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Tuesday, April 18, 1978
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 2,010, Time of Game: 2:12
Expos
1
4-5
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 1½ GB
 at Cubs
2
6-4
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
W: Ray Burris (2-0)
L: Steve Rogers (1-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  8  0
Cubs            0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    2  8  1

Montreal Expos

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Warren Cromartie LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 .095 .364 0.020 1.42 0.139 -0.119 0.5 3 0 2·2B
Dave Cash 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .351 1.036 -0.083 1.64 0.031 -0.114 -0.4 2 5 2B
Andre Dawson CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .786 -0.183 1.74 0.020 -0.203 -1.5 2 0 GDP
Gary Carter C 3 0 1 1 1 0 .257 .864 0.049 1.59 0.125 -0.076 0.8 3 0 2B
Tony Perez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .176 .498 -0.086 1.62 0.055 -0.142 -1.0 8 1 2B
   Jerry White PR-RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Larry Parrish 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .393 .964 -0.111 1.38 0.021 -0.132 -0.7 0 2
Del Unser RF-1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .259 .651 0.043 1.40 0.115 -0.072 -0.2 4 0
Chris Speier SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .303 .749 -0.067 0.88 0.000 -0.067 -0.4 1 1
   Wayne Garrett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .282 -0.106 4.61 0.000 -0.106 -0.4
Steve Rogers P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .286 .661 -0.020 1.18 0.043 -0.063 -0.0 1 3
   Ellis Valentine PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .810 -0.092 3.87 0.000 -0.092 -0.3
Team Totals 34 1 8 1 3 6 .235 .680 -0.636 1.60 0.549 -1.186 -3.5 24 12
2B: T Perez (2, off R Burris); G Carter (3, off R Burris); W Cromartie 2 (2, 2 off R Burris); D Cash (3, off R Burris).
TB: W Cromartie 4; T Perez 2; D Cash 2; G Carter 2; S Rogers; A Dawson; L Parrish.
GIDP: A Dawson (1).
RBI: G Carter (7).
2-out RBI: G Carter.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Speier-D Cash-T Perez.

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ivan de Jesus SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .349 .846 -0.114 1.08 0.000 -0.114 -1.3 0 5
Greg Gross CF-LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .304 .681 -0.025 0.74 0.038 -0.063 -0.3 3 0 2B
Larry Biittner 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .912 -0.069 0.69 0.000 -0.069 -0.8 10 1
Bobby Murcer RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .270 .673 -0.003 0.80 0.048 -0.051 -0.0 1 0
Dave Kingman LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 .188 .590 0.031 0.97 0.063 -0.032 0.3 2 1
   Joe Wallis CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 -0.015 0.52 0.000 -0.015 -0.2 0 0
Steve Ontiveros 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .118 .403 0.049 1.17 0.083 -0.034 0.5 2 1
Manny Trillo 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .353 .848 -0.078 1.14 0.020 -0.098 -0.8 2 1 GDP
Dave Rader C 2 0 1 1 1 0 .250 .595 0.104 1.08 0.128 -0.024 1.0 6 0
Ray Burris P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 -0.018 0.93 0.016 -0.034 -0.2 1 3 SH
   Bruce Sutter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 2 8 1 1 3 .267 .590 -0.138 0.93 0.396 -0.534 -2.0 27 12
2B: G Gross (1, off S Rogers).
SH: R Burris (3, off S Rogers).
TB: B Murcer 2; G Gross 2; R Burris; D Rader; D Kingman; M Trillo; S Ontiveros.
GIDP: M Trillo (2).
RBI: D Rader (5).
2-out RBI: D Rader.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. I de Jesus-M Trillo-L Biittner.
E: M Trillo (1).
Outfield Assists: D Kingman (W Cromartie at 3rd base).

Montreal Expos

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Rogers, L (1-2) 8 8 2 2 1 3 0 3.72 32 60 0.138 0.93 2.0
Team Totals 8 8 2 2 1 3 0 2.25 32 60 0.138 1.60 2.0

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ray Burris, W (2-0) 7.2 8 1 1 3 5 0 1.52 32 61 0.393 1.32 2.7
Bruce Sutter, S (2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.50 5 1 0 0.244 3.41 0.8
Team Totals 9 8 1 1 3 6 0 1.00 37 61 1 0 0.637 0.93 3.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey.
Time of Game: 2:12.
Attendance: 2,010.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 47° F, Wind 15mph in unknown direction.

