Two-run homers by Rennie Stennett and John Milner backed five-hit pitching of Bert Blyleven as the Pirates blanked the Mets, 4-0. Stennett's blow followed a double by Milner in the fifth inning and snapped a scoreless tie.

Bill Robinson led off the seventh with a single and Milner followed with a drive over the right field fence. The Pirates had four runners thrown out attempting to steal, including league leader Omar Moreno, who had his consecutive stolen base streak stopped at 10. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 0

Game Played on Sunday, June 25, 1978 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Pirates 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 - 4 10 1 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .283 Randle 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .227 Moreno cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .212 Maddox rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .267 Parker rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .305 Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .288 B. Robinson lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .249 Montanez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Milner 1b 3 2 2 2 1 1 .304 Stearns c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Stennett 2b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .244 S. Henderson lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .254 Ott c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Foli ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .228 Garner 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .246 Flynn 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Blyleven p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Boisclair ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .225 Youngblood 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Espinosa p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .171 Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .191 Metzger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 4 10 4 1 3 Totals 31 0 5 0 2 5 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 16,748 Left on Base: Pirates 2, Mets 7 DP: Pirates 1, Mets 2 Errors: Parker Doubles: Milner (7), S. Henderson (9) Home Runs: Stennett (3), Milner (3) Stolen Bases: Randle (8) Caught Stealing: Taveras (13), Parker (4), Garner (7), Moreno (8) Sacrifice Hits: Espinosa (1) GIDP: Stearns (6) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven W(7-5) 9 5 0 0 2 5 0 34 3.63 Totals 9 5 0 0 2 5 0 34 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Espinosa L(6-7) 7 10 4 4 1 2 2 27 3.99 Metzger 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 5.40 Totals 9 10 4 4 1 3 2 33 Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Charlie Williams PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to right; Moreno flied out to left; Parker hit into a double play (left to shortstop) [Taveras out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (first unassisted); Maddox walked; Mazzilli made an out to second; Montanez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson flied out to right; Milner walked; Stennett flied out to center; Ott flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Stearns was called out on strikes; S. Henderson singled to pitcher; Foli flied out to right; Flynn flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. PIRATES 3RD: Garner flied out to center; Blyleven grounded out (pitcher to first); Taveras singled to pitcher; Taveras was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Espinosa flied out to center; Randle walked; Randle stole second; Maddox flied out to right; Mazzilli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. PIRATES 4TH: Moreno flied out to right; Parker singled to center; Parker was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); B. Robinson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Montanez grounded out (third to first); Stearns flied out to center; S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. PIRATES 5TH: Milner doubled to right; Stennett homered [Milner scored]; Ott grounded out (second to first); Garner singled to shortstop; Garner was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to shortstop to first); Blyleven struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Foli singled to center; Flynn flied out to center; Espinosa out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Foli to second]; Randle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. PIRATES 6TH: Taveras flied out to left; On a bunt Moreno singled to first; Parker struck out while Moreno was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. METS 6TH: Maddox grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Mazzilli singled to right; Montanez singled to center [Mazzilli to second]; Stearns grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Montanez out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. PIRATES 7TH: B. Robinson singled to left; Milner homered [B. Robinson scored]; Stennett flied out to right; Ott made an out to second; Garner singled to left; Blyleven forced Garner (shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 0. METS 7TH: S. Henderson doubled to left; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first) [S. Henderson to third]; BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR FLYNN; Boisclair was called out on strikes; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR ESPINOSA; Kranepool was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 0. PIRATES 8TH: YOUNGBLOOD REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PLAYING 2B); METZGER REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Taveras popped to second; Moreno flied out to right; Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 0. METS 8TH: Randle grounded out (third to first); Maddox was called out on strikes; Mazzilli flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 0. PIRATES 9TH: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Milner was called out on strikes; Stennett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 0. METS 9TH: Montanez reached on an error by Parker [Montanez to third]; Stearns popped to second; S. Henderson flied out to right; Foli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 0.

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