Two-hitter by Martinez gave Cardinals 2-1 triumph over Giants. Rookie righthander stopped Clark's hitting streak at 26 games. Cards snapped 1-1 tie in eighth when Oberkfell reached first safely when Madlock misplayed his pop fly, advanced to second on sacrifice by Martinez and scored on single by Brock.

Giants' run came in sixth on doubles by Winfield and Evans. First Card tally came on single by Templeton, stolen base and two grounders. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 2, San Francisco Giants 1

Game Played on Wednesday, July 26, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Cardinals 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 4 1 Giants 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 2 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .199 Madlock 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Templeton ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .263 Whitfield lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .310 Mumphrey rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .240 Clark rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .318 Simmons c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .299 Evans 3b 1 0 1 1 2 0 .257 Hernandez 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .258 Ivie 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .317 Scott cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Herndon cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .298 Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .236 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Oberkfell 2b 3 1 0 0 0 0 .300 Tamargo c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .278 Martinez p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Halicki p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .088 Dwyer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Totals 31 2 4 2 1 4 Totals 28 1 2 1 3 3 Time of Game: 1:52 Attendance: 18,769 Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Giants 5 DP: Cardinals 1, Giants 1 Errors: Templeton, Madlock Doubles: Templeton (17), Whitfield (14), Evans (18) Stolen Bases: Templeton (16), Scott (3), Brock (14) Sacrifice Hits: Martinez (3), Herndon (11), Evans (4) GIDP: Hernandez (6), Ivie (5) Hit by Pitch: Simmons (1,by Halicki) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Martinez W(5-4) 9 2 1 1 3 3 0 33 3.39 Totals 9 2 1 1 3 3 0 33 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Halicki L(5-4) 8 4 2 1 0 4 0 30 2.97 Lavelle 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2.97 Totals 9 4 2 1 1 4 0 34 Hit by Pitch: Halicki (2) Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Charlie Williams CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Templeton flied out to right; Mumphrey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Madlock grounded out (first unassisted); Whitfield struck out; Clark flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons was hit by a pitch; Hernandez popped to shortstop; Scott lined to second; Reitz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Evans walked; Ivie grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Evans out at second]; Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Oberkfell flied out to center; Martinez lined to shortstop; Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (third to first); Tamargo popped to catcher in foul territory; Halicki struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton singled to pitcher; Templeton stole second; Mumphrey grounded out (second to first) [Templeton to third]; Simmons reached on a fielder's choice [Templeton scored]; Hernandez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Simmons out at second]; Ted Simmons called for interference at 2B; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Whitfield flied out to left; Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Oberkfell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 5TH: Evans walked; Ivie reached on a fielder's choice [Evans to second]; Herndon out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Evans to third, Ivie to second]; Metzger flied out to center; Tamargo was walked intentionally; Halicki was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Martinez popped to catcher in foul territory; Brock flied out to center; Templeton doubled to right; Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 6TH: Madlock popped to first in foul territory; Whitfield doubled to center; Clark grounded out (shortstop to first) [Whitfield to third]; Evans doubled to center [Whitfield scored]; Ivie flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 1. CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons singled to center; Hernandez struck out; Scott forced Simmons (first unassisted); Scott stole second; Reitz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 1. GIANTS 7TH: Herndon grounded out (third to first); Metzger flied to left in foul territory; Tamargo grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 1. CARDINALS 8TH: Oberkfell reached on an error by Madlock [Oberkfell to first]; Martinez out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Oberkfell to second]; Brock singled to center [Oberkfell scored (unearned)]; Brock stole second; Templeton flied out to right; Mumphrey flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 1. GIANTS 8TH: DWYER BATTED FOR HALICKI; Dwyer flied out to right; Madlock grounded out (third to first); Whitfield flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 1. CARDINALS 9TH: LAVELLE REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); Simmons flied out to right; Hernandez walked; Scott popped to second; Reitz popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 1. GIANTS 9TH: Clark reached on an error by Templeton [Clark to first]; Evans out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Clark to second]; Ivie flied out to center; Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 1.

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