Chris Speier drove in six runs by hitting for the cycle in sparking the Expos to a 7-3 victory over the Braves. Speier tripled home two runs in the second inning, drilled a three-run homer in the sixth and doubled home a run in the eighth. He also had a single in the fourth frame. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 7, Atlanta Braves 3

Game Played on Thursday, July 20, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique

Braves 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 1 Expos 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 x - 7 9 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster ss 5 0 1 2 0 0 .282 Cash 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Bonnell cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Frias 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Office ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .260 Dawson cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .255 Matthews rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .292 Valentine rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .308 Burroughs lf 3 0 2 0 1 1 .328 Perez 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .291 Horner 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .248 Unser 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Murphy 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .240 Parrish 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .268 Hubbard 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .231 Cromartie lf 1 2 0 0 1 0 .274 Nolan c 2 1 0 0 1 1 .206 Mejias ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .160 Beall ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 Carter c 3 2 1 0 1 0 .233 Easterly p 1 0 0 1 1 1 .231 Speier ss 4 1 4 6 0 0 .253 Gilbreath ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .246 Fryman p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .032 Mahler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Garman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gaston ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .211 Totals 33 3 7 3 5 9 Totals 32 7 9 6 5 2 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 14,108 Left on Base: Braves 8, Expos 7 DP: Braves 1, Expos 1 Errors: Royster Doubles: Burroughs (21), Speier (11) Triples: Speier (2) Home Runs: Speier (4) Stolen Bases: Dawson (19) GIDP: Murphy (8) Hit by Pitch: Cromartie (6,by Easterly) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Easterly L(2-6) 6 7 5 5 2 0 1 27 6.87 Mahler 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 11 3.32 Totals 8 9 7 7 5 2 1 38 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Fryman W(5-7) 8 7 3 3 5 7 0 35 4.03 Garman SV(8) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 4.93 Totals 9 7 3 3 5 9 0 38 Hit by Pitch: Easterly (2) Wild Pitches: Mahler (6) Balks: Mahler (2) Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Joe West BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to center; Bonnell made an out to first; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cash singled; Dawson singled [Cash to second]; Valentine lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Cash out at second]; Perez forced Dawson (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs struck out; Horner grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy singled; Hubbard singled [Murphy to second]; Nolan walked [Murphy to third, Hubbard to second]; Easterly walked [Murphy scored, Hubbard to third, Nolan to second]; Royster singled [Hubbard scored, Nolan scored, Easterly to third]; Bonnell flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Cromartie walked; Carter singled [Cromartie to second]; Speier tripled [Cromartie scored, Carter scored]; Fryman grounded out (third to first); Cash grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 2. BRAVES 3RD: Matthews flied out to center; Burroughs singled; Horner forced Burroughs (third to second); Murphy walked [Horner to second]; Hubbard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 2. EXPOS 3RD: Dawson made an out to first; Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez walked; Parrish forced Perez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 2. BRAVES 4TH: Nolan flied out to left; Easterly struck out; Royster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 2. EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie flied out to left; Carter made an out to first; Speier singled; Fryman made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 2. BRAVES 5TH: Bonnell made an out to third; Matthews grounded out (third to first); Burroughs doubled; Horner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 2. EXPOS 5TH: Cash flied out to right; Dawson grounded out (second to first); Valentine grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 2. BRAVES 6TH: Murphy grounded out (second to first); Hubbard flied out to left; Nolan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 2. EXPOS 6TH: Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); Parrish singled; Cromartie was hit by a pitch [Parrish to second]; Carter made an out to catcher; Speier homered [Parrish scored, Cromartie scored]; Fryman flied out to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 5. BRAVES 7TH: GILBREATH BATTED FOR EASTERLY; Gilbreath struck out; Royster made an out to first; Bonnell made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 5. EXPOS 7TH: MAHLER REPLACED GILBREATH (PITCHING); Cash flied out to center; Dawson singled; Dawson stole second; Valentine was walked intentionally; Mahler threw a wild pitch [Dawson to third, Valentine to second]; Perez struck out; Parrish was walked intentionally; MEJIAS BATTED FOR CROMARTIE; Mahler balked [Dawson scored, Valentine to third, Parrish to second]; Mejias flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 6. BRAVES 8TH: MEJIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Matthews flied out to left; Burroughs walked; Horner singled [Burroughs to second]; Murphy grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Horner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 6. EXPOS 8TH: Carter walked; Speier doubled [Carter scored, Speier to third (error by Royster)]; Fryman struck out; Cash grounded out (third to first); Dawson made an out to catcher; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 7. BRAVES 9TH: FRIAS REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 2B); UNSER REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 1B); Hubbard singled; BEALL BATTED FOR NOLAN; Beall walked [Hubbard to second]; GASTON BATTED FOR MAHLER; GARMAN REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING); Hubbard advanced to third because of defensive indifference and Beall advanced to second [Hubbard to third, Beall to second]; Gaston struck out; Royster flied out to right; OFFICE BATTED FOR BONNELL; Office struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 7.

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