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Standings
CAL
@BAL		4
2
KCR
@BOS		2
1
TEX
@CHW		4
5
TEX
@CHW		2
4
OAK
@CLE		5
4
SEA
@DET		4
5
MIN
@NYY		3
4
MIN
@NYY		2
0
MIL
@TOR		10
5
MON
@ATL		19
0
PHI
@CIN		3
5
NYM
@HOU		3
4
PIT
@LAD		5
3
STL
@SDP		2
3
CHC
@SFG		2
4
CHC
@SFG		0
1
Sunday, July 30, 1978
, Astrodome
Attendance: 17,502, Time of Game: 2:33
Mets
3
45-61
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
5th, 12½ GB
 at Astros
4
47-56
⇐ Won 6 ⇒
6th, 15 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   1  0  0   0  2  0    3 11  2
Astros          0  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  2    4  9  1
Winning Run scored with 1 out

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Elliott Maddox RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .265 .731 -0.247 1.36 0.065 -0.313 -1.4 2 0 2·CS,GDP
Tim Foli SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .248 .581 0.092 1.08 0.135 -0.043 0.7 1 1 2B,SB
   Sergio Ferrer PR-SS 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Steve Henderson LF 4 1 3 0 0 0 .273 .751 0.099 1.54 0.120 -0.022 0.8 2 0 SB
Willie Montanez 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 .271 .768 0.136 2.18 0.272 -0.137 -0.2 4 0
John Stearns C 4 0 2 1 0 0 .277 .798 0.251 2.30 0.351 -0.100 0.9 7 2
Lee Mazzilli CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 .265 .766 -0.057 1.56 0.029 -0.086 -0.6 1 0 SF
Lenny Randle 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .225 .652 -0.004 0.68 0.045 -0.049 -0.3 2 1 2B
Doug Flynn 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .246 .566 -0.075 1.02 0.027 -0.102 -0.2 5 2 SB
Craig Swan P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .353 -0.043 0.91 0.000 -0.043 -0.3 0 1
   Bruce Boisclair PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .244 .649 0.090 2.11 0.090 0.000 0.4
   Dwight Bernard P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 -0.021 0.78 0.000 -0.021 -0.3 0 0
   Skip Lockwood P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .889 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 3 11 3 1 6 .314 .696 0.221 1.41 1.134 -0.916 -0.7 25 7
2B: T Foli (15, off M Lemongello); L Randle (15, off M Lemongello).
SF: L Mazzilli (4, off M Lemongello).
TB: S Henderson 3; T Foli 3; L Randle 2; J Stearns 2; E Maddox; W Montanez; B Boisclair.
GIDP: E Maddox (7).
RBI: W Montanez (70); L Mazzilli (44); J Stearns (47).
2-out RBI: J Stearns; W Montanez.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
E: S Ferrer (2); J Stearns (8).
Baserunning
SB: S Henderson (7, 2nd base off M Lemongello/B Bochy); D Flynn (2, 2nd base off J Andujar/B Bochy); T Foli (2, 3rd base off M Lemongello/B Bochy).
CS: E Maddox 2 (9, 2nd base by M Lemongello/B Bochy 2).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rafael Landestoy SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .288 .648 -0.075 0.79 0.000 -0.075 -0.7 1 1
   Wilbur Howard PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .255 .632 0.183 5.04 0.183 0.000 0.0
Terry Puhl CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .295 .728 -0.006 0.83 0.081 -0.087 -0.1 4 0 2B,SB
Enos Cabell 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .295 .721 -0.103 1.24 0.012 -0.114 -0.5 2 3
Jose Cruz RF 4 2 2 0 0 0 .288 .773 0.192 1.26 0.253 -0.061 1.2 1 0 3B,2B
Bob Watson 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .290 .814 0.015 1.46 0.176 -0.161 -0.2 9 0 CS
Art Howe 2B 3 0 0 1 0 0 .283 .775 0.066 1.33 0.098 -0.032 0.3 4 2
   Ken Forsch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Denny Walling PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .600 -0.094 3.52 0.000 -0.094 -0.3
   Joaquin Andujar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 .341 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Dave Bergman LF 2 1 1 0 2 0 .237 .664 0.149 1.27 0.171 -0.023 0.4 1 0 2B
Bruce Bochy C 3 0 1 1 1 0 .350 .959 0.590 2.11 0.635 -0.045 1.3 5 3 2B,IW
   Jimmy Sexton PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .163 .374 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Mark Lemongello P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .170 .411 -0.088 1.21 0.000 -0.088 -0.8 0 3
   Joe Sambito P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Julio Gonzalez 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .512 -0.109 2.52 0.000 -0.109 -0.4 0 1
Team Totals 34 4 9 4 3 7 .265 .766 0.720 1.44 1.609 -0.889 0.2 27 13
2B: D Bergman (3, off C Swan); B Bochy (1, off D Bernard); T Puhl (17, off C Swan); J Cruz (18, off C Swan).
