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.