The Mets erupted for six runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Expos, 10-5, to pull within one-half game of the Pirates in the tight East division race. The leaders lost to the Cubs. The Mets jumped off to a 4-0 lead before the Expos rallied for two runs in the fourth. Gary Gentry was hit on the hand by a batted ball and was forced to leave the mound. Tug McGraw took over and helped gain the victory by batting in three runs in the eighth.

Wayne Garrett started the stanza with a single, Cleon Jones doubled and, after an intentional pass to Art Shamsky, Ken Boswell cleared the sacks with a double. Passes to Jerry Grote and Bud Harrelson reloaded the bases. McGraw then hit safely to right field and tripped over first base, forcing him to stop with a single, but all three runners scored. Ron Herbel replaced McGraw in the ninth after Bob Bailey hit a three-run homer for the Expos. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 10, Montreal Expos 5
Game Played on Tuesday, September 8, 1970 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  3  -   5 11  1
Mets         2  0  2    0  0  0    0  6  x  -  10 11  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jones lf              1   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Agee cf               6   0   0   0     0   4   .283
  Hahn ph,lf          2   1   1   0     0   0   .243      Garrett 3b            3   2   1   0     2   0   .247
Day cf                2   0   1   0     0   0   .306      Jones lf              5   2   3   1     0   1   .277
  Phillips ph,cf      3   1   1   0     0   1   .244      Shamsky rf            1   1   1   0     4   0   .304
Staub rf              4   0   0   0     1   1   .277        Gaspar pr,rf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Bailey 3b             5   1   1   3     0   3   .320      Clendenon 1b          3   1   0   1     1   1   .298
Gosger 1b             1   0   0   0     1   0   .264        Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .203
  Boccabella ph,1b    2   0   1   0     1   1   .283      Boswell 2b            5   1   2   3     0   0   .251
Bateman c             5   1   1   0     0   2   .229      Grote c               4   1   2   1     1   0   .261
Staehle 2b            2   1   2   0     0   0   .224      Harrelson ss          1   1   1   1     3   0   .240
  Sutherland ph,2b    3   0   1   0     0   0   .199      Gentry p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .071
Wine ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .227        McGraw p            3   0   1   3     0   1   .400
Renko p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .182        Herbel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fairey ph           1   0   1   2     0   0   .240
  Strohmayer p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Mashore ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wegener p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .074
  Laboy ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .199
  Raymond p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5  11   5     3  10             Totals               33  10  11  10    11   8

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 15,505
Left on Base: Expos 11, Mets 12
DP: Expos 1, Mets 1
Errors: Gosger, Garrett
Doubles: Hahn (6), Harrelson (17), Jones 2 (22), Boswell (11)
Triples: Jones (6)
Home Runs: Bailey (25)
Stolen Bases: Harrelson (20)
Sacrifice Flies: Clendenon (6), Harrelson (8)
GIDP: Day (2), Grote (11)
Hit by Pitch: Jones 2 (13,by Gentry 2)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(10-10)          3     5   4   3   3   4   0  18   4.36
Strohmayer              2     1   0   0   3   4   0  10   4.54
Wegener                 2     1   0   0   2   0   0   8   5.32
Raymond                 0.2   4   6   6   3   0   0   9   4.63
Reed                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.54
Totals                  8    11  10   9  11   8   0  46

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry                  3.1   6   2   2   2   3   0  19   3.65
McGraw W(3-5)           5     4   3   2   1   6   1  21   3.89
Herbel SV(10)           0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.79
Totals                  9    11   5   4   3  10   1  43

Passed Balls: Grote (6)
Hit by Pitch: Gentry 2 (7)

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Lee Weyer


EXPOS 1ST: Jones was hit by a pitch; Day grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Jones out at second]; Staub
walked; Grote allowed a passed ball [Staub to second]; Bailey
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee was called out on strikes; Garrett walked; Jones
tripled to right [Garrett scored]; Shamsky walked; Clendenon hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Jones scored]; Boswell flied to
center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 2.

EXPOS 2ND: Gosger popped to second; Bateman flied to center;
Staehle singled to right; Wine singled to right [Staehle to
second]; Renko was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 0, Mets 2.

