Extending their winning skein to four games, the Astros downed the Mets, 5-1, as Don Sutton became the first N.L. pitcher to be credited with seven victories. Houston broke a 1-1 tie in the third inning on a double by Terry Puhl and an RBI single by Tony Scott. Alan Ashby delivered a run-scoring single in the fourth and a sacrifice fly in the sixth. Ray Knight had his hitting streak halted at 16 games. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 5, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Friday, May       21, 1982 (Night game) at Astrodome
Mets         0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Astros       0  1  1    1  1  1    0  0  x  -   5 10  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson cf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .323      Puhl rf               4   2   2   0     0   0   .246
Stearns c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .313      Scott cf              3   0   1   1     0   1   .262
Foster lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .216        Loucks cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kingman 1b            3   0   0   0     1   2   .239      Knight 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .318
Youngblood rf         3   0   0   0     1   0   .261      Cruz lf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .265
Brooks 3b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .267      Heep 1b               2   1   1   0     2   0   .235
Backman 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .295        LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gardenhire ss         3   1   2   0     0   0   .255      Garner 2b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .297
Scott p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .095      Ashby c               3   0   1   2     0   1   .272
  Lynch p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reynolds ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Sutton p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .174
  Orosco p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Walling 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .170

Totals               31   1   7   1     3   7             Totals               30   5  10   5     2   4

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 22,383
Left on Base: Mets 6, Astros 5
DP: Mets 1, Astros 2
Errors: Knight
Doubles: Wilson (6), Heep (2), Garner (13), Puhl (5), Cruz (9)
Triples: Garner (3)
Stolen Bases: Gardenhire (1), Cruz (7)
Caught Stealing: Youngblood (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Scott (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Ashby (1)
GIDP: Youngblood (1), Gardenhire (5), Knight (6)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Scott L(3-3)            5     9   4   4   1   2   0  23   2.78
Lynch                   1     1   1   1   0   0   0   4   3.55
Orosco                  2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   2.57
Totals                  8    10   5   5   2   4   0  34

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(7-1)           8     6   1   1   3   7   0  30   2.24
LaCorte                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   5.40
Totals                  9     7   1   1   3   7   0  34

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Eric Gregg


METS 1ST: Rusty Staub ejected by 3B umpire Eric Gregg
demanding a balk be called sometime in game; Wilson doubled
to left; Stearns struck out; Foster grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Scott grounded
out (second to first); Knight popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

METS 2ND: Youngblood walked; Youngblood was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Brooks struck out; Backman flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz flied out to left; Heep doubled to left; Garner
doubled to left [Heep scored]; Ashby was called out on strikes;
Reynolds singled to left [Garner out at home (left to catcher)];
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 1.

METS 3RD: Gardenhire singled to center; Gardenhire stole second;
Scott struck out; Wilson singled to center [Gardenhire scored];
Stearns flied out to center; Foster flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Sutton struck out; Puhl doubled to center; Scott
singled to center [Puhl scored]; Knight grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Scott out at second]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 2.

METS 4TH: Kingman walked; Youngblood grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Kingman out at second]; Brooks
popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz singled to right; Cruz stole second; Heep
walked; Garner forced Heep (second to shortstop) [Cruz to
third]; Ashby singled to center [Garner to third, Cruz scored];
Reynolds flied out to left; Sutton forced Ashby (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 3.

METS 5TH: Backman walked; Gardenhire grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Backman out at second]; Scott
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Puhl singled to third; Scott out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Puhl to second]; Knight popped to second;
Cruz doubled to left [Puhl scored]; Heep flied out to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 4.

METS 6TH: Wilson grounded out (third to first); Stearns grounded
out (third to first); Foster singled to center; Kingman struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 4.

ASTROS 6TH: LYNCH REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); Garner tripled to
left; Ashby hit a sacrifice fly to right [Garner scored];
Reynolds popped to second; Sutton grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 5.

METS 7TH: Youngblood grounded out (third to first); Brooks
singled to center; Backman flied out to left; Gardenhire singled
to third [Brooks to third (error by Knight)]; JORGENSEN BATTED
FOR LYNCH; Jorgensen struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1,
Astros 5.

ASTROS 7TH: OROSCO REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); Puhl flied out
to left; Scott struck out; Knight struck out (catcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 5.

METS 8TH: LOUCKS REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING CF); Wilson grounded
out (second to first); Stearns grounded out (third to first);
Foster was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Astros 5.

ASTROS 8TH: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Heep walked;
Garner grounded out (shortstop to first) [Heep to second]; Ashby
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Astros 5.

METS 9TH: LACORTE REPLACED HEEP (PITCHING); WALLING REPLACED
SUTTON (PLAYING 1B); Kingman grounded out (second to first);
Youngblood popped to shortstop; Brooks singled to center;
Backman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 1, Astros 5.