Mike Vail and Rodney Scott drove in two runs apiece to pace the Cubs to a 6-3 victory over the Expos. Vail singled to produce one of the Cubs' two runs in the first inning. Scott accounted for his RBIs with a single in the fourth. Vail capped the Cubs' scoring with a homer in the seventh.

The Expos chased Mike Krukow with two out in the ninth. Bruce Sutter relieved and issued a pass to load the bases before retiring pinch-hitter Ed Herrmann to gain his 25th save. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 6, Montreal Expos 3

Game Played on Saturday, September 9, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique

Cubs 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 - 6 10 0 Expos 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 3 7 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 3 2 2 0 2 0 .267 Cash 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Scott 3b 4 1 2 2 1 1 .286 Dawson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .251 Murcer cf 5 0 1 1 0 1 .282 Valentine rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .290 Vail rf 5 1 2 2 0 1 .290 Perez 1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .288 Trillo 2b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .263 Frias pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Clines lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .259 Cromartie lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 .296 Biittner 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Mejias lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Blackwell c 1 1 0 0 3 0 .247 Parrish 3b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .273 Krukow p 4 1 1 1 0 0 .265 Speier ss 3 0 0 1 1 0 .257 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Fry c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Carter ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253 Schatzeder p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hutton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Atkinson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Garman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Unser ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .196 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Herrmann ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Totals 35 6 10 6 8 5 Totals 32 3 7 3 4 5 Time of Game: 2:44 Attendance: 15,217 Left on Base: Cubs 10, Expos 6 DP: Cubs 2, Expos 2 Doubles: Krukow (3) Home Runs: Vail (3) Stolen Bases: De Jesus 3 (31), Scott 2 (26) GIDP: Biittner (8), Scott (4), Dawson (7) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Krukow W(7-2) 8.2 7 3 3 3 5 0 34 4.11 Sutter SV(25) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.87 Totals 9 7 3 3 4 5 0 36 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Schatzeder L(7-5) 3.2 7 5 5 4 2 0 20 2.66 Miller 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.00 Atkinson 1.2 2 1 1 3 1 1 10 4.25 Garman 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 4.63 Palmer 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.00 Totals 9 10 6 6 8 5 1 43 Wild Pitches: Sutter (7), Schatzeder (2) Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; De Jesus stole second; Scott singled to center [De Jesus to third]; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted) [De Jesus scored, Scott to second]; Schatzeder threw a wild pitch [Scott to third]; Vail singled to left [Scott scored]; Trillo singled to pitcher [Vail to second]; Clines walked [Vail to third, Trillo to second]; Biittner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Clines out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cash popped to first in foul territory; Dawson struck out; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Expos 0. CUBS 2ND: Blackwell walked; On a bunt Krukow forced Blackwell (catcher to shortstop); De Jesus singled to center [Krukow to second]; Scott grounded into a double play (third to first) [Krukow out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Perez grounded out (second to first); Cromartie flied out to center; Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Expos 0. CUBS 3RD: Murcer struck out; Vail grounded out (pitcher to first); Trillo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Speier grounded out (second to first); Fry lined to center; Schatzeder grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Expos 0. CUBS 4TH: Clines grounded out (second to first); Biittner grounded out (second to pitcher); Blackwell walked; Krukow doubled to left [Blackwell scored]; De Jesus singled to shortstop [Krukow to third]; De Jesus stole second; Scott singled to center [Krukow scored, De Jesus scored]; MILLER REPLACED SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); Murcer singled to right [Scott to third]; Vail struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Expos 0. EXPOS 4TH: Cash grounded out (second to first); Dawson grounded out (second to first); Valentine grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Expos 0. CUBS 5TH: Trillo grounded out (pitcher to first); Clines flied out to right; Biittner popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Expos 0. EXPOS 5TH: Perez walked; Cromartie singled to right [Perez to second]; Parrish singled to left [Perez scored, Cromartie to third, Parrish to second (on throw)]; Speier grounded out (second to first) [Cromartie scored, Parrish to third]; Fry struck out; HUTTON BATTED FOR MILLER; Hutton grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Expos 2. CUBS 6TH: ATKINSON REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Blackwell grounded out (second to first); Krukow flied out to right; De Jesus walked; De Jesus stole second; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Expos 2. EXPOS 6TH: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Expos 2. CUBS 7TH: Murcer lined to right; Vail homered; Trillo walked; Clines singled to left [Trillo to second]; Biittner lined to center; Blackwell walked [Trillo to third, Clines to second]; GARMAN REPLACED ATKINSON (PITCHING); Krukow flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 6, Expos 2. EXPOS 7TH: Perez singled to third; Cromartie singled to second [Perez to second]; Parrish flied out to center; Speier flied out to left; Fry struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Expos 2. CUBS 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED CROMARTIE (PLAYING LF); De Jesus popped to second; Scott walked; Murcer popped to third in foul territory; Scott stole second; Scott stole third; Vail popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Expos 2. EXPOS 8TH: UNSER BATTED FOR GARMAN; Unser walked; Cash popped to third; Dawson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Unser out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Expos 2. CUBS 9TH: PALMER REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Debut game for David Palmer; Clines struck out; Biittner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Expos 2. EXPOS 9TH: Valentine singled to center; Perez singled to center [Valentine to third]; FRIAS RAN FOR PEREZ; Mejias lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Frias out at first]; Parrish singled to third [Valentine scored]; Speier walked [Parrish to second]; CARTER BATTED FOR FRY; SUTTER REPLACED KRUKOW (PITCHING); Sutter threw a wild pitch [Parrish to third, Speier to second]; Carter walked; HERRMANN BATTED FOR PALMER; Herrmann grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 6, Expos 3.

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