Montreal is in a tightly contested battle for the NL East and enters
the 3 game series with high hopes. The Expos send Mike Torrez to the
mound and he delivers a strong performance. The Expos take a 3-1 lead
into the sixth inning after taking advantage of 2 Tony Perez HRs.
However, the Reds version of Tony out does the Canadien version and hits
a 3 run dinger to put the Reds ahead for good. Nolan gets the Win and Sarmiento the save as the Reds hold on 4-3.
Game 2
In game 2, Steve Rogers out pitches Ross Grimsley early and pitches
strong as the Expos take a 2-1 lead into the 7th. The Reds had a big
inning and post 4 runs behind the hitting of Ken Griffey, who went 3 for
4 with 2 runs scored on the day, and Bench who went 2 for 3 with 3 RBIs
on the day. Tom Hall closes out the game to earn the save and Clay
Carroll gets his first win of the season.
The Expos send Stoneman to the mound to face Tom Seaver in their
hopes to salvage one game from this series. Seaver pitches 8 strong
innings and Ken Griffey goes 2 for 3 with 2 walks to pace the Red
offense. Rawley Eastwick closes out the ninth for his 3rd save and
Seaver wins to take his record to a perfect 5-0 on the year.
Despite keeping the Big Red Machine from exploding, the Expos were
definitely reeling after the series. After being swept in 3 very
competitive games, Expos' Manager Marc Weiss was overheard by the media
congratulating the Reds on winning the "Championship". Although a
premature prediction, who can blame Marc as the loses frustratingly hurt
the Expos in their dogfight race in the East.
--submitted by Steve Tate-- 
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