In a game called with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning because of rain, Montreal copped an 8-2 decision over the Mets, giving the Expos their longest winning streak of the season -- five games. The Expos took a 3-1 lead in the fourth frame on doubles by Andre Dawson, Ellis Valentine and Warren Cromartie and a single by Larry Parrish. Parrish also doubled home two more runs in the sixth stanza. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 8, New York Mets 2

Game Played on Wednesday, September 6, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique

Mets 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 5 1 Expos 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 - 8 15 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mazzilli cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .267 Cash 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Maddox 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .265 Dawson cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .253 S. Henderson lf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .277 Valentine rf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .288 Stearns c 2 0 0 1 0 0 .267 Mejias rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Grieve 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Perez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .283 Norman rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .167 Cromartie lf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .299 Youngblood 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Carter c 3 1 2 0 0 0 .256 Flynn ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Parrish 3b 3 1 2 3 0 0 .271 Bruhert p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .094 Speier ss 3 1 2 1 0 0 .256 Bernard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Papi pr,ss 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 Siebert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grimsley p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .154 Totals 25 2 5 2 0 1 Totals 29 8 15 8 1 0 Time of Game: 1:52 Attendance: 7,894 Left on Base: Mets 3, Expos 5 DP: Mets 1, Expos 0 Errors: Bruhert, Perez Doubles: Dawson (18), Valentine (31), Cromartie (29), Parrish (35), Cash (22) Home Runs: Norman (1) Stolen Bases: S. Henderson (12) Sacrifice Hits: Cash (5), Grimsley (10) Sacrifice Flies: Stearns (5) GIDP: Parrish (17) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bruhert L(3-8) 4.2 10 4 4 0 0 0 21 4.95 Bernard 0.2 5 4 4 0 0 0 7 3.86 Siebert 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 5.54 Totals 6.1 15 8 8 1 0 0 32 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Grimsley W(17-9) 7 5 2 2 0 1 1 26 3.10 Totals 7 5 2 2 0 1 1 26 Wild Pitches: Siebert (2) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale METS 1ST: Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); Maddox singled to center; S. Henderson singled to right [Maddox to third]; Stearns hit a sacrifice fly to center [Maddox scored]; S. Henderson stole second [S. Henderson to third (error by Perez)]; Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (third to first); Dawson singled to center; Dawson was picked off first but was safe on an error by Bruhert [Dawson to third]; Dawson was out trying to advance to home (pitcher to catcher); Valentine made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 0. METS 2ND: Norman grounded out (second to first); Youngblood popped to first in foul territory; Flynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Perez singled to center; Cromartie lined to left; Carter singled to left [Perez to second]; Parrish grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Carter out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 0. METS 3RD: Bruhert grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Grimsley grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 0. METS 4TH: S. Henderson flied out to center; Stearns grounded out (third to first); Grieve flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 4TH: Dawson doubled to right; Valentine doubled to left [Dawson scored]; Perez grounded out (third to first) [Valentine to third]; Cromartie doubled to right [Valentine scored]; Carter popped to catcher; Parrish singled to center [Cromartie scored, Parrish out at second (center to catcher to second)]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 3. METS 5TH: Norman homered; Youngblood grounded out (third to first); Flynn flied out to right; Bruhert singled to center; Mazzilli struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Expos 3. EXPOS 5TH: Speier singled to left; Grimsley singled to left [Speier to second]; Cash out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Speier to third, Grimsley to second]; Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Speier scored, Grimsley stayed at second]; Valentine singled to shortstop [Grimsley to third]; BERNARD REPLACED BRUHERT (PITCHING); Perez flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Expos 4. METS 6TH: Maddox grounded out (third to first); S. Henderson singled to center; Stearns grounded out (catcher to first) [S. Henderson to second]; Grieve flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Expos 4. EXPOS 6TH: Cromartie singled to right; Carter singled to shortstop [Cromartie to second]; Parrish doubled to right [Cromartie scored, Carter scored]; Speier singled to center [Parrish scored]; PAPI RAN FOR SPEIER; Grimsley out on a sacrifice bunt (first to pitcher) [Papi to second]; Cash doubled to right [Papi scored]; SIEBERT REPLACED BERNARD (PITCHING); Siebert threw a wild pitch [Cash to third]; Dawson flied out to center; Valentine walked; Perez grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Expos 8. METS 7TH: PAPI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); MEJIAS REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING RF); Norman grounded out (pitcher to first); Youngblood popped to catcher in foul territory; Flynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Expos 8. EXPOS 7TH: Cromartie flied out to center; game rained out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Expos 8.

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