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.

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