The Expos rallied for six runs in the ninth inning, three scoring on a bases-loaded double by Bobby Wine, to defeat the Giants, 7-3. Juan Marichal, who had been ill with an ear infection and allergic reaction, made his first start of the season for the Giants and pitched five innings before leaving with a 2-0 lead on runs batted in by Bobby Bonds with a homer and a single. Hal Lanier hit his first homer since September 5, 1966, to add a run to the Giants' total in the sixth.

The Expos, after picking up a tally in the seventh, began the ninth with a pinch-double by Ron Brand and scoring single by Gary Sutherland. When Ron Fairly singled with two out, Bonds booted the ball in center field, allowing Sutherland to score the tying run. Don McMahon, taking over the mound for the Giants, issued three straight passes to force in the leading run and Wine then wrapped it up with his double. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 7, San Francisco Giants 3

Game Played on Saturday, April 25, 1970 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  6  -   7 11  1
Giants       1  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  7  2


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Sutherland 2b         5   1   1   1     0   0   .167      Bonds cf,rf           4   1   2   2     1   1   .328
Jones lf              3   0   2   0     1   1   .150      Hunt 2b               4   0   1   0     1   1   .350
  Laboy ph,3b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Henderson rf,lf       5   0   0   0     0   0   .403
Staub rf              4   0   2   1     1   0   .357      McCovey 1b            3   0   1   0     2   0   .185
Fairly 1b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .267      Dietz c               3   0   1   0     2   1   .431
Bailey 3b             4   1   0   0     1   3   .111      Gallagher 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .304
  Qualls lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Taylor lf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .143
Hiatt c               3   1   2   0     2   1   .389        Mays cf             1   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Phillips cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .161      Lanier ss             3   2   1   1     0   0   .174
  Fairey ph,cf        0   1   0   1     1   0   .250      Marichal p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wine ss               5   0   2   3     0   0   .273        Linzy p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Sparma p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bryant p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Staehle ph          0   1   0   0     1   0   .200        McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McGinn p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Reberger p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Brand ph            2   1   1   0     0   0   .100
  Raymond p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  11   6     7   8             Totals               33   3   7   3     7   5

Time of Game: 3:31   Attendance: 27,966
Left on Base: Expos 11, Giants 11
DP: Expos 1, Giants 0
Errors: Sparma, Bonds 2
Doubles: Brand (1), Wine (2)
Home Runs: Bonds (2), Lanier (1)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Lanier (1)
GIDP: Henderson (1)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sparma                  6     4   3   2   7   4   2  29   5.09
McGinn W(1-1)           2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   7.71
Raymond SV(1)           1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.00
Totals                  9     7   3   2   7   5   2  41

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Marichal                5     5   0   0   2   4   0  22   0.00
Linzy                   1.2   2   1   1   1   2   0   8   4.50
Bryant L(2-3)           2     3   3   3   1   2   0  10   4.32
McMahon                 0     1   3   3   3   0   0   4   7.84
Reberger                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1  10.29
Totals                  9    11   7   7   7   8   0  45

Wild Pitches: Sparma (2), Bryant (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Al Barlick


EXPOS 1ST: Sutherland flied out to center; Jones walked; Staub
walked [Jones to second]; Fairly grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Staub to second, Jones to third]; Bailey was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds homered; Hunt grounded out (shortstop to
first); Henderson grounded out (second to first); McCovey was
walked intentionally; Dietz walked [McCovey to second];
Gallagher grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 0, Giants 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Hiatt singled; Phillips flied out to left; Wine made
an out to shortstop; Sparma grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Taylor walked; Lanier forced Taylor (shortstop to
second); Marichal reached on an error by Sparma [Lanier to
second]; Bonds singled to center [Marichal to second, Lanier
scored (unearned)]; Hunt singled to left [Bonds to second,
Marichal to third]; Henderson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Hunt out at second]; 1 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Giants 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Sutherland made an out to second; Jones singled;
Staub singled to right [Jones to second]; Fairly flied out to
center; Bailey struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); Dietz
walked; Gallagher flied out to center; Taylor flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Giants 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Hiatt singled to left; Phillips struck out; Wine
singled to right [Hiatt to second]; Sparma forced Hiatt (pitcher
to third) [Wine to second]; Sutherland made an out to first; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Lanier grounded out (pitcher to first); Marichal
popped to catcher in foul territory; Bonds was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Giants 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Jones struck out; Staub flied out to center; Fairly
made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Hunt walked; Sparma threw a wild pitch [Hunt to
second]; Henderson grounded out (first unassisted) [Hunt to
third]; McCovey was walked intentionally; Dietz struck out;
Gallagher grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 0, Giants 2.

EXPOS 6TH: LINZY REPLACED MARICHAL (PITCHING); Bailey struck
out; Hiatt struck out; Phillips grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Taylor grounded out (pitcher to first); Lanier
homered; Linzy struck out; Bonds walked; Bonds stole second;
Hunt struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Giants 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Wine grounded out (pitcher to first); STAEHLE BATTED
FOR SPARMA; Staehle walked; Sutherland flied out to center;
Jones singled to left [Staehle to second]; Staub singled
[Staehle scored, Jones to third (error by Bonds), Staub to
second]; BRYANT REPLACED LINZY (PITCHING); Fairly popped to
second in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Giants
3.

GIANTS 7TH: MCGINN REPLACED STAEHLE (PITCHING); Henderson popped
to pitcher; McCovey grounded out (second to first); Dietz
singled; Gallagher grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Giants 3.

EXPOS 8TH: MAYS REPLACED TAYLOR (PLAYING CF); HENDERSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BONDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
Bailey flied to right in foul territory; Hiatt walked; Bryant
threw a wild pitch [Hiatt to second]; Phillips struck out; Wine
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Mays singled; Lanier out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Mays to second]; Bryant struck out; Bonds
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Giants 3.

EXPOS 9TH: BRAND BATTED FOR MCGINN; Brand doubled to center;
Sutherland singled to right [Brand scored]; LABOY BATTED FOR
JONES; Laboy was called out on strikes; Staub made an out to
shortstop; Fairly singled to right [Sutherland scored (error by
Bonds), Fairly to second]; MCMAHON REPLACED BRYANT (PITCHING);
Bailey walked; Hiatt walked [Fairly to third, Bailey to second];
FAIREY BATTED FOR PHILLIPS; Fairey walked [Fairly scored, Bailey
to third, Hiatt to second]; Wine doubled [Fairey scored, Hiatt
scored, Bailey scored]; REBERGER REPLACED MCMAHON (PITCHING);
Brand flied out to center; 6 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 7,
Giants 3.

GIANTS 9TH: RAYMOND REPLACED BRAND (PITCHING); FAIREY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); QUALLS REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING LF); LABOY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Hunt made an out to second;
Henderson made an out to third; McCovey singled to right; Dietz
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 7, Giants 3.

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