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Old 05-04-2018, 07:07 PM   #417
Big T
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July 10th, 1978
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The Montreal Expos (39-39) will play the rubber match of a 3 game series with the Atlanta Braves (41-36) The Expos have won 5 of 8 against the Braves this year. Montreal will start HP Eric Marks. The 30 year old is 6-8 with a 3.23 ERA in 15 starts this year. The Braves will go with RHP Kurt Polito, the 31 year old is 3-5 with a 4.30 ERA in 25 games of which 8 were starts.

Montreal 3 Atlanta 1
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The Expos won despite only getting 4 hits against the player of the game, Kurt Polito.

Polito falls to 3-6 with a 3.99 ERA in 26 games including 9 starts. This is Polito's 7th season in the MLB, he had his best year likely in 1974 when he was 9-6 with a 3.64 ERA in 22 starts for the Orioles.

The key hit for the Expos was in the top of the 1st when LF Raul Rodriquez hit a 2 run double, his 7th double of the season to make it 2-0.

Expos SP Eric Marks gets the win, he is now 7-8 on the season. CL Aidan Beasley got his 22nd save in 24 opportunities this year.
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