Reducing the Phillies' margin in the East division race to one game, the Expos erupted for three runs in the seventh inning to capture a 5-2 decision over the division leaders. The Expos trailed, 2-1, when Tony Perez opened the seventh with a single, moved to second on a groundout and scored on a single by Gary Carter.

A double by Larry Parrish plated Carter and Parrish reached third on the play when center fielder Garry Maddox booted the ball. A sacrifice fly by Chris Speier scored Parrish. A single by Sam Mejias drove in the Expos' final marker in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Game Played on Tuesday, September 19, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique

Phillies 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 7 1 Expos 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 x - 5 8 1 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG McBride rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .267 Cash 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .250 Bowa ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .293 Frias 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Maddox cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .283 Dawson cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .250 Luzinski lf 2 0 0 0 2 2 .263 Valentine rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .293 Smith pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mejias rf 2 0 1 1 0 0 .216 Hebner 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .290 Perez 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .289 Schmidt 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .254 Hutton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Boone c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .287 Cromartie lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .301 Sizemore 2b 3 1 0 1 0 0 .230 Carter c 3 1 1 1 0 0 .257 Ruthven p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Parrish 3b 3 2 2 1 0 0 .275 Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Speier ss 2 0 0 1 0 0 .252 Dineen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sanderson p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .133 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Garman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 7 2 4 6 Totals 29 5 8 5 1 4 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 9,429 Left on Base: Phillies 9, Expos 2 DP: Phillies 1, Expos 0 Errors: Maddox, Valentine Doubles: Valentine (34), Parrish (38) Caught Stealing: Valentine (8) Sacrifice Flies: Sizemore (4), McBride (3), Speier (6) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruthven L(14-11) 7.1 8 5 4 1 4 0 30 3.32 Reed 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.32 Totals 8 8 5 4 1 4 0 31 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sanderson W(3-2) 7 6 2 1 4 6 0 31 2.53 Knowles 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.50 Garman SV(13) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.48 Totals 9 7 2 1 4 6 0 38 Wild Pitches: Ruthven (6), Sanderson (1) Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello PHILLIES 1ST: McBride struck out; Bowa struck out; Maddox walked; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cash flied out to center; Dawson struck out; Valentine grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Expos 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner singled to right; Schmidt singled to right [Hebner to third (error by Valentine)]; Boone popped to second; Sizemore hit a sacrifice fly to left [Hebner scored (unearned)]; Ruthven flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Carter flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Expos 0. PHILLIES 3RD: McBride popped to third in foul territory; Bowa popped to shortstop; Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Parrish singled to center; Ruthven threw a wild pitch [Parrish to second]; Speier grounded out (second to first) [Parrish to third]; Sanderson struck out; Cash singled to right [Parrish scored]; Dawson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Expos 1. PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski walked; Hebner walked [Luzinski to second]; Schmidt popped to second; Boone struck out; Sizemore popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Expos 1. EXPOS 4TH: Valentine doubled to center; Valentine was picked off and caught stealing third (pitcher to second to third to shortstop to second); Perez walked; Cromartie flied out to center; Carter popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Expos 1. PHILLIES 5TH: MEJIAS REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING RF); Ruthven flied out to center; McBride flied out to right; Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Expos 1. EXPOS 5TH: Parrish flied out to center; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Sanderson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Expos 1. PHILLIES 6TH: Maddox singled to left; Sanderson threw a wild pitch [Maddox to second]; Luzinski struck out; Hebner grounded out (second to first) [Maddox to third]; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Expos 1. EXPOS 6TH: Cash grounded out (second to first); Dawson flied out to center; Mejias grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Expos 1. PHILLIES 7TH: Boone singled to left; Sizemore forced Boone (first to shortstop); Ruthven singled to right [Sizemore to third]; McBride hit a sacrifice fly to center [Sizemore scored]; Bowa lined to pitcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Expos 1. EXPOS 7TH: Perez singled to right; Cromartie grounded out (third to first) [Perez to second]; Carter singled to left [Perez scored]; Parrish doubled to center [Carter scored, Parrish to third (error by Maddox)]; Speier hit a sacrifice fly to left [Parrish scored (unearned)]; Sanderson struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Expos 4. PHILLIES 8TH: Maddox singled to center; Luzinski walked [Maddox to second]; SMITH RAN FOR LUZINSKI; KNOWLES REPLACED SANDERSON (PITCHING); Hebner flied out to left; GARMAN REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Schmidt flied out to center; Boone popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Expos 4. EXPOS 8TH: SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Cash singled to right; Dawson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Cash to second]; Mejias singled to center [Cash scored]; REED REPLACED RUTHVEN (PITCHING); Perez lined into a double play (second to first) [Mejias out at first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Expos 5. PHILLIES 9TH: FRIAS REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 2B); HUTTON REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 1B); Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first); DINEEN BATTED FOR REED; Dineen flied out to center; McBride singled to right; Bowa popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Expos 5.

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