Completing the three-game series sweep, the Dodgers shaded the Astros, 3-2. L.A. took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on Bill Russell's run-scoring single. The Dodgers made it 3-0 in the third when Ken Landreaux homered following a single by Davey Lopes.

The Astros got a pinch-homer from Dave Bergman in the sixth and sacrifice fly by Jeff Leonard in the eighth. The crowd of 50,734 gave the Dodgers their eighth straight sellout dating back to the 1980 season. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Houston Astros 2

Game Played on Sunday, April 12, 1981 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium

Astros 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 2 6 1 Dodgers 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 8 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Leonard rf 3 0 0 1 0 1 .200 Lopes 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .167 Reynolds ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .417 Landreaux cf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .333 Woods ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Baker lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .154 LaCorte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .455 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .308 Cey 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .364 Cruz lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Guerrero rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .400 Heep 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Scioscia c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .111 Howe 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Russell ss 3 0 3 1 0 0 .600 Ashby c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Sutcliffe p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Landestoy 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Howe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Puhl ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .400 Thon pr,ss 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Ruhle p 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Bergman ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .500 D. Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Walling ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Roberts 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 6 2 0 5 Totals 33 3 8 3 0 8 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 50,734 Left on Base: Astros 3, Dodgers 6 DP: Astros 0, Dodgers 1 Errors: D. Smith, Lopes Doubles: Cedeno (2), Walling (1), Russell (1), Landreaux (3) Home Runs: Bergman (1), Landreaux (1) Caught Stealing: Guerrero (1) Sacrifice Flies: Leonard (1) GIDP: Cedeno (1) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruhle L(0-1) 5 7 3 3 0 4 1 23 5.40 D. Smith 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 7 0.00 LaCorte 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.00 Totals 8 8 3 3 0 8 1 33 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sutcliffe W(1-0) 7.1 6 2 2 0 2 1 27 2.45 Howe SV(1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 0.00 Totals 9 6 2 2 0 5 1 32 Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale ASTROS 1ST: Leonard struck out; Reynolds made an out to second; Cedeno doubled to left; Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (second to first); Landreaux flied out to left; Baker popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 2ND: Heep flied out to center; Howe grounded out (third to first); Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Garvey struck out; Cey singled to center; Guerrero struck out; Scioscia singled to left [Cey to third]; Russell singled to center [Cey scored, Scioscia to second]; Sutcliffe grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1. ASTROS 3RD: Landestoy grounded out (second to first); Ruhle singled to left; Leonard forced Ruhle (third to second) [Leonard to second (error by Lopes)]; Reynolds grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 3RD: Lopes singled to left; Landreaux homered [Lopes scored]; Baker grounded out (third to first); Garvey grounded out (third to first); Cey was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno lined to shortstop; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Heep grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 4TH: Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Scioscia grounded out (second to first); Russell doubled to left; Sutcliffe was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3. ASTROS 5TH: Howe grounded out (third to first); Ashby grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Landestoy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 5TH: Lopes flied out to left; Landreaux doubled to center; Baker reached on a fielder's choice; Garvey popped to catcher in foul territory; Cey made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3. ASTROS 6TH: BERGMAN BATTED FOR RUHLE; Bergman homered; Leonard made an out to second; Reynolds singled to right; Cedeno grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Reynolds out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 6TH: D. SMITH REPLACED BERGMAN (PITCHING); Guerrero reached on an error by D. Smith; Guerrero was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Scioscia lined to left; Russell singled to left; Sutcliffe grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3. ASTROS 7TH: Cruz struck out; Heep flied out to left; Howe flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 7TH: Lopes struck out; Landreaux was called out on strikes; Baker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3. ASTROS 8TH: Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); PUHL BATTED FOR LANDESTOY; Puhl singled to left; THON RAN FOR PUHL; WALLING BATTED FOR D. SMITH; Walling doubled to center [Thon to third]; HOWE REPLACED SUTCLIFFE (PITCHING); Leonard hit a sacrifice fly to right [Thon scored]; WOODS BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Woods struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 8TH: LACORTE REPLACED WOODS (PITCHING); THON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); ROBERTS REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING 2B); Garvey made an out to third; Cey flied out to center; Guerrero struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 3. ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cruz struck out; Heep was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 3.

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