3B: J Cruz (5, off C Swan).
IBB: B Bochy (1, by C Swan).
TB: J Cruz 5; T Puhl 3; D Bergman 2; B Bochy 2; B Watson; W Howard; E Cabell.
RBI: B Bochy (2); A Howe (41); B Watson (63); W Howard (10).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Cabell-A Howe-B Watson.
E: A Howe (10).
Baserunning
SB: T Puhl (17, 2nd base off C Swan/J Stearns).
CS: B Watson (1, 2nd base by C Swan/J Stearns).
Pickoffs: T Puhl (2nd base by C Swan).

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Craig Swan 7 7 2 2 2 7 0 2.45 29 60 -0.014 1.02 0.9
Dwight Bernard, BS (1), L (0-1) 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2.93 6 0 0 -0.633 2.90 -1.5
Skip Lockwood 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.51 2 1 1 -0.073 3.78 0.4
Team Totals 8.1 9 4 3 3 7 0 3.24 37 60 1 1 -0.720 1.41 -0.2
D Bernard faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mark Lemongello 7.2 9 3 3 0 4 0 3.77 30 53 0.251 1.35 1.8
Joe Sambito, BS (4) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.08 1 2 1 -0.272 4.50 -1.0
Ken Forsch 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.99 2 2 1 -0.227 2.71 -0.6
Joaquin Andujar, W (4-4) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.04 4 0 0 0.028 0.65 0.4
Team Totals 9 11 3 3 1 6 0 3.00 37 53 4 2 -0.220 1.44 0.7
J Sambito faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: C Swan (7; B Bochy).
Pickoffs: C Swan (2; T Puhl, 2nd base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Satch Davidson.
Time of Game: 2:33.
Attendance: 17,502.
Start Time Weather: In Dome.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         Houston Astros
1 Elliott Maddox RF 1 Rafael Landestoy SS
2 Tim Foli SS 2 Terry Puhl CF
3 Steve Henderson LF 3 Enos Cabell 3B
4 Willie Montanez 1B 4 Jose Cruz RF
5 John Stearns C 5 Bob Watson 1B
6 Lee Mazzilli CF 6 Art Howe 2B
7 Lenny Randle 3B 7 Dave Bergman LF
8 Doug Flynn 2B 8 Bruce Bochy C
9 Craig Swan P 9 Mark Lemongello P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 2-3 0 1-- R HOU B. Bochy D. Bernard 63% 93% Double to RF; Bergman Scores; Bochy to 3B/Adv on E2
t8 1-2 2 1-3 R NYM W. Montanez J. Sambito -27% 49% Single to LF; Ferrer Scores; Henderson to 3B
t8 2-2 2 1-3 R NYM J. Stearns K. Forsch -26% 23% Single to RF; Henderson Scores; Montanez to 2B
b9 3-3 1 --3 R HOU W. Howard S. Lockwood 18% 100% Single to CF; Sexton Scores/unER
t8 1-2 0 1-- OO NYM E. Maddox M. Lemongello 18% 86% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mark Lemongello facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- NYM E. Maddox M. Lemongello -4% 46% Single to LF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O NYM T. Foli M. Lemongello 6% 52% Maddox Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t1 0-0 1 --- NYM T. Foli M. Lemongello -2% 50% Single to LF
t1 0-0 1 1-- NYM S. Henderson M. Lemongello -4% 46% Single to CF; Foli to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- NYM W. Montanez M. Lemongello -5% 41% Foli Steals 3B; Henderson Steals 2B
t1 0-0 1 -23 O NYM W. Montanez M. Lemongello 8% 49% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 -23 O NYM J. Stearns M. Lemongello 6% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Craig Swan facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O HOU R. Landestoy C. Swan -2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O HOU T. Puhl C. Swan -1% 51% Groundout: C-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- HOU E. Cabell C. Swan 1% 52% Single to LF
b1 0-0 2 1-- O HOU J. Cruz C. Swan -2% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mark Lemongello facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- O NYM L. Mazzilli M. Lemongello 2% 52% Lineout: 2B
