New York Mets 5, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 87
Played on Sunday, July 12, 1987 (D) at Astrodome
NY N 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 - 5 8 1 HOU N 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 2
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Wilson cf,lf 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 Teufel 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 Backman ph,2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Hernandez 1b 5 0 1 2 0 1 9 1 Carter c 5 0 1 1 0 1 8 1 Strawberry rf 2 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 McReynolds lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Orosco p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Johnson 3b 4 2 2 1 1 2 0 2 Santana ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Darling p 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 Dykstra cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 35 5 8 4 8 9 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Santana-Teufel-Hernandez. E: Santana (9). BATTING - 2B: Dykstra (17,off Kerfeld). HR: Johnson (20,6th inning off Knepper 0 on 2 out). IBB: Johnson (5,by Kerfeld). Team LOB: 11.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Young cf 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Doran 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 Walling 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 4 Davis 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 10 1 Bass rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Cruz lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 0 Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ashby c 4 0 2 1 0 1 9 0 C. Reynolds ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Pankovits ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knepper p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Puhl ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kerfeld p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Jackson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lopes ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 2 7 2 3 8 27 13 FIELDING - E: Knepper (2), Kerfeld (1). BATTING - 2B: Cruz (15,off Darling); Ashby (13,off Darling); Walling (13,off Darling). SH: Knepper (7,off Darling). GDP: Bass (10,off Darling). IBB: Bass (7,by Orosco). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Young (4,2nd base off Darling/Carter); Doran (15,2nd base off Darling/Carter).
PITCHING
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Darling W(4-6) 7.2 6 2 2 2 7 0 31 Orosco SV(13) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 Totals 9 7 2 2 3 8 0 37 WP: Darling (6). IBB: Orosco (6,Bass). Inherited Runners - Scored: Orosco 2-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Knepper L(3-10) 7 6 3 2 3 5 1 30 Kerfeld 1 1 2 2 3 1 0 7 Smith 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 6 Totals 9 8 5 4 8 9 1 43 Kerfeld faced 2 batters in the 9th inning IBB: Kerfeld (2,Johnson). Inherited Runners - Scored: Smith 2-2. . Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Steve Rippley, 3B - Doug Harvey Time of Game: 3:05 Attendance: 33582 Starting Lineups: New York Mets Houston Astros 1. Wilson cf Young cf 2. Teufel 2b Doran 2b 3. Hernandez 1b Walling 3b 4. Carter c Davis 1b 5. Strawberry rf Bass rf 6. McReynolds lf Cruz lf 7. Johnson 3b Ashby c 8. Santana ss C. Reynolds ss 9. Darling p Knepper p METS 1ST: Wilson struck out; Teufel singled; Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher) [Teufel to second]; Carter singled [Teufel scored]; Strawberry walked [Carter to second]; McReynolds grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Young struck out; Doran flied out to right; Walling grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. METS 2ND: Johnson struck out; Santana flied out to left; Darling grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Davis struck out; Bass struck out; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. METS 3RD: Wilson grounded out (third to first); Teufel singled; Hernandez flied out to left; Carter forced Teufel (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Ashby flied out to center; C. Reynolds singled; Knepper out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [C. Reynolds to second]; Young reached on an error by Santana [C. Reynolds to third, Young to first]; Young stole second; Doran grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. METS 4TH: Strawberry struck out; McReynolds popped to second; Johnson singled; Santana singled [Johnson to second]; Darling walked [Johnson to third, Santana to second]; Darling was picked off first but was safe on an error by Knepper [Johnson scored (unearned), Santana to third, Darling to second]; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Walling singled; Davis walked [Walling to second]; Bass grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Walling to third, Davis out at second]; Cruz doubled [Walling scored]; Darling threw a wild pitch [Cruz to third]; Ashby doubled [Cruz scored]; C. Reynolds grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 2. METS 5TH: Teufel grounded out (third to first); Hernandez flied out to left; Carter grounded out (pitcher to third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Knepper struck out; Young grounded out (pitcher to first); Doran walked; Doran stole second; Walling grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 2. METS 6TH: Strawberry struck out; McReynolds grounded out (third to first); Johnson homered; Santana grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Davis grounded out (second to first); Bass flied out to left; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 2. METS 7TH: Darling flied out to left; Wilson grounded out (second to first); Teufel walked; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Ashby struck out; C. Reynolds flied out to left; PUHL BATTED FOR KNEPPER; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 2. METS 8TH: KERFELD REPLACED PUHL (PITCHING); Carter popped to third; Strawberry walked; Strawberry was picked off first but was safe on an error by Kerfeld [Strawberry to second]; McReynolds struck out; Johnson was walked intentionally; Santana grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: Young flied out to right; Doran singled; Walling doubled [Doran to third]; Davis struck out; WILSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); OROSCO REPLACED MCREYNOLDS (PITCHING); DYKSTRA REPLACED DARLING (PLAYING CF); Bass was walked intentionally; Cruz lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 2. METS 9TH: Dykstra doubled; Wilson walked; SMITH REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); JACKSON REPLACED KERFELD (PLAYING LF); BACKMAN BATTED FOR TEUFEL; Backman walked [Dykstra to third, Wilson to second]; Hernandez singled [Dykstra scored, Wilson scored, Backman to second]; Carter struck out; Strawberry walked [Backman to third, Hernandez to second]; Orosco struck out; Johnson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: BACKMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Ashby singled; PANKOVITS BATTED FOR C. REYNOLDS; Pankovits flied out to center; LOPES BATTED FOR JACKSON; Lopes forced Ashby (third to second); Young struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Mets 5 8 1 11 Astros 2 7 2 8
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