The Dodgers defeated the Astros, 7-4, as Don Sutton, in his first outing after 15 years as a Dodger, was roundly thumped. The Dodgers collected four runs on five hits in the second inning. A two-run single by Davey Lopes climaxed the rally after Pedro Guerrero and Bill Russell had also contributed RBI singles. A triple by Dusty Baker, a walk, run-scoring single by Ron Cey and sacrifice fly by Mike Scioscia plated two more L.A. runs in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Houston Astros 4
Game Played on Saturday, April     11, 1981 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   4 12  0
Dodgers      0  4  0    0  2  1    0  0  x  -   7 12  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl rf               5   1   3   0     0   0   .333      Lopes 2b              5   0   1   2     0   3   .125
Reynolds ss           5   0   2   1     0   1   .444      Landreaux cf          4   1   1   0     1   0   .250
Cedeno cf             5   0   2   0     0   0   .333      Baker lf              5   1   2   1     0   0   .222
Cruz lf               4   0   0   1     0   1   .000      Garvey 1b             3   2   3   0     2   0   .714
Heep 1b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Cey 3b                5   1   3   1     0   1   .429
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Guerrero rf           2   0   1   1     2   0   .667
Howe 3b               3   1   1   0     1   1   .333      Scioscia c            3   1   0   1     0   2   .000
Ashby c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Russell ss            4   1   1   1     0   0   .429
Landestoy 2b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Hooton p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Leonard ph          1   1   1   2     0   0   .500        Castillo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sutton p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Andujar p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bergman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Walling 1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   4  12   4     1   4             Totals               34   7  12   7     5   8

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 51,691
Left on Base: Astros 8, Dodgers 10
DP: Astros 0, Dodgers 1
Doubles: Puhl (1), Leonard (1), Cey (1), Landreaux (2), Garvey 2 (2)
Triples: Baker (1)
Stolen Bases: Puhl (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Hooton (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Scioscia (1)
GIDP: Sutton (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(0-1)           4     8   6   6   3   3   0  23  13.50
Andujar                 2     3   1   1   1   2   0  10   4.50
LaCorte                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   0.00
Sambito                 1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   0.00
Totals                  8    12   7   7   5   8   0  41

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(1-0)           8    10   3   3   1   4   0  34   3.38
Castillo                1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   9.00
Totals                  9    12   4   4   1   4   0  39

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Bob Engel


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled to left; Reynolds popped to third;
Cedeno singled to right [Puhl to third]; Cruz grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Puhl scored, Cedeno to second]; Heep struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Landreaux grounded out (second to
first); Baker made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Howe was called out on strikes; Ashby grounded out
(second to first); Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey singled to left; Cey singled to center
[Garvey to third]; Guerrero singled to left [Garvey scored, Cey
to second]; Scioscia forced Guerrero (first to shortstop) [Cey
to third]; Russell singled to center [Cey scored, Scioscia to
second]; Hooton out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Scioscia to third, Russell to second]; Lopes singled to center
[Scioscia scored, Russell scored]; Landreaux flied out to left;
4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 4.

ASTROS 3RD: Sutton grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl
singled to left; Reynolds flied out to right; Puhl stole second;
Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 3RD: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey
walked; Cey doubled to left [Garvey to third]; Guerrero was
walked intentionally; Scioscia struck out; Russell flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 4.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz was called out on strikes; Heep made an out to
catcher; Howe singled to center; Ashby grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 4TH: Hooton flied out to left; Lopes was called out on
strikes; Landreaux made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 4.

ASTROS 5TH: Landestoy singled to left; Sutton grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Landestoy out at
second]; Puhl doubled to left; Reynolds was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 5TH: Baker tripled to center; Garvey walked; Cey singled
to left [Baker scored, Garvey to second]; ANDUJAR REPLACED
SUTTON (PITCHING); Guerrero walked [Garvey to third, Cey to
second]; Scioscia hit a sacrifice fly to center [Garvey scored];
Russell flied out to center; Hooton struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 6.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Cruz grounded
out (first unassisted); Heep singled to right; Howe forced Heep
(second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes lined to second; Landreaux doubled to right;
Baker singled to center [Landreaux scored, Baker to second (on
throw to home)]; Garvey doubled to right [Baker to third]; Cey
struck out; Guerrero flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 1, Dodgers 7.

ASTROS 7TH: Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); Landestoy
grounded out (pitcher to first); BERGMAN BATTED FOR ANDUJAR;
Bergman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 7TH: LACORTE REPLACED BERGMAN (PITCHING); Scioscia
struck out; Russell grounded out (third to first); Hooton struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 7.

ASTROS 8TH: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Reynolds
singled to right; Cedeno singled to right [Reynolds to second];
Cruz forced Cedeno (shortstop to second) [Reynolds to third];
Heep flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers
7.

DODGERS 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED HEEP (PITCHING); WALLING REPLACED
LACORTE (PLAYING 1B); Lopes struck out; Landreaux walked; Baker
made an out to second; Garvey doubled to right [Landreaux to
third]; Cey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
1, Dodgers 7.

ASTROS 9TH: Howe walked; Ashby singled to right [Howe to
second]; CASTILLO REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING); LEONARD BATTED FOR
LANDESTOY; Leonard doubled to left [Howe scored, Ashby scored];
Walling flied out to right; Puhl grounded out (second to first)
[Leonard to third]; Reynolds singled to right [Leonard scored];
Cedeno flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4,
Dodgers 7.