After hitting a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning, Willie Montanez singled to cap a two-run rally in the eighth as the Mets defeated the Giants, 3-2. Lee Mazzilli walked and scored on a double by Steve Henderson to tie the game at 2-2 before Montanez hit his single for the deciding tally. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 3, San Francisco Giants 2

Game Played on Friday, June 9, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Giants 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 6 0 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 x - 3 8 3 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Madlock 2b 1 0 0 0 2 1 .312 Youngblood 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Andrews 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Maddox 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .266 Evans 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .270 Mazzilli cf 2 1 0 0 2 0 .308 Clark rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .310 S. Henderson lf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .263 McCovey 1b 3 0 0 1 0 1 .220 Montanez 1b 3 0 2 2 0 0 .280 Whitfield lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Grieve rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .255 Ivie lf,1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .356 Boisclair pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Herndon cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Hodges c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Hill c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .211 Flynn ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .228 LeMaster ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .201 Koosman p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .107 Harris ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .065 Valentine ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Knepper p 1 0 0 0 1 1 .088 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 James ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .118 Totals 31 2 6 1 3 9 Totals 29 3 8 3 3 2 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 17,487 Left on Base: Giants 8, Mets 7 DP: Giants 1, Mets 2 Errors: Maddox 2, Koosman Doubles: Clark (15), S. Henderson (8) Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (8) Caught Stealing: Madlock (3) Sacrifice Hits: Knepper (2), LeMaster (8), Flynn (2) Sacrifice Flies: Montanez (7) GIDP: Ivie (2), Hodges (2) Hit by Pitch: Madlock (2,by Koosman) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knepper L(7-3) 8 8 3 3 3 2 0 34 2.04 Totals 8 8 3 3 3 2 0 34 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman 7 5 2 2 3 6 0 29 3.84 Lockwood W(6-4) 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 8 3.00 Totals 9 6 2 2 3 9 0 37 Hit by Pitch: Koosman (3) Wild Pitches: Knepper (1) Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt GIANTS 1ST: Madlock was hit by a pitch; Evans struck out while Madlock was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Clark flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Youngblood grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox grounded out (third to first); Mazzilli walked; Mazzilli stole second; S. Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0. GIANTS 2ND: McCovey struck out; Ivie struck out; Herndon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Grieve walked; Hodges popped to first in foul territory; Flynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0. GIANTS 3RD: Hill was called out on strikes; LeMaster flied out to right; Knepper walked; Madlock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Koosman flied out to right; Youngblood flied to right in foul territory; Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0. GIANTS 4TH: Evans singled to center; On a bunt Clark singled to third [Evans to third (error by Maddox)]; McCovey grounded out (pitcher to first) [Evans scored, Clark to second]; Ivie popped to center; Herndon made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); S. Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); Montanez singled to first; Grieve forced Montanez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 0. GIANTS 5TH: Hill popped to second; On a bunt LeMaster singled to third; Knepper out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [LeMaster to second]; Madlock walked; Evans forced Madlock (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Hodges grounded out (third to first); Flynn flied out to center; Koosman singled to center; Youngblood grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 0. GIANTS 6TH: Clark doubled to left; McCovey reached on an error by Koosman [Clark to third, McCovey to first]; Ivie grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Clark scored (no RBI), McCovey out at second]; Herndon flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 0. METS 6TH: WHITFIELD REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING LF); IVIE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Maddox singled to right; Mazzilli flied out to left; S. Henderson singled to right [Maddox to third]; Montanez hit a sacrifice fly to left [Maddox scored]; Grieve lined to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 1. GIANTS 7TH: Hill singled to left; LeMaster out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Hill to second]; Knepper struck out; Madlock was walked intentionally; Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 1. METS 7TH: ANDREWS REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING 2B); Hodges singled to center; Flynn out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hodges to second]; VALENTINE BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Valentine flied out to center; Youngblood popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 1. GIANTS 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitfield flied out to center; Ivie reached on an error by Maddox [Ivie to first]; Herndon singled to center [Ivie to second]; Hill flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 1. METS 8TH: Maddox was called out on strikes; Mazzilli walked; S. Henderson doubled to right [Mazzilli scored]; Knepper threw a wild pitch [S. Henderson to third]; Montanez singled to left [S. Henderson scored]; Grieve singled to center [Montanez to second]; BOISCLAIR RAN FOR GRIEVE; Hodges grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Boisclair out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 3. GIANTS 9TH: BOISCLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HARRIS BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Harris was called out on strikes; JAMES BATTED FOR KNEPPER; James struck out; Andrews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 3.

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