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Houston Astros @ Montreal Expos

1993-08-27 · Night game · Stade Olympique · Att: 16429 · dome, dry · 2:26

Montreal Expos defeated Houston Astros 3–1. Montreal Expos put up 3 in the 1st. Dennis Martinez earned the win and John Wetteland picked up the save. Darrin Fletcher went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	8
MON	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	4

W: Dennis Martinez L: Doug Drabek SV: John Wetteland

Umpires — HP: Steve Rippley · 1B: Jerry Crawford · 2B: Jim Quick · 3B: Tom Hallion · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Craig Biggio	4	0	3	1	0	0
Steve Finley	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jeff Bagwell	3	0	1	0	0	1
Eric Anthony	4	0	1	0	0	2
Ken Caminiti	4	0	2	0	0	0
Luis Gonzalez	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ed Taubensee	3	0	0	0	0	1
Andujar Cedeno	3	0	0	0	0	1
Doug Drabek	2	0	0	0	0	1
Kevin Bass	0	1	0	0	1	0

Montreal Expos — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Marquis Grissom	4	1	1	0	0	1
Oreste Marrero	4	0	0	0	0	1
Moises Alou	3	0	0	0	0	2
John Vander Wal	2	1	2	1	1	0
Darrin Fletcher	3	1	1	2	0	0
Mike Lansing	3	0	0	0	0	0
Randy Ready	3	0	0	0	0	0
Wil Cordero	3	0	0	0	0	2
Dennis Martinez	2	0	0	0	1	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Doug Drabek	7.0	4	1	4
Todd Jones	0.1	0	1	1
Al Osuna	0.1	0	0	1
Xavier Hernandez	0.1	0	0	0

Montreal Expos — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dennis Martinez	8.0	7	1	4
John Wetteland	1.0	1	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Craig Biggio: S4/G4M
Steve Finley: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Jeff Bagwell: HP
Eric Anthony: K

Bot 1

Marquis Grissom: S6/G6
Oreste Marrero: SB2
Oreste Marrero: 8/F8RXD.2-3
Moises Alou: K
John Vander Wal: D7/L7LM.3-H
Darrin Fletcher: HR/F9D.2-H
Mike Lansing: 63/G6

Top 2

Ken Caminiti: 7/F7D
Luis Gonzalez: 7/F7M
Ed Taubensee: K

Bot 2

Randy Ready: 53/G5
Wil Cordero: K
Dennis Martinez: 9/L9LM

Top 3

Andujar Cedeno: K
Doug Drabek: 8/F8RD
Craig Biggio: 63/G6

Bot 3

Marquis Grissom: 9/F9D
Oreste Marrero: 7/F78M
Moises Alou: 8/F78M

Top 4

Steve Finley: S1/G5S
Jeff Bagwell: 54(1)3/GDP/G5
Eric Anthony: S4/G4MD
Ken Caminiti: 43/G34D

Bot 4

John Vander Wal: S6/G6
Darrin Fletcher: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M
Mike Lansing: 63/G6M

Top 5

Luis Gonzalez: 63/G6M
Ed Taubensee: 43/G4
Andujar Cedeno: 8/F8LD

Bot 5

Randy Ready: 7/L7D
Wil Cordero: 53/G5S
Dennis Martinez: 9/L9M

Top 6

Doug Drabek: K
Craig Biggio: S7/L56D
Steve Finley: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 6

Marquis Grissom: 53/G5
Oreste Marrero: K
Moises Alou: K

Top 7

Jeff Bagwell: S8/G6M
Eric Anthony: 36(1)3/GDP/G4
Ken Caminiti: S8/G4M
Luis Gonzalez: 53/G56

Bot 7

John Vander Wal: W
Darrin Fletcher: 6/P6MS
Mike Lansing: PO1(E1).1-3
Mike Lansing: 5/L5
Randy Ready: 63/G6

Top 8

Ed Taubensee: 63/G6M
Andujar Cedeno: 8/F89M
Kevin Bass: W
Craig Biggio: D8/L8XD.1-H
Steve Finley: 43/G4

Bot 8

Wil Cordero: K
Dennis Martinez: W
Marquis Grissom: K
Oreste Marrero: PO1(E1).1-2
Oreste Marrero: 43/G4D

Top 9

Jeff Bagwell: K
Eric Anthony: K
Ken Caminiti: S8/L8LS
Luis Gonzalez: WP.1-2
Luis Gonzalez: K

Notes & reviews

Pitcher Jones ejected by HP umpire Rippley for throwing at Martinez with four pitches that all missed him
Pitcher Osuna ejected by HP umpire Rippley for trying to hit Martinez with pickoff throw that went for an error; catcher went to mound, followed by umpire who got in argument with Osuna and ejected him; Astros manager Howe also ejected
Astros objected to last pitch being called a strike; Gonzalez and Astros coach Galante followed HP umpire Rippley into the tunnel behind home plate

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