Houston Astros 1, New York Mets 0
National League Championship Series Game 1
Played on Wednesday, October 8, 1986 (N) at Astrodome
NY N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 HOU N 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 1 7 1
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Dykstra cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Backman 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 3 5 2 Carter c 4 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 Strawberry rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 Wilson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Knight 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 Santana ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Mazzilli ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Orosco p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gooden p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Heep ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Elster pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 0 5 0 1 14 24 7 FIELDING - DP: 1. Santana-Backman-Hernandez. BATTING - Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Dykstra (1,2nd base off Scott/Ashby); Strawberry (1,2nd base off Scott/Ashby).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Hatcher cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Doran 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Walling 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Davis 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 6 1 Bass rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Cruz lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 Ashby c 1 0 1 0 2 0 14 0 Reynolds ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Thon ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scott p 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 Totals 30 1 7 1 3 6 27 7 FIELDING - E: Reynolds (1). BATTING - 2B: Bass (1,off Gooden). HR: Davis (1,2nd inning off Gooden 0 on 0 out). GDP: Scott (1,off Gooden). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Hatcher (1,2nd base off Gooden/Carter); Bass (1,2nd base off Gooden/Carter).
PITCHING
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Gooden L(0-1) 7 7 1 1 3 5 1 30 Orosco 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 8 7 1 1 3 6 1 33
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Scott W(1-0) 9 5 0 0 1 14 0 34 Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Dutch Rennert, LF - Joe West, RF - Fred Brocklander Time of Game: 2:56 Attendance: 44131 Starting Lineups: New York Mets Houston Astros 1. Dykstra cf Hatcher cf 2. Backman 2b Doran 2b 3. Hernandez 1b Walling 3b 4. Carter c Davis 1b 5. Strawberry rf Bass rf 6. Wilson lf Cruz lf 7. Knight 3b Ashby c 8. Santana ss Reynolds ss 9. Gooden p Scott p METS 1ST: On a bunt Dykstra made an out to first; Backman reached on an error by Reynolds [Backman to first]; Hernandez struck out; Carter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Hatcher flied out to left; Doran flied out to left; Walling flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 2ND: Strawberry was called out on strikes; Wilson struck out; Knight flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Davis homered; Bass doubled to right; Cruz flied out to center; Ashby walked; Reynolds singled to right [Bass to third, Ashby to second]; Scott struck out; Hatcher forced Ashby (third unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. METS 3RD: Santana lined to second; Gooden struck out; Dykstra grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Doran grounded out (first to pitcher); Walling grounded out (first to pitcher); Davis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. METS 4TH: Backman flied out to left; Hernandez singled to right; Carter struck out; Strawberry forced Hernandez (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Bass grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz singled to left; Ashby singled to right [Cruz to second]; Reynolds singled to left [Cruz to third, Ashby to second]; Scott grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Reynolds out at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. METS 5TH: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); Knight struck out; Santana singled to left; Gooden grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Hatcher walked; Hatcher stole second; Doran grounded out (first unassisted) [Hatcher to third]; Walling reached on a fielder's choice [Hatcher out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. METS 6TH: Dykstra walked; Backman flied out to left; Hernandez was called out on strikes while Dykstra stole second; Carter was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Bass singled to right; Cruz struck out; Bass stole second; Ashby walked; Reynolds flied out to right [Bass to third]; Scott was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. METS 7TH: Strawberry struck out; Wilson flied out to right; Knight grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Hatcher struck out; Doran flied out to left; Walling struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. METS 8TH: MAZZILLI BATTED FOR SANTANA; Mazzilli struck out; HEEP BATTED FOR GOODEN; Heep singled to center; ELSTER RAN FOR HEEP; Dykstra singled to second [Elster to second]; Backman struck out; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: OROSCO REPLACED MAZZILLI (PITCHING); ELSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Davis grounded out (third to first); Bass flied out to right; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. METS 9TH: THON REPLACED REYNOLDS (PLAYING SS); Carter grounded out (third to first); Strawberry singled to right; Strawberry stole second; Wilson grounded out (first to pitcher) [Strawberry to third]; Knight struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Mets 0 5 0 7 Astros 1 7 1 8
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