Dave Roberts pitched a four-hitter and also batted in two of the Astros' runs with a pair of singles in a 5-1 victory over the Expos. Larry Parrish homered for the Expos' run in the fifth inning. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 5, Montreal Expos 1

Game Played on Tuesday, July 8, 1975 (Night game) at Astrodome

Expos 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 2 Astros 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 x - 5 11 2 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mangual cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .260 Howard lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .345 Foli ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Gross rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .285 Carter rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .289 Cedeno cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .260 Bailey lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 Watson 1b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .328 Colbert 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .141 May c 2 1 1 1 1 0 .248 Mackanin 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .283 Rader 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .242 Parrish 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .268 Metzger ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .244 Foote c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Andrews 2b 3 1 0 1 0 1 .207 Renko p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .292 Roberts p 3 0 2 2 0 1 .135 Warthen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morales ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Taylor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 4 1 1 7 Totals 31 5 11 5 3 7 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 9,542 Left on Base: Expos 4, Astros 8 DP: Expos 2, Astros 2 Errors: Foli, Mackanin, Rader 2 Doubles: Metzger (6), May (8) Home Runs: Parrish (6) Stolen Bases: Howard (7) Caught Stealing: Rader (2) Sacrifice Hits: Roberts (7) Sacrifice Flies: May (3), Andrews (5) GIDP: Mangual (5), Bailey (3), Watson (5) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Renko L(4-7) 5.2 8 5 4 3 6 0 27 5.11 Warthen 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.56 Murray 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 4.88 Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.53 Totals 8 11 5 4 3 7 0 37 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Roberts W(5-10) 9 4 1 1 1 7 1 32 3.86 Totals 9 4 1 1 1 7 1 32 Wild Pitches: Renko (6) Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Runge EXPOS 1ST: Mangual grounded out (third to first); Foli grounded out (third to first); Carter lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Howard singled; Gross singled to left [Howard to second]; Cedeno struck out; Watson singled [Howard scored, Gross to third]; May sacrifice flied into a double play to left [Gross scored, Watson out at second (left to catcher to second)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 2. EXPOS 2ND: Bailey singled to left; Colbert flied out to left; Mackanin struck out; Parrish lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 2ND: Rader walked; Metzger made an out to catcher; Rader was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first to shortstop); Andrews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 2. EXPOS 3RD: Foote reached on an error by Rader [Foote to first]; Renko struck out; Mangual grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Foote out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Roberts struck out (catcher to first); Howard grounded out (second to first); Gross singled; Cedeno walked [Gross to second]; Watson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 2. EXPOS 4TH: Foli made an out to first; Carter singled to left; Bailey grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Carter out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: May walked; Rader struck out; Metzger doubled [May to third]; Andrews hit a sacrifice fly to center [May scored]; Roberts singled [Metzger scored]; Howard lined to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 4. EXPOS 5TH: Colbert struck out; Mackanin grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Parrish homered; Foote popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 4. ASTROS 5TH: Gross struck out; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson singled; Renko threw a wild pitch [Watson to second]; May flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 4. EXPOS 6TH: Renko grounded out (shortstop to first); Mangual grounded out (second to first); Foli lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 4. ASTROS 6TH: Rader flied out to left; Metzger grounded out (second to first); Andrews reached on an error by Foli [Andrews to second]; Roberts singled [Andrews scored (unearned)]; WARTHEN REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Howard singled [Roberts to third]; Howard stole second; Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 5. EXPOS 7TH: Carter struck out; Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); Colbert struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: MURRAY REPLACED WARTHEN (PITCHING); Cedeno singled; Watson grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Cedeno out at second]; May doubled; Rader struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 5. EXPOS 8TH: Mackanin struck out; Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Foote reached on an error by Rader [Foote to first]; MORALES BATTED FOR MURRAY; Morales lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: TAYLOR REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Metzger grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Andrews reached on an error by Mackanin [Andrews to first]; Roberts out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Andrews to second]; Howard flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 5. EXPOS 9TH: Mangual walked; Foli flied out to center; Carter singled to left [Mangual to second]; Bailey flied out to center; Colbert struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 5.

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