The Expos scored three times in fifth, with singles by Tony Perez and Andre Dawson and a sacrifice fly by Gary Carter producing runs, to edge the Astros, 3-2. Reliever Joe Kerrigan pitched out of a bases-loaded situation in the eighth to enable Santo Alcala to notch his first victory since being acquired from the Reds May 21. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 3, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Monday, June      13, 1977 (Night game) at Astrodome
Expos        0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   3 12  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  7  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   1   2   0     0   0   .299      Cedeno cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .198
Cromartie lf          5   1   2   0     0   0   .291      Cabell 3b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .282
Valentine rf          4   1   3   0     1   0   .340      Cruz rf               2   1   1   2     2   0   .270
Perez 1b              5   0   2   1     0   0   .289      Crawford lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .255
Carter c              3   0   0   1     1   1   .278      Ferguson c            4   0   2   0     0   1   .263
Dawson cf             4   0   3   1     0   0   .271      Johnson 1b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .301
Parrish 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Howe 2b,ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .285
  Garrett ph,3b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .156      Sperring ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .156
Frias ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .063        Boswell ph,2b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Alcala p              4   0   0   0     0   1   .083      Lemongello p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gardner ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .171
  Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Larson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Watson ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .274
                                                            Pentz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .214

Totals               38   3  12   3     2   2             Totals               34   2   7   2     4   7

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  6,195
Left on Base: Expos 11, Astros 9
DP: Expos 0, Astros 0
Doubles: Valentine 2 (15)
Triples: Cromartie (3)
Home Runs: Cruz (4)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (17)
Sacrifice Flies: Carter (2)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alcala W(2-3)           7.1   6   2   2   2   5   1  30   6.69
McEnaney                0     1   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.09
Kerrigan SV(5)          1.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   6   2.61
Totals                  9     7   2   2   4   7   1  38

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemongello L(1-10)      6    10   3   3   0   1   0  28   4.25
Larson                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   6.23
Pentz                   2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   2.84
Totals                  9    12   3   3   2   2   0  41

Wild Pitches: Alcala (3)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Art Williams


EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (first to pitcher); Cromartie
tripled; Valentine made an out to pitcher; Perez flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell
grounded out (third to first); Cruz walked; Cruz stole second;
Crawford grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter struck out; Dawson singled; Parrish grounded
out (third to first) [Dawson to second]; Frias flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Johnson
struck out; Howe grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Alcala grounded out (third to first); Cash singled;
Cromartie flied out to left; Valentine doubled [Cash to third];
Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Sperring grounded out (first unassisted); Lemongello
struck out; Cedeno made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Carter grounded out (second to first); Dawson
singled; Parrish flied out to right; Frias grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell flied out to center; Cruz made an out to
pitcher; Crawford grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Alcala grounded out (second to first); Cash singled;
Cromartie singled [Cash to second]; Valentine singled [Cash to
third, Cromartie to second]; Perez singled [Cash scored,
Cromartie to third, Valentine to second]; Carter hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Cromartie scored]; Dawson singled [Valentine
scored, Perez to second]; Parrish grounded out (third to first);
3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Ferguson struck out; Johnson singled; Howe flied out
to right; Sperring struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3,
Astros 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Frias flied out to left; Alcala flied out to right;
Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: GARDNER BATTED FOR LEMONGELLO; Gardner flied out to
center; Cedeno flied out to right; Cabell singled; Cruz walked
[Cabell to second]; Crawford flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 0.

EXPOS 7TH: LARSON REPLACED GARDNER (PITCHING); Cromartie flied
out to left; Valentine doubled; Perez flied out to center;
Carter walked; Dawson forced Carter (third to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Ferguson singled; Alcala threw a wild pitch
[Ferguson to second]; Johnson made an out to second; Howe
singled [Ferguson stayed at second]; BOSWELL BATTED FOR
SPERRING; Boswell flied out to left; WATSON BATTED FOR LARSON;
Watson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 0.

EXPOS 8TH: PENTZ REPLACED WATSON (PITCHING); BOSWELL STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); HOWE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); GARRETT
BATTED FOR PARRISH; Garrett made an out to second; Frias
grounded out (shortstop to first); Alcala was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: GARRETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Cedeno singled;
Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cedeno to second];
Cruz homered [Cedeno scored]; MCENANEY REPLACED ALCALA
(PITCHING); Crawford walked; Ferguson singled [Crawford to
second]; KERRIGAN REPLACED MCENANEY (PITCHING); Johnson walked
[Crawford to third, Ferguson to second]; Howe struck out;
Boswell grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Expos 3, Astros 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Cash grounded out (third to first); Cromartie flied
out to center; Valentine walked; Perez singled [Valentine to
second]; Carter forced Perez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: HOWARD BATTED FOR PENTZ; Howard was called out on
strikes; Cedeno flied out to right; Cabell grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 2.