A pinch-hit bloop triple by Rennie Stennett in the eighth inning gave the Pirates a 4-3 triumph over the Mets. Stennett's hit bounced over the head of Bruce Boisclair in short right field and scored Phil Garner, who had singled and reached second on a sacrifice by Mario Mendoza. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 3

Game Played on Thursday, June 29, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 - 3 7 0 Pirates 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 x - 4 12 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randle 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .230 Taveras ss 4 0 1 1 1 1 .288 Maddox rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .281 Moreno cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .209 Bernard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Parker rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .310 Siebert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Milner lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .305 Valentine ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .286 B. Robinson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stargell 1b 3 2 3 1 1 0 .283 Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .282 Ott c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .253 S. Henderson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Garner 2b,3b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .251 Montanez 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .268 Macha 3b 3 1 3 0 0 0 .316 Stearns c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .264 Mendoza 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Foli ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Blyleven p 2 0 0 1 0 1 .119 Kranepool ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .220 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Youngblood pr,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Flynn 2b,ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Stennett ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .257 Swan p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Rooker pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Boisclair ph,rf 2 1 2 0 0 0 .242 Whitson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 33 3 7 2 0 5 Totals 32 4 12 4 4 5 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 6,367 Left on Base: Mets 4, Pirates 10 DP: Mets 3, Pirates 0 Errors: B. Robinson Doubles: Boisclair (3), Stargell (9) Triples: Macha (1), Stennett (2) Home Runs: Stargell (11) Stolen Bases: Macha (1) Sacrifice Hits: Randle (2), Blyleven (4), Mendoza (1) GIDP: Milner (1), Moreno (4) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Swan 5 7 2 2 4 5 1 24 2.63 Bernard 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 9.00 Siebert 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.86 Lockwood L(7-6) 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 3.51 Totals 8 12 4 4 4 5 1 38 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven 6.2 5 2 1 0 3 0 25 3.50 Tekulve 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2.65 Jackson W(3-3) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.25 Whitson SV(3) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.37 Totals 9 7 3 2 0 5 0 34 Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Montague METS 1ST: Randle was called out on strikes; Maddox flied out to center; Mazzilli flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras struck out; Moreno singled to left; Parker singled to center [Moreno to second]; Milner grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Parker out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. METS 2ND: S. Henderson struck out; Montanez flied out to left; Stearns popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell doubled to left; Ott struck out; Garner walked; Macha singled to left [Stargell to third, Garner to second]; Blyleven struck out; Taveras walked [Stargell scored, Garner to third, Macha to second]; Moreno struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1. METS 3RD: Foli popped to catcher in foul territory; Flynn flied out to right; Swan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 3RD: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner grounded out (first unassisted); Stargell walked; Ott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1. METS 4TH: Randle popped to third in foul territory; Maddox singled to center; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first) [Maddox to second]; S. Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 4TH: Garner singled to center; Macha singled to right [Garner to second]; Blyleven forced Garner (pitcher to third) [Macha to second]; Macha stole third; Taveras reached on a fielder's choice [Macha out at home (third to catcher), Blyleven to second]; Moreno flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1. METS 5TH: Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns made an out to shortstop; Foli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 5TH: Parker walked; Milner lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Parker out at first]; Stargell homered; Ott flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2. METS 6TH: Flynn flied out to center; BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR SWAN; Boisclair singled to right; Randle flied out to right; Maddox forced Boisclair (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2. PIRATES 6TH: BOISCLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BERNARD REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); Garner grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Debut game for Dwight Bernard; Macha tripled to right; Blyleven reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Macha scored]; Taveras singled to center [Blyleven to second]; Moreno grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Taveras out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 3. METS 7TH: B. ROBINSON REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING LF); Mazzilli flied out to right; S. Henderson flied out to center; Montanez singled to second; Stearns singled to third [Montanez to second]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR FOLI; Kranepool singled to left [Montanez scored, Stearns scored (error by B. Robinson) (unearned), Kranepool to second]; YOUNGBLOOD RAN FOR KRANEPOOL; TEKULVE REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Flynn was called out on strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 3. PIRATES 7TH: YOUNGBLOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); FLYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); SIEBERT REPLACED BERNARD (PITCHING); Parker made an out to third; B. Robinson grounded out (second to first); Stargell singled to right; Ott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 3. METS 8TH: MENDOZA REPLACED MACHA (PLAYING 2B); GARNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Boisclair doubled to center; JACKSON REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING); Randle out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Boisclair to third]; VALENTINE BATTED FOR SIEBERT; Valentine singled to center [Boisclair scored]; Mazzilli struck out; S. Henderson made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 3. PIRATES 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); Garner singled to left; Mendoza out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Garner to second]; STENNETT BATTED FOR JACKSON; Stennett tripled to right [Garner scored]; ROOKER RAN FOR STENNETT; Taveras grounded out (first unassisted); Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 4. METS 9TH: WHITSON REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Montanez flied out to center; Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Youngblood popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 4.

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