Scoring two runs in the bottom of the 10th, the Pirates edged the Mets, 6-5. The winning rally began with a pinch-single by Jim Fregosi. Frank Taveras drew a walk and the runners moved up on a sacrifice bunt by Omar Moreno. Rennie Stennett then dropped a single in short right field to score both runners. The contest was a see-saw affair up to that point.

The Mets went ahead, 4-3, in the top of the eighth on a two-run homer by Willie Montanez, but Dave Parker tied the game for the Pirates in the bottom of the frame with a two-out RBI double. Montanez' second homer of the evening in the top of the 10th gave the Mets a 5-4 lead. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Mets 5

Game Played on Wednesday, May 24, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Mets 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 5 13 0 Pirates 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 - 6 8 2 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randle 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .223 Taveras ss 3 2 1 0 1 0 .281 Maddox rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .236 Moreno cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .221 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Parker rf 4 1 2 2 1 0 .310 Kobel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stennett 2b 4 0 2 3 1 0 .287 Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Stargell 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .224 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brye lf 2 1 0 0 1 1 .280 Mazzilli cf 5 2 2 1 0 0 .317 Ott c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .245 S. Henderson lf 5 0 2 0 0 2 .263 Garner 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .241 Montanez 1b 5 2 3 4 0 1 .244 D. Robinson p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .208 Hodges c 5 0 2 0 0 0 .190 Milner ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .191 Foli ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .164 Mendoza pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 Flynn 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Zachry p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fregosi ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .188 Siebert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boisclair ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .197 Totals 42 5 13 5 0 5 Totals 31 6 8 6 6 5 Time of Game: 2:58 Attendance: 5,302 Left on Base: Mets 7, Pirates 6 DP: Mets 1, Pirates 1 Errors: Garner 2 Doubles: Foli (4), Ott (4), Taveras (7), Parker 2 (6) Home Runs: Montanez 2 (4) Stolen Bases: Randle (7) Caught Stealing: Stennett (1) Sacrifice Hits: Taveras (1), Moreno (3) GIDP: Kranepool (1), Ott (2) Hit by Pitch: Brye (1,by Murray) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zachry 5.1 5 3 3 2 5 0 22 3.86 Siebert 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.23 Murray 1.1 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 5.25 Kobel 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.00 Lockwood L(4-4) 1.1 2 2 2 2 0 0 8 3.51 Totals 9.1 8 6 6 6 5 0 40 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Robinson 8 11 4 3 0 4 1 35 2.48 Tekulve W(3-2) 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 7 2.36 Totals 10 13 5 4 0 5 2 42 Hit by Pitch: Murray (2) Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey METS 1ST: Randle reached on an error by Garner [Randle to first]; Randle stole second; Maddox grounded out (second to first) [Randle to third]; Mazzilli singled to first [Randle scored (unearned)]; S. Henderson singled to left [Mazzilli to third]; Montanez singled to center [Mazzilli scored, S. Henderson to second]; Hodges singled to left [S. Henderson out at home (left to catcher), Montanez to second]; Foli forced Hodges (third to second); 2 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras popped to second; Moreno struck out; Parker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0. METS 2ND: Flynn flied out to right; Zachry grounded out (second to first); Randle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stennett popped to first; Stargell walked; Brye struck out; Ott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0. METS 3RD: Maddox was called out on strikes; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); S. Henderson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Garner flied out to right; D. Robinson struck out; Taveras flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0. METS 4TH: Montanez struck out; Hodges grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli doubled to left; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Moreno flied out to center; Parker flied out to left; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0. METS 5TH: Zachry grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle grounded out (first unassisted); Maddox singled to third [Maddox to second (error by Garner)]; Mazzilli popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 5TH: Stargell popped to third in foul territory; Brye walked; Ott doubled to right [Brye to third]; Garner singled to left [Brye scored, Ott out at home (left to catcher), Garner to second (on throw to home)]; D. Robinson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 1. METS 6TH: S. Henderson singled to left; Montanez flied out to left; Hodges singled to left [S. Henderson to second]; Foli popped to second; Flynn forced Hodges (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 1. PIRATES 6TH: Taveras doubled to left; Moreno popped to pitcher; Parker doubled to right [Taveras scored]; Stennett singled to center [Parker scored]; SIEBERT REPLACED ZACHRY (PITCHING); Stargell made an out to shortstop; Stennett was picked off and caught stealing second (catcher to first to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 3. METS 7TH: BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR SIEBERT; Boisclair flied out to center; Randle was called out on strikes; Maddox grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 3. PIRATES 7TH: MURRAY REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); BOISCLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Brye was hit by a pitch; Ott grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Brye out at second]; Garner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 3. METS 8TH: On a bunt Mazzilli singled to first; S. Henderson struck out; Montanez homered [Mazzilli scored]; Hodges flied out to left; Foli singled to center; Flynn forced Foli (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 3. PIRATES 8TH: MILNER BATTED FOR D. ROBINSON; Milner walked; MENDOZA RAN FOR MILNER; Taveras out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Mendoza to second]; KOBEL REPLACED MURRAY (PITCHING); Moreno grounded out (first to pitcher) [Mendoza to third]; Parker doubled to right [Mendoza scored]; Stennett was walked intentionally; Stargell grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 4. METS 9TH: TEKULVE REPLACED MENDOZA (PITCHING); Boisclair grounded out (second to first); Randle singled to center; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR KOBEL; Kranepool grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Randle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 4. PIRATES 9TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Brye flied out to center; Ott grounded out (first unassisted); Garner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 4. METS 10TH: Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); S. Henderson was called out on strikes; Montanez homered; Hodges flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 4. PIRATES 10TH: FREGOSI BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Fregosi singled to shortstop; Taveras walked [Fregosi to second]; Moreno out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Fregosi to third, Taveras to second]; Parker was walked intentionally; Stennett singled to right [Fregosi scored, Taveras scored, Parker to second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 6.

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