Blanked for seven innings, the Astros aroused themselves in the eighth and defeated the Expos, 3-1. Larry Milbourne singled with one out to start the rally, advanced on an infield out and scored on a single by Cesar Cedeno. Bob Watson then doubled, driving in Cedeno to send the Astros ahead, 2-1. Roger Metzger batted an insurance run across the plate in ninth. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 3, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Thursday, April     29, 1976 (Day game) at Parc Jarry
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  1  -   3 10  0
Expos        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Milbourne 2b          5   1   2   0     0   0   .280      White cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Cabell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .313      Colbert lf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .304
Cedeno cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .312      Jorgensen 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Watson 1b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .292      Carter c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .283
Johnson c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .218      Parrish 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Cruz lf               3   1   1   0     1   1   .148      Mackanin 2b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .237
Gross rf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .305      Foli ss               1   0   0   1     1   0   .280
Metzger ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .222      Valentine rf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .207
Dierker p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rogers p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Boswell ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .308        Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Howard pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .157        Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hardy p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
                                                            Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               36   3  10   3     1   5             Totals               28   1   3   1     1   3

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  5,873
Left on Base: Astros 7, Expos 2
DP: Astros 1, Expos 0
Doubles: Gross (3), Watson (2), Metzger (3), Colbert (2)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (9), Mackanin (1)
Caught Stealing: Howard (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Foli (1)
GIDP: Parrish (2)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker W(3-2)          7     3   1   1   1   2   0  24   4.28
Hardy SV(2)             2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   6.75
Totals                  9     3   1   1   1   3   0  30

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers                  7.1   7   1   1   0   4   0  28   3.74
Murray L(0-2)           0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   2.61
Granger                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.42
Scherman                1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5   4.80
Totals                  9    10   3   3   1   5   0  37

Wild Pitches: Dierker (5), Scherman (2)

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - John McSherry


ASTROS 1ST: Milbourne grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: White grounded out (third to first); Colbert doubled;
Jorgensen flied out to left; Carter flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
grounded out (third to first); Cruz singled; Gross struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish grounded out (third to first); Mackanin
singled; Mackanin stole second; Dierker threw a wild pitch
[Mackanin to third]; Foli hit a sacrifice fly to left [Mackanin
scored]; Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (third to first); Dierker
grounded out (second to first); Milbourne singled; Cabell struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Rogers grounded out (shortstop to first); White made
an out to shortstop; Colbert made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno singled; Cedeno stole second; Watson flied
out to center; Johnson made an out to first; Cruz struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); Carter
singled; Parrish grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Carter out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Expos 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Gross doubled; Metzger grounded out (second to
first) [Gross to third]; Dierker reached on a fielder's choice;
Milbourne hit into a double play (shortstop unassisted) [Gross
out at home (shortstop to catcher), Dierker out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Mackanin flied out to left; Foli walked; Valentine
struck out; Rogers flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Expos 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Cabell flied out to right; Cedeno flied out to
center; Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: White lined to third; Colbert was called out on
strikes; Jorgensen made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Expos 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Johnson made an out to second; Cruz grounded out
(second to first); Gross singled; Metzger grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Carter lined to left; Parrish lined to second;
Mackanin made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Expos 1.

ASTROS 8TH: BOSWELL BATTED FOR DIERKER; Boswell singled; HOWARD
RAN FOR BOSWELL; Howard was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Milbourne singled; MURRAY REPLACED ROGERS
(PITCHING); Cabell grounded out (second to first) [Milbourne to
second]; Cedeno singled [Milbourne scored]; Watson doubled
[Cedeno scored]; GRANGER REPLACED MURRAY (PITCHING); Johnson
struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: HARDY REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Foli grounded out
(shortstop to first); Valentine popped to catcher in foul
territory; DWYER BATTED FOR GRANGER; Dwyer lined to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Expos 1.

ASTROS 9TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); Cruz walked;
Scherman threw a wild pitch [Cruz to second]; Gross grounded out
(second to first); Metzger doubled [Cruz scored]; Hardy popped
to catcher in foul territory; Milbourne flied out to left; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 9TH: White flied out to center; Colbert struck out;
Jorgensen made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3,
Expos 1.