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The five-hit pitching of Nino Espinosa enabled the Mets to defeat the Astros, 4-1. Doug Flynn drove in the Mets' first run and their last with a pair of singles. In between, the Mets counted twice in the fifth inning. New York Mets 4, Houston Astros 1Game Played on Sunday, May 28, 1978 (Day game) at AstrodomeMets 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 4 11 0
Astros 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1
Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Mazzilli cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .317 Puhl lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .327
Maddox 3b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .237 Bergman 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .111
Boisclair rf 2 0 1 1 1 0 .233 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .272
S. Henderson lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .263 Cruz rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .297
Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Cabell 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .282
Stearns c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .256 Howe 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .287
Foli ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .189 Herrmann c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .103
Flynn 2b 4 0 2 2 0 1 .241 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .233
Espinosa p 4 1 1 0 0 2 .231 Sexton ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
Metzger ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .228
Watson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .279
Baldwin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dixon p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .313
Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 4 11 4 1 4 Totals 31 1 5 1 0 5
Time of Game: 2:03 Attendance: 12,133
Left on Base: Mets 7, Astros 3
DP: Mets 1, Astros 1
Errors: Metzger
Doubles: Espinosa (2), Maddox (5), Foli (6)
Triples: Howe (1)
Home Runs: Cedeno (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Boisclair (3)
GIDP: S. Henderson (9), Howe (3)
Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Espinosa W(5-2) 9 5 1 1 0 5 1 31 3.33
Totals 9 5 1 1 0 5 1 31
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Dixon L(2-1) 8 9 3 3 1 3 0 33 2.27
Sambito 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 3.86
Totals 9 11 4 4 1 4 0 38
Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Joe West, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi
METS 1ST: Mazzilli grounded out (first to pitcher); Maddox
grounded out (shortstop to first); Boisclair singled to
shortstop [Boisclair to second (error by Metzger)]; S. Henderson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.
ASTROS 1ST: Puhl popped to third in foul territory; Bergman
flied out to left; Cedeno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.
METS 2ND: Montanez popped to first in foul territory; Stearns
singled to right; Foli singled to center [Stearns to third];
Flynn singled to left [Stearns scored, Foli to second]; Espinosa
struck out; Mazzilli flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Cruz flied out to left; Cabell struck out; Howe
tripled to center; Herrmann flied to left in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.
METS 3RD: Maddox flied out to center; Boisclair walked; S.
Henderson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Boisclair out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1,
Astros 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Metzger was called out on strikes; Dixon grounded
out (shortstop to first); Puhl grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.
METS 4TH: Montanez flied out to right; Stearns lined to left;
Foli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets
1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 4TH: Bergman grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Cedeno homered; Cruz struck out; Cabell grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 1.
METS 5TH: Flynn struck out; Espinosa doubled; Mazzilli singled
to center [Espinosa to third]; Maddox singled to right [Espinosa
scored, Mazzilli to third]; Boisclair hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Mazzilli scored]; S. Henderson singled to shortstop
[Maddox to second]; Montanez made an out to second; 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 1.
ASTROS 5TH: Howe flied out to left; Herrmann made an out to
shortstop; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 1.
METS 6TH: Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli flied
out to right; Flynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 1.
ASTROS 6TH: Dixon grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl flied
out to center; Bergman singled to left; Cedeno grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 1.
METS 7TH: On a bunt Espinosa made an out to catcher; Mazzilli
made an out to pitcher; Maddox doubled to left; Boisclair flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 1.
ASTROS 7TH: Cruz flied out to left; Cabell singled to shortstop;
Howe grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Cabell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 1.
METS 8TH: S. Henderson flied out to right; Montanez grounded out
(pitcher to first); Stearns popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 1.
ASTROS 8TH: WALLING BATTED FOR HERRMANN; Walling grounded out
(second to first); WATSON BATTED FOR METZGER; Watson struck out;
ALOU BATTED FOR DIXON; Alou popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Mets 3, Astros 1.
METS 9TH: SEXTON REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING SS); BALDWIN REPLACED
WATSON (PLAYING C ); SAMBITO REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Foli
doubled to left; Flynn singled to center [Foli scored]; Espinosa
struck out; Mazzilli flied to right in foul territory; Maddox
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 1.
ASTROS 9TH: Puhl made an out to third; Bergman singled to
center; Cedeno struck out; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 1.
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