Houston Astros 5, New York Mets 4
Regular Season Game 126
Played on Wednesday, August 25, 1982 (D) at Astrodome
NY N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 4 9 0 HOU N 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 x - 5 11 1
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Wilson cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Bailor ss 4 0 1 0 1 0 6 2 Valentine rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Kingman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 Staub lf 4 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 Brooks 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 3 Hodges c 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 Giles 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 Lynch p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Orosco p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Foster ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Gardenhire pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 4 9 4 2 5 24 12 FIELDING - DP: 2. Giles-Bailor-Kingman, Giles-Bailor-Kingman. BATTING - 2B: Staub (8,off Sutton); Brooks (17,off Sutton); Hodges (7,off Sutton); Foster (16,off Smith). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Bailor (15,2nd base off Sutton/Ashby).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Thon ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Puhl cf 3 1 2 0 1 1 4 0 Knight 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 11 0 Garner 2b 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 3 Cruz lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 Ashby c 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 Howe 3b 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 2 Walling rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Sutton p 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Roberge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 30 5 11 5 3 3 27 10 FIELDING - E: Knight (14). BATTING - 2B: Ashby (12,off Lynch). HR: Howe (4,6th inning off Lynch 2 on 1 out). SH: Sutton (4,off Orosco). SF: Garner (6,off Lynch). GDP: Ashby (6,off Lynch); Walling (5,off Lynch). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - CS: Puhl (9,2nd base by Lynch/Hodges).
PITCHING
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lynch L(2-5) 5.1 10 5 5 3 2 1 26 Orosco 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 Jones 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 8 11 5 5 3 3 1 35 WP: Lynch (2). Inherited Runners - Scored: Orosco 1-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Sutton W(13-8) 8 8 3 3 1 5 0 34 Smith 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 Roberge SV(3) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 9 4 4 2 5 0 39 Sutton faced 3 batters in the 9th inning Smith faced 2 batters in the 9th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Smith 1-1; Roberge 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Ed Montague Ejections: NY Manager George Bamberger by Ed Montague [Call in previous game; Pregame meeting] Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 9651 Starting Lineups: New York Mets Houston Astros 1. Wilson cf Thon ss 2. Bailor ss Puhl cf 3. Valentine rf Knight 1b 4. Kingman 1b Garner 2b 5. Staub lf Cruz lf 6. Brooks 3b Ashby c 7. Hodges c Howe 3b 8. Giles 2b Walling rf 9. Lynch p Sutton p METS 1ST: Mets manager George Bamberger ejected by 3B umpire Ed Montague during the pre-game meeting when Bamberger continued an argument from the previous game; Wilson popped to first in foul territory; Bailor popped to first in foul territory; Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Thon grounded out (third to first); Puhl walked; Knight grounded out (third to first) [Puhl to second]; Garner walked; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Staub doubled to center; Brooks was called out on strikes; Hodges grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Ashby doubled to center; Howe reached on a fielder's choice [Ashby out at third (pitcher to third to shortstop), Howe to second]; Walling flied out to left; Sutton singled to second [Howe to third]; Thon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 3RD: Giles flied out to right; Lynch struck out; Wilson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl singled to left; Knight singled to center [Puhl to second]; Lynch threw a wild pitch [Knight to second, Puhl to third]; Garner hit a sacrifice fly to center [Knight to third, Puhl scored]; Cruz singled to left [Knight scored]; Ashby grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. METS 4TH: Bailor walked; Valentine flied out to center; Kingman struck out; Bailor stole second; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Howe singled to right; Walling grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Howe out at second]; Sutton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. METS 5TH: Brooks flied out to left; Hodges grounded out (second to pitcher); Giles singled to right; Lynch grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Thon grounded out (pitcher to first); Puhl singled to center; Puhl was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Knight flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. METS 6TH: Wilson flied out to left; Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Garner singled to right; Cruz walked [Garner to second]; Ashby forced Cruz (first to shortstop) [Garner to third]; Howe hit an inside the park homer to right [Garner scored, Ashby scored]; Walling singled to right; OROSCO REPLACED LYNCH (PITCHING); Sutton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Walling to second]; Thon popped to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 5. METS 7TH: Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub singled to center; Brooks singled to right [Staub to second]; Hodges flied out to center; Giles was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: Puhl struck out; Knight flied out to right; Garner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 5. METS 8TH: HOWARD BATTED FOR OROSCO; Howard grounded out (second to first); Wilson reached on an error by Knight [Wilson to first]; Bailor singled to right [Wilson to second]; Valentine flied out to right; Kingman flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: JONES REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Cruz popped to shortstop; Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); Howe singled to center; Walling flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 5. METS 9TH: Staub singled to left; Brooks doubled to left [Staub scored]; Hodges doubled to right [Brooks scored]; SMITH REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING); Giles walked; FOSTER BATTED FOR JONES; Foster doubled to center [Giles scored, Hodges scored]; GARDENHIRE RAN FOR FOSTER; ROBERGE REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Wilson flied out to center; Bailor grounded out (third to first); Valentine grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Mets 4 9 0 8 Astros 5 11 1 6
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