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The Astros, who got five-hit pitching from Larry Dierker, edged the Expos, 5-4. Jim Wynn and John Mayberry hit consecutive homers for the Astros in the fourth inning, but the Expos took the lead with three runs in their half on a single by Rusty Staub, pass to Bob Bailey, a wild pitch and a boundary belt by John Bateman. The Astros tied the score in the fifth and went ahead to win with two runs in the sixth on passes to Wynn and Mayberry and singles by Denis Menke and Doug Rader. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 5, Montreal Expos 4Game Played on Thursday, August 27, 1970 (Night game) at Parc JarryAstros 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 - 5 9 0 Expos 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 5 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Alou rf,lf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .316 Fairey lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .249 Morgan 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .263 Day cf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .268 Wynn lf 3 2 1 1 1 0 .280 Staub rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .285 Geronimo lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Bailey 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .320 Watson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 Gosger 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Miller rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Bateman c 4 1 1 2 0 0 .233 Mayberry 1b 4 2 1 1 1 1 .246 Sutherland 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .202 Menke ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 .314 Wine ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Rader 3b 3 0 1 1 1 1 .252 Wegener p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .074 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Edwards c 2 1 0 0 2 0 .212 Jones ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .238 Dierker p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .162 McGinn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .114 Totals 31 5 9 5 7 2 Totals 31 4 5 3 2 1 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 16,158 Left on Base: Astros 8, Expos 2 DP: Astros 0, Expos 2 Errors: Day Doubles: Bailey (14) Home Runs: Wynn (21), Mayberry (5), Bateman (12) Caught Stealing: Morgan (13), Staub (11) Sacrifice Hits: Dierker (6), Morgan (4) GIDP: Dierker (2), Mayberry (4) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dierker W(12-11) 9 5 4 4 2 1 1 33 3.98 Totals 9 5 4 4 2 1 1 33 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wegener L(3-5) 5 4 5 5 5 1 2 23 5.57 Reed 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 12 3.15 McGinn 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 5.04 Totals 9 9 5 5 7 2 2 40 Wild Pitches: Dierker (7) Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt ASTROS 1ST: Alou flied out to right; Morgan flied out to right; Wynn popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Fairey grounded out (first unassisted); Day grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub singled; Staub was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. ASTROS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Menke grounded out (second to first); Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Bailey doubled; Gosger grounded out (second to first) [Bailey to third]; Bateman popped to first in foul territory; Sutherland struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards grounded out (pitcher to first); Dierker flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Wine flied out to right; Wegener grounded out (second to first); Fairey grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. ASTROS 4TH: Alou grounded out (second to first); Morgan flied out to center; Wynn homered; Mayberry homered; Menke walked; Rader walked [Menke to second]; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 0. EXPOS 4TH: Day flied out to center; Staub singled; Bailey walked [Staub to second]; Gosger flied out to right [Staub to third]; Dierker threw a wild pitch [Staub scored, Bailey to second]; Bateman homered [Bailey scored]; Sutherland flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 3. ASTROS 5TH: Edwards walked; Dierker out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Edwards to second]; Alou grounded out (third to first); Morgan singled [Edwards scored]; Morgan was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 3. EXPOS 5TH: Wine grounded out (third to first); Wegener grounded out (shortstop to first); Fairey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 3. ASTROS 6TH: Wynn walked; Mayberry walked [Wynn to second]; Menke singled [Wynn scored, Mayberry to third (error by Day), Menke to second]; REED REPLACED WEGENER (PITCHING); Rader singled [Mayberry scored, Menke to third]; Cedeno flied out to center; Edwards was walked intentionally [Rader to second]; Dierker grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Menke out at home]; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Expos 3. EXPOS 6TH: Day flied out to left; Staub grounded out (second to first); Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Expos 3. ASTROS 7TH: Alou singled; Morgan flied out to center; Wynn flied out to left; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Expos 3. EXPOS 7TH: GERONIMO REPLACED WYNN (PLAYING LF); Gosger grounded out (second to first); Bateman flied out to right; Sutherland flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Expos 3. ASTROS 8TH: Menke grounded out (third to first); Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno singled; Edwards flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Expos 3. EXPOS 8TH: Wine grounded out (first to pitcher); JONES BATTED FOR REED; Jones walked; Fairey singled [Jones to third]; Day grounded out (second to first) [Jones scored, Fairey to second]; Staub grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Expos 4. ASTROS 9TH: MCGINN REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Dierker singled; Alou singled [Dierker to second]; Morgan out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Dierker to third, Alou to second]; WATSON BATTED FOR GERONIMO; Watson was walked intentionally; Mayberry grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Watson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Expos 4. EXPOS 9TH: MILLER REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING RF); ALOU CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Bailey grounded out (third to first); Gosger flied out to left; Bateman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Expos 4. |
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