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April 28, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Expos 6 8 1
Astros 3 9 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Expos 6 8 1
Astros 3 9 0

Jimmy Sexton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .667
OBP 1.000 .750
At Bats 2 3
Hits 2 2
• Singles 2 2
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 0

Ross Grimsley Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 0 0
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Astrodome - April 28, 1978
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Out
Ross Grimsley
Gary Carter
Del Unser
Pepe Frias
Larry Parrish
Chris Speier
Sam Mejias
Andre Dawson
Ellis Valentine
Jimmy Sexton

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Montreal Expos 6 8 1 4
Houston Astros 3 9 0 6
Winning Pitcher Ross Grimsley
Losing Pitcher Joe Niekro
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Gary Carter
Attendance 11,474
Time of Game 2 hours 3 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Sexton hits a popup towards the mound. Grimsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Jesus Alou pinch hits for Gene Pentz. Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Ferguson hits a fly ball into left field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Howard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Mejias hits a popup towards short. Sexton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Grimsley hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Speier hits a line drive into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Watson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Sam Mejias now playing left field. Del Unser now playing first base. Pepe Frias now playing second base. Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Parrish hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Valentine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gene Pentz now pitching. Perez strikes out.
Bottom 7 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walling scores. Sexton moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Sexton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walling moves to second.
Bottom 7 Denny Walling pinch hits for Floyd Bannister. Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash misplays the ball. That's an error on Cash.
Bottom 7 Ferguson hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Carter hits a line drive into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dawson strikes out.
Top 7 Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cromartie strikes out.
Top 6 Grimsley strikes out.
Top 6 Floyd Bannister now pitching. Jimmy Sexton now playing shortstop. Speier hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cedeno hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sexton moves to second.
Bottom 5 Puhl hits a line drive into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jimmy Sexton pinch hits for Tom Dixon. Sexton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Metzger hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Parrish hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Valentine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perez moves to second.
Top 5 Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Carter hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 The umpire calls a balk on Dixon Cash scores.
Top 5 The umpire calls a balk on Dixon Cromartie scores. Cash moves to third.
Top 5 Dawson bunts in front of the plate. Ferguson fields it and throws to first for the out. Cromartie moves to third. Cash moves to second.
Top 5 Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cromartie moves to second.
Top 5 Cromartie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Howard hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valentine who is chasing the ball. Howard reaches third base with a triple. Howe goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Howe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimsley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Grimsley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Speier hits a fly ball for a double play.
Top 4 Tom Dixon now pitching. Parrish hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Parrish reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Julio Gonzalez pinch hits for Joe Niekro. Gonzalez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Perez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Perez reaches second base with a double. Cromartie scores. Carter goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Carter takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Puhl throws the ball in to Metzger who tags Cash trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Cromartie moves to third.
Top 3 Cromartie takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Ferguson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Grimsley hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Speier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Parrish hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Howe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Carter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Watson takes first base on ball four. Cedeno moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Cash scores. Dawson moves to third.
Top 1 Carter is hit by the pitch. Cromartie scores. Cash moves to third. Dawson moves to second.
Top 1 Dawson takes first base on ball four. Cromartie moves to third. Cash moves to second.
Top 1 Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cromartie moves to second.
Top 1 Cromartie takes first base on ball four.