Mike Scott and Neil Allen combined on a six-hitter to carry the Mets to a 3-1 victory over the Astros. The game was scoreless when Hubie Brooks and Alex Trevino began the seventh inning with singles. Doug Flynn then hit a comebacker to Bob Knepper, who threw to third for the forceout on Brooks.

Third baseman Art Howe attempted to double Flynn at first base but threw the ball into right field, allowing Trevino to score and Flynn to reach third, from where he tallied on a sacrifice fly by Scott. Dave Kingman provided an insurance run in the eighth with his 12th homer of the season. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 3, Houston Astros 1

Game Played on Sunday, June 7, 1981 (Day game) at Astrodome

Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 - 3 6 0 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 6 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .281 Puhl cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Taveras ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .243 Reynolds ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Mazzilli lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .213 Cedeno 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .297 Kingman 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .216 Cruz lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Howe 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .354 Valentine rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .203 Walling rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Brooks 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .317 Ashby c 1 0 1 0 0 0 .265 Trevino c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .280 Pujols ph,c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Flynn 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .253 Pittman 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .304 Scott p 2 0 0 1 0 1 .048 Knepper p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .111 Allen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Heep ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .218 Thon pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 Totals 30 3 6 2 3 5 Totals 29 1 6 1 1 1 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 29,873 Left on Base: Mets 6, Astros 3 DP: Mets 2, Astros 1 Errors: Howe Doubles: Ashby (7), Pittman (2) Home Runs: Kingman (13) Stolen Bases: Taveras 2 (11) Sacrifice Hits: Scott (1), Reynolds (14) Sacrifice Flies: Scott (1) GIDP: Cruz (5), Walling (3) Hit by Pitch: Taveras (1,by Knepper) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Scott W(3-4) 8 5 1 1 1 1 0 27 4.24 Allen SV(6) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.97 Totals 9 6 1 1 1 1 0 31 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knepper L(5-1) 9 6 3 2 3 5 1 36 1.15 Totals 9 6 3 2 3 5 1 36 Hit by Pitch: Knepper (1) Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Bruce Froemming METS 1ST: Wilson struck out; Taveras was hit by a pitch; Taveras stole second; Mazzilli walked; Kingman made an out to first [Taveras to third, Mazzilli to second]; Valentine walked; Brooks forced Valentine (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Reynolds made an out to third; Cedeno made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 2ND: Trevino walked; Flynn singled to second [Trevino to second]; Scott out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Trevino to third, Flynn to second]; Wilson hit into a double play (left to catcher) [Trevino out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Howe flied out to left; Walling grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 3RD: Taveras singled to center; Taveras stole second; Mazzilli flied out to right; Kingman grounded out (third to first); Valentine struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Ashby doubled to right; Pittman grounded out (second to first) [Ashby to third]; Knepper struck out; Puhl grounded out (first to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 4TH: Brooks grounded out (third to first); Trevino grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Reynolds made an out to second; Cedeno walked; Cedeno was picked off first (pitcher to first); Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 5TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson grounded out (second to first); Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Howe grounded out (third to first); Walling grounded out (first unassisted); PUJOLS BATTED FOR ASHBY; Pujols grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 6TH: PUJOLS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Mazzilli was called out on strikes; Kingman made an out to shortstop; Valentine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Pittman grounded out (second to first); Knepper grounded out (pitcher to first); Puhl made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 7TH: Brooks singled to center; Trevino singled to right [Brooks to second]; Flynn forced Brooks (pitcher to third) [Trevino scored (error by Howe) (no RBI), Flynn to third]; Scott hit a sacrifice fly to right [Flynn scored (unearned)]; Wilson singled to right; Taveras grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Reynolds flied out to right; Cedeno singled to center; Cruz grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cedeno out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. METS 8TH: Mazzilli flied out to center; Kingman homered; Valentine flied out to right; Brooks grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING 1B); Howe singled to center; Walling grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Howe out at second]; Pujols lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 0. METS 9TH: Trevino grounded out (second to first); Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: Pittman doubled to left; HEEP BATTED FOR KNEPPER; Heep singled to right [Pittman scored]; THON RAN FOR HEEP; ALLEN REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); Puhl singled to right [Thon to second]; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Thon to third, Puhl to second]; Cedeno flied out to right; Cruz flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 1.

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