Showing no favorites, the Mets scored off three different relief pitchers while rallying for six runs in the last three innings to defeat the Astros, 9-7. Oscar Zamora, who replaced starter Joaquin Andujar in the fifth, pitched two scoreless innings and had a 7-3 lead before giving up a run in the seventh. Bruce Boisclair homered to lead off the eighth and Steve Henderson followed with a single, resulting in Zamora's removal. New York Mets 9, Houston Astros 7Game Played on Saturday, May 27, 1978 (Night game) at AstrodomeMets 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 4 1 - 9 12 2 Astros 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 - 7 10 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mazzilli cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .320 Puhl rf,lf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .335 Maddox 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .225 Cabell 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .281 Boisclair rf 5 2 3 1 0 0 .226 Cedeno cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .272 S. Henderson lf 3 3 1 0 2 1 .263 Cruz 1b,rf 4 1 3 1 1 0 .305 Montanez 1b 3 1 1 0 2 0 .259 Walling lf 2 1 0 0 2 0 .241 Hodges c 2 0 1 2 0 0 .219 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Stearns ph,c 1 1 1 3 0 0 .256 Howe 2b 3 1 1 3 0 0 .286 Foli ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .174 Ferguson c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .219 Flynn 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .235 Metzger ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .232 Bruhert p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Andujar p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .063 Kobel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alou ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Zamora p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Metzger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Youngblood ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Bergman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 9 12 8 4 3 Totals 34 7 10 5 4 4 Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 26,742 Left on Base: Mets 7, Astros 6 DP: Mets 0, Astros 1 Errors: Hodges, Bruhert, Andujar Doubles: Stearns (6), Cruz (8), Howe (14) Triples: Hodges (1), Boisclair (1) Home Runs: Boisclair (2) Stolen Bases: Cabell (5) Sacrifice Hits: Foli (2), Andujar (3) Sacrifice Flies: Hodges (2), Stearns (2), Howe (2) GIDP: Boisclair (3) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bruhert 4.1 7 7 6 2 3 0 21 4.57 Kobel 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 0.00 Metzger W(1-1) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 6.00 Murray SV(3) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.61 Totals 9 10 7 6 4 4 0 40 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Andujar 4 3 3 3 3 1 0 18 2.41 Zamora 3 4 3 3 0 1 1 13 7.11 Sambito L(2-3) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 3.67 Forsch 1.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 9 3.13 Totals 9 12 9 9 4 3 1 43 Wild Pitches: Bruhert (3) Balks: Zamora (1) Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Joe West, 3B - John Kibler METS 1ST: Mazzilli flied out to center; Maddox reached on an error by Andujar [Maddox to first]; Boisclair grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Maddox out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 2ND: S. Henderson walked; Montanez made an out to third; Hodges tripled to right [S. Henderson scored]; Foli grounded out (third to first); Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled to center; Cruz was picked off first (pitcher to first); Walling made an out to shortstop; Howe grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. METS 3RD: Bruhert flied out to right; Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Ferguson walked; Metzger singled to right [Ferguson to second]; Andujar out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ferguson to third, Metzger to second]; Puhl singled to center [Ferguson scored, Metzger to third]; Puhl was picked off first but was safe on an error by Bruhert [Metzger scored, Puhl to second]; Cabell lined to left; Cedeno struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 2. METS 4TH: Boisclair tripled to center; S. Henderson walked; Montanez walked [S. Henderson to second]; Hodges hit a sacrifice fly to right [Boisclair scored, S. Henderson to third]; Foli singled to right [S. Henderson scored, Montanez to second]; Flynn forced Foli (pitcher to shortstop) [Montanez to third]; Bruhert struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz doubled to right; Bruhert threw a wild pitch [Cruz to third]; Walling walked; Howe doubled to left [Cruz scored, Walling scored, Howe scored (error by Hodges) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Metzger struck out; ALOU BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Alou struck out (strikeout was charged to Andujar); 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 5. METS 5TH: ZAMORA REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Mazzilli grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox flied out to right; Boisclair lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 5. ASTROS 5TH: Puhl singled to right; On a bunt Cabell singled to first [Puhl to second]; Cedeno popped to catcher; KOBEL REPLACED BRUHERT (PITCHING); Cruz singled to center [Puhl scored, Cabell to second]; Walling walked [Cabell to third, Cruz to second]; Howe hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cabell scored, Cruz to third]; Ferguson flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 7. METS 6TH: S. Henderson struck out; Montanez grounded out (first to pitcher); Hodges flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 7. ASTROS 6TH: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Zamora struck out; Puhl popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 7. METS 7TH: Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); Flynn singled to center; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR KOBEL; Kranepool lined to second; Mazzilli singled to right [Flynn to third]; Zamora balked [Flynn scored, Mazzilli to second]; Maddox popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 7. ASTROS 7TH: METZGER REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Cabell singled to shortstop; Cabell stole second; Cedeno flied out to left; Cruz was walked intentionally; Walling flied out to left; Howe flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 7. METS 8TH: Boisclair homered; S. Henderson singled to left; SAMBITO REPLACED ZAMORA (PITCHING); Montanez singled to center [S. Henderson to second]; STEARNS BATTED FOR HODGES; Stearns doubled to left [S. Henderson scored, Montanez scored]; Foli out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Stearns to third]; FORSCH REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); BERGMAN REPLACED SAMBITO (PLAYING 1B); CRUZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); PUHL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Flynn singled to center [Stearns scored]; YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR METZGER; Youngblood grounded out (third to first) [Flynn to second]; Mazzilli struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 8, Astros 7. ASTROS 8TH: MURRAY REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); STEARNS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Ferguson flied out to left; Metzger grounded out (second to first); Bergman lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 8, Astros 7. METS 9TH: Maddox singled to left; On a bunt Boisclair singled to first [Maddox to second]; S. Henderson grounded out (first unassisted) [Maddox to third, Boisclair to second]; Montanez was walked intentionally; Stearns hit a sacrifice fly to right [Maddox scored]; Foli flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 9, Astros 7. ASTROS 9TH: Puhl grounded out (third to first); Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno singled to pitcher; Cruz popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 9, Astros 7. |
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