Houston Astros 12, New York Mets 4
Regular Season Game 99
Played on Sunday, July 28, 1985 (D) at Shea Stadium
HOU N 1 0 3 3 0 0 1 3 1 - 12 19 1 NY N 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 4 8 4
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Doran 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 Garner ph,2b 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 Reynolds ss 6 1 4 1 0 0 4 1 Bass cf 4 2 1 1 2 2 4 0 Cruz lf 5 3 3 1 1 0 4 0 Mumphrey rf 3 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 Jones rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Davis 1b 4 2 2 2 1 0 5 1 Ashby c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Bailey c 4 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 Rivera 3b 6 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 Niekro p 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 Totals 46 12 19 10 7 6 27 5 FIELDING - DP: 1. Davis-Reynolds. E: Bailey (7). BATTING - 2B: Cruz 2 (16,off Darling 2); Bass (13,off Gorman). SF: Davis (1,off Darling). Team LOB: 15. BASERUNNING - SB: Cruz (9,2nd base off Sisk/Reynolds). CS: Reynolds (3,2nd base by Darling/Carter).
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Dykstra cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Sisk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Backman 2b 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 3 Strawberry rf,cf 3 2 2 4 1 0 2 0 Carter c 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Reynolds c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 Heep 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 12 3 Foster lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Santana ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Darling p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Staub ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gorman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Hurdle ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 4 8 4 2 3 27 17 FIELDING - E: Heep (3), Johnson (12), Santana 2 (18). BATTING - 2B: Backman (8,off Niekro). HR: Strawberry 2 (12,3rd inning off Niekro 1 on 1 out,8th inning off Niekro 1 on 0 out). GDP: Strawberry (5,off Niekro). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Strawberry (13,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby); Backman (15,2nd base off Niekro/Bailey).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro W(8-8) 9 8 4 4 2 3 2 36 WP: Niekro (13).
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Darling L(10-4) 4 8 7 5 6 1 0 26 Gorman 3 5 1 1 1 3 0 15 Sisk 2 6 4 1 0 2 0 13 Totals 9 19 12 7 7 6 0 54 Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Scott Grinder, 3B - Randy Marsh Time of Game: 3:05 Attendance: 34298 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros New York Mets 1. Doran 2b Dykstra cf 2. Reynolds ss Backman 2b 3. Bass cf Strawberry rf 4. Cruz lf Carter c 5. Mumphrey rf Heep 1b 6. Davis 1b Foster lf 7. Ashby c Johnson 3b 8. Rivera 3b Santana ss 9. Niekro p Darling p ASTROS 1ST: Doran grounded out (second to first); Reynolds singled; Reynolds was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to pitcher); Bass walked; Cruz doubled [Bass scored]; Mumphrey grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Dykstra flied out to center; Backman struck out; Strawberry walked; Strawberry stole second; Carter made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. ASTROS 2ND: Davis walked; Ashby grounded out (first to pitcher) [Davis to second]; Rivera grounded out (shortstop to first); Niekro walked; Doran grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Heep singled; Foster flied out to left; Johnson flied out to right; Santana singled [Heep to second]; Darling forced Santana (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. ASTROS 3RD: Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Bass grounded out (third to first); Cruz doubled; Mumphrey walked; Davis singled [Cruz scored, Mumphrey to second]; Ashby reached on an error by Heep [Mumphrey scored (unearned) (no RBI), Davis to third]; Rivera singled [Davis scored (unearned), Ashby to third]; Niekro struck out; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 0. METS 3RD: On a bunt Dykstra singled; Backman forced Dykstra (second to shortstop); BAILEY REPLACED ASHBY (PLAYING C ); Backman stole second; Strawberry homered [Backman scored]; Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); Heep walked; Foster flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 2. ASTROS 4TH: Doran singled; Reynolds flied out to center; Bass walked [Doran to second]; Cruz walked [Doran to third, Bass to second]; Mumphrey singled [Doran scored, Bass to third, Cruz to second]; Davis hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bass scored]; Bailey singled [Cruz scored, Mumphrey to third]; Rivera forced Bailey (second unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Mets 2. METS 4TH: Johnson flied out to center; Santana lined to shortstop; STAUB BATTED FOR DARLING; Staub made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Mets 2. ASTROS 5TH: GORMAN REPLACED STAUB (PITCHING); Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Doran singled; Reynolds singled [Doran to second]; Bass struck out; Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Mets 2. METS 5TH: Dykstra flied out to left; Backman singled; Strawberry grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Backman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Mets 2. ASTROS 6TH: Mumphrey walked; Davis grounded out (first unassisted) [Mumphrey to second]; Bailey singled [Mumphrey to third]; Rivera struck out; Niekro grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Mets 2. METS 6TH: Carter popped to first in foul territory; Heep singled; Foster struck out while Heep advanced to third on a wild pitch; Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Mets 2. ASTROS 7TH: GARNER BATTED FOR DORAN; REYNOLDS REPLACED CARTER (PLAYING C ); Garner struck out (catcher to first); Reynolds singled; Bass doubled [Reynolds scored]; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Mumphrey flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Mets 2. METS 7TH: GARNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); JONES REPLACED MUMPHREY (PLAYING RF); Santana grounded out (third to first); HURDLE BATTED FOR GORMAN; Hurdle flied out to left; Dykstra flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Mets 2. ASTROS 8TH: SISK REPLACED DYKSTRA (PITCHING); STRAWBERRY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); HURDLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Davis singled; Bailey flied out to center; Rivera reached on an error by Johnson [Davis to second]; Niekro struck out; Garner singled [Davis scored (unearned), Rivera scored (error by Santana) (unearned) (no RBI), Garner to third]; Reynolds singled [Garner scored (unearned)]; Bass struck out; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Astros 11, Mets 2. METS 8TH: Backman doubled; Strawberry homered [Backman scored]; Reynolds struck out; Heep grounded out (second to first); Foster flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 11, Mets 4. ASTROS 9TH: Cruz singled; Cruz stole second [Cruz to third (error by Santana)]; Jones singled [Cruz scored]; Davis flied out to center; Bailey singled [Jones to second]; Rivera forced Jones (pitcher to third) [Bailey to second]; Niekro grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 12, Mets 4. METS 9TH: Johnson made an out to second; Santana flied out to right; Hurdle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 12, Mets 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 12 19 1 15 Mets 4 8 4 5
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