Bunching four of their eight hits in the second inning, the Cubs scored two runs and prevailed over the Expos, 2-1, behind the steady pitching of Ray Burris and Bruce Sutter. In the decisive frame, Bobby Murcer, Dave Kingman and Steve Ontiveros stroked successive singles to load the bases.

Murcer scored as Manny Trillo bounced into a double play and Dave Rader then singled to plate Kingman. The Expos' tally came in the first inning on doubles by Warren Cromartie and Gary Carter. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 2, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Tuesday, April     18, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Expos        1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
Cubs         0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  8  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cromartie lf          4   1   2   0     1   0   .095      De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .349
Cash 2b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .351      Gross cf,lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .304
Dawson cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Biittner 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Carter c              3   0   1   1     1   0   .257      Murcer rf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .270
Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .176      Kingman lf            3   1   1   0     0   1   .188
  White pr,rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wallis cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Parrish 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .393      Ontiveros 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .118
Unser rf,1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .259      Trillo 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .353
Speier ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .303      Rader c               2   0   1   1     1   0   .250
  Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Burris p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Rogers p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .286        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Valentine ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .333

Totals               34   1   8   1     3   6             Totals               30   2   8   1     1   3

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  2,010
Left on Base: Expos 9, Cubs 6
DP: Expos 1, Cubs 1
Errors: Trillo
Doubles: Cromartie 2 (2), Carter (3), Cash (3), Perez (2), Gross (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Burris (3)
GIDP: Dawson (1), Trillo (2)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers L(1-2)           8     8   2   2   1   3   0  32   3.72
Totals                  8     8   2   2   1   3   0  32

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris W(2-0)           7.2   8   1   1   3   5   0  32   1.52
Sutter SV(2)            1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   4.50
Totals                  9     8   1   1   3   6   0  37

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey


EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie doubled to left; Cash walked; Dawson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Cromartie to third, Cash out at second]; Carter doubled to left
[Cromartie scored]; Perez grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus was called out on strikes; Gross grounded out
(pitcher to first); Biittner grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser
struck out; Speier lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer singled to right; Kingman singled to left
[Murcer to second]; Ontiveros singled to right [Murcer to third,
Kingman to second]; Trillo grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Murcer scored, Kingman to third,
Ontiveros out at second]; Rader singled to right [Kingman
scored]; Burris grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Rogers singled to right; Cromartie flied out to
center; Cash grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rogers to second];
Dawson singled to shortstop [Rogers to third]; Carter walked
[Dawson to second]; Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Gross doubled
to center; Biittner grounded out (first to pitcher) [Gross to
third]; Murcer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs
2.

EXPOS 4TH: Parrish grounded out (pitcher to first); Unser
grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Kingman struck out; Ontiveros grounded out (second to
first); Trillo flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
1, Cubs 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Rogers struck out; Cromartie walked; Cash doubled to
left [Cromartie out at third (left to third)]; Dawson lined to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Rader walked; Burris out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Rader to second]; De Jesus lined to right; Gross
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cubs 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Carter flied out to left; Perez popped to second;
Parrish singled to right; Unser struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Biittner lined to right; Murcer lined to left; Kingman
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Speier was called out on strikes; Rogers grounded out
(first to pitcher); Cromartie doubled to right; Cash grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: Ontiveros flied out to center; Trillo singled to left;
Rader flied out to left; Burris singled to right [Trillo to
second]; De Jesus flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 1, Cubs 2.

EXPOS 8TH: WALLIS REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING CF); GROSS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Dawson struck out; Carter popped to
third in foul territory; Perez doubled to left; WHITE RAN FOR
PEREZ; SUTTER REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); Parrish grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); UNSER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Gross popped to shortstop; Biittner
grounded out (second to first); Murcer singled to left; Wallis
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Expos 1, Cubs 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Unser reached on an error by Trillo [Unser to first];
GARRETT BATTED FOR SPEIER; Garrett lined to left; VALENTINE
BATTED FOR ROGERS; Valentine struck out; Cromartie grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 2.