Winning their sixth straight, the Pirates moved to within two games of the first-place Phillies in the East division by beating the Expos, 5-3. A three-run homer by Dave Parker in the third inning, following a single by Frank Taveras and walk to Omar Moreno, was the big blow of the game.

Willie Stargell stole home on the front end of a double steal in the second inning and Bill Robinson had a run-scoring double in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Montreal Expos 3

Game Played on Sunday, September 17, 1978 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Expos 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 - 3 5 0 Pirates 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 x - 5 7 1 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Papi 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Taveras ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .281 Hutton 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .240 Moreno cf 3 1 0 0 1 2 .229 Valentine rf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .292 Parker rf 4 2 3 3 0 0 .323 Carter c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .257 B. Robinson lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .245 Cromartie lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .302 Stargell 1b 3 1 0 0 1 2 .295 Unser cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .189 Garner 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Parrish 3b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .273 Berra 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .209 Speier ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Ott c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .277 May p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .154 Blyleven p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .138 Mejias ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Perez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 31 3 5 2 2 4 Totals 31 5 7 4 3 6 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 8,544 Left on Base: Expos 3, Pirates 5 DP: Expos 0, Pirates 2 Errors: Taveras Doubles: Parrish (37), B. Robinson (33) Triples: Parker (10) Home Runs: Cromartie (9), Valentine (25), Parker (27) Stolen Bases: Ott (4), Stargell (3) GIDP: Carter (9), Parrish (19) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA May L(7-10) 5 5 4 4 3 5 1 23 4.13 Palmer 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00 Knowles 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 2.51 Totals 8 7 5 5 3 6 1 34 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven W(14-9) 7 4 2 1 2 4 1 25 2.96 Tekulve SV(30) 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 1.89 Totals 9 5 3 2 2 4 2 33 Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Bill Williams EXPOS 1ST: Papi grounded out (pitcher to first); Hutton grounded out (pitcher to first); Valentine was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras flied out to center; Moreno was called out on strikes; Parker tripled to left; B. Robinson lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0. EXPOS 2ND: Carter flied out to left; Cromartie grounded out (first unassisted); Unser grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell walked; Garner flied out to right; Berra flied out to center; Ott singled to right [Stargell to third]; Stargell stole home and Ott stole second; Blyleven struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 1. EXPOS 3RD: Parrish singled to center; Speier grounded out (first unassisted) [Parrish to second]; May struck out; Papi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 3RD: Taveras singled to center; Moreno walked [Taveras to second]; Parker homered [Taveras scored, Moreno scored]; B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell grounded out (second to first); Garner singled to center; Berra walked [Garner to second]; Ott flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 4. EXPOS 4TH: Hutton grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine singled to right; Carter grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Valentine out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 4. PIRATES 4TH: Blyleven struck out; Taveras flied out to center; Moreno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 4. EXPOS 5TH: Cromartie homered; Unser walked; Parrish grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Unser out at second]; Speier flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 4. PIRATES 5TH: Parker lined to first; B. Robinson flied out to left; Stargell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 4. EXPOS 6TH: MEJIAS BATTED FOR MAY; Mejias grounded out (shortstop to first); Papi flied out to left; Hutton walked; Valentine forced Hutton (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 4. PIRATES 6TH: PALMER REPLACED MEJIAS (PITCHING); Garner grounded out (pitcher to first); Berra grounded out (shortstop to first); Ott grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 4. EXPOS 7TH: Carter was called out on strikes; Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Unser grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 4. PIRATES 7TH: Blyleven grounded out (second to first); Taveras grounded out (second to first); Moreno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 4. EXPOS 8TH: Parrish doubled to center; TEKULVE REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Speier grounded out (pitcher to first); PEREZ BATTED FOR PALMER; Perez flied out to center; Papi reached on an error by Taveras [Parrish scored (unearned) (no RBI), Papi to first]; Hutton grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 4. PIRATES 8TH: KNOWLES REPLACED PEREZ (PITCHING); Parker singled to second; B. Robinson doubled to left [Parker scored]; Stargell was called out on strikes; Garner popped to first in foul territory; Berra popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 5. EXPOS 9TH: Valentine homered; Carter popped to second; Cromartie flied out to left; Unser flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 5.

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