Joe Niekro(5-12) had a solid outing for Houston. He went 8 innings allowing 12 hits and 1 walk. Niekro struckout 9 Montreal batters. Houston totaled 14 hits on the night.
Bill Laskey(3-3) was tagged with the loss. He was touched for 10 hits and 2 walks in 4 and 2/3 innings.