Starting Lineups

Montreal Expos         Chicago Cubs
1 Warren Cromartie LF 1 Ivan de Jesus SS
2 Dave Cash 2B 2 Greg Gross CF
3 Andre Dawson CF 3 Larry Biittner 1B
4 Gary Carter C 4 Bobby Murcer RF
5 Tony Perez 1B 5 Dave Kingman LF
6 Larry Parrish 3B 6 Steve Ontiveros 3B
7 Del Unser RF 7 Manny Trillo 2B
8 Chris Speier SS 8 Dave Rader C
9 Steve Rogers P 9 Ray Burris P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 1-2 0 --- MON D. Unser B. Sutter -12% 72% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Unser to 1B
t9 1-2 0 1-- O MON W. Garrett B. Sutter 11% 83% Lineout: LF
t1 0-0 0 12- OO MON A. Dawson R. Burris 10% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Cromartie to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 R MON G. Carter R. Burris -10% 42% Double to LF; Cromartie Scores
b2 1-1 2 --3 R CHC D. Rader S. Rogers 10% 63% Single to RF (Line Drive); Kingman Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Ray Burris facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- MON W. Cromartie R. Burris -6% 44% Double to LF
t1 0-0 0 -2- MON D. Cash R. Burris -3% 41% Walk
t1 0-0 0 12- OO MON A. Dawson R. Burris 10% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Cromartie to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 R MON G. Carter R. Burris -10% 42% Double to LF; Cromartie Scores
t1 1-0 2 -2- O MON T. Perez R. Burris 3% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Expos' Steve Rogers facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O CHC I. de Jesus S. Rogers -2% 42% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-1 1 --- O CHC G. Gross S. Rogers -2% 41% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-1 2 --- O CHC L. Biittner S. Rogers -1% 39% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Ray Burris facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- O MON L. Parrish R. Burris 2% 42% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O MON D. Unser R. Burris 1% 43% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-0 2 --- O MON C. Speier R. Burris 1% 44% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Expos' Steve Rogers facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- CHC B. Murcer S. Rogers 4% 48% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b2 0-1 0 1-- CHC D. Kingman S. Rogers 6% 54% Single to LF (Line Drive); Murcer to 2B
b2 0-1 0 12- CHC S. Ontiveros S. Rogers 8% 63% Single to RF (Line Drive); Murcer to 3B; Kingman to 2B
b2 0-1 0 123 ROO CHC M. Trillo S. Rogers -9% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Murcer Scores; Kingman to 3B
b2 1-1 2 --3 R CHC D. Rader S. Rogers 10% 63% Single to RF (Line Drive); Kingman Scores
b2 2-1 2 1-- O CHC R. Burris S. Rogers -2% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 2.
Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Ray Burris facing 9-1-2
t3 1-2 0 --- MON S. Rogers R. Burris -4% 57% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t3 1-2 0 1-- O MON W. Cromartie R. Burris 4% 61% Flyball: CF
t3 1-2 1 1-- O MON D. Cash R. Burris 2% 63% Groundout: P-1B; Rogers to 2B
t3 1-2 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  MON A. Dawson R. Burris -2% 61% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Rogers to 3B
t3 1-2 2 1-3 7,(3-2)  MON G. Carter R. Burris -3% 58% Walk; Dawson to 2B
t3 1-2 2 123 O MON T. Perez R. Burris 9% 67% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Expos' Steve Rogers facing 1-2-3
b3 2-1 0 --- O CHC I. de Jesus S. Rogers -2% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 2-1 1 --- CHC G. Gross S. Rogers 4% 69% Double to CF (Line Drive)
b3 2-1 1 -2- O CHC L. Biittner S. Rogers -3% 66% Groundout: 1B-P; Gross to 3B
b3 2-1 2 --3 O CHC B. Murcer S. Rogers -4% 63% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 2.
Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Ray Burris facing 6-7-8
t4 1-2 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O MON L. Parrish R. Burris 3% 65% Groundout: P-1B
t4 1-2 1 --- O MON D. Unser R. Burris 2% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1-2 2 --- O MON C. Speier R. Burris 1% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Expos' Steve Rogers facing 5-6-7
b4 2-1 0 --- O CHC D. Kingman S. Rogers -2% 67% Strikeout
b4 2-1 1 --- O CHC S. Ontiveros S. Rogers -2% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2-1 2 --- O CHC M. Trillo S. Rogers -1% 64% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 2.
Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Ray Burris facing 9-1-2
t5 1-2 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O MON S. Rogers R. Burris 3% 67% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-2 1 --- MON W. Cromartie R. Burris -4% 64% Walk
t5 1-2 1 1-- O MON D. Cash R. Burris 3% 66% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Cromartie out at 3B/LF-3B
t5 1-2 2 -2- O MON A. Dawson R. Burris 5% 71% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Expos' Steve Rogers facing 8-9-1
b5 2-1 0 --- CHC D. Rader S. Rogers 3% 74% Walk
b5 2-1 0 1-- O CHC R. Burris S. Rogers -1% 73% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Rader to 2B
b5 2-1 1 -2- O CHC I. de Jesus S. Rogers -3% 70% Lineout: RF
b5 2-1 2 -2- O CHC G. Gross S. Rogers -3% 66% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 2.
Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Ray Burris facing 4-5-6
t6 1-2 0 --- O MON G. Carter R. Burris 4% 70% Flyball: LF
t6 1-2 1 --- O MON T. Perez R. Burris 3% 73% Popfly: 2B
t6 1-2 2 --- MON L. Parrish R. Burris -2% 70% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t6 1-2 2 1-- O MON D. Unser R. Burris 4% 74% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Expos' Steve Rogers facing 3-4-5
b6 2-1 0 --- O CHC L. Biittner S. Rogers -2% 72% Lineout: RF
b6 2-1 1 --- O CHC B. Murcer S. Rogers -2% 71% Lineout: LF
b6 2-1 2 --- O CHC D. Kingman S. Rogers -1% 70% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 2.
Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Ray Burris facing 8-9-1
t7 1-2 0 --- O MON C. Speier R. Burris 4% 74% Strikeout Looking
t7 1-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O MON S. Rogers R. Burris 3% 77% Groundout: 1B-P
t7 1-2 2 --- MON W. Cromartie R. Burris -4% 73% Double to RF (Line Drive)
t7 1-2 2 -2- O MON D. Cash R. Burris 6% 79% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Expos' Steve Rogers facing 6-7-8
b7 2-1 0 --- O CHC S. Ontiveros S. Rogers -2% 77% Flyball: CF
b7 2-1 1 --- CHC M. Trillo S. Rogers 2% 79% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b7 2-1 1 1-- O CHC D. Rader S. Rogers -2% 77% Flyball: LF
b7 2-1 2 1-- CHC R. Burris S. Rogers 2% 78% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Trillo to 2B
b7 2-1 2 12- O CHC I. de Jesus S. Rogers -4% 75% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 2.
Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Ray Burris facing 3-4-5
Greg Gross moves from CF to LF
Joe Wallis replaces Dave Kingman (LF) playing CF batting 5th
t8 1-2 0 --- O MON A. Dawson R. Burris 5% 80% Strikeout
t8 1-2 1 --- O MON G. Carter R. Burris 4% 84% Foul Flyball: 3B
t8 1-2 2 --- MON T. Perez R. Burris -6% 79% Double to LF (Line Drive)
Bruce Sutter replaces Ray Burris pitching and batting 9th
Jerry White pinch runs for Tony Perez (1B) batting 5th
t8 1-2 2 -2- O MON L. Parrish B. Sutter 8% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Expos' Steve Rogers facing 2-3-4
Del Unser moves from RF to 1B
Jerry White moves from PR to RF
b8 2-1 0 --- O CHC G. Gross S. Rogers -1% 86% Popfly: SS
b8 2-1 1 --- O CHC L. Biittner S. Rogers -1% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 2-1 2 --- CHC B. Murcer S. Rogers 1% 85% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b8 2-1 2 1-- O CHC J. Wallis S. Rogers -1% 84% Groundout: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 2.
Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Bruce Sutter facing 7-8-9
t9 1-2 0 --- MON D. Unser B. Sutter -12% 72% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Unser to 1B
Wayne Garrett pinch hits for Chris Speier (SS) batting 8th
t9 1-2 0 1-- O MON W. Garrett B. Sutter 11% 83% Lineout: LF
Ellis Valentine pinch hits for Steve Rogers (P) batting 9th
t9 1-2 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O MON E. Valentine B. Sutter 9% 92% Strikeout Swinging
t9 1-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O MON W. Cromartie B. Sutter 8% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 2.

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