Northern Expos-ure

Expos 4, Pirates 3 (11 inn)
Woodie Fryman vs Doc Medich
Pete Mackanin's second error in successive days led to Pittsburgh's first run of the day in the bottom of the 3rd.  Woodie Fryman, who has had a tough time getting run support, was able to get out of the jam by getting Stennett to ground into a 4-6-3 DP to end the inning.  Stennett's DP occurred with the bases loaded and prevented the Bucs from opening up a large lead.  Frank Taveras, just like yesterday would turn a walk into a stole base and then a run thanks to Dave Parker's sac fly to right to make it 2-0.  Fryman would make it 2-1 by laying down a perfect safety squeeze bunt to score Mike Jorgensen in the 5th, but he (Fryman) would give that run right back on a tape measure Willie Stargell homer to right center.  Medich was doing well keeping the Expo hitters off stride, but left after 6 innings and handed the ball over to Kent Tekulve and the Pirate pen.  Tekulve came on like a house of fire fanning the first 2 batters he faced (Jorgensen/Mackanin).  Since there were 2 outs and nobody on Fryman hit for himself and sent a flare into left center for what seemed to be a harmless hit.  Pepe Mangual beat out an infield single to put runners on 1st and 2nd.  Jerry White flared one to left center to score Fryman and make it a 3-2 ballgame.  Jim Lyttle was called on to pinch hit for Andy Thornton.  On a 2-2 count Lyttle lined a bullet down the right field line for a two bagger that scored Mangual to tie the game at 3-3.  Carter would strike out to end the inning, but the game was now tied.  Neither team could muster up enough offense to score again in regulation.  Dale Murray and Rick Langford carried the torch for their team into extra innings.  Murray, who has been nothing short of an adventure out of the pen all year, walked the first 2 batters to start the 10th.  Stargell hit a low sinking liner to right that Mangual caught off his shoe top and then fired into first behind Richie Zisk for the uncommon 9-3 DP.  Mangual wasn't done being heroic.  As is so often the case, the man who make a stellar defensive play usually winds up making a stellar offensive play in the following half inning.  With a 3-1 count Mangual, who is not a power hitter, turned quickly and hit a low liner that just hooked inside the left field foul poll to make it a 4-3 game.  After making a great defensive play in the bottom of the 10th and hitting a homer to put his team up in the 11th, Mangual still had some more cards left to play.  Manny Sangullens slicing liner off reliever Chuck Taylor looked destined for the outfield grass until Mangual came out of nowhere to make a sliding catch for out number 1.  After Stennett ground out to third Mangual would fittingly corral Taveras pop fly to right to end the game and give the Expos their second consecutive series victory in a row.  Buc manager Frank Aluzzi said after game 1, "Break up the Expos".  While 16-20 isn't exactly the record of a contender it is more than just a modest gain for a team that looked completely dead in the water a week ago.