Winning his first game since June 15, Ross Grimsley tossed a five-hitter as the Expos blanked the Astros, 6-0. The game was put on ice in the sixth inning. Dave Cash led off with a single, advanced to second on a sacrifice by Andre Dawson and scored on a single by Ellis Valentine. Singles by Tony Perez and Warren Cromartie brought Valentine around. A passed ball by Astro catcher Luis Pujols resulted in a third run and a double by Gary Carter drove in the fourth tally. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 6, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Thursday, July      13, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  4    0  2  x  -   6 11  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Cash 2b               4   1   1   0     1   0   .270
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Unser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Alou lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Dawson cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .236
Cabell 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .299      Valentine rf          4   1   1   1     0   0   .307
Watson 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Perez 1b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .275
Howe 2b               2   0   1   0     1   0   .276        Frias pr,2b         0   1   0   0     0   0   .429
Cruz rf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .282      Parrish 3b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .266
Pujols c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .182      Cromartie lf          4   1   2   1     0   0   .272
Fischlin ss           2   0   1   0     1   0   .130      Carter c              2   0   1   1     1   0   .237
Niekro p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .260
  Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Grimsley p            4   0   2   1     0   1   .163
  Howard ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .243

Totals               28   0   5   0     2   2             Totals               33   6  11   5     2   4

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 15,337
Left on Base: Astros 4, Expos 7
DP: Astros 1, Expos 4
Errors: Perez, Parrish
Doubles: Niekro (1), Speier (9), Carter (13), Perez (26), Parrish (21)
Stolen Bases: Dawson (17)
Caught Stealing: Cabell (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (6), Dawson (2)
GIDP: Alou (3), Cruz (5), Howard (3), Watson (8), Speier (9)
Hit by Pitch: Carter (3,by Niekro)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(5-7)           5.2   7   4   4   1   3   0  25   5.69
Forsch                  1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.18
Sambito                 1     3   2   2   1   1   0   7   3.35
Totals                  8    11   6   6   2   4   0  37

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(12-6)        9     5   0   0   2   2   0  31   2.92
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   2   0  31

Passed Balls: Pujols 2 (3)
Hit by Pitch: Niekro (4)
Balks: Grimsley (1)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl made an out to third; Alou made an out to
second; Cabell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash made an out to first; Dawson flied out to
center; Valentine flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); Howe walked;
Grimsley balked [Howe to second]; Cruz flied out to left; Pujols
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez made an out to second; Parrish grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cromartie flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Fischlin grounded out (third to first); Niekro
doubled; Puhl reached on an error by Perez [Puhl to first]; Alou
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Puhl
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier
doubled; Grimsley reached on a fielder's choice [Speier out at
third (pitcher unassisted)]; Cash walked [Grimsley to second];
Dawson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell reached on an error by Parrish [Cabell to
first]; Watson flied out to right; Howe grounded out (second to
first) [Cabell to second]; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Valentine flied out to center; Perez grounded out
(third to first); Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Pujols flied out to left; Fischlin singled; Niekro
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Fischlin to
second]; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Cromartie singled; Pujols allowed a passed ball
[Cromartie to second]; Carter was hit by a pitch; Speier
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Cromartie to third, Carter out at second]; Grimsley struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell
singled; Cabell was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Cash singled; Dawson out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher
to first) [Cash to second]; Valentine singled [Cash scored];
Perez singled [Valentine to second]; Parrish flied out to left;
Cromartie singled [Valentine scored, Perez to third]; Pujols
allowed a passed ball [Perez scored, Cromartie to second];
Carter doubled [Cromartie scored]; FORSCH REPLACED NIEKRO
(PITCHING); Speier grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R, 5 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Howe singled; Cruz grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Howe out at second]; Pujols flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 4.

EXPOS 7TH: Grimsley singled; Cash flied out to right; Dawson
forced Grimsley (shortstop to second); Dawson stole second;
Valentine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Expos 4.

ASTROS 8TH: Fischlin walked; HOWARD BATTED FOR FORSCH; Howard
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Fischlin out at second]; Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 4.

EXPOS 8TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); SAMBITO REPLACED
PUHL (PITCHING); Perez doubled; FRIAS RAN FOR PEREZ; Parrish
doubled [Frias scored]; Cromartie flied out to left; Carter
walked; Speier struck out; Grimsley singled [Parrish scored,
Carter to second]; Cash forced Carter (third unassisted); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 6.

ASTROS 9TH: FRIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); UNSER REPLACED
CASH (PLAYING 1B); Alou grounded out (first to pitcher); Cabell
singled; Watson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Cabell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Expos 6.