The 1994 Montreal Expos lost two of three to the Dodgers in Los Angeles, bringing a halt to their four-game winning streak, and bringing the 10-game road trip to an end.
The 94 Dodgers featured some decent everyday players, but a lack of pitching kept them from dominance. Still, their 58-56 record under legendary Tommy Lasorda was good enough to lead the NL West at the time of the strike.
The Dodgers scored a pair of runs in their half of the bottom of the 8th to secure a 4-3 victory in Game 1. Former Expo Delino DeShields walked to lead off the inning, and came around to score on Brett Butler's single after DeShields had stolen 2nd. Butler himself stole second as well, and was brought home by Mike Piazza's one out single.
The Expos scored 4 in the 2nd, and 4 more in the 5th en route to a 9-4 win over the Dodgers in Game 2. Cliff Floyd drove in four runs with a three-run homer and a double, while Larry Walker reached safely in all five of his plate appearances, going 4-4 with three doubles, a walk, and a pair of runs scored.
Los Angeles took the rubber match of the series, breaking a 3-3 tie in the 8th when Jose Offerman drove in Cory Snyder, who had led off the inning with a double.
The 11-8 Expos return home to Olympic Stadium for rematches with the Giants, Padres, and Dodgers. My next post will include up-to-date stats of the Expos pitchers and position players.
By popular demand, here are some of the better Dodgers player cards:
