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BAL  2
@CLE  1
 BOS  6
@DET  5
 KCR  6
MIN  3
 MIL  6
CAL  4
 OAK  4
CHW  3
 SEA  7
TEX  3
 TOR 10
NYY  8
 CHC 10
STL  2
 CIN 10
SDP  6
 HOU 13
ATL  0
 LAD  3
SFG  2
 PIT  6
@MON  0
 PHI  9
@NYM  4
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Standings at end of play this day

Stade Olympique, Attendance: 13,834

 Saturday, May 20, 1978, 2:15PM
Time of Game: 2:10
Pirates
6
17-19
Won 2
4th, 3 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         3  0  0   3  0  0   0  0  0    6  9  0
Expos           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  0
W: Bert Blyleven (3-4), L: Wayne Twitchell (2-4)
 Expos
0
18-18
Lost 3
3rd, 2 GB

Batting Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .270  .622              2   4   SB
O Moreno CF                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .238  .679              2   0   3B,SH
D Parker RF                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .309  .886              3   0   
J Milner LF                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .179  .569              0   0   
W Stargell 1B                 4   2   2   5    0   1  .230  .803              8   0   2·HR
R Stennett 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .662              4   2   
E Ott C                       4   1   1   0    0   0  .226  .631              8   0   2B
P Garner 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .234  .658              0   3   
B Blyleven P                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .087  .212              0   2   
Totals                       34   6   9   0    3   8                         27  11
Batting Events
2B: E Ott (2, off W Twitchell).
3B: O Moreno (2, off W Twitchell).
HR: W Stargell 2 (6, 2 off W Twitchell; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).
SH: O Moreno (2, off W Twitchell).
TB: W Stargell 8; O Moreno 3; E Ott 2; D Parker 2; F Taveras; B Blyleven; J Milner.
RBI: W Stargell 5 (17); B Blyleven (1).
2-out RBI: W Stargell 3; B Blyleven.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. B Blyleven-F Taveras-W Stargell.
Baserunning Events
SB: F Taveras (11, 2nd base off W Twitchell/G Carter).
Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Cromartie LF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .743              1   0   
D Cash 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .301  .776              2   5   
A Dawson CF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .266  .763              3   0   
G Carter C                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .227  .750              8   1   
E Valentine RF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .721              1   0   
T Perez 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .228  .636              9   0   
  D Knowles P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000              0   0   
W Garrett 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .172  .398              0   1   GDP
C Speier SS                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .284  .769              1   1   
W Twitchell P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .077              1   1   
  J White PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .473              0   0   
  H Dues P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286              0   1   
  D Unser 1B                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .255  .640              1   0   
Totals                       29   0   3   0    3   8                         27  10
Batting Events
TB: E Valentine; T Perez; D Cash.
GIDP: W Garrett (1).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 2.

Pitching Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Blyleven, W (3-4)            9     3   0   0    3   8   0   4.10   32     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 1· 3     86    -     0.53   0.19
Totals                         9     3   0   0    3   8   0          32     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 1· 3           -  
Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Twitchell, L (2-4)           5     7   6   6    2   4   2   5.73   23     -       ·  ·      4· 6· 0· 7     31    -     0.57  -0.32
H Dues                         2     1   0   0    1   2   0   3.27    8     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.08   0.01
D Knowles                      2     1   0   0    0   2   0   1.74    7     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     9   6   6    3   8   2          38     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 0· 9           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.
Time of Game: 2:10.
Attendance: 13,834.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Pittsburgh Pirates                        Montreal Expos                               
1. Frank Taveras                SS       1. Warren Cromartie             LF
2. Omar Moreno                  CF       2. Dave Cash                    2B
3. Dave Parker                  RF       3. Andre Dawson                 CF
4. John Milner                  LF       4. Gary Carter                   C
5. Willie Stargell              1B       5. Ellis Valentine              RF
6. Rennie Stennett              2B       6. Tony Perez                   1B
7. Ed Ott                        C       7. Wayne Garrett                3B
8. Phil Garner                  3B       8. Chris Speier                 SS
9. Bert Blyleven                 P       9. Wayne Twitchell               P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t1 2 1-3 RRR 26% 76% 0-0 PIT W. Stargell W. Twitchell Home Run; Moreno Scores; Parker Scores
t4 0 1-- RR 8% 94% 3-0 PIT W. Stargell W. Twitchell Home Run; Milner Scores
t1 1 --- 7% 55% 0-0 PIT O. Moreno W. Twitchell Triple to CF
t1 1 1-3 O -7% 50% 0-0 PIT J. Milner W. Twitchell Strikeout Looking
t3 1 --3 O -5% 80% 3-0 PIT D. Parker W. Twitchell Baserunner Out Advancing; Taveras out at Hm/C-P

