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@MIN		4
3
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8
Tuesday, September 5, 1978
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 7,579, Time of Game: 3:20
Expos
10
66-73
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
4th, 8½ GB
 at Cubs
8
69-69
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
3rd, 5 GB
W: Wayne Twitchell (4-12)
L: Bruce Sutter (7-7)
S: Mike Garman (11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           0  0  0   1  3  2   0  4  0   10 13  4
Cubs            0  3  0   0  5  0   0  0  0    8 12  3

Montreal Expos

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dave Cash 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 .250 .602 0.274 1.20 0.322 -0.048 0.9 5 1 2B
   Pepe Frias 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .783 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Del Unser RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .196 .560 -0.025 0.66 0.013 -0.038 -0.3 1 0
   Sam Mejias PH-RF 2 0 1 1 0 0 .213 .479 0.082 1.83 0.118 -0.035 0.7 0 0
Andre Dawson CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .251 .745 0.002 0.89 0.078 -0.075 0.2 2 0 SB
Tony Perez 1B 5 0 1 1 0 0 .283 .778 -0.053 1.14 0.043 -0.096 -0.4 8 2
Warren Cromartie LF 4 2 2 0 1 0 .297 .749 0.038 0.86 0.127 -0.089 0.4 0 1 2B,GDP
Gary Carter C 5 2 3 1 0 0 .253 .748 0.218 1.09 0.262 -0.044 0.9 7 0 2·2B,GDP
Larry Parrish 3B 4 2 2 3 0 0 .269 .774 0.322 1.57 0.346 -0.024 3.0 0 1 HR
Chris Speier SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 .253 .669 -0.138 1.84 0.000 -0.138 -1.1 4 6
Woodie Fryman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .061 .162 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gerry Pirtle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ed Herrmann PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .139 .351 -0.014 0.58 0.000 -0.014 -0.2
   Randy Miller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Ellis Valentine PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 .285 .804 0.254 1.69 0.254 0.000 1.7 HR
   Bill Atkinson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Wayne Twitchell P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .087 .247 -0.013 0.49 0.000 -0.013 -0.1 0 1
   Tom Hutton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .635 -0.031 2.44 0.000 -0.031 -0.2
   Darold Knowles P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Stan Bahnsen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .182 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Garman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 39 10 13 10 3 3 .333 .971 0.916 1.19 1.563 -0.645 5.5 27 13
2B: G Carter 2 (25, 1 off M Seoane, 1 off D Moore); W Cromartie (28, off D Roberts); D Cash (21, off B Sutter).
HR: L Parrish (15, off D Roberts; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); E Valentine (22, off D Moore; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).
TB: L Parrish 5; G Carter 5; E Valentine 4; W Cromartie 3; D Cash 2; T Perez; A Dawson; S Mejias; C Speier.
GIDP: W Cromartie (11); G Carter (6).
RBI: L Parrish 3 (62); E Valentine 2 (67); T Perez (66); D Cash (31); S Mejias (4); G Carter (62); C Speier (44).
2-out RBI: S Mejias; D Cash.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 5 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Cash-T Perez.
E: C Speier 2 (16); T Perez (9); D Unser (2).
