A single by Rob Andrews in the bottom of the 10th inning of the second game drove in the winning run and gave the Giants a 4-3 victory and a doubleheader sweep of the Mets. In the opener, Vida Blue pitched a five-hitter for his first N.L. shutout as the Giants won, 3-0. The former Oakland star was in trouble only in the first frame when Lenny Randle and Elliott Maddox opened with singles, but he struck out the next three batters and coasted the rest of the way. The Giants' first run came in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Jim Dwyer, and Darrell Evans hit a two-run homer in the seventh.

In the nightcap, the score was 3-3 going into the bottom of the 10th when Mike Sadek opened with a single, went to second on a sacrifice by Randy Moffitt and scored on Andrews' hit. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 3, New York Mets 0 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, June 18, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 Giants 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 x - 3 7 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randle 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .240 Whitfield lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .293 Maddox rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .276 Andrews 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .254 S. Henderson lf 4 0 0 0 0 4 .260 Clark rf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .306 Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Evans 3b 3 1 1 2 1 0 .273 Stearns c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .251 Dwyer 1b 2 0 2 1 1 0 .235 Mazzilli cf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .301 Herndon cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Youngblood 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .240 Hill c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .196 Flynn ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .243 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Swan p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Blue p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .162 Grieve ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .228 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Metzger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 0 5 0 1 10 Totals 27 3 7 3 4 4 Time of Game: 2:06 Left on Base: Mets 5, Giants 6 DP: Mets 0, Giants 0 Doubles: Dwyer 2 (5), Andrews (3) Home Runs: Evans (7) Caught Stealing: Andrews (1) Sacrifice Hits: Youngblood (1), Swan (3), Clark (2) Sacrifice Flies: Dwyer (1) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Swan L(1-4) 7 4 1 1 3 3 0 27 2.54 Lockwood 0.2 3 2 2 1 1 1 5 3.59 Metzger 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.77 Totals 8 7 3 3 4 4 1 33 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue W(9-4) 9 5 0 0 1 10 0 32 2.40 Totals 9 5 0 0 1 10 0 32 Wild Pitches: Lockwood (1) Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge METS 1ST: Randle singled to right; Maddox singled to right [Randle to third]; S. Henderson struck out; Montanez struck out; Stearns struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Whitfield popped to left; Andrews flied out to right; Clark flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0. METS 2ND: Mazzilli walked; Youngblood out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Mazzilli to second]; Flynn flied out to right; Swan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Evans popped to right; Dwyer doubled to right; Herndon grounded out (third to first); Hill grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0. METS 3RD: Randle grounded out (third to first); Maddox struck out; S. Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Metzger popped to third in foul territory; Blue struck out; Whitfield singled to shortstop; Andrews grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0. METS 4TH: Montanez grounded out (first unassisted); Stearns popped to right; Mazzilli singled to third; Mazzilli was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Clark made an out to shortstop; Evans made an out to first; Dwyer walked; Herndon forced Dwyer (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0. METS 5TH: Youngblood struck out; Flynn singled to center; Swan out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Flynn to second]; Randle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 5TH: Hill grounded out (third to first); Metzger flied out to left; Blue was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0. METS 6TH: Maddox grounded out (second to first); S. Henderson struck out; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 6TH: Whitfield singled to pitcher; Andrews walked [Whitfield to second]; Clark out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Whitfield to third, Andrews to second]; Evans was walked intentionally; Dwyer hit a sacrifice fly to right [Whitfield scored, Andrews to third]; Andrews was caught stealing home (catcher to shortstop to catcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 1. METS 7TH: Stearns flied out to center; Mazzilli grounded out (shortstop to first); Youngblood grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 1. GIANTS 7TH: Herndon grounded out (third to first); Hill singled to second; Metzger flied out to center; Blue was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 1. METS 8TH: Flynn grounded out (second to first); GRIEVE BATTED FOR SWAN; Grieve struck out; Randle singled to center; Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 1. GIANTS 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED GRIEVE (PITCHING); Whitfield struck out; Andrews doubled to left; Lockwood threw a wild pitch [Andrews out at home (catcher to third)]; Clark walked; Evans homered [Clark scored]; Dwyer doubled to left; METZGER REPLACED LOCKWOOD (PITCHING); Herndon flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 3. METS 9TH: S. Henderson struck out; Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 3.

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