The Expos extended their winning streak to six games by sweeping a doubleheader from the Mets, 8-4 and 7-6. The Expos jumped to a 3-0 lead in the first inning of the opener on a two-run homer by Ellis Valentine and an error by Mets' center fielder Lee Mazzilli on Gary Carter's triple. Carter also cracked a two-run homer in the third stanza.

Montreal tallied two runs in the first inning of the second game on a sacrifice fly by Jerry Manuel and solo homer by Andre Dawson. Manuel collected his first major league round-tripper in the seventh inning, a three-run shot that followed a single by Bobby Ramos and a walk to Tim Raines. The Mets' Dave Kingman blasted a homer in the ninth inning of the first game, hit a solo shot in sixth inning of the second game and a two-run belt in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 8, New York Mets 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, April     26, 1981 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Mets         0  0  1    0  0  1    0  1  1  -   4  6  2
Expos        3  1  2    0  0  1    0  1  x  -   8 12  3


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson rf             2   0   0   0     0   1   .194      Raines lf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .362
  Falcone p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Manuel 2b             5   2   2   0     0   1   .222
  Backman ph          1   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Dawson cf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .356
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        White cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Cubbage ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .200      Valentine rf          4   2   3   3     0   0   .178
  Reardon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hutton rf           1   0   1   1     0   0   .667
Taveras ss            4   0   2   0     0   1   .208      Carter c              4   2   2   2     1   1   .349
Mazzilli cf           3   0   0   1     0   2   .179      Parrish 3b            4   0   0   0     1   3   .267
Kingman lf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .176      Cromartie 1b          3   1   2   0     1   1   .293
Jorgensen 1b,rf       4   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .167
Brooks 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .311      Burris p              1   0   0   1     2   1   .400
Trevino c             4   1   2   0     0   0   .256
Flynn 2b              2   1   0   0     1   1   .389
Zachry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Staub ph,1b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .325

Totals               32   4   6   3     1   6             Totals               35   8  12   7     6   9

Time of Game: 2:22
Left on Base: Mets 3, Expos 10
DP: Mets 0, Expos 3
Errors: Mazzilli 2, Parrish, Speier, Burris
Doubles: Cubbage (1), Dawson (2), Speier (3), Manuel 2 (2)
Triples: Carter (1)
Home Runs: Kingman (2), Valentine (3), Carter (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Mazzilli (1), Burris (1)
GIDP: Brooks (1), Staub (2), Kingman (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry L(3-1)           2     5   4   3   0   2   1  11   2.86
Falcone                 3     2   2   2   5   4   1  16   1.50
Miller                  2     3   1   1   1   2   0  10   1.35
Reardon                 1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5  10.38
Totals                  8    12   8   7   6   9   2  42

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris W(2-1)           9     6   4   2   1   6   1  34   2.21
Totals                  9     6   4   2   1   6   1  34

Wild Pitches: Burris (1)
Balks: Burris (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Steve Fields


METS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Taveras struck
out; Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Raines grounded out (second to first); Manuel struck
out; Dawson doubled to left; Valentine homered [Dawson scored];
Carter tripled to center [Carter scored (error by Mazzilli)
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Parrish struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 3.

METS 2ND: Kingman grounded out (third to first); Jorgensen flied
to center; Brooks grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie singled to right; Speier doubled to left
[Cromartie to third]; Burris hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Cromartie scored]; Raines flied to left; Manuel grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 4.

METS 3RD: Trevino singled to shortstop; Burris balked [Trevino
to second]; Flynn walked; STAUB BATTED FOR ZACHRY; Staub flied
to center; Wilson struck out; Taveras singled to right [Trevino
to third, Flynn to second]; Burris threw a wild pitch [Trevino
scored, Flynn to third, Taveras to second]; Mazzilli popped to
third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 4.

EXPOS 3RD: STAUB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); JORGENSEN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); FALCONE REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING);
Dawson struck out; Valentine singled to center; Carter homered
[Valentine scored]; Parrish walked; Cromartie walked [Parrish to
second]; Speier struck out; Burris walked [Parrish to third,
Cromartie to second]; Raines popped to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 6.

METS 4TH: Kingman flied to right; Jorgensen reached on an error
by Burris; Brooks grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Jorgensen out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos
6.

EXPOS 4TH: Manuel grounded out (pitcher to first); Dawson
walked; Valentine forced Dawson (pitcher to second); Carter
walked [Valentine to second]; Parrish flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 6.

METS 5TH: Trevino singled to center; Flynn struck out; Staub
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Trevino out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 6.

EXPOS 5TH: Cromartie struck out; Speier popped to catcher in
foul territory; Burris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Expos 6.

METS 6TH: BACKMAN BATTED FOR FALCONE; Backman reached on an
error by Parrish [Backman to second]; Taveras singled to right
[Backman to third]; Mazzilli hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Backman scored (unearned)]; Kingman grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Taveras out at second]; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 6.

EXPOS 6TH: MILLER REPLACED BACKMAN (PITCHING); Raines flied to
center; Manuel doubled to right; Dawson grounded out (third to
first); Valentine singled to center [Manuel scored, Valentine to
second (error by Mazzilli)]; Carter struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 7.

METS 7TH: Jorgensen popped to shortstop; Brooks grounded out
(third to first); Trevino grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 7.

EXPOS 7TH: Parrish struck out; Cromartie singled to left; Speier
flied to right; Burris walked [Cromartie to second]; Raines
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2,
Expos 7.

METS 8TH: WHITE REPLACED DAWSON (PLAYING CF); HUTTON REPLACED
VALENTINE (PLAYING RF); Flynn reached on an error by Speier
[Flynn to second]; Staub popped to shortstop; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR
MILLER; Cubbage doubled to center [Flynn scored (unearned)];
Taveras grounded out (catcher to first) [Cubbage to third];
Mazzilli was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Mets 3, Expos 7.

EXPOS 8TH: REARDON REPLACED CUBBAGE (PITCHING); Manuel doubled
to center; White flied to left; Hutton singled to right [Manuel
scored, Hutton to second (on throw to home)]; Carter flied to
center; Parrish struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos
8.

METS 9TH: Kingman homered; Jorgensen grounded out (second to
first); Brooks struck out; Trevino flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Expos 8.