Relieving in both games, Ken Forsch gained two victories when the Astros won a pair of extra-inning contests from the Expos in a twi-night doubleheader, 4-3 and 5-4. Forsch turned in a masterful performance in the opener, taking over in the 12th inning with the bases loaded and pitching out of a jam by striking out Stan Papi and Del Unser and getting Andre Dawson on a pop fly. The Astros then won the game in the 13th when Terry Puhl walked, Enos Cabell sacrificed and Jose Cruz singled.

In the nightcap, Luis Pujols hit his first major league homer for the Astros, connecting with a man on base, while the Expos had round-trippers by Ellis Valentine and Andre Dawson. Forsch pitched the eighth and ninth innings in relief of Mark Lemongello and gained his second victory of the night when the Astros scored in the 10th on a pass with the bases loaded. Denny Walling walked to open the overtime frame, Art Howe singled and Dave Bergman drew a pass before Jesus Alou batted for Forsch and walked. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 4, Montreal Expos 3 (Game 1)

Game Played on Friday, July 14, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique

Astros 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 4 15 2 Expos 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 5 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Landestoy ss,lf 6 1 3 0 0 1 .357 Cash 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .268 Puhl cf 6 1 3 0 0 0 .306 Unser 1b 2 0 1 0 0 1 .230 Cabell 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .300 Dawson cf 5 1 0 0 0 0 .232 Cruz rf 6 0 1 1 0 1 .280 Valentine rf 5 1 1 0 1 1 .305 Watson 1b 6 0 1 0 0 1 .286 Perez 1b 4 0 2 1 0 2 .278 Howe 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .280 Frias 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .375 Sexton pr,2b 1 1 0 0 0 0 .162 Herrmann ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .127 Bergman lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .154 Parrish 3b 6 0 0 0 0 3 .261 Alou ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Cromartie lf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .269 Howard ph,c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Carter c 4 0 1 0 1 1 .237 Pujols c 2 0 0 0 1 2 .174 Speier ss 3 0 0 0 2 1 .257 Walling ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Rogers p 2 1 0 0 0 1 .111 Baldwin ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .250 May p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .176 Fischlin ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 Garman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Richard p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .123 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Niekro ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Garrett ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pirtle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Papi ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .276 Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 47 4 15 2 1 6 Totals 43 3 5 1 6 13 Time of Game: 3:59 Left on Base: Astros 7, Expos 8 DP: Astros 0, Expos 3 Errors: Cabell 2, Parrish Stolen Bases: Landestoy (1), Cabell 2 (20), Sexton (7), Valentine (8), Perez (1), Cromartie (5) Caught Stealing: Cabell (9), Valentine (6) Sacrifice Hits: Fischlin (3), Cabell (3), Dawson (3) GIDP: Puhl (5), Howe (11) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard 11 5 3 1 3 10 0 41 3.29 Sambito 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 3.35 Forsch W(3-3) 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 3.07 Totals 13 5 3 1 6 13 0 50 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rogers 5 7 2 1 1 2 0 21 2.12 May 3.1 3 1 1 0 4 0 12 4.50 Garman 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.45 Knowles 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.38 Pirtle 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00 Bahnsen L(0-3) 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 4.28 Totals 13 15 4 3 1 6 0 50 Passed Balls: Howard (1) Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy singled; Landestoy stole second; Puhl flied out to center [Landestoy to third]; Cabell reached on a fielder's choice [Landestoy scored (error by Parrish) (unearned)]; Cabell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (third to first); Dawson made an out to second; Valentine singled; Perez singled [Valentine to third]; Valentine stole home and Perez stole second; Parrish struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 1. ASTROS 2ND: Watson made an out to first; Howe grounded out (second to first); Bergman lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 1. EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie lined to center; Carter singled; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first) [Carter to second]; Rogers struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 1. ASTROS 3RD: Pujols walked; On a bunt Richard forced Pujols (first to shortstop); Landestoy singled [Richard to second]; Puhl grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Landestoy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 1. EXPOS 3RD: Cash walked; Dawson out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Cash to second]; Valentine grounded out (second to first) [Cash to third]; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 1. