Stroking a single up the middle on the first pitch of the game, Pete Rose extended his hitting streak to 34 games as the Reds routed the Expos, 10-3, giving rookie righthander Mike LaCoss a win in his first major league start. The Reds broke the game open with a six-run explosion in the sixth inning.

With the bases loaded, Dan Driessen singled home one run and LaCoss hit a two-run single with the sacks full. Rose was hit by a pitch to force in another tally, Ken Griffey delivered an RBI single and Joe Morgan capped the rally with a two-run single. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 10, Montreal Expos 3

Game Played on Friday, July 21, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique

Reds 0 1 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 - 10 14 2 Expos 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 7 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .305 Cash 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Knight 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Frias 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .300 Griffey rf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .295 Dawson cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Morgan 2b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .261 Valentine rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .304 Kennedy 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Mejias rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 Foster lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .302 Perez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Bench c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .258 Unser ph,1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .216 Correll c 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Parrish 3b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .271 Concepcion ss 4 2 2 1 0 1 .298 Cromartie lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .274 Auerbach ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Henderson cf 3 2 1 1 1 1 .258 Papi ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .282 Collins cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Carter c 2 0 1 1 0 0 .235 Driessen 1b 5 2 3 3 0 0 .290 Herrmann c 1 0 1 1 0 0 .150 LaCoss p 4 1 1 1 0 1 .250 Speier ss 2 0 1 0 2 0 .255 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Grimsley p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Pirtle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hutton lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Totals 39 10 14 10 3 3 Totals 32 3 7 2 3 3 Time of Game: 2:46 Attendance: 25,825 Left on Base: Reds 8, Expos 7 DP: Reds 1, Expos 1 Errors: Rose, Correll Doubles: Henderson (6), Correll (2), Parrish (24) Home Runs: Driessen (11) Caught Stealing: Parrish (3) Sacrifice Hits: LaCoss (1) Sacrifice Flies: Carter (5) GIDP: Morgan (2), Hutton (1) Hit by Pitch: Foster (6,by Grimsley), Rose (2,by Pirtle), Dawson (9,by LaCoss) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA LaCoss W(1-0) 8 7 3 3 2 2 0 34 4.00 Borbon 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 4.02 Totals 9 7 3 3 3 3 0 37 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Grimsley L(12-7) 5.2 8 6 6 2 2 0 27 3.36 Pirtle 0.1 5 4 4 1 0 1 8 4.50 Bahnsen 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.11 Totals 9 14 10 10 3 3 1 45 Hit by Pitch: LaCoss (1), Grimsley (2), Pirtle (2) Wild Pitches: Grimsley (1) Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; On a bunt Griffey made an out to pitcher; Morgan grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Rose out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (first unassisted); Dawson was hit by a pitch; Valentine forced Dawson (pitcher to second); Perez forced Valentine (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Expos 0. REDS 2ND: Foster was hit by a pitch; Grimsley threw a wild pitch [Foster to second]; Bench grounded out (first unassisted) [Foster to third]; Concepcion singled to right [Foster scored]; Henderson struck out; Driessen grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Parrish singled to left; Cromartie singled to center [Parrish to third]; Carter hit a sacrifice fly to left [Parrish scored]; Speier singled to center [Cromartie to second]; Grimsley struck out; Cash grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 1. REDS 3RD: LaCoss flied out to right; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 1. EXPOS 3RD: Dawson flied out to right; Valentine struck out; UNSER BATTED FOR PEREZ; Unser grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 1. REDS 4TH: UNSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Morgan grounded out (second to first); Foster singled to right; Bench walked [Foster to second]; Concepcion struck out; Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 1. EXPOS 4TH: Parrish reached on an error by Rose [Parrish to first]; Cromartie grounded out (first unassisted) [Parrish to second]; Parrish was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Carter singled to center; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 1. REDS 5TH: Driessen singled to center; LaCoss out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Driessen to second]; Rose lined to right; Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 1. EXPOS 5TH: Grimsley grounded out (pitcher to first); Cash popped to second; Dawson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 1. REDS 6TH: On a bunt Morgan singled; Foster flied out to right; Bench singled to right [Morgan to third]; Concepcion reached on a fielder's choice [Morgan out at home (third to catcher to third), Bench to second]; Henderson walked [Bench to third, Concepcion to second]; Driessen singled to second [Bench scored, Concepcion to third, Henderson to second]; LaCoss singled to right [Concepcion scored, Henderson to third, Driessen to second]; PIRTLE REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Rose was hit by a pitch [Henderson scored, Driessen to third, LaCoss to second]; Griffey singled to right [Driessen scored, LaCoss to third, Rose to second]; Morgan singled to right [LaCoss scored, Rose scored, Griffey to third, Morgan to second (on throw)]; Foster walked; Bench popped to first in foul territory; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 7, Expos 1. EXPOS 6TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser singled to center; Parrish lined to second; Cromartie flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Expos 1. REDS 7TH: Concepcion singled to right; Henderson doubled [Concepcion scored]; Driessen homered [Henderson scored]; BAHNSEN REPLACED CROMARTIE (PITCHING); HUTTON REPLACED PIRTLE (PLAYING LF); LaCoss grounded out (third to first); Knight grounded out (first to pitcher); Griffey flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 10, Expos 1. EXPOS 7TH: KENNEDY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); CORRELL REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); AUERBACH REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING SS); COLLINS REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING CF); Carter grounded out (third to first); Speier walked; Hutton forced Speier (first to shortstop); Cash forced Hutton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 10, Expos 1. REDS 8TH: HERRMANN REPLACED CARTER (PLAYING C ); FRIAS REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 2B); Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster grounded out (first unassisted); Correll doubled to left; Auerbach lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 10, Expos 1. EXPOS 8TH: Dawson flied out to right; Valentine grounded out (third to first); Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 10, Expos 1. REDS 9TH: MEJIAS REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING RF); Collins grounded out (second to first); Driessen flied out to center; LaCoss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 10, Expos 1. EXPOS 9TH: Parrish doubled; PAPI BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; Papi walked; Herrmann singled to right [Parrish scored, Papi to third, Herrmann to second (error by Correll)]; BORBON REPLACED LACOSS (PITCHING); Speier walked; Hutton grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Papi scored, Herrmann to third, Speier out at second]; Frias struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 10, Expos 3.

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