Houston Astros 5, New York Mets 4
Game Played on Wednesday, August    25, 1982 (Day game) at Astrodome
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  4  -   4  9  0
Astros       0  0  2    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   5 11  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson cf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Thon ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .272
Bailor ss             4   0   1   0     1   0   .285      Puhl cf               3   1   2   0     1   1   .265
Valentine rf          5   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Knight 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .309
Kingman 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .194      Garner 2b             2   1   1   1     1   0   .265
Staub lf              4   1   3   0     0   0   .248      Cruz lf               3   0   1   1     1   0   .275
Brooks 3b             4   1   2   1     0   1   .271      Ashby c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .266
Hodges c              4   1   1   1     0   0   .240      Howe 3b               4   1   3   3     0   0   .234
Giles 2b              3   1   1   0     1   1   .257      Walling rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .195
Lynch p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Sutton p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .162
  Orosco p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .133        Roberge p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .148
  Foster ph           1   0   1   2     0   0   .254
  Gardenhire pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .234

Totals               37   4   9   4     2   5             Totals               30   5  11   5     3   3

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  9,651
Left on Base: Mets 8, Astros 6
DP: Mets 2, Astros 0
Errors: Knight
Doubles: Staub (8), Brooks (17), Hodges (7), Foster (16), Ashby (12)
Home Runs: Howe (4)
Stolen Bases: Bailor (15)
Caught Stealing: Puhl (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Sutton (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Garner (6)
GIDP: Ashby (6), Walling (5)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lynch L(2-5)            5.1  10   5   5   3   2   1  26   3.49
Orosco                  1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.05
Jones                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.53
Totals                  8    11   5   5   3   3   1  35

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(13-8)          8     8   3   3   1   5   0  34   3.00
Smith                   0     1   1   1   1   0   0   2   4.58
Roberge SV(3)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.12
Totals                  9     9   4   4   2   5   0  39

Wild Pitches: Lynch (2)

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Ed Montague


METS 1ST: Mets manager George Bamberger ejected by 3B umpire
Ed Montague during the pre-game meeting when Bamberger continued
an argument from the previous game; Wilson popped to first
in foul territory; Bailor popped to first in foul territory;
Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Thon grounded out (third to first); Puhl walked;
Knight grounded out (third to first) [Puhl to second]; Garner
walked; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0,
Astros 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Staub doubled to center; Brooks
was called out on strikes; Hodges grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Ashby doubled to center; Howe reached on a fielder's
choice [Ashby out at third (pitcher to third to shortstop), Howe
to second]; Walling flied out to left; Sutton singled to second
[Howe to third]; Thon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

METS 3RD: Giles flied out to right; Lynch struck out; Wilson
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Puhl singled to left; Knight singled to center [Puhl
to second]; Lynch threw a wild pitch [Knight to second, Puhl to
third]; Garner hit a sacrifice fly to center [Knight to third,
Puhl scored]; Cruz singled to left [Knight scored]; Ashby
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cruz
out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 2.

METS 4TH: Bailor walked; Valentine flied out to center; Kingman
struck out; Bailor stole second; Staub grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Howe singled to right; Walling grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Howe out at second];
Sutton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Astros 2.

METS 5TH: Brooks flied out to left; Hodges grounded out (second
to pitcher); Giles singled to right; Lynch grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Thon grounded out (pitcher to first); Puhl singled
to center; Puhl was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Knight flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Astros 2.

METS 6TH: Wilson flied out to left; Bailor grounded out
(shortstop to first); Valentine popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Garner singled to right; Cruz walked [Garner to
second]; Ashby forced Cruz (first to shortstop) [Garner to
third]; Howe hit an inside the park homer to right [Garner
scored, Ashby scored]; Walling singled to right; OROSCO REPLACED
LYNCH (PITCHING); Sutton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Walling to second]; Thon popped to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 5.

METS 7TH: Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub
singled to center; Brooks singled to right [Staub to second];
Hodges flied out to center; Giles was called out on strikes; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Puhl struck out; Knight flied out to right; Garner
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 5.

METS 8TH: HOWARD BATTED FOR OROSCO; Howard grounded out (second
to first); Wilson reached on an error by Knight [Wilson to
first]; Bailor singled to right [Wilson to second]; Valentine
flied out to right; Kingman flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 5.

ASTROS 8TH: JONES REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Cruz popped to
shortstop; Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); Howe singled
to center; Walling flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Astros 5.

METS 9TH: Staub singled to left; Brooks doubled to left [Staub
scored]; Hodges doubled to right [Brooks scored]; SMITH REPLACED
SUTTON (PITCHING); Giles walked; FOSTER BATTED FOR JONES; Foster
doubled to center [Giles scored, Hodges scored]; GARDENHIRE RAN
FOR FOSTER; ROBERGE REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Wilson flied out
to center; Bailor grounded out (third to first); Valentine
grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4,
Astros 5.