Scoring five runs in their first two times at bat, the Dodgers outlasted the Astros, 9-5. Los Angeles picked up three tallies in the opening frame on an RBI single by Steve Garvey, sacrifice fly by Ron Cey and run-scoring single by Steve Yeager. Dusty Baker clouted a two-run homer in the second. Bob Welch, although needing relief, received credit for his second victory of the season. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Houston Astros 5
Game Played on Tuesday, April     13, 1982 (Night game) at Astrodome
Dodgers      3  2  0    0  0  0    2  1  1  -   9 13  0
Astros       2  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  0  -   5  8  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
S. Sax 2b             5   2   3   0     1   0   .310      Garner 2b             2   1   0   0     2   0   .138
Landreaux cf          6   1   1   0     0   0   .400      Puhl rf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .235
Baker lf              3   2   2   2     1   0   .348      Scott cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .188
  Orta ph,lf          0   0   0   1     0   0   .000      Cruz lf               3   0   1   2     0   0   .241
  Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Walling ph,lf       0   1   0   0     1   0   .000
Garvey 1b             5   1   2   1     0   2   .167      Ashby c               4   1   2   2     0   0   .409
Cey 3b                2   1   0   1     2   0   .333      Knight 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .345
Guerrero rf           3   2   2   0     2   0   .348      Howe 1b               4   1   0   0     0   0   .231
Yeager c              2   0   2   1     0   0   .667      Thon ss               1   0   0   0     0   0   .313
  Scioscia ph,c       2   0   1   1     0   0   .286        Ruhle p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Russell ss            3   0   0   1     1   0   .353        Ivie ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .400
  Thomas ph,lf        0   0   0   0     1   0   .000        LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Welch p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Heep ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Forster p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Knepper p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garcia ss           4   0   2   1     0   0   .250
  Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stewart p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   9  13   8     8   3             Totals               33   5   8   5     3   2

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 20,736
Left on Base: Dodgers 11, Astros 4
DP: Dodgers 1, Astros 1
Errors: Ashby, Ruhle
Doubles: Landreaux (1), Garvey (1), Garcia (1)
Home Runs: Baker (2), Ashby (2)
Stolen Bases: S. Sax (1), Guerrero (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Yeager (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Cey (1), Orta (1)
GIDP: Ashby (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Welch W(2-0)            5     4   2   2   2   2   0  19   3.27
Forster                 1.2   3   1   1   0   0   0   8   4.50
Pena                    1.1   1   2   2   1   0   1   6   4.50
Stewart                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.69
Totals                  9     8   5   5   3   2   1  36

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper L(1-1)          2     7   5   5   2   1   1  15   4.50
Ruhle                   5     3   2   1   4   1   0  21   6.75
LaCorte                 2     3   2   2   2   1   0  11   6.75
Totals                  9    13   9   8   8   3   1  47

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - Ed Vargo


DODGERS 1ST: S. Sax singled to right; Landreaux forced S. Sax
(third to second); Baker singled to left [Landreaux to third];
Garvey singled to right [Landreaux scored, Baker to third (on
throw to home)]; Cey hit a sacrifice fly to right [Baker
scored]; Guerrero singled to right [Garvey to third]; Yeager
singled to shortstop [Garvey scored, Guerrero to second];
Russell made an out to second; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Garner walked; Puhl singled to right [Garner to
second]; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first) [Garner to
third, Puhl to second]; Cruz singled to left [Garner scored,
Puhl scored]; Ashby grounded into a double play (third to second
to second to first) [Cruz out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Astros 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Welch flied out to left; S. Sax singled to first;
Landreaux flied out to center; Baker homered [S. Sax scored];
Garvey struck out (catcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Astros 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Knight struck out; Howe flied out to center; Thon
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
5, Astros 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Cey walked; Guerrero walked [Cey to second]; RUHLE
REPLACED THON (PITCHING); GARCIA REPLACED KNEPPER (PLAYING SS);
Yeager out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cey to
third, Guerrero to second]; Russell was walked intentionally;
Welch lined to shortstop; S. Sax forced Guerrero (third
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Garcia grounded out (pitcher to first); Garner
grounded out (second to first); Puhl made an out to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Astros 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Landreaux doubled to center; Landreaux was picked
off second but was safe on an error by Ruhle [Landreaux to
third]; Baker walked; Garvey lined into a double play (third to
first) [Baker out at first]; Cey grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Scott singled to left; Scott was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Cruz flied out to center; Ashby flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Astros 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Yeager
singled to shortstop; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Yeager to second]; Welch was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Knight flied out to left; Howe flied out to center;
Ruhle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
5, Astros 2.

DODGERS 6TH: S. Sax grounded out (second to first); Landreaux
flied out to right; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Garcia singled to second; Garner walked [Garcia to
second]; FORSTER REPLACED WELCH (PITCHING); Puhl made an out to
shortstop; Scott popped to first in foul territory; Cruz flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Astros 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey doubled to left; Cey walked; Guerrero walked
[Garvey to third, Cey to second]; SCIOSCIA BATTED FOR YEAGER;
Scioscia forced Garvey (second to catcher) [Cey to third,
Guerrero to second]; Cey was picked off third but was safe on an
error by Ashby [Cey scored (unearned), Guerrero to third];
Russell forced Scioscia (third to second) [Guerrero scored];
Forster flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 7, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: SCIOSCIA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Ashby singled
to left; Knight flied out to center; Howe forced Ashby (third to
second); IVIE BATTED FOR RUHLE; Ivie singled to center [Howe to
second]; Garcia doubled to left [Howe scored, Ivie to third];
PENA REPLACED FORSTER (PITCHING); Garner grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Astros 3.

DODGERS 8TH: LACORTE REPLACED IVIE (PITCHING); S. Sax walked; S.
Sax stole second; Landreaux grounded out (second to first) [S.
Sax to third]; ORTA BATTED FOR BAKER; Orta hit a sacrifice fly
to center [S. Sax scored]; Garvey struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 8, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: ORTA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Puhl grounded out
(shortstop to first); Scott grounded out (second to first);
WALLING BATTED FOR CRUZ; Walling walked; Ashby homered [Walling
scored]; Knight grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Astros 5.

DODGERS 9TH: WALLING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Cey flied out
to right; Guerrero singled to left; Guerrero stole second;
Scioscia singled to right [Guerrero scored]; THOMAS BATTED FOR
RUSSELL; Thomas walked [Scioscia to second]; JOHNSTONE BATTED
FOR PENA; Johnstone flied out to center; S. Sax singled to third
[Scioscia to third, Thomas to second]; Landreaux lined to right;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Astros 5.

ASTROS 9TH: BELANGER REPLACED ORTA (PLAYING SS); STEWART
REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
LF); Howe popped to catcher in foul territory; HEEP BATTED FOR
LACORTE; Heep flied out to right; Garcia flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Astros 5.