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Message #: 14615
New manager included.
Game 1 Right fielder George Hendrick had 2 base hits and Pete Vuckovich allowed Rob Tomlinson to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game at Busch Stadium where the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Montreal Expos by the score of 8 to 2.
St. Louis jumped on top of Montreal in the bottom of the 4th inning when they tallied 3 runs on 4 hits. The crucial at-bat was provided by Leon Durham who made the crowd come alive when he doubled scoring two baserunners. St. Louis totaled 10 on the night.
Vuckovich (6-3) allowed 2 runs on the game. Bill Gullickson (4-1) absorbed the loss. The St. Louis ballclub's record now stands at 22-17. Montreal has a record of 26-13 after the loss.
Game 2 In a good matchup it was the Montreal Expos 6, the St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium.
Montreal brought 4 runs across the plate in the 6th inning when they had 3 base hits. The key at-bat was by Luis Aguayo who deflated the spirits of the home town crowd when he ripped a base-knock bringing in two baserunners. Montreal managed 9 in their victory.
Ed Whitson (5-1) went 5 innings allowing 2 runs for the victory. Woodie Fryman earned the save, his 12th. Bob Sykes (2-2) suffered the loss. He was not very effective, surrendering 6 runs in 5 and 2/3 innings.
Game 3 The Montreal Expos easily topped the St. Louis Cardinals; the final score was 7 to 1.
Ivan Dejesus had a good evening at the plate. He slapped a single bringing in two baserunners in the 2nd inning and bombed a two-run dinger (his 2nd of the season) in the 6th inning. Montreal totaled 7 on the night.
Scott Sanderson (7-1) was the winner allowing 1 run in 5 innings. Lary Sorensen (2-5) absorbed the loss. He gave up 5 runs and 5 hits in 5 innings.
Game 4 Steve Rogers came through with a solid 6 innings as the Montreal Expos rallied impressively to win in dramatic style over St. Louis Cardinals, 7 to 1.
A hugely decisive outburst by Montreal in the top of the 9th inning quieted any St. Louis hopes for a victory as they creamed St. Louis blasting them with 7 runs on 3 hits. The key offensive moment was provided by Ron Leflore who helped quiet the crowd when he doubled plating three runs. For the game Montreal out-hit St. Louis 7 to 3.
Elias Sosa (4-1) was the winner allowing no runs in 2 innings. Andy Hassler (0-1) was the loser in relief. 'We just kept swinging the bats and didn't give up,' Ivan Dejesus said. 'If you just keep trying good things can happen!'
Steve Bivens SMILEY Montreal Expos 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977 NL East Champions
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