t2 0-0 1 --- O NYM L. Randle M. Lemongello 1% 54% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- O NYM D. Flynn M. Lemongello 1% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Craig Swan facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O HOU B. Watson C. Swan -2% 52% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 --- O HOU A. Howe C. Swan -1% 51% Popfly: 2B
b2 0-0 2 --- HOU D. Bergman C. Swan 2% 53% Double to RF
b2 0-0 2 -2- HOU B. Bochy C. Swan 1% 54% Intentional Walk
b2 0-0 2 12- O HOU M. Lemongello C. Swan -4% 50% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mark Lemongello facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O NYM C. Swan M. Lemongello 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 1 --- NYM E. Maddox M. Lemongello -3% 50% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Maddox to 1B
t3 0-0 1 1-- O NYM T. Foli M. Lemongello 4% 54% Maddox Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t3 0-0 2 --- O NYM T. Foli M. Lemongello 1% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Craig Swan facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- O HOU R. Landestoy C. Swan -2% 53% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-0 1 --- HOU T. Puhl C. Swan 3% 55% Single to CF
b3 0-0 1 1-- HOU E. Cabell C. Swan 2% 58% Puhl Steals 2B
b3 0-0 1 -2- O HOU E. Cabell C. Swan -7% 51% Puhl Picked off 2B (P-SS)
b3 0-0 2 --- O HOU E. Cabell C. Swan -1% 50% Foul Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mark Lemongello facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- NYM S. Henderson M. Lemongello -5% 45% Single to P
t4 0-0 0 1-- O NYM W. Montanez M. Lemongello 4% 50% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
t4 0-0 1 1-- NYM J. Stearns M. Lemongello -9% 41% Single to RF; Montanez to 3B
t4 0-0 1 1-3 RO NYM L. Mazzilli M. Lemongello -3% 38% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Montanez Scores
t4 1-0 2 1-- O NYM L. Randle M. Lemongello 2% 40% Flyball: 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Craig Swan facing 4-5-6
b4 0-1 0 --- HOU J. Cruz C. Swan 9% 49% Double to LF
b4 0-1 0 -2- R HOU B. Watson C. Swan 11% 60% Single to RF; Cruz Scores
b4 1-1 0 1-- O HOU A. Howe C. Swan -7% 53% Watson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b4 1-1 1 --- O HOU A. Howe C. Swan -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1-1 2 --- HOU D. Bergman C. Swan 1% 53% Walk
b4 1-1 2 1-- O HOU B. Bochy C. Swan -3% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Mark Lemongello facing 8-9-1
t5 1-1 0 --- O NYM D. Flynn M. Lemongello 3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1-1 1 --- O NYM C. Swan M. Lemongello 2% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1-1 2 --- O NYM E. Maddox M. Lemongello 1% 56% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Craig Swan facing 9-1-2
b5 1-1 0 --- O HOU M. Lemongello C. Swan -3% 53% Strikeout Looking
b5 1-1 1 --- O HOU R. Landestoy C. Swan -2% 51% Strikeout
b5 1-1 2 --- HOU T. Puhl C. Swan 3% 55% Double to RF
b5 1-1 2 -2- O HOU E. Cabell C. Swan -5% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Mark Lemongello facing 2-3-4
t6 1-1 0 --- O NYM T. Foli M. Lemongello 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t6 1-1 1 --- O NYM S. Henderson M. Lemongello 2% 55% Groundout: P-1B
t6 1-1 2 --- O NYM W. Montanez M. Lemongello 2% 57% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Craig Swan facing 4-5-6
b6 1-1 0 --- HOU J. Cruz C. Swan 16% 73% Triple to RF
b6 1-1 0 --3 O HOU B. Watson C. Swan -7% 66% Popfly: 2B
