GAME 1 - Expos 7, Rockies 6
Bill Stoneman carried a 7-3 lead into the 9th when he ran out of gas and almost got ran out of town. After Stoneman yielded 3 runs Gary Waslewski was brought on board to get the save, which he did. Coco Laboy went 3 for 4, as did catcher John Brand. Adolfo Phillips hit his 2nd homer of the season. Andres Galarraga had 4 RBI's in a losing cause.GAME 2 - Expos 5, Rockies 4
Bruce Ruffin yielded only 1 run in 5 innings worth of work before he hit the 100 pitch plateau, which ended his day. The Rockie bullpen protected their 3 run lead until the Expos exploded for 3 in the bottom of the 8th to take the lead. Staehle led off with a double and Gary Sutherland walked with 1 out. Up stepped Ron Fairly, who slammed a 3 run shot down the right field line. The Rox rallied back to tie it in the top of the 9th when Alex Cole singled home Charlie Hayes with 2 outs. Blair took the mound in the bottom of the inning and immediately served up a walk off homer to John Bateman on the first pitch.
9/18 (Doubleheader) - Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO
GAME 3 - Expos 10, Rockies 6
Expo starter, Larry Jaster, was the beneficiary of an explosive offense that plated 10 runs. Fairly and Mack Jones each posted 3 hits. Jaster himself had an RBI double in the third. Rockie starter Bryn Smith didn't even make it out of the 2nd inning and wouldnt up giving up 7 earned runs as his ERA ballooned up to 21.60. Montreal had 3 errors in the first inning and looked to be giving the game away to the Rox. Galarraga had 4 hits in this losing effort. Jaster left the game in the 6th with tightness in his shoulder and is listed as day by day.GAME 4 - Expos 4, Rockies 2
This game can be best described as a heartbreaker for Armando Reynoso who had a no hit bid stopped in the top of the 9th when Maury Wills led off with a single. At that point Reynoso turned his focus from preserving his no hitter to pitching a 1 hit shutout. Unfortunately he lost his concentration and balked Wills over to second. Sutherland bunted Wills to third and with 1 out Reynoso's shutout and 1-0 lead were tenuous at best. Bob Bailey walked on 5 pitches to put runners on the corners for Montreal's leading hitter Le Grande' Orange, Rusty Staub.
Reynoso was up to the task as he struck out Staub on 8 pitches in an AB where the big red head really battled. With 2 out it all looked to be over, until Mack Jones his a 1-2 offering deep into the Colorado night for a 3 run shot and a 3 run lead. Just like that it all came tumbling down. Colorado opened the 9th with a single from Vinnie Castilla and a walk to Nelson Liriano. Dale Murphy received an odd intentional pass to load the bases, and for a moment it looked like the Rox just might pull it out. That was until Eric Young grounded into a run scoring DP. Two batters later Galarraga fanned on 4 pitches and the Expos notched their firs sweep of the season.
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