Houston Astros 4, Montreal Expos 2
Regular Season Game 20
Played on Wednesday, April 27, 1983 (D) at Stade Olympique

HOU N    2  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 11  1
MON N    1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  1
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Moreno cf                     5   2   2   0       0   0       3   0
Puhl rf                       5   0   1   0       0   2       0   0
Thon ss                       3   1   1   2       0   0       3   4
Garner 3b                     3   1   2   2       1   0       0   0
Cruz lf                       4   0   1   0       0   2       5   0
Knight 1b                     4   0   2   0       0   0       8   0
  Walling 1b                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Ashby c                       4   0   1   0       0   0       5   0
Doran 2b                      4   0   1   0       0   2       2   6
Ryan p                        3   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
  T. Scott ph                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  LaCorte p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   4  11   4       1   8      27  12

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Doran-Thon-Knight, Doran-Thon-Knight.
E: Ashby (5).

BATTING - 
2B: Knight (4,off Sanderson); Ashby (5,off Lerch).
3B: Moreno (3,off Sanderson).
HR: Garner (2,1st inning off Sanderson 0 on 2 out).
SF: Thon (3,off Sanderson).
IBB: Garner (2,by Lerch).
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Moreno (6,2nd base off Sanderson/Blackwell); Thon (5,2nd base off Sanderson/Blackwell).

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Raines lf                     4   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Little ss,2b                  3   0   0   0       1   1       0   2
Dawson cf                     3   0   1   1       0   0       4   0
Oliver 1b                     4   0   0   0       0   0       9   1
Wallach 3b                    3   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
Francona rf                   3   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Blackwell c                   3   0   1   0       0   2       8   0
Flynn 2b                      2   0   0   1       0   0       0   3
  Mills ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Speier ss                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Sanderson p                   1   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
  White ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Lerch p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Cromartie ph                1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Schatzeder p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   2   5   2       1   5      27   9

FIELDING - 
E: Blackwell (1).

BATTING - 
SF: Dawson (2,off Ryan).
GDP: Oliver 2 (2,off Ryan 2).
Team LOB: 2.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Raines (6,2nd base off Ryan/Ashby).

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ryan W(2-1)                   8     5   2   1   1   5   0  28
LaCorte SV(1)                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9     5   2   1   1   5   0  31


Montreal Expos               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Sanderson L(3-1)              5     9   4   4   0   5   1  23
Lerch                         3     2   0   0   1   1   0  12
Schatzeder                    1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Totals                        9    11   4   4   1   8   1  38

IBB: Lerch (1,Garner).

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Dave Pallone
Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 19309


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                Montreal Expos           
1. Moreno              cf        Raines              lf
2. Puhl                rf        Little              ss
3. Thon                ss        Dawson              cf
4. Garner              3b        Oliver              1b
5. Cruz                lf        Wallach             3b
6. Knight              1b        Francona            rf
7. Ashby               c         Blackwell           c
8. Doran               2b        Flynn               2b
9. Ryan                p         Sanderson           p

ASTROS 1ST: Moreno tripled to left; Puhl popped to third in foul
territory; Thon hit a sacrifice fly to left [Moreno scored];
Garner homered; Cruz was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Raines singled to center; Raines stole second [Raines
to third (error by Ashby)]; Little walked; Dawson hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Raines scored (unearned)]; Oliver
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Little out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2,
Expos 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Knight doubled to right; Ashby grounded out (second
to first) [Knight to third]; Doran struck out; Ryan grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Wallach struck out; Francona grounded out (second to
first); Blackwell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2,
Expos 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Moreno singled to right; Moreno stole second; Puhl
grounded out (first unassisted) [Moreno to third]; Thon singled
to center [Moreno scored]; Thon stole second; Garner singled to
left [Thon scored]; Garner was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Cruz singled to center; Knight singled to left [Cruz to
second]; Ashby grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 4, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Flynn lined to second; Sanderson flied out to left;
Raines flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Expos
1.

ASTROS 4TH: Doran singled to right; On a bunt Ryan struck out;
Moreno grounded out (pitcher to first) [Doran to second]; Doran
was picked off second but was safe on an error by Blackwell
[Doran to third]; Puhl was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 4, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Little grounded out (pitcher to first); Dawson
singled to left; Oliver grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Dawson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 4, Expos 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Thon flied out to center; Garner flied out to right;
Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Wallach grounded out (shortstop to first); Francona
singled to left; Blackwell singled to right [Francona to third];
Flynn forced Blackwell (shortstop to second) [Francona scored];
WHITE BATTED FOR SANDERSON; White grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Expos 2.

ASTROS 6TH: LERCH REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Knight flied out to
left; Ashby doubled to center; Doran struck out; Ryan grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Raines grounded out (second to first); Little struck
out; Dawson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4,
Expos 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Moreno flied out to right; Puhl singled to right;
Thon grounded out (shortstop to first) [Puhl to second]; Garner
was walked intentionally; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Oliver flied out to center; Wallach made an out to
shortstop; Francona grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Expos 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Knight flied out to center; Ashby grounded out
(second to first); Doran grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: Blackwell struck out; MILLS BATTED FOR FLYNN; Mills
was called out on strikes; CROMARTIE BATTED FOR LERCH; Cromartie
singled to center; Raines flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 4, Expos 2.

ASTROS 9TH: LITTLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); SPEIER
REPLACED MILLS (PLAYING SS); SCHATZEDER REPLACED CROMARTIE
(PITCHING); T. SCOTT BATTED FOR RYAN; T. Scott struck out;
Moreno flied out to center; Puhl was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Expos 2.

EXPOS 9TH: LACORTE REPLACED T. SCOTT (PITCHING); WALLING
REPLACED KNIGHT (PLAYING 1B); Little flied out to left; Dawson
flied out to center; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Expos 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           4  11   1    7
 Expos            2   5   1    2


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