Posting his fourth shutout of the season, Bob Knepper pitched the Giants to a 2-0 victory over the Mets. Jim Dwyer hit a solo homer in the first inning. The other run came in the sixth when Roger Metzger singled, stole second, advanced to third on a sacrifice and scored on a single by Bill Madlock. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 2, New York Mets 0

Game Played on Tuesday, August 29, 1978 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1 Giants 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 x - 2 6 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Maddox 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .274 Madlock 2b 4 0 3 1 0 1 .312 Valentine 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Andrews pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 S. Henderson lf 3 0 1 0 1 2 .274 Dwyer cf,1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .244 Montanez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .257 Clark rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Stearns c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Cruz pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Grieve rf 2 0 1 0 1 1 .213 McCovey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Youngblood cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Herndon cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Flynn ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Evans 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Hausman p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Whitfield lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .301 Randle ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Metzger ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .244 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Tamargo c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .236 Bernard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Knepper p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .062 Totals 29 0 4 0 3 6 Totals 29 2 6 2 1 6 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 34,174 Left on Base: Mets 5, Giants 5 DP: Mets 0, Giants 1 Errors: Montanez Doubles: Montanez (25), S. Henderson (26), Maddox (16), Dwyer (9) Home Runs: Dwyer (4) Stolen Bases: Metzger (6), Andrews (5) Caught Stealing: Maddox (10) Sacrifice Hits: Knepper (6) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hausman L(2-3) 7 5 2 2 1 5 1 26 5.26 Lockwood 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.49 Bernard 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.00 Totals 8 6 2 2 1 6 1 31 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knepper W(14-9) 9 4 0 0 3 6 0 32 2.69 Totals 9 4 0 0 3 6 0 32 Wild Pitches: Knepper (5) Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Joe West METS 1ST: Maddox made an out to second; Valentine grounded out (third to first); S. Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Madlock struck out; Dwyer homered; Clark popped to third in foul territory; McCovey grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 1. METS 2ND: Montanez doubled to left; Stearns popped to catcher in foul territory; Grieve walked; Youngblood grounded out (second to first) [Montanez to third, Grieve to second]; Flynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 1. GIANTS 2ND: Evans struck out; Whitfield made an out to second; Metzger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 1. METS 3RD: Hausman grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox walked; Maddox was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Valentine flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 1. GIANTS 3RD: Tamargo struck out; Knepper struck out; Madlock singled to left; Dwyer flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 1. METS 4TH: S. Henderson doubled to right; Montanez struck out; Stearns flied out to left; Grieve struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 1. GIANTS 4TH: Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); McCovey lined to second; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 1. METS 5TH: Youngblood grounded out (third to first); Flynn flied to right in foul territory; Hausman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 1. GIANTS 5TH: Whitfield lined to center; Metzger singled to right; Metzger stole second; Tamargo walked; Knepper out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Metzger to third, Tamargo to second]; Madlock singled to left [Metzger scored, Tamargo out at home (left to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 2. METS 6TH: Maddox doubled to left; Valentine flied out to center [Maddox to third]; S. Henderson walked; Montanez hit into a double play (center to catcher) [Maddox out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 2. GIANTS 6TH: Dwyer doubled to right; Clark grounded out (third to first); McCovey struck out; Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 2. METS 7TH: Stearns grounded out (third to first); Grieve singled to center; Knepper threw a wild pitch [Grieve to second]; Youngblood flied out to center [Grieve to third]; Flynn lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 2. GIANTS 7TH: Whitfield grounded out (second to first); Metzger grounded out (first to pitcher); Tamargo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 2. METS 8TH: RANDLE BATTED FOR HAUSMAN; Randle flied out to center; Maddox flied out to left; Valentine popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 2. GIANTS 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED RANDLE (PITCHING); Knepper was called out on strikes; Madlock singled to left; ANDREWS RAN FOR MADLOCK; Andrews stole second; Dwyer flied out to right; BERNARD REPLACED LOCKWOOD (PITCHING); Clark reached on an error by Montanez (assist by Valentine) [Andrews to third, Clark to first]; Skip Lockwood left with arm problem; CRUZ RAN FOR CLARK; McCovey flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 2. METS 9TH: ANDREWS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HERNDON REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING CF); DWYER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); S. Henderson struck out; Montanez struck out; Stearns was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 2.

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