Alan Ashby drove in five runs with a two-run double and three-run homer to power the Astros to a 6-4 triumph over the Expos. Ashby delivered the two-bagger in the second inning after a walk to Jose Cruz and single by Tony Scott, and clouted his round-tripper in the sixth after singles by Cruz and Scott. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, Montreal Expos 4
Game Played on Wednesday, June      2, 1982 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Astros       0  2  1    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   6  9  0
Expos        1  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   4  7  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl rf               3   1   1   0     2   1   .235      Raines 2b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .283
Reynolds ss           4   0   0   0     1   0   .205      Francona lf           5   0   1   1     0   0   .313
Knight 3b             5   0   1   1     0   1   .321      Dawson cf             4   1   1   1     0   2   .297
Cruz lf               4   2   1   0     1   2   .253      Oliver 1b             2   0   1   0     2   0   .317
Garner 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Carter c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .282
Walling 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .153      Cromartie rf          3   0   0   0     1   3   .213
Scott cf              4   2   2   0     0   0   .265      Wallach 3b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .301
  Loucks cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Speier ss             4   1   2   0     0   0   .228
Ashby c               4   1   2   5     0   0   .267      Sanderson p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .111
Ryan p                3   0   1   0     0   1   .125        B. Smith p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Heep ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .217        Mills ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .308
                                                            Milner ph           0   0   0   1     0   0   .077

Totals               36   6   9   6     5   6             Totals               31   4   7   4     5   6

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 18,694
Left on Base: Astros 8, Expos 7
DP: Astros 1, Expos 0
Errors: Speier
Doubles: Ashby (8), Knight (13), Raines (11), Speier 2 (9)
Home Runs: Ashby (4), Dawson (8)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (9)
Caught Stealing: Puhl (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Sanderson (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Milner (1)
GIDP: Carter (3)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(5-6)             7     4   2   2   4   5   0  29   4.74
Smith                   2     3   2   2   1   1   1   9   4.06
Totals                  9     7   4   4   5   6   1  38

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sanderson L(5-4)        5.2   8   6   6   4   4   1  28   2.86
B. Smith                1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   2.70
Burris                  2     1   0   0   1   0   0   9   5.21
Totals                  9     9   6   6   5   6   1  41

Wild Pitches: Sanderson (1)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl was called out on strikes; Reynolds grounded
out (second to first); Knight grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Raines doubled to left; Francona grounded out (second
to first) [Raines to third]; Dawson was called out on strikes;
Oliver walked; Carter singled to right [Oliver to third, Raines
scored]; Cromartie walked [Carter to second]; Wallach flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz walked; Garner grounded out (third to first)
[Cruz to second]; Walling struck out; Scott singled to pitcher
[Cruz to third]; Ashby doubled to right [Scott scored, Cruz
scored]; Ryan struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Expos
1.

EXPOS 2ND: Speier doubled to left; Sanderson out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Speier to third]; Raines walked;
Francona singled to center [Speier scored, Raines to third,
Francona to second (on throw)]; Dawson struck out; Oliver flied
out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Expos 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Puhl walked; Reynolds popped to second; Knight
doubled to left [Puhl scored]; Sanderson threw a wild pitch
[Knight to third]; Cruz struck out; Garner popped to second; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Carter popped to shortstop; Cromartie struck out;
Wallach popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos
2.

ASTROS 4TH: Walling grounded out (first unassisted); Scott
grounded out (second to first); Ashby popped to third; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Speier flied out to center; Sanderson struck out;
Raines flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos
2.

ASTROS 5TH: Ryan grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl walked;
Puhl was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Reynolds
walked; Knight forced Reynolds (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Francona lined to center; Dawson lined to shortstop;
Oliver walked; Carter flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Cruz singled to shortstop; Cruz stole second; Garner
popped to third in foul territory; Walling popped to shortstop;
Scott singled to third [Cruz to third]; Ashby homered [Cruz
scored, Scott scored]; Ryan singled to right; Puhl singled to
center [Ryan to second]; B. SMITH REPLACED SANDERSON (PITCHING);
Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 6, Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Cromartie was called out on strikes; Wallach grounded
out (third to first); Speier grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Expos 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Knight struck out; Cruz was called out on strikes;
Garner popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 6, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: MILLS BATTED FOR B. SMITH; Mills flied out to left;
Raines grounded out (shortstop to first); Francona grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Expos 2.

ASTROS 8TH: BURRIS REPLACED MILLS (PITCHING); Walling singled to
left; Scott flied out to right; Ashby reached on an error by
Speier [Walling to second]; HEEP BATTED FOR RYAN; Heep walked
[Walling to third, Ashby to second]; Puhl popped to first in
foul territory; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 6, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: SMITH REPLACED HEEP (PITCHING); LOUCKS REPLACED SCOTT
(PLAYING CF); Dawson homered; Oliver singled to center; Carter
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Oliver out at second]; Cromartie struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 6, Expos 3.

ASTROS 9TH: Knight popped to first; Cruz popped to catcher in
foul territory; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Expos 3.

EXPOS 9TH: Wallach walked; Speier doubled to left [Wallach to
third]; MILNER BATTED FOR BURRIS; Milner hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Speier to third, Wallach scored]; Raines grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Francona flied out to left; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Expos 4.