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4
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2
Tuesday, August 29, 1978,
, Dodger Stadium
Attendance: 37,179, Time of Game: 2:31
Expos
1
61-71
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Dodgers
4
78-54
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Tommy John (16-9)
L: Hal Dues (5-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  1
Dodgers         0  0  0   3  1  0   0  0  X    4  7  2

Montreal Expos

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dave Cash 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .249 .605 -0.034 0.74 0.034 -0.069 -0.3 3 0
Sam Mejias LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .179 .425 0.019 0.62 0.050 -0.032 0.0 3 0 2B,SH
Andre Dawson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .252 .752 -0.116 1.02 0.000 -0.116 -1.1 1 0
Ellis Valentine RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .804 0.018 0.81 0.057 -0.039 0.1 1 0
Warren Cromartie 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .295 .750 0.041 1.22 0.100 -0.059 0.4 7 0 SB
Gary Carter C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .251 .747 -0.006 1.15 0.035 -0.041 -0.1 5 0
Larry Parrish 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .264 .747 -0.035 1.02 0.036 -0.072 -0.4 1 3 GDP
Chris Speier SS 2 0 0 0 2 1 .251 .669 0.022 0.92 0.048 -0.026 0.1 3 4 SB,IW
Hal Dues P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .194 .387 -0.080 1.48 0.000 -0.080 -0.8 0 1
   Wayne Twitchell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .258 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Stan Papi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .674 -0.079 3.22 0.000 -0.079 -0.7
   Mike Garman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Pepe Frias PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .838 -0.016 0.67 0.000 -0.016 -0.2
Team Totals 33 1 6 1 4 6 .182 .482 -0.266 1.01 0.360 -0.629 -3.0 24 8
2B: S Mejias (1, off T John).
SH: S Mejias (1, off T John).
IBB: C Speier (9, by T John).
TB: S Mejias 3; E Valentine; G Carter; D Cash; L Parrish.
GIDP: L Parrish (15).
RBI: L Parrish (55).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
E: W Cromartie (8).
Baserunning
SB: W Cromartie (7, 3rd base off T John/J Oates); C Speier (1, 2nd base off T John/J Oates).

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Davey Lopes CF-2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .272 .774 -0.106 0.89 0.039 -0.144 -0.7 2 1 SB
Bill Russell SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .647 -0.073 0.88 0.000 -0.073 -0.8 0 10
Reggie Smith RF 2 0 1 0 2 1 .310 .981 0.051 0.66 0.061 -0.010 0.6 2 0
Steve Garvey 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .294 .810 -0.039 1.09 0.031 -0.070 -0.0 13 0 2B,SF
Ron Cey 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .272 .809 0.025 0.80 0.053 -0.028 -0.2 1 1
   Ted Martinez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .570 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Lee Lacy 2B-LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .888 -0.089 0.98 0.000 -0.089 -1.1 3 2
Joe Ferguson LF-C 2 1 1 3 2 0 .218 .748 0.416 0.94 0.423 -0.006 3.1 2 0 HR
Johnny Oates C 3 0 2 0 0 0 .323 .710 0.139 0.78 0.144 -0.004 1.1 4 0
   Bill North CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .652 -0.003 0.10 0.000 -0.003 -0.3 0 0
Tommy John P 4 0 0 0 0 3 .131 .336 -0.088 0.67 0.000 -0.088 -1.1 0 2
Team Totals 30 4 7 4 5 5 .233 .700 0.233 0.84 0.751 -0.515 0.5 27 16
2B: S Garvey (27, off M Garman).
HR: J Ferguson (13, off H Dues; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: S Garvey (6, off H Dues).
TB: J Ferguson 4; S Garvey 2; J Oates 2; D Lopes; R Cey; R Smith.
RBI: J Ferguson 3 (41); S Garvey (90).
2-out RBI: J Ferguson 3.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Russell-L Lacy-S Garvey.
E: L Lacy 2 (8).
Baserunning
SB: D Lopes (38, 2nd base off H Dues/G Carter).

