Spacing six hits, Steve Rogers pitched the Expos to a 5-1 verdict over the Pirates. Montreal tallied in the first inning on a solo homer by Andre Dawson and added three runs in the fifth on Rodney Scott's double and a two-run single by Gary Carter. An RBI single by Tim Wallach in the eighth frame closed out the scoring. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Game Played on Sunday, May 31, 1981 (Day game) at Stade Olympique

Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 6 0 Expos 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 x - 5 9 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Moreno cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .257 Raines lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .325 Garner 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .299 Scott 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .196 Parker rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .255 Dawson cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .325 Madlock 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .342 Carter c 4 1 3 2 0 0 .242 Easler lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .338 Cromartie 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Thompson 1b 3 0 1 0 1 2 .157 Wallach rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .253 Pena c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .279 Parrish 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .204 Stargell ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .240 Speier ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .259 Solomon pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Rogers p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .077 Nicosia c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Berra ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Perez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Bevacqua ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foli ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Cruz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 6 1 1 7 Totals 31 5 9 5 3 3 Time of Game: 1:56 Attendance: 45,784 Left on Base: Pirates 6, Expos 6 DP: Pirates 1, Expos 0 Doubles: Stargell (1), Parker (5), Scott (2) Home Runs: Madlock (2), Dawson (12) Stolen Bases: Madlock (9) Sacrifice Hits: Rogers (2) GIDP: Speier (3) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perez L(2-1) 5 6 4 4 2 1 1 23 2.32 Tekulve 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 4.91 Cruz 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 6 2.45 Totals 8 9 5 5 3 3 1 35 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rogers W(6-3) 9 6 1 1 1 7 1 34 4.57 Totals 9 6 1 1 1 7 1 34 Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - John Kibler PIRATES 1ST: Moreno flied to center; Garner popped to third; Parker popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Raines flied to left; Scott popped to left; Dawson homered; Carter singled to center; Cromartie lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 1. PIRATES 2ND: Madlock singled to left; Madlock stole second; Easler struck out; Thompson walked; Pena forced Thompson (second to shortstop) [Madlock to third]; Berra lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 1. EXPOS 2ND: Wallach grounded out (third to first); Parrish singled to center; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first) [Parrish to second]; Rogers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 1. PIRATES 3RD: Perez grounded out (first unassisted); Moreno popped to third in foul territory; Garner lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 1. EXPOS 3RD: Raines flied to center; Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Dawson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 1. PIRATES 4TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Madlock was called out on strikes; Easler grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 1. EXPOS 4TH: Carter grounded out (third to first); Cromartie flied to center; Wallach grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 1. PIRATES 5TH: Thompson was called out on strikes; Pena was called out on strikes; Berra grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 1. EXPOS 5TH: Parrish struck out; Speier singled; Rogers out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Speier to second]; Raines was walked intentionally; Scott doubled to right [Speier scored, Raines to third]; Dawson was walked intentionally; Carter singled to center [Raines scored, Scott scored, Dawson to second]; Cromartie lined to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 4. PIRATES 6TH: BEVACQUA BATTED FOR PEREZ; Bevacqua flied to right; Moreno was called out on strikes; Garner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 4. EXPOS 6TH: TEKULVE REPLACED BEVACQUA (PITCHING); Wallach grounded out (third to first); Parrish popped to second; Speier struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 4. PIRATES 7TH: Parker popped to shortstop; Madlock homered; Easler struck out; Thompson singled; STARGELL BATTED FOR PENA; Stargell doubled [Thompson to third]; SOLOMON RAN FOR STARGELL; Berra flied to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Expos 4. EXPOS 7TH: NICOSIA REPLACED SOLOMON (PLAYING C ); Rogers struck out; Raines grounded out (first unassisted); Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Expos 4. PIRATES 8TH: FOLI BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno grounded out (second to first); Garner singled; Parker doubled to right [Garner to third]; Madlock flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Expos 4. EXPOS 8TH: CRUZ REPLACED FOLI (PITCHING); Dawson popped to catcher in foul territory; Carter singled to left; Cromartie singled to left [Carter to third]; Wallach singled to left [Carter scored, Cromartie to third, Wallach to second (on throw to 3b)]; Parrish was walked intentionally; Speier grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Parrish out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Expos 5. PIRATES 9TH: Easler popped to shortstop; Thompson struck out; Nicosia grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Expos 5.

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