New York Mets 7, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 26
Played on Monday, May 7, 1990 (N) at Shea Stadium

HOU N    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  9  1
NY  N    1  0  3    0  0  0    3  0  x  -   7 11  1
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Yelding cf                    5   1   4   0       0   1       4   0
Oberkfell 2b                  4   0   0   0       1   0       0   3
Biggio c                      5   0   1   0       0   1       1   1
Davis 1b                      4   0   1   1       0   0      13   0
Caminiti 3b                   3   0   0   0       1   1       0   3
Anthony lf                    3   0   1   0       1   1       0   0
Wilson rf                     2   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
  Schatzeder p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Doran ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hernandez p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Puhl ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Agosto p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Ramirez ss                    4   0   1   0       0   1       1   6
Clancy p                      1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Candaele rf                 3   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
Totals                       36   1   9   1       3   7      24  13

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Oberkfell-Ramirez-Davis.
E: Ramirez (5).

BATTING - 
GDP: Caminiti (3,off Whitehurst).
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Yelding (9,2nd base off Viola/Lyons).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Jefferies 2b                  5   1   2   0       0   0       2   2
Elster ss                     5   0   2   0       0   0       3   2
Johnson 3b                    2   2   2   1       1   0       1   3
Strawberry rf                 1   1   0   0       2   0       1   0
  Reed rf                     1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
McReynolds lf                 3   1   1   2       0   0       2   0
Marshall 1b                   2   1   1   1       1   0       8   2
Boston cf                     4   1   3   3       0   0       1   0
Lyons c                       4   0   0   0       0   1       7   1
Viola p                       3   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Whitehurst p                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   7  11   7       4   1      27  10

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Elster-Jefferies-Marshall.
E: Elster (4).

BATTING - 
2B: McReynolds (2,off Clancy); Elster (2,off Clancy).
HR: Boston (1,7th inning off Hernandez 1 on 2 out).
SF: Johnson (2,off Clancy); Marshall (1,off Clancy); McReynolds (2,off Hernandez).
GDP: Boston (1,off Schatzeder).
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Johnson 2 (6,2nd base off Hernandez/Biggio,3rd base off Hernandez/Biggio).

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Clancy L(1-2)                 3.2   8   4   4   3   0   0  21
Schatzeder                    1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   4
Hernandez                     2     3   3   3   0   1   1  10
Agosto                        1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        8    11   7   7   4   1   1  38

Inherited Runners - Scored: Schatzeder 2-0.
.

New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Viola W(6-0)                  6.1   8   1   1   2   5   0  29
Whitehurst SV(1)              2.2   1   0   0   1   2   0  10
Totals                        9     9   1   1   3   7   0  39

Inherited Runners - Scored: Whitehurst 2-1.
.

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Randy Marsh
Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 22719


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                New York Mets            
1. Yelding             cf        Jefferies           2b
2. Oberkfell           2b        Elster              ss
3. Biggio              c         Johnson             3b
4. Davis               1b        Strawberry          rf
5. Caminiti            3b        McReynolds          lf
6. Anthony             lf        Marshall            1b
7. Wilson              rf        Boston              cf
8. Ramirez             ss        Lyons               c
9. Clancy              p         Viola               p

ASTROS 1ST: Yelding singled to center; Yelding stole second;
Oberkfell popped to shortstop; Biggio struck out; Davis flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Jefferies singled to left; Elster singled to left
[Jefferies to third]; Johnson out on a sacrifice fly to center
[Jefferies scored]; Strawberry walked [Elster to second];
McReynolds popped to first; Marshall popped to first; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Caminiti struck out; Anthony grounded out (second to
first); Wilson flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Boston singled to left; Lyons flied to right; Viola
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Boston to second]; Jefferies
singled to second [Boston out at home (second to catcher to
third to first)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Ramirez singled to shortstop; On a bunt Clancy
forced Ramirez (catcher to shortstop); Yelding singled to right
[Clancy to second]; Oberkfell grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Clancy to third, Yelding to second]; Biggio grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Elster grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
walked; Strawberry walked [Johnson to second]; McReynolds
doubled to left [Johnson scored, Strawberry to third]; Marshall
out on a sacrifice fly to center [Strawberry scored, McReynolds
to third]; Boston singled to center [McReynolds scored]; Lyons
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Mets 4.

ASTROS 4TH: Davis singled to center; Caminiti flied to left;
Anthony was called out on strikes; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 4.

METS 4TH: Viola grounded out (third to first); Jefferies flied
to right; Elster doubled to right; Johnson singled to second
[Elster to third]; SCHATZEDER REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING);
CANDAELE REPLACED CLANCY (PLAYING RF); Strawberry grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 4.

ASTROS 5TH: REED REPLACED STRAWBERRY (PLAYING RF); Ramirez
grounded out (third to first); Candaele singled to left; Yelding
singled to center [Candaele to second]; Oberkfell flied to
right; Biggio popped to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0,
Mets 4.

METS 5TH: McReynolds popped to first; Marshall walked; Boston
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Marshall out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets
4.

ASTROS 6TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Caminiti
walked; Anthony singled to left [Caminiti to second]; DORAN
BATTED FOR SCHATZEDER; Doran popped to first; Ramirez lined to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 4.

METS 6TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED DORAN (PITCHING); Lyons struck out;
Viola lined to center; Jefferies reached on an error by Ramirez
[Jefferies to second]; Elster grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Candaele struck out; Yelding singled to right;
Oberkfell walked [Yelding to second]; WHITEHURST REPLACED VIOLA
(PITCHING); Biggio singled to third [Yelding to third, Oberkfell
to second]; Davis reached on an error by Elster [Yelding scored,
Oberkfell to third, Biggio to second]; Caminiti grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Davis out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 4.

METS 7TH: Johnson singled to right; Johnson stole second;
Johnson stole third; Reed grounded out (shortstop to first);
McReynolds out on a sacrifice fly to right [Johnson scored];
Marshall singled to third; Boston homered [Marshall scored];
Lyons grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 1, Mets 7.

ASTROS 8TH: Anthony walked; PUHL BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Puhl
forced Anthony (first to shortstop); Ramirez was called out on
strikes; Candaele lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
1, Mets 7.

METS 8TH: AGOSTO REPLACED PUHL (PITCHING); Whitehurst flied to
right; Jefferies flied to right; Elster flied to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 7.

ASTROS 9TH: Yelding struck out; Oberkfell grounded out (third to
first); Biggio grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           1   9   1   11
 Mets             7  11   1    7


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