Tuesday June 6, 1978
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The Padres led the Expos, 2-0, after six innings when the game was suspended because of a power failure. The contest was resumed prior to the regularly-scheduled game of June 7. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 4, San Diego Padres 0

Game Played on Tuesday, June 6, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique

Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 3 Expos 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 x - 4 8 0 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG .000 Cash 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .285 BATTINGTotals 29 0 4 0 7 5 Totals 32 4 8 3 3 6 Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 13,702 Left on Base: Padres 10, Expos 8 DP: Padres 1, Expos 0 Errors: Thomas, Almon, Roberts Doubles: Tenace (8) Home Runs: Perez (5) Stolen Bases: Richards (12), Dawson 2 (12) Caught Stealing: Smith (4) Sacrifice Hits: Smith (12) Sacrifice Flies: Carter (4) GIDP: Valentine (3) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Shirley L(3-6) 5.1 5 2 1 2 5 0 24 4.01 D'Acquisto 1.2 0 1 0 1 1 0 6 1.37 Freisleben 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 6.08 Lee 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.48 Totals 8 8 4 2 3 6 1 36 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Twitchell W(3-4) 6 3 0 0 5 3 0 24 5.26 Atkinson SV(2) 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 13 2.63 Totals 9 4 0 0 7 5 0 37 Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello PADRES 1ST: Smith flied out to left; Richards walked; Richards stole second; Turner walked; Gamble made an out to third; Tenace flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cash singled; Speier walked [Cash to second]; Cromartie forced Speier (first to shortstop) [Cash to third]; Perez reached on an error by Almon [Cash scored (RBI), Cromartie to second]; Valentine reached on an error by Thomas [Cromartie to third, Perez to second]; Carter hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cromartie scored (unearned)]; Dawson struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Expos 2. PADRES 2ND: Thomas flied out to left; Almon grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Expos 2. EXPOS 2ND: Parrish flied out to right; Twitchell walked; Cash singled [Twitchell to second]; Speier flied out to center; Cromartie struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Expos 2. PADRES 3RD: Shirley walked; Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Shirley to second]; Richards reached on a fielder's choice [Shirley out at third (shortstop to third)]; Turner lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Expos 2. EXPOS 3RD: Perez flied out to right; Valentine singled; Carter struck out; Dawson forced Valentine (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Expos 2. PADRES 4TH: Gamble singled to right [Gamble out at second (right to shortstop)]; Tenace doubled; Thomas grounded out (second to first) [Tenace to third]; Almon struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Expos 2. EXPOS 4TH: Parrish flied out to right; Twitchell singled; Cash struck out; Speier grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Expos 2. PADRES 5TH: Roberts made an out to second; Shirley lined to first; Smith singled; Smith was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Expos 2. EXPOS 5TH: Cromartie singled; Perez struck out; Valentine grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cromartie out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Expos 2. PADRES 6TH: Richards flied out to center; Turner walked; Gamble flied out to left; Tenace walked [Turner to second]; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Expos 2. EXPOS 6TH: Carter grounded out (pitcher to first); game suspended due to power failure; resumed following evening; D'ACQUISTO REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); GONZALEZ REPLACED SHIRLEY (PLAYING 2B); Dawson walked; Dawson stole second; Dawson stole third [Dawson scored (error by Roberts) (unearned)]; Parrish struck out; GARRETT BATTED FOR TWITCHELL; Garrett grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Expos 3. PADRES 7TH: ATKINSON REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Almon walked; Roberts reached on a fielder's choice [Almon to second]; Gonzalez flied out to left; Smith forced Roberts (second to shortstop) [Almon to third]; Richards made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Expos 3. EXPOS 7TH: Cash flied out to right; Speier flied out to right; Cromartie grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Expos 3. PADRES 8TH: FRIAS REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 2B); Turner grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble grounded out (first to pitcher); Tenace walked; WINFIELD BATTED FOR D'ACQUISTO; Winfield singled [Tenace to third]; Almon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Expos 3. EXPOS 8TH: FREISLEBEN REPLACED WINFIELD (PITCHING); Perez homered; Valentine singled; Carter singled [Valentine to third]; LEE REPLACED FREISLEBEN (PITCHING); Dawson made an out to first; Parrish made an out to first; Atkinson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Expos 4. PADRES 9TH: UNSER REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 1B); REECE REPLACED CARTER (PLAYING C ); Roberts flied out to right; Gonzalez flied out to center; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Expos 4.

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