b6 1-1 1 --3 R HOU A. Howe C. Swan 10% 76% Fielder's Choice ; Cruz Scores; Howe to 1B
b6 2-1 1 1-- O HOU D. Bergman C. Swan -2% 74% Flyball: LF
b6 2-1 2 1-- O HOU B. Bochy C. Swan -2% 72% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 2.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Mark Lemongello facing 5-6-7
t7 1-2 0 --- O NYM J. Stearns M. Lemongello 4% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 1-2 1 --- O NYM L. Mazzilli M. Lemongello 3% 79% Foul Flyball: 3B
t7 1-2 2 --- NYM L. Randle M. Lemongello -5% 75% Double to RF
t7 1-2 2 -2- O NYM D. Flynn M. Lemongello 6% 81% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mets' Craig Swan facing 9-1-2
b7 2-1 0 --- O HOU M. Lemongello C. Swan -2% 79% Strikeout
b7 2-1 1 --- O HOU R. Landestoy C. Swan -1% 78% Lineout: 3B
b7 2-1 2 --- O HOU T. Puhl C. Swan -1% 77% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 2.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Mark Lemongello facing 9-1-2
Bruce Boisclair pinch hits for Craig Swan (P) batting 9th
t8 1-2 0 --- NYM B. Boisclair M. Lemongello -9% 68% Single to 3B/Bunt
t8 1-2 0 1-- OO NYM E. Maddox M. Lemongello 18% 86% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t8 1-2 2 --- NYM T. Foli M. Lemongello -6% 80% Double to LF
Sergio Ferrer pinch runs for Tim Foli (SS) batting 2nd
t8 1-2 2 -2- NYM S. Henderson M. Lemongello -4% 77% Single to SS; Ferrer to 3B
Joe Sambito replaces Mark Lemongello pitching and batting 9th
t8 1-2 2 1-3 R NYM W. Montanez J. Sambito -27% 49% Single to LF; Ferrer Scores; Henderson to 3B
Ken Forsch replaces Art Howe (2B) pitching and batting 6th
Julio Gonzalez replaces Joe Sambito (P) playing 2B batting 9th
t8 2-2 2 1-3 R NYM J. Stearns K. Forsch -26% 23% Single to RF; Henderson Scores; Montanez to 2B
t8 3-2 2 12- O NYM L. Mazzilli K. Forsch 4% 27% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Mets' Dwight Bernard facing 3-4-5
Dwight Bernard replaces Bruce Boisclair (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Sergio Ferrer moves from PR to SS
b8 2-3 0 --- O HOU E. Cabell D. Bernard -6% 21% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 2-3 1 --- O HOU J. Cruz D. Bernard -4% 17% Lineout: SS
b8 2-3 2 --- HOU B. Watson D. Bernard 7% 23% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Watson to 2B
Denny Walling pinch hits for Ken Forsch (P) batting 6th
b8 2-3 2 -2- O HOU D. Walling D. Bernard -9% 14% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 2.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Astros' Joaquin Andujar facing 7-8-9
Joaquin Andujar replaces Denny Walling (PH) pitching and batting 6th
t9 3-2 0 --- O NYM L. Randle J. Andujar 1% 15% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 3-2 1 --- NYM D. Flynn J. Andujar -1% 14% Walk
t9 3-2 1 1-- NYM D. Bernard J. Andujar -1% 13% Flynn Steals 2B
t9 3-2 1 -2- O NYM D. Bernard J. Andujar 2% 15% Strikeout
t9 3-2 2 -2- O NYM E. Maddox J. Andujar 2% 17% Strikeout Looking (C-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Mets' Dwight Bernard facing 7-8-9
b9 2-3 0 --- HOU D. Bergman D. Bernard 13% 30% Walk
b9 2-3 0 1-- R HOU B. Bochy D. Bernard 63% 93% Double to RF; Bergman Scores; Bochy to 3B/Adv on E2
Skip Lockwood replaces Dwight Bernard pitching and batting 9th
Jimmy Sexton pinch runs for Bruce Bochy (C) batting 8th
b9 3-3 0 --3 O HOU J. Gonzalez S. Lockwood -11% 82% Popfly: 3B
Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Rafael Landestoy (SS) batting 1st
b9 3-3 1 --3 R HOU W. Howard S. Lockwood 18% 100% Single to CF; Sexton Scores/unER
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 4.

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