HOUSTON (5) AT MONTREAL (1)

 HOUSTON          AB  R  H BI  MONTREAL         AB  R  H BI
 C Biggio cf       3  0  0  1  E Chavez cf       4  0  1  0 
 P Hiatt 1b        1  0  0  0  J Vidro 2b        2  0  0  0 
 J Valentin 2b     4  0  1  0  M Johnson p       0  0  0  0 
 J Fernandez p     1  0  0  0  L Lopez ph        1  0  0  0 
 J Bagwell 1b      3  0  0  0  C Pascual p       0  0  0  0 
 B Backe p         0  0  0  0  V Pascucci 1b     2  0  0  0 
 J Lane rf         1  0  0  0  J Vitiello 1b     2  0  0  0 
 L Berkman lf      3  0  0  0  O Cabrera ss      3  0  2  0 
 M Coolbaugh 3b    1  0  0  0  J Matos 3b        1  0  0  0 
 R Hidalgo rf      3  0  1  0  M Cepicky rf      4  0  0  0 
 O Dotel p         0  0  0  0  B Wilkerson lf    2  0  0  0 
 E Bruntlett 2b    1  0  0  0  T Sledge lf       0  0  0  0 
 M Ensberg 3b      1  1  0  0  G Zaun c          2  0  0  0 
 W Taveras cf      0  0  0  0  B Schneider c     0  0  0  0 
 J Alfaro ss       4  1  0  0  P Hoover c        1  0  0  0 
 R Chavez c        2  2  2  0  A Fox 3b          2  0  0  0 
 W Miller p        1  0  0  0  J Carroll 3b      1  0  1  0 
 R Thompson cf     3  1  2  3  T Ohka p          1  0  0  0 
                               R Calloway ph     1  1  1  1 
                               R Biddle p        0  0  0  0 
                               H Mateo 2b        1  0  0  0 
 TOTALS           32  5  6  4  TOTALS           30  1  5  1

 HOUSTON                   000 020 003 --  5
 MONTREAL                  000 010 000 --  1

 E--O Cabrera. DP--MONTREAL 1. LOB--HOUSTON 6, 
 MONTREAL 4. 2B--J Carroll. HR--R Thompson 1 (2) 
 (off C Pascual), R Calloway 1 (1) (off B Backe). 
 CS--J Carroll, E Chavez.
                                   IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
  HOUSTON
 W Miller (W,1-1)                   4   2   0   0   2   5   0
 B Backe                            1   1   1   1   0   1   1
 O Dotel                            2   2   0   0   0   1   0
 J Fernandez (S,1)                  2   0   0   0   0   0   0
  MONTREAL
 T Ohka (L,1-1)                     5   4   2   1   2   2   0
 R Biddle                           1   0   0   0   1   2   0
 M Johnson                          2   1   0   0   0   0   0
 C Pascual                          1   1   3   3   1   0   1

 HBP--R Chavez by C Pascual, P Hiatt by C Pascual.
 SO--HOU: J Bagwell 2, L Berkman, R Hidalgo. MON: G
 Zaun 2, M Cepicky, A Fox, C Pascual, P Hoover. 
 BB--HOU: M Ensberg 2, R Chavez, W Taveras. MON: J 
 Vidro, B Wilkerson. T--2:42. A--5,163.

Game Story

MELBOURNE, Florida (Ticker) -- Wade Miller pitched four 
scoreless innings and Ryan Thompson hit a three-run homer to
lead the Houston Astros to a 5-1 victory over the Montreal Expos
in a Grapefruit League game.

Miller allowed just two hits and struck out five.  Octavio Dotel
and Jared Fernandez each pitched two scoreless innings for the
Astros.

Tomo Ohka started for Montreal and yielded two runs and four
hits in five innings.

Raul Chavez had two hits and scored two runs for Houston.
Thompson hit his three-run homer in the ninth off reliever Coco
Pascual.