The Astros extended their winning streak to seven games with an 8-0 blanking of the Mets behind Bob Knepper's three-hit pitching. Alan Ashby paced a 16-hit attack with a two-run homer and three singles. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 8, New York Mets 0

Game Played on Wednesday, September 2, 1981 (Night game) at Astrodome

Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Astros 1 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 x - 8 16 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .285 Scott cf 5 1 4 1 0 0 .262 Taveras ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .232 Garner 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .245 Brooks 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .305 Puhl rf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .264 Kingman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .215 Cruz lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .276 Mazzilli lf 3 0 0 0 0 3 .220 Cedeno 1b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .283 Valentine rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .193 Howe 3b 3 2 2 1 0 0 .317 Trevino c,2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .267 Roberts ph,3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .227 Flynn 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .220 Ashby c 4 1 4 3 0 0 .278 Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Reynolds ss 4 2 1 0 0 0 .246 Scott p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .065 Knepper p 3 0 1 2 0 2 .135 Boitano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hodges ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Leach p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Searage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Stearns ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Totals 30 0 3 0 1 9 Totals 37 8 16 8 0 3 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 18,938 Left on Base: Mets 4, Astros 6 DP: Mets 0, Astros 0 Doubles: Scott (12), Cedeno (16), Knepper (2) Home Runs: Ashby (2) Sacrifice Hits: Knepper (4) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Scott L(4-8) 3.2 8 5 5 0 1 1 19 4.49 Boitano 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5.06 Leach 1.1 4 2 2 0 0 0 7 1.96 Searage 1.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 7 5.51 Miller 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.29 Totals 8 16 8 8 0 3 1 38 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knepper W(7-3) 9 3 0 0 1 9 0 31 1.80 Totals 9 3 0 0 1 9 0 31 Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Charlie Williams METS 1ST: Wilson struck out; Taveras flied out to right; Brooks singled to center; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Scott doubled to left; Garner grounded out (second to first) [Scott to third]; Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first) [Scott scored]; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. METS 2ND: Mazzilli struck out; Valentine flied out to center; Trevino walked; Flynn forced Trevino (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Cedeno doubled to left; Howe singled to center [Cedeno scored]; Ashby homered [Howe scored]; Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first); Knepper struck out; Scott singled to left; Garner flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 4. METS 3RD: Scott flied out to left; Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); Taveras struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 4. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Cruz singled to center; Cedeno flied out to center; Howe forced Cruz (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 4. METS 4TH: Brooks singled to center; Kingman forced Brooks (third to second); Mazzilli struck out; Valentine made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 4. ASTROS 4TH: Ashby singled to left; Reynolds forced Ashby (pitcher to shortstop); Knepper out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Reynolds to second]; Scott singled to left [Reynolds scored]; BOITANO REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); Garner struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 5. METS 5TH: Trevino grounded out (first to pitcher); Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); HODGES BATTED FOR BOITANO; Hodges grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 5. ASTROS 5TH: LEACH REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); Puhl flied out to center; Cruz popped to catcher in foul territory; Cedeno popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 5. METS 6TH: Wilson flied out to center; Taveras flied out to left; Brooks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 5. ASTROS 6TH: Howe singled to center; Ashby singled to center [Howe to second]; Reynolds singled to right [Howe to third, Ashby out at third (right to third to shortstop)]; Knepper doubled to right [Howe scored, Reynolds scored]; SEARAGE REPLACED LEACH (PITCHING); Scott grounded out (third to first) [Knepper to third]; Garner grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 7. METS 7TH: Kingman flied out to left; Mazzilli struck out; Valentine flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 7. ASTROS 7TH: Puhl made an out to second; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno singled to left; ROBERTS BATTED FOR HOWE; Roberts singled to left [Cedeno to second]; Ashby singled to center [Cedeno scored, Roberts out at home (center to shortstop to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 8. METS 8TH: ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Trevino grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn singled to center; STEARNS BATTED FOR SEARAGE; Stearns struck out; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 8. ASTROS 8TH: STEARNS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MILLER REPLACED FLYNN (PITCHING); TREVINO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Reynolds flied out to right; Knepper struck out; Scott singled to left; Garner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 8. METS 9TH: Taveras made an out to first; Brooks flied out to right; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 8.

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