Montreal Expos 8, Houston Astros 6
Regular Season Game 26
Played on Wednesday, April 30, 1997 (N) at Stade Olympique

HOU N    0  0  4    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   6 11  1
MON N    0  1  1    3  3  0    0  0  x  -   8 13  1
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Biggio 2b                     4   2   2   1       0   0       2   1
Mouton lf                     3   1   1   2       0   0       3   0
  Gonzalez ph,lf              2   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
Bagwell 1b                    5   0   1   1       0   3       3   0
Bell cf                       4   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
  Springer p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Abreu rf                      4   0   0   0       0   2       1   0
Bogar 3b                      4   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
Ausmus c                      4   0   2   0       0   0       8   0
Listach ss                    3   1   0   0       1   1       0   1
Kile p                        2   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
  Garcia p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Lima p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Montgomery ph,cf            2   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Totals                       37   6  11   5       1   7      24   2

FIELDING - 
E: Abreu (1).

BATTING - 
2B: Biggio 2 (7,off Perez,off Smith); Mouton (2,off Perez); Ausmus (6,off Perez);
Montgomery (1,off Perez).
3B: Bogar (1,off Perez).
HBP: Biggio (4,by Veres).
GDP: Bogar (1,off Perez); Montgomery (1,off Smith).
Team LOB: 6.

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Grudzielanek ss               5   2   4   0       0   0       3   6
Lansing 2b                    3   2   1   1       2   0       0   4
White cf                      4   1   1   2       0   2       1   0
Segui 1b                      5   2   3   4       0   1      10   0
Fletcher c                    5   0   1   0       0   1       7   0
Rodriguez lf                  3   1   2   1       1   0       4   0
  Smith p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Urbina p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Santangelo rf                 4   0   1   0       1   0       2   0
Andrews 3b                    3   0   0   0       1   1       0   1
Perez p                       4   0   0   0       0   3       0   0
  Veres p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Orsulak lf                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   8  13   8       5   8      27  12

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Lansing-Grudzielanek-Segui, Grudzielanek-Segui.
E: Andrews (6).

BATTING - 
2B: White (4,off Garcia).
HR: Segui (4,4th inning off Kile 2 on 1 out).
SF: Rodriguez (1,off Kile).
HBP: White (1,by Kile).
Team LOB: 11.

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kile L(1-2)                   3.2   9   5   4   4   2   1  25
Garcia                        0.2   2   3   3   1   1   0   5
Lima                          1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   6
Springer                      2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7
Totals                        8    13   8   7   5   8   1  43

WP: Kile (2).
HBP: Kile (2,White).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Garcia 2-0; Lima 1-1.
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Montreal Expos               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Perez W(4-1)                  6     9   5   4   0   4   0  27
Veres                         2     0   0   0   0   2   0   7
Smith                         0.2   2   1   1   1   0   0   4
Urbina SV(2)                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
Totals                        9    11   6   5   1   7   0  39

Perez faced 1 batter in the 7th inning
HBP: Veres (1,Biggio).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Veres 1-0; Urbina 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Mark Hirschbeck, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Steve Rippley
Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance: 12346


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                Montreal Expos           
1. Biggio              2b        Grudzielanek        ss
2. Mouton              lf        Lansing             2b
3. Bagwell             1b        White               cf
4. Bell                cf        Segui               1b
5. Abreu               rf        Fletcher            c
6. Bogar               3b        Rodriguez           lf
7. Ausmus              c         Santangelo          rf
8. Listach             ss        Andrews             3b
9. Kile                p         Perez               p

ASTROS 1ST: Biggio grounded out (shortstop to first); Mouton
grounded out (third to first); Bagwell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Grudzielanek singled to left; Lansing flied to left;
White was hit by a pitch [Grudzielanek to second]; Segui flied
to center; Fletcher grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Bell singled to center; Abreu lined to right; Bogar
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bell
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Rodriguez singled to center; Santangelo lined to
left; Andrews walked [Rodriguez to second]; Perez struck out;
Grudzielanek singled to shortstop [Rodriguez to third, Andrews
to second]; Lansing singled to second [Rodriguez scored, Andrews
to third, Grudzielanek to second]; White was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Ausmus singled to left; Listach forced Ausmus
(second to shortstop); Kile singled to left [Listach to second];
Biggio doubled to left [Listach scored, Kile to third]; Mouton
doubled to left [Kile scored, Biggio scored]; Bagwell singled to
left [Mouton scored]; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Bagwell to second]; Abreu struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 4, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Segui singled to left; Fletcher singled to right
[Segui to third, Fletcher to second (error by Abreu)]; Rodriguez
out on a sacrifice fly to left [Segui scored (unearned)];
Santangelo singled to right [Fletcher to third]; Andrews lined
to second; Perez grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 1 R (0 ER),
3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Expos 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Bogar flied to right; Ausmus doubled to center;
Listach struck out; Kile flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 4, Expos 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Grudzielanek singled to left; Kile threw a wild pitch
[Grudzielanek to second]; Lansing walked; White lined to right
[Grudzielanek to third]; Segui homered [Grudzielanek scored,
Lansing scored]; Fletcher flied to center; Rodriguez walked;
Santangelo walked [Rodriguez to second]; GARCIA REPLACED KILE
(PITCHING); Andrews forced Santangelo (shortstop to second); 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Expos 5.

ASTROS 5TH: Biggio flied to left; Mouton lined to left; Bagwell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
4, Expos 5.

EXPOS 5TH: Perez struck out; Grudzielanek singled to right;
Lansing walked [Grudzielanek to second]; White doubled to center
[Grudzielanek scored, Lansing scored]; LIMA REPLACED GARCIA
(PITCHING); Segui singled to left [White scored, Segui to second
(on throw)]; Fletcher popped to first; Rodriguez grounded out
(first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Expos 8.

ASTROS 6TH: Bell struck out; Abreu grounded out (second to
first); Bogar tripled to center; Ausmus reached on an error by
Andrews [Bogar scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Listach flied to
left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Expos 8.

EXPOS 6TH: Santangelo flied to center; Andrews struck out; Perez
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5,
Expos 8.

ASTROS 7TH: MONTGOMERY BATTED FOR LIMA; Montgomery doubled to
left; VERES REPLACED PEREZ (PITCHING); Biggio was hit by a
pitch; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR MOUTON; Gonzalez grounded out (second
to first) [Montgomery to third, Biggio to second]; Bagwell
struck out; Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 5, Expos 8.

EXPOS 7TH: MONTGOMERY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); GONZALEZ
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SPRINGER REPLACED BELL (PITCHING);
Grudzielanek flied to center; Lansing flied to center; White
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Expos 8.

ASTROS 8TH: Abreu struck out; Bogar lined to left; Ausmus
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
5, Expos 8.

EXPOS 8TH: Segui struck out; Fletcher struck out; Rodriguez
singled to right; Santangelo popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 5, Expos 8.

ASTROS 9TH: SMITH REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PITCHING); ORSULAK
REPLACED VERES (PLAYING LF); Listach walked; Montgomery grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Listach out at second];
Biggio doubled to center; Gonzalez singled to center [Biggio
scored]; URBINA REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Bagwell struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Expos 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           6  11   1    6
 Expos            8  13   1   11


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