After erupting for six runs in the seventh inning to win the first game, 7-3, the Expos posted a 5-3 victory in the second game to complete the sweep of a doubleheader with the Phillies. A homer by Greg Luzinski gave the Phillies a 1-0 lead in the lidlifter before the Expos knocked out Steve Carlton and roughed up Ron Reed in their big inning. Tony Perez, leading off, started the fireworks with a double and completed it with a run-scoring single while batting for the second time. Andre Dawson drove in two runs with a single.

Ross Grimsley, signed as a free agent from the Orioles on a multi-year, million-dollar contract, gained his third straight victory in the nightcap with the help of Stan Bahnsen, who relieved in the ninth inning. The Phillies again took a 1-0 lead with a homer, this time by Mike Schmidt, but the Phillies' third baseman later committed two errors and Larry Christenson allowed a run on a wild pitch when the Expos clinched the decision in the fifth inning. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, April     22, 1978 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Phillies     0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  9  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    6  1  x  -   7 12  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            4   0   1   1     1   0   .212      Cromartie lf          2   0   0   1     1   0   .107
Bowa ss               5   0   1   0     0   0   .300        Mejias lf,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Schmidt 3b            5   0   1   0     0   1   .275      Cash 2b               3   1   0   0     1   0   .318
Luzinski lf           3   1   1   1     1   2   .310        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hebner 1b             3   0   0   0     0   3   .259        Bahnsen p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dawson cf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .273
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        White pr,lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .314      Carter c              5   0   1   1     0   1   .250
McCarver c,1b         3   1   1   0     1   0   .286        Reece c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .212      Perez 1b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .209
Carlton p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .286        Frias pr,2b         0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Valentine rf          4   1   2   1     0   1   .400
  Foote ph,c          2   1   1   0     0   0   .500      Parrish 3b            4   2   2   0     0   0   .405
                                                          Speier ss             2   1   2   0     2   0   .333
                                                          Twitchell p           2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
                                                            Papi ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Unser 1b            1   0   1   1     0   0   .286

Totals               36   3   9   2     3   8             Totals               34   7  12   7     4   6

Time of Game: 2:39
Left on Base: Phillies 9, Expos 9
DP: Phillies 1, Expos 0
Errors: Twitchell
Doubles: Speier (1), Perez (3), Valentine (2), Parrish (7)
Home Runs: Luzinski (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Cromartie (1)
GIDP: Carter (2)
Hit by Pitch: Dawson (2,by Garber)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(1-2)          6.2   7   4   4   2   4   0  28   3.86
Reed                    0.1   3   2   2   1   1   0   5   4.15
Garber                  1     2   1   1   1   1   0   7   4.50
Totals                  8    12   7   7   4   6   0  40

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Twitchell W(1-1)        7     5   1   1   0   6   1  26   3.31
Knowles                 0.2   1   0   0   2   0   0   5   5.40
Bahnsen SV(1)           1.1   3   2   1   1   2   0   8   5.00
Totals                  9     9   3   2   3   8   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Garber (1)
Passed Balls: Carter (1), Reese (1)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Joe West


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride grounded out (third to first); Bowa
grounded out (second to first); Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie walked; Cash forced Cromartie (first to
shortstop); Dawson singled to center [Cash to second]; Carter
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Dawson
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski struck out; Hebner struck out; Maddox
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez grounded out (third to first); Valentine
singled to center; Parrish grounded out (third to first)
[Valentine to second]; Speier was walked intentionally;
Twitchell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: McCarver singled to center; Sizemore forced
McCarver (first to shortstop); Carlton singled to center
[Sizemore to second]; Carter allowed a passed ball [Sizemore to
third, Carlton to second]; McBride popped to third in foul
territory; Bowa flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Cromartie flied out to left; Cash grounded out
(second to first); Dawson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt lined to center; Luzinski homered; Hebner
struck out; Maddox flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Carter popped to first in foul territory; Perez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: McCarver grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
singled to right; Carlton flied out to center; McBride grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Parrish lined to pitcher; Speier doubled to left;
Twitchell struck out; Cromartie grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa grounded out (second to first); Schmidt
popped to shortstop; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Cash flied out to right; Dawson lined to right;
Carter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Hebner struck out; Maddox singled to center;
Maddox was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Twitchell [Maddox to second]; McCarver grounded out (second to
first) [Maddox to third]; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Perez doubled to left; Valentine doubled to right
[Perez scored]; Parrish singled to pitcher [Valentine to third];
Speier singled to right [Valentine stayed at third, Parrish to
second]; PAPI BATTED FOR TWITCHELL; Papi struck out; Cromartie
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Valentine scored]; REED REPLACED
CARLTON (PITCHING); Cash walked [Parrish to third, Speier to
second]; Dawson singled to right [Parrish scored, Speier scored,
Cash to second]; Carter singled to center [Cash scored, Dawson
to second]; Perez singled to right [Dawson scored, Carter to
second]; FRIAS RAN FOR PEREZ; Valentine struck out; 6 R, 7 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Expos 6.

PHILLIES 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED CROMARTIE (PLAYING LF); KNOWLES
REPLACED CASH (PITCHING); FRIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B);
UNSER REPLACED PAPI (PLAYING 1B); FOOTE BATTED FOR REED; Foote
flied out to center; McBride walked; Bowa lined to left; Schmidt
singled to third [McBride to second]; Luzinski walked [McBride
to third, Schmidt to second]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR HEBNER; BAHNSEN
REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Johnson forced Luzinski (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 1, Expos 6.

EXPOS 8TH: FOOTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); GARBER REPLACED
JOHNSON (PITCHING); MCCARVER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
Parrish doubled to right; Speier walked; Unser singled to right
[Parrish scored, Speier to second]; Mejias flied out to right;
Bahnsen struck out; Dawson was hit by a pitch [Speier to third,
Unser to second]; WHITE RAN FOR DAWSON; Carter forced White
(third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 1, Expos 7.

PHILLIES 9TH: MEJIAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); WHITE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); REECE REPLACED CARTER (PLAYING C );
Maddox struck out; Debut game for Bob Reece; McCarver
walked; Sizemore struck out; Foote singled to center [McCarver
to second]; McBride singled to left [McCarver scored, Foote to
second]; Bowa singled to left [Foote to third, McBride to
second]; Reece allowed a passed ball [Foote scored (unearned),
McBride to third, Bowa to second]; Schmidt flied out to right; 2
R (1 ER), 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 3, Expos 7.