Outfield Assists: W Cromartie (J White at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: A Dawson (26, 2nd base off D Moore/L Cox).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ivan de Jesus SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .264 .690 -0.041 0.93 0.000 -0.041 -0.6 1 2
   Mick Kelleher SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .569 -0.010 0.94 0.000 -0.010 -0.2 0 1 SH
   Bobby Murcer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .773 -0.068 2.27 0.000 -0.068 -0.8
   Dave Roberts P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .314 .810 -0.024 0.54 0.000 -0.024 -0.5 0 0 GDP
   Manny Seoane P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bruce Sutter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 .277 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Willie Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bill Buckner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .315 .744 -0.174 6.90 0.000 -0.174 -0.8
Rodney Scott 3B-SS 2 0 0 1 2 1 .273 .710 0.070 1.26 0.109 -0.039 0.8 0 1
   Rudy Meoli 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 .474 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Ed Putman PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .294 .663 -0.043 1.71 0.000 -0.043 -0.2 0 0
Larry Biittner 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .264 .659 0.004 1.12 0.104 -0.100 0.3 13 0
Dave Kingman LF 5 2 3 1 0 1 .248 .858 0.195 0.75 0.222 -0.027 1.5 0 1 HR
Manny Trillo 2B 5 2 2 1 0 1 .263 .666 0.125 1.12 0.205 -0.080 0.9 2 5 2B
Gene Clines RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .265 .659 -0.007 0.96 0.063 -0.070 -0.1 2 0 SH
Jerry White CF 3 1 2 1 2 1 .243 .624 0.141 0.88 0.148 -0.007 1.3 4 0 IW
Larry Cox C 2 0 1 0 0 0 .279 .723 0.025 1.02 0.046 -0.021 0.4 0 0
   Dave Rader PH-C 2 1 2 0 0 0 .207 .579 0.047 0.76 0.047 0.000 0.8 3 0
   Mike Vail PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .297 .707 0.045 1.56 0.045 0.000 0.2
Donnie Moore P 1 0 0 1 1 0 .267 .686 0.010 0.93 0.023 -0.014 -0.0 0 0
   Lynn McGlothen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .321 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Scot Thompson PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500 1.100 0.053 1.79 0.053 0.000 0.7
   Mike Sember 3B-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 -0.015 0.62 0.000 -0.015 -0.4 1 3
   Greg Gross PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272 .692 0.084 3.53 0.084 0.000 0.3
Team Totals 37 8 12 6 7 6 .324 .864 0.417 1.22 1.149 -0.733 3.5 27 13
2B: M Trillo (15, off W Fryman).
HR: D Kingman (25, off B Atkinson; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: G Clines (2, off B Atkinson); M Kelleher (3, off R Miller).
IBB: J White (1, by R Miller).
TB: D Kingman 6; M Trillo 3; J White 2; D Rader 2; G Clines; M Vail; L Cox.
GIDP: D Roberts (2).
RBI: D Kingman (72); G Clines (14); M Trillo (46); D Moore (4); J White (8); R Scott (7).
2-out RBI: R Scott.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 2. M Trillo-M Sember-L Biittner; I de Jesus-L Biittner.
E: L Cox (6); M Trillo (19); R Scott (12).
Outfield Assists: D Kingman (L Parrish at 3rd base).

Montreal Expos

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Woodie Fryman 1 5 3 3 0 1 0 3.94 8 32 -0.258 0.95 -3.3
Gerry Pirtle 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.50 4 3 1 0.059 1.16 1.3
Randy Miller 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 0.00 9 0 0 0.059 0.70 1.0
Bill Atkinson, BS (2) 0.1 4 4 3 0 0 1 4.42 5 0 0 -0.332 1.43 -2.4
Wayne Twitchell, W (4-12) 2.2 1 1 0 2 1 0 5.40 11 2 2 -0.124 1.05 -1.1
Darold Knowles, H (9) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.45 6 0 0 0.135 1.18 0.8
Stan Bahnsen 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.25 2 1 0 -0.129 2.54 -0.5
Mike Garman, S (11) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.52 1 3 0 0.174 6.90 0.8
Team Totals 9 12 8 6 7 6 1 6.00 46 32 9 3 -0.416 1.19 -3.5
W Fryman faced 5 batters in the 2nd inning.
S Bahnsen faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Donnie Moore 4.1 6 4 3 0 0 1 4.17 18 37 -0.258 0.96 -1.8
Lynn McGlothen 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 3.49 4 0 0 0.029 0.96 0.3
Dave Roberts 2 2 3 3 1 2 1 5.27 10 0 0 -0.093 1.25 -1.6
Manny Seoane 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.50 2 1 1 -0.325 2.63 -1.7
Bruce Sutter, BS (14), L (7-7) 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 2.99 5 2 1 -0.289 2.11 -1.2
Willie Hernandez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.86 3 0 0 0.017 0.30 0.5
Team Totals 9 13 10 9 3 3 2 9.00 42 37 3 2 -0.919 1.22 -5.5
D Roberts faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
M Seoane faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: R Miller (1; J White).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick.
Time of Game: 3:20.
