Northern Expos-ure

Mike Jorgensen kept his hot hitting going with a two out homer in the top of the first to start the scoring off.  Jerry Morales would match Jorgy's salvo with a third inning solo shot to tie the game at 1-1.  There would be no further scoring for the next 5 innings as Fryman and Burris were locked in a classic pitcher's duel.  Larry Parrish's sac fly 9n the top of the 9th scored Jorgy to give the 'Spos a 1 run lead.  Tim Foli's two out single made the gap 2 runs in favor of the visitors from the north.  Heading into the 9th Fryman was given the right to close out his own game.  The first batter he faced, Manny Trillo, skied to center.  Next up was light hitting Dave Rosello, who shocked Fryman and the world by hitting one right into the mitt of a bleacher bum in left center to make it a 3-2 game.  Fryman, who has looked like a Cy Young candidate so far this season, was now done for the day.  Dale Murray took the hill and immediately got into trouble by giveing up a triple to pinch hitter Joe "King Kong" Wallis.  Pinch hitter Jerry Tabb singled home Wallis and once again we had us a tie game.  Murray would get out of the inning without any further damage, but Fryman now lost his chance to go 3-0.  Pinch hitter Jerry White lined a 1 out single to score Bombo Rivera to give the Expos a 4-3 lead in the 10th.  Fred Scherman took toed the rubber needing to get 3 outs for Montreal to win the first 2 games of the series.  Scherman's first pitch got stuck in the ivy for a grounds rule triple.  Rick Mondy, who had struck out swinging in his previous 3 trips to the plate finally broke thorough with a big hit.  Catcher George Mitterwald would double Monday home to tie the game at 4-4.  Trillo's sac bunt would move Mitterwald to third.  After an intentional walk was given to Rosello pinch hitter Mick Kelleher dropped down a beautiful suicide squeeze bunt to score Mitterwald and end this entertaining contest with the Cubbies on the long side of the ledger.

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