Joe Niekro, with relief help from Bert Roberge, won his seventh straight game to become the league's first eight-game winner as the Astros completed the series sweep over the Expos, posting a 5-4 victory. The Astros scored four runs in the third frame. Rafael Landestoy walked, Niekro sacrificed and Terry Puhl got an infield single. Houston Astros 5, Montreal Expos 4Game Played on Sunday, June 3, 1979 (Night game) at AstrodomeExpos 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 4 9 0 Astros 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 x - 5 10 1 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dawson cf 4 0 2 2 0 0 .268 Puhl cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Scott 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Reynolds ss 4 1 2 1 0 2 .297 Cromartie lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .323 Cedeno 1b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .268 Perez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Cruz lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .299 Carter c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .301 Leonard rf 4 0 1 2 0 0 .319 Valentine rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .255 Howe 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .209 Parrish 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .277 Ashby c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .223 Speier ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 .248 Landestoy 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .184 Rogers p 1 1 0 0 0 0 .241 Niekro p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .129 Hutton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Roberge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 May p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Fryman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 4 9 3 0 1 Totals 31 5 10 5 2 6 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 33,821 Left on Base: Expos 3, Astros 6 DP: Expos 1, Astros 2 Errors: Cruz Doubles: Leonard (4) Home Runs: Parrish (2) Stolen Bases: Cedeno (12) Caught Stealing: Reynolds (3) Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (3), Ashby (1) GIDP: Scott (2) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rogers L(5-3) 4 6 4 4 1 3 0 19 2.85 May 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 9 3.94 Fryman 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 7 1.86 Totals 8 10 5 5 2 6 0 35 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(8-2) 7.1 9 4 4 0 1 1 30 2.70 Roberge SV(1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00 Totals 9 9 4 4 0 1 1 34 Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Ed Vargo EXPOS 1ST: Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott flied out to center; Cromartie flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds struck out; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0. EXPOS 2ND: Perez grounded out (first unassisted); Carter popped to third in foul territory; Valentine flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz flied out to left; Leonard made an out to first; Howe singled to pitcher; Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0. EXPOS 3RD: Parrish singled to center; Speier singled to right [Parrish to third]; Rogers reached on a fielder's choice [Parrish out at home (pitcher to third), Speier to second]; Dawson singled to center [Speier scored, Rogers to third]; Scott grounded into a double play (first to second to first) [Rogers scored (no RBI), Dawson out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Landestoy walked; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Landestoy to second]; Puhl singled to third [Landestoy to third]; Reynolds singled to right [Landestoy scored, Puhl to second]; Cedeno forced Puhl (shortstop to third) [Reynolds to second]; Cruz singled to left [Reynolds scored, Cedeno to second]; Leonard doubled to right [Cedeno scored, Cruz scored]; Howe grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 4. EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie lined to second; Perez struck out; Carter popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 4. ASTROS 4TH: Ashby struck out; Landestoy grounded out (second to first); Niekro singled to right; Puhl flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 4. EXPOS 5TH: Valentine singled to left; Parrish flied out to right; Speier singled to center [Valentine to third]; HUTTON BATTED FOR ROGERS; Hutton popped to third in foul territory; Dawson singled to left [Valentine scored, Speier to third, Dawson to second (error by Cruz)]; Scott made an out to third; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Astros 4. ASTROS 5TH: MAY REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Reynolds was called out on strikes; Cedeno singled to third; Cedeno stole second; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first) [Cedeno to third]; Leonard lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Astros 4. EXPOS 6TH: Cromartie flied out to left; Perez flied out to center; Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Astros 4. ASTROS 6TH: Howe singled to right; Ashby out on a sacrifice bunt (second unassisted) [Howe to second]; Landestoy singled to center [Howe scored, Landestoy to second (on throw to home)]; Niekro flied out to center [Landestoy to third]; Puhl flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Astros 5. EXPOS 7TH: Valentine flied out to right; Parrish homered; Speier flied out to left; WHITE BATTED FOR MAY; White singled to center; Dawson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: FRYMAN REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Reynolds singled to pitcher; Cedeno was called out on strikes; Cruz struck out while Reynolds was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Astros 5. EXPOS 8TH: Scott flied out to center; Cromartie singled to center; ROBERGE REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Perez lined into a double play (second to first) [Cromartie out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: Leonard popped to first in foul territory; Howe flied out to left; Ashby walked; Landestoy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Astros 5. EXPOS 9TH: Carter flied out to left; Valentine flied out to left; Parrish flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Astros 5. |
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