David Palmer, making his first big league start since 1980, gave up only two hits in six innings and Andre Dawson drove in four runs with two homers and a double to lead the Expos to their fifth straight victory, 6-1 over the Astros. Montreal took the lead in the second inning on a two-run homer by Gary Carter. Dawson homered in the third and eighth and cracked a two-run double in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 6, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May       25, 1982 (Night game) at Astrodome
Expos        0  2  1    0  0  0    0  1  2  -   6 10  0
Astros       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  3


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Raines 2b             4   1   0   0     1   0   .308      Puhl rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .245
Francona lf,1b        5   0   2   0     0   0   .273      Scott cf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .259
Dawson cf             5   2   3   4     0   0   .306      Knight 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .316
Oliver 1b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .309      Cruz lf               3   1   0   0     1   2   .268
  Norman pr,lf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .350      Heep 1b               2   0   2   0     1   0   .262
Carter c              4   1   1   2     1   2   .279      Garner 2b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .285
Cromartie rf          4   0   0   0     1   2   .231      Ashby c               3   0   0   1     0   0   .257
Wallach 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Reynolds ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Speier ss             4   1   2   0     0   0   .194      Ruhle p               1   0   0   0     1   0   .182
Palmer p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Thon ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .239
  Gulden ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  B. Smith p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cappuzzello p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Walling ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .154

Totals               37   6  10   6     4   6             Totals               28   1   4   1     6   5

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 15,770
Left on Base: Expos 9, Astros 8
DP: Expos 1, Astros 0
Errors: Garner 2, Reynolds
Doubles: Speier (6), Oliver (12), Dawson (9), Knight (12)
Home Runs: Carter (8), Dawson 2 (6)
Stolen Bases: Garner (7)
Caught Stealing: Wallach (1), Francona (1), Ruhle (1)
Sacrifice Hits: B. Smith (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Ashby (2)
Hit by Pitch: Heep (1,by Palmer)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(1-0)           6     2   1   1   6   4   0  25   1.50
B. Smith SV(1)          3     2   0   0   0   1   0  11   2.93
Totals                  9     4   1   1   6   5   0  36

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle L(2-3)            7     6   3   2   2   4   2  29   3.92
Smith                   1.1   4   3   3   1   0   1  10   3.90
Cappuzzello             0.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9    10   6   5   4   6   3  42

Hit by Pitch: Palmer (1)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - John Kibler


EXPOS 1ST: Raines grounded out (first unassisted); Francona
grounded out (second to first); Dawson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Scott popped
to first in foul territory; Knight flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Oliver reached on an error by Garner; Carter homered
[Oliver scored (unearned)]; Cromartie grounded out (first
unassisted); Wallach singled to center; Speier reached on an
error by Garner [Wallach to third]; Wallach was caught stealing
home (catcher to third to first) [Speier to second]; Palmer
struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz walked; Heep walked [Cruz to second]; Garner
forced Heep (shortstop to second) [Cruz to third]; Garner stole
second; Ashby out on a sacrifice fly to left in foul territory
[Cruz scored]; Reynolds made an out to third; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Raines grounded out (third to first); Francona
grounded out (second to first); Dawson homered; Oliver walked;
Carter struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Ruhle walked; Puhl struck out while Ruhle was caught
stealing second (catcher to first to shortstop); Scott walked;
Knight grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 3, Astros 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie walked; Wallach forced Cromartie (shortstop
to second); Speier doubled to left [Wallach to third]; Palmer
reached on a fielder's choice [Wallach out at third (pitcher to
third)]; Raines flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz struck out; Heep singled to left; Garner walked
[Heep to second]; Ashby grounded out (first unassisted) [Heep to
third, Garner to second]; Heep was picked off third (catcher to
third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Francona singled to right; Francona was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Dawson flied out to
right; Oliver doubled to left; Carter was called out on strikes;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Ruhle
grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Cromartie struck out; Wallach popped to catcher in
foul territory; Speier grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Scott struck out; Knight doubled to left; Cruz was
called out on strikes; Heep was hit by a pitch; Garner walked
[Knight to third, Heep to second]; Ashby popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 1.

EXPOS 7TH: GULDEN BATTED FOR PALMER; Gulden grounded out (first
unassisted); Raines grounded out (second to first); Francona
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: B. SMITH REPLACED GULDEN (PITCHING); Reynolds flied
out to right; THON BATTED FOR RUHLE; Thon struck out; Puhl flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 1.

EXPOS 8TH: SMITH REPLACED THON (PITCHING); Dawson homered;
Oliver reached on an error by Reynolds [Oliver to second];
NORMAN RAN FOR OLIVER; Carter flied out to center; Cromartie
flied out to right [Norman to third]; Wallach grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: FRANCONA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); NORMAN
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Scott grounded out (second to
first); Knight singled to right; Cruz flied out to right; Heep
singled to right [Knight to third]; Garner flied out to right; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Astros 1.

EXPOS 9TH: Speier singled to third; B. Smith out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Speier to second]; Raines was walked
intentionally; Francona singled to right [Speier to third,
Raines to second]; Dawson doubled to left [Speier scored, Raines
scored, Francona to third]; CAPPUZZELLO REPLACED SMITH
(PITCHING); Norman struck out (catcher to first); Carter was
walked intentionally; Cromartie struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Expos 6, Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); Reynolds
flied out to center; WALLING BATTED FOR CAPPUZZELLO; Walling
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6,
Astros 1.