Increasing their first-place margin in the East division to two games, the Phillies downed the Expos, 4-2. The Phils got on the board in the fifth inning when Jose Cardenal doubled, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Ted Sizemore.

In the sixth, Garry Maddox drilled a one-out double and Greg Luzinski followed with a home run. The next batter, Mike Schmidt, also clouted a round-tripper. Tony Perez had a two-run homer for the Expos in the bottom of the sixth. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 4, Montreal Expos 2

Game Played on Wednesday, September 20, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique

Phillies 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 - 4 7 0 Expos 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 8 0 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Martin rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Cash 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Bowa ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .293 Mejias rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .218 Maddox cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .283 Dawson cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Luzinski lf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .263 Perez 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .291 Smith lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cromartie lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .300 Schmidt 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .254 Carter c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .255 Cardenal 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .259 Parrish 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .277 Morrison pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Speier ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .252 Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Schatzeder p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Boone c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Papi ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .231 Garman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lerch p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .228 McCarver ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 Gonzalez pr,1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 Totals 33 4 7 4 3 2 Totals 33 2 8 2 1 1 Time of Game: 1:57 Attendance: 9,298 Left on Base: Phillies 6, Expos 6 DP: Phillies 1, Expos 0 Doubles: Cardenal (12), Maddox (32) Triples: Cromartie (6) Home Runs: Luzinski (32), Schmidt (21), Perez (14) Sacrifice Hits: Boone (5), Schatzeder (2) GIDP: Parrish (20) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lerch W(10-8) 8 8 2 2 1 1 1 32 3.95 Reed SV(14) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.29 Totals 9 8 2 2 1 1 1 35 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Schatzeder L(7-6) 7 6 4 4 1 2 2 28 2.99 Garman 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 9 4.36 Totals 9 7 4 4 3 2 2 37 Wild Pitches: Schatzeder (3) Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming PHILLIES 1ST: Martin struck out; Bowa flied out to center; Maddox walked; Luzinski forced Maddox (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (third to first); Mejias singled to first; Dawson grounded out (second to first) [Mejias to second]; Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Expos 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Cardenal popped to shortstop; Boone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie flied out to right; Carter walked; Parrish grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Carter out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Expos 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Sizemore popped to catcher in foul territory; Lerch flied out to left; Martin popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Speier singled to left; Schatzeder out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Speier to second]; Cash grounded out (catcher to first) [Speier to third]; Mejias lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Expos 0. PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa singled to center; Maddox grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Bowa to second]; Luzinski grounded out (first unassisted); Schmidt popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 4TH: Dawson flied out to right; Perez flied out to right; Cromartie tripled to center; Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Expos 0. PHILLIES 5TH: Cardenal doubled to left; Schatzeder threw a wild pitch [Cardenal to third]; Boone grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Sizemore singled to center [Cardenal scored]; Lerch forced Sizemore (third to shortstop); Martin flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 5TH: Parrish singled to center; Speier forced Parrish (second to shortstop); On a bunt Schatzeder forced Speier (catcher to shortstop); Cash popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Expos 0. PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa lined to left; Maddox doubled to right; Luzinski homered [Maddox scored]; Schmidt homered; Cardenal struck out; Boone flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Expos 0. EXPOS 6TH: Mejias flied out to center; Dawson singled to left; Perez homered [Dawson scored]; Cromartie popped to shortstop; Carter flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Expos 2. PHILLIES 7TH: Sizemore flied out to center; Lerch grounded out (third to first); Martin flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Expos 2. EXPOS 7TH: Parrish singled to center; Speier popped to second; PAPI BATTED FOR SCHATZEDER; Papi popped to second; Cash popped to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Expos 2. PHILLIES 8TH: GARMAN REPLACED PAPI (PITCHING); Bowa walked; Maddox flied out to left; Luzinski flied out to left; Schmidt popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Expos 2. EXPOS 8TH: SMITH REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Mejias grounded out (third to first); Dawson flied out to right; Perez singled to left; Cromartie struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Expos 2. PHILLIES 9TH: Cardenal singled to center; MORRISON RAN FOR CARDENAL; Boone out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Morrison to second]; Sizemore popped to third; MCCARVER BATTED FOR LERCH; McCarver was walked intentionally; GONZALEZ RAN FOR MCCARVER; Martin popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 4, Expos 2. EXPOS 9TH: REED REPLACED MORRISON (PITCHING); GONZALEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Carter flied out to left; Parrish grounded out (third to first); Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Expos 2.

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