Allowing only three hits, Steve Rogers pitched the Expos to a 3-0 victory over the Braves. The Expos beat Phil Niekro, scoring twice off the veteran righthander in the third inning. Andre Dawson was hit by a pitch, Gary Carter walked and runs followed on singles by Tony Perez and Ellis Valentine. Carter homered off reliever Dave Campbell in the eighth.

Although defeated, Niekro passed a personal milestone, striking out six to go over 2,000 for his career total. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 3, Atlanta Braves 0

Game Played on Saturday, May 13, 1978 (Day game) at Stade Olympique

Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Expos 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 x - 3 8 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .303 Cromartie lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .257 Office cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Frias 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 Pocoroba c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .247 Cash 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .291 Burroughs lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .396 Unser 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Asselstine rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Dawson cf 3 1 2 0 0 0 .286 Murphy 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .198 Carter c 2 2 1 1 2 0 .255 Gilbreath 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Perez 1b 3 0 1 1 1 1 .236 Nolan ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .211 White pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Rockett pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147 Mejias lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Chaney ss,3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Valentine rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .310 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .211 Parrish 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .288 Beall ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .105 Speier ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 .292 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rogers p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .150 Totals 29 0 3 0 2 5 Totals 31 3 8 3 4 7 Time of Game: 1:59 Attendance: 10,147 Left on Base: Braves 4, Expos 9 DP: Braves 1, Expos 1 Doubles: Pocoroba (4), Cash (8) Home Runs: Carter (6) Stolen Bases: Dawson (4), White (1) GIDP: Gilbreath (3) Hit by Pitch: Dawson (3,by Niekro) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro L(2-6) 7 7 2 2 2 6 0 30 3.25 Campbell 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 6 4.85 Totals 8 8 3 3 4 7 1 36 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rogers W(4-3) 9 3 0 0 2 5 0 31 2.68 Totals 9 3 0 0 2 5 0 31 Hit by Pitch: Niekro (3) Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Eric Gregg BRAVES 1ST: Royster struck out; Office grounded out (first to pitcher); Pocoroba flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie struck out; Cash doubled; Dawson singled [Cash to third]; Carter made an out to third; Perez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs walked; Asselstine made an out to third; Murphy walked [Burroughs to second]; Gilbreath grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Murphy out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish struck out; Speier singled; Rogers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0. BRAVES 3RD: Chaney grounded out (shortstop to first); Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Cromartie grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash struck out; Dawson was hit by a pitch; Dawson stole second; Carter walked; Perez singled [Dawson scored, Carter to second]; Valentine singled [Carter scored, Perez to third]; Parrish grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 2. BRAVES 4TH: Office flied out to right; Pocoroba grounded out (first unassisted); Burroughs singled; Asselstine grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 2. EXPOS 4TH: Speier grounded out (third to first); Rogers grounded out (second to first); Cromartie grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 2. BRAVES 5TH: Murphy struck out; Gilbreath flied out to left; Chaney flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 2. EXPOS 5TH: Cash made an out to second; Dawson singled; Carter walked [Dawson to second]; Perez flied out to left; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 2. BRAVES 6TH: Niekro struck out; Royster flied out to right; Office grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 2. EXPOS 6TH: Parrish flied out to center; Speier struck out; Rogers grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 2. BRAVES 7TH: Pocoroba grounded out (first unassisted); Burroughs struck out; Asselstine made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 2. EXPOS 7TH: Cromartie singled; Cash grounded out (pitcher to first) [Cromartie to second]; Dawson hit into a double play (center to third to pitcher to second) [Cromartie out at third]; Warren Cromartie out on appeal for leaving 2B too soon; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 2. BRAVES 8TH: Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); NOLAN BATTED FOR GILBREATH; Nolan singled; ROCKETT RAN FOR NOLAN; Chaney flied out to right; BEALL BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Beall grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 2. EXPOS 8TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); CHANEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); ROCKETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Carter homered; Perez walked; WHITE RAN FOR PEREZ; White stole second; Valentine grounded out (first unassisted); Parrish flied out to right [White to third]; Speier was walked intentionally; Rogers struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 3. BRAVES 9TH: FRIAS REPLACED CROMARTIE (PLAYING 2B); MEJIAS REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING LF); UNSER REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 1B); Royster made an out to second; Office flied out to left; Pocoroba doubled; Burroughs lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 3.

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