A pair of homers by George Foster helped the Reds erase a 6-0 deficit and gain an 8-6 triumph over the Expos. The score was 6-6 when Ken Griffey singled with one out in the seventh inning, continued to third on an error by Ellis Valentine and scored on an infield out by Joe Morgan. A double by Foster and single by Johnny Bench added an insurance run.

The Expos had an early 6-0 lead but Foster triggered the Reds' comeback with a two-run homer in the fourth. His second homer, a three-run shot, climaxed a four-run fifth. Pete Rose singled in the fourth inning to extend his hitting streak to 30 games. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 8, Montreal Expos 6

Game Played on Monday, July 17, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Expos 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 15 3 Reds 0 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 x - 8 10 2 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cash 2b 5 1 3 0 0 0 .276 Rose 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .304 Dawson cf 4 2 3 0 0 1 .247 Griffey rf 4 2 1 0 0 1 .302 Valentine rf 5 1 1 2 0 0 .310 Morgan 2b 4 2 1 2 0 0 .264 Perez 1b 5 1 4 4 0 0 .297 Foster lf 4 3 3 5 0 0 .303 Mejias pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Bench 1b,c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .246 Parrish 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .265 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .293 Cromartie lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .270 Henderson cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .250 Carter c 5 0 1 0 0 0 .237 Geronimo cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Speier ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Correll c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .172 Grimsley p 3 1 1 0 0 0 .173 Driessen 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Norman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Garrett ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .176 Borbon p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Pirtle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Auerbach ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .172 Sarmiento p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Totals 41 6 15 6 1 5 Totals 33 8 10 8 2 3 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 32,113 Left on Base: Expos 10, Reds 3 DP: Expos 1, Reds 1 Errors: Dawson, Valentine, Perez, Foster, Correll Doubles: Perez (28), Foster (14) Home Runs: Valentine (16), Perez (8), Foster 2 (21) Stolen Bases: Dawson (18) GIDP: Perez (6), Correll (2) Hit by Pitch: Dawson (8,by Sarmiento) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Grimsley 4.1 7 6 5 2 2 2 22 3.13 Bahnsen L(0-4) 2.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 10 4.50 Pirtle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.66 Totals 8 10 8 7 2 3 2 35 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norman 0.1 5 3 3 0 0 2 6 3.42 Borbon 4.2 6 3 3 1 2 0 21 4.18 Sarmiento W(7-5) 2.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.67 Bair SV(15) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 1.65 Totals 9 15 6 6 1 5 2 43 Hit by Pitch: Sarmiento (1) Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Joe West, 3B - John Kibler EXPOS 1ST: Cash popped to shortstop; Dawson singled; Valentine homered [Dawson scored]; Perez homered; Parrish singled to left; Cromartie singled to right [Parrish to third]; BORBON REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Carter popped to first in foul territory; Speier forced Cromartie (second to shortstop); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey grounded out (second to first); Morgan popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Reds 0. EXPOS 2ND: Grimsley singled to left; Cash singled to right [Grimsley to second]; Dawson struck out; Valentine popped to second; Perez doubled to right [Grimsley scored, Cash scored]; Parrish flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 5, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Foster flied out to right; Bench singled to center; Concepcion struck out; Henderson singled to right [Bench to second]; Correll forced Henderson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 5, Reds 0. EXPOS 3RD: Cromartie walked; Carter singled to left [Cromartie to second]; Speier struck out; Grimsley grounded out (second to first) [Cromartie to third, Carter to second]; Cash popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 5, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Borbon grounded out (second to first); Rose grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Griffey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Reds 0. EXPOS 4TH: Dawson singled to left; Dawson stole second [Dawson to third (error by Correll)]; Valentine flied out to center; Perez singled to left [Dawson scored, Perez to second (error by Foster)]; Parrish flied out to right; Cromartie grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Morgan singled to first; Foster homered [Morgan scored]; Bench grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Concepcion singled; Henderson walked [Concepcion to second]; Correll grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Henderson out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Reds 2. EXPOS 5TH: Carter grounded out (third to first); Speier flied out to left; Grimsley grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Reds 2. REDS 5TH: AUERBACH BATTED FOR BORBON; Auerbach walked; Rose singled to right [Auerbach to second]; Griffey forced Rose (second to shortstop) [Auerbach to third]; Morgan reached on an error by Perez [Auerbach scored (RBI), Griffey to second, Morgan to first]; Foster homered [Griffey scored, Morgan scored (unearned)]; BAHNSEN REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Bench flied out to right; Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 4 R (3 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Reds 6. EXPOS 6TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED AUERBACH (PITCHING); Cash singled to shortstop; Dawson was hit by a pitch [Cash to second]; Valentine flied out to center [Cash to third]; Perez grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Dawson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Reds 6. REDS 6TH: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Correll was called out on strikes; Sarmiento lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Reds 6. EXPOS 7TH: Parrish flied out to center; Cromartie popped to shortstop; Carter flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Reds 6. REDS 7TH: On a bunt Rose grounded out (third to first); Griffey singled to right [Griffey to third (error by Valentine)]; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted) [Griffey scored]; Foster doubled to left; Bench singled to center [Foster scored, Bench out at home (error by Dawson) (center to shortstop to catcher)]; 2 R, 3 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Reds 8. EXPOS 8TH: DRIESSEN REPLACED CORRELL (PLAYING 1B); BENCH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); GARRETT BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; Garrett struck out; Cash singled to left; Dawson singled to right [Cash to second]; BAIR REPLACED SARMIENTO (PITCHING); Valentine grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 6, Reds 8. REDS 8TH: PIRTLE REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Concepcion flied out to center; Henderson flied out to center; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Reds 8. EXPOS 9TH: GERONIMO REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING CF); Perez singled to pitcher; MEJIAS RAN FOR PEREZ; Parrish struck out; Cromartie struck out; Carter lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Reds 8.

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