Houston Astros 5, New York Mets 4
Regular Season Game 40
Played on Friday, May 26, 1978 (N) at Astrodome
NY N 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 - 4 12 1 HOU N 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 x - 5 9 0
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Mazzilli cf 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 Maddox 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Boisclair rf 3 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 S. Henderson lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 Montanez 1b 3 1 3 3 1 0 10 0 Hodges c 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 Foli ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 Flynn 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 Koosman p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Kranepool ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Metzger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Youngblood ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 4 12 4 2 3 24 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Flynn-Foli-Montanez. E: Flynn (4). PB: Hodges (2). BATTING - 3B: Youngblood (2,off Forsch). HR: Montanez (5,4th inning off Lemongello 1 on 2 out). GDP: Maddox (2,off Forsch). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - CS: Mazzilli (4,2nd base by Lemongello/Ferguson); Maddox (3,2nd base by Lemongello/Ferguson).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl rf,lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Gonzalez 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 Cedeno cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 Alou lf 2 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 Bergman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Cabell 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Ferguson c 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 Cruz 1b,rf 3 1 1 2 1 0 9 0 Metzger ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 5 Lemongello p 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 5 9 5 3 3 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Metzger-Gonzalez-Bergman. BATTING - HR: Alou (1,3rd inning off Koosman 2 on 1 out); Cruz (2,6th inning off Koosman 1 on 1 out). SH: Ferguson (1,off Metzger). GDP: Metzger (8,off Metzger). IBB: Cruz (1,by Metzger). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Cedeno (18,2nd base off Koosman/Hodges). CS: Cabell (4,2nd base by Koosman/Hodges).
PITCHING
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Koosman L(2-5) 6 7 5 4 2 3 2 27 Metzger 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 Totals 8 9 5 4 3 3 2 35 IBB: Metzger (4,Cruz).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lemongello W(4-5) 6.1 8 3 3 2 3 1 27 Forsch SV(1) 2.2 4 1 1 0 0 0 11 Totals 9 12 4 4 2 3 1 38 Inherited Runners - Scored: Forsch 2-0. . Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Joe West Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 11158 Starting Lineups: New York Mets Houston Astros 1. Mazzilli cf Puhl rf 2. Maddox 3b Gonzalez 2b 3. Boisclair rf Cedeno cf 4. S. Henderson lf Alou lf 5. Montanez 1b Cabell 3b 6. Hodges c Ferguson c 7. Foli ss Cruz 1b 8. Flynn 2b Metzger ss 9. Koosman p Lemongello p METS 1ST: Mazzilli singled to left; Mazzilli was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Maddox lined to center; Boisclair grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Cedeno singled to shortstop; Alou walked [Cedeno to second]; Cabell forced Alou (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 2ND: S. Henderson was called out on strikes; Montanez walked; Hodges flied out to center; Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Ferguson was called out on strikes; Cruz flied out to center; Metzger singled to center; Lemongello grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 3RD: Flynn struck out; Koosman struck out; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: On a bunt Puhl singled to third; Gonzalez singled to left [Puhl to second]; Cedeno forced Gonzalez (shortstop to second) [Puhl to third]; Cedeno stole second; Alou homered [Puhl scored, Cedeno scored]; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3. METS 4TH: Maddox popped to first in foul territory; Boisclair singled to left; S. Henderson flied out to right; Montanez homered [Boisclair scored]; Hodges grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Metzger walked; On a bunt Lemongello struck out; Puhl forced Metzger (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 3. METS 5TH: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Koosman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: Gonzalez flied out to right; Cedeno flied out to right; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 3. METS 6TH: Mazzilli flied out to right; Maddox singled to right; Maddox was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Boisclair walked; S. Henderson singled to left [Boisclair to second]; Montanez singled to right [Boisclair scored, S. Henderson to third]; Hodges grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Cabell singled to center; Cabell was caught stealing second but was safe at second (error by Flynn; assist by Hodges); Ferguson flied out to right [Cabell to third]; Cruz homered [Cabell scored (unearned)]; Metzger flied out to center; Lemongello was called out on strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 5. METS 7TH: BERGMAN REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING 1B); CRUZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); PUHL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Foli singled to right; Flynn forced Foli (shortstop to second); KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Kranepool singled to center [Flynn to second]; FORSCH REPLACED LEMONGELLO (PITCHING); Mazzilli forced Kranepool (second to shortstop) [Flynn to third]; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: METZGER REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Puhl flied out to left; Gonzalez popped to first in foul territory; Cedeno singled to left; Hodges allowed a passed ball [Cedeno to second]; Bergman flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 5. METS 8TH: Boisclair flied out to center; S. Henderson singled to right; Montanez singled to center [S. Henderson to third]; Hodges flied out to center; Foli forced Montanez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: Cabell singled to left; Ferguson out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Cabell to second]; Cruz was walked intentionally; Metzger grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 5. METS 9TH: Flynn lined to right; YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR METZGER; Youngblood tripled to right; Mazzilli singled to right [Youngblood scored]; Maddox grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mazzilli out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Mets 4 12 1 7 Astros 5 9 0 6
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