Jolting Chicago's hopes for the divisional championship, the Expos won both ends of a twin bill from the Cubs, 5-3 and 6-5, in 10 innings. The Expos trailed, 3-1, entering the fifth frame of the lidlifter but scored three times on a single by Dave Cash, a hit batsman, a double by Tony Perez and two-run single by Warren Cromartie. Perez added an insurance with an eighth-inning home run.

A suicide squeeze bunt by Gary Carter in the 10th inning produced the margin of victory in the nightcap. Larry Parrish drew a one-out walk and moved to third on a single by pinch-hitter Ellis Valentine. Carter, batting for winning pitcher Mike Garman, then laid down a bunt which pitcher Bruce Sutter fielded but threw too late to the plate to catch Parrish. The Cubs had tied the contest in the bottom of the ninth on an error by Parrish and RBI single by Bill Buckner. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 5, Chicago Cubs 3 (Game 1)

Game Played on Monday, September 4, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Expos 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 - 5 11 1 Cubs 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 1 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cash 2b 5 1 3 0 0 0 .250 De Jesus ss 4 0 1 1 1 0 .266 Frias 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Scott 3b 4 1 2 0 0 2 .281 Dawson cf 2 1 0 0 0 0 .250 Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .312 Unser cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .199 Kingman lf 3 1 1 2 1 0 .246 Valentine rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .283 Trillo 2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .262 Mejias rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Murcer rf,cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .281 Perez 1b 4 3 3 2 0 0 .284 White cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .236 Hutton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Vail ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Cromartie lf 4 0 1 2 0 1 .295 Gross ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Carter c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .249 Clines ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Parrish 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .264 Cox c 1 1 0 0 1 0 .271 Speier ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .253 Rader ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .202 Schatzeder p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Putman ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .313 Garman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burris p 1 0 0 0 1 0 .120 Knowles p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Thompson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 McGlothen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .214 Totals 35 5 11 4 1 4 Totals 31 3 7 3 6 6 Time of Game: 2:54 Left on Base: Expos 5, Cubs 7 DP: Expos 2, Cubs 0 Errors: Cromartie, Scott Doubles: Valentine (30), Perez (37) Home Runs: Perez (11), Kingman (24) Stolen Bases: Scott (23) Caught Stealing: Cromartie (7), De Jesus (9) GIDP: Cox (4) Hit by Pitch: Dawson (12,by Burris) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Schatzeder W(7-4) 5.2 5 3 3 5 4 1 24 2.36 Garman 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 4.59 Knowles SV(6) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 2.42 Totals 9 7 3 3 6 6 1 37 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burris L(5-11) 7 10 4 4 1 3 0 30 5.02 McGlothen 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 7 3.52 Totals 9 11 5 5 1 4 1 37 Hit by Pitch: Burris (8) Balks: Schatzeder (3) Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey EXPOS 1ST: Cash singled to center; Dawson forced Cash (shortstop to second); Dawson was picked off first (pitcher to first); Valentine doubled to right; Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: On a bunt De Jesus grounded out (pitcher to first); Scott singled to left; Schatzeder balked [Scott to second]; Buckner flied out to center; Scott stole third; Kingman homered [Scott scored]; Trillo was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 2. EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie grounded out (third to first); Carter walked; Parrish struck out; Speier struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 2. CUBS 2ND: Murcer singled to right; White lined into a double play (third to first) [Murcer out at first]; Cox walked; Burris walked [Cox to second]; De Jesus singled to left [Cox scored, Burris to third (error by Cromartie), De Jesus to second]; Scott struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 3. EXPOS 3RD: Schatzeder grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash singled to right; Dawson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Cash to second]; Valentine lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 3. CUBS 3RD: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Kingman popped to third in foul territory; Trillo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 3. EXPOS 4TH: Perez singled to right; Cromartie struck out; Carter singled to right [Perez scored (error by Scott), Carter to second]; Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first) [Carter to third]; On a bunt Speier grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 3. CUBS 4TH: Murcer walked; White struck out; Cox grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Murcer out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 3. EXPOS 5TH: On a bunt Schatzeder singled to third; Cash singled to right [Schatzeder out at third (right to third)]; Dawson was hit by a pitch [Cash to second]; Valentine popped to first in foul territory; Perez doubled to right [Cash scored, Dawson to third]; Cromartie singled to shortstop [Dawson scored, Perez scored]; Cromartie was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Cubs 3. CUBS 5TH: Burris grounded out (shortstop to first); De Jesus walked; De Jesus was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Cubs 3. EXPOS 6TH: Carter popped to first; Parrish flied out to right; Speier singled to center; Schatzeder forced Speier (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Cubs 3. CUBS 6TH: UNSER REPLACED DAWSON (PLAYING CF); Buckner popped to second; Kingman walked; Trillo singled to right [Kingman to second]; Murcer flied out to center [Kingman to third]; VAIL BATTED FOR WHITE; GARMAN REPLACED SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); GROSS BATTED FOR VAIL; Gross lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Cubs 3. EXPOS 7TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser grounded out (second to pitcher); Valentine grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Cubs 3. CUBS 7TH: RADER BATTED FOR COX; Rader lined to left; THOMPSON BATTED FOR BURRIS; Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); De Jesus popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Cubs 3. EXPOS 8TH: MCGLOTHEN REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING); RADER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Perez homered; Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Carter grounded out (second to first); Parrish was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Cubs 3. CUBS 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING RF); Scott singled to second; Buckner singled to right [Scott to second]; Kingman popped to shortstop; Trillo walked [Scott to third, Buckner to second]; KNOWLES REPLACED GARMAN (PITCHING); Murcer flied out to center; CLINES BATTED FOR GROSS; Clines forced Trillo (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Expos 5, Cubs 3. EXPOS 9TH: CLINES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MURCER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Knowles flied out to center; Cash flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Cubs 3. CUBS 9TH: FRIAS REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 2B); HUTTON REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 1B); PUTMAN BATTED FOR RADER; Putman was called out on strikes; JOHNSON BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; Johnson struck out; De Jesus grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Cubs 3.

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