The Mets collected only five hits off Steve Renko, their former farmhand, and lost to the Expos, 4-2. Art Shamsky was the only Mets' batter with any real success against Renko, hitting two homers. Tom Seaver, continuing in a personal slump, suffered his seventh defeat in the last nine decisions.

The Expos scored three runs in third inning when John Bateman walked and Donn Clendenon threw wildly to first on a bunt by Bobby Wine. Singles by Marv Staehle and Jim Gosger each drove in one run and a third scored on a wild pitch. Singles by Bob Bailey and Bateman, around a sacrifice by Ron Fairly, added the Expos' final counter in the sixth. The Mets remained in a second-place tie with the Cubs, but dropped two games behind the Pirates. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 2

Game Played on Wednesday, September 16, 1970 (Night game) at Parc Jarry

Mets 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 5 2 Expos 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 x - 4 7 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Agee cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Staehle 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .223 Garrett 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .255 Sutherland ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Jones lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Gosger lf 3 0 2 1 1 0 .267 Shamsky rf 3 2 2 2 0 0 .306 Staub rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .270 Clendenon 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .287 Bailey 3b,1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .311 Boswell 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .249 Fairly 1b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .290 Grote c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .253 Phillips pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Harrelson ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Laboy 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Marshall ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Day cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .298 Weis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 Hahn ph,cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Seaver p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .172 Bateman c 2 1 1 1 2 0 .235 Singleton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Wine ss 3 1 0 0 0 1 .225 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 Renko p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .164 Totals 30 2 5 2 0 2 Totals 30 4 7 3 5 6 Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 12,152 Left on Base: Mets 1, Expos 9 DP: Mets 0, Expos 2 Errors: Clendenon, Grote Doubles: Grote (12), Fairly (17), Hahn (8) Home Runs: Shamsky 2 (11) Stolen Bases: Fairly (10) Sacrifice Hits: Wine (10), Fairly (5) GIDP: Jones (19), Singleton (5) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver L(18-12) 7 5 4 3 4 4 0 31 2.69 McGraw 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 6 3.54 Totals 8 7 4 3 5 6 0 37 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Renko W(12-10) 9 5 2 2 0 2 2 30 4.27 Totals 9 5 2 2 0 2 2 30 Wild Pitches: Seaver (6) Umpires: HP - Frank Dezelan, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Bill Williams METS 1ST: Agee grounded out (third to first); Garrett singled to center; Jones grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Garrett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Staehle popped to shortstop; Gosger popped to third; Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 0. METS 2ND: Shamsky grounded out (second to first); Clendenon struck out; Boswell flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Bailey struck out; Fairly grounded out (second to first); Day popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 0. METS 3RD: Grote doubled to left; Harrelson popped to pitcher; Seaver grounded out (second to first) [Grote to third]; Agee grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Bateman walked; Wine reached on an error by Clendenon on a sacrifice bunt [Bateman to third, Wine to second]; Renko popped to second; Staehle singled to left [Bateman scored, Wine to third]; Gosger singled to right [Staehle to third, Wine scored (unearned)]; Seaver threw a wild pitch [Staehle scored]; Staub struck out; Bailey flied to center; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 3. METS 4TH: Garrett grounded out (first unassisted); Jones grounded out (third to first); Shamsky homered; Clendenon grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 3. EXPOS 4TH: Fairly walked; Fairly stole second [Fairly to third (error by Grote)]; Day was called out on strikes; Bateman flied to left; Wine flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 3. METS 5TH: Boswell struck out; Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 3. EXPOS 5TH: Renko grounded out (third to first); Staehle flied to right; Gosger walked; Staub was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 3. METS 6TH: Seaver grounded out (second to first); Agee grounded out (third to first); Garrett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 3. EXPOS 6TH: Bailey singled to center; Fairly out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Bailey to second]; Day flied to left; Bateman singled to center [Bailey scored]; Wine forced Bateman (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 4. METS 7TH: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Shamsky homered; Clendenon grounded out (third to first); Boswell grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Expos 4. EXPOS 7TH: Renko grounded out (pitcher to first); Staehle flied to center; Gosger singled to right; Staub walked [Gosger to second]; Bailey flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Expos 4. METS 8TH: Grote grounded out (third to first); MARSHALL BATTED FOR HARRELSON; Marshall singled to right; SINGLETON BATTED FOR SEAVER; Singleton grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Marshall out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Expos 4. EXPOS 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED SINGLETON (PITCHING); WEIS REPLACED MARSHALL (PLAYING SS); Fairly doubled to center; PHILLIPS RAN FOR FAIRLY; HAHN BATTED FOR DAY; Hahn doubled to right [Phillips to third]; Bateman was walked intentionally; Wine struck out; Renko was called out on strikes; SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR STAEHLE; Sutherland forced Hahn (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 2, Expos 4. METS 9TH: SUTHERLAND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); LABOY REPLACED PHILLIPS (PLAYING 3B); BAILEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HAHN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Agee grounded out (third to first); Garrett popped to third; Jones flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Expos 4.

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