September 28, 1980 - Montreal 8, Phillies 3

Dallas Green was ejected from the game by umpire Eric Gregg in the eighth inning.

On the rubber game of a pivotal three-game home series against Montreal, the Expos took it to the Phils and reclaimed first place, placing what seemed like a devastating blow to the Phils' chances of claiming the division. Even though Bob Walk took the loss (his 7th), he didn't pitch that badly, giving up two runs in five innings. Walk was the victim of shoddy relief pitching, as Dickie Noles, Kevin Saucier and Randy Lerch each gave up runs in relief. Off all the Phillies' pitchers on this Sunday, only Ron Reed escaped his assignment unscathed (1 IP). Gary Carter especially had a great day, hitting two home runs and knocking in four of the Expos' eight runs on the day. As for the Phils, they only had five hits off of Steve Rogers, who pitched a complete game for Montreal. The three runs the Phils scored were knocked in by Larry Bowa (single), Bake McBride (double) and Mike Schmidt (sacrifice fly). The loss dropped the Phils behind Montreal again, and left fans wondering if this was the end of the line for the Phillies.

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Boxscore: Expos 8, Phillies 3

Montreal	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	1	-	8
Phillies	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-	3

Montreal	AB	R	H	RBI
White RF	4	1	0	0
Scott 2B	4	0	0	0
Office, RF	3	0	0	1
Dawson, CF	5	2	3	0
Carter, C	4	2	3	4
Cromartie, 1B	5	1	1	0
Parrish, 3B	4	1	1	0
Speier, SS	2	1	2	2
Rogers, P	3	0	1	1
TOTALS	34	8	11	8

Montreal	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Rogers (W, 16-11)	9	5	3	3	3	3

Phillies	AB	R	H	RBI
Rose, 1B	3	1	0	0
McBride, RF	3	0	1	1
Schmidt, 3B	3	0	1	1
Luzinski, LF	3	1	0	0
Trillo, 2B	4	0	0	0
Maddox, CF	4	0	1	0
Bowa, SS	4	0	1	1
Boone, C	4	0	0	0
Walk, P	1	0	0	0
G. Vukovich, PH	1	0	0	0
Noles, P	0	0	0	0
Saucier, P	0	0	0	0
Reed, P	0	0	0	0
Gross, PH	1	1	1	0
Lerch, P	0	0	0	0
TOTALS	31	3	5	3

Phillies	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Walk (L, 10-7)	5	3	2	2	4	6
Noles	0.1	3	3	3	1	0
Saucier	1.2	2	2	2	0	1
Reed	1	1	0	0	0	2
Lerch	1	2	1	1	0	0

Game-winning RBI- Carter.

E- Bowa (17). 2B- Carter (24), Schmidt (23), McBride (12). 3B- Speier (4). HR- Carter 2 (29). SB- Scott (62), White (6). CS- Office (3), White (7). SH- Scott (10), Rogers (15). SF- Office (3), Schmidt (11). T- 2:42. A- 40,305.

Final Totals	R	H	E	LOB
Expos	8	11	0	7
Phillies	3	5	1	5

Starting Lineups

Montreal Expos		Philadelphia Phillies
White LF	1	Rose 1B
Scott 2B	2	McBride RF
Office RF	3	Schmidt 3B
Dawson CF	4	Luzinski LF
Carter C	5	Trillo 2B
Cromartie 1B	6	Maddox CF
Parrish 3B	7	Bowa SS
Speier SS	8	Boone C
Rogers P	9	Walk P

Game Summary

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EXPOS 1ST: White was called out on strikes; Scott reached on an error by Bowa [Scott to first]; Scott stole second; Office walked; Office was caught stealing second (catcher to second) [Scott to third]; Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Rose made an out to center; McBride made an out to left; Schmidt was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter homered; Cromartie made an out to second; Parrish struck out; Speier walked; Rogers struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski walked; Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first) [Luzinski to second]; Maddox made an out to center; Bowa singled to right [Luzinski scored]; Boone made an out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Phillies 1.

EXPOS 3RD: White walked; White stole second; Scott out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [White to third]; Office hit a sacrifice fly to center [White scored]; Dawson singled to left; Carter struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Walk grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose grounded out (second to first); McBride walked; Schmidt doubled to left [McBride to third]; Luzinski lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Phillies 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie singled to first; Parrish made an out to center; Speier walked [Cromartie to second]; Rogers out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Cromartie to third, Speier to second]; White made an out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Trillo made an out to right; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Phillies 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Scott was called out on strikes; Office made an out to left; Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); G. VUKOVICH BATTED FOR WALK; G. Vukovich struck out; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Phillies 1.

EXPOS 6TH: NOLES REPLACED G. VUKOVICH (PITCHING); Carter walked; Cromartie forced Carter (second to shortstop); Parrish singled to center [Cromartie to second]; Speier tripled [Cromartie scored, Parrish scored]; Rogers singled to center [Speier scored]; SAUCIER REPLACED NOLES (PITCHING); White forced Rogers (third to second); White was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: McBride grounded out (second to first); Schmidt grounded out (pitcher to first); Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Phillies 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Scott grounded out (third to first); Office grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson singled to shortstop; Carter homered [Dawson scored]; Cromartie struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 7, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Trillo made an out to left; Maddox singled to center; Bowa forced Maddox (first to shortstop); Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 7, Phillies 1.

EXPOS 8TH: REED REPLACED SAUCIER (PITCHING); Parrish struck out; Speier singled to center; Rogers struck out; White made an out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 7, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: GROSS BATTED FOR REED; Gross singled to center; Rose walked [Gross to second]; McBride doubled to left [Gross scored, Rose to third]; Schmidt hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rose scored]; Luzinski made an out to left; Trillo grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 7, Phillies 3.

EXPOS 9TH: LERCH REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Scott made an out to center; Office made an out to left; Dawson singled to left; Carter doubled to center [Dawson scored]; Cromartie popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 8, Phillies 3.