METS 2ND: Grote singled to left; Harrelson doubled to right
[Grote to third]; Gentry struck out; Agee struck out; Garrett
flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Jones grounded out (first to pitcher); Day singled to
center; Staub popped to shortstop; Bailey struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 2.

METS 3RD: Jones was called out on strikes; Shamsky singled to
left; Clendenon walked [Shamsky to second]; Boswell reached on
an error by Gosger [Clendenon to second, Shamsky to third];
Grote singled [Boswell to second, Clendenon to third, Shamsky
scored]; Harrelson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Clendenon
scored (unearned), Boswell to third]; Gentry forced Grote
(shortstop to second); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0,
Mets 4.

EXPOS 4TH: Gosger walked; Bateman singled to right [Gosger to
third]; Staehle singled [Gosger stayed at third, Bateman to
second]; Wine forced Gosger (third to catcher) [Staehle to
second, Bateman to third]; FAIREY BATTED FOR RENKO; Fairey
singled to right [Wine to third, Staehle scored, Bateman
scored]; Jones was hit by a pitch [Fairey to second]; MCGRAW
REPLACED GENTRY (PITCHING); PHILLIPS BATTED FOR DAY; Phillips
was called out on strikes; Staub popped to catcher in foul
territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 4.

METS 4TH: PHILLIPS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); STROHMAYER
REPLACED FAIREY (PITCHING); Agee struck out; Garrett walked;
Jones doubled to center [Garrett to third]; Shamsky was walked
intentionally; Clendenon struck out; Boswell flied to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 4.

EXPOS 5TH: Bailey grounded out (third to first); BOCCABELLA
BATTED FOR GOSGER; Boccabella was called out on strikes; Bateman
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 2, Mets 4.

METS 5TH: BOCCABELLA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Grote flied to
center; Harrelson walked; Harrelson stole second; McGraw was
called out on strikes; Agee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 2, Mets 4.

EXPOS 6TH: SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR STAEHLE; Sutherland popped to
first; Wine flied to center; MASHORE BATTED FOR STROHMAYER;
Mashore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Expos 2, Mets 4.

METS 6TH: SUTHERLAND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); WEGENER
REPLACED MASHORE (PITCHING); Garrett flied to center; Jones
grounded out (shortstop to first); Shamsky walked; Clendenon
forced Shamsky (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 2, Mets 4.

EXPOS 7TH: HAHN BATTED FOR JONES; Hahn doubled to center;
Phillips popped to shortstop; Staub grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Hahn to third]; Bailey was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 4.

METS 7TH: HAHN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Boswell singled to
right; Grote grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Boswell out at second]; Harrelson walked; McGraw grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 4.

EXPOS 8TH: Boccabella walked; Bateman struck out; Sutherland
singled to right [Boccabella to second]; Wine forced Sutherland
(shortstop to second) [Boccabella to third]; LABOY BATTED FOR
WEGENER; Laboy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets
4.

METS 8TH: RAYMOND REPLACED LABOY (PITCHING); Agee grounded out
(shortstop to first); Garrett singled to center; Jones doubled
to right [Garrett to third]; Shamsky was walked intentionally;
GASPAR RAN FOR SHAMSKY; Clendenon popped to shortstop; Boswell
doubled to left [Gaspar scored, Jones scored, Garrett scored,
Boswell to third (on throw to home)]; Grote walked; Harrelson
walked [Grote to second]; McGraw singled to right [Harrelson
scored, Grote scored, Boswell scored]; REED REPLACED RAYMOND
(PITCHING); Agee flied to right; 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2,
Mets 10.

EXPOS 9TH: GASPAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); JORGENSEN
REPLACED CLENDENON (PLAYING 1B); Hahn reached on an error by
Garrett; Phillips singled to center [Hahn to second]; Staub
struck out; Bailey homered [Hahn scored (unearned), Phillips
scored]; HERBEL REPLACED MCGRAW (PITCHING); Boccabella singled;
Bateman was called out on strikes; Sutherland popped to second;
3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Mets 10.