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Expos' Wayne Twitchell facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 PIT F. Taveras W. Twitchell Popfly: 2B
t1 1 --- 7% 55% 0-0 PIT O. Moreno W. Twitchell Triple to CF
t1 1 --3 2% 57% 0-0 PIT D. Parker W. Twitchell Walk
t1 1 1-3 O -7% 50% 0-0 PIT J. Milner W. Twitchell Strikeout Looking
t1 2 1-3 RRR 26% 76% 0-0 PIT W. Stargell W. Twitchell Home Run; Moreno Scores; Parker Scores
t1 2 --- O -1% 76% 3-0 PIT R. Stennett W. Twitchell Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Expos 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 78% 0-3 MON W. Cromartie B. Blyleven Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 1 --- O 1% 79% 0-3 MON D. Cash B. Blyleven Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 2 --- O 1% 80% 0-3 MON A. Dawson B. Blyleven Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Expos 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Expos' Wayne Twitchell facing 7-8-9
t2 0 --- O -1% 79% 3-0 PIT E. Ott W. Twitchell Popfly: SS
t2 1 --- O -1% 78% 3-0 PIT P. Garner W. Twitchell Strikeout
t2 2 --- O -1% 77% 3-0 PIT B. Blyleven W. Twitchell Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Expos 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- -4% 74% 0-3 MON G. Carter B. Blyleven Walk
b2 0 1-- O 3% 77% 0-3 MON E. Valentine B. Blyleven Popfly: 2B
b2 1 1-- O 3% 80% 0-3 MON T. Perez B. Blyleven Strikeout
b2 2 1-- O 2% 82% 0-3 MON W. Garrett B. Blyleven Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Expos 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Expos' Wayne Twitchell facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- 2% 83% 3-0 PIT F. Taveras W. Twitchell Walk
t3 0 1-- 2% 85% 3-0 PIT O. Moreno W. Twitchell Taveras Steals 2B
t3 0 -2- O -0% 85% 3-0 PIT O. Moreno W. Twitchell Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Taveras to 3B
t3 1 --3 O -5% 80% 3-0 PIT D. Parker W. Twitchell Baserunner Out Advancing; Taveras out at Hm/C-P
t3 2 --- O -1% 79% 3-0 PIT D. Parker W. Twitchell Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Expos 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- -4% 75% 0-3 MON C. Speier B. Blyleven Walk
b3 0 1-- O 3% 79% 0-3 MON W. Twitchell B. Blyleven Strikeout
b3 1 1-- O 3% 81% 0-3 MON W. Cromartie B. Blyleven Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b3 2 1-- -3% 79% 0-3 MON D. Cash B. Blyleven Single to CF; Cromartie to 3B
b3 2 1-3 O 5% 83% 0-3 MON A. Dawson B. Blyleven Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Expos 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Expos' Wayne Twitchell facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- 2% 85% 3-0 PIT J. Milner W. Twitchell Single to CF
t4 0 1-- RR 8% 94% 3-0 PIT W. Stargell W. Twitchell Home Run; Milner Scores
t4 0 --- O -0% 93% 5-0 PIT R. Stennett W. Twitchell Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1 --- 1% 94% 5-0 PIT E. Ott W. Twitchell Double to RF
t4 1 -2- O -1% 93% 5-0 PIT P. Garner W. Twitchell Strikeout
t4 2 -2- R 3% 96% 5-0 PIT B. Blyleven W. Twitchell Single to RF; Ott Scores
t4 2 1-- O -0% 95% 6-0 PIT F. Taveras W. Twitchell Strikeout
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Expos 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O 1% 96% 0-6 MON G. Carter B. Blyleven Strikeout Looking
b4 1 --- O 0% 97% 0-6 MON E. Valentine B. Blyleven Flyball: RF
b4 2 --- O 0% 97% 0-6 MON T. Perez B. Blyleven Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Expos 0.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Expos' Wayne Twitchell facing 2-3-4
t5 0 --- O -0% 97% 6-0 PIT O. Moreno W. Twitchell Flyball: RF
