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Home , Dale Murray, Dusty Baker, National League West, Ted Sizemore, Tony Scott (baseball)

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From our wire services singles to lead the Astros Larry and Mike LumLurn each drove Dierker allowed only four hits in a nmrun in the Rookie Tony Scott doubled home two in the game 8in 2 Los Angeles 1 14 4runs the eighth inning and another rookie a threethree- Cruz acquired from StSt. LouisLows hit his The two top contenders in the homer in the ninth to give the Montreal during a runfive-run fifth inning West Division equaled EExpospos an winin over StSt. Louis in the as the Astros produced a 14hit attack a league record for openingopening-game Cardinals'Cardinals 48home opener Monday night longevity before George FostersFoster's inin- In MondaysMonday's other seasonseason-opening All the AstrosAstros' runs in the fifth were field scored Cesar Geronimo games Jose Cruz lead the unearned as Atlanta VicVie The game had been tied since the sixth Astros to a 26 victory over Atlanta and Correll hahavingving trouble withwi th inning Cincinnati defeated Los Angeles inin- knuckleball Phil made Dodger had 21 in- H14 innings The one and allowed a passed ball in let Foster's slow rolling hit go hoping it inning Fosters opened the season the would go foul It did not and Cey's with a nightlate-night game against throw to at first base was DierkersDierker's complete game victory was his fourth season-opening contest too late to retire Foster Geronimo who hadbad walked earlier in the inning off With two in the eighth Larry without a lossseason losing pitcher Charlie Hough reached and pinch-hitter Larry Buttner Parrish pinch Biittner home easily singled for the Expos and scored on The Astros benefited from Correll's Scotts'Scotts CartersCarter's homer in the problems in the fifth Rob Andrews The long day for the leaguesleague's ninth came after a single by Pepe went to second on a fieldersfielder's choice and traditional opening game began with Mangual and a fielding error by Mike took third when a pitch got by Corell the Dodgers scoring the Jim Wynn inin- Tyson Andrews scored the AstrosAstros' first run on the fourth inning Garvey singled Cesar Cedeno's outtwo single driving in Wynn who had walked StSt. Louis starter Milt May reached on a catcherscatcher's inin- Cincinnati followed with a run in the beginning his and last year with terference against Correll and Cliff sixth on singles by Joe the Cardinals struck out 12 in eight Johnson doubled home Cedeno before Morgan and Dave Concepcion innings but allowed nine hits and five Cruz hit his home run of Los runs Elias Sosa allowed the three-run Both starters three inin- Angeles and Don Gullett of the Reds homer in the ninth The Braves scored a pair of runs Ion the fourth as Dierker allowed three allowed only five hits in their pitching Dave McNally starting his first singles and hit a batter with a pitch tenures National League game after 12 years ithwith Baltimore won the game for Montreal Dale Murray pitched two innings without allowing a hit in relief of McNally The Cards took the lead on Reggie SmithsSmith's home run in the fifth inning Ted Sizemore had doubled to lead off the inning and scored when Carter failed to pick up Bake McBridesMcBride's single in right The Expos started the scoring in inningng with a walk and three singles Gibson gave up another run inin- the fifth inning on a double by Tim FoliFoil two walks and a Houston Atlanta6 Atlanta 2 Jose uzCruz making hisf s first apap- pearance for Houston hit a threethree-run home run and also6picked up two

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