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Saturday, April 30 - Carter Drives Expos To Win
 Montreal used the bat of the National League's hottest hitter as Gary Carter (.438, 4 HR, 14 RBI) hits his second home run of the evening - a two-run blast that brakes a 2-2 tie and gives pitcher Hal Dues (1-2, 7.20 ERA) his first win of the season.
Carter starts the scoring for Montreal in the first inning, driving home Warren Cromartie (.286, 3 SB) with a two-out, line drive single just over the head of Dodgers shortstop Rafael Landestoy. Then after Los Angeles ties the ball game on a RBI single by Davey Lopes (.310, 14 RBI) in the fifth, Carter delivers again in the top of the sixth, hitting his first home run of the evening, a 339-foot fly off of Don Sutton (2-2, 2.79 ERA) that just cleared the left field wall.
"There isn't too many ballparks where that is a home run." A dejected Sutton said afterward. "Unfortunately, Montreal has one of them. Don Baylor catches that ball in LA."
The Dodgers are not ones to go down easy and tie the game again in the bottom of the inning. Steve Garvey (.235) and Reggie Smith (.326) greet Dues with singles to open the frame and Rick Monday draws a five pitch walk to load the bases with nobody out. Luckily, Dues gets Ron Cey to hit into a 5-4-3 double play and although a run scored - the major threat was extinguished.
"That was a big ground ball for me." Dues said while icing his arm. "It was a slider away and I got him (Cey) out in front of it. If he gets a base hit there - the flood gates might have opened up."
Carter finishes the game with three hits, driving in four runs while scoring twice and helped move the Expos into second place in the National League East. He currently leads the Major Leagues in hitting at .438 and is in the top ten in home runs and runs batted in.
"This team has so much heart." an estatic Carter said after the game. "They truly do not know the word quit. Up here it's called quitte with one of those little dashes above the e - but none of these guys know that."
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | | R | H | E | | Montreal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | 4 | 9 | 0 | | Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 2 | 7 | 0 | WP: Hal Dues (1-2, 7.20 ERA)
LP: Don Sutton (2-2, 2.79 ERA)
SV: Joe Kerrigan (5)
POG: Gary Carter 3-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR
Attendance: 23,288 |
Carter hitting .571 over his last 21 at-bats. | Hal Dues gives up seven hits and two earned runs over eight innings to lower his ERA to a nice 7.20. After winning his first two starts, Don Sutton has lost two of his last three as the LA offense has scored six runs total over that span. Wayne Garrett (.324) continues carrying a hot bat, gaining two more hits.
Home Runs:
MON: Gary Carter 2 (4)
LA: None |
Other Scores
American League
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | | R | H | E | | Oakland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 2 | 6 | 1 | | Boston | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 3 | 8 | 0 | WP: Fergie Jenkins (2-3, 2.82 ERA)
LP: Jim Umbarger (1-3, 4.10 ERA)
SV: Bill Campbell (5)
POG: Fergie Jenkins 8 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 9 K
Attendance: 23,126 |
Carl Yastrzemski hitting .429 since April 16. | Butch Hobson (.257, 2 HR, 8 RBI) hits a two-run home run and Rick Burleson (.167, 8 RBI) drives in a run on a pair of doubles to lead the Red Sox offensive attack. Fergie Jenkins survives a pair of solo home runs from Manny Sanguillen (.226, 2 HR, 8 RBI) and Jim Tyrone (.220, 1 HR, 6 RBI) to get his second victory.
Home Runs:
OAK: Manny Sanguillen (2), Jim Tyrone (1)
BOS: Butch Hobson (2) |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | | R | H | E | | Seattle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | 1 | 5 | 0 | | New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | x | | | 3 | 8 | 0 | WP: Dock Ellis (3-1, 2.43 ERA)
LP: Byron McLaughlin (1-2, 3.52 ERA)
SV: Sparky Lyle (7)
POG: Dock Ellis 8 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 K
Attendance: 22,977 |
Reggie Jackson's 7 HR leads American League. | New York uses the long ball and excellent pitching to defeat the Mariners as Reggie Jackson (.342, 7 HR, 19 RBI) hits a two-run, 439-foot blast in the sixth and Chris Chambliss (.200, 3 HR, 11 RBI) follows with a solo shot two innings later while Dock Ellis holds Seattle to five hits - two by Bill Stein (.219).
