A two-out single by Art Howe in the 13th inning drove home the winning run as the Astros edged the Expos, 3-2. Rafael Landestoy drew a walk with one out in the 13th and moved to third on a single by pinch-hitter Denny Walling.

Enos Cabell was intentionally walked to load the bases and, after Bob Watson struck out, Howe lined the ball to left field for the game-winner. The Astros had tied the game with two out in the ninth on a solo homer by Jose Cruz. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 3, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Tuesday, July      25, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0    0  -   2 11  2
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0    1  -   3  8  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               6   0   1   0     0   1   .263      Landestoy ss,cf       5   1   1   0     1   0   .294
Dawson cf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .249      Puhl cf               2   0   0   0     1   0   .292
Valentine rf          6   0   2   0     0   0   .306        Alou ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .337
Perez 1b              5   0   2   0     1   2   .295        Forsch p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Mejias pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .192        Walling ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .230
Parrish 3b            5   2   2   0     0   2   .277      Cabell 3b             5   0   0   0     1   4   .289
Cromartie lf,1b       4   0   2   0     1   0   .277      Watson 1b             6   0   1   0     0   2   .281
Carter c              6   0   1   1     0   0   .231      Howe 2b               5   0   1   1     1   0   .292
Speier ss             6   0   1   1     0   1   .248      Howard lf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .236
Fryman p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .029      Cruz rf               5   1   1   1     0   0   .281
  Bahnsen p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bochy c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .357
  Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .249        Sexton pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .163
  Twitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .100        Pujols c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .138
                                                          Ruhle p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Gonzalez ph,ss      3   0   0   0     0   0   .236

Totals               47   2  11   2     3   7             Totals               46   3   8   3     4  10

Time of Game: 3:25   Attendance:  8,383
Left on Base: Expos 12, Astros 9
DP: Expos 0, Astros 1
Errors: Cash 2, Howe
Home Runs: Cruz (7)
Caught Stealing: Howard (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Cromartie (2), Dawson (4), Parrish (3)
GIDP: Perez (7)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman                  7.1   5   1   0   2   4   0  29   3.75
Bahnsen                 3.2   1   1   1   0   4   1  12   3.70
Twitchell L(3-10)       1.2   2   1   1   2   2   0   9   5.75
Totals                 12.2   8   3   2   4  10   1  50

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle                   8     7   1   1   0   6   0  31   2.38
Forsch W(6-4)           5     4   1   1   3   1   0  22   3.00
Totals                 13    11   2   2   3   7   0  53

Wild Pitches: Ruhle (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bob Engel


EXPOS 1ST: Cash flied out to right; Dawson grounded out (third
to first); Valentine flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy flied out to left; Puhl grounded out
(third to first); Cabell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez struck out; Parrish flied out to left;
Cromartie singled; Carter forced Cromartie (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled; Howe forced Watson (third to
second); Howard singled [Howe out at third (right to third)];
Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Speier grounded out (second to first); Fryman
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cash struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Bochy singled; On a bunt Ruhle struck out; Landestoy
forced Bochy (shortstop to second); Puhl walked [Landestoy to
second]; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0,
Astros 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Dawson grounded out (third to first); Valentine made
an out to second; Perez singled; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson reached on an error by Cash [Watson to
first]; Howe popped to first in foul territory; Howard flied out
to center; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Cromartie singled; Carter reached on an error by Howe
[Cromartie to third, Carter to first]; Speier struck out; On a
bunt Fryman struck out; Cash reached on a fielder's choice
[Cromartie out at home (pitcher to catcher), Carter to second];
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Bochy struck out; Ruhle grounded out (shortstop to
first); Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Dawson grounded out (third to first); Valentine
singled; Perez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Valentine out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Cabell grounded
out (second to first); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Parrish singled; Ruhle threw a wild pitch [Parrish to
second]; Cromartie flied out to right [Parrish to third]; Carter
singled [Parrish scored]; Speier forced Carter (second to
shortstop); Fryman flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Howe walked; Howard forced Howe (shortstop to
second); Howard was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Cruz flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 0.

EXPOS 8TH: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine singled; Perez
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Bochy reached on an error by Cash [Bochy to first];
SEXTON RAN FOR BOCHY; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR RUHLE; Gonzalez
grounded out (third to first) [Sexton to second]; Landestoy
singled [Sexton to third]; ALOU BATTED FOR PUHL; Alou singled
[Sexton scored (unearned), Landestoy to second]; BAHNSEN
REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING); Cabell struck out; Watson flied out
to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 1.

EXPOS 9TH: GONZALEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); PUJOLS REPLACED
SEXTON (PLAYING C ); FORSCH REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); LANDESTOY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Parrish singled; Cromartie out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Parrish to second];
Carter flied out to center; Speier singled [Parrish scored,
Speier to second (on throw to home)]; Bahnsen flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: Howe flied out to right; Howard made an out to
third; Cruz homered; Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 2.

EXPOS 10TH: Cash singled; Dawson out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [Cash to second]; Valentine grounded out (shortstop
to first); Perez was walked intentionally; Parrish struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 10TH: Gonzalez flied out to left; Landestoy made an out
to shortstop; Forsch struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Astros 2.

EXPOS 11TH: Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Carter
grounded out (pitcher to first); Speier grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 11TH: Cabell struck out; Watson struck out; Howe popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Astros 2.

EXPOS 12TH: HUTTON BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; Hutton flied out to
center; Cash made an out to third; Dawson walked; Valentine
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2,
Astros 2.

ASTROS 12TH: TWITCHELL REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Howard flied
out to left; Cruz grounded out (second to first); Pujols struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 2.

EXPOS 13TH: Perez singled; MEJIAS RAN FOR PEREZ; Parrish out on
a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Mejias to second]; Cromartie
was walked intentionally; Carter flied out to center; Speier
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos
2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 13TH: MEJIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CROMARTIE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop
to first); Landestoy walked; WALLING BATTED FOR FORSCH; Walling
singled [Landestoy to third, Walling to second (on throw to
3b)]; Cabell was walked intentionally; Watson struck out; Howe
singled [Landestoy scored, Walling to third, Cabell to second];
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 3.