Homers by Gary Carter and Andre Dawson helped power the Expos to a 5-3 decision over the Mets. The Expos scored three times in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Ellis Valentine and two-run circuit clout by Carter. Dawson drilled a solo swat in the sixth and pitcher Bill Gullickson delivered an RBI double in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 5, New York Mets 3

Game Played on Saturday, April 18, 1981 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Expos 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 5 9 1 Mets 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 3 9 2 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Raines lf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .444 Wilson rf,cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .185 Scott 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .059 Taveras ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 .083 Dawson cf 4 2 1 1 0 1 .500 Mazzilli cf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .167 Valentine rf 2 0 0 1 1 0 .100 Backman pr,3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Carter c 3 1 2 2 1 0 .368 Youngblood ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Parrish 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Kingman lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .188 Cromartie 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .333 Staub 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .200 Speier ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Brooks 3b,rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .292 Gullickson p 3 0 2 1 0 0 .667 Trevino c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .200 Montanez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Flynn 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .429 Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jones p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Roberts p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cubbage ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jorgensen ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .250 Totals 32 5 9 5 4 3 Totals 37 3 9 3 2 10 Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 23,710 Left on Base: Expos 6, Mets 9 DP: Expos 0, Mets 3 Errors: Scott, Taveras, Mazzilli Doubles: Cromartie (2), Gullickson (1), Mazzilli 2 (2), Brooks (1) Home Runs: Carter (1), Dawson (1), Jorgensen (1) Stolen Bases: Raines (4) Caught Stealing: Valentine (1) Sacrifice Hits: Scott (2) Sacrifice Flies: Valentine (1) GIDP: Raines (2), Parrish (1), Scott (2) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gullickson W(1-0) 8 7 2 2 2 10 0 34 2.25 Bahnsen SV(1) 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 5 1.42 Totals 9 9 3 3 2 10 1 39 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jones L(0-1) 6.1 5 5 2 4 1 2 27 1.46 Roberts 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 Miller 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 9 0.00 Totals 9 9 5 2 4 3 2 38 Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Bruce Froemming EXPOS 1ST: Raines walked; Scott out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Raines to second]; Dawson reached on an error by Mazzilli [Raines to third, Dawson to second]; Valentine hit a sacrifice fly to left [Raines scored (unearned)]; Carter homered (unearned) [Dawson scored (unearned)]; off the LF pole; Parrish flied out to center; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); Taveras struck out; Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 0. EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie grounded out (first unassisted); Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Gullickson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Kingman walked; Staub singled to right [Kingman to third]; Brooks reached on a fielder's choice [Staub out at second (first unassisted)]; Rusty Staub called for interference on popup by HP umpire Joe West; Trevino popped to catcher in foul territory; Flynn flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 0. EXPOS 3RD: On a bunt Raines grounded out (pitcher to first); Scott flied out to center; Dawson reached on an error by Taveras; Valentine forced Dawson (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Jones flied out to right; Wilson singled to first; Taveras grounded out (first unassisted) [Wilson to second]; Mazzilli doubled to left [Wilson scored]; Kingman flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 1. EXPOS 4TH: Carter flied out to right; Parrish flied out to left; Cromartie walked; Speier grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 1. METS 4TH: Staub struck out; Brooks struck out; Trevino grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 1. EXPOS 5TH: Gullickson singled to right; Raines grounded into a double play (second to first) [Gullickson out at second]; Scott struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 1. METS 5TH: Flynn flied out to center; Jones struck out; Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 1. EXPOS 6TH: Dawson homered; Valentine walked; Valentine was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Carter walked; Parrish grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Carter out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Mets 1. METS 6TH: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli reached on an error by Scott; Kingman flied out to left; Staub made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Mets 1. EXPOS 7TH: Cromartie doubled to right; Speier flied out to center [Cromartie to third]; Gullickson doubled to left [Cromartie scored]; ROBERTS REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Raines singled to shortstop [Gullickson to third]; Scott grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Raines out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 5, Mets 1. METS 7TH: Brooks doubled to left; Trevino walked; Flynn singled to left [Brooks to third, Trevino to second]; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Cubbage struck out; Wilson struck out; Taveras grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Expos 5, Mets 1. EXPOS 8TH: MILLER REPLACED CUBBAGE (PITCHING); Dawson struck out; Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Carter singled to third; Parrish singled to center [Carter to second]; Cromartie flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 5, Mets 1. METS 8TH: Mazzilli doubled to right; BACKMAN RAN FOR MAZZILLI; Kingman struck out; Staub struck out; Brooks singled to left [Backman scored]; Trevino struck out; Lee Mazzilli left with lower back spasms; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 5, Mets 2. EXPOS 9TH: WILSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); BACKMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BROOKS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Speier flied out to center; MONTANEZ BATTED FOR GULLICKSON; Montanez struck out; Raines singled; Raines stole second; Scott lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 5, Mets 2. METS 9TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED MONTANEZ (PITCHING); Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); JORGENSEN BATTED FOR MILLER; Jorgensen homered; Wilson grounded out (second to first); Taveras singled to left; YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR BACKMAN; Youngblood flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 5, Mets 3.

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