A five-run rally in the sixth inning staked Ross Grimsley to his sixth victory as the Expos defeated the Braves, 5-3. Jerry Royster tripled and scored in the first and doubled home two runs in the second to account for the Braves' scoring.

The Expos sent 11 men to bat in their sixth-inning outburst. Gary Carter led off by drawing a pass, Ellis Valentine was safe on an error by Royster and the tying runs followed on a single by Del Unser, double by Larry Parrish and sacrifice fly by Chris Speier. Tony Perez, pinch-hitting for Grimsley, walked. Warren Cromartie then doubled to drive in the Expos' go-ahead run. Dave Cash drew an intentional pass and Andre Dawson bounced into a fielder's choice to produce an insurance tally. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 5, Atlanta Braves 3

Game Played on Friday, May 12, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique

Braves 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 2 Expos 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 x - 5 7 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster 2b 5 1 2 2 0 0 .314 Cromartie lf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .258 Bonnell cf 2 0 2 0 1 0 .236 Mejias lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Office ph,cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Cash 2b 3 0 1 0 2 0 .292 Burroughs lf 4 0 0 1 0 1 .398 Frias 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 Gaston rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .163 Dawson cf 5 0 0 1 0 1 .276 Asselstine ph,rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 Carter c 1 1 0 0 3 1 .250 Murphy 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .202 Valentine rf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .313 Pocoroba c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .247 Unser 1b 2 1 1 1 2 1 .273 Gilbreath 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .210 Parrish 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .299 Rockett ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 .147 Speier ss 2 0 0 1 1 0 .290 Easterly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Grimsley p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .130 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garrett ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Nolan ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Perez ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 Hanna p 1 1 0 0 0 1 .111 White pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bahnsen p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Chaney ss 1 0 0 0 1 1 .333 Totals 34 3 8 3 3 6 Totals 29 5 7 5 9 5 Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 8,522 Left on Base: Braves 8, Expos 10 DP: Braves 2, Expos 0 Errors: Royster, Murphy, Grimsley Doubles: Royster (4), Nolan (1), Parrish (11), Cromartie (7) Triples: Royster (2) Stolen Bases: Bonnell (3), Cash (2), Dawson (3) Sacrifice Hits: Hanna (1) Sacrifice Flies: Speier (3) GIDP: Speier (2), Cash (6) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hanna 5 2 1 1 6 4 0 22 2.43 Camp L(0-1) 0.1 2 3 2 0 0 0 4 6.57 Easterly 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 2.57 Devine 2.2 2 0 0 2 1 0 11 7.11 Totals 8 7 5 3* 9 5 0 39 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Grimsley W(6-1) 6 6 3 2 1 4 0 26 1.85 Bahnsen SV(5) 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 12 4.26 Totals 9 8 3 2 3 6 0 38 Wild Pitches: Hanna (1) Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming BRAVES 1ST: Royster tripled; Bonnell walked; Burroughs forced Bonnell (shortstop to second) [Royster scored]; Gaston singled [Burroughs to second]; Murphy struck out; Pocoroba forced Gaston (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie flied out to right; Cash singled; Cash stole second; Hanna threw a wild pitch [Cash to third]; Dawson struck out; Carter struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Expos 0. BRAVES 2ND: Gilbreath flied out to right; Rockett singled; Hanna reached on an error by Grimsley (assist by Unser) on a sacrifice bunt [Rockett to second, Hanna to first]; Royster doubled [Rockett scored, Hanna scored (unearned)]; Bonnell singled [Royster to third]; Bonnell stole second; Burroughs struck out; Gaston grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Valentine grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Unser walked; Parrish struck out; Speier forced Unser (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 0. BRAVES 3RD: Murphy flied out to center; Pocoroba grounded out (second to first); Gilbreath flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Grimsley struck out; Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Cash walked; Dawson forced Cash (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 0. BRAVES 4TH: Rockett popped to first in foul territory; Hanna struck out; Royster grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 0. EXPOS 4TH: Carter walked; Valentine flied out to right; Unser walked [Carter to second]; Parrish forced Unser (third to second) [Carter to third]; Speier walked [Parrish to second]; Carter was out trying to advance to home (catcher to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 0. BRAVES 5TH: Bonnell singled; Burroughs flied out to right; Gaston lined to right; Murphy forced Bonnell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 0. EXPOS 5TH: Grimsley singled; Cromartie grounded out (pitcher to first) [Grimsley to second]; Cash grounded out (pitcher to first) [Grimsley to third]; Dawson lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 0. BRAVES 6TH: Pocoroba grounded out (third to first); Gilbreath flied out to center; Rockett was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 0. EXPOS 6TH: Carter walked; CAMP REPLACED HANNA (PITCHING); Valentine reached on an error by Royster [Carter to second, Valentine to first]; Unser singled [Carter scored, Valentine to second]; Parrish doubled [Valentine scored (unearned), Unser to third]; Speier hit a sacrifice fly to right [Unser scored]; GARRETT BATTED FOR GRIMSLEY; EASTERLY REPLACED ROCKETT (PITCHING); CHANEY REPLACED CAMP (PLAYING SS); PEREZ BATTED FOR GARRETT; Perez walked; WHITE RAN FOR PEREZ; Cromartie doubled [Parrish scored, White to third]; DEVINE REPLACED EASTERLY (PITCHING); Cash was walked intentionally; Dawson forced Cash (shortstop to second) [White scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Cromartie to third]; Dawson stole second; Carter was walked intentionally; Valentine flied out to right; 5 R (4 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 5. BRAVES 7TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Chaney walked; Royster flied out to left; OFFICE BATTED FOR BONNELL; Office grounded out (first unassisted) [Chaney to second]; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 5. EXPOS 7TH: OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Unser struck out; Parrish singled; Speier grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Parrish out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 5. BRAVES 8TH: ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR GASTON; Asselstine walked; Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first) [Asselstine to second]; Pocoroba singled to center [Asselstine out at home (center to catcher)]; Gilbreath struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 5. EXPOS 8TH: ASSELSTINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Bahnsen reached on an error by Murphy [Bahnsen to first]; Cromartie singled [Bahnsen to second]; Cash grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Bahnsen to third, Cromartie out at second]; Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 5. BRAVES 9TH: MEJIAS REPLACED CROMARTIE (PLAYING LF); FRIAS REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 2B); NOLAN BATTED FOR DEVINE; Nolan doubled; Chaney struck out; Royster flied out to left; Office grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 5.

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