Nolan Ryan pitched a five-hitter and struck out 10 in hurling the Astros to a 3-0 whitewashing of the Mets. The Astros scored in the second inning on a run-scoring single by Luis Pujols, in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Cesar Cedeno and in the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Terry Puhl. Ryan moved to the top of the all-time walk list by issuing two bases on balls for a career total of 1,777, two more than Hall of Famer Early Wynn. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 3, New York Mets 0

Game Played on Friday, June 5, 1981 (Night game) at Astrodome

Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 Astros 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 x - 3 5 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson cf 4 0 0 0 0 4 .267 Puhl rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .258 Taveras ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 .248 Reynolds ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 .263 Youngblood rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .357 Cedeno 1b 2 0 0 1 1 0 .293 Kingman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .221 Cruz lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .273 Mazzilli lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .214 Howe 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .354 Cubbage 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .240 Woods cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .148 Stearns c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 Pujols c 1 1 1 1 2 0 .255 Flynn 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Pittman 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Staub ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .309 Ryan p 1 0 0 0 1 1 .136 Bailor pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Jones p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .133 Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Falcone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 0 5 0 2 10 Totals 23 3 5 3 6 6 Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 28,085 Left on Base: Mets 7, Astros 5 DP: Mets 2, Astros 0 Triples: Reynolds (9) Caught Stealing: Puhl (4), Cedeno (5) Sacrifice Hits: Ryan (1) Sacrifice Flies: Cedeno (3), Puhl (4) GIDP: Pittman (2) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jones L(1-6) 6 4 2 2 5 3 0 24 4.20 Falcone 2 1 1 1 1 3 0 8 2.70 Totals 8 5 3 3 6 6 0 32 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ryan W(5-3) 9 5 0 0 2 10 0 34 1.39 Totals 9 5 0 0 2 10 0 34 Wild Pitches: Ryan (10) Balks: Ryan (2) Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Joe West METS 1ST: Wilson struck out; Taveras walked; Ryan balked [Taveras to second]; Youngblood lined to shortstop; Kingman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled to right; Reynolds struck out while Puhl was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cedeno walked; Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 2ND: Mazzilli struck out; Cubbage made an out to shortstop; Stearns singled to left; Flynn flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Howe walked; Woods singled to left [Howe to third]; Pujols singled to left [Howe scored, Woods to second]; Pittman grounded out (second to first) [Woods to third, Pujols to second]; Ryan struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. METS 3RD: Jones struck out; Wilson struck out; Taveras struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl grounded out (third to first); Reynolds flied out to center; Cedeno lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. METS 4TH: Youngblood grounded out (pitcher to first); Kingman was called out on strikes; Mazzilli walked; Ryan threw a wild pitch [Mazzilli to second]; Cubbage grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz flied out to center; Howe grounded out (second to first); Woods was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. METS 5TH: Stearns grounded out (first unassisted); Flynn grounded out (second to first); Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Pujols walked; Pittman grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Pujols out at second]; Ryan walked; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. METS 6TH: Wilson struck out (catcher to first); Taveras singled to right; Youngblood grounded out (third to first) [Taveras to third]; Kingman flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Reynolds tripled to right; Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly to right [Reynolds scored]; Cruz walked; Howe grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to second]; Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. METS 7TH: Mazzilli struck out; Cubbage singled to center; Stearns flied out to center; STAUB BATTED FOR FLYNN; Staub singled to left [Cubbage to second]; BAILOR RAN FOR STAUB; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR JONES; Jorgensen flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: BAILOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); FALCONE REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); Pujols walked; Pittman singled to center [Pujols to second]; Ryan out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Pujols to third, Pittman to second]; Puhl hit a sacrifice fly to center [Pujols scored]; Reynolds struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3. METS 8TH: Wilson was called out on strikes; Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); Youngblood singled to center; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno flied out to left; Cruz struck out; Howe struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3. METS 9TH: Mazzilli lined to third; Cubbage grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3.

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