In a game called by rain in the seventh inning, the Expos defeated the Mets, 2-1. The first Expo run came in the second inning on a homer by Ellis Valentine, but the Mets tied the score in the bottom of the frame on a triple by Steve Henderson and single by John Stearns. The winning run for the Expos came in the fifth when Gary Carter singled, Chris Speier reached first on an error and Steve Rogers lined a single to right. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 2, New York Mets 1

Game Played on Wednesday, June 21, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Expos 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 8 0 Mets 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 1 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cash 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .287 Randle 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Garrett 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .180 Valentine 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .284 Cromartie lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Mazzilli cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .294 Perez 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .274 S. Henderson lf 2 1 1 0 1 0 .264 Valentine rf 2 1 1 1 0 1 .280 Montanez 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .270 Dawson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Boisclair rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .224 Unser cf,rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .231 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Carter c 3 1 1 0 0 1 .229 Stearns c 3 0 2 1 0 0 .258 Speier ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .277 Flynn ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .245 Rogers p 3 0 2 1 0 1 .111 Bruhert p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .111 Grieve rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .237 Totals 28 2 8 2 0 4 Totals 26 1 8 1 1 6 Time of Game: 1:53 Attendance: 6,691 Left on Base: Expos 5, Mets 7 DP: Expos 1, Mets 2 Errors: Valentine Triples: S. Henderson (3) Home Runs: Valentine (9) GIDP: Cromartie (7), Cash (10), Mazzilli (3) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rogers W(8-7) 6.1 8 1 1 1 6 0 27 2.24 Totals 6.1 8 1 1 1 6 0 27 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bruhert L(1-5) 6.2 8 2 1 0 4 1 27 4.73 Murray 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.99 Totals 7 8 2 1 0 4 1 28 Wild Pitches: Bruhert (4) Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello EXPOS 1ST: Cash singled to center; Bruhert threw a wild pitch [Cash to second]; Garrett grounded out (second to first) [Cash to third]; Cromartie reached on a fielder's choice [Cash out at home (first to third)]; Perez forced Cromartie (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (second to first); Valentine singled to left; Mazzilli grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Valentine out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. EXPOS 2ND: Valentine homered; Unser flied out to center; Carter struck out; Speier singled to right; Rogers struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 0. METS 2ND: S. Henderson tripled to right; Montanez struck out; Boisclair grounded out (first unassisted); Stearns singled to center [S. Henderson scored]; Flynn singled to right [Stearns to second]; Bruhert struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 1. EXPOS 3RD: Cash singled to center; Garrett flied out to center; Cromartie grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cash out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 1. METS 3RD: Randle flied out to center; Valentine singled to shortstop; 23 minute rain delay; Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted) [Valentine to second]; S. Henderson walked; Montanez singled to shortstop [Valentine to third, S. Henderson to second]; Boisclair struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 1. EXPOS 4TH: Perez flied out to right; Valentine struck out; Unser was called out on strikes; 26 minute rain delay; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 1. METS 4TH: Stearns flied out to center; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Bruhert struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 1. EXPOS 5TH: Carter singled to third; Speier reached on an error by Valentine [Carter to third, Speier to first]; Rogers singled to right [Carter scored (unearned), Speier to second]; Cash grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Speier to third, Rogers out at second]; Garrett popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 1. METS 5TH: DAWSON REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING CF); UNSER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Randle was called out on strikes; Valentine flied out to left; Mazzilli was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 1. EXPOS 6TH: Cromartie flied out to center; Perez grounded out (second to first); Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 1. METS 6TH: S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); Boisclair grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 1. EXPOS 7TH: Unser singled to center; Carter flied to left in foul territory; Speier popped to catcher in foul territory; Rogers singled to right [Unser to second]; MURRAY REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); GRIEVE REPLACED BRUHERT (PLAYING RF); Cash forced Unser (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 1. METS 7TH: Stearns singled to left; Flynn popped to pitcher; Grieve singled to center [Stearns to second]; 81 minute delay then game called by rain; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 1.

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