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Pitching his second straight shutout, Steve Rogers defeated the Braves, 6-0, to extend the Expos' winning streak to five games. The Expos sent Rogers on the way to his victory by scoring twice off Andy Messersmith in the first inning on a walk, error, double by Ellis Valentine and sacrifice fly by Tony Perez. Chris Speier hit his first homer of the season in the eighth. [The Sporting News] Montreal Expos 6, Atlanta Braves 0Game Played on Wednesday, June 8, 1977 (Night game) at Stade OlympiqueBraves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 2 Expos 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 x - 6 9 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .233 Cash 2b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .281 Bonnell cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .363 Speier ss 3 2 1 1 2 0 .250 Montanez 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .296 Valentine rf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .314 Burroughs rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .282 Perez 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .285 Matthews lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .287 Cromartie lf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .294 Correll c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Mejias cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Pocoroba ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .302 Carter c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .291 Moore 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .280 Parrish 3b 3 1 1 0 1 2 .268 Chaney 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Dawson cf,lf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .230 Messersmith p 1 0 0 0 1 1 .091 Rogers p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .105 Office ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Kline p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 0 6 0 3 7 Totals 33 6 9 6 5 6 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 15,425 Left on Base: Braves 8, Expos 10 DP: Braves 0, Expos 2 Errors: Royster, Chaney, Parrish Doubles: Montanez (3), Valentine (12), Perez 2 (9), Parrish (8), Cash (13), Cromartie (21) Home Runs: Speier (1) Stolen Bases: Valentine (6), Cromartie 2 (2) Sacrifice Hits: Rogers (3) Sacrifice Flies: Perez (6) GIDP: Bonnell (4), Chaney (4) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Messersmith L(4-2) 6 6 3 2 4 4 0 30 4.13 Kline 2 3 3 3 1 2 1 10 6.75 Totals 8 9 6 5 5 6 1 40 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rogers W(8-4) 9 6 0 0 3 7 0 35 1.77 Totals 9 6 0 0 3 7 0 35 Wild Pitches: Messersmith (1) Balks: Kline (2) Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi BRAVES 1ST: Royster struck out; Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez singled; Burroughs singled [Montanez to second]; Matthews forced Burroughs (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cash walked; Speier reached on an error by Chaney [Cash to second, Speier to first]; Valentine doubled to left [Cash scored, Speier to third]; Perez hit a sacrifice fly to center [Speier scored (unearned)]; Cromartie walked; Valentine stole third and Cromartie stole second; Carter flied out to right; Parrish struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 2. BRAVES 2ND: Correll flied out to center; Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 2. EXPOS 2ND: Dawson reached on an error by Royster [Dawson to first]; Rogers out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Dawson to second]; Cash grounded out (third to first); Speier flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 2. BRAVES 3RD: Messersmith struck out; Royster flied out to right; Bonnell reached on an error by Parrish [Bonnell to first]; Montanez walked [Bonnell to second]; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 2. EXPOS 3RD: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez doubled to right; Cromartie grounded out (second to first) [Perez to third]; Carter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 2. BRAVES 4TH: Matthews walked; Correll struck out; Moore struck out; Chaney grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 2. EXPOS 4TH: Parrish doubled to left; Dawson flied out to left; Rogers grounded out (shortstop to first) [Parrish to third]; Cash singled to right [Parrish scored]; Speier walked [Cash to second]; Valentine forced Speier (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 3. BRAVES 5TH: Messersmith walked; Royster struck out; Bonnell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Messersmith out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 3. EXPOS 5TH: Perez flied out to center; Cromartie singled to right; Cromartie stole second; Carter struck out; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 3. BRAVES 6TH: Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs grounded out (catcher unassisted); Matthews singled to center; Correll flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 3. EXPOS 6TH: Dawson flied out to center; Rogers struck out; Cash doubled to left; Speier walked; Messersmith threw a wild pitch [Cash to third, Speier to second]; Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 3. BRAVES 7TH: Moore singled; Chaney forced Moore (third to second); OFFICE BATTED FOR MESSERSMITH; Office struck out; Royster made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 3. EXPOS 7TH: KLINE REPLACED OFFICE (PITCHING); Perez doubled; Cromartie doubled to left [Perez scored]; Carter struck out; Parrish was walked intentionally; Kline balked [Cromartie to third, Parrish to second]; Dawson grounded out (first unassisted) [Cromartie scored, Parrish to third]; Rogers struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 5. BRAVES 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED CROMARTIE (PLAYING CF); DAWSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Bonnell made an out to second; Montanez doubled to left; Burroughs flied out to left; Matthews flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 5. EXPOS 8TH: Cash flied out to left; Speier homered; Valentine flied out to center; Perez grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 6. BRAVES 9TH: POCOROBA BATTED FOR CORRELL; Pocoroba singled; Moore forced Pocoroba (shortstop to second); Chaney grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Moore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 6. |
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