Home Runs:
SEA: None
NYY: Chris Chambliss (3), Reggie Jackson (7) |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | | R | H | E | | Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | 1 | 4 | 1 | | Milwaukee | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | 2 | 8 | 1 | WP: Sam Hinds (1-0, 3.86 ERA)
LP: Dennis Eckersley (1-3, 4.46 ERA)
SV: None
POG: Bill Travers 8 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 K
Attendance: 19,002 |
Brewers win keeps them 3.5 games back. | An error by Bill Melton (his third) with two-out in the bottom of the ninth allows Sixto Lezcano to score the game winner. Bill Travers (1.33 ERA) gives up just three hits in eight innings of work but gets no decision. Dennis Eckersley (1-3, 4.46 ERA) fails to get run support and loses another heartbreaker in the late innings.
Home Runs:
CLE: None
MIL: None |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | | R | H | E | | Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | 6 | 12 | 1 | | Chicago | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | | | 4 | 9 | 0 | WP: Bert Blyleven (4-1, 1.93 ERA)
LP: Francisco Barrios (0-2, 9.00 ERA)
SV: Adrian Devine (4)
POG: Toby Harrah 3-5, 2 RBI
Attendance: 20,666 |
Harrah: Hitting .444 (12-27) in last 8 games. | Toby Harrah (.324, 13 RBI) has three hits and drives in a pair while Roy Howell (.217) scores twice while getting his three hits as the Rangers pound out 12 singles to beat Chicago. Bert Blyleven comes within one out from getting his second complete game of the season and has gone at least eight innings in all five starts.
Home Runs:
TEX: None
CWS: None |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | | R | H | E | | Toronto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | 3 | 10 | 1 | | Kansas City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 2 | 9 | 1 | WP: Jeff Byrd (1-0, 2.08 ERA)
LP: Marty Pattin (2-2, 3.86 ERA)
SV: Pete Vukovich (7)
POG: Jeff Byrd 7.2 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 1 K
Attendance: 25,591 |
Blue Jays are 7-0 in one-run games. | Toronto continues their late-game heroics as Al Woods (.235, 6 RBI) hits an RBI single in the top of the eighth inning to give the Jays a victory over Kansas City. Starter Jeff Byrd makes his first start since coming back from a severe finger blister and makes it a good one as he gains his first win of the season.
Home Runs:
TOR: None
KC: None |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | | R | H | E | | California | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 10 | 18 | 1 | | Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | 4 | 5 | 1 | WP: Gary Ross (5-0, 1.80 ERA)
LP: Ross Grimsley (0-5, 11.30 ERA)
SV: None
POG: Joe Rudi 3-5, 2 R, 6 RBI, 2B, 2 HR
Attendance: 19,195 |
Orioles' Murray hits first home run of his career. | Angels LF Joe Rudi (.333, 4 HR, 11 RBI) hits two home runs and a double to drive in six runs and lead California to its 16th win. Ike Hampton (.375) and Ron Jackson (.258, 9 RBI) also has have three hits and Bobby Grich (.324) adds two doubles and a single as the Angels deliver 18 hits as a team.
Home Runs:
CAL: Ron Jackson (2), Joe Rudi 2 (4)
BAL: Doug DeCinces (1), Eddie Murray (1) |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | | R | H | E | | Detroit | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 7 | 9 | 0 | | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | 3 | 7 | 0 | WP: Mark Fidrych (5-0, 2.25 ERA)
LP: Jim Hughes (0-2, 8.53 ERA)
SV: None
POG: Milt May 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR
Attendance: 19,838 |
Detroit has won 7 of their last 10. | Milt May (.265, 3 HR, 10 RBI) hits a solo home run and a two-run double while rookie Steve Kemp (.343, 6 HR, 13 RBI) hits a three-run blast in the fifth to give Mark Fidrych his league leading fifth win. Fidrych gives up seven hits and strikes out six while walking just one in pitching his fourth complete game in five starts.
