After coming from behind twice to tie the score, the Expos erupted for four runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Mets, 10-6, for their fifth straight victory. The Mets, who had a triple by Lee Mazzilli and doubles by Joel Youngblood and Doug Flynn, scored five runs in the first inning. The Expos retaliated with four in their half, including a homer by Warren Cromartie, triple by Andre Dawson and two-run homer by Tony Perez. Montreal Expos 10, New York Mets 6Game Played on Friday, August 3, 1979 (Night game) at Stade OlympiqueMets 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 6 14 0 Expos 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 x - 10 14 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 5 1 3 0 0 0 .263 Cromartie lf 5 2 2 2 0 0 .283 Stearns c 5 0 1 1 0 0 .248 Scott 2b 3 3 1 0 2 2 .246 Mazzilli cf 3 1 1 1 1 1 .315 Dawson cf 5 2 4 4 0 0 .270 Montanez 1b 4 1 3 1 0 0 .233 Perez 1b 4 1 3 3 1 0 .283 Hebner 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .261 Carter c 5 0 1 1 0 0 .283 Kranepool rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Valentine rf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .289 Flores ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 .174 Parrish 3b 1 0 0 0 2 0 .298 Youngblood lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .290 Speier ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .221 Flynn 2b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .237 Hutton ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .315 Bernard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mason ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 Kobel p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Rogers p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .161 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 May p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Trevino 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .356 White ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Sanderson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Staub ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Fryman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 6 14 5 2 5 Totals 35 10 14 10 6 4 Time of Game: 2:50 Attendance: 28,734 Left on Base: Mets 5, Expos 8 DP: Mets 0, Expos 1 Errors: Cromartie Doubles: Youngblood (24), Flynn (12), Perez (20) Triples: Mazzilli (3), Dawson 2 (9) Home Runs: Cromartie (7), Perez (10) Stolen Bases: Taveras (31), Valentine (7) Caught Stealing: Taveras (14), Stearns (11), Youngblood (12), Trevino (1), Perez (1), Valentine (8) Sacrifice Hits: Kobel (5), Parrish (4) GIDP: Stearns (15) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kobel 6 9 5 5 2 4 2 27 3.42 Murray L(4-6) 1.2 3 5 5 3 0 0 11 4.70 Bernard 0.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 5.55 Totals 8 14 10 10 6 4 2 42 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rogers 3 8 5 5 0 2 0 16 2.66 May 3 4 1 1 2 2 0 13 2.44 Sanderson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.61 Bahnsen W(3-1) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.51 Fryman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.52 Totals 9 14 6 6 2 5 0 38 Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Lanny Harris METS 1ST: Taveras singled to shortstop; Taveras stole second; Stearns lined to second; Mazzilli tripled to left [Taveras scored]; Montanez singled to center [Mazzilli scored]; Hebner singled to center [Montanez to second]; Kranepool flied out to center; Youngblood doubled to left [Montanez scored, Hebner scored (error by Cromartie)]; Flynn doubled to left [Youngblood scored]; Kobel struck out; 5 R, 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie homered; Scott singled to left; Dawson tripled to right [Scott scored]; Perez homered [Dawson scored]; Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine flied out to center; Parrish walked; Speier struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Expos 4. METS 2ND: Taveras singled to right; Taveras was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Stearns popped to catcher in foul territory; Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Expos 4. EXPOS 2ND: Rogers struck out; Cromartie flied out to right; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Expos 4. METS 3RD: Montanez singled to left; Hebner flied out to left; Kranepool forced Montanez (shortstop to second); Youngblood grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Expos 4. EXPOS 3RD: Dawson singled to center; Perez doubled to left [Dawson scored]; Carter flied out to center [Perez to third]; Valentine reached on a fielder's choice [Perez out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Valentine stole second; Parrish walked; Speier forced Parrish (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Expos 5. METS 4TH: MAY REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); Flynn walked; Kobel popped to pitcher; Taveras singled to left [Flynn to second]; Stearns grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Taveras out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Expos 5. EXPOS 4TH: May flied out to center; Cromartie flied out to center; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Expos 5. METS 5TH: Mazzilli walked; Montanez singled to right [Mazzilli to second]; Hebner struck out; FLORES BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Flores struck out; Youngblood forced Montanez (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Expos 5. EXPOS 5TH: FLORES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez singled to left; Perez was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Carter popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Expos 5. METS 6TH: Flynn singled to pitcher; Kobel out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Flynn to second]; Taveras grounded out (first unassisted) [Flynn to third]; Stearns singled to left [Flynn scored]; Stearns was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Expos 5. EXPOS 6TH: Valentine singled to left; Valentine was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Parrish flied out to right; Speier singled to left; WHITE BATTED FOR MAY; White flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Expos 5. METS 7TH: SANDERSON REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Mazzilli popped to shortstop; Montanez flied out to left; Hebner made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Expos 5. EXPOS 7TH: MURRAY REPLACED KOBEL (PITCHING); Cromartie flied out to center; Scott walked; Dawson tripled to right [Scott scored]; Perez flied out to right; Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Expos 6. METS 8TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED SANDERSON (PITCHING); Flores was called out on strikes; Youngblood singled to left; Youngblood was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Flynn flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Expos 6. EXPOS 8TH: Valentine singled to left; Parrish out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Valentine to second]; HUTTON BATTED FOR SPEIER; Hutton walked; STAUB BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; Staub flied out to left; Cromartie singled to right [Valentine scored, Hutton to third]; Scott walked [Cromartie to second]; BERNARD REPLACED FLYNN (PITCHING); TREVINO REPLACED MURRAY (PLAYING 2B); Dawson singled to center [Hutton scored, Cromartie scored, Scott to second]; Perez walked [Scott to third, Dawson to second]; Carter singled to left [Scott scored, Dawson to third, Perez to second]; Valentine flied out to right; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 6, Expos 10. METS 9TH: MASON REPLACED HUTTON (PLAYING SS); FRYMAN REPLACED STAUB (PITCHING); Trevino singled to right; Trevino was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Taveras grounded out (third to first); Stearns made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Expos 10. |
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