Steve Yeager smashed a three-run homer while Doug Rau and Mike Marshall combined on a four-hitter, as the Dodgers defeated the Expos, 4-0, for their sixth straight victory. Mike Torrez, who started for the Expos, helped beat himself with a streak of wildness in the fourth inning. After Bill Buckner led off with a single, Torrez walked Jim Wynn, Ron Cey and Willie Crawford to force in the Dodgers' first run. Steve Garvey flied out and Wynn was thrown out trying to score after the catch, but Yeager then came to the plate and hit his homer.

Rau yielded only one hit until the seventh when the Expos loaded the bases with two out on singles by Hal Breeden and Ken Singleton and a walk to Jim Cox. Marshall relieved and choked off the threat of his former teammates by retiring Ron Fairly on a fly. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Montreal Expos 0
Game Played on Sunday, April     28, 1974 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    4  0  0    0  0  x  -   4 10  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 3b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Lopes 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .206
Davis cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .277      Buckner lf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .315
Bailey lf             3   0   2   0     1   0   .294      Wynn cf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .261
Breeden 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .313      Cey 3b                3   1   1   0     1   0   .303
Singleton rf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .320      Crawford rf           3   1   2   1     1   0   .333
Cox 2b                3   0   0   0     1   1   .224      Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .321
Humphrey c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Yeager c              3   1   1   3     1   1   .467
  Fairly ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Russell ss            3   0   2   0     1   0   .292
  Foote c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Rau p                 3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Foli ss               3   0   0   0     0   1   .283        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Torrez p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Woods ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               29   0   4   0     4   6             Totals               30   4  10   4     5   3

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 27,937
Left on Base: Expos 6, Dodgers 7
DP: Expos 2, Dodgers 2
Errors: Breeden
Doubles: Russell 2 (5), Buckner (5), Crawford (2)
Home Runs: Yeager (1)
Caught Stealing: Bailey (2), Lopes (3), Buckner (3)
GIDP: Breeden (3), Russell (2)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(3-1)           5     7   4   4   3   1   1  22   3.91
Walker                  2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   1.13
Taylor                  1     2   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.55
Totals                  8    10   4   4   5   3   1  35

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau W(2-0)              6.2   3   0   0   2   5   0  24   1.31
Marshall SV(1)          2.1   1   0   0   2   1   0   9   2.11
Totals                  9     4   0   0   4   6   0  33

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt was called out on strikes; Davis flied out to
left; Bailey walked; Breeden popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to left; Buckner grounded out
(second to first); Wynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Cox was
called out on strikes; Humphrey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey popped to catcher in foul territory; Crawford
grounded out (second to first); Garvey grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); Torrez struck
out; Hunt grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
doubled to left; Rau grounded out (second to first) [Russell to
third]; Lopes popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Dodgers 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Davis grounded out (second to first); Bailey singled
to center; Breeden struck out while Bailey was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner singled to center; Buckner was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Breeden [Buckner to second];
Wynn walked; Cey walked [Buckner to third, Wynn to second];
Crawford walked [Buckner scored, Wynn to third, Cey to second];
Garvey hit into a double play (left to catcher) [Wynn out at
home]; Yeager homered [Cey scored, Crawford scored]; Russell
doubled to left; Rau flied out to left; 4 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 0, Dodgers 4.

EXPOS 5TH: Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Cox
grounded out (third to first); Humphrey grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes singled to left; Lopes was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Buckner doubled to right; Buckner
was picked off and caught stealing third (pitcher to second to
third); Wynn singled to center; Cey flied out to center; 0 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 4.

EXPOS 6TH: Foli struck out; WOODS BATTED FOR TORREZ; Woods
grounded out (second to first); Hunt lined to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 6TH: WALKER REPLACED WOODS (PITCHING); Crawford doubled
to center; Garvey flied out to right; Yeager struck out; Russell
was walked intentionally; Rau was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 4.

EXPOS 7TH: Davis grounded out (first to pitcher); Bailey popped
to first in foul territory; Breeden singled to left; Singleton
singled to center [Breeden to second]; Cox walked [Breeden to
third, Singleton to second]; MARSHALL REPLACED RAU (PITCHING);
FAIRLY BATTED FOR HUMPHREY; Fairly flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 7TH: FOOTE REPLACED FAIRLY (PLAYING C ); Lopes flied out
to left; Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); Wynn popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 4.

EXPOS 8TH: Foli flied out to center; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR
WALKER; Jorgensen struck out; Hunt grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 8TH: TAYLOR REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); Cey singled
to center; Crawford singled to right [Cey to third]; Garvey
forced Crawford (third to second); Yeager walked [Garvey to
second]; Russell grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher
to first) [Cey out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0,
Dodgers 4.

EXPOS 9TH: Davis walked; Bailey singled to center [Davis to
second]; Breeden grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Davis to third, Bailey out at second];
Singleton walked; Cox flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Expos 0, Dodgers 4.