Three home runs powered the Expos to a 4-2 triumph over the Dodgers. Andre Dawson hit a solo blast in fourth inning, Warren Cromartie broke a 2-2 tie with a bases-empty round-tripper in the sixth stanza and Gary Carter added an insurance marker in the eighth frame with a circuit smash. Ross Grimsley went the route for the 14th time in picking up his 15th win of the campaign. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Monday, August    21, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Dodgers      0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  2
Expos        0  0  0    1  1  1    0  1  x  -   4 11  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Cash 2b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .252
North cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Unser rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .206
Smith rf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .305      Dawson cf             4   1   4   1     0   0   .257
Garvey 1b             4   1   3   0     0   0   .298      Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .282
Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Cromartie lf          3   1   1   1     1   0   .298
Baker lf              4   0   2   2     0   0   .265      Carter c              4   1   1   1     0   0   .245
Ferguson c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .215      Parrish 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .265
Russell ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .255
Welch p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Grimsley p            4   0   0   0     0   0   .159
  Lacy ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .295
  Rhoden p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .119

Totals               34   2   8   2     0   1             Totals               34   4  11   3     2   3

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 25,461
Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Expos 8
DP: Dodgers 0, Expos 1
Errors: Garvey, Russell, Parrish
Doubles: Garvey (25), Parrish (29), Perez (33)
Home Runs: Dawson (22), Cromartie (7), Carter (15)
Caught Stealing: Cash (6)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Welch L(5-1)            6     7   3   2   2   3   2  26   1.95
Rhoden                  2     4   1   1   0   0   1  10   3.87
Totals                  8    11   4   3   2   3   3  36

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(15-9)        9     8   2   2   0   1   0  34   3.29
Totals                  9     8   2   2   0   1   0  34

Balks: Welch (2)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (second to first); North
grounded out (second to first); Smith grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash flied out to center; Unser grounded out (first
unassisted); Dawson singled to center; Dawson was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Garvey [Dawson to third];
Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Expos 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey doubled to left; Cey grounded out (shortstop
to first); Baker singled to left [Garvey scored]; Ferguson flied
out to center; Russell grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Carter
popped to second; Parrish doubled to center; Speier struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Expos 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Welch popped to first; Lopes lined to third; North
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Grimsley grounded out (first unassisted); Cash
walked; Cash was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Unser flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Expos 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Smith singled to center; Garvey singled to center
[Smith to third]; Cey popped to second; Baker singled to left
[Smith scored, Garvey to second]; Ferguson popped to first;
Russell grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Dawson homered; Perez doubled to left; Cromartie
walked; Carter forced Perez (pitcher to third) [Cromartie to
second]; Parrish was called out on strikes; Speier flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Welch flied out to left; Lopes grounded out
(pitcher to first); North flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Grimsley grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash
grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser singled to right; Welch
balked [Unser to second]; Dawson singled to shortstop [Unser
scored (error by Russell) (unearned), Dawson to second]; Perez
flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Expos 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Smith lined to second; Garvey singled to left; Cey
forced Garvey (third to second); Baker grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Cromartie homered; Carter popped to first in foul
territory; Parrish grounded out (pitcher to first); Speier flied
out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Ferguson singled to left; Russell singled to center
[Ferguson to third (error by Parrish; assist by Dawson), Russell
to second]; LACY BATTED FOR WELCH; Lacy hit into a double play
(left to catcher) [Ferguson out at home]; Lopes grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 3.

EXPOS 7TH: RHODEN REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); Grimsley flied out
to left; Cash singled to left; Unser flied out to left; Dawson
singled to left [Cash to second]; Perez popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 3.

DODGERS 8TH: North flied to right in foul territory; Smith
struck out; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: Cromartie flied out to left; Carter homered; Parrish
grounded out (third to first); Speier singled to right; Grimsley
forced Speier (pitcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Expos 4.

DODGERS 9TH: Cey flied out to right; Baker flied out to center;
Ferguson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Expos 4.