Winning his first game since June 15, Ross Grimsley tossed a five-hitter as the Expos blanked the Astros, 6-0. The game was put on ice in the sixth inning. Dave Cash led off with a single, advanced to second on a sacrifice by Andre Dawson and scored on a single by Ellis Valentine. Singles by Tony Perez and Warren Cromartie brought Valentine around. A passed ball by Astro catcher Luis Pujols resulted in a third run and a double by Gary Carter drove in the fourth tally. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 6, Houston Astros 0

Game Played on Thursday, July 13, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique

Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 Expos 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 x - 6 11 2 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Cash 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .270 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Unser 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Alou lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Dawson cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .236 Cabell 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .299 Valentine rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .307 Watson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Perez 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .275 Howe 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .276 Frias pr,2b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .429 Cruz rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .282 Parrish 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .266 Pujols c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Cromartie lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .272 Fischlin ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 .130 Carter c 2 0 1 1 1 0 .237 Niekro p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .261 Speier ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .260 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Grimsley p 4 0 2 1 0 1 .163 Howard ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Totals 28 0 5 0 2 2 Totals 33 6 11 5 2 4 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 15,337 Left on Base: Astros 4, Expos 7 DP: Astros 1, Expos 4 Errors: Perez, Parrish Doubles: Niekro (1), Speier (9), Carter (13), Perez (26), Parrish (21) Stolen Bases: Dawson (17) Caught Stealing: Cabell (8) Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (6), Dawson (2) GIDP: Alou (3), Cruz (5), Howard (3), Watson (8), Speier (9) Hit by Pitch: Carter (3,by Niekro) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro L(5-7) 5.2 7 4 4 1 3 0 25 5.69 Forsch 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.18 Sambito 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 7 3.35 Totals 8 11 6 6 2 4 0 37 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Grimsley W(12-6) 9 5 0 0 2 2 0 31 2.92 Totals 9 5 0 0 2 2 0 31 Passed Balls: Pujols 2 (3) Hit by Pitch: Niekro (4) Balks: Grimsley (1) Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello ASTROS 1ST: Puhl made an out to third; Alou made an out to second; Cabell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cash made an out to first; Dawson flied out to center; Valentine flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); Howe walked; Grimsley balked [Howe to second]; Cruz flied out to left; Pujols struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Perez made an out to second; Parrish grounded out (pitcher to first); Cromartie flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. ASTROS 3RD: Fischlin grounded out (third to first); Niekro doubled; Puhl reached on an error by Perez [Puhl to first]; Alou grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Puhl out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier doubled; Grimsley reached on a fielder's choice [Speier out at third (pitcher unassisted)]; Cash walked [Grimsley to second]; Dawson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell reached on an error by Parrish [Cabell to first]; Watson flied out to right; Howe grounded out (second to first) [Cabell to second]; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 4TH: Valentine flied out to center; Perez grounded out (third to first); Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. ASTROS 5TH: Pujols flied out to left; Fischlin singled; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Fischlin to second]; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 5TH: Cromartie singled; Pujols allowed a passed ball [Cromartie to second]; Carter was hit by a pitch; Speier grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cromartie to third, Carter out at second]; Grimsley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. ASTROS 6TH: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell singled; Cabell was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 6TH: Cash singled; Dawson out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Cash to second]; Valentine singled [Cash scored]; Perez singled [Valentine to second]; Parrish flied out to left; Cromartie singled [Valentine scored, Perez to third]; Pujols allowed a passed ball [Perez scored, Cromartie to second]; Carter doubled [Cromartie scored]; FORSCH REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Speier grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 4. ASTROS 7TH: Howe singled; Cruz grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Howe out at second]; Pujols flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 4. EXPOS 7TH: Grimsley singled; Cash flied out to right; Dawson forced Grimsley (shortstop to second); Dawson stole second; Valentine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 4. ASTROS 8TH: Fischlin walked; HOWARD BATTED FOR FORSCH; Howard grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Fischlin out at second]; Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 4. EXPOS 8TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); SAMBITO REPLACED PUHL (PITCHING); Perez doubled; FRIAS RAN FOR PEREZ; Parrish doubled [Frias scored]; Cromartie flied out to left; Carter walked; Speier struck out; Grimsley singled [Parrish scored, Carter to second]; Cash forced Carter (third unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 6. ASTROS 9TH: FRIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); UNSER REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 1B); Alou grounded out (first to pitcher); Cabell singled; Watson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cabell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 6.

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