The Expos ended the Astros' nine-game winning streak, recording a 5-2 triumph behind the eight-hit pitching of Ray Burris. Andre Dawson cracked a two-run homer in the first inning and Montreal tallied twice in the third stanza on a run-scoring forceout by Gary Carter and errant throw by Houston second baseman Phil Garner. Tim Raines drilled a solo homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 5, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Saturday, September 5, 1981 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Astros       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  8  2
Expos        2  0  2    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   5 10  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Scott cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Raines lf             4   2   2   1     0   0   .305
Garner 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .245      Scott 2b              4   2   2   0     0   1   .213
Puhl rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Dawson cf             3   1   2   2     1   0   .320
Cruz lf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .272      Carter c              4   0   0   1     0   0   .236
Cedeno 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .285      Cromartie rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Howe 3b               4   2   3   0     0   0   .318      Milner 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .218
Ashby c               4   0   2   2     0   1   .283      Parrish 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .219
Reynolds ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .245      Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .234
  Walling ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Burris p              3   0   2   0     0   1   .214
Sutton p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .103
  Heep ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .228
  LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               33   2   8   2     1   4             Totals               34   5  10   4     1   4

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 30,471
Left on Base: Astros 6, Expos 6
DP: Astros 1, Expos 0
Errors: Garner, Sutton
Doubles: Howe (20)
Home Runs: Dawson (20), Raines (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Garner (3)
GIDP: Cromartie (7)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(7-8)           7     9   5   4   1   3   2  31   3.23
LaCorte                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.41
Totals                  8    10   5   4   1   4   2  35

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris W(7-5)           9     8   2   2   1   4   0  35   3.01
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   4   0  35

Wild Pitches: Burris 2 (6)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Scott singled to left; Garner out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Scott to second]; Puhl grounded out
(second to first); Cruz walked; Cedeno lined to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Raines grounded out (second to first); Scott singled
to center; Dawson homered [Scott scored]; Carter flied out to
center; Cromartie grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Howe doubled to right; Ashby singled to right [Howe
scored]; Reynolds singled to shortstop [Ashby to second]; Ashby
was picked off second (pitcher to second); Sutton forced
Reynolds (pitcher to shortstop); Burris threw a wild pitch
[Sutton to second]; Scott grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Expos 2.

EXPOS 2ND: Milner grounded out (second to first); Parrish
grounded out (third to first); Speier struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 1, Expos 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Garner struck out; Puhl popped to third in foul
territory; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
1, Expos 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Burris singled to center; Raines singled to right
[Burris to second]; Scott forced Burris (third to shortstop)
[Raines to second]; Dawson walked [Raines to third, Scott to
second]; Carter forced Dawson (shortstop to second) [Raines
scored, Scott scored (error by Garner) (unearned) (no RBI)];
Cromartie forced Carter (second to shortstop); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Expos 4.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno lined to third; Howe singled to center; Ashby
was called out on strikes; Reynolds flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Expos 4.

EXPOS 4TH: Milner popped to third in foul territory; Parrish
grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier singled to right;
Burris singled to center [Speier to second]; Raines grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Expos 4.

ASTROS 5TH: Sutton grounded out (second to first); Scott made an
out to third; Garner made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 1, Expos 4.

EXPOS 5TH: Scott singled to center; Dawson singled to left
[Scott to second]; Carter popped to catcher in foul territory;
Cromartie grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Dawson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Expos 4.

ASTROS 6TH: Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz flied out
to center; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 1, Expos 4.

EXPOS 6TH: Milner reached on an error by Sutton [Milner to
first]; Parrish grounded out (third to first) [Milner to
second]; Speier grounded out (second to first) [Milner to
third]; Burris was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 1, Expos 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Howe grounded out (pitcher to first); Ashby grounded
out (second to first); Reynolds grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Expos 4.

EXPOS 7TH: Raines homered; Scott was called out on strikes;
Dawson grounded out (pitcher to first); Carter flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Expos 5.

ASTROS 8TH: HEEP BATTED FOR SUTTON; Heep singled to second;
Scott grounded out (second to first) [Heep to second]; Garner
grounded out (third to first); Puhl struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 1, Expos 5.

EXPOS 8TH: LACORTE REPLACED HEEP (PITCHING); Cromartie grounded
out (second to first); Milner singled to center; Parrish struck
out; Speier forced Milner (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 1, Expos 5.

ASTROS 9TH: Cruz struck out; Cedeno flied out to center; Howe
singled to center; Burris threw a wild pitch [Howe to second];
Ashby singled to center [Howe scored]; WALLING BATTED FOR
REYNOLDS; Walling flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 2, Expos 5.