Montreal Expos

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Hal Dues, L (5-6) 4.2 5 4 4 4 2 1 2.36 23 36 -0.276 1.19 -2.2
Wayne Twitchell 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.53 1 2 0 0.015 0.62 0.4
Mike Garman 3 2 0 0 1 3 0 5.02 12 0 0 0.029 0.15 1.3
Team Totals 8 7 4 4 5 5 1 4.50 36 36 2 0 -0.232 1.01 -0.5

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tommy John, W (16-9) 9 6 1 0 4 6 0 3.18 38 75 0.268 1.01 3.0
Team Totals 9 6 1 0 4 6 0 0.00 38 75 0.268 0.84 3.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: T John (7; C Speier).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert.
Time of Game: 2:31.
Attendance: 37,179.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Montreal Expos         Los Angeles Dodgers
1 Dave Cash 2B 1 Davey Lopes CF
2 Sam Mejias LF 2 Bill Russell SS
3 Andre Dawson CF 3 Reggie Smith RF
4 Ellis Valentine RF 4 Steve Garvey 1B
5 Warren Cromartie 1B 5 Ron Cey 3B
6 Gary Carter C 6 Lee Lacy 2B
7 Larry Parrish 3B 7 Joe Ferguson LF
8 Chris Speier SS 8 Johnny Oates C
9 Hal Dues P 9 Tommy John P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 0-1 2 12- RRR LAD J. Ferguson H. Dues 37% 78% Home Run; Garvey Scores; Cey Scores
b3 0-1 0 1-- LAD J. Oates H. Dues 14% 60% Single to 1B; Ferguson to 3B/Adv on E3; Oates to 2B
b3 0-1 1 -23 O LAD D. Lopes H. Dues -12% 42% Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Ferguson out at Hm/3B; Lopes to 1B
t6 1-4 2 123 O MON S. Papi T. John 8% 92% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t4 1-0 0 1-- OO MON L. Parrish T. John 7% 40% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