t5 1 --- 0% 97% 6-0 PIT D. Parker W. Twitchell Single to LF
t5 1 1-- O -0% 97% 6-0 PIT J. Milner W. Twitchell Popfly: 2B
t5 2 1-- O -0% 97% 6-0 PIT W. Stargell W. Twitchell Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Expos 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O 1% 97% 0-6 MON W. Garrett B. Blyleven Flyball: CF
b5 1 --- O 1% 98% 0-6 MON C. Speier B. Blyleven Groundout: 2B-1B
Jerry White pinch hits for Wayne Twitchell (P) batting 9th
b5 2 --- O 0% 98% 0-6 MON J. White B. Blyleven Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Expos 0.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Expos' Hal Dues facing 6-7-8
Hal Dues replaces Jerry White (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 0 --- O -0% 98% 6-0 PIT R. Stennett H. Dues Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1 --- O -0% 98% 6-0 PIT E. Ott H. Dues Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 2 --- O -0% 98% 6-0 PIT P. Garner H. Dues Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Expos 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- O 1% 98% 0-6 MON W. Cromartie B. Blyleven Strikeout
b6 1 --- O 0% 99% 0-6 MON D. Cash B. Blyleven Groundout: SS-1B
b6 2 --- O 0% 99% 0-6 MON A. Dawson B. Blyleven Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Expos 0.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Expos' Hal Dues facing 9-1-2
t7 0 --- O -0% 99% 6-0 PIT B. Blyleven H. Dues Strikeout
t7 1 --- O -0% 99% 6-0 PIT F. Taveras H. Dues Groundout: P-1B
t7 2 --- 0% 99% 6-0 PIT O. Moreno H. Dues Walk
t7 2 1-- 0% 99% 6-0 PIT D. Parker H. Dues Single to LF; Moreno to 2B
t7 2 12- O -0% 99% 6-0 PIT J. Milner H. Dues Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Expos 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
b7 0 --- O 0% 99% 0-6 MON G. Carter B. Blyleven Flyball: RF
b7 1 --- -0% 99% 0-6 MON E. Valentine B. Blyleven Single to LF
b7 1 1-- -1% 97% 0-6 MON T. Perez B. Blyleven Single to LF; Valentine to 2B
b7 1 12- OO 2% 99% 0-6 MON W. Garrett B. Blyleven Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Expos 0.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Expos' Darold Knowles facing 5-6-7
Darold Knowles replaces Tony Perez (1B) pitching and batting 6th; Del Unser replaces Hal Dues (P) playing 1B batting 9th
t8 0 --- O -0% 99% 6-0 PIT W. Stargell D. Knowles Strikeout
t8 1 --- O 0% 99% 6-0 PIT R. Stennett D. Knowles Flyball: CF
t8 2 --- O 0% 99% 6-0 PIT E. Ott D. Knowles Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Expos 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
b8 0 --- O 0% 100% 0-6 MON C. Speier B. Blyleven Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1 --- -0% 99% 0-6 MON D. Unser B. Blyleven Walk
b8 1 1-- O 0% 100% 0-6 MON W. Cromartie B. Blyleven Flyball: RF
b8 2 1-- O 0% 100% 0-6 MON D. Cash B. Blyleven Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Expos 0.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Expos' Darold Knowles facing 8-9-1
t9 0 --- O 0% 100% 6-0 PIT P. Garner D. Knowles Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 6-0 PIT B. Blyleven D. Knowles Flyball: CF
t9 2 --- 0% 100% 6-0 PIT F. Taveras D. Knowles Single to RF
t9 2 1-- O 0% 100% 6-0 PIT O. Moreno D. Knowles Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Expos 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
b9 0 --- O 0% 100% 0-6 MON A. Dawson B. Blyleven Strikeout Looking
b9 1 --- O 0% 100% 0-6 MON G. Carter B. Blyleven Popfly: 2B
b9 2 --- O 0% 100% 0-6 MON E. Valentine B. Blyleven Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Expos 0.

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