Undefeated Mike LaCoss gained his seventh straight victory as the Reds beat the Expos, 3-2. The start was the 12th of the season for LaCoss and the Reds have been victorious in each game. Dan Driessen drove in the Reds' first run with an infield out after singles by Junior Kennedy and Dave Concepcion in the fourth inning.

Larry Parrish homered for the Expos in the sixth, but Driessen put the Reds ahead again with a round-tripper in the seventh. The Reds then added what proved to be the winning run in the eighth. Ken Griffey walked and was forced by Kennedy, who came around to score on singles by Concepcion and George Foster. An error by Kennedy led to an unearned run for the Expos in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Friday, June      8, 1979 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  7  0
Reds         0  0  0    1  0  0    1  1  x  -   3  8  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dawson cf             4   0   3   1     0   0   .273      Griffey rf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .288
Scott 2b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .217      Kennedy 2b            3   2   1   0     1   0   .279
Cromartie lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .321      Concepcion ss         4   0   2   0     0   0   .294
Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Foster lf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .330
Carter c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .288      Driessen 1b           4   1   2   2     0   0   .286
Valentine rf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .269      Bench c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .259
Parrish 3b            4   1   1   1     0   2   .290      Knight 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .316
Speier ss             2   0   0   0     1   1   .236      Geronimo cf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .252
  White ph            1   1   0   0     0   0   .265      LaCoss p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Rogers p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .226
  Hutton ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .263
  Schatzeder p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Solaita ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .385

Totals               33   2   7   2     4   3             Totals               30   3   8   3     2   3

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 27,833
Left on Base: Expos 9, Reds 5
DP: Expos 1, Reds 1
Errors: Kennedy
Doubles: Valentine 2 (8)
Home Runs: Parrish (3), Driessen (11)
Stolen Bases: Dawson 2 (10), Scott (14), Driessen (4)
Caught Stealing: Griffey (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Dawson (2)
GIDP: Cromartie (5), LaCoss (2)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers                  6     5   1   1   1   3   0  22   2.77
Schatzeder L(1-1)       1.1   1   2   2   1   0   1   6   2.65
Sosa                    0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.73
Totals                  8     8   3   3   2   3   1  32

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCoss W(7-0)           9     7   2   1   4   3   1  38   2.26
Totals                  9     7   2   1   4   3   1  38

Wild Pitches: LaCoss (1)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Dave Pallone


EXPOS 1ST: Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott
grounded out (second to first); Cromartie grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Kennedy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez singled to right; Carter grounded out (second
to first) [Perez to second]; Valentine grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Perez to third]; Parrish grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster flied out to left; Driessen singled to center;
Driessen stole second; Bench struck out; Knight struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Speier struck out; Rogers grounded out (first to
pitcher); Dawson singled to third; Dawson stole second; LaCoss
threw a wild pitch [Dawson to third]; Scott walked; Scott stole
second; Cromartie flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCoss
grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Perez grounded out (second to first); Carter walked;
Valentine doubled to left [Carter to third]; Parrish struck out;
Speier was walked intentionally; Rogers grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Kennedy singled to center; Concepcion singled to
center [Kennedy to third]; Foster struck out; Driessen forced
Concepcion (first to shortstop) [Kennedy scored]; Bench popped
to pitcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Dawson singled to left; Dawson stole second; Scott
flied out to left; Cromartie lined to left; Perez grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo
singled to shortstop; On a bunt LaCoss grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to second) [Geronimo out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Carter popped to third; Valentine flied out to
center; Parrish homered; Speier popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Griffey singled to center; Griffey was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Kennedy walked; Concepcion popped
to second; Foster popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
1, Reds 1.

EXPOS 7TH: HUTTON BATTED FOR ROGERS; Hutton walked; Dawson
singled to left [Hutton to second]; Scott forced Dawson (third
to shortstop) [Hutton to third]; Cromartie grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Scott out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: SCHATZEDER REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Driessen
homered; Bench popped to shortstop; Knight lined to right;
Geronimo flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds
2.

EXPOS 8TH: Perez lined to right; Carter popped to first;
Valentine doubled to right; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: LaCoss grounded out (third to first); Griffey walked;
SOSA REPLACED SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); Kennedy forced Griffey
(pitcher to shortstop); Concepcion singled to second [Kennedy to
second]; Foster singled to center [Kennedy scored, Concepcion to
second]; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 3.

EXPOS 9TH: WHITE BATTED FOR SPEIER; White reached on an error by
Kennedy [White to second]; SOLAITA BATTED FOR SOSA; Solaita
grounded out (first unassisted) [White to third]; Dawson hit a
sacrifice fly to center [White scored (unearned)]; Scott
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 2, Reds 3.