the ball away trying for the forceout at second, putting runners on first and third. A walk to Dave Concepcion loaded the bases. Foster scored and the runners moved up on Don Werner's long fly. After Bench was out at the plate on Junior Kennedy's grounder, Parrish let catcher Gary Carter's attempted pickoff throw to third get past him for an error, enabling Concepcion and Kennedy to score.

The Reds' Pete Rose sat out the second contest, ending his consecutive game streak at 678. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 19, Cincinnati Reds 5 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, May 7, 1978 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Expos 1 1 4 0 0 1 5 2 5 - 19 20 0 Reds 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 5 11 3 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cromartie lf 4 1 3 2 1 0 .247 Rose 3b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .322 Unser 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Griffey rf 5 1 3 0 0 0 .339 Cash 2b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .322 Morgan 2b 3 1 1 2 1 1 .292 Papi 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Auerbach 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Dawson cf 6 3 2 2 0 2 .253 Foster lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .312 Carter c 5 1 3 1 0 0 .267 Driessen 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .323 Mejias pr,lf 0 2 0 0 1 0 .000 Bench c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .277 Perez 1b 5 3 3 3 0 1 .227 Werner c 0 1 0 0 1 0 .286 Frias 2b 1 1 1 2 0 0 .667 Concepcion ss 4 2 3 2 0 0 .300 Valentine rf 4 2 1 2 1 1 .329 Lum cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Reece c 1 1 1 1 0 0 .500 Moskau p 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Parrish 3b 5 2 1 0 0 1 .298 Collins ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .214 Atkinson p 1 0 1 1 0 0 .500 Capilla p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Speier ss 3 2 1 1 2 1 .301 Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Twitchell p 3 0 0 0 1 3 .000 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White rf 2 1 1 0 0 1 .167 Geronimo ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .310 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 47 19 20 16 6 10 Totals 36 5 11 5 4 4 Time of Game: 3:09 Left on Base: Expos 8, Reds 8 DP: Expos 0, Reds 0 Errors: Auerbach, Murray 2 Doubles: Perez (5), Reece (1), Griffey (8) Triples: Parrish (1), Frias (1) Home Runs: Dawson (4), Valentine (3), Perez (1), Morgan (5), Concepcion (2) Caught Stealing: Morgan (3) Sacrifice Flies: Speier (2) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Twitchell W(2-2) 7 9 3 3 3 4 1 31 4.94 Atkinson 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 9 2.45 Totals 9 11 5 5 4 4 2 40 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moskau L(0-1) 4 7 6 6 1 5 2 20 13.50 Capilla 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 9 9.82 Murray 2 6 7 3 2 2 1 15 4.15 Tomlin 1 6 5 5 1 1 0 10 7.20 Totals 9 20 19 15 6 10 3 54 Passed Balls: Werner (1) Wild Pitches: Twitchell (3) Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Cash flied out to right; Dawson homered; Carter singled to center; Perez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey doubled to left; Morgan popped to second; Foster walked; Driessen forced Foster (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Reds 0. EXPOS 2ND: Valentine flied out to right; Parrish tripled to right; Speier hit a sacrifice fly to right [Parrish scored]; Twitchell struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Bench lined to left; Concepcion singled to center; Twitchell threw a wild pitch [Concepcion to second]; Lum struck out; Moskau singled to right [Concepcion out at home (right to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Reds 0. EXPOS 3RD: Cromartie walked; Cash grounded out (first unassisted) [Cromartie to second]; Dawson was called out on strikes; Carter singled to left [Cromartie scored, Carter to second (on throw to home)]; Perez doubled [Carter scored]; Valentine homered [Perez scored]; Parrish grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey singled to left; Morgan homered [Griffey scored]; Foster popped to second; Driessen popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Reds 2. EXPOS 4TH: Speier was called out on strikes; Twitchell was called out on strikes; Cromartie singled to left; Cash flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Reds 2. REDS 4TH: Bench struck out; Concepcion singled to left; Lum flied out to left; COLLINS BATTED FOR MOSKAU; Collins singled to left [Concepcion to second]; Rose singled to center [Concepcion scored, Collins to second]; Griffey lined to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 6, Reds 3. EXPOS 5TH: CAPILLA REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Dawson struck out; Carter grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Reds 3. REDS 5TH: Morgan walked; Morgan was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Foster struck out; Driessen walked; Bench lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Reds 3. EXPOS 6TH: Valentine was called out on strikes; Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier walked; Twitchell walked [Speier to second]; Cromartie singled to center [Speier scored, Twitchell to second]; Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 7, Reds 3. REDS 6TH: Concepcion lined to left; Lum popped to third in foul territory; KENNEDY BATTED FOR CAPILLA; Kennedy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 7, Reds 3. EXPOS 7TH: MURRAY REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); Dawson singled to center; Carter lined to center; Perez singled to left [Dawson to second]; Valentine walked [Dawson to third, Perez to second]; Parrish reached on an error by Murray [Dawson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Perez scored (error by Murray), Valentine scored (unearned) (no RBI), Parrish to third]; Speier walked; Twitchell struck out; Cromartie singled to shortstop [Parrish scored (unearned), Speier to second]; Cash singled to left [Speier scored (unearned), Cromartie to second]; Dawson lined to center; 5 R (1 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Expos 12, Reds 3. REDS 7TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey singled to center; Morgan struck out; Foster grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 12, Reds 3. EXPOS 8TH: AUERBACH REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); WERNER REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Carter singled to shortstop; MEJIAS RAN FOR CARTER; Perez homered [Mejias scored]; Valentine grounded out (third to first); Parrish struck out; Speier grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 14, Reds 3. REDS 8TH: MEJIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); UNSER REPLACED CROMARTIE (PLAYING 1B); PAPI REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 3B); FRIAS REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 2B); REECE REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING C ); ATKINSON REPLACED PARRISH (PITCHING); WHITE REPLACED TWITCHELL (PLAYING RF); Driessen popped to third in foul territory; Werner walked; Concepcion homered [Werner scored]; Lum grounded out (second to first); GERONIMO BATTED FOR MURRAY; Geronimo singled to shortstop; Rose grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 14, Reds 5. EXPOS 9TH: TOMLIN REPLACED GERONIMO (PITCHING); White singled to shortstop; Unser grounded out (second to first) [White to second]; Papi singled to center [White to third]; Dawson forced Papi (third to second) [White scored, Dawson to second (error by Auerbach)]; Werner allowed a passed ball [Dawson to third]; Mejias walked; Frias tripled to center [Dawson scored, Mejias scored]; Reece doubled to right [Frias scored]; Atkinson singled to center [Reece scored]; Speier singled to right [Atkinson to second]; White struck out; 5 R, 6 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Expos 19, Reds 5. REDS 9TH: Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first); Auerbach flied out to center; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 19, Reds 5.

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