Staging a Garrison finish, the Astros roared from behind with six runs in the bottom of the ninth to edge the Expos, 6-5. The result snapped the Astros' eight-game losing streak and handed the Expos their fourth consecutive loss. Rafael Landestoy opened the Astro ninth with a walk, Terry Puhl singled and Enos Cabell drove in the first run with a two-base hit.

Darold Knowles replaced Mike Garman on the mound and yielded a sacrifice fly to pinch-hitter Jesus Alou and a walk to Bob Watson. After Art Howe struck out, pinch-hitters Wilbur Howard and Julio Gonzalez smacked RBI singles to make it 5-4. On Bruce Bochy's fielder's choice grounder against Gerry Pirtle, all runners were safe. Landestoy then grounded a single up middle to plate the tying and winning markers. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 6, Montreal Expos 5

Game Played on Monday, July 24, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome

Expos 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 8 0 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 - 6 16 0 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cash 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .264 Landestoy ss 4 1 2 2 2 0 .302 Frias 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Puhl cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .293 Dawson cf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .252 Cabell 3b 5 1 4 1 0 0 .293 Valentine rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .305 Cruz rf 4 0 3 0 0 1 .282 Unser 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Alou ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .330 Perez 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .294 Watson 1b 3 1 1 0 2 0 .283 Mejias pr,rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .192 Howe 2b 5 0 1 0 0 2 .293 Parrish 3b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .275 Bergman lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .209 Cromartie lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Howard ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .238 Carter c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .232 Pujols c 3 0 0 0 0 3 .141 Speier ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Dues p 2 1 1 0 0 0 .214 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Hutton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Gonzalez ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .250 Garman p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Lemongello p 3 0 2 0 0 0 .182 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Bochy ph,c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .364 Pirtle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 5 8 5 1 4 Totals 40 6 16 6 5 7 Time of Game: 2:39 Attendance: 7,843 Left on Base: Expos 5, Astros 14 DP: Expos 1, Astros 0 Doubles: Cash (19), Parrish (26), Cabell 2 (19), Landestoy (2) Stolen Bases: Valentine (9) Caught Stealing: Cabell (10) Sacrifice Flies: Dawson (4), Alou (3) GIDP: Puhl (9) Hit by Pitch: Parrish (2,by Forsch) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dues 6 10 0 0 3 6 0 29 2.17 Garman 2 3 3 3 1 0 0 10 5.20 Knowles L(2-3) 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 0 5 2.66 Pirtle 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.50 Totals 8.2 16 6 6 5 7 0 46 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lemongello 8 6 4 4 0 3 0 30 3.78 Forsch W(5-4) 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 7 3.09 Totals 9 8 5 5 1 4 0 37 Hit by Pitch: Forsch (1) Wild Pitches: Dues 2 (4) Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson grounded out (third to first); Valentine grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy walked; Puhl grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Landestoy out at second]; Cabell doubled; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0. EXPOS 2ND: Perez flied out to left; Parrish singled; Cromartie flied out to left; Carter forced Parrish (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled; Howe singled [Watson to second]; Dues threw a wild pitch [Watson to third, Howe to second]; Bergman lined to right; Pujols was called out on strikes; Lemongello grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0. EXPOS 3RD: Speier popped to shortstop; Dues singled; Cash doubled [Dues to third]; Dawson lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Dues scored, Cash to third]; Valentine singled [Cash scored]; Valentine stole second; Perez singled [Valentine scored, Perez to second (on throw to home)]; Parrish doubled [Perez scored]; Cromartie popped to first; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl flied out to left; Cabell singled; Cruz singled [Cabell to second]; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Astros 0. EXPOS 4TH: Carter flied out to left; Speier was called out on strikes; Dues flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Howe flied out to left; Bergman walked; Pujols struck out; Lemongello singled [Bergman to second]; Landestoy flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Astros 0. EXPOS 5TH: Cash grounded out (third to first); Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Puhl was called out on strikes; Cabell singled; Cabell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cruz singled; Dues threw a wild pitch [Cruz to second]; Watson walked; Howe struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Astros 0. EXPOS 6TH: Perez struck out; Parrish flied out to left; Cromartie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Bergman grounded out (second to first); Pujols struck out; Lemongello singled; Landestoy doubled [Lemongello to third]; Puhl popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Astros 0. EXPOS 7TH: Carter struck out; Speier grounded out (third to first); HUTTON BATTED FOR DUES; Hutton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: GARMAN REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz singled; Watson flied out to center; Howe flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Astros 0. EXPOS 8TH: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson lined to right; Valentine lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: Bergman flied out to left; WALLING BATTED FOR PUJOLS; Walling grounded out (second to first); BOCHY BATTED FOR LEMONGELLO; Bochy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Astros 0. EXPOS 9TH: BOCHY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); FORSCH REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); Perez singled; MEJIAS RAN FOR PEREZ; Parrish was hit by a pitch [Mejias to second]; Cromartie grounded out (first unassisted) [Mejias to third, Parrish to second]; Carter was walked intentionally; Speier singled [Mejias scored, Parrish to third, Carter to second]; Garman was called out on strikes; Cash grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Expos 5, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: FRIAS REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 2B); UNSER REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING 1B); MEJIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Landestoy walked; Puhl singled [Landestoy to second]; Cabell doubled [Landestoy scored, Puhl to third]; KNOWLES REPLACED GARMAN (PITCHING); ALOU BATTED FOR CRUZ; Alou hit a sacrifice fly to left [Puhl scored]; Watson walked; Howe struck out; HOWARD BATTED FOR BERGMAN; Howard singled [Cabell scored, Watson to second]; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR FORSCH; Gonzalez singled [Watson scored, Howard to second]; PIRTLE REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Bochy reached on a fielder's choice [Howard to third, Gonzalez to second]; Landestoy singled [Howard scored, Gonzalez scored, Bochy to second]; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 5, Astros 6.

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