The Pirates defeated the Giants, 5-1, as Bert Blyleven struck out 12 batters in gaining his second victory. The Pirates scored a pair of runs in the second inning on a single by Rennie Stennett, triple by Phil Garner and double by Duffy Dyer.

They added three more in the fifth on a single by Frank Taveras, a pair of walks, a sacrifice fly by John Milner and two-run double by Willie Stargell. The loss snapped the Giants' four-game winning streak. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 5, San Francisco Giants 1

Game Played on Wednesday, May 10, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Pirates 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 5 10 0 Giants 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 .248 Madlock 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .227 Moreno cf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .264 Whitfield lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .253 Parker rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .321 Evans 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .227 Milner lf 1 0 0 1 1 0 .120 McCovey 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .216 Brye lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .318 Clark rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .243 Stargell 1b 4 0 1 2 0 0 .213 Herndon cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .239 Stennett 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .294 Hill c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .211 Garner 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .220 LeMaster ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 .221 Dyer c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .250 Barr p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Blyleven p 4 0 0 0 0 0 .063 Heintzelman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Minton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ivie ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 5 10 5 3 2 Totals 33 1 6 1 2 12 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 4,766 Left on Base: Pirates 7, Giants 7 DP: Pirates 0, Giants 0 Errors: LeMaster Doubles: Dyer (3), Stargell (2), Parker (4) Triples: Garner (4) Stolen Bases: Moreno 2 (19), Taveras (9), Garner (4), Dyer (1) Sacrifice Flies: Milner (1) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven W(2-3) 9 6 1 1 2 12 0 35 4.27 Totals 9 6 1 1 2 12 0 35 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Barr L(2-4) 5 7 5 5 3 0 0 24 3.18 Minton 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.00 Curtis 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 4.26 Totals 9 10 5 5 3 2 0 39 Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey PIRATES 1ST: Taveras popped to catcher in foul territory; Moreno singled to center; Moreno was picked off first (pitcher to first); Parker flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Madlock flied out to right; Whitfield grounded out (second to first); Evans walked; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0. PIRATES 2ND: Milner grounded out (first unassisted); Stargell grounded out (second to first); Stennett singled to center; Garner tripled to left [Stennett scored]; Dyer doubled to right [Garner scored]; Blyleven grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Clark grounded out (third to first); Herndon popped to first; Hill struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 0. PIRATES 3RD: Taveras flied out to right; Moreno singled to center; Moreno stole second; Parker made an out to shortstop; Milner walked; Stargell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster struck out; Barr was called out on strikes; Madlock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 0. PIRATES 4TH: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner flied out to left; Dyer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Whitfield singled to left; Evans singled to right [Whitfield to third, Evans to second (on throw to 3b)]; McCovey grounded out (second to first) [Whitfield scored, Evans to third]; Clark was called out on strikes; Herndon struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 1. PIRATES 5TH: Blyleven grounded out (pitcher to first); Taveras singled to center; Taveras stole second [Taveras to third (error by LeMaster)]; Moreno walked; Moreno stole second; Parker was walked intentionally; Milner popped out on a sacrifice fly to shortstop [Taveras scored]; Stargell doubled to center [Moreno scored, Parker scored]; Stennett grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 1. GIANTS 5TH: Hill grounded out (third to first); LeMaster was called out on strikes; HEINTZELMAN BATTED FOR BARR; Heintzelman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 1. PIRATES 6TH: MINTON REPLACED HEINTZELMAN (PITCHING); Garner grounded out (first unassisted); Dyer flied out to left; Blyleven grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 1. GIANTS 6TH: BRYE REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING LF); Madlock singled to center; Whitfield flied out to center; Evans flied out to center; McCovey singled to right [Madlock to second]; Clark walked [Madlock to third, McCovey to second]; Herndon struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 1. PIRATES 7TH: Taveras struck out; Moreno grounded out (second to first); Parker doubled to center; Brye flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 1. GIANTS 7TH: Hill flied out to right; LeMaster was called out on strikes; IVIE BATTED FOR MINTON; Ivie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 1. PIRATES 8TH: CURTIS REPLACED IVIE (PITCHING); Stargell popped to third in foul territory; Stennett grounded out (first to pitcher); Garner singled to left; Dyer singled to center [Garner to second]; Garner stole third and Dyer stole second; Blyleven grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 1. GIANTS 8TH: Madlock flied out to center; Whitfield was called out on strikes; Evans was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 1. PIRATES 9TH: Taveras grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Moreno grounded out (pitcher to first); Omar Moreno called for interference for running out of baseline; Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 1. GIANTS 9TH: McCovey flied out to left; Clark singled to left; Herndon singled to pitcher [Clark to second]; Hill struck out; LeMaster popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 1.

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