The Expos were shut out for the seventh time this season when they collected only five hits off Larry Dierker and lost to the Astros, 6-0. A single by Roger Metzger, pass to Cesar Cedeno and single by Jose Cruz in the fourth inning provided the only run that Dierker needed, but the Astros went on to pad their lead with the aid of a triple and single by Greg Gross, who drove in two runs, and a homer by Metzger with a man on base. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, Montreal Expos 0
Game Played on Sunday, May       11, 1975 (Day game) at Parc Jarry
Astros       0  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  3  -   6  8  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gross lf              4   2   2   2     1   1   .161      Lintz 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .156
Metzger ss            4   2   3   3     0   1   .263      Foli ss               3   0   0   0     1   0   .269
Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     1   1   .288      Mangual cf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .318
Watson 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .343      Jorgensen 1b          3   0   2   0     1   0   .198
  Cabell pr,1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Biittner lf           2   0   1   0     1   0   .375
Cruz rf               2   0   1   1     2   0   .242      Scott rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .190
May c                 3   0   0   0     1   0   .247      Parrish 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .341
Boswell 3b            2   2   1   0     2   0   .263      Foote c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .107
Andrews 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .189      Blair p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Dierker p             4   0   0   0     0   0   .053        Scanlon ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
                                                            DeMola p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   6   8   6     7   5             Totals               27   0   5   0     4   2

Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance: 10,416
Left on Base: Astros 6, Expos 4
DP: Astros 4, Expos 2
Errors: Scott
Doubles: Mangual (2)
Triples: Gross (2)
Home Runs: Metzger (1)
Caught Stealing: Cabell (2), Jorgensen (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Metzger (7), Andrews (3)
GIDP: Boswell (1), May (2), Biittner (1), Parrish (3), Jorgensen (2)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker W(4-3)          9     5   0   0   4   2   0  31   3.53
Totals                  9     5   0   0   4   2   0  31

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blair L(1-4)            8     6   3   3   6   5   0  33   3.58
DeMola                  1     2   3   3   1   0   1   6   5.19
Totals                  9     8   6   6   7   5   1  39

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


ASTROS 1ST: Gross walked; Metzger out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Gross to second]; Cedeno flied out to left; Watson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Lintz grounded out (second to first); Foli walked;
Mangual doubled [Foli to third]; Jorgensen walked; Biittner
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Jorgensen out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0,
Expos 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (third to first); May walked;
Boswell grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [May out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Scott grounded out (third to first); Parrish grounded
out (second to first); Foote grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Andrews was called out on strikes; Dierker lined to
left; Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Blair flied out to center; Lintz flied out to left;
Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Metzger singled; Cedeno walked [Metzger to second];
Watson forced Cedeno (shortstop to second) [Metzger to third];
Cruz singled to right [Metzger scored, Watson to third (error by
Scott)]; May grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Cruz out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Mangual popped to second; Jorgensen singled;
Jorgensen was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Biittner singled; Scott lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 1, Expos 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Boswell singled; Andrews grounded out (second to
first) [Boswell to second]; Dierker flied out to right; Gross
tripled [Boswell scored]; Metzger singled [Gross scored]; Cedeno
popped to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Parrish popped to pitcher; Foote grounded out (third
to first); Blair struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3,
Expos 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Watson struck out; Cruz walked; May grounded out
(first unassisted) [Cruz to second]; Boswell was walked
intentionally; Andrews grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Lintz grounded out (second to first); Foli grounded
out (shortstop to first); Mangual grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Dierker grounded out (third to first); Gross struck
out; Metzger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos
0.

EXPOS 7TH: Jorgensen singled; Biittner walked [Jorgensen to
second]; Scott was called out on strikes; Parrish grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Biittner out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno struck out; Watson singled; CABELL RAN FOR
WATSON; Cabell was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Cruz walked; May grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 8TH: CABELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Foote grounded
out (third to first); SCANLON BATTED FOR BLAIR; Scanlon singled;
Lintz lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Scanlon out
at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 0.

ASTROS 9TH: DEMOLA REPLACED SCANLON (PITCHING); Boswell walked;
Andrews out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Boswell to
second]; Dierker grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross
singled [Boswell scored]; Metzger homered [Gross scored]; Cedeno
grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
6, Expos 0.

EXPOS 9TH: Foli grounded out (third to first); Mangual walked;
Jorgensen grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Mangual out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6,
Expos 0.