The slugging of Andre Dawson powered the Expos to a 3-1 triumph over the Reds. Reds' ace Tom Seaver lost the fifth of his last six starts as his own error on a play at first base in the third inning helped the Expos. Hal Dues reached base on the misplay and scored on a double by Dawson. A double by Ellis Valentine and single by Warren Cromartie made it 2-0 in the sixth and Dawson hit a solo homer off Mike LaCoss in the eighth.

Darold Knowles relieved for the Expos in the seventh with the bases loaded and two out and killed the rally by picking pinch-runner Rick Auerbach off first. Pete Rose surpassed the all-time Reds' record by doubling in the first inning to extend his hitting streak to 31 games -- Elmer Smith had a 30-game hit streak in 1898. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 3, Cincinnati Reds 1

Game Played on Tuesday, July 18, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Expos 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 3 8 0 Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 6 1 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cash 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .274 Rose 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .306 Frias 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Griffey rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .298 Dawson cf 4 1 3 2 0 0 .253 Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .261 Valentine rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .312 Foster lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .303 Perez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .293 Driessen 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .292 Unser 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Bench c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .251 Parrish 3b 3 0 1 0 1 2 .266 Collins pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Cromartie lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .269 Henderson cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Carter c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .234 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .293 Speier ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .245 Seaver p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .128 Dues p 3 1 1 0 0 1 .192 Lum ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Auerbach pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 Garman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaCoss p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Geronimo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Totals 33 3 8 3 2 7 Totals 32 1 6 1 4 3 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 36,739 Left on Base: Expos 5, Reds 8 DP: Expos 0, Reds 2 Errors: Seaver Doubles: Dawson (8), Valentine (23), Rose (27), Concepcion (22) Home Runs: Dawson (15), Foster (22) Caught Stealing: Valentine (7) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dues W(4-4) 6.2 4 0 0 3 3 0 27 2.33 Knowles 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 1 5 2.47 Garman SV(7) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.31 Totals 9 6 1 1 4 3 1 36 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver L(9-9) 7 6 2 1 2 5 0 28 3.13 LaCoss 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 4 9.00 Borbon 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.11 Totals 9 8 3 2 2 7 1 35 Wild Pitches: Seaver (3) Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Joe West, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson grounded out (pitcher to first); Valentine lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose doubled; Griffey flied out to left; Morgan popped to third in foul territory; Foster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Reds 0. EXPOS 2ND: Perez flied out to right; Parrish struck out; Cromartie flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Driessen walked; Bench forced Driessen (third to second); Henderson flied out to right; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Reds 0. EXPOS 3RD: Carter struck out; Speier struck out; Dues reached on an error by Seaver [Dues to first]; Cash walked [Dues to second]; Dawson doubled to right [Dues scored (unearned), Cash to third]; On a bunt Valentine grounded out (catcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Seaver grounded out (second to first); Rose singled to right; Griffey flied out to center; Morgan popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Reds 0. EXPOS 4TH: Perez popped to first in foul territory; Parrish singled to left; Cromartie grounded out (second to first) [Parrish to second]; Carter flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Foster grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Driessen popped to third; Bench flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Reds 0. EXPOS 5TH: Speier struck out; Dues struck out; Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Reds 0. REDS 5TH: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Concepcion flied out to right; Seaver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Reds 0. EXPOS 6TH: Dawson singled to left; Dawson was picked off first (pitcher to first); Valentine doubled to right; Seaver threw a wild pitch [Valentine to third]; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish walked; Cromartie singled to right [Valentine scored, Parrish to second]; Carter forced Cromartie (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Reds 0. REDS 6TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey grounded out (second to first); Morgan walked; Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Reds 0. EXPOS 7TH: Speier grounded out (second to first); Dues singled to right; Cash hit into a double play (left to first) [Dues out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Reds 0. REDS 7TH: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Bench singled to third; Henderson flied out to left; Concepcion doubled [Bench to third]; LUM BATTED FOR SEAVER; Lum walked; AUERBACH RAN FOR LUM; KNOWLES REPLACED DUES (PITCHING); Auerbach was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Reds 0. EXPOS 8TH: LACOSS REPLACED AUERBACH (PITCHING); Dawson homered; Debut game for Mike LaCoss; Valentine singled to center; Perez popped to second; Parrish struck out while Valentine was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Reds 0. REDS 8TH: UNSER REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 1B); Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey flied out to center; Morgan popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Reds 0. EXPOS 9TH: BORBON REPLACED LACOSS (PITCHING); Cromartie grounded out (third to first); Carter struck out; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Reds 0. REDS 9TH: FRIAS REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 2B); Foster homered; Driessen walked; GARMAN REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Bench singled to center [Driessen to second]; COLLINS RAN FOR BENCH; Henderson flied out to center; Concepcion forced Collins (third to second); GERONIMO BATTED FOR BORBON; Geronimo popped to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Reds 1.

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