Scott Sanderson drew a walk with the bases loaded in the fourth inning to break a 1-1 tie and he combined with Bill Lee on a seven-hitter as the Expos edged the Pirates, 3-2. After singles by Warren Cromartie and Larry Parrish fueled the fourth-inning uprising, Pittsburgh starter Jim Bibby then walked Jerry White and Sanderson to force in a run. Tim Raines followed with an infield single for an insurance tally. Sanderson left the game after 5 2/3 innings when he suffered a sprained right ankle after falling from the mound following a delivery. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Friday, May       29, 1981 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Pirates      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  7  0
Expos        1  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  6  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .259      Raines lf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .325
Garner 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .315      Scott 2b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .200
Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Dawson cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Madlock 3b            3   0   2   1     1   0   .336      Carter c              3   0   0   1     0   0   .229
Easler lf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .351      Cromartie 1b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .283
Thompson 1b           1   0   0   0     1   1   .157      Parrish 3b            4   1   2   0     0   2   .205
  Bevacqua ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .250      White rf              1   0   0   0     2   0   .286
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Speier ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .252
  Lacy ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .284      Sanderson p           1   0   0   1     1   0   .188
Pena c                4   0   1   0     0   1   .309        Lee p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .375
Berra ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Bibby p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  G. Alexander ph,1b  1   0   0   0     0   0   .429

Totals               32   2   7   2     2   5             Totals               28   3   6   3     4   5

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 36,662
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Expos 6
DP: Pirates 1, Expos 1
Errors: Scott, Carter
Doubles: Moreno (5), Parrish (8)
Home Runs: Easler (6)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (14), Madlock (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Garner (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Carter (1)
GIDP: Berra (1), Speier (2)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby L(3-3)            6     6   3   3   4   2   0  27   2.69
Romo                    2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   4.61
Totals                  8     6   3   3   4   5   0  33

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sanderson W(5-2)        5.2   3   1   1   2   3   1  22   2.34
Lee SV(5)               3.1   4   1   1   0   2   0  13   2.65
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   5   1  35

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Lanny Harris


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno singled to center; Moreno stole second;
Garner out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Moreno to
third]; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock flied
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Raines flied to left; Scott walked; Dawson singled
[Scott to third]; Carter hit a sacrifice fly to left [Scott
scored]; Cromartie forced Dawson (second to shortstop); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Easler homered; Thompson struck out; Pena struck
out; Berra flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish doubled to center; White walked; Speier
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Parrish to third, White out at second]; Sanderson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Bibby was called out on strikes; Moreno flied to
center; Garner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Raines grounded out (second to first); Scott grounded
out (shortstop to first); Dawson flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker flied to left; Madlock singled to left;
Easler grounded out (second to first) [Madlock to second];
Thompson walked; Pena flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Carter popped to second; Cromartie singled to center;
Parrish singled to left [Cromartie to second]; White walked
[Cromartie to third, Parrish to second]; Speier struck out;
Sanderson walked [Cromartie scored, Parrish to third, White to
second]; Raines singled to shortstop [Parrish scored, White to
third, Sanderson to second]; Scott forced Raines (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Berra popped to third; Bibby flied to left; Moreno
popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Dawson popped to second; Carter grounded out (third
to first); Cromartie singled to center; Parrish struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Garner grounded out (second to first); Parker
popped to catcher in foul territory; Madlock walked; LEE
REPLACED SANDERSON (PITCHING); Easler grounded out (pitcher to
first); SCott Sanderson left with sprained right ankle; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 3.

EXPOS 6TH: White flied to center; Speier grounded out (third to
first); Lee lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Expos 3.

PIRATES 7TH: BEVACQUA BATTED FOR THOMPSON; On a bunt Bevacqua
singled to third; Pena forced Bevacqua (second unassisted);
Berra forced Pena (pitcher to second) [Berra to second (error by
Scott)]; G. ALEXANDER BATTED FOR BIBBY; G. Alexander grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos
3.

EXPOS 7TH: G. ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); ROMO
REPLACED BEVACQUA (PITCHING); Raines struck out; Scott was
called out on strikes; Dawson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Moreno doubled to center; Garner flied to right
[Moreno to third]; Parker was called out on strikes; Madlock
singled to left [Moreno scored]; Madlock stole second [Madlock
to third (error by Carter)]; Easler popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: Carter grounded out (third to first); Cromartie
grounded out (second to first); Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 3.

PIRATES 9TH: LACY BATTED FOR ROMO; Lacy struck out; Pena singled
to right; Berra grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Pena out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
2, Expos 3.