July 19, 1975 Expos 4, Reds 2 (62-31)

The Reds tied the game at 2-2 in the eighth only to see a team finally get to Sparky’s pen. Pedro Borbon and Will McEnaney were both credited with a run as the Expos put the game away in the bottom half of the eighth.

Pete Rose went three for four and Johnny Bench went four for four. Ironically, neither scored nor drove in a run. Joe Morgan hit a solo shot in the eighth which tied the game up.

Borbon took the loss and dropped to 5-2. Fred Norman threw six solid innings as he gave up only two runs (one earned) on four hits.

This was the first time the Reds had lost a series since the two game series they played with the Pirates on June 9th and 10th.

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