Six consecutive hits, followed later by a sacrifice fly, produced six runs in the fourth inning and gave the Astros a 7-3 victory over the Mets. Mets' starter Bob Apodaca failed to retire a batter in the Astros' outburst. Cesar Cedeno singled and Bob Watson homered for the first two runs. Houston Astros 7, New York Mets 3Game Played on Monday, July 5, 1976 (Night game) at AstrodomeMets 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 - 3 10 0 Astros 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 x - 7 9 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Boisclair cf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .308 Cabell 3b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .300 Millan 2b 5 2 2 0 0 0 .255 Andrews 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Milner lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .288 Cedeno cf 3 2 2 0 1 0 .295 Kingman rf 4 0 2 2 0 1 .234 Watson 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .271 Kranepool 1b 4 0 1 1 1 0 .291 Cruz rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .287 Grote c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .252 Johnson lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .228 Staiger 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .196 Howard lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .215 Harrelson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .213 Herrmann c 4 1 1 1 0 1 .182 Apodaca p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Metzger ss 3 1 1 2 0 0 .234 Myrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Vail ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Sanders p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Torre ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444 Totals 36 3 10 3 4 4 Totals 32 7 9 7 1 3 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 14,037 Left on Base: Mets 11, Astros 3 DP: Mets 0, Astros 1 Errors: Cabell Doubles: Boisclair (6), Staiger (4), Herrmann (5) Triples: Metzger (5) Home Runs: Watson (9) Stolen Bases: Cruz (11) Sacrifice Flies: Kingman (1), Cabell (2) GIDP: Torre (11) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Apodaca L(1-4) 3 7 6 6 1 0 1 17 2.70 Myrick 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 8 2.89 Sanders 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1.80 Lockwood 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.27 Totals 8 9 7 7 1 3 1 34 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(4-7) 6.2 7 3 1 4 4 0 32 3.65 Forsch 2.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 1.93 Totals 9 10 3 1 4 4 0 41 Passed Balls: Herrmann (2) Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - John McSherry METS 1ST: Boisclair struck out; Millan made an out to first; Milner singled; Herrmann allowed a passed ball [Milner to second]; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Cabell singled; Andrews grounded out (second to first) [Cabell to second]; Cedeno was walked intentionally; Watson grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Cabell to third, Cedeno to second]; Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 2ND: Kranepool flied out to center; Grote walked; Staiger flied out to left; Harrelson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Johnson flied out to right; Herrmann flied out to left; Metzger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 3RD: Apodaca made an out to first; Boisclair doubled; Millan made an out to second; Milner walked; Kingman flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Niekro flied out to right; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Andrews flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 4TH: Kranepool walked; Grote forced Kranepool (pitcher to shortstop); Staiger doubled [Grote to third]; Harrelson made an out to catcher; Apodaca struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno singled; Watson homered [Cedeno scored]; Cruz singled; Johnson singled [Cruz to second]; Herrmann doubled [Cruz scored, Johnson to third]; Metzger tripled [Johnson scored, Herrmann scored]; MYRICK REPLACED APODACA (PITCHING); Niekro grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell hit a sacrifice fly to left [Metzger scored]; Andrews made an out to second; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 6. METS 5TH: Boisclair grounded out (pitcher to first); Millan singled; Milner grounded out (second to pitcher) [Millan to second]; Kingman singled [Millan scored]; Kranepool flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 6. ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno singled; Watson singled [Cedeno to third]; Cruz forced Watson (second to shortstop) [Cedeno scored]; Cruz stole second; Johnson grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to third]; Herrmann struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 7. METS 6TH: Grote singled; Staiger made an out to second; Harrelson flied out to left; VAIL BATTED FOR MYRICK; Vail grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 7. ASTROS 6TH: SANDERS REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Niekro grounded out (third to first); Cabell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 7. METS 7TH: Boisclair walked; Millan reached on an error by Cabell [Boisclair to third]; Milner struck out; Kingman hit a sacrifice fly to center [Boisclair scored (unearned)]; Kranepool singled [Millan scored (unearned)]; FORSCH REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Grote made an out to third; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 7. ASTROS 7TH: Andrews grounded out (second to first); Cedeno flied out to left; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 7. METS 8TH: HOWARD REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); Staiger grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrelson singled; TORRE BATTED FOR SANDERS; Torre grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Harrelson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 7. ASTROS 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED TORRE (PITCHING); Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard was called out on strikes; Herrmann flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 7. METS 9TH: Boisclair grounded out (pitcher to first); Millan singled; Milner flied out to center; Kingman singled [Millan to second]; Kranepool made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 7. |
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