A two-run homer by George Foster in the first inning triggered the Mets' 9-5 victory over the Astros. New York tallied twice more in the first on singles by Bob Bailor and Tom Veryzer. The Mets scored three runs in the second on an error by Houston shortstop Craig Reynolds, Ellis Valentine's single and a triple by Hubie Brooks. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 9, Houston Astros 5
Game Played on Sunday, May       30, 1982 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  1  0    4  0  0  -   5 11  1
Mets         4  3  0    1  0  0    1  0  x  -   9 14  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl rf               5   0   1   2     0   0   .233      Wilson cf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .306
Reynolds ss           5   0   0   1     0   0   .211      Stearns c             4   2   2   0     0   0   .318
Knight 3b             4   0   3   0     0   1   .330      Foster lf             5   1   2   2     0   1   .245
  Garcia pr,3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .208        Youngblood lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Cruz lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .257      Kingman 1b            5   1   0   0     0   1   .218
  LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Heep 1b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .232      Valentine rf          3   2   2   2     0   0   .250
Garner 2b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .286      Brooks 3b             4   2   4   1     0   0   .273
Scott cf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .263      Bailor 2b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .345
Ashby c               4   2   2   0     0   1   .259      Veryzer ss            3   0   1   2     0   0   .364
Knepper p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Scott p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .080
  LaCoss p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Pittman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Cappuzzello p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Thon ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .250
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knicely ph,lf       1   1   0   0     1   0   .143

Totals               37   5  11   5     1   5             Totals               36   9  14   8     0   3

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 19,544
Left on Base: Astros 6, Mets 7
DP: Astros 0, Mets 0
Errors: Reynolds, Wilson, Veryzer
Doubles: Ashby (6), Garner (15), Brooks (8)
Triples: Brooks (2)
Home Runs: Foster (6)
Stolen Bases: Garner (8), Wilson (19), Stearns (6), Kingman (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Allen (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Valentine (1), Veryzer (1)
Hit by Pitch: Stearns (2,by LaCoss)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper L(2-6)          0.2   6   4   4   0   1   1   8   4.85
LaCoss                  1.1   2   3   0   0   1   0   8   3.51
Cappuzzello             2     3   1   1   0   1   0   9   5.40
Moffitt                 2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.60
LaCorte                 2     2   1   1   0   0   0   8   5.47
Totals                  8    14   9   6   0   3   1  40

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Scott W(4-4)            6.1   9   5   5   1   3   0  28   3.95
Allen SV(13)            2.2   2   0   0   0   2   0  10   2.03
Totals                  9    11   5   5   1   5   0  38

Hit by Pitch: LaCoss (2)
Wild Pitches: Knepper (2)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Reynolds
grounded out (second to first); Knight singled to center; Cruz
singled to right [Knight to third]; Heep struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Wilson singled to left; Knepper threw a wild pitch
[Wilson to second]; Wilson stole third; Stearns flied out to
center; Foster homered [Wilson scored]; Kingman struck out;
Valentine singled to left; Brooks singled to right [Valentine to
third]; Bailor singled to right [Brooks to third, Valentine
scored]; Veryzer singled to left [Bailor to second, Brooks
scored]; LACOSS REPLACED KNEPPER (PITCHING); Scott flied out to
center; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 4.

ASTROS 2ND: Garner was called out on strikes; Scott grounded out
(second to first); Ashby flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 4.

METS 2ND: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Stearns was hit
by a pitch; Stearns stole second; Foster struck out; Kingman
reached on an error by Reynolds [Stearns scored (unearned) (no
RBI)]; Kingman stole second; Valentine singled to center
[Kingman scored (unearned)]; Brooks tripled to center [Valentine
scored (unearned)]; Bailor flied out to center; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 7.

ASTROS 3RD: PITTMAN BATTED FOR LACOSS; Pittman grounded out
(third to first); Puhl flied out to center; Reynolds popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 7.

METS 3RD: CAPPUZZELLO REPLACED PITTMAN (PITCHING); Veryzer
grounded out (third to first); Scott grounded out (third to
first); Wilson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets
7.

ASTROS 4TH: Knight singled to second [Knight out at second
(second to shortstop)]; Cruz grounded out (second to first);
Heep flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 7.

METS 4TH: Stearns singled to left; Foster singled to left
[Stearns to second]; Kingman flied out to right [Stearns to
third]; Valentine hit a sacrifice fly to right [Stearns scored];
Brooks singled to left [Foster to second]; Bailor flied out to
right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 8.

ASTROS 5TH: Garner popped to shortstop; Scott flied out to
center; Ashby doubled to right; THON BATTED FOR CAPPUZZELLO;
Thon singled to left [Ashby scored]; Puhl popped to shortstop; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 8.

METS 5TH: MOFFITT REPLACED THON (PITCHING); Veryzer grounded out
(third to first); Scott grounded out (third to first); Wilson
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
1, Mets 8.

ASTROS 6TH: Reynolds grounded out (first to pitcher); Knight was
called out on strikes; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 8.

METS 6TH: Stearns singled to third; Foster flied out to left;
Kingman flied out to right; Valentine grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 8.

ASTROS 7TH: Heep grounded out (second to first); Garner doubled
to right; Scott singled to center [Garner scored]; Ashby singled
to right [Scott to second]; KNICELY BATTED FOR MOFFITT; Knicely
walked [Scott to third, Ashby to second]; Puhl singled to center
[Scott scored, Ashby scored, Knicely to third (error by
Wilson)]; ALLEN REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); Reynolds forced Puhl
(third to second) [Knicely scored]; Knight singled to center
[Reynolds to second]; GARCIA RAN FOR KNIGHT; Cruz grounded out
(second to first); 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Mets 8.

METS 7TH: GARCIA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); KNICELY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); LACORTE REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Brooks
doubled to center; Bailor singled to right [Brooks to third];
Veryzer hit a sacrifice fly to right [Brooks scored]; Allen out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bailor to second];
Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 5, Mets 9.

ASTROS 8TH: Heep flied out to left; Garner singled to right;
Garner stole second [Garner to third (error by Veryzer)]; Scott
struck out; Ashby struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5,
Mets 9.

METS 8TH: Stearns popped to shortstop; Foster grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kingman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 5, Mets 9.

ASTROS 9TH: YOUNGBLOOD REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING LF); JORGENSEN
REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING 1B); Knicely grounded out (third to
first); Puhl grounded out (second to first); Reynolds grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Mets 9.