Doug Rader doubled in the 12th inning for his fifth hit of the game to launch a two-run rally that brought the Astros an 8-7 victory over the Expos. Pepe Mangual, who hit safely in his 18th straight game for a Montreal club record, smashed a homer with a man on base in the second inning when the Expos routed Tom Griffin to take a 6-0 lead. The Astros came back with a pair in their half of the second and added a run on a double by Rader in the third. Two more runs followed in the eighth before Cesar Cedeno tied the score with a homer in the ninth.

The Expos broke the deadlock in the 12th. Larry Lintz singled, raced to third when Enos Cabell let the ball get past him in left field and scored on a single by Mike Jorgensen. After Rader's double in the Astros' half, Cabell made up for his error with a double, driving in the tying run. Milt May then singled to send Cabell across with the winning marker. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 8, Montreal Expos 7

Game Played on Sunday, May 25, 1975 (Day game) at Astrodome

Expos 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 7 11 1 Astros 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 - 8 18 1 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lintz 2b 4 2 1 0 2 0 .209 Gross lf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .257 Coggins lf 5 1 3 2 0 1 .444 Niekro p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 Taylor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Metzger ss 4 0 1 0 2 0 .307 Morales ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Cedeno cf 6 1 2 1 0 0 .260 DeMola p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Watson 1b 5 1 1 0 1 1 .342 Warthen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rader 3b 6 3 5 1 0 1 .264 Mangual cf 5 1 1 2 1 1 .309 Cabell rf,lf 5 2 2 2 1 3 .289 Jorgensen 1b 6 0 1 1 0 0 .229 Jutze c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .136 Biittner rf,lf 6 1 1 0 0 0 .358 May ph,c 2 0 1 1 1 0 .237 Carter c,rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .252 Andrews 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .214 Foli ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .230 Cruz ph,rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 .254 Parrish 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .288 Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McNally p 2 1 1 1 1 1 .167 Crawford p 1 0 1 1 0 0 .400 Montague p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Helms ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Scanlon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Foote c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .152 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Granger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Milbourne 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .148 Totals 45 7 11 7 4 6 Totals 46 8 18 8 5 8 Time of Game: 2:59 Attendance: 10,459 Left on Base: Expos 7, Astros 10 DP: Expos 2, Astros 1 Errors: Parrish, Cabell Doubles: Coggins (1), Cedeno (12), Rader 3 (6), Crawford (1), Cabell (6) Triples: Coggins (1) Home Runs: Mangual (4), Cedeno (2) Stolen Bases: Foli (4) Caught Stealing: Cedeno (5) Sacrifice Hits: Carter (2) Sacrifice Flies: Cruz (3) GIDP: Biittner (2), Milbourne (1), Cedeno (3) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McNally 7 11 5 5 4 3 0 33 5.16 Montague 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 3.78 Taylor 3 3 1 1 0 4 1 10 3.63 DeMola L(1-1) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 4.50 Warthen 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Totals 11.1 18 8 8 5 8 1 52 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Griffin 1.2 6 6 6 1 1 1 12 6.32 Crawford 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 8 2.25 Forsch 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 9 2.89 Granger 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.84 Niekro W(1-0) 4 3 1 1 1 2 0 15 4.40 Totals 12 11 7 7 4 6 1 50 Passed Balls: May (8) Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Paul Pryor EXPOS 1ST: Lintz grounded out (first unassisted); Coggins tripled; Mangual struck out; Jorgensen flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gross singled; Gross was picked off first; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno doubled; Watson walked; Cedeno was caught stealing third but was safe at third (error by Parrish; assist by Carter); Cedeno was out trying to advance to home (third to catcher); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0. EXPOS 2ND: Biittner singled; Carter out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Biittner to second]; Foli flied out to left; Parrish singled [Biittner scored, Parrish to second (on throw to home)]; McNally singled [Parrish scored]; Lintz walked [McNally to second]; Coggins doubled [McNally scored, Lintz scored]; Mangual homered [Coggins scored]; CRAWFORD REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Rader doubled; Cabell singled [Rader scored, Cabell to second (on throw to home)]; Jutze flied out to right; Andrews singled to right [Cabell out at home (right to catcher), Andrews to second (on throw to home)]; Crawford doubled [Andrews scored]; Gross was called out on strikes; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Astros 2. EXPOS 3RD: Biittner flied out to center; Carter singled; Foli forced Carter (third to second); Foli stole second; Parrish flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger walked; Cedeno made an out to shortstop; Watson forced Metzger (shortstop to second); Rader doubled [Watson scored]; Cabell struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Astros 3. EXPOS 4TH: McNally struck out; Lintz grounded out (shortstop to first); Coggins struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Astros 3. ASTROS 4TH: Jutze singled; Andrews flied out to center; HELMS BATTED FOR CRAWFORD; Helms forced Jutze (shortstop to second); Gross flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Astros 3. EXPOS 5TH: FORSCH REPLACED HELMS (PITCHING); Mangual grounded out (shortstop to first); Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); Biittner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: Metzger flied out to right; Cedeno made an out to third; Watson singled; Rader singled [Watson to second]; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 6, Astros 3. EXPOS 6TH: Carter made an out to second; Foli grounded out (third to first); Parrish singled; McNally walked [Parrish to second]; Lintz walked [Parrish to third, McNally to second]; Coggins lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Expos 6, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Jutze grounded out (shortstop to first); Andrews flied out to left; HOWARD BATTED FOR FORSCH; Howard grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Astros 3. EXPOS 7TH: GRANGER REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Mangual grounded out (shortstop to first); Jorgensen grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); Metzger walked; Cedeno flied out to right; Watson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Astros 3. EXPOS 8TH: Carter grounded out (third to first); Foli struck out; Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: Rader singled; Cabell walked [Rader to second]; MONTAGUE REPLACED MCNALLY (PITCHING); MAY BATTED FOR JUTZE; May walked [Rader to third, Cabell to second]; CRUZ BATTED FOR ANDREWS; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to right [Rader scored]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR GRANGER; Johnson was called out on strikes; Gross singled [Cabell scored, May to second]; Metzger grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 6, Astros 5. EXPOS 9TH: NIEKRO REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MILBOURNE REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 2B); SCANLON BATTED FOR MONTAGUE; Scanlon flied out to left; Lintz flied out to right; Coggins singled; May allowed a passed ball [Coggins to second]; Mangual flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Astros 5. ASTROS 9TH: FOOTE REPLACED SCANLON (PLAYING C ); CARTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BIITTNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); TAYLOR REPLACED COGGINS (PITCHING); Cedeno homered; Watson struck out; Rader was called out on strikes; Cabell struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Astros 6. EXPOS 10TH: Jorgensen flied out to right; Biittner flied out to center; Carter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Astros 6. ASTROS 10TH: May lined to left; Cruz singled; Milbourne grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Astros 6. EXPOS 11TH: Foli grounded out (second to first); Parrish popped to first in foul territory; Foote struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Astros 6. ASTROS 11TH: Niekro was called out on strikes; Metzger singled; Cedeno grounded into a double play (second to first) [Metzger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Astros 6. EXPOS 12TH: Lintz singled to left [Lintz to third (error by Cabell)]; MORALES BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Mangual walked; Jorgensen singled [Lintz scored, Mangual to second]; Biittner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Jorgensen out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 7, Astros 6. ASTROS 12TH: DEMOLA REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Watson flied out to right; Rader doubled; Cabell doubled [Rader scored]; WARTHEN REPLACED DEMOLA (PITCHING); May singled [Cabell scored]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 7, Astros 8.

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