The Mets rallied for two runs in the eighth inning to nudge the Astros, 3-2. Hubie Brooks doubled, scoring Frank Taveras with the winning run after Taveras had delivered a game-tying single. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 3, Houston Astros 2

Game Played on Thursday, August 27, 1981 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Astros 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 0 Mets 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 x - 3 7 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Scott cf 4 1 2 1 1 1 .250 Wilson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .298 Garcia ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .225 Taveras ss 4 1 2 1 0 1 .234 Spilman ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .219 Brooks 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .301 Cedeno 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .283 Kingman 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .224 Cruz lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .284 Bailor 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Howe 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .305 Valentine rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .197 Woods rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .173 Mazzilli lf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .211 Walling ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Stearns c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Pujols c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaCorte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Allen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Pittman 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .281 Flynn 2b 2 0 0 1 0 0 .209 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .158 Jorgensen ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Falcone p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ashby c 1 0 1 0 0 0 .253 Trevino c 1 1 1 0 0 0 .279 Thon pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Totals 35 2 9 2 3 4 Totals 30 3 7 3 1 6 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 17,488 Left on Base: Astros 10, Mets 4 DP: Astros 1, Mets 0 Doubles: Pittman (4), Cruz (13), Mazzilli (8), Brooks (13) Stolen Bases: Trevino (2) Caught Stealing: Valentine (3) Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (7) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro 7.1 5 2 2 1 4 0 27 3.00 Sambito L(3-5) 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 1.80 LaCorte 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.99 Totals 8 7 3 3 1 6 0 31 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Falcone 7 6 2 2 2 3 0 29 2.84 Marshall W(2-0) 1.1 3 0 0 1 0 0 8 4.05 Allen SV(12) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.49 Totals 9 9 2 2 3 4 0 39 Wild Pitches: Niekro (6) Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - John McSherry ASTROS 1ST: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Garcia flied out to right; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (third to first); Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Brooks flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz made an out to shortstop; Howe made an out to second; Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Kingman flied out to center; Valentine singled to left; Mazzilli struck out while Valentine was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. ASTROS 3RD: Pujols flied out to center; Pittman singled to right; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Pittman to second]; Scott singled to left [Pittman scored, Scott to second (on throw to home)]; Garcia singled to center [Scott scored]; Cedeno singled to shortstop [Garcia to second]; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Stearns flied out to center; Flynn grounded out (second to first); Falcone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0. ASTROS 4TH: Howe grounded out (third to first); Woods made an out to second; Pujols grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Wilson flied out to center; Taveras singled to center; Brooks flied out to center; Kingman walked [Taveras to second]; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0. ASTROS 5TH: Pittman flied out to center; Niekro lined to third; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Mazzilli doubled to right; Stearns flied out to right [Mazzilli to third]; Flynn grounded out (third to first) [Mazzilli scored]; Falcone grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 1. ASTROS 6TH: Garcia struck out (catcher to first); Cedeno flied out to center; Cruz walked; Howe singled to right [Cruz to third]; Woods flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 1. METS 6TH: Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); Taveras struck out; Brooks singled to right; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Brooks to second]; Kingman lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 1. ASTROS 7TH: Pujols flied out to right; Pittman doubled to left; Niekro made an out to second; Scott was walked intentionally; Garcia forced Scott (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 1. METS 7TH: Valentine made an out to second; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); Stearns flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 1. ASTROS 8TH: MARSHALL REPLACED STEARNS (PITCHING); TREVINO REPLACED FALCONE (PLAYING C ); Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cruz doubled to right; Howe was walked intentionally; WALLING BATTED FOR WOODS; Walling flied out to center [Cruz to third]; Pujols forced Howe (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 1. METS 8TH: WALLING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); JORGENSEN BATTED FOR FLYNN; Jorgensen struck out; Trevino singled to right; SAMBITO REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Trevino stole second; Wilson struck out; Taveras singled to right [Trevino scored, Taveras to second (on throw to home)]; Brooks doubled to left [Taveras scored]; LACORTE REPLACED PUJOLS (PITCHING); ASHBY REPLACED SAMBITO (PLAYING C ); Kingman struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 3. ASTROS 9TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BAILOR REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING 2B); Pittman grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby singled to right; THON RAN FOR ASHBY; Scott singled to right [Thon to third]; ALLEN REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); SPILMAN BATTED FOR GARCIA; Spilman was called out on strikes; Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 3.

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