New York Mets 3, Houston Astros 2 (10 innings)
Regular Season Game 86
Played on Friday, July 12, 1985 (N) at Astrodome
NY N 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 10 0 HOU N 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 7 1
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Dykstra cf 5 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 Backman 2b 2 0 1 1 2 0 5 6 Hernandez 1b 5 0 2 0 0 0 8 2 Carter c 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 Strawberry rf 2 1 1 1 3 0 4 0 Foster lf 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 Johnson 3b 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 Santana ss 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 1 Darling p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Staub ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 McDowell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 3 10 3 7 6 30 12 FIELDING - DP: 2. Carter-Backman, Johnson-Backman-Hernandez. BATTING - 2B: Dykstra (2,off Niekro); Johnson (5,off Mathis). HR: Strawberry (8,2nd inning off Niekro 0 on 0 out). SH: Darling (3,off Niekro). SF: Backman (2,off Niekro). IBB: Staub (2,by Mathis). Team LOB: 13. BASERUNNING - SB: Backman (11,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby); Strawberry (11,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby). CS: Strawberry (3,2nd base by Mathis/Ashby).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Doran 2b 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 Reynolds ss 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 Puhl rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Jones cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Cruz lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 Bass cf,rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Walling 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 Davis 1b 2 1 0 0 1 1 8 1 Ashby c 3 1 3 1 1 0 8 2 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DiPino p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spilman ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Gainey pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mathis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 2 7 2 5 4 30 10 FIELDING - E: Ashby (3). PB: Ashby (11). BATTING - 2B: Ashby (8,off Darling). HR: Ashby (5,9th inning off Darling 0 on 2 out). SH: Davis (1,off Darling). GDP: Walling (5,off Darling). Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Darling W(9-2) 9 7 2 2 5 4 1 37 McDowell SV(7) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 10 7 2 2 5 4 1 40
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro 7 8 2 2 5 4 1 34 DiPino 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 Mathis L(3-5) 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 6 Totals 10 10 3 3 7 6 1 46 IBB: Mathis (1,Staub). Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Steve Rippley, 3B - Dave Pallone Time of Game: 3:04 Attendance: 21035 Starting Lineups: New York Mets Houston Astros 1. Dykstra cf Doran 2b 2. Backman 2b Reynolds ss 3. Hernandez 1b Puhl rf 4. Carter c Cruz lf 5. Strawberry rf Bass cf 6. Foster lf Walling 3b 7. Johnson 3b Davis 1b 8. Santana ss Ashby c 9. Darling p Niekro p METS 1ST: Dykstra struck out; Backman walked; Backman stole second; Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Backman to third]; Carter grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Doran singled; Reynolds struck out [Doran out at second (catcher to second)]; Puhl flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 2ND: Strawberry homered; Foster grounded out (third to first); Johnson singled; Santana flied out to center; Darling lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Bass flied out to center; Walling flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. METS 3RD: Dykstra grounded out (pitcher to first); Backman singled; Hernandez singled [Backman to second]; Carter flied out to left; Strawberry grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Davis walked; Ashby doubled [Davis to third]; Niekro flied out to left; Doran walked; Reynolds forced Doran (second to shortstop) [Davis scored, Ashby to third]; Puhl lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 1. METS 4TH: Foster popped to first in foul territory; Johnson singled; Santana struck out; Darling flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz struck out; Bass singled; Walling grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Bass out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 1. METS 5TH: Dykstra doubled; Ashby allowed a passed ball [Dykstra to third]; Backman hit a sacrifice fly to center [Dykstra scored]; Hernandez singled; Carter lined to third; Strawberry walked [Hernandez to second]; Foster struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Davis struck out; Ashby singled; Niekro forced Ashby (first to shortstop); Doran singled [Niekro to second]; Reynolds flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1. METS 6TH: Johnson made an out to third; Santana singled; Darling out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Santana to second]; Dykstra walked; Backman walked [Santana to third, Dykstra to second]; Hernandez popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl flied out to center; Cruz grounded out (second to first); Bass flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1. METS 7TH: JONES REPLACED PUHL (PLAYING CF); BASS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Carter flied out to right; Strawberry walked; Strawberry stole second [Strawberry to third (error by Ashby)]; Foster struck out; Johnson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Walling singled; Davis out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Walling to second]; Ashby walked; MUMPHREY BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Mumphrey flied out to left; Doran forced Ashby (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1. METS 8TH: DIPINO REPLACED MUMPHREY (PITCHING); Santana flied out to left; Darling made an out to catcher; Dykstra grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: Reynolds flied out to right; Jones struck out; Cruz walked; Bass forced Cruz (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1. METS 9TH: Backman grounded out (catcher to first); Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Carter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: Walling grounded out (second to first); Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); Ashby homered; SPILMAN BATTED FOR DIPINO; Spilman walked; GAINEY RAN FOR SPILMAN; Doran made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 2. METS 10TH: MATHIS REPLACED GAINEY (PITCHING); Strawberry walked; Strawberry was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Foster struck out; Johnson doubled; Santana singled [Johnson scored, Santana to second]; STAUB BATTED FOR DARLING; Staub was walked intentionally; Dykstra flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 10TH: MCDOWELL REPLACED STAUB (PITCHING); Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); Jones lined to first; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Mets 3 10 0 13 Astros 2 7 1 8
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