May 23rd, 1975
Montreal Expos (22-14) at St Louis Cardinals (23-13)
The Expos will try to avoid getting swept and fall 2 games back of the Cardinals but will have to beat a familiar foe, RHP
Aaron Cregg. The 31 year old spend much of 5 seasons in Expos colours before getting traded during the 1973 deadline. Cregg is 3-3 with a 2.70 ERA in 7 starts this season. Cregg was an original Expos in 1969 before getting traded to the Padres in a deal that had SP
Jamari Taft coming to Montreal. Cregg signed a 6 year deal with the Cardinals for the 1974 season. Montreal will start LHP
Eric Stuart, the 31 year old is 2-3 with a 3.50 ERA in 7 starts. Stuart is another original Expos. There are 46,562 fans in the seats.
Montreal 2 St Louis 1
The Expos beat
Aaron Cregg with a pair of solo HRs in the 3rd and 4th innings as they held off the Cardinals. Even in a losing effort, Cregg was the player of the game, he allowed 2 runs on 5 hits with 6 strikeouts in a complete game. Cregg is now 3-4 with a 2.58 ERA in 8 starts.
Expos SP
Eric Stuart (3-3) allowed 1 run on 4 hits with 5 strikeouts over 6.2 innings. CL
Charlie Rancourt faced 4 hitters in the 9th to get his 13th save. 1B
Ricardo Gonzalez hit his 2nd HR of the year while 2B
Cory Carlson hit his 3rd HR.
