The Expos completed their three-game sweep over the Phillies with a 5-2 victory. Trailing in the sixth inning, 2-1, the Expos rallied for three runs. Warren Cromartie singled and scored on Dave Cash's double. After Gary Carter was walked intentionally, Ellis Valentine singled home Cash and Larry Parrish followed with another single to score Carter.

Expo starter Steve Rogers was forced out of the game in the seventh with a blister on his pitching hand. Reliever Darold Knowles got his first hit in almost two years when he singled in the seventh. Knowles reached second when Greg Luzinski misplayed the ball and scored on a single by Cromartie. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Game Played on Sunday, April 23, 1978 (Day game) at Stade Olympique

Phillies 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 2 Expos 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 x - 5 9 1 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG McBride rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .216 Cromartie lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .167 Bowa ss 4 0 1 0 1 1 .265 Mejias lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Schmidt 3b 4 1 2 1 1 1 .319 Cash 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .288 Luzinski lf 5 0 1 0 0 3 .289 Frias 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Johnstone 1b 2 0 0 1 2 0 .000 Dawson cf 3 1 0 0 1 2 .255 Maddox cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .310 Carter c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .275 Boone c 3 0 0 0 1 2 .200 Perez 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .240 Johnson 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .000 White pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lonborg p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Unser 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Brusstar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Valentine rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .395 Martin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Parrish 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .356 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Speier ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .311 Rogers p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Knowles p 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 Totals 31 2 5 2 8 11 Totals 32 5 9 5 2 6 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 17,922 Left on Base: Phillies 11, Expos 5 DP: Phillies 0, Expos 1 Errors: Luzinski, Johnstone, Parrish Doubles: McBride (3), Luzinski (4), Cash (4) Stolen Bases: McBride (2) Caught Stealing: Maddox (1), Cromartie (1) GIDP: Lonborg (1) Hit by Pitch: McBride (1,by Rogers) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lonborg L(1-2) 5.2 6 4 4 2 5 0 25 4.82 Brusstar 1.1 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 5.06 Garber 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.18 Totals 8 9 5 4 2 6 0 34 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rogers W(2-2) 6.2 5 2 2 7 11 0 31 3.46 Knowles SV(1) 2.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 3.18 Totals 9 5 2 2 8 11 0 40 Hit by Pitch: Rogers (1) Balks: Garber (1) Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Joe West, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi PHILLIES 1ST: McBride doubled to center; Bowa struck out; Schmidt walked; Luzinski struck out; Johnstone walked [McBride to third, Schmidt to second]; Maddox flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Phillies 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie grounded out (first to pitcher); Cash popped to pitcher; Dawson walked; Carter singled to center [Dawson to third]; Perez singled to left [Dawson scored, Carter to third]; Valentine popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Expos 1. PHILLIES 2ND: Boone walked; Johnson walked [Boone to second]; Lonborg forced Johnson (pitcher to shortstop) [Boone to third, Lonborg to first]; McBride struck out; Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Expos 1. EXPOS 2ND: Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Rogers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Expos 1. PHILLIES 3RD: Schmidt singled to left; Luzinski doubled to right [Schmidt to third]; Johnstone grounded out (second to first) [Schmidt scored, Luzinski to third]; Maddox struck out; Boone struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Expos 1. EXPOS 3RD: Cromartie lined to right; Cash lined to shortstop; Dawson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Expos 1. PHILLIES 4TH: Johnson walked; On a bunt Lonborg grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to second) [Johnson out at second]; McBride was hit by a pitch; McBride stole second; Bowa walked; Schmidt singled to left [McBride scored, Bowa to second]; Luzinski struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Expos 1. EXPOS 4TH: Carter grounded out (second to first); Perez struck out; Valentine flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Expos 1. PHILLIES 5TH: Johnstone grounded out (first unassisted); Maddox walked; Maddox was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first); Boone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Expos 1. EXPOS 5TH: Parrish struck out; Speier struck out; Rogers grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Expos 1. PHILLIES 6TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Lonborg struck out; McBride struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Expos 1. EXPOS 6TH: Cromartie singled to center; Cash doubled to left [Cromartie scored]; Dawson struck out; Carter was walked intentionally; Perez flied out to center; Valentine singled to center [Cash scored, Carter to second]; Parrish singled to right [Carter scored, Valentine to second]; BRUSSTAR REPLACED LONBORG (PITCHING); Speier singled to center [Valentine out at home (center to catcher), Parrish to second]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Expos 4. PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa singled to center; Schmidt struck out; Luzinski struck out; KNOWLES REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); Johnstone walked [Bowa to second]; Maddox forced Johnstone (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Expos 4. EXPOS 7TH: Knowles singled to left [Knowles to second (error by Luzinski)]; Cromartie singled to center [Knowles scored (unearned)]; Cromartie was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cash grounded out (second to first); Dawson struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Expos 5. PHILLIES 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED CROMARTIE (PLAYING LF); FRIAS REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 2B); Boone reached on an error by Parrish [Boone to first]; Johnson flied out to left; MARTIN BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR; Martin flied out to center; McBride flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Expos 5. EXPOS 8TH: GARBER REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Carter grounded out (third to first); Perez reached on an error by Johnstone [Perez to first]; WHITE RAN FOR PEREZ; Garber balked [White to second]; Valentine grounded out (third to first); Parrish grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Expos 5. PHILLIES 9TH: UNSER REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING 1B); Bowa flied out to left; Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Luzinski flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Expos 5.

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