The Expos, who arrived in Houston after three straight shutout victories over the Phillies, were stopped on their scoreless pitching streak and lost to the Astros, 3-2. Ross Grimsley, who started for the Expos, was tagged for two runs in the second inning on singles by Terry Puhl, Craig Reynolds and Cesar Cedeno and an infield out by Jose Cruz.

Puhl then homered in the third to produce what proved to be the Astros' winning run. Tony Solaita batted in the Expos' tallies against J.R. Richard, scoring Warren Cromartie both times. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 3, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Friday, June      1, 1979 (Night game) at Astrodome
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   2  7  0
Astros       2  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3 10  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dawson cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .271      Puhl cf               4   2   3   1     0   0   .267
Scott 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Reynolds ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .287
Cromartie lf          3   2   2   0     1   0   .321      Cedeno 1b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .273
Solaita 1b            4   0   2   2     0   1   .435      Cruz lf               3   0   0   1     0   0   .303
  Rogers pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Leonard rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Carter c              4   0   1   0     0   2   .310      Howe 3b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Valentine rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .255      Gonzalez 2b           3   0   2   0     0   0   .288
Parrish 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Ashby c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Mason ss              2   0   0   0     1   1   .250      Richard p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .103
Grimsley p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .095
  White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
  Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .286

Totals               31   2   7   2     2   8             Totals               30   3  10   3     0   0

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 14,346
Left on Base: Expos 4, Astros 3
DP: Expos 3, Astros 3
Doubles: Cromartie 2 (14), Solaita (4), Reynolds (7)
Triples: Puhl (2)
Home Runs: Puhl (5)
Caught Stealing: Cedeno (2)
GIDP: Scott (1), Parrish (3), Richard (3), Ashby (5)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley L(4-4)         5     7   3   3   0   0   1  20   4.92
Bahnsen                 2     2   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.38
Sosa                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.39
Totals                  8    10   3   3   0   0   1  30

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard W(6-4)          9     7   2   2   2   8   0  33   3.38
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   8   0  33

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Satch Davidson


EXPOS 1ST: Dawson was called out on strikes; Scott lined to
second; Cromartie walked; Solaita flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled to first; Reynolds singled to center
[Puhl to second]; Cedeno singled to center [Puhl scored,
Reynolds to third, Cedeno to second (on throw)]; Cruz grounded
out (second to first) [Reynolds scored, Cedeno to third];
Leonard hit into a double play (right to catcher) [Cedeno out at
home]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 2.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter struck out; Valentine singled to center;
Parrish popped to first in foul territory; Mason struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Howe grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez singled
to center; Ashby singled to center [Gonzalez to second]; Richard
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Ashby out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Grimsley lined to pitcher; Dawson singled to left;
Scott grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Dawson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Puhl homered; Reynolds doubled to left; Cedeno
grounded out (third to first); Cruz grounded out (second to
first) [Reynolds to third]; Leonard grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie flied out to center; Solaita struck out;
Carter grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Howe grounded out (pitcher to first); Gonzalez flied
out to center; Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Valentine struck out; Parrish struck out; Mason flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Richard flied out to right; Puhl made an out to
third; Reynolds lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
0, Astros 3.

EXPOS 6TH: WHITE BATTED FOR GRIMSLEY; White flied out to left;
Dawson struck out; Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Cedeno singled to
center; Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Cruz flied out to left; Leonard grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Cromartie doubled to right; Solaita singled to center
[Cromartie scored]; Carter singled to center [Solaita to
second]; Valentine forced Carter (first to shortstop) [Solaita
to third]; Parrish grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Valentine out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Howe flied out to right; Gonzalez singled to right;
Ashby grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Gonzalez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros
3.

EXPOS 8TH: Mason walked; HUTTON BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; Hutton
grounded out (first unassisted) [Mason to second]; Dawson popped
to first in foul territory; Scott grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: SOSA REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Richard grounded
out (second to first); Puhl tripled to right; Reynolds made an
out to catcher; Cedeno lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 1, Astros 3.

EXPOS 9TH: Cromartie doubled to left; Solaita doubled to left
[Cromartie scored]; ROGERS RAN FOR SOLAITA; Carter struck out;
Valentine lined into a double play (second unassisted) [Rogers
out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 3.