Montreal entered the series hotter than a stove, but they realistically needed a sweep to vye for post season consideration. St. Louis had spoiler on their mind. Montreal held on for a 1 run victory in the opener thanks to homers by Tony Perez and Larry Parrish and 6 shutout innings by Carl Morton. The 'Spos held on again for a close win in game 2 thanks to Mike Marshall notching his 2nd save in as many days. Andre Dawson hit his 9th homer and stole 3 bases. A 2-1 win by the Spos made the folks from the great white north dare to dream. Marshall saved his 3rd in a row. Bob Gibson didn't have his A game, but was good enough to dash the hopes of the Expos. Ted Simmons' 2 run shot was a back breaker. Dawson hit his 10th homer. Montreal would now need the Mets to sweep the Bucs to keep their hopes alive.
Chicago took 3 of 4 from Philly in a series that had no playoff implications. The lone game Philly won the Phightin's posted a 10 spot in the top of the 8th. The Bull, Greg Luzinski, went 5 for 6 with 6 RBI on 2 doubles and a homer.
The Amazin's needed a sweep of the Bucs to gain a tie for the NL East crown. New York took the first 3 games of the series to put the pressure on the heavily favored Bucs. Pittsburgh put all their hopes on ace Steve Blass' right shoulder in game 4. Blass turned in a t hit shutout to boost his record to 7-1. New York's starter, Jerry Koosman didn't even finish out the 4th as the Bucs rode a pinch hit 3 run homer by Willie Stargell.
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