A pinch-single by Willie Stargell with two out in the eighth inning drove in the game's only run and enabled the Pirates to edge the Mets, 1-0. Kevin Kobel, who started for the Mets, yielded only three hits in seven scoreless stanzas before going out for a pinch-hitter.

With Skip Lockwood on the mound for the Mets in the eighth, Manny Sanguillen beat out an infield hit and advanced on a wild pitch. After Ken Macha struck out and John Milner flied out, Stargell batted for Jim Rooker and delivered the winning hit. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 1, New York Mets 0

Game Played on Saturday, July 1, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0 Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x - 1 5 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randle 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .242 Taveras ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Foli ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .225 Moreno cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .211 Maddox rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .281 Garner 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .252 Boisclair ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242 B. Robinson lf,rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .238 S. Henderson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Sanguillen 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .298 Montanez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .271 Mendoza 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Stearns c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .260 Macha 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333 Mazzilli cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .276 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Brye rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Kobel p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Milner ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .298 Youngblood ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Dyer c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .272 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rooker p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Stargell ph,1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 .282 Totals 30 0 4 0 2 5 Totals 27 1 5 1 1 4 Time of Game: 2:01 Attendance: 7,912 Left on Base: Mets 6, Pirates 3 DP: Mets 1, Pirates 1 Errors: Taveras Sacrifice Hits: Kobel (2) GIDP: Foli (5), Rooker (2) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kobel 7 3 0 0 0 3 0 22 0.64 Lockwood L(7-7) 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 6 3.60 Totals 8 5 1 1 1 4 0 28 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rooker W(3-5) 8 3 0 0 2 5 0 29 5.38 Tekulve SV(9) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.59 Totals 9 4 0 0 2 5 0 33 Wild Pitches: Lockwood (2) Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt METS 1ST: Randle struck out; Foli flied out to left; Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (third to first); Moreno singled to third; Moreno was picked off first (pitcher to first); Garner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. METS 2ND: S. Henderson grounded out (third to first); Montanez grounded out (second to first); Stearns walked; Mazzilli forced Stearns (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson was called out on strikes; Sanguillen flied out to right; Macha popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. METS 3RD: Flynn reached on an error by Taveras [Flynn to first]; Kobel out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Flynn to second]; Randle lined to shortstop; Foli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Brye flied out to right; Dyer grounded out (third to first); Rooker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. METS 4TH: Maddox flied out to center; S. Henderson lined to second; Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno grounded out (second to first); Garner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. METS 5TH: Stearns popped to catcher in foul territory; Mazzilli walked; Flynn forced Mazzilli (shortstop to second); Kobel struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 5TH: B. Robinson flied out to right; Sanguillen popped to second; Macha singled to right; Brye flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. METS 6TH: Randle grounded out (third to first); Foli singled to left; Maddox singled to center [Foli to second]; S. Henderson struck out; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 6TH: Dyer singled to right; On a bunt Rooker grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to second) [Dyer out at second]; Taveras grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. METS 7TH: Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli struck out; Flynn flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 7TH: Moreno popped to pitcher; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); B. Robinson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. METS 8TH: YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR KOBEL; Youngblood flied out to right; Randle singled to shortstop; Foli grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Randle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); Sanguillen singled to second; Lockwood threw a wild pitch [Sanguillen to second]; Macha struck out; MILNER BATTED FOR BRYE; Milner made an out to shortstop; Dyer walked; STARGELL BATTED FOR ROOKER; Stargell singled to center [Sanguillen scored, Dyer to second]; Taveras flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1. METS 9TH: STARGELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MILNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); TEKULVE REPLACED MACHA (PITCHING); MENDOZA REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PLAYING 3B); B. ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR MADDOX; Boisclair popped to shortstop; S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); Montanez singled to right; Stearns grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

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