The 1998 Houston Astros won their 2nd straight game, putting on an offensive show against Jeff Fassero to top the 1994 Montreal Expos 10-7 and take a 2-1 series lead. Tim Bogar hit a 2-run single in the 2nd inning with 2 outs, and Craig Biggio followed with his 1st home run of the Tournament. Derek Bell added a 2-run single in the 4th, and Richard Hidalgo drove in another to give Houston an 8-1 lead. Montreal’s Moisés Alou hit a 2-run homer in the 5th, but they still trailed 8-3. When Jeff Bagwell hit a solo shot in the 9th, Houston had a 10-3 lead. José Lima allowed 3 runs on 8 hits in 8 innings to improve to 2-0. Wil Cordero and Darrin Fletcher had back-to-back 2-run base hits in the 9th against Mike Magnante, but Mike Lansing grounded out to end any comeback hopes. Montreal faces elimination tomorrow in another game in front of the home crowd.