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Old 04-06-2018, 06:35 PM   #343
Big T
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April 30th, 1978
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The St Louis Cardinals (6-8) are in for game 2 with the Montreal Expos (9-5). The Cardinals will sent RHP Terry Sutt to the bump, the former Expos is 1-1 with a 1.93 ERA 2 starts. Montreal goes with RHP Eddie Hernanez, he is 3-0 with a 1.93 ERA in 3 starts. There are over 35,000 Expos fans in the joint for tonights game.

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St Louis RHP Terry Sutt made an impressive start against his former team, the Montreal Expos at Bell Park leading the Cardinals to a 5-1 win. With the loss, Montreal falls to 9-6.

Sutt, the winning pitcher raised his record to 2-1 with a 1.64 ERA in 3 starts. In 8 innings of work, Sutt gave up 1 earned run on 3 hits while racking up 6 Ks. He kept the Expos punchless offensively. For his career, Sutt is now 10-13 with 5 saves, a 4.18 ERA in 103 MLB games of which 13 are starts.

The Expos did have 2 triples in the game, LF Tyrell Triche with his 1st career triple and 2B Chris Nichols with his 2nd triple of the season. Expos SP Eddie Hernanez falls to 3-1.

The Montreal Expos are now ranked 7th in the MLB's Power Rankings.
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Los Angeles Dodgers 2B Chris Woodbury was named the NL Player of the Week. The 32 year old is hitting .491 with 1 HR and 8 RBIs in 15 games. Last season Woodbury hit .310 with 10 HRs and 55 RBIs in 98 games for the Dodgers.

New York Yankees CF Joe Donegan was named the AL Player of the Week. The 25 year old is now hitting .380 with 0 HRs and 6 RBIs in 13 games. Last year Donegan hit .207 with 6 HRs and 24 RBIs in 46 games with the Yankees.

Los Angeles Dodgers 2B Chris Woodbury was also awarded the NL Player of the Month for April.

Cleveland Indians CF Dave Dadswell was named the AL Player of the Month. The 25 year old is hitting .391 with 2 HRs and 10 RBIs in 15 games. Last year Dadswell hit .340 with 4 HRs and 15 RBIs in 45 games for the Indians.

Houston Astros SP Justin Bergman was named the NL Pitcher of the Month. The 34 year old is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 3 starts (22.1 IP). Last year Bergman was 6-10 with a 3.79 ERA in 22 starts for the Astros.

Toronto Blue Jays SP David Lara was named the AL Pitcher of the Month. The 27 year old is now 3-1 with a 2.10 ERA in 4 starts. Last year Lara was 3-2 with a 1.38 ERA in 15 starts for the Blue Jays.

Cincinnati Reds RF Ed Betancourt was named the NL Rookie of the Month. The 25 year old is hitting .232 with 4 HRs and 6 RBIs in 15 games. Betancourt was signed as a minor league free agent in October 1977.

Detroit Tigers RF Tyler Hickenbottom was named the AL Rookie of the Month. The 23 year old is hitting .357 with 2 HRs and 9 RBIs in 8 games. Last year Hickenbottom hit .262 with 4 HRs and 19 RBIs in 34 AA games for Detroit.
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