A four-run outburst in the first inning triggered the Expos to a 9-1 romp over the Cubs. In the opening frame, singles by Stan Papi, Gary Carter and Tony Perez were good for one run and Ellis Valentine followed with a homer to make the score 4-0.

Perez gave the Expos another run in the third with his 300th career round-tripper. Valentine and Dave Rader got into a fist fight in the fifth inning and Valentine was ejected from the game. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 9, Chicago Cubs 1

Game Played on Wednesday, May 31, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique

Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 5 4 Expos 4 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 x - 9 9 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 .268 Cash 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Clines rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .286 Frias 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 Biittner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Papi ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .293 Kingman lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .231 Carter c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .239 Trillo 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Perez 1b 3 3 3 2 1 0 .247 Murcer cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Unser pr,1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Ontiveros 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .166 Valentine rf 2 1 1 3 1 0 .278 Rader c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Mejias pr,rf 1 1 0 0 0 0 .182 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Cromartie lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .276 Cruz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Dawson cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .261 P. Reuschel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Parrish 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Lamp p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .158 May p 4 0 1 0 0 2 .231 Cox c 1 0 0 0 1 0 .184 Totals 32 1 5 1 2 3 Totals 35 9 9 6 2 4 Time of Game: 2:08 Attendance: 18,647 Left on Base: Cubs 6, Expos 4 DP: Cubs 0, Expos 0 Errors: De Jesus, Kingman, Trillo, Cox Doubles: Clines (3) Home Runs: De Jesus (2), Valentine (6), Perez (4) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lamp L(1-5) 4.2 8 8 5 1 2 2 24 4.25 Moore 1.1 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 4.26 P. Reuschel 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 5.40 Totals 8 9 9 5 2 4 2 37 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA May W(5-5) 9 5 1 1 2 3 1 34 3.36 Totals 9 5 1 1 2 3 1 34 Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Clines flied out to left; Biittner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cash lined to center; Papi singled to center; Carter singled to first [Papi to second]; Perez singled to center [Papi scored, Carter to third]; Valentine homered [Carter scored, Perez scored]; Cromartie lined to first; Dawson grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 4. CUBS 2ND: Kingman popped to first; Trillo grounded out (third to first); Murcer popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 4. EXPOS 2ND: Parrish struck out; May lined to third; Cash flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 4. CUBS 3RD: Ontiveros struck out; Rader grounded out (first unassisted); Lamp flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 4. EXPOS 3RD: Papi grounded out (third to first); Carter flied out to right; Perez homered; Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 5. CUBS 4TH: De Jesus flied out to left; Clines singled to center; Biittner forced Clines (first to shortstop); Kingman singled to left [Biittner to second]; Trillo flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 5. EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie singled to left; Dawson lined to left; Parrish forced Cromartie (third to second); May singled to right [Parrish to third]; Cash flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 5. CUBS 5TH: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Ontiveros lined to right; Rader flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 5. EXPOS 5TH: Papi was called out on strikes; Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez singled to third; Valentine walked [Perez to second]; Ellis Valentine ejected by HP umpire Doug Harvey for instigating a fight with Dave Rader; MEJIAS RAN FOR VALENTINE; Cromartie reached on an error by Trillo [Perez scored (unearned) (no RBI), Mejias scored (unearned) (no RBI), Cromartie to second]; MOORE REPLACED RADER (PITCHING); COX REPLACED LAMP (PLAYING C ); Dawson singled to left [Cromartie scored (unearned), Dawson scored (error by Kingman) (error by Cox) (unearned)]; Parrish popped to first in foul territory; 4 R (0 ER), 2 H, 3 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 9. CUBS 6TH: MEJIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Cox walked; De Jesus forced Cox (shortstop to second); Clines doubled to left [De Jesus to third]; Biittner grounded out (pitcher to first); Kingman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 9. EXPOS 6TH: May struck out; Cash grounded out (catcher to first); Papi grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 9. CUBS 7TH: Trillo singled to center; Murcer popped to left; Ontiveros lined to right; CRUZ BATTED FOR MOORE; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 9. EXPOS 7TH: P. REUSCHEL REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Carter grounded out (third to first); Perez walked; UNSER RAN FOR PEREZ; Mejias forced Unser (second to shortstop); Cromartie lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 9. CUBS 8TH: UNSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Cox popped to first in foul territory; De Jesus homered; Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 9. EXPOS 8TH: Dawson reached on an error by De Jesus [Dawson to second]; Parrish flied out to right; May struck out (catcher to first); Cash grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 9. CUBS 9TH: FRIAS REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 2B); Kingman walked; Trillo popped to left; Murcer popped to catcher in foul territory; Ontiveros forced Kingman (pitcher to second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 9.

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