May 26th, 1978
The
Montreal Expos (19-19) will face the
Houston Astros (19-19) in game two of the 3-game series but the series moves to Montreal and Bell Park for the final two games. A crowd of over 35,200 are in to watch the Expos and see if they can tack on another win. The Astros will start LHP
Jeff Church, the 31 year old is 2-5 with a 3.97 ERA in 8 starts. The Expos will have LHP
Jamari Taft on the bump, the 30 year old is 3-3 with a 2.77 ERA in 8 games, including 7 starts.
Houston 3
Montreal 1
The Astros defeated the Expos 3-1 in National League action at Bell Park. Houston SP
Jeff Church was named player of the game, while Astros
Mike Bowers earned his 6th save. The Astros bumped their record to 20-19.
Church, the winner is now 3-5 with a 3.56 ERA in 9 starts. For his career,
Church is 54-61 with a 3.97 ERA in 192 MLB games including 142 starts.
The key hit for the Astros was a 3-run HR from
Gregorio Cortes off of Expos RP
Will Gibson to make it 3-1.
Gibson blew his 1st save of the season while falling to 2-2 on the year.