Houston Astros 4, New York Mets 0
Regular Season Game 132
Played on Tuesday, August 31, 1982 (N) at Shea Stadium

HOU N    1  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   4 10  1
NY  N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Thon ss                       5   1   2   0       0   1       0   3
Scott cf                      5   0   1   2       0   0       3   0
Knight 1b                     5   0   0   0       0   0       5   0
Garner 2b                     3   1   2   0       1   0       2   1
Cruz lf                       3   1   1   0       1   0       5   0
Ashby c                       4   0   1   1       0   0       9   0
Heep rf                       3   0   2   1       0   0       3   0
  Walling pr,rf               1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Howe 3b                       3   1   1   0       1   0       0   3
Ryan p                        3   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       35   4  10   4       3   3      27   7

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Howe-Garner-Knight.
E: Ashby (11).

BATTING - 
2B: Thon (25,off Lynch); Heep (11,off Lynch).
SH: Ryan (5,off Puleo).
GDP: Howe (10,off Lynch).
IBB: Howe (13,by Lynch).
Team LOB: 8.

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wilson cf                     4   0   0   0       0   3       2   0
Bailor ss                     4   0   1   0       0   0       0   2
Staub rf                      2   0   0   0       2   0       2   0
Kingman 1b                    3   0   0   0       1   1      16   2
Foster lf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Brooks 3b                     3   0   0   0       0   0       0   5
Hodges c                      3   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
Giles 2b                      3   0   0   0       0   1       2   6
Lynch p                       2   0   0   0       0   2       1   2
  Jorgensen ph                1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Puleo p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   0   2   0       3   9      27  17

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Bailor-Giles-Kingman.

BATTING - 
GDP: Foster (10,off Ryan).
Team LOB: 5.

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ryan W(14-9)                  9     2   0   0   3   9   0  32


New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lynch L(2-6)                  8     7   3   3   3   2   0  33
Puleo                         1     3   1   1   0   1   0   6
Totals                        9    10   4   4   3   3   0  39

BK: Lynch (2).
IBB: Lynch (4,Howe).

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Eric Gregg
Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 9577


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                New York Mets            
1. Thon                ss        Wilson              cf
2. Scott               cf        Bailor              ss
3. Knight              1b        Staub               rf
4. Garner              2b        Kingman             1b
5. Cruz                lf        Foster              lf
6. Ashby               c         Brooks              3b
7. Heep                rf        Hodges              c
8. Howe                3b        Giles               2b
9. Ryan                p         Lynch               p

ASTROS 1ST: Thon doubled to left; Lynch balked [Thon to third];
Scott grounded out (second to first) [Thon scored]; Knight
grounded out (third to first); Garner flied out to center; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Wilson struck out; Bailor flied out to right; Staub
walked; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Mets 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Ashby grounded
out (first to pitcher); Heep grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Brooks
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hodges flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Howe grounded out (third to first); Ryan grounded
out (shortstop to first); Thon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 1, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Giles struck out; Lynch struck out; Wilson struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Knight flied
out to left; Garner walked; Cruz lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Bailor grounded out (third to first); Staub walked;
Kingman flied out to left; Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Ashby flied out to right; Heep singled to right;
Howe grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Heep out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Brooks flied to right in foul territory; Hodges struck
out; Giles flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Mets 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Ryan flied out to center; Thon grounded out (third
to first); Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Lynch struck out; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bailor flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
1, Mets 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Knight grounded out (second to first); Garner
singled to center; Cruz singled to right [Garner to third];
Ashby singled to right [Cruz to second, Garner scored]; Heep
doubled to left [Ashby to third, Cruz scored]; WALLING RAN FOR
HEEP; Howe was walked intentionally; Ryan struck out; Thon
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros
3, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: WALLING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Staub flied out
to left; Kingman walked; Foster grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Kingman out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Mets 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Scott grounded out (third to first); Knight grounded
out (third to first); Garner singled to left; Cruz walked
[Garner to second]; Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: Brooks reached on an error by Ashby [Brooks to first];
Hodges singled to left [Brooks to second]; Giles flied out to
left; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR LYNCH; Jorgensen struck out; Wilson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Mets 0.

ASTROS 9TH: PULEO REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); Walling struck
out; Howe singled to center; Ryan out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Howe to second]; Thon singled to second [Howe to
third]; Scott singled to left [Thon to third, Howe scored];
Knight flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Mets
0.

METS 9TH: Bailor singled to right; Staub flied out to left;
Kingman flied out to center; Foster forced Bailor (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Mets 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           4  10   1    8
 Mets             0   2   0    5


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