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell singled; Cabell stole second; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted) [Cabell to third]; Cabell stole home; Watson struck out; Howe singled; Bergman singled to right [Howe out at third (right to third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1. EXPOS 4TH: Parrish struck out; Cromartie grounded out (first unassisted); Carter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1. ASTROS 5TH: Pujols struck out; Richard grounded out (second to first); Landestoy singled; Puhl singled [Landestoy to second]; Cabell lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1. EXPOS 5TH: Speier walked; On a bunt Rogers forced Speier (pitcher to shortstop); Cash reached on an error by Cabell [Rogers to second]; Dawson forced Cash (shortstop to second) [Rogers to third]; Valentine reached on an error by Cabell [Rogers scored (unearned) (no RBI), Dawson to second]; Perez singled to center [Dawson scored (unearned), Valentine out at third (center to third)]; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 3. ASTROS 6TH: MAY REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); Cruz struck out; Watson singled; Howe grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Watson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 3. EXPOS 6TH: Parrish flied out to right; Cromartie flied out to center; Carter grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 3. ASTROS 7TH: Bergman lined to right; Pujols struck out; Richard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 3. EXPOS 7TH: Speier struck out; May struck out; Cash lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 3. ASTROS 8TH: Landestoy struck out; Puhl flied out to right; Cabell singled; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 3. EXPOS 8TH: Dawson flied out to left; Valentine walked; Valentine was caught stealing second (pitcher to second); Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 3. ASTROS 9TH: UNSER REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 1B); FRIAS REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 2B); Watson flied out to left; Howe singled; SEXTON RAN FOR HOWE; ALOU BATTED FOR BERGMAN; GARMAN REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); HOWARD BATTED FOR ALOU; Sexton stole second; Howard made an out to third; WALLING BATTED FOR PUJOLS; KNOWLES REPLACED GARMAN (PITCHING); BALDWIN BATTED FOR WALLING; Baldwin singled [Sexton scored, Baldwin to second]; Richard grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 3. EXPOS 9TH: FISCHLIN REPLACED BALDWIN (PLAYING SS); SEXTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); LANDESTOY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Parrish out on an unknown play; Cromartie out on an unknown play; Carter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 3. ASTROS 10TH: Landestoy out on an unknown play; Puhl singled; Cabell lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Puhl out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 3. EXPOS 10TH: Speier grounded out (pitcher to first); GARRETT BATTED FOR KNOWLES; Garrett grounded out (second to first); Unser singled; Dawson forced Unser (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 3. ASTROS 11TH: PIRTLE REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Cruz out on an unknown play; Watson flied out to center; Sexton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 3. EXPOS 11TH: Valentine struck out; Frias struck out; Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 3. ASTROS 12TH: Howard singled; Fischlin out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Howard to second]; NIEKRO BATTED FOR RICHARD; Niekro reached on a fielder's choice [Howard out at third (shortstop to third)]; Landestoy made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 3. EXPOS 12TH: SAMBITO REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Cromartie walked; Cromartie stole second; Carter was walked intentionally; Howard allowed a passed ball [Cromartie to third, Carter to second]; Speier was walked intentionally; FORSCH REPLACED SAMBITO (PITCHING); PAPI BATTED FOR PIRTLE; Papi struck out; On a bunt Unser struck out; Dawson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 3. ASTROS 13TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED PAPI (PITCHING); On a bunt Puhl singled; Cabell out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Puhl to second]; Cruz singled to right [Puhl scored, Cruz out at second (right to shortstop)]; Watson flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Expos 3. EXPOS 13TH: Valentine grounded out (third to first); HERRMANN BATTED FOR FRIAS; Herrmann grounded out (second to first); Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Expos 3.

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