The Expos broke their five-game losing streak when Boots Day hit a pinch-homer in the bottom of the 10th inning off reliever Buzz Capra to pin the Mets with a 2-1 defeat. Day was batting for pitcher Steve Renko, who improved his record to 7-5 after winning only one game all of last season.

New York took a 1-0 lead in the fourth on consecutive singles by John Milner, Rusty Staub and Ed Kranepool. Montreal tied the score in the seventh when the Expos also put together three straight singles by Hal Breeden, Bob Bailey and Ken Singleton. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 2, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Monday, July      2, 1973 (Day game) at Parc Jarry
Mets         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   1  7  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    1  -   2  7  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hahn cf               5   0   2   0     0   0   .279      Hunt 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .301
Millan 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .280      Foli ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .257
Milner 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .229      Woods cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Staub rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .280      Breeden 1b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .290
Kranepool lf          2   0   1   1     0   0   .267      Bailey 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
  Theodore pr,lf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Singleton rf          3   0   1   1     1   0   .288
Garrett 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .224      Mashore lf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .245
Hodges c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .283      Boccabella c          3   0   0   0     1   1   .243
Martinez ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .226      Renko p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Stone p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .368        Day ph              1   1   1   1     0   0   .291
  Gosger ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
  Capra p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   7   1     3   3             Totals               32   2   7   2     2   3

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 14,618
Left on Base: Mets 6, Expos 6
DP: Mets 1, Expos 2
Home Runs: Day (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Mashore (3), Foli (8)
GIDP: Hodges (4), Milner (6), Renko (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone                   9     6   1   1   2   2   0  34   2.51
Capra L(0-3)            0.1   1   1   1   0   1   1   2   4.50
Totals                  9.1   7   2   2   2   3   1  36

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko W(7-5)           10     7   1   1   3   3   0  37   2.93
Totals                 10     7   1   1   3   3   0  37

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Augie Donatelli


METS 1ST: Hahn singled to right [Hahn out at second (right to
shortstop)]; Millan walked; Milner forced Millan (second to
shortstop); Staub flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (second to first); Foli grounded
out (shortstop to first); Woods struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Garrett
struck out; Hodges struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Breeden grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailey
flied to left; Singleton walked; Mashore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 3RD: Martinez flied to right; Stone grounded out (second to
first); Hahn singled to third; Millan grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Boccabella grounded out (shortstop to first); Renko
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hunt popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 4TH: Milner singled to right; Staub singled to right
[Milner to second]; Kranepool singled to right [Staub to third,
Milner scored]; THEODORE RAN FOR KRANEPOOL; Garrett popped to
third; Hodges grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Theodore out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: THEODORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Foli grounded
out (third to first); Woods grounded out (third to first);
Breeden popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 0.

METS 5TH: Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first); Stone
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hahn flied to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Bailey popped to first in foul territory; Singleton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mashore singled to left;
Boccabella flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos
0.

METS 6TH: Millan grounded out (second to first); Milner struck
out; Staub walked; Theodore flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Renko grounded out (first unassisted); Hunt grounded
out (third to first); Foli singled to left; Woods flied to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 0.

METS 7TH: Garrett grounded out (first to pitcher); Hodges
grounded out (third to first); Martinez walked; Stone grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Breeden singled to center; Bailey singled to center
[Breeden to third]; Singleton singled to center [Bailey to
second, Breeden scored]; Mashore out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Singleton to second, Bailey to third]; Boccabella
was walked intentionally; Renko grounded into a double play
(third to first) [Singleton out at third]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Mets 1, Expos 1.

METS 8TH: Hahn grounded out (third to first); Millan singled to
center; Milner grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to first) [Millan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: Hunt singled to right; Foli out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Hunt to second]; Woods flied to left;
Breeden grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 1, Expos 1.

METS 9TH: Staub grounded out (third to first); Theodore flied to
center; Garrett flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Expos 1.

EXPOS 9TH: Bailey lined to left; Singleton flied to right;
Mashore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Expos 1.

METS 10TH: Hodges flied to left; Martinez singled to center;
GOSGER BATTED FOR STONE; Gosger forced Martinez (first to
shortstop); Hahn forced Gosger (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 10TH: CAPRA REPLACED GOSGER (PITCHING); Boccabella struck
out; DAY BATTED FOR RENKO; Day homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Expos 2.