A two-run rally in the last of the ninth carried the Expos to a 3-2 triumph over the Pirates. Trailing, 2-1, the Expos opened the final frame with singles by Larry Parrish and Warren Cromartie. A sacrifice by Gary Carter moved the runners along. An intentional walk to Tommy Hutton loaded the bases. An infield hit by Chris Speier tied the score and pinch-hitter Ed Herrmann then followed with a single to shallow right for the winning run. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Game Played on Monday, July 31, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique

Pirates 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 1 Expos 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 3 9 1 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .276 Cash 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .267 Garner 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .257 Dawson cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .253 Parker rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .291 Valentine rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .305 B. Robinson cf,lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Parrish 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .284 Sanguillen 1b 3 1 2 1 0 0 .297 Cromartie lf 4 2 2 0 0 1 .286 Moreno pr,cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .213 Carter c 3 0 1 0 0 2 .246 Milner lf,1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .302 Hutton 1b 3 0 0 1 1 0 .241 Berra 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Speier ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 .248 Dyer c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .244 Grimsley p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .172 Blyleven p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .135 Unser ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Garman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Herrmann ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .149 Totals 29 2 5 1 3 3 Totals 32 3 9 3 3 6 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 22,152 Left on Base: Pirates 4, Expos 8 DP: Pirates 0, Expos 1 Errors: Garner, Cash Doubles: Garner (17), Grimsley (1), Cromartie (22) Home Runs: Sanguillen (3) Stolen Bases: Moreno (43), Dawson (21) Caught Stealing: Parker (5), Moreno (13), Dawson (6) Sacrifice Hits: Blyleven (5), Carter (1) GIDP: B. Robinson (3) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven L(9-6) 8.1 9 3 3 3 6 0 36 3.45 Totals 8.1 9 3 3 3 6 0 36 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Grimsley 7 5 2 2 1 2 1 26 3.42 Garman W(2-4) 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 5.06 Totals 9 5 2 2 3 3 1 33 Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Frank Pulli PIRATES 1ST: Taveras struck out; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (second to first); Dawson walked; Dawson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Valentine flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 0. PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Parrish struck out; Cromartie struck out; Carter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 0. PIRATES 3RD: Berra popped to first in foul territory; Dyer walked; Blyleven out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Dyer to second]; Taveras grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Hutton grounded out (pitcher to first); Speier grounded out (second to first); Grimsley doubled to left; Cash struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 0. PIRATES 4TH: Garner singled to right; Parker singled to right [Garner to third]; B. Robinson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Garner scored (no RBI), Parker out at second]; Sanguillen homered; Milner popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 0. EXPOS 4TH: Dawson singled to left; Dawson stole second; Valentine reached on a fielder's choice [Dawson out at third (shortstop to third)]; Parrish flied out to center; Cromartie grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 0. PIRATES 5TH: Berra grounded out (second to first); Dyer flied out to center; Blyleven struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 0. EXPOS 5TH: Carter struck out; Hutton grounded out (catcher to first); Speier walked; Grimsley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 0. PIRATES 6TH: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner doubled to center; Parker reached on an error by Cash [Garner to third, Parker to first]; Parker was caught stealing second (catcher to second); B. Robinson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 0. EXPOS 6TH: Cash singled to center; Dawson struck out; Valentine flied out to center; Parrish flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 0. PIRATES 7TH: Sanguillen singled to center; MORENO RAN FOR SANGUILLEN; Milner flied out to center; Berra forced Moreno (shortstop to second); Dyer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 0. EXPOS 7TH: MORENO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); B. ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MILNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Cromartie doubled to left; Carter singled to center [Cromartie to third]; Hutton forced Carter (shortstop to second) [Cromartie scored, Hutton to second (error by Garner)]; Speier grounded out (third to first) [Hutton to third]; UNSER BATTED FOR GRIMSLEY; Unser popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 1. PIRATES 8TH: GARMAN REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Blyleven grounded out (second to first); Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); Garner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 1. EXPOS 8TH: Cash grounded out (second to first); Dawson flied out to right; Valentine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 1. PIRATES 9TH: Parker flied out to center; B. Robinson struck out; Moreno walked; Moreno stole second; Milner was walked intentionally; Moreno was caught stealing third (catcher to second to third to catcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 1. EXPOS 9TH: Parrish singled to center; Cromartie singled to pitcher [Parrish to second]; Carter out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Parrish to third, Cromartie to second]; Hutton was walked intentionally; Speier singled to shortstop [Parrish scored, Cromartie to third, Hutton to second]; HERRMANN BATTED FOR GARMAN; Herrmann singled to right [Cromartie scored, Hutton to third, Speier to second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 3.

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