Home Runs:
DET: Steve Kemp (6), Milt May (3)
MIN: Butch Wynegar (1) |
National League
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | | R | H | E | | Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | 4 | 10 | 1 | | Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1 | 6 | 3 | WP: Ken Forsch (2-1, 2.45 ERA)
LP: Larry Demery (1-1, 2.86 ERA)
SV: None
POG: Ken Forsch 9 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 K
Attendance: 27,767 |
Enos Cabell tied for NL lead in SB (14). | Houston's Ken Forsch clamps down on the Pirates offense, allowing six hits and one earned run in the Astros victory. The win breaks a seven game win streak of Pittsburgh who have lost just three games in the entire month of April. Terry Puhl (.345, 5 RBI) leads the Astros offense with three hits, including a double.
Home Runs:
HOU: None
PIT: None |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | | R | H | E | | Chicago | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | 5 | 11 | 1 | | Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 2 | 7 | 1 | WP: Rick Reuschel (3-2, 4.63 ERA)
LP: Jack Billingham (3-2, 2.79 ERA)
SV: Bruce Sutter (1)
POG: Rick Reuschel 8 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 3 K
Attendance: 28,400 |
Just the 3rd Cubs win in the last 13 games. | Bill Buckner (.303) has three hits and Brian Downing (.238, 11 RBI) drives in two runs as the Cubs even the three game series with Cincinnati. Greg Gross (.215), Bobby Murcer (.298), and Jose Cardenal (.255, 7 RBI) each have a pair of hits with Gross scoring twice as well. Ken Griffey (.394) scores both of the Reds runs in the loss.
Home Runs:
CUB: None
CIN: None |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | | R | H | E | | Atlanta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 3 | 8 | 0 | | St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | x | | | 5 | 10 | 0 | WP: John Denny (1-3, 3.79 ERA)
LP: Phil Niekro (3-2, 3.00 ERA)
SV: Al Hrabosky (5)
POG: John Denny 8 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 4 K
Attendance: 18,054 |
Cards have won their fourth in a row. | Pitcher John Denny (.167,1 RBI) has an RBI single and Bake McBride (.321, 9 RBI) brings home two runs with a double as the Cardinals score four runs in the fifth inning - all with two out - to give St. Louis the first two games of the series. Jeff Burroughs (.233, 12 RBI) collects two hits and a RBI for the Braves in the loss.
Home Runs:
ATL: None
STL: None |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | | R | H | E | | New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | 1 | 4 | 0 | | San Diego | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | 4 | 6 | 1 | WP: Bob Owchinko (1-2, 4.01 ERA)
LP: Jon Matlack (0-4, 4.41 ERA)
SV: Rollie Fingers (2)
POG: Bob Owchinko 8 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 K
Attendance: 18,531 |
Mets have lost 8 of their last 10 games. | San Diego manages only six hits, but five of them are for extra bases and starter Bob Owchinko allows four hits in eight innings for his first win of the season. Enzo Hernandez (.333, 1 RBI) hits a RBI double in the fifth inning in his first start of the season and Merv Rettenmund (.293, 5 RBI) scores a pinch-hit RBI double in the eighth in the win.
Home Runs:
NYM: None
SD: None |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | | R | H | E | | Philadelphia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 3 | 8 | 1 | | San Francisco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | | | 5 | 12 | 1 | WP: Lynn McGlothen (1-0, 1.46 ERA)
LP: Jim Kaat (2-2, 5.26 ERA)
SV: Gary Lavelle (5)
POG: Gary Thomasson 3-5, 2 R
Attendance: 22,098 |
Giants just 2.5 games back of Reds in NL West. | Willie McCovey (.306, 16 RBI) hits a two-run double with the bases loaded to key a four-run fifth inning and leads the Giants to a home win. Rob Andrews (.295) and Gary Thomasson (.319) each have three hits days to support Lynn McGlothen, who scatters eight hits and two earned runs over seven innings.
Home Runs:
PHI: None
SF: None |
Major Transactions
| SP Jeff Byrd is activated from the disabled list.
SP Jesse Jefferson (1-0, 2.12 ERA) is optioned to Triple A Beloeil.
SS Jim Mason (.000, 9 G - AAA) recalled from Triple A Beloeil.
CF Gary Woods (.276, 1 HR, 10 RBI) optioned to Triple A Beloeil.
Jefferson is the odd man out in the rotation this time. He'll be back though.
Woods gets sent down for playing too well. Mason will be the emergency infielder. |
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