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Standings
BAL
@CHW		3
1		 
(6)
KCR
@CLE		7
1
DET
@MIN		5
7
TEX
@NYY		5
6
PHI
@ATL		3
6
NYM
@HOU		0
1
CIN
@MON		4
2
Thursday, May 16, 1985,
, Astrodome
Attendance: 11,795, Time of Game: 2:03
Mets
0
21-10
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Astros
1
18-15
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Mike Scott (2-1)
L: Sid Fernandez (1-1)
S: Dave Smith (5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  0
Astros          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    1  2  1

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wally Backman 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .274 .674 -0.084 1.46 0.037 -0.121 -0.2 0 1
Mookie Wilson CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 .748 0.020 1.15 0.089 -0.069 -0.2 2 0
Keith Hernandez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .789 -0.124 1.69 0.000 -0.124 -0.7 8 0
Gary Carter C 3 0 1 0 1 2 .235 .801 0.007 1.90 0.081 -0.074 -0.0 8 0 2B
   Kelvin Chapman PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 .378 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Danny Heep RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .293 .802 -0.138 2.31 0.069 -0.207 -0.3 2 0 2B
Ray Knight 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .435 -0.107 1.25 0.000 -0.107 -0.8 1 5
Terry Blocker LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .200 -0.121 1.60 0.000 -0.121 -0.8 2 0
Rafael Santana SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .227 .574 -0.092 1.22 0.000 -0.092 -0.6 1 1
Sid Fernandez P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .500 -0.039 0.80 0.000 -0.039 -0.3 0 1
   Rusty Staub PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .670 -0.024 0.98 0.000 -0.024 -0.1
   Tom Gorman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 0 5 0 1 5 .161 .413 -0.702 1.51 0.276 -0.978 -3.9 24 8
2B: G Carter (6, off M Scott); D Heep (6, off M Scott).
TB: D Heep 2; G Carter 2; M Wilson; R Santana; W Backman.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 7.

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Doran 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .293 .793 -0.008 0.67 0.036 -0.044 -0.1 1 5
Enos Cabell 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .546 -0.060 0.87 0.000 -0.060 -0.6 12 0
Phil Garner 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .257 .663 -0.035 0.65 0.000 -0.035 -0.4 1 2
Jose Cruz LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 .331 .858 0.074 0.88 0.110 -0.036 0.6 2 0 2B
Kevin Bass CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .260 .696 -0.007 0.75 0.034 -0.041 -0.0 3 1 SB
Terry Puhl RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .313 .799 -0.055 0.71 0.000 -0.055 -0.6 2 0
Mark Bailey C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .567 -0.060 0.79 0.000 -0.060 -0.6 6 0
Dickie Thon SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .207 .482 -0.015 0.47 0.010 -0.025 -0.2 0 3
Mike Scott P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.037 0.48 0.000 -0.037 -0.4 0 0
   Dave Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 26 1 2 1 2 7 .077 .258 -0.203 0.70 0.190 -0.393 -2.5 27 11
2B: J Cruz (7, off S Fernandez).
TB: J Cruz 2; K Bass.
RBI: J Cruz (21).
2-out RBI: J Cruz.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
E: M Scott (1).
Outfield Assists: K Bass (D Heep at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: K Bass (2, 2nd base off S Fernandez/G Carter).

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Sid Fernandez, L (1-1) 7 2 1 1 2 6 0 0.69 25 73 0.177 0.74 2.1
Tom Gorman 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.70 3 0 0 0.026 0.35 0.4
Team Totals 8 2 1 1 2 7 0 1.12 28 73 0 0 0.203 1.51 2.5

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Scott, W (2-1) 8.2 5 0 0 1 5 0 3.14 31 78 0.569 1.39 3.5
Dave Smith, S (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.38 1 2 0 0.133 5.39 0.4
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 1 5 0 0.00 32 78 2 0 0.702 0.70 3.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming.
Time of Game: 2:03.
Attendance: 11,795.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         Houston Astros
1 Wally Backman 2B 1 Bill Doran 2B
2 Mookie Wilson CF 2 Enos Cabell 1B
3 Keith Hernandez 1B 3 Phil Garner 3B
4 Gary Carter C 4 Jose Cruz LF
5 Danny Heep RF 5 Kevin Bass CF
6 Ray Knight 3B 6 Terry Puhl RF
7 Terry Blocker LF 7 Mark Bailey C
8 Rafael Santana SS 8 Dickie Thon SS
9 Sid Fernandez P 9 Mike Scott P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 0-1 2 12- O NYM D. Heep D. Smith 13% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-0 2 -2- R HOU J. Cruz S. Fernandez 11% 64% Double; Doran Scores
t9 0-1 1 --- NYM M. Wilson M. Scott -8% 84% Single
t2 0-1 0 --- NYM D. Heep M. Scott -7% 55% Double
t9 0-1 0 --- O NYM W. Backman M. Scott 7% 92% Flyball: RF

