Two-out singles by Tim Raines and Warren Cromartie in the seventh inning enabled the Expos to shade the Cardinals, 4-3. After the Redbirds had taken a 3-2 lead in the top of the seventh on a two-run pinch-single by Dane Iorg, Jerry White began the bottom of the frame with a single and reached second on a sacrifice by Chris Speier.

Jim Kaat then replaced starter Silvio Martinez and, after getting one out, was tagged for the run-scoring singles by Raines and Cromartie. Elias Sosa relieved in the ninth with two runners on base and induced Sixto Lezcano to bounce into a game-ending double play. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Tuesday, May       26, 1981 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Cardinals    1  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  8  1
Expos        0  0  1    0  0  1    2  0  x  -   4  9  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Herr 2b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .271      Raines lf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .327
Scott cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Scott 2b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .211
Templeton ss          4   0   0   1     0   0   .264      Cromartie 1b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .285
Hernandez 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .314      Carter c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .226
Hendrick rf           2   1   1   0     2   0   .283      Wallach rf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .253
Oberkfell 3b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .304      Parrish 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .192
Lezcano lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .247      White cf              3   2   2   0     1   0   .288
Sanchez c             2   0   0   0     0   1   .316      Speier ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .256
  Iorg ph             1   0   1   2     0   0   .245      Rogers p              2   0   1   1     0   1   .083
  Brummer c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hutton ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Martinez p            3   0   1   0     0   1   .235        Pate ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               31   3   8   3     3   4             Totals               31   4   9   4     2   3

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 27,775
Left on Base: Cardinals 4, Expos 6
DP: Cardinals 0, Expos 1
Errors: Lezcano
Doubles: Herr (6), Cromartie (8)
Stolen Bases: White (3), Scott (19)
Caught Stealing: Herr (2), Hernandez (1), White (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Speier (2)
GIDP: Lezcano (5)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martinez                6.1   6   3   3   1   2   0  26   4.22
Kaat L(2-1)             0.1   3   1   1   0   0   0   4   2.11
Littell                 1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   4   2.08
Totals                  8     9   4   4   2   3   0  34

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers W(5-3)           7     7   3   3   1   4   0  27   5.02
Fryman                  1.1   1   0   0   2   0   0   6   1.93
Sosa SV(3)              0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.63
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   4   0  34

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Nick Colosi


CARDINALS 1ST: 1:48 rain delay before start of game; Herr
doubled to left; Scott grounded out (second to first) [Herr to
third]; Templeton grounded out (first unassisted) [Herr scored];
Hernandez popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Raines flied to center; Scott flied to center;
Cromartie flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Expos 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick walked; Oberkfell grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Hendrick to second]; Lezcano was called
out on strikes; Sanchez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter was called out on strikes; Wallach popped to
second; Parrish popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Martinez struck out; Herr singled to left; Herr
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Scott
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: White singled to second; White stole second; Speier
grounded out (shortstop to first) [White to third]; Rogers
singled to center [White scored]; Raines popped to catcher in
foul territory; Scott grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton grounded out (first unassisted);
Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Hendrick grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos
1.

EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie doubled to right; On a bunt Carter grounded
out (pitcher to first); Wallach grounded out (third to first);
Parrish singled to second [Cromartie to third]; White flied to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Oberkfell grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lezcano grounded out (second to first); Sanchez flied to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Speier flied to left in foul territory; Rogers was
called out on strikes; Raines lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: On a bunt Martinez singled to third; Herr flied
to left; Scott was called out on strikes; Templeton flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Scott walked; Scott stole second; Cromartie flied to
left; Carter flied to left [Scott to third]; Wallach singled to
left [Scott scored]; Parrish forced Wallach (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hernandez popped to shortstop; Hendrick singled
to center; Oberkfell singled to left [Hendrick to second];
Lezcano singled to right [Hendrick to third, Oberkfell to
second]; IORG BATTED FOR SANCHEZ; Iorg singled to center
[Hendrick scored, Oberkfell scored, Lezcano out at third (center
to first to third), Iorg to second (on throw to 3b)]; Martinez
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
3, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: BRUMMER REPLACED IORG (PLAYING C ); White singled to
right; Speier out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [White
to second]; HUTTON BATTED FOR ROGERS; KAAT REPLACED MARTINEZ
(PITCHING); PATE BATTED FOR HUTTON; Pate grounded out (shortstop
to first); Raines singled to left [White scored]; Scott singled
to center [Raines to second]; Cromartie singled to left [Raines
scored, Scott to third, Cromartie to second (error by Lezcano)];
LITTELL REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Carter flied to left; 2 R, 4
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Expos 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: FRYMAN REPLACED PATE (PITCHING); Herr flied to
right; Scott grounded out (third to first); Templeton grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Expos 4.

EXPOS 8TH: Wallach flied to center; Parrish struck out; White
walked; White was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher
to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Expos 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: Hernandez walked; Hernandez was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Hendrick walked; Oberkfell singled
to center [Hendrick to second]; SOSA REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING);
Lezcano grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Oberkfell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Expos 4.