Attendance: 7,579.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 74° F, Wind 7mph in unknown direction, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Montreal Expos         Chicago Cubs
1 Dave Cash 2B 1 Ivan de Jesus SS
2 Del Unser RF 2 Rodney Scott 3B
3 Andre Dawson CF 3 Larry Biittner 1B
4 Tony Perez 1B 4 Dave Kingman LF
5 Warren Cromartie LF 5 Manny Trillo 2B
6 Gary Carter C 6 Gene Clines RF
7 Larry Parrish 3B 7 Jerry White CF
8 Chris Speier SS 8 Larry Cox C
9 Woodie Fryman P 9 Donnie Moore P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 8-8 2 -2- R MON D. Cash B. Sutter 26% 73% Double to CF (Line Drive); Speier Scores
t5 2-3 1 1-- RR MON E. Valentine D. Moore 25% 62% Home Run (Line Drive); Parrish Scores
t8 6-8 0 -2- R MON G. Carter M. Seoane 17% 40% Double to LF (Line Drive); Cromartie Scores
b9 8-10 2 123 O CHC B. Buckner M. Garman 17% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 3-4 0 --- R CHC D. Kingman B. Atkinson -15% 43% Home Run

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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' Donnie Moore facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O MON D. Cash D. Moore -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O MON D. Unser D. Moore -2% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O MON A. Dawson D. Moore -1% 45% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Expos' Woodie Fryman facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC I. de Jesus W. Fryman 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O CHC R. Scott W. Fryman 2% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O CHC L. Biittner W. Fryman 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Donnie Moore facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  MON T. Perez D. Moore 4% 54% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t2 0-0 0 1-- OO MON W. Cromartie D. Moore -8% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- MON G. Carter D. Moore 1% 47% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t2 0-0 2 1-- O MON L. Parrish D. Moore -2% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Expos' Woodie Fryman facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- CHC D. Kingman W. Fryman -4% 41% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 0-0 0 1-- R CHC M. Trillo W. Fryman -12% 29% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Kingman Scores
b2 1-0 0 -2- R CHC G. Clines W. Fryman -6% 23% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Trillo Scores
b2 2-0 0 1-- CHC J. White W. Fryman -4% 19% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Clines to 2B
b2 2-0 0 12- CHC L. Cox W. Fryman -5% 14% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Clines to 3B; White to 2B
Gerry Pirtle replaces Woodie Fryman pitching and batting 9th
b2 2-0 0 123 RO CHC D. Moore G. Pirtle 1% 16% Groundout: LF-SS/Forceout at 3B; Clines Scores; Cox to 2B
b2 3-0 1 12- O CHC I. de Jesus G. Pirtle 2% 18% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Cox to 3B
b2 3-0 2 1-3 CHC R. Scott G. Pirtle -1% 16% Walk; de Jesus to 2B
b2 3-0 2 123 O CHC L. Biittner G. Pirtle 4% 20% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 3.
Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Donnie Moore facing 8-9-1
Mick Kelleher replaces Ivan de Jesus playing SS batting 1st
t3 0-3 0 --- O MON C. Speier D. Moore -2% 18% Groundout: 2B-1B
Ed Herrmann pinch hits for Gerry Pirtle (P) batting 9th
t3 0-3 1 --- O MON E. Herrmann D. Moore -1% 17% Flyball: CF
t3 0-3 2 --- O MON D. Cash D. Moore -1% 16% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Expos' Randy Miller facing 4-5-6
Randy Miller replaces Ed Herrmann (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b3 3-0 0 --- CHC D. Kingman R. Miller -3% 13% Single to SS; Kingman to 2B/Adv on E6
b3 3-0 0 -2- 6,(0-2)  O CHC M. Trillo R. Miller 2% 15% Strikeout Swinging
b3 3-0 1 -2- O CHC G. Clines R. Miller 2% 16% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 3-0 2 -2- CHC J. White R. Miller -0% 16% Intentional Walk
b3 3-0 2 12- O CHC L. Cox R. Miller 2% 18% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Kingman out at Hm/SS-C; Cox to 1B; White to 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 3.
Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Donnie Moore facing 2-3-4
t4 0-3 0 --- O MON D. Unser D. Moore -2% 16% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-3 1 --- MON A. Dawson D. Moore 2% 19% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t4 0-3 1 1-- MON T. Perez D. Moore 3% 22% Dawson Steals 2B; Dawson to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
t4 0-3 1 --3 RO MON T. Perez D. Moore 1% 22% Groundout: 3B-1B; Dawson Scores/unER
t4 1-3 2 --- O MON W. Cromartie D. Moore -1% 21% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Expos' Randy Miller facing 9-1-2
b4 3-1 0 --- CHC D. Moore R. Miller -2% 19% Walk
b4 3-1 0 1-- O CHC M. Kelleher R. Miller 1% 20% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Moore to 2B
b4 3-1 1 -2- O CHC R. Scott R. Miller 2% 22% Strikeout
b4 3-1 2 -2- O CHC L. Biittner R. Miller 2% 25% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 3.
Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-3, Cubs' Donnie Moore facing 6-7-8
t5 1-3 0 --- MON G. Carter D. Moore 7% 32% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
t5 1-3 0 -2- R MON L. Parrish D. Moore 9% 41% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Carter Scores
t5 2-3 0 1-- O MON C. Speier D. Moore -5% 36% Foul Flyball: 1B
Ellis Valentine pinch hits for Randy Miller (P) batting 9th
t5 2-3 1 1-- RR MON E. Valentine D. Moore 25% 62% Home Run (Line Drive); Parrish Scores
Lynn McGlothen replaces Donnie Moore pitching and batting 9th
t5 4-3 1 --- O MON D. Cash L. McGlothen -2% 60% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 4-3 2 --- MON D. Unser L. McGlothen 1% 61% Walk
t5 4-3 2 1-- 9,(3-2)  MON A. Dawson L. McGlothen 2% 63% Walk; Unser to 2B
t5 4-3 2 12- O MON T. Perez L. McGlothen -5% 59% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Expos' Bill Atkinson facing 4-5-6
Bill Atkinson replaces Ellis Valentine (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 3-4 0 --- R CHC D. Kingman B. Atkinson -15% 43% Home Run
b5 4-4 0 --- CHC M. Trillo B. Atkinson -8% 35% Single to RF (Line Drive); Trillo to 2B/Adv on E9
b5 4-4 0 -2- O CHC G. Clines B. Atkinson 1% 37% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Trillo to 3B
b5 4-4 1 --3 R CHC J. White B. Atkinson -8% 29% Single to RF (Line Drive); Trillo Scores
Dave Rader pinch hits for Larry Cox (C) batting 8th
b5 5-4 1 1-- CHC D. Rader B. Atkinson -3% 26% Single to RF (Line Drive); White to 2B
Wayne Twitchell replaces Bill Atkinson pitching and batting 9th
Scot Thompson pinch hits for Lynn McGlothen (P) batting 9th
b5 5-4 1 12- CHC S. Thompson W. Twitchell -5% 20% Walk; White to 3B; Rader to 2B
Bobby Murcer pinch hits for Mick Kelleher (SS) batting 1st
b5 5-4 1 123 O CHC B. Murcer W. Twitchell 7% 27% Popfly: SS
b5 5-4 2 123 R CHC R. Scott W. Twitchell -10% 17% Walk; White Scores; Rader to 3B; Thompson to 2B
b5 6-4 2 123 RR CHC L. Biittner W. Twitchell -10% 7% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Rader Scores/No RBI/unER; Thompson Scores/No RBI/unER; Scott to 2B; Biittner to 1B
b5 8-4 2 12- O CHC D. Kingman W. Twitchell 1% 8% Groundout: SS-1B
5 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Cubs 8.
Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 4-8, Cubs' Dave Roberts facing 5-6-7
Dave Roberts replaces Bobby Murcer (PH) pitching and batting 1st
Dave Rader moves from PH to C
Mike Sember replaces Scot Thompson (PH) playing 3B batting 9th
Rodney Scott moves from 3B to SS
t6 4-8 0 --- MON W. Cromartie D. Roberts 3% 11% Walk
t6 4-8 0 1-- O MON G. Carter D. Roberts -3% 8% Lineout: CF
t6 4-8 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  RR MON L. Parrish D. Roberts 10% 19% Home Run (Line Drive); Cromartie Scores
t6 6-8 1 --- O MON C. Speier D. Roberts -2% 16% Strikeout
t6 6-8 2 --- O MON W. Twitchell D. Roberts -1% 15% Strikeout
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Cubs 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-6, Expos' Wayne Twitchell facing 5-6-7
b6 8-6 0 --- O CHC M. Trillo W. Twitchell 1% 16% Lineout: 2B
b6 8-6 1 --- O CHC G. Clines W. Twitchell 1% 17% Groundout: P-1B
b6 8-6 2 --- O CHC J. White W. Twitchell 1% 18% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Cubs 8.
Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 6-8, Cubs' Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
t7 6-8 0 --- MON D. Cash D. Roberts 6% 24% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Cash to 1B
Sam Mejias pinch hits for Del Unser (RF) batting 2nd
t7 6-8 0 1-- O MON S. Mejias D. Roberts -4% 20% Groundout: 3B-1B; Cash to 2B
t7 6-8 1 -2- O MON A. Dawson D. Roberts -5% 15% Lineout: 2B
t7 6-8 2 -2- O MON T. Perez D. Roberts -4% 11% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Cubs 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-6, Expos' Wayne Twitchell facing 8-9-1
Sam Mejias moves from PH to RF
b7 8-6 0 --- CHC D. Rader W. Twitchell -2% 10% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b7 8-6 0 1-- O CHC M. Sember W. Twitchell 1% 11% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b7 8-6 1 1-- OO CHC D. Roberts W. Twitchell 2% 13% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Cubs 8.
Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 6-8, Cubs' Dave Roberts facing 5-6-7
Rudy Meoli replaces Rodney Scott (SS) playing 3B batting 2nd
Mike Sember moves from 3B to SS
t8 6-8 0 --- MON W. Cromartie D. Roberts 9% 22% Double to RF (Line Drive)
Manny Seoane replaces Dave Roberts pitching and batting 1st
t8 6-8 0 -2- R MON G. Carter M. Seoane 17% 40% Double to LF (Line Drive); Cromartie Scores
t8 7-8 0 -2- MON L. Parrish M. Seoane 15% 55% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Carter to 3B; Parrish to 1B
Bruce Sutter replaces Manny Seoane pitching and batting 1st
t8 7-8 0 1-3 RO MON C. Speier B. Sutter -5% 50% Single to LF; Carter Scores; Parrish out at 3B/LF-3B
Tom Hutton pinch hits for Wayne Twitchell (P) batting 9th
t8 8-8 1 1-- O MON T. Hutton B. Sutter -3% 47% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Speier to 2B
t8 8-8 2 -2- R MON D. Cash B. Sutter 26% 73% Double to CF (Line Drive); Speier Scores
t8 9-8 2 -2- R MON S. Mejias B. Sutter 12% 85% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Cash Scores
t8 10-8 2 1-- O MON A. Dawson B. Sutter -1% 84% Strikeout
4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 10, Cubs 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 8-10, Expos' Darold Knowles facing 2-3-4
Darold Knowles replaces Tom Hutton (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Pepe Frias replaces Dave Cash playing 2B batting 1st
Ed Putman pinch hits for Rudy Meoli (3B) batting 2nd
b8 8-10 0 --- O CHC E. Putman D. Knowles 4% 88% Strikeout Looking
b8 8-10 1 --- O CHC L. Biittner D. Knowles 3% 91% Flyball: CF
b8 8-10 2 --- O CHC D. Kingman D. Knowles 2% 93% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 10, Cubs 8.
Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Ahead 10-8, Cubs' Willie Hernandez facing 4-5-6
Willie Hernandez replaces Bruce Sutter pitching and batting 1st
Ed Putman moves from PH to 3B
t9 10-8 0 --- O MON T. Perez W. Hernandez -1% 92% Lineout: CF
t9 10-8 1 --- MON W. Cromartie W. Hernandez 1% 93% Single to 2B/Bunt
t9 10-8 1 1-- OO MON G. Carter W. Hernandez -2% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 10, Cubs 8.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 8-10, Expos' Darold Knowles facing 5-6-7
b9 8-10 0 --- O CHC M. Trillo D. Knowles 5% 96% Popfly: SS
b9 8-10 1 --- O CHC G. Clines D. Knowles 3% 99% Flyball: CF
b9 8-10 2 --- 10,(3-2)  CHC J. White D. Knowles -3% 95% Walk
Stan Bahnsen replaces Darold Knowles pitching and batting 9th
Mike Vail pinch hits for Dave Rader (C) batting 8th
b9 8-10 2 1-- CHC M. Vail S. Bahnsen -5% 91% Single to CF (Line Drive); White to 2B
Greg Gross pinch hits for Mike Sember (SS) batting 9th
b9 8-10 2 12- CHC G. Gross S. Bahnsen -8% 83% Walk; White to 3B; Vail to 2B
Mike Garman replaces Stan Bahnsen pitching and batting 9th
Bill Buckner pinch hits for Willie Hernandez (P) batting 1st
b9 8-10 2 123 O CHC B. Buckner M. Garman 17% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 10, Cubs 8.

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