Back in action after two days of rest, a revived Doug Rader drove in three runs with two homers to lead the Astros to a 6-2 victory over the Mets. Rader rapped his first round-tripper in the second inning. After Bob Watson doubled and scored on a single by Lee May in the sixth, Rader homered again. Cesar Cedeno accounted for the Astros' last two tallies with a circuit clout in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Friday, July      20, 1973 (Night game) at Astrodome
Mets         0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 11  1
Astros       0  1  0    0  0  3    0  2  x  -   6  7  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mays cf               4   0   1   0     1   0   .220      Metzger ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .262
Millan 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .299      Helms 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .279
Staub rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .274      Cedeno cf             3   1   1   2     1   1   .316
Jones lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Watson lf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .329
Milner 1b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .225        Agee lf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Dyer c                4   0   2   0     0   0   .188      May 1b                4   1   1   1     0   1   .269
Garrett 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .246      Rader 3b              4   2   2   3     0   1   .255
Harrelson ss          3   0   2   0     0   1   .257      Wynn rf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .217
  Beauchamp ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .295      Jutze c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .242
  Martinez ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Roberts p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .122
Matlack p             3   0   1   0     0   0   .111
  Hahn ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .260

Totals               37   2  11   2     1   3             Totals               32   6   7   6     1   7

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 20,731
Left on Base: Mets 9, Astros 3
DP: Mets 0, Astros 1
Errors: Martinez
Doubles: Millan (12), Milner (4), Dyer (5), Watson (15)
Home Runs: Garrett (7), Rader 2 (15), Cedeno (16)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (35)
GIDP: Mays (7)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(7-12)         8     7   6   5   1   7   3  33   3.45
Totals                  8     7   6   5   1   7   3  33

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts W(10-7)         9    11   2   2   1   3   1  38   2.82
Totals                  9    11   2   2   1   3   1  38

Wild Pitches: Roberts (3)

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen


METS 1ST: Mays singled; Millan popped to second; Staub grounded
out (first unassisted) [Mays to second]; Jones flied to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger singled to center; Helms popped to second;
Cedeno walked [Metzger to second]; Watson flied to center
[Metzger to third]; Cedeno stole second; May struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

METS 2ND: Milner singled to right; Dyer flied to right; Garrett
singled [Milner to second]; Harrelson singled to right [Milner
to third, Garrett to second]; Matlack flied to left; Mays forced
Milner (third unassisted); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros
0.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader homered; Wynn flied to right; Jutze grounded
out (shortstop to first); Roberts struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 1.

METS 3RD: Millan doubled to left; Staub popped to first; Jones
grounded out (second to first) [Millan to third]; Milner doubled
to right [Millan scored]; Dyer grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms
singled to left; Cedeno popped to first; Watson forced Helms
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 1.

METS 4TH: Garrett homered; Harrelson struck out; Matlack
grounded out (second to first); Mays walked; Roberts threw a
wild pitch [Mays to second]; Millan flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: May popped to third; Rader popped to second; Wynn
lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 1.

METS 5TH: Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones flied
to center; Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Jutze struck out; Roberts grounded out (second to
first); Metzger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Astros 1.

METS 6TH: Dyer singled to left; Garrett flied to right;
Harrelson singled to right [Dyer to second]; On a bunt Matlack
singled [Harrelson to second, Dyer to third]; Mays grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Matlack out at
second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Helms popped to second; Cedeno was called out on
strikes; Watson doubled to left; May singled to center [Watson
scored]; Rader homered [May scored]; Wynn flied to center; 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 4.

METS 7TH: AGEE REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); Millan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Staub struck out; Jones grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Jutze grounded out (first unassisted); Roberts
struck out; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 4.

METS 8TH: Milner flied to right; Dyer doubled to left; Garrett
flied to center; BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR HARRELSON; Beauchamp
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PLAYING SS); Helms
reached on an error by Martinez [Helms to second]; Cedeno
homered [Helms scored (unearned)]; Agee grounded out (shortstop
to first); May grounded out (third to first); Rader was called
out on strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 6.

METS 9TH: HAHN BATTED FOR MATLACK; Hahn flied to left; Mays
flied to right; Millan flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Astros 6.