Ron Cey smashed two homers for the second consecutive game and Steve Yeager also hit for the circuit as the Dodgers defeated the Mets, 5-2. Gene Clines batted in the Mets' runs with a double off Doug Rau in the fifth inning. Rau was lifted with two men on base in the eighth. Mike Marshall, summoned to relieve, reinjured his rib cage while warming up and had to quit the mound in favor of Charlie Hough, who retired the last six straight batters. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 5, New York Mets 2

Game Played on Sunday, August 31, 1975 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium

Mets 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 1 Dodgers 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 x - 5 9 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Clines cf 4 0 2 2 0 1 .232 Lopes 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .259 Millan 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .297 Buckner lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .243 Vail lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .381 Lacy rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .310 Staub rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .271 Garvey 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .313 Kingman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .240 Cey 3b 3 2 2 2 1 0 .273 Torre 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Hale cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Grote c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .302 Yeager c 3 1 1 1 1 1 .242 Heidemann ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .211 Russell ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .207 Swan p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Rau p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .167 Milner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .195 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .340 Apodaca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Totals 34 2 9 2 1 7 Totals 33 5 9 5 2 7 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 24,798 Left on Base: Mets 6, Dodgers 8 DP: Mets 0, Dodgers 1 Errors: Millan Doubles: Clines (5), Garvey (31) Home Runs: Cey 2 (22), Yeager (10) Stolen Bases: Lacy (4), Buckner (8), Lopes (61) Caught Stealing: Millan (5) Sacrifice Hits: Hough (1) GIDP: Kranepool (10) Hit by Pitch: Hale (2,by Swan) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Swan L(1-2) 4 7 4 4 1 5 2 21 5.19 Lockwood 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 1.27 Apodaca 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 9 1.57 Totals 8 9 5 5 2 7 3 37 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rau W(12-9) 7 9 2 2 1 6 0 29 3.23 Marshall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.29 Hough SV(2) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.19 Totals 9 9 2 2 1 7 0 35 Hit by Pitch: Swan (1) Wild Pitches: Lockwood (1) Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Tom Gorman METS 1ST: Clines grounded out (second to first); Millan singled to center; Millan was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Vail struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to first in foul territory; Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Lacy singled to left; Lacy stole second; Garvey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0. METS 2ND: Staub singled to right; Kingman struck out; Torre popped to catcher in foul territory; Grote forced Staub (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey homered; Hale was hit by a pitch; Yeager struck out; Russell struck out; Rau struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 1. METS 3RD: Heidemann grounded out (shortstop to first); Swan struck out; Clines was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 3RD: Lopes flied to left; Buckner singled to right; Buckner stole second; Lacy struck out; Garvey doubled to left [Buckner scored]; Cey was walked intentionally; Hale grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 2. METS 4TH: Millan flied to right; Vail singled to center; Staub singled to right [Vail to second]; Kingman flied to center; Torre flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 4TH: Yeager homered; Russell grounded out (second to first); Rau struck out; On a bunt Lopes singled to second; Lopes stole second; Buckner singled to right [Lopes scored]; Lacy forced Buckner (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 4. METS 5TH: Grote walked; Heidemann singled to left [Grote to second]; MILNER BATTED FOR SWAN; Milner grounded out (first unassisted) [Heidemann to second, Grote to third]; Clines doubled to right [Heidemann scored, Grote scored]; Millan grounded out (second to first) [Clines to third]; Vail flied to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 5TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); On a bunt Garvey singled to third; Lockwood threw a wild pitch [Garvey to second]; Cey popped to shortstop; Hale popped to catcher in foul territory; Yeager lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 4. METS 6TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Kingman struck out; Torre flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 6TH: Russell struck out; Rau struck out; Lopes flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 4. METS 7TH: Grote singled to center; Heidemann struck out; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD; Kranepool grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Grote out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 7TH: APODACA REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Buckner flied to center; Lacy flied to center; Garvey flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 4. METS 8TH: Clines singled to right; Millan singled to left [Clines to second]; MARSHALL REPLACED RAU (PITCHING); HOUGH REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Vail flied to center; Mike Marshall injured during warmup; Staub struck out; Kingman forced Millan (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 8TH: Cey homered; Hale lined to pitcher; Yeager walked; Russell reached on an error by Millan [Yeager to second]; Hough out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Russell to second, Yeager to third]; Lopes flied to left; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 5. METS 9TH: Torre flied to center; Grote flied to right; Heidemann flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 5.

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