Fernando Valenzuela ended Los Angeles' six-game losing streak by pitching the Dodgers past the Astros, 10-2. L.A. took a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning on an RBI single by Dusty Baker and made it 3-1 in the fifth on an error by Houston shortstop Kiko Garcia. The Dodgers tallied three runs in the sixth on RBI singles by Valenzuela, Steve Sax and Baker. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Tuesday, April     20, 1982 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  8  1
Dodgers      0  1  0    1  1  3    0  4  x  -  10 19  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garner 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .179      S. Sax 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .278
Scott cf              3   0   1   0     0   2   .192      Landreaux cf          4   2   3   0     1   0   .392
  Puhl pr,cf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .180      Baker lf              4   0   2   2     0   0   .260
Cruz lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Thomas lf           1   1   1   0     0   0   .667
Knight 3b             4   2   2   1     0   0   .286      Monday rf             5   1   2   2     0   0   .375
Knicely rf            3   0   1   1     1   2   .143        Roenicke pr,rf      0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Howe 1b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Cey 3b                4   1   3   0     1   0   .314
Garcia ss             4   0   2   0     0   0   .333      Garvey 1b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .189
Pujols c              3   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Scioscia c            4   1   2   1     1   0   .258
Ruhle p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Russell ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .286
  LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Belanger ss         1   0   1   1     0   0   .429
  Ivie ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Valenzuela p          5   1   1   1     0   0   .111
  Pladson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   8   2     1   7             Totals               40  10  19   9     3   1

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 44,876
Left on Base: Astros 5, Dodgers 11
DP: Astros 2, Dodgers 2
Errors: Garcia, Belanger
Doubles: Garcia (2), Knicely (1), Russell (3), Garvey (4)
Home Runs: Knight (1), Monday (1)
Stolen Bases: Landreaux (3)
Sacrifice Hits: S. Sax (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Garvey (2)
GIDP: Garner (2), Scioscia (2), S. Sax (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle L(0-2)            5.2   9   6   5   2   1   1  27   7.24
LaCorte                 1.1   5   0   0   0   0   0   9   5.00
Pladson                 1     5   4   4   1   0   0   9  54.00
Totals                  8    19  10   9   3   1   1  45

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Valenzuela W(2-1)       9     8   2   1   1   7   1  34   1.25
Totals                  9     8   2   1   1   7   1  34

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Lee Weyer


ASTROS 1ST: Garner popped to first in foul territory; Scott
struck out; Cruz lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: S. Sax grounded out (second to first); Landreaux
grounded out (first unassisted); Baker flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Knight homered; Knicely struck out; Howe flied out
to right; Garcia singled to center; Pujols singled to center
[Garcia to third]; Ruhle popped to first in foul territory; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Monday homered; Cey singled to center; Garvey
struck out; Scioscia grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Cey out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Garner struck out; Scott was called out on strikes;
Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell singled to left; Valenzuela forced Russell
(catcher to shortstop); S. Sax grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Valenzuela out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Knight flied out to left; Knicely walked; Howe
popped to third in foul territory; Garcia forced Knicely (third
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Landreaux singled to right; Landreaux stole second;
Baker singled to right [Landreaux scored]; Monday flied out to
center; Cey singled to left [Baker to second]; Garvey flied out
to center; Scioscia grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Pujols struck out; Ruhle singled to left; Garner
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Ruhle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers
2.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell doubled to left; Valenzuela reached on an
error by Garcia [Russell scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; S. Sax out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Valenzuela to second];
Landreaux walked; Baker flied out to left; Monday grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1,
Dodgers 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Scott singled to left; PUHL RAN FOR SCOTT; Cruz
flied out to left; Knight lined into a double play (pitcher to
first) [Puhl out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: PUHL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Cey flied out to
center; Garvey doubled to left; Scioscia walked; Russell
grounded out (third to first) [Garvey to third, Scioscia to
second]; Valenzuela singled to second [Garvey scored, Scioscia
to third]; LACORTE REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); S. Sax singled to
left [Scioscia scored, Valenzuela to second]; Landreaux singled
to right [Valenzuela to third, S. Sax to second]; Baker singled
to third [Valenzuela scored, S. Sax to third, Landreaux to
second]; Monday flied out to right; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Astros 1, Dodgers 6.

ASTROS 7TH: THOMAS REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING LF); Knicely struck
out; Howe grounded out (second to first); Garcia doubled to
left; Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 7TH: Cey singled to center; Garvey flied out to center;
Scioscia singled to right [Cey to third]; Russell made an out to
third; Valenzuela flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 1, Dodgers 6.

ASTROS 8TH: BELANGER REPLACED RUSSELL (PLAYING SS); IVIE BATTED
FOR LACORTE; Ivie grounded out (third to first); Garner made an
out to third; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 8TH: PLADSON REPLACED IVIE (PITCHING); S. Sax flied out
to right; Landreaux singled to right; Thomas singled to third
[Landreaux to second]; Monday singled to left [Landreaux scored,
Thomas to third]; ROENICKE RAN FOR MONDAY; Cey walked [Roenicke
to second]; Garvey hit a sacrifice fly to right [Thomas scored,
Roenicke to third]; Scioscia singled to right [Roenicke scored,
Cey to third]; Belanger singled to center [Cey scored, Scioscia
to second]; Valenzuela forced Belanger (second to shortstop); 4
R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 10.

ASTROS 9TH: ROENICKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Cruz grounded
out (shortstop to first); Knight singled to shortstop [Knight to
second (error by Belanger)]; Knicely doubled to right [Knight
scored (unearned)]; Howe struck out; Garcia grounded out (third
to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 10.