Bill Stoneham vs Dave Friesleben
Expos 15, Padres 1
Montréal walked all over San Diego in this one sided contest. Bill Stoneham had a shutout going for six and third innings until he tired. Don Carrithers carried the load over the next 2 2/3 innings. Dave Friesleben had an awful day for
San Diego giving up 11 runs, five of them earned, in six innings.
Montréal knocked out 13 hits with nobody having more than two. San Diego
barely had five hits. The Padres finally scored a run in the top and bottom of
the ninth to break the shutout up. Gary Carter, Mike Jorgensen and Ron Fairly all went deep. Fairly hit his 3rd of the season, while Kid & Jorgy notched their first.
Game 2 - Jack Murphy Stadium
Steve Renko vs Bob Shirley
Expos 8, Padres 0
Game two was scoreless until the top of the fifth when Ron Hunt singled home Bob Bailey. It stayed a one run game until the top the seventh when Montréal
exploded for five runs off of embattled Padre starter Bob Shirley. Montréal would cruise to victory with Steve Renko
going the distance giving up only five hits and not allowing run to record the complete game shutout. Not only was Renko dominant on the hill, he was also quite handy with the lumber, going 3 for 5 with a run scored. 3rd baseman Larry Parrish also had 3 hits including a homer.
Fred Norman vs Carl Morton
Expos 2, Padres 0
Game number three was a classic pitchers duel. Both Fred Norman and Carl
Morton kept the game scoreless until the bottom of sixth when
Montréal got two runs on Ellis Valentine's clutch 2 out double. That was all the Expos
would need, because San Diego was unable to score any runs the rest of the way.
Morton would tire in the ninth and Mike Marshall come on and get the
final two outs and notch his third save of the season. In the series the
Expos scored 25 runs. San Diego was only capable scoring one run throughout the entire series. Poor Fred Norman pitched his tail off and had zero chance of winning once Andre Dawson and Ron Hunt crossed the plate in the 6th.
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