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Expos
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 8, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Montreal Expos, played on April 8, 1978 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 8, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 8, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rudy May |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nino Espinosa |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 7,259 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Dale 1B: John McSherry 2B: Paul Runge 3B: Bob Engel |
Montreal Expos Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ellis Valentine | Right Fielder |
| Dave Cash | Second Baseman |
| Andre Dawson | Center Fielder |
| Gary Carter | Catcher |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Del Unser | Left Fielder |
| Wayne Garrett | Third Baseman |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Rudy May | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Randle | Third Baseman |
| Tim Foli | Shortstop |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| Ken Henderson | Right Fielder |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Nino Espinosa | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Expos
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 8, 1978
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Espinosa
Valentine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Espinosa
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Espinosa
Dawson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Espinosa
There goes Dawson. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Dawson steals second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carter vs. Espinosa
Carter hits a popup towards short. Foli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. May
Randle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. May
Foli hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. May
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. May
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Montanez for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Espinosa
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Espinosa
Unser hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Espinosa
Garrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Espinosa
Speier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garrett moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Espinosa
May strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. May
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. May
Stearns is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. May
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Espinosa
Valentine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Espinosa
There goes Valentine. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Valentine steals second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Espinosa
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Espinosa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dawson vs. Espinosa
Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Espinosa fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Espinosa
There goes Dawson. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Dawson steals second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carter vs. Espinosa
Carter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Espinosa
Perez takes first base on ball four. Dawson moves to third. Carter moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Unser vs. Espinosa
Unser hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Flynn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. May
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Espinosa vs. May
Espinosa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. May fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. May
Randle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. May
There goes Randle. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Randle steals second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foli vs. May
Foli hits a popup towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Espinosa
Garrett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Espinosa
Speier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garrett moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Espinosa
May bunts towards the mound. Espinosa fields it and throws to first for the out. Garrett moves to third. Speier moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Valentine vs. Espinosa
Valentine hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cash vs. Espinosa
Cash hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson who is chasing the ball. Cash reaches third base with a triple. Garrett scores. Speier scores. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dawson vs. Espinosa
Dawson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cash scores. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Espinosa
Carter hits a fly ball towards left. Henderson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Henderson. Dawson moves to third. Carter moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Perez vs. Espinosa
Perez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. May
Henderson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. May
Montanez strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. May
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. May
Stearns hits a fly ball into left field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. May
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Espinosa
Unser hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Stearns settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Stearns. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Espinosa
Unser hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Espinosa
Garrett hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Espinosa
Speier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Espinosa
May hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. May
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Speier. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. May
Joel Youngblood pinch hits for Nino Espinosa.
Youngblood hits a fly ball into left field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. May
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out. Flynn moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foli vs. May
Foli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Flynn scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. May
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Metzger
Butch Metzger now pitching.
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Metzger
Cash hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. Metzger
Dawson takes first base on ball four. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carter vs. Metzger
Carter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash scores. Dawson moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Metzger
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dawson scores. Carter moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Unser vs. Myrick
Bob Myrick now pitching.
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. May
Montanez strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. May
Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. May
Stearns hits a fly ball into left field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. May
Mazzilli hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Unser. Mazzilli reaches second base with a double. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Flynn vs. May
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Myrick
Garrett hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Myrick
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli misplays the ball. That's an error on Foli. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Myrick
May bunts towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. Speier moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valentine vs. Myrick
Valentine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. May
Bruce Boisclair pinch hits for Bob Myrick.
Boisclair bunts towards the mound. May picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on May. Boisclair moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randle vs. May
Randle hits a fly ball into left field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foli vs. May
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. May
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Cornejo
Bruce Boisclair now playing left field. Mardie Cornejo now pitching.
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. Cornejo
There goes Cash. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Cash steals second. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dawson vs. Cornejo
Dawson strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carter vs. Cornejo
Carter strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Cornejo
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. May
Sam Mejias now playing left field. Pepe Frias now playing second base. Del Unser now playing first base.
Montanez hits a fly ball towards left. Mejias settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Mejias. Montanez moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. May
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stearns vs. May
Stearns hits a fly ball into left field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazzilli vs. May
Mazzilli hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. May
Flynn is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Cornejo
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Cornejo
Garrett hits a fly ball into left field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Cornejo
Speier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Cornejo
May strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Expos, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. May
Boisclair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. May
Randle bunts towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out. Boisclair moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foli vs. Bahnsen
Stan Bahnsen now pitching.
Foli hits a fly ball into left field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kranepool vs. Bahnsen
Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Mardie Cornejo.
Kranepool hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/8/1978 -- Montreal at New York (D)
Montreal AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Valentine E, rf 5 0 2 0 Randle L, 3b 2 0 0 0
Cash D, 2b 5 2 3 2 Foli T, ss 5 0 1 1
Mejias S, lf 0 0 0 0 Henderson S, lf 4 1 1 1
Dawson A, cf 3 1 1 1 Cornejo M, p 0 0 0 0
Carter G, c 4 0 1 1 Kranepool E, ph 1 1 1 2
Perez T, 1b 4 0 1 1 Montanez W, 1b 4 1 0 0
Frias P, 2b 0 0 0 0 Henderson K, rf 3 0 1 0
Unser D, lf-1b 5 0 0 0 Stearns J, c 4 0 0 0
Garrett W, 3b 4 1 1 0 Mazzilli L, cf 4 1 2 2
Speier C, ss 5 1 4 0 Flynn D, 2b 4 1 0 0
May R, p 3 0 0 0 Espinosa N, p 1 0 0 0
Bahnsen S, p 0 0 0 0 Youngblood J, ph 1 0 0 0
Metzger B, p 0 0 0 0
Myrick B, p 0 0 0 0
Boisclair B, ph-lf 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 5 13 5 34 6 7 6
Montreal 000 302 000 -- 5
New York 000 110 022 -- 6
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Montreal IP H R ER BB SO
May R 8.1 6 5 2 4 6
Bahnsen S (L) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Espinosa N 5.0 8 3 3 4 3
Metzger B 0.1 3 2 2 1 0
Myrick B 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Cornejo M (W) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3
E -- Henderson S, Stearns J, Speier C, Foli T, May R, Mejias S
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Montreal 13, New York 7
2B -- Mazzilli L
3B -- Cash D
HR -- Henderson S, Mazzilli L, Kranepool E
SB -- Dawson A 2, Valentine E, Randle L, Cash D
SH -- May R 2, Randle L
T -- 2:50
A -- 7259
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