Doubles by Chris Speier, Tony Perez and Ellis Valentine in the sixth inning broke a 1-1 tie and lifted the Expos to a 3-1 victory over the Padres, ending their six-game losing streak. Ross Grimsley became the first N.L. pitcher to win 11 games, going the distance for the 10th time in 15 starts. Speier's double in the sixth came with one out and, after Warren Cromartie flied out, Perez and Valentine connected for consecutive two-base hits. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 3, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Thursday, June 15, 1978 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium

Expos 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 9 2 Padres 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cash 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .274 Smith ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Speier ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .283 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cromartie lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Thomas cf,1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .250 Perez 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .258 Tenace 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .228 Unser 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Richards pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Valentine rf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .286 Winfield rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .295 Carter c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .230 Gonzalez 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .233 Papi 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Reynolds lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Mejias cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .211 Ashford 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .212 Grimsley p 4 0 1 0 0 1 .135 Roberts c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .250 Shirley p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .100 Almon ph,ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Totals 34 3 9 3 2 3 Totals 32 1 7 0 3 4 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 9,253 Left on Base: Expos 6, Padres 8 DP: Expos 1, Padres 2 Errors: Papi, Grimsley Doubles: Speier (7), Perez (15), Valentine (14), Roberts (2) Home Runs: Valentine (8) Sacrifice Hits: Gonzalez (1) GIDP: Speier (5), Cash (9), Ashford (2) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Grimsley W(11-3) 9 7 1 0 3 4 0 36 2.73 Totals 9 7 1 0 3 4 0 36 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Shirley L(3-8) 7 9 3 3 2 2 1 30 4.41 Lee 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.71 Totals 9 9 3 3 2 3 1 36 Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey EXPOS 1ST: Cash singled to center; Speier grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cash out at second]; Cromartie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Smith lined to right; Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 0. EXPOS 2ND: Perez made an out to first; Valentine homered; Carter flied out to center; Papi struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Winfield flied out to left; Gonzalez singled to left; Reynolds forced Gonzalez (third to second); Ashford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Padres 0. EXPOS 3RD: Mejias flied out to center; Grimsley singled to left; Cash grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Grimsley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Roberts doubled to left; Shirley reached on an error by Grimsley [Roberts scored (unearned) (no RBI), Shirley out at second (right to third)]; Smith popped to first; Thomas walked; Tenace walked [Thomas to second]; Winfield struck out (catcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Padres 1. EXPOS 4TH: Speier grounded out (second to first); Cromartie lined to right; Perez popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Padres 1. PADRES 4TH: Gonzalez singled to right; Reynolds struck out; Ashford grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Gonzalez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Padres 1. EXPOS 5TH: Valentine struck out; Carter singled to left; Papi grounded out (first unassisted) [Carter to second]; Mejias was walked intentionally; Grimsley forced Mejias (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Padres 1. PADRES 5TH: Roberts singled to left; Shirley struck out; Smith grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Roberts to second]; Thomas singled to left [Roberts out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Padres 1. EXPOS 6TH: Cash grounded out (third to first); Speier doubled to left; Cromartie made an out to third; Perez doubled to center [Speier scored]; Valentine doubled to left [Perez scored]; Carter was walked intentionally; Papi flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Padres 1. PADRES 6TH: Tenace reached on an error by Papi [Tenace to first]; Winfield singled to left [Tenace to second]; Gonzalez out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Tenace to third, Winfield to second]; Reynolds flied out to center; Ashford walked; Roberts popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Expos 3, Padres 1. EXPOS 7TH: Mejias grounded out (second to first); Grimsley grounded out (pitcher to first); Cash singled to right; Speier singled to center [Cash to third]; Cromartie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Padres 1. PADRES 7TH: ALMON BATTED FOR SHIRLEY; Almon lined to third; Smith grounded out (second to first); Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Padres 1. EXPOS 8TH: ALMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); LEE REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Perez popped to first; Valentine popped to first; Carter flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Padres 1. PADRES 8TH: UNSER REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 1B); Tenace singled to left; RICHARDS RAN FOR TENACE; Winfield made an out to third; Gonzalez made an out to third; Reynolds lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Padres 1. EXPOS 9TH: RICHARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Papi flied out to right; Mejias grounded out (shortstop to first); Grimsley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Padres 1. PADRES 9TH: Ashford struck out; Roberts lined to center; Almon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Padres 1.

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