The streaking Astros won their sixth consecutive game, coming from behind with two runs in the last of ninth inning to defeat the Mets, 4-3. Dave Bergman drew a walk to open the rally and scored on a double by Bruce Bochy, who continued to third when catcher John Stearns missed the outfield relay.

Skip Lockwood took over from Dwight Bernard on the mound and got Julio Gonzalez to pop out before pinch-hitter Wilbur Howard slashed a single over the drawn-in infield to end the game. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Sunday, July      30, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome
Mets         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  0  -   3 11  2
Astros       0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  2  -   4  9  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox rf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Landestoy ss          4   0   0   0     0   2   .288
Foli ss               4   0   2   0     0   0   .248        Howard ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .255
  Ferrer pr,ss        0   1   0   0     0   0   .167      Puhl cf               4   0   2   0     0   1   .295
S. Henderson lf       4   1   3   0     0   0   .273      Cabell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .295
Montanez 1b           4   1   1   1     0   2   .271      Cruz rf               4   2   2   0     0   0   .288
Stearns c             4   0   2   1     0   0   .277      Watson 1b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .290
Mazzilli cf           3   0   0   1     0   0   .265      Howe 2b               3   0   0   1     0   0   .283
Randle 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .225        Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Flynn 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .246        Walling ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Swan p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Andujar p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .130
  Boisclair ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Bergman lf            2   1   1   0     2   0   .237
  Bernard p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Bochy c               3   0   1   1     1   0   .350
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Sexton pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .163
                                                          Lemongello p          3   0   0   0     0   2   .170
                                                            Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gonzalez 2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .228

Totals               35   3  11   3     1   6             Totals               34   4   9   4     3   7

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 17,502
Left on Base: Mets 7, Astros 8
DP: Mets 0, Astros 1
Errors: Ferrer, Stearns, Howe
Doubles: Randle (15), Foli (15), Bergman (3), Cruz (18), Puhl (17), Bochy (1)
Triples: Cruz (5)
Stolen Bases: Foli (2), S. Henderson (7), Flynn (2), Puhl (17)
Caught Stealing: Maddox 2 (9), Watson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Mazzilli (4)
GIDP: Maddox (7)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan                    7     7   2   2   2   7   0  29   2.45
Bernard L(0-1)          1     1   2   1   1   0   0   6   2.93
Lockwood                0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.51
Totals                  8.1   9   4   3   3   7   0  37

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemongello              7.2   9   3   3   0   4   0  30   3.77
Sambito                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.08
Forsch                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.99
Andujar W(4-4)          1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   3.04
Totals                  9    11   3   3   1   6   0  37

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


METS 1ST: Maddox singled to left; Maddox was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Foli singled to left; S. Henderson
singled to center [Foli to second]; Foli stole third and S.
Henderson stole second; Montanez struck out; Stearns grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros
0.

ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy grounded out (third to first); Puhl
grounded out (catcher to first); Cabell singled to left; Cruz
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

METS 2ND: Mazzilli lined to second; Randle struck out; Flynn
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson struck out; Howe popped to second; Bergman
doubled to right; Bochy was walked intentionally; Lemongello
made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

METS 3RD: Swan flied out to center; Maddox reached on an error
by Howe [Maddox to first]; Maddox was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Foli flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Landestoy was called out on strikes; Puhl singled to
center; Puhl stole second; Puhl was picked off second (pitcher
to shortstop); Cabell flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

METS 4TH: S. Henderson singled to pitcher; Montanez forced S.
Henderson (pitcher to shortstop); Stearns singled to right
[Montanez to third]; Mazzilli hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Montanez scored]; Randle made an out to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz doubled to left; Watson singled to right [Cruz
scored]; Watson was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Howe grounded out (second to first); Bergman walked; Bochy
forced Bergman (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 1, Astros 1.

METS 5TH: Flynn grounded out (third to first); Swan grounded out
(third to first); Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Lemongello was called out on strikes; Landestoy
struck out; Puhl doubled to right; Cabell was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 1.

METS 6TH: Foli flied out to center; S. Henderson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Cruz tripled to right; Watson popped to second; Howe
reached on a fielder's choice [Cruz scored]; Bergman flied out
to left; Bochy flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
1, Astros 2.

METS 7TH: Stearns grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli
popped to third in foul territory; Randle doubled to right;
Flynn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Lemongello struck out; Landestoy lined to third;
Puhl struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 2.

METS 8TH: BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR SWAN; On a bunt Boisclair singled
to third; Maddox grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Boisclair out at second]; Foli doubled to left; FERRER
RAN FOR FOLI; S. Henderson singled to shortstop [Ferrer to
third]; SAMBITO REPLACED LEMONGELLO (PITCHING); Montanez singled
to left [Ferrer scored, S. Henderson to third]; FORSCH REPLACED
HOWE (PITCHING); GONZALEZ REPLACED SAMBITO (PLAYING 2B); Stearns
singled to right [S. Henderson scored, Montanez to second];
Mazzilli flied out to center; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3,
Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: FERRER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); BERNARD REPLACED
BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Cabell grounded out (second to first);
Cruz lined to shortstop; Watson reached on an error by Ferrer
[Watson to second]; WALLING BATTED FOR FORSCH; Walling flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Astros 2.

METS 9TH: ANDUJAR REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); Randle grounded
out (second to first); Flynn walked; Flynn stole second; Bernard
struck out; Maddox was called out on strikes (catcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Bergman walked; Bochy doubled to right [Bergman
scored, Bochy to third (error by Stearns)]; SEXTON RAN FOR
BOCHY; LOCKWOOD REPLACED BERNARD (PITCHING); Gonzalez popped to
third; HOWARD BATTED FOR LANDESTOY; Howard singled to center
[Sexton scored (unearned)]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
3, Astros 4.