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.

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