A solo homer by Alan Ashby broke a 1-1 tie in the seventh inning, lifting the Astros to a 2-1 triumph over the Dodgers. Don Sutton received credit for his victory of the season. Joe Sambito notched his second save, coming on in the eighth inning with runners on first and second and none out and slamming the door on Los Angeles. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Wednesday, April     14, 1982 (Night game) at Astrodome
Dodgers      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
Astros       1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   2  6  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
S. Sax 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .303      Garner 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .152
Landreaux cf          4   1   2   0     0   1   .414      Puhl rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Baker lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .308      Scott cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Garvey 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .179      Cruz lf               3   0   2   1     0   0   .281
Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Ashby c               3   1   1   1     0   1   .400
Guerrero rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Knight 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .313
Scioscia c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Howe 1b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .241
  Yeager ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .600      Thon ss               2   0   1   0     1   0   .333
Russell ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .350      Sutton p              3   0   0   0     0   3   .000
Hooton p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monday ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .500
  Howe p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   5   1     2   2             Totals               29   2   6   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 25,562
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Astros 4
DP: Dodgers 1, Astros 0
Errors: Russell, Ashby, Sambito
Home Runs: Ashby (3)
Stolen Bases: Garner (2)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (2)
GIDP: Howe (5)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton L(0-1)           7     6   2   2   1   4   1  27   4.09
Howe                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     6   2   2   1   4   1  30

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(1-1)           7     5   1   1   1   1   0  27   3.27
Sambito SV(2)           2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   2   0  34

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


DODGERS 1ST: S. Sax grounded out (second to first); Landreaux
singled to center; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Landreaux to second]; Garvey singled to left [Landreaux
scored]; Cey flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Garner singled to center; Garner stole second; Puhl
flied out to left; Scott made an out to second; Cruz singled to
center [Garner scored]; Ashby grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Scioscia
flied out to right; Russell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Knight reached on an error by Russell; Howe grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Knight out at
second]; Thon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Hooton grounded out (second to first); S. Sax flied
out to center; Landreaux flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Sutton was called out on strikes; Garner flied out
to left; Puhl popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Baker flied out to center; Garvey flied out to
center; Cey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Scott grounded out (third to first); Cruz singled to
left; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Ashby struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Guerrero flied out to left; Scioscia popped to
catcher in foul territory; Russell grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Knight flied out to center; Howe popped to first in
foul territory; Thon singled to left; Sutton was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Hooton lined to third; S. Sax singled to shortstop;
Landreaux singled to left [S. Sax to second]; Baker forced S.
Sax (third unassisted) [Landreaux to second]; Garvey forced
Landreaux (third unassisted) [Baker to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Garner grounded out (second to first); Puhl grounded
out (second to first); Scott grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Cey flied out to right; Guerrero flied out to
center; Ashby dropped a foul fly hit by Scioscia for an error;
Scioscia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to second); Ashby
homered; Knight grounded out (pitcher to first); Howe singled to
left; Thon walked [Howe to second]; Sutton was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Russell singled to left; MONDAY BATTED FOR HOOTON;
Monday walked [Russell to second]; SAMBITO REPLACED SUTTON
(PITCHING); On a bunt S. Sax forced Russell (pitcher to
shortstop) [Monday to second]; Landreaux struck out; S. Sax was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Sambito [Monday to
third, S. Sax to second]; Baker was walked intentionally; Garvey
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: HOWE REPLACED MONDAY (PITCHING); Garner grounded out
(third to first); Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Astros 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Cey made an out to second; Guerrero grounded out
(shortstop to first); YEAGER BATTED FOR SCIOSCIA; Yeager flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 2.