A sacrifice fly by Enos Cabell in the 10th inning scored Terry Puhl and brought the Astros a 4-3 victory over the Mets. Jerry Koosman, pitching for the Mets, had a 3-0 lead and was working on a four-hitter until the Astros rallied for five singles to tie score in the ninth. In the 10th, Puhl singled, took third on a single by Rafael Landestoy and scored the winning run on Cabell's fly. Elliott Maddox dropped the ball and was charged with an error, but Cabell was credited with a sacrifice fly and run batted in. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Friday, July      28, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome
Mets         0  0  0    1  0  0    1  1  0    0  -   3  8  1
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3    1  -   4 11  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox rf             5   0   1   1     0   1   .267      Puhl cf               5   1   2   0     0   1   .293
Foli ss               4   1   0   0     1   0   .245      Fischlin ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .137
S. Henderson lf       5   1   2   0     0   1   .268        Alou ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .344
Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     1   0   .271        Landestoy pr,ss     1   1   1   0     0   0   .304
Stearns c             4   0   2   2     1   0   .274      Cabell 3b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .295
Mazzilli cf           4   0   1   0     1   1   .267      Watson 1b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .290
Randle 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .225      Howe 2b               4   0   1   1     0   2   .285
Flynn 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .248      Howard lf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .247
Koosman p             4   0   0   0     0   2   .100      Cruz rf               4   0   1   1     0   2   .286
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Bochy c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .353
                                                            Sexton pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .163
                                                            Pujols c            1   0   0   0     0   1   .147
                                                          Dixon p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .107
                                                            Gonzalez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .232
                                                            Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Walling ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .228

Totals               38   3   8   3     4   6             Totals               38   4  11   4     0   7

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 26,779
Left on Base: Mets 9, Astros 7
DP: Mets 1, Astros 0
Errors: Maddox, Fischlin, Dixon
Doubles: Maddox (12)
Triples: S. Henderson (5)
Stolen Bases: Stearns (15)
Caught Stealing: Maddox (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Cabell (3)
GIDP: Gonzalez (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman                 8.2   9   3   3   0   6   0  34   3.89
Lockwood L(7-9)         0.2   2   1   1   0   1   0   5   3.52
Totals                  9.1  11   4   4   0   7   0  39

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dixon                   8     6   3   3   4   5   0  34   3.65
Sambito W(4-6)          2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   3.08
Totals                 10     8   3   3   4   6   0  42

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Joe West, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi


METS 1ST: Maddox was called out on strikes; Foli grounded out
(shortstop to first); S. Henderson was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl was called out on strikes; Fischlin flied out
to right; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

METS 2ND: Montanez flied out to center; Stearns popped to
second; Mazzilli singled to right; Mazzilli was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Dixon [Mazzilli to second]; Randle
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (first unassisted); Howe struck
out; Howard grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (second to first); Koosman reached
on an error by Fischlin [Koosman to first]; Maddox forced
Koosman (third to second); Maddox was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Cruz struck out; Bochy flied out to right; Dixon
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Astros 0.

METS 4TH: Foli walked; S. Henderson grounded out (pitcher to
third to first) [Foli to second]; Montanez walked; Stearns
singled to center [Foli scored, Montanez to second]; Mazzilli
walked [Montanez to third, Stearns to second]; Randle struck
out; Flynn flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 1,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Puhl flied out to left; Fischlin flied out to
center; Cabell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Astros 0.

METS 5TH: Koosman grounded out (third to first); Maddox popped
to first in foul territory; Foli grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); Howe grounded
out (second to first); Howard singled to shortstop; Cruz struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 0.

METS 6TH: S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); Montanez
grounded out (first unassisted); Stearns walked; Mazzilli struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Bochy grounded out (third to first); Dixon flied out
to right; Puhl made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Astros 0.

METS 7TH: Randle grounded out (second to first); Flynn singled
to center; On a bunt Koosman struck out; Maddox doubled to left
[Flynn scored]; Foli flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Fischlin flied out to center; Cabell singled to
center; Watson singled to center [Cabell to second]; Howe struck
out; Howard struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 0.

METS 8TH: S. Henderson tripled to right; Montanez grounded out
(second to first); Stearns singled to left [S. Henderson
scored]; Stearns stole second; Mazzilli grounded out (first
unassisted) [Stearns to third]; Randle grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Cruz made an out to shortstop; Bochy singled to
right; SEXTON RAN FOR BOCHY; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR DIXON; Gonzalez
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Sexton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Astros 0.

METS 9TH: SAMBITO REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); PUJOLS REPLACED
SEXTON (PLAYING C ); Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first);
Koosman struck out (catcher to first); Maddox flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Puhl singled to second; ALOU BATTED FOR FISCHLIN;
Alou singled to shortstop [Puhl to second]; LANDESTOY RAN FOR
ALOU; Cabell forced Puhl (third unassisted) [Landestoy to
second]; Watson singled to left [Landestoy to third, Cabell to
second]; Howe singled to center [Landestoy scored, Cabell to
third, Watson to second]; Howard forced Howe (shortstop to
second) [Cabell scored, Watson to third]; Cruz singled to right
[Watson scored, Howard to third]; LOCKWOOD REPLACED KOOSMAN
(PITCHING); Pujols struck out; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3,
Astros 3.

METS 10TH: LANDESTOY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Foli lined to
shortstop; S. Henderson singled to right; Montanez singled to
left [S. Henderson to second]; Stearns made an out to shortstop;
Mazzilli flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3,
Astros 3.

ASTROS 10TH: WALLING BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Walling flied out to
left; Puhl singled to left; Landestoy singled to left [Puhl to
third]; Cabell reached on an error by Maddox on a sacrifice fly
[Puhl scored, Landestoy to second, Cabell to first]; 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Astros 4.