Rodney Scott was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, forcing in the run that gave the Expos a 1-0 victory over the Braves. Eddie Solomon, who was the loser in a duel with David Palmer, gave up a single by Larry Parrish to open the ninth. Montreal Expos 1, Atlanta Braves 0Game Played on Friday, August 17, 1979 (Night game) at Stade OlympiqueBraves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 2 Expos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 9 3 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .263 Cromartie lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .271 Matthews rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .309 Scott 2b 2 0 0 1 2 0 .239 Burroughs lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .225 Dawson cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .272 Horner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .326 Perez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 Murphy 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .280 Carter c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .268 Office cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .260 Valentine rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .284 Frias ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Parrish 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .308 Benedict c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .215 Speier ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .223 Solomon p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .174 Palmer p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Hutton ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .313 Totals 33 0 6 0 1 5 Totals 32 1 9 1 3 3 Time of Game: 2:39 Attendance: 31,503 Left on Base: Braves 7, Expos 12 DP: Braves 1, Expos 1 Errors: Horner, Solomon, Parrish 3 Doubles: Solomon (3) Stolen Bases: Cromartie (6) Caught Stealing: Office (3) Sacrifice Hits: Palmer 2 (3) GIDP: Frias (12), Valentine (15) Hit by Pitch: Scott (1,by Solomon) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Solomon L(4-10) 8.1 9 1 1 3 3 0 38 4.44 Totals 8.1 9 1 1 3 3 0 38 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer W(5-2) 9 6 0 0 1 5 0 34 2.90 Totals 9 6 0 0 1 5 0 34 Hit by Pitch: Solomon (6) Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Terry Tata BRAVES 1ST: Royster struck out; Matthews grounded out (third to first); Burroughs singled; Horner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie flied out to left; On a bunt Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Dawson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0. BRAVES 2ND: Murphy walked; Office made an out to shortstop; Frias grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Murphy out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Perez lined to right; Carter struck out; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0. BRAVES 3RD: Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first); Solomon doubled; Royster flied out to center; Matthews singled [Solomon out at home (second to third to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Parrish flied out to center; Speier singled; Palmer reached on an error by Solomon on a sacrifice bunt [Speier to second, Palmer to first]; Cromartie grounded out (pitcher to first) [Speier to third, Palmer to second]; Scott walked; Dawson made an out to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0. BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs flied out to center; Horner struck out; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 4TH: Perez flied out to center; Carter made an out to second; Valentine singled; Parrish forced Valentine (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0. BRAVES 5TH: Office lined to right; Frias flied out to right; Benedict reached on an error by Parrish [Benedict to first]; Solomon forced Benedict (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 5TH: Speier flied out to center; Palmer grounded out (pitcher to first); Cromartie singled; Cromartie stole second; Scott walked; Dawson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0. BRAVES 6TH: Royster struck out; Matthews reached on an error by Parrish [Matthews to first]; Burroughs flied out to left; Horner reached on an error by Parrish [Matthews to second, Horner to first]; Murphy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 6TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Carter reached on an error by Horner [Carter to first]; Valentine grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Carter out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0. BRAVES 7TH: Office grounded out (third to first); Frias made an out to catcher; Benedict singled; Solomon forced Benedict (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 7TH: Parrish flied out to center; Speier singled; Palmer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Speier to second]; Cromartie struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0. BRAVES 8TH: Royster flied out to left; Matthews singled; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to second to first) [Matthews to second]; Horner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 8TH: Scott flied out to left; Dawson singled to left [Dawson out at second (left to second)]; Perez singled; Carter singled [Perez to second]; Valentine forced Carter (shortstop to second); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0. BRAVES 9TH: Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Office singled; Office was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Frias grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 9TH: Parrish singled; On a bunt Speier made an out to pitcher; HUTTON BATTED FOR PALMER; Hutton singled [Parrish to second]; Cromartie was walked intentionally [Parrish to third, Hutton to second]; Scott was hit by a pitch [Parrish scored, Hutton to third, Cromartie to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 1. |
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