Houston Astros 8, New York Mets 3
Regular Season Game 90
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Wednesday, July 19, 1978 (N) at Shea Stadium
HOU N 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 - 8 9 0 NY N 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 8 2
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Landestoy ss,2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 5 Puhl cf 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 Cabell 3b 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Fischlin ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Cruz rf 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 Watson 1b 3 1 2 3 1 0 6 2 Howard pr,lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Howe 2b,3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 2 Bergman lf,1b 2 0 1 0 2 0 6 0 Pujols c 3 1 0 2 0 0 4 1 Dixon p 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Sambito p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 8 9 8 6 2 27 12 BATTING - 2B: Landestoy (1,off Zachry); Puhl (13,off Zachry); Howe (27,off Zachry). HR: Watson (10,3rd inning off Zachry 0 on 2 out). SF: Cruz (1,off Zachry); Pujols (1,off Zachry). IBB: Watson (13,by Murray); Bergman (4,by Murray). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Puhl (15,2nd base off Zachry/Stearns); Cabell (22,2nd base off Murray/Stearns). CS: Puhl (8,2nd base by Murray/Stearns).
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Maddox rf 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 Foli ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 Mazzilli cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 Montanez 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 8 1 Stearns c 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 S. Henderson lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 Randle 3b 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 Flynn 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Grieve ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Kobel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Zachry p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Siebert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Youngblood 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 32 3 8 3 4 4 27 7 FIELDING - E: S. Henderson (8), Youngblood (4). BATTING - 2B: Foli (12,off Dixon); S. Henderson (16,off Sambito). SH: Zachry (5,off Dixon). SF: Maddox (3,off Dixon); Montanez (8,off Dixon). Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dixon W(5-6) 5.2 6 3 3 2 3 0 25 Sambito SV(7) 3.1 2 0 0 2 1 0 14 Totals 9 8 3 3 4 4 0 39 Inherited Runners - Scored: Sambito 2-0. .
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Zachry L(10-6) 5.2 8 6 5 2 2 1 28 Siebert 0.2 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 Murray 1.2 1 1 1 3 0 0 8 Kobel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 9 8 7 6 2 1 42 IBB: Murray 2 (17,Watson,Bergman). Inherited Runners - Scored: Siebert 1-0; Murray 1-1. . Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello Time of Game: 2:46 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros New York Mets 1. Landestoy ss Maddox rf 2. Puhl cf Foli ss 3. Cabell 3b Mazzilli cf 4. Cruz rf Montanez 1b 5. Watson 1b Stearns c 6. Howe 2b S. Henderson lf 7. Bergman lf Randle 3b 8. Pujols c Flynn 2b 9. Dixon p Zachry p ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy doubled to right; Puhl singled to right [Landestoy to third]; Puhl stole second; Cabell struck out; Cruz made an out to second; Watson singled to left [Landestoy scored, Puhl scored]; Howe flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0. ASTROS 2ND: Bergman singled to right; Pujols flied out to center; Dixon struck out; Landestoy flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns was called out on strikes; S. Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl doubled to right; Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first) [Puhl to third]; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to center [Puhl scored]; Watson homered; Howe flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 0. METS 3RD: On a bunt Randle singled to first; Flynn singled to left [Randle to second]; Zachry out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Randle to third, Flynn to second]; Maddox hit a sacrifice fly to center [Randle scored]; Foli flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 1. ASTROS 4TH: Bergman walked; Pujols grounded out (catcher to first) [Bergman to second]; Dixon popped to first; Landestoy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 1. METS 4TH: Mazzilli struck out; Montanez grounded out (first unassisted); Stearns flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 1. ASTROS 5TH: Puhl popped to second; Cabell flied out to center; Cruz walked; Watson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 1. METS 5TH: S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle flied out to center; Flynn singled to center; Zachry walked [Flynn to second]; Maddox popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 1. ASTROS 6TH: Howe doubled to right; Bergman grounded out (first unassisted) [Howe to third]; Pujols reached on an error by S. Henderson on a sacrifice fly [Howe scored, Pujols to second]; Dixon popped to second in foul territory; Landestoy singled to right [Pujols scored (unearned)]; SIEBERT REPLACED ZACHRY (PITCHING); Puhl flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 1. METS 6TH: Foli doubled to left; Mazzilli grounded out (first to pitcher) [Foli to third]; Montanez hit a sacrifice fly to left [Foli scored]; Stearns singled to shortstop; S. Henderson walked [Stearns to second]; Randle singled to right [Stearns scored, S. Henderson to third]; SAMBITO REPLACED DIXON (PITCHING); Flynn flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 3. ASTROS 7TH: Cabell walked; Cruz made an out to second; MURRAY REPLACED FLYNN (PITCHING); YOUNGBLOOD REPLACED SIEBERT (PLAYING 2B); Cabell stole second [Cabell to third (error by Youngblood)]; Watson was walked intentionally; HOWARD RAN FOR WATSON; Howe singled to center [Cabell scored, Howard to third, Howe to second (on throw)]; Bergman was walked intentionally; Pujols forced Bergman (first to shortstop) [Howard scored, Howe to third]; Sambito grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Mets 3. METS 7TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BERGMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Youngblood popped to second; Maddox walked; Foli popped to second; Mazzilli flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Mets 3. ASTROS 8TH: Landestoy grounded out (third to first); Puhl walked; Puhl was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cabell popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Mets 3. METS 8TH: FISCHLIN REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING SS); LANDESTOY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); HOWE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Montanez grounded out (second to first); Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); S. Henderson doubled to right; Randle walked; GRIEVE BATTED FOR MURRAY; Grieve struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Mets 3. ASTROS 9TH: KOBEL REPLACED GRIEVE (PITCHING); Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Howard flied out to left; Howe grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Mets 3. METS 9TH: Youngblood grounded out (third to first); Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Foli singled to first; Mazzilli grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Mets 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 8 9 0 7 Mets 3 8 2 9
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