The Expos blanked the Braves, 7-0, behind the seven-hit pitching of Steve Rogers to complete the sweep of the three-game series. Warren Cromartie, Andre Dawson and Gary Carter each drove in two runs and Tommy Boggs suffered his ninth defeat in a row as his record fell to 1-10. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 7, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Thursday, June      11, 1981 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  2
Expos        1  1  0    1  0  4    0  0  x  -   7 11  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Linares lf            4   0   3   0     0   0   .258      Raines lf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .322
Pocoroba 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .181      Scott 2b              3   2   2   0     2   0   .204
Asselstine rf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Dawson cf             3   1   2   2     2   0   .325
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Carter c              2   0   0   2     1   0   .245
Murphy cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .250      Cromartie rf          3   0   2   2     0   0   .282
Benedict c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .287      Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .180
Ramirez ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .214      Parrish 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .220
Gomez 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .300        Wallach 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Boggs p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .256
  Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Rogers p              3   2   2   0     0   0   .156
  Hanna p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Montefusco p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
  Porter ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .286
  Matula p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   7   0     2   1             Totals               31   7  11   7     5   3

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 25,200
Left on Base: Braves 6, Expos 9
DP: Braves 0, Expos 1
Errors: Benedict, Boggs
Doubles: Linares (3), Scott (4), Dawson (12)
Stolen Bases: Dawson (15), Raines 2 (50), Scott (23), Cromartie (1)
Caught Stealing: Linares 2 (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Rogers (3), Carter (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Cromartie (2), Carter (3)
GIDP: Benedict (5)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Boggs L(1-10)           5     6   3   3   5   3   0  26   4.87
Hanna                   0     4   4   4   0   0   0   4   6.09
Montefusco              2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.88
Matula                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   6.43
Totals                  8    11   7   7   5   3   0  40

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers W(7-4)           9     7   0   0   2   1   0  33   4.39
Totals                  9     7   0   0   2   1   0  33

Wild Pitches: Boggs (2), Montefusco (2)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Satch Davidson


BRAVES 1ST: Linares singled to third; Linares was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Pocoroba struck out;
Asselstine grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Raines grounded out (pitcher to first); Scott walked;
Dawson singled to right [Scott to third]; Dawson stole second;
Carter walked; Cromartie hit a sacrifice fly to left [Scott
scored]; Montanez struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0,
Expos 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (first to pitcher); Murphy
popped to second; Benedict popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish singled to left; Speier flied to right;
Rogers out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Parrish to
second]; Raines singled to center [Parrish scored]; Raines stole
second; Raines stole third; Scott walked; Scott stole second;
Dawson was walked intentionally; Carter lined to left; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Ramirez grounded out (shortstop to first); Gomez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Boggs made an out to first; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Cromartie singled to left; Cromartie stole second
[Cromartie to third (error by Benedict)]; Montanez struck out;
Parrish popped to second; Speier struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Linares singled to shortstop; Linares was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Pocoroba grounded out
(first unassisted); Asselstine grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Rogers singled to center; Boggs threw a wild pitch
[Rogers to second]; Raines flied to left; Scott doubled to left
[Rogers to third]; Dawson was walked intentionally; Carter
reached on an error by Boggs on a sacrifice bunt [Rogers scored
(RBI), Scott out at home (pitcher to first to catcher to first),
Dawson to third, Carter to second]; Cromartie grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Chambliss singled to left; Murphy walked [Chambliss
to second]; Benedict grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Chambliss to third, Murphy out at second]; Ramirez
walked; Gomez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Montanez lined to shortstop; Parrish grounded out
(shortstop to first); Speier grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 3.

BRAVES 6TH: MILLER BATTED FOR BOGGS; Miller grounded out (first
to pitcher); Linares grounded out (shortstop to first); Pocoroba
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 6TH: HANNA REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Rogers singled to
right; Raines singled to right [Rogers to second]; Scott singled
to pitcher [Rogers to third, Raines to second]; Dawson doubled
to right [Rogers scored, Raines scored, Scott to third];
MONTEFUSCO REPLACED HANNA (PITCHING); Carter hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Scott scored]; Montefusco threw a wild pitch [Dawson to
third]; Cromartie singled to center [Dawson scored]; Montanez
forced Cromartie (pitcher to shortstop); Parrish popped to
shortstop; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 7.

BRAVES 7TH: Asselstine flied to center; Chambliss popped to
shortstop; Murphy singled to center; Benedict singled to left
[Murphy to second]; Ramirez forced Benedict (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 7.

EXPOS 7TH: Speier flied to left; Rogers grounded out (shortstop
to first); Raines flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Expos 7.

BRAVES 8TH: WALLACH REPLACED PARRISH (PLAYING 3B); Gomez flied
to left; PORTER BATTED FOR MONTEFUSCO; Porter singled to right;
Linares doubled to right [Porter to third]; Pocoroba flied to
center; Asselstine made an out to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Expos 7.

EXPOS 8TH: MATULA REPLACED PORTER (PITCHING); Scott grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dawson grounded out (third to first);
Carter flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos
7.

BRAVES 9TH: Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy
flied to center; Benedict popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 7.