Houston Astros 8, Montreal Expos 3
Regular Season Game 121
Played on Wednesday, August 14, 1996 (N) at Stade Olympique

HOU N    0  0  1    3  0  1    0  2  1  -   8 14  2
MON N    3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  1
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hunter cf                     5   3   3   1       0   0       1   0
Biggio 2b                     5   2   2   2       1   0       2   2
Bagwell 1b                    6   1   3   2       0   1       6   1
Berry 3b                      5   0   2   2       0   1       0   4
May lf                        5   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
Mouton rf                     2   0   0   0       3   1       3   0
Gutierrez ss                  4   0   0   1       0   0       4   0
  Wagner p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Manwaring c                   3   0   0   0       1   2       7   1
Reynolds p                    4   1   2   0       0   0       1   1
  Miller ss                   1   1   1   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       40   8  14   8       5   6      27  10

FIELDING - 
E: May 2 (3).

BATTING - 
2B: Hunter (17,off Cormier); Berry 2 (31,off Manuel,off Veres).
3B: Miller (2,off Juden).
SF: Hunter (7,off Juden).
HBP: Manwaring (4,by Cormier); Gutierrez (3,by Dyer).
Team LOB: 13.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Hunter 3 (26,2nd base off Cormier/Fletcher,2nd base off Dyer/Fletcher,3rd
base off Dyer/Fletcher); Biggio (23,2nd base off Veres/Fletcher); Berry
(10,3rd base off Daal/Fletcher).

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Santangelo lf                 4   1   1   0       0   1       0   0
  Dyer p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Juden p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Lansing 2b                    4   1   2   0       0   0       3   3
Rodriguez 1b                  4   0   0   0       0   1       8   0
Alou rf                       4   1   1   3       0   1       4   0
Fletcher c                    4   0   0   0       0   0       8   0
White cf                      4   0   2   0       0   1       4   0
Schu 3b                       4   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Silvestri ss                  4   0   2   0       0   1       0   4
Cormier p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Manuel p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Spehr ph                    1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Veres p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Daal p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Floyd ph,lf                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       34   3   9   3       0   6      27  10

FIELDING - 
E: Schu (1).

BATTING - 
2B: White (10,off Wagner).
HR: Alou (17,1st inning off Reynolds 2 on 1 out).
SH: Cormier (11,off Reynolds).
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Lansing (8,2nd base by Reynolds/Manwaring).

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Reynolds W(15-6)              7     8   3   3   0   4   1  28
Wagner                        2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7
Totals                        9     9   3   3   0   6   1  35


Montreal Expos               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Cormier L(7-8)                3.2   7   4   4   1   2   0  21
Manuel                        1.1   2   0   0   1   1   0   7
Veres                         0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3
Daal                          1.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   5
Dyer                          0.2   2   2   2   2   0   0   7
Juden                         1.1   1   1   1   0   1   0   5
Totals                        9    14   8   8   5   6   0  48

WP: Cormier (8).
HBP: Cormier (9,Manwaring); Dyer (4,Gutierrez).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Manuel 2-1; Daal 1-0; Juden 3-0.
.

Umpires: HP - Jeff Kellogg, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Paul Runge
Time of Game: 3:08   Attendance: 19136


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                Montreal Expos           
1. Hunter              cf        Santangelo          lf
2. Biggio              2b        Lansing             2b
3. Bagwell             1b        Rodriguez           1b
4. Berry               3b        Alou                rf
5. May                 lf        Fletcher            c
6. Mouton              rf        White               cf
7. Gutierrez           ss        Schu                3b
8. Manwaring           c         Silvestri           ss
9. Reynolds            p         Cormier             p

ASTROS 1ST: Hunter grounded out (shortstop to first); Biggio
popped to second; Bagwell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Santangelo singled to right; Lansing singled to left
[Santangelo to second]; Rodriguez flied to left; Alou homered
[Santangelo scored, Lansing scored]; Fletcher grounded out
(second to first); White flied to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 0, Expos 3.

ASTROS 2ND: Berry struck out; May reached on an error by Schu;
Mouton walked [May to second]; Gutierrez flied to center [May to
third]; Manwaring was hit by a pitch [Mouton to second];
Reynolds flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos
3.

EXPOS 2ND: Schu popped to shortstop; Silvestri singled to
center; Cormier out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Silvestri to second]; Santangelo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Hunter singled to right; Hunter stole second; Biggio
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hunter to third]; Bagwell
singled to right [Hunter scored]; Berry flied to right; May
singled to right [Bagwell to third]; Cormier threw a wild pitch
[May to second]; Mouton lined to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Astros 1, Expos 3.

EXPOS 3RD: Lansing singled to center; Lansing was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Rodriguez flied to
right; Alou grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 1, Expos 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Gutierrez flied to right; Manwaring grounded out
(shortstop to first); Reynolds singled to right; Hunter doubled
to left [Reynolds to third]; Biggio singled to left [Reynolds
scored, Hunter scored]; Bagwell singled to right [Biggio to
third]; MANUEL REPLACED CORMIER (PITCHING); Berry doubled to
left [Biggio scored, Bagwell to third]; May popped to catcher; 3
R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Expos 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Fletcher popped to shortstop; White struck out; Schu
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4,
Expos 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Mouton struck out; Gutierrez grounded out (second to
first); Manwaring walked; Reynolds singled to left [Manwaring to
second]; Hunter forced Reynolds (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Expos 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Silvestri singled to second; SPEHR BATTED FOR MANUEL;
Spehr singled to left [Silvestri to third (error by May), Spehr
to second (error by May)]; Santangelo grounded out (first
unassisted); Lansing reached on a fielder's choice [Silvestri
out at home (pitcher to third to catcher), Spehr to third,
Lansing to second]; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. 
Astros 4, Expos 3.

ASTROS 6TH: VERES REPLACED SPEHR (PITCHING); Biggio singled to
left; Biggio stole second; Bagwell popped to second; Berry
doubled to left [Biggio scored]; DAAL REPLACED VERES (PITCHING);
May was called out on strikes; Mouton walked while Berry stole
third; Mouton was picked off first (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Expos 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Alou grounded out (third to first); Fletcher grounded
out (first to pitcher); White singled to center; Schu flied to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Expos 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Gutierrez grounded out (third to first); Manwaring
struck out; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Expos 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Silvestri flied to center; FLOYD BATTED FOR DAAL;
Floyd struck out; Santangelo popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 5, Expos 3.

ASTROS 8TH: FLOYD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); DYER REPLACED
SANTANGELO (PITCHING); Hunter singled to center; Hunter stole
second; Hunter stole third; Biggio walked; Bagwell singled to
right [Hunter scored, Biggio to third]; Berry reached on a
fielder's choice [Biggio out at home (third to catcher), Bagwell
to second]; May grounded out (second to first) [Bagwell to
third, Berry to second]; Mouton walked; Gutierrez was hit by a
pitch [Bagwell scored, Berry to third, Mouton to second]; JUDEN
REPLACED DYER (PITCHING); Manwaring struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Astros 7, Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: WAGNER REPLACED GUTIERREZ (PITCHING); MILLER REPLACED
REYNOLDS (PLAYING SS); Lansing popped to second; Rodriguez flied
to left; Alou struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Expos
3.

ASTROS 9TH: Miller tripled to right; Hunter out on a sacrifice
fly to center [Miller scored]; Biggio flied to center; Bagwell
flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 8, Expos 3.

EXPOS 9TH: Fletcher grounded out (shortstop to first); White
doubled to right; Schu lined to right; Silvestri struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 8, Expos 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           8  14   2   13
 Expos            3   9   1    5


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