With last-out help from Elias Sosa, Ross Grimsley pitched the Expos to a 2-0 victory, continuing the lefthander's mastery of the Cubs whom he defeated for the fourth straight time, including three decisions last season.

The Expos scored both their runs off Rick Reuschel in the sixth inning, starting with a homer by Andre Dawson. Rodney Scott followed with a single, Warren Cromartie was safe on a bunt and, after a double steal and an intentional pass to Tony Perez, Gary Carter added an insurance run with a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 2, Chicago Cubs 0

Game Played on Saturday, April 14, 1979 (Day game) at Stade Olympique

Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 Expos 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 x - 2 5 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Dawson cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .310 Sizemore 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .357 Scott 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .381 Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .118 Cromartie lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .233 Kingman lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Valentine rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .074 Murcer rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .214 Perez 1b 2 0 0 0 1 2 .150 Dillard pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Carter c 2 0 0 1 0 1 .273 Ontiveros 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .357 Parrish 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Martin cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .313 Speier ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .350 Foote c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .083 Grimsley p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Reuschel p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clines ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 0 6 0 2 1 Totals 27 2 5 2 2 6 Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 35,654 Left on Base: Cubs 7, Expos 5 DP: Cubs 0, Expos 1 Doubles: Buckner (1), Martin (2), Cromartie (1) Home Runs: Dawson (2) Stolen Bases: Scott (3), Cromartie (1) Caught Stealing: Scott 2 (3) Sacrifice Flies: Carter (1) GIDP: Ontiveros (1) Hit by Pitch: Speier (1,by Reuschel) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuschel L(0-2) 7 5 2 2 1 6 1 28 5.40 Hernandez 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 16.20 Totals 8 5 2 2 2 6 1 31 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Grimsley W(1-0) 8.2 6 0 0 2 1 0 33 3.18 Sosa SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Totals 9 6 0 0 2 1 0 34 Hit by Pitch: Reuschel (1) Wild Pitches: Reuschel (2) Umpires: HP - Dick Tremblay, 1B - Emilien Cote, 2B - Mike Spinelli, 3B - John Baird CUBS 1ST: Debut for umpires John Baird, Emilien Cote and Mike Spinelli; De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore flied out to center; Buckner doubled; Kingman made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Dawson flied out to center; Scott grounded out (first unassisted); Cromartie flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0. CUBS 2ND: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); Martin doubled; Foote grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Valentine flied out to left; Perez struck out; Carter made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0. CUBS 3RD: Reuschel lined to shortstop; De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Sizemore walked; Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Parrish lined to third; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Grimsley struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Dawson made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0. CUBS 4TH: Kingman grounded out (third to first); Murcer singled; Ontiveros grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Murcer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 4TH: Scott singled; Scott was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to second); Cromartie doubled; Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0. CUBS 5TH: Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); Foote walked; Reuschel forced Foote (pitcher to shortstop); De Jesus singled [Reuschel to second]; Sizemore grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 5TH: Carter struck out; Parrish grounded out (second to first); Speier was hit by a pitch; Grimsley lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0. CUBS 6TH: Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); Kingman grounded out (third to first); Murcer made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 6TH: Dawson homered; Scott singled; On a bunt Cromartie singled [Scott to second]; Scott stole third and Cromartie stole second; Valentine struck out; Perez was walked intentionally; Carter hit a sacrifice fly to center [Scott scored]; Parrish flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 2. CUBS 7TH: Ontiveros lined to first; Martin grounded out (pitcher to first); Foote lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 2. EXPOS 7TH: Speier grounded out (third to first); Grimsley struck out; Dawson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 2. CUBS 8TH: CLINES BATTED FOR REUSCHEL; Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); De Jesus flied out to center; Sizemore made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 2. EXPOS 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Scott walked; Cromartie grounded out (second to first) [Scott to second]; Scott was caught stealing third (catcher to shortstop to second to catcher); Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 2. CUBS 9TH: Buckner flied out to right; Kingman struck out; Murcer singled; DILLARD RAN FOR MURCER; Ontiveros singled [Dillard to third]; SOSA REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Martin lined to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 2.

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