Recording their fourth straight victory and third straight shutout, the Expos whitewashed the Braves, 3-0, behind six-hit pitching from Steve Rogers. Gary Carter led off the bottom of the fourth inning with a homer and the Expos scored two more runs in the sixth on a single by Warren Cromartie, walk to John Milner and two-run double by Larry Parrish. The shutout was the second over the Braves this season for Rogers. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 3, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Friday, August    28, 1981 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Expos        0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  x  -   3  7  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Butler lf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .226      Francona lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .333
Washington rf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .303      Scott 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Horner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .268      Dawson cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .325
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .291      Carter c              4   1   1   1     0   0   .257
Murphy cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Cromartie rf          3   1   2   0     1   0   .304
Hubbard 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .245      Milner 1b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .244
Benedict c            2   0   1   0     1   0   .273      Parrish 3b            4   0   2   2     0   0   .222
Ramirez ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Speier ss             2   0   0   0     1   1   .239
Mahler p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .077      Rogers p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .163
  Asselstine ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .266
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   6   0     2   5             Totals               30   3   7   3     3   2

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 36,474
Left on Base: Braves 6, Expos 7
DP: Braves 0, Expos 2
Doubles: Cromartie (12), Parrish (11)
Home Runs: Carter (12)
Stolen Bases: Butler (1), Washington (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Scott (11)
GIDP: Murphy (8)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mahler L(4-4)           7     7   3   3   3   2   1  31   2.93
Hrabosky                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.07
Totals                  8     7   3   3   3   2   1  34

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers W(9-6)           9     6   0   0   2   5   0  33   3.68
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   5   0  33

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Fred Brocklander


BRAVES 1ST: Butler walked; Butler stole second; Washington
struck out; Horner struck out; Chambliss grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Francona flied to left; Scott flied to left; Dawson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Expos 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard
was called out on strikes; Benedict singled to center; Ramirez
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter flied to center; Cromartie walked; Milner
lined to right; Parrish singled to center [Cromartie to second];
Speier struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Mahler grounded out (second to first); Butler
grounded out (second to first); Washington singled to right;
Washington stole second; Horner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Rogers lined to second; Francona singled to
shortstop; Scott flied to center; Dawson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Murphy
flied to right; Hubbard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Carter homered; Cromartie doubled to right; Milner
grounded out (second to first) [Cromartie to third]; Parrish
grounded out (third to first); Speier lined to right; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Benedict walked; Ramirez popped to third in foul
territory; On a bunt Mahler hit into a double play (pitcher to
first) [Benedict out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Rogers struck out; Francona flied to left; Scott
grounded out (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Expos 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Butler struck out; Washington grounded out (second
to first); Horner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Dawson popped to third; Carter popped to second;
Cromartie singled to center; Milner walked [Cromartie to
second]; Parrish doubled to center [Cromartie scored, Milner
scored]; Speier was walked intentionally; Rogers grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Chambliss singled to center; Murphy grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Chambliss out at
second]; Hubbard flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Expos 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Francona singled to left; Scott reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Scott out at second
(pitcher to third to first to shortstop), Francona to third (on
throw)]; Dawson flied to left; Carter grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first); Ramirez
flied to center; ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR MAHLER; Asselstine
singled to right; Butler singled to second [Asselstine to
second]; Washington grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PITCHING); Cromartie
flied to right; Milner lined to left; Parrish popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 3.

BRAVES 9TH: Horner grounded out (third to first); Chambliss
popped to shortstop; Murphy singled to center; Hubbard flied to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 3.