Coming from behind in the late innings, the Expos downed the Giants, 4-3. The Giants led, 3-1, going into the bottom of the eighth but the Expos tied the game on an RBI single by Warren Cromartie and a homer by Gary Carter. With two out in the ninth, Ellis Valentine smashed a round-tripper to win the game. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 4, San Francisco Giants 3

Game Played on Tuesday, August 15, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique

Giants 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 5 2 Expos 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 - 4 11 2 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Madlock 2b 2 2 0 0 3 0 .305 Cash 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .258 Evans 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .259 Dawson cf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .253 Clark rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .297 Valentine rf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .296 Ivie 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .307 Perez 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .288 Cruz lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Cromartie lf 4 0 3 1 0 0 .297 Herndon cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .285 Parrish 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .268 LeMaster ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .228 Carter c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .249 Hill c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .238 Speier ss 3 0 2 0 1 0 .256 Barr p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .135 Schatzeder p 3 1 0 0 0 0 .269 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Unser ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 McCovey ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 Papi ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Williams pr,p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dues p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Totals 31 3 5 3 5 4 Totals 37 4 11 4 2 2 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 21,414 Left on Base: Giants 7, Expos 9 DP: Giants 2, Expos 1 Errors: Evans 2, Carter, Schatzeder Doubles: Cromartie 2 (27), Speier (13), Perez (32) Triples: LeMaster (3) Home Runs: Evans (11), Carter (14), Valentine (20) Sacrifice Hits: Hill (1) GIDP: Madlock (6), Schatzeder (2), Parrish (13) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Barr 7 6 1 1 2 2 0 30 3.46 Moffitt 0.2 4 2 2 0 0 1 5 3.43 Curtis 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.82 Williams L(1-3) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 4.36 Totals 8.2 11 4 4 2 2 2 39 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Schatzeder 7 3 3 2 4 4 1 29 2.14 Bahnsen 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.22 Dues W(5-4) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 2.09 Totals 9 5 3 2 5 4 1 37 Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor GIANTS 1ST: Madlock walked; Evans homered [Madlock scored]; Clark flied out to right; Ivie struck out; Cruz struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cash singled to center; Dawson singled to left [Cash to second]; Valentine flied out to center; Perez struck out; Cromartie grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Expos 0. GIANTS 2ND: Herndon flied out to right; LeMaster flied out to center; Hill was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Parrish struck out; Carter reached on an error by Evans; Speier reached on an error by Evans [Carter to second]; Schatzeder grounded into a double play (third to first) [Carter out at third]; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Expos 0. GIANTS 3RD: On a bunt Barr grounded out (pitcher to first); Madlock walked; Evans lined to right; Clark singled to left [Madlock to second]; Ivie made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Cash flied out to right; Dawson made an out to second; Valentine grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Expos 0. GIANTS 4TH: Cruz flied out to center; Herndon grounded out (second to first); LeMaster tripled; Hill was walked intentionally; Barr struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Expos 0. EXPOS 4TH: Perez flied out to center; Cromartie doubled to right; Parrish grounded out (third to first); Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Expos 0. GIANTS 5TH: Madlock flied out to right; Evans grounded out (first unassisted); Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Expos 0. EXPOS 5TH: Speier doubled; Schatzeder grounded out (pitcher to first); Cash lined to third; Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Expos 0. GIANTS 6TH: Ivie flied out to center; Cruz flied out to right; Herndon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Expos 0. EXPOS 6TH: Valentine flied out to right; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Cromartie doubled to right; Parrish walked; Carter forced Parrish (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Expos 0. GIANTS 7TH: LeMaster flied out to center; Hill made an out to second; Barr made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Expos 0. EXPOS 7TH: Speier walked; Schatzeder forced Speier (third to second); Cash grounded out (second to first) [Schatzeder to second]; Dawson singled to center [Schatzeder scored]; Valentine grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Expos 1. GIANTS 8TH: Madlock walked; On a bunt Evans reached on an error by Schatzeder [Madlock to third, Evans to second]; BAHNSEN REPLACED SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); Clark grounded out (third to first); Ivie singled to center [Madlock scored (unearned), Evans out at home (center to catcher)]; Cruz flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Expos 1. EXPOS 8TH: MOFFITT REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); Perez doubled to right; Cromartie singled to center [Perez scored]; On a bunt Parrish grounded into a double play (catcher to shortstop to second) [Cromartie out at second]; Carter homered; Speier singled to center; UNSER BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; CURTIS REPLACED MOFFITT (PITCHING); PAPI BATTED FOR UNSER; Papi grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Expos 3. GIANTS 9TH: DUES REPLACED PAPI (PITCHING); Herndon singled to left; On a bunt LeMaster reached on an error by Carter [Herndon to second]; Hill out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Herndon to third, LeMaster to second]; MCCOVEY BATTED FOR CURTIS; McCovey was walked intentionally; WILLIAMS RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Madlock grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Williams out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Expos 3. EXPOS 9TH: WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); Cash made an out to third; Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Expos 4.

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