Triples by Jack Clark and Willie McCovey sparked a three-run third inning, while Bob Knepper hurled a six-hitter to give the Giants a 6-2 decision over the Pirates. Clark's three-bagger scored Bill Madlock, who had doubled, and McCovey then drove in Clark with a shot off the right-center field fence

Mike Ivie followed McCovey's hit with a single, ending the afternoon for Pirate starter John Candelaria. The Pirate runs were unearned, the result of consecutive errors by McCovey and Madlock in the fourth inning. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Game Played on Thursday, May 11, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Pirates 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 1 Giants 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 x - 6 10 3 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .257 Madlock 2b 4 1 1 0 1 1 .229 Moreno cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Evans 3b 4 1 2 0 1 1 .238 Parker rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .318 Clark rf 4 1 2 1 1 2 .252 Stennett 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .292 McCovey 1b 2 1 1 1 1 0 .222 Stargell 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .200 Whitfield pr,lf 2 1 1 1 0 0 .258 Brye lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .308 Ivie lf,1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .324 Garner 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .213 Herndon cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .253 Dyer c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Hill c 3 0 0 1 1 1 .203 Candelaria p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .188 LeMaster ss 3 0 0 1 0 2 .213 Kison p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Knepper p 4 0 0 0 0 2 .056 McEnaney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bibby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Sanguillen ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 6 0 1 6 Totals 33 6 10 6 6 10 Time of Game: 2:38 Attendance: 6,071 Left on Base: Pirates 5, Giants 11 DP: Pirates 1, Giants 2 Errors: Garner, Madlock, Evans, McCovey Doubles: Madlock (3), Evans (6) Triples: Clark (1), McCovey (2) GIDP: Dyer (1), Garner (5), Ivie (1) Hit by Pitch: Ivie (1,by Kison), LeMaster (1,by Kison) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Candelaria L(2-5) 2.1 5 3 3 3 1 0 14 4.42 Kison 2 2 2 2 2 3 0 12 3.00 McEnaney 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4.91 Bibby 2.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 8 2.87 Jackson 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 6 5.40 Totals 8 10 6 6 6 10 0 41 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knepper W(4-1) 9 6 2 0 1 6 0 34 1.87 Totals 9 6 2 0 1 6 0 34 Hit by Pitch: Kison 2 (2) Balks: Kison (1) Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen PIRATES 1ST: Taveras flied out to right; Moreno grounded out (pitcher to first); Parker singled to center [Parker out at second (center to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Madlock walked; Evans walked [Madlock to second]; Clark singled to left [Madlock to third, Evans to second]; McCovey flied out to left; Ivie grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Clark out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stennett popped to first in foul territory; Stargell was called out on strikes; Brye flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Herndon walked; Hill grounded out (third to first) [Herndon to second]; LeMaster struck out; Knepper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0. PIRATES 3RD: Garner walked; Dyer grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Garner out at second]; Candelaria was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Madlock doubled to left; Evans grounded out (first to pitcher) [Madlock to third]; Clark tripled to center [Madlock scored]; McCovey tripled to right [Clark scored]; Garner dropped a foul fly hit by Ivie for an error; Ivie singled to left [McCovey scored]; KISON REPLACED CANDELARIA (PITCHING); Kison balked [Ivie to second]; Herndon singled to third [Ivie to third]; Hill popped to third in foul territory; LeMaster struck out; 3 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 3. PIRATES 4TH: Taveras singled to right; Moreno forced Taveras (third to second); Parker forced Moreno (second to shortstop); Stennett singled to center [Parker to second]; Stargell reached on an error by McCovey [Parker to third, Stennett to second, Stargell to first]; Brye reached on an error by Madlock [Parker scored (unearned) (no RBI), Stennett scored (unearned) (no RBI), Stargell to third, Brye to second]; Garner struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 3. GIANTS 4TH: Knepper grounded out (first to pitcher); Madlock grounded out (second to first); Evans was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 3. PIRATES 5TH: Dyer flied out to center; Kison reached on an error by Evans [Kison to first]; Taveras flied out to center; Moreno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 3. GIANTS 5TH: Clark was called out on strikes; McCovey walked; Ivie was hit by a pitch [McCovey to second]; WHITFIELD RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Herndon singled to right [Whitfield to third, Ivie to second]; Hill walked [Whitfield scored, Ivie to third, Herndon to second]; LeMaster was hit by a pitch [Ivie scored, Herndon to third, Hill to second]; MCENANEY REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Knepper struck out; BIBBY REPLACED MCENANEY (PITCHING); Madlock was called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 5. PIRATES 6TH: WHITFIELD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); IVIE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Parker was called out on strikes; Stennett lined to first; Stargell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 5. GIANTS 6TH: Evans doubled to left; Clark was called out on strikes; Whitfield flied out to center; Ivie was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 5. PIRATES 7TH: Brye flied to right in foul territory; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Dyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 5. GIANTS 7TH: Herndon flied out to right; Hill was called out on strikes; LeMaster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 5. PIRATES 8TH: SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR BIBBY; Sanguillen singled to second; Taveras singled to center [Sanguillen to second]; Moreno flied out to left; Parker popped to first in foul territory; Stennett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 5. GIANTS 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Knepper struck out; Madlock flied out to left; Evans singled to center; Clark walked [Evans to second]; Whitfield singled to left [Evans scored, Clark to third]; Ivie popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 6. PIRATES 9TH: Stargell struck out; Brye singled to center; Garner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Brye out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 6.

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