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, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O MON D. Cash T. John 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- O MON S. Mejias T. John 1% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O MON A. Dawson T. John 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Expos' Hal Dues facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O LAD D. Lopes H. Dues -2% 52% Flyball: 2B
b1 0-0 1 --- O LAD B. Russell H. Dues -1% 51% Flyball: SS
b1 0-0 2 --- O LAD R. Smith H. Dues -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- MON E. Valentine T. John -4% 46% Single to CF
t2 0-0 0 1-- MON W. Cromartie T. John -6% 40% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Valentine to 2B; Cromartie to 1B
t2 0-0 0 12- O MON G. Carter T. John 0% 40% Flyball: CF; Valentine to 3B; Cromartie to 2B
t2 0-0 1 -23 RO MON L. Parrish T. John -1% 40% Groundout: SS-1B; Valentine Scores/unER
t2 1-0 2 -2- MON C. Speier T. John -1% 39% Intentional Walk
t2 1-0 2 12- MON H. Dues T. John -1% 38% Cromartie Steals 3B; Speier Steals 2B
t2 1-0 2 -23 O MON H. Dues T. John 5% 43% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Expos' Hal Dues facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O LAD S. Garvey H. Dues -2% 40% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-1 1 --- O LAD R. Cey H. Dues -2% 39% Flyball: LF
b2 0-1 2 --- O LAD L. Lacy H. Dues -1% 38% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- MON D. Cash T. John -3% 34% Single to SS
t3 1-0 0 1-- O MON S. Mejias T. John 1% 36% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Cash to 2B
t3 1-0 1 -2- O MON A. Dawson T. John 4% 40% Fielder's Choice SS; Cash out at 3B/SS-3B; Dawson to 1B
t3 1-0 2 1-- MON E. Valentine T. John -2% 38% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Dawson to 2B; Valentine to 1B
t3 1-0 2 12- O MON W. Cromartie T. John 4% 42% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Expos' Hal Dues facing 7-8-9
b3 0-1 0 --- LAD J. Ferguson H. Dues 5% 47% Walk
b3 0-1 0 1-- LAD J. Oates H. Dues 14% 60% Single to 1B; Ferguson to 3B/Adv on E3; Oates to 2B
b3 0-1 0 -23 O LAD T. John H. Dues -7% 53% Popfly: 2B
b3 0-1 1 -23 O LAD D. Lopes H. Dues -12% 42% Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Ferguson out at Hm/3B; Lopes to 1B
b3 0-1 2 12- O LAD B. Russell H. Dues -5% 36% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 6-7-8
t4 1-0 0 --- MON G. Carter T. John -4% 33% Single to LF
t4 1-0 0 1-- OO MON L. Parrish T. John 7% 40% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t4 1-0 2 --- O MON C. Speier T. John 1% 41% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Expos' Hal Dues facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- LAD R. Smith H. Dues 5% 46% Walk
b4 0-1 0 1-- O LAD S. Garvey H. Dues -5% 41% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b4 0-1 1 1-- LAD R. Cey H. Dues 5% 47% Single to LF; Garvey to 2B
b4 0-1 1 12- O LAD L. Lacy H. Dues -6% 40% Popfly: 2B
b4 0-1 2 12- RRR LAD J. Ferguson H. Dues 37% 78% Home Run; Garvey Scores; Cey Scores
b4 3-1 2 --- LAD J. Oates H. Dues 1% 79% Single to RF
b4 3-1 2 1-- O LAD T. John H. Dues -1% 77% Strikeout
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-3, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 9-1-2
t5 1-3 0 --- O MON H. Dues T. John 3% 80% Strikeout
t5 1-3 1 --- O MON D. Cash T. John 2% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-3 2 --- MON S. Mejias T. John -3% 79% Double to CF
t5 1-3 2 -2- O MON A. Dawson T. John 4% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Expos' Hal Dues facing 1-2-3
b5 3-1 0 --- LAD D. Lopes H. Dues 2% 85% Single to SS
b5 3-1 0 1-- LAD B. Russell H. Dues 2% 87% Lopes Steals 2B
b5 3-1 0 -2- O LAD B. Russell H. Dues -0% 86% Groundout: SS-1B; Lopes to 3B
b5 3-1 1 --3 LAD R. Smith H. Dues 1% 87% Walk
b5 3-1 1 1-3 RO LAD S. Garvey H. Dues 2% 89% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Lopes Scores; Smith to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b5 4-1 2 -2- LAD R. Cey H. Dues 0% 90% Walk
Wayne Twitchell replaces Hal Dues pitching and batting 9th
b5 4-1 2 12- O LAD L. Lacy W. Twitchell -2% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Dodgers 4.
Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-4, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 4-5-6
t6 1-4 0 --- O MON E. Valentine T. John 2% 90% Groundout: P-1B
t6 1-4 1 --- MON W. Cromartie T. John -3% 88% Walk
t6 1-4 1 1-- O MON G. Carter T. John 3% 90% Strikeout
t6 1-4 2 1-- MON L. Parrish T. John -2% 88% Walk; Cromartie to 2B
t6 1-4 2 12- MON C. Speier T. John -4% 84% Walk; Cromartie to 3B; Parrish to 2B
Stan Papi pinch hits for Wayne Twitchell (P) batting 9th
t6 1-4 2 123 O MON S. Papi T. John 8% 92% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 1, Dodgers 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Expos' Mike Garman facing 7-8-9
Mike Garman replaces Stan Papi (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-1 0 --- O LAD J. Ferguson M. Garman -1% 92% Lineout: LF
b6 4-1 1 --- O LAD J. Oates M. Garman -0% 91% Popfly: SS
b6 4-1 2 --- O LAD T. John M. Garman -0% 91% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Dodgers 4.
Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-4, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 1-2-3
Joe Ferguson moves from LF to C
Davey Lopes moves from CF to 2B
Lee Lacy moves from 2B to LF
Bill North replaces Johnny Oates (C) playing CF batting 8th
t7 1-4 0 --- O MON D. Cash T. John 2% 93% Strikeout Looking
t7 1-4 1 --- MON S. Mejias T. John -2% 91% Single to 3B
t7 1-4 1 1-- O MON A. Dawson T. John 3% 93% Strikeout
t7 1-4 2 1-- O MON E. Valentine T. John 2% 95% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Dodgers 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Expos' Mike Garman facing 1-2-3
b7 4-1 0 --- O LAD D. Lopes M. Garman -0% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 4-1 1 --- O LAD B. Russell M. Garman -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 4-1 2 --- LAD R. Smith M. Garman 0% 95% Single to RF
b7 4-1 2 1-- LAD S. Garvey M. Garman 1% 95% Double to RF; Smith to 3B
b7 4-1 2 -23 O LAD R. Cey M. Garman -1% 94% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Dodgers 4.
Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-4, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 5-6-7
Ted Martinez replaces Ron Cey playing 3B batting 5th
t8 1-4 0 --- O MON W. Cromartie T. John 2% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 1-4 1 --- O MON G. Carter T. John 1% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1-4 2 --- MON L. Parrish T. John -1% 96% Single to CF
t8 1-4 2 1-- O MON C. Speier T. John 2% 98% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Dodgers 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Expos' Mike Garman facing 6-7-8
b8 4-1 0 --- O LAD L. Lacy M. Garman -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 4-1 1 --- LAD J. Ferguson M. Garman 0% 98% Walk
b8 4-1 1 1-- O LAD B. North M. Garman -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
b8 4-1 2 1-- O LAD T. John M. Garman -0% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Dodgers 4.
Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-4, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 9-1-2
Pepe Frias pinch hits for Mike Garman (P) batting 9th
t9 1-4 0 --- O MON P. Frias T. John 2% 99% Groundout: P-1B
t9 1-4 1 --- O MON D. Cash T. John 1% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 1-4 2 --- O MON S. Mejias T. John 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Dodgers 4.

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