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' Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- NYM W. Backman M. Scott -4% 46% Single
t1 0-0 0 1-- O NYM M. Wilson M. Scott 3% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t1 0-0 1 1-- O NYM K. Hernandez M. Scott 3% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 1-- NYM G. Carter M. Scott -1% 51% Wilson Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Wilson to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- O NYM G. Carter M. Scott 3% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Sid Fernandez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- HOU B. Doran S. Fernandez 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- O HOU E. Cabell S. Fernandez -3% 55% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 1-- O HOU P. Garner S. Fernandez -2% 53% Flyball: LF; Doran to 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- R HOU J. Cruz S. Fernandez 11% 64% Double; Doran Scores
b1 1-0 2 -2- O HOU K. Bass S. Fernandez -3% 61% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Mike Scott facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- NYM D. Heep M. Scott -7% 55% Double
t2 0-1 0 -2- O NYM R. Knight M. Scott 5% 59% Flyball: CF
t2 0-1 1 -2- O NYM T. Blocker M. Scott 4% 63% Strikeout
t2 0-1 2 -2- O NYM R. Santana M. Scott 3% 66% Single; Heep out at Hm/CF-C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Sid Fernandez facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- O HOU T. Puhl S. Fernandez -2% 65% Strikeout
b2 1-0 1 --- O HOU M. Bailey S. Fernandez -1% 63% Foul Flyball: C
b2 1-0 2 --- HOU D. Thon S. Fernandez 1% 64% Walk
b2 1-0 2 1-- O HOU M. Scott S. Fernandez -2% 62% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Mike Scott facing 9-1-2
t3 0-1 0 --- O NYM S. Fernandez M. Scott 3% 65% Strikeout
t3 0-1 1 --- O NYM W. Backman M. Scott 2% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-1 2 --- O NYM M. Wilson M. Scott 1% 68% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Sid Fernandez facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- O HOU B. Doran S. Fernandez -2% 66% Flyball: LF
b3 1-0 1 --- O HOU E. Cabell S. Fernandez -1% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1-0 2 --- O HOU P. Garner S. Fernandez -1% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Mike Scott facing 3-4-5
t4 0-1 0 --- O NYM K. Hernandez M. Scott 3% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-1 1 --- NYM G. Carter M. Scott -5% 61% Double
t4 0-1 1 -2- O NYM D. Heep M. Scott 4% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-1 2 -2- O NYM R. Knight M. Scott 4% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Sid Fernandez facing 4-5-6
b4 1-0 0 --- O HOU J. Cruz S. Fernandez -2% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1-0 1 --- O HOU K. Bass S. Fernandez -1% 66% Foul Flyball: 3B
b4 1-0 2 --- O HOU T. Puhl S. Fernandez -1% 65% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Mike Scott facing 7-8-9
t5 0-1 0 --- O NYM T. Blocker M. Scott 3% 69% Flyball: RF
t5 0-1 1 --- O NYM R. Santana M. Scott 2% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 0-1 2 --- O NYM S. Fernandez M. Scott 1% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Sid Fernandez facing 7-8-9
b5 1-0 0 --- O HOU M. Bailey S. Fernandez -2% 70% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1-0 1 --- O HOU D. Thon S. Fernandez -1% 69% Flyball: RF
b5 1-0 2 --- O HOU M. Scott S. Fernandez -1% 68% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
t6 0-1 0 --- O NYM W. Backman M. Scott 4% 71% Flyball: LF
t6 0-1 1 --- O NYM M. Wilson M. Scott 2% 74% Flyball: LF
t6 0-1 2 --- O NYM K. Hernandez M. Scott 2% 75% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Sid Fernandez facing 1-2-3
b6 1-0 0 --- O HOU B. Doran S. Fernandez -2% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1-0 1 --- O HOU E. Cabell S. Fernandez -1% 72% Flyball: CF
b6 1-0 2 --- O HOU P. Garner S. Fernandez -1% 71% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Mike Scott facing 4-5-6
t7 0-1 0 --- O NYM G. Carter M. Scott 4% 75% Strikeout
t7 0-1 1 --- O NYM D. Heep M. Scott 3% 78% Flyball: CF
t7 0-1 2 --- O NYM R. Knight M. Scott 2% 80% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Sid Fernandez facing 4-5-6
b7 1-0 0 --- O HOU J. Cruz S. Fernandez -2% 79% Strikeout
b7 1-0 1 --- HOU K. Bass S. Fernandez 2% 80% Single
b7 1-0 1 1-- HOU T. Puhl S. Fernandez 2% 82% Bass Steals 2B
b7 1-0 1 -2- O HOU T. Puhl S. Fernandez -3% 79% Strikeout
b7 1-0 2 -2- O HOU M. Bailey S. Fernandez -3% 77% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Mike Scott facing 7-8-9
t8 0-1 0 --- O NYM T. Blocker M. Scott 5% 82% Flyball: CF
t8 0-1 1 --- O NYM R. Santana M. Scott 4% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
Rusty Staub pinch hits for Sid Fernandez (P) batting 9th
t8 0-1 2 --- O NYM R. Staub M. Scott 2% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Tom Gorman facing 8-9-1
Tom Gorman replaces Rusty Staub (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 1-0 0 --- O HOU D. Thon T. Gorman -1% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1-0 1 --- O HOU M. Scott T. Gorman -1% 86% Strikeout
b8 1-0 2 --- O HOU B. Doran T. Gorman -1% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
t9 0-1 0 --- O NYM W. Backman M. Scott 7% 92% Flyball: RF
t9 0-1 1 --- NYM M. Wilson M. Scott -8% 84% Single
t9 0-1 1 1-- O NYM K. Hernandez M. Scott 5% 89% Groundout: SS-1B; Wilson to 2B
t9 0-1 2 -2- NYM G. Carter M. Scott -3% 87% Walk
Dave Smith replaces Mike Scott pitching and batting 9th
Kelvin Chapman pinch runs for Gary Carter (C) batting 4th
t9 0-1 2 12- O NYM D. Heep D. Smith 13% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.

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