Rookie southpaw Fernando Valenzuela raised his record to 4-0 by shackling the Astros on seven hits while hurling his third shutout and striking out 11 as the Dodgers edged Houston, 1-0. Valenzuela also drove in the game's only run in the fifth inning when he stroked his second hit of the contest, scoring Pedro Guerrero -- who led off the inning with a double and went to third on a fly ball. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Wednesday, April     22, 1981 (Night game) at Astrodome
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomas 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Puhl rf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .205
Landreaux cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Reynolds ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .318
Baker lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .340      Cedeno cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .292
Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .208      Cruz lf               4   0   2   0     0   1   .170
Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Ivie 1b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .250
Guerrero rf           3   1   1   0     0   0   .317      Howe 3b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .279
Scioscia c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Thon 2b               3   0   1   0     1   1   .133
Russell ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .214      Ashby c               1   0   0   0     1   1   .231
Valenzuela p          3   0   2   1     0   1   .333        Roberts ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .125
                                                          Sutton p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Woods ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
                                                            Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   6   1     0   4             Totals               31   0   7   0     3  11

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 22,830
Left on Base: Dodgers 4, Astros 8
DP: Dodgers 1, Astros 1
Errors: Cruz, Howe
Doubles: Guerrero (3), Puhl (3)
Stolen Bases: Reynolds (2), Thon (1), Cedeno (4)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Ashby (1)
GIDP: Cey (1), Sutton (2)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Valenzuela W(4-0)       9     7   0   0   3  11   0  35   0.25
Totals                  9     7   0   0   3  11   0  35

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(0-3)           7     6   1   1   0   3   0  26   5.71
Sambito                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.17
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   4   0  32

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Satch Davidson


DODGERS 1ST: Thomas flied out to left; Landreaux grounded out
(first to pitcher); Baker singled to left; Garvey forced Baker
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros
0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl doubled to right; Reynolds reached on a
fielder's choice [Puhl out at third (pitcher unassisted)];
Reynolds stole second; Cedeno singled to left [Reynolds to
third, Cedeno to second (on throw to home)]; Cruz struck out;
Ivie was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey flied out to left; Guerrero grounded out
(second to first); Scioscia flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Howe struck out; Thon walked; Thon stole second;
Ashby walked; On a bunt Sutton grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Ashby out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell flied out to center; Valenzuela singled to
center; Thomas singled to right [Valenzuela out at third (right
to third), Thomas to second (on throw to 3b)]; Landreaux flied
out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Puhl flied out to right; Reynolds grounded out
(first to pitcher); Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Baker flied out to center; Garvey struck out; Cey
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz singled to right; Cruz was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Ivie flied out to left; Howe
walked; Thon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Guerrero doubled to center; Scioscia flied out to
center [Guerrero to third]; Russell struck out; Valenzuela
singled to left [Guerrero scored, Valenzuela to second (error by
Cruz)]; Thomas grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Ashby was called out on strikes; Sutton was called
out on strikes; Puhl struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Astros 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Landreaux grounded out (first unassisted); Baker
singled to left; Garvey struck out; Cey flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno
singled to right; Cedeno stole second; Cruz singled to shortstop
[Cedeno to third]; Ivie was called out on strikes; Howe forced
Cruz (second unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Astros 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Guerrero flied out to right; Scioscia flied out to
right; Russell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Thon singled to right; Ashby out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher unassisted) [Thon to second]; WOODS BATTED FOR SUTTON;
Woods struck out; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

DODGERS 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED WOODS (PITCHING); Valenzuela was
called out on strikes; Thomas flied out to right; Landreaux
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Reynolds singled to left; Cedeno grounded out (third
to first) [Reynolds to second]; Cruz grounded out (second to
first) [Reynolds to third]; Ivie grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

DODGERS 9TH: Baker reached on an error by Howe; Garvey forced
Baker (third to shortstop); Cey grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Garvey out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Howe grounded out (pitcher to first); Thon flied out
to left; ROBERTS BATTED FOR ASHBY; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.