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Series
Results
NYM
@HOU		0
1
NYM
@HOU		5
1
HOU
@NYM		5
6
HOU
@NYM		3
1
HOU
@NYM		1
2		 
(12)
NYM
@HOU		7
6		 
(16)
Wednesday, October 8, 1986 7:30
, Astrodome
Attendance: 44,131, Time of Game: 2:56
Mets
0
 at Astros
1
W: Mike Scott (1-0)
L: Dwight Gooden (0-1)
 
                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          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    1  7  1

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lenny Dykstra CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .333 .833 0.130 1.53 0.163 -0.033 0.5 1 0 SB
Wally Backman 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.165 2.26 0.024 -0.189 -0.8 1 1
Keith Hernandez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 .250 .500 -0.143 2.02 0.032 -0.176 -0.7 5 2
Gary Carter C 4 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 -0.179 1.77 0.000 -0.179 -1.0 7 0
Darryl Strawberry RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250 .500 0.042 1.90 0.136 -0.094 -0.2 3 0 SB
Mookie Wilson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.173 1.80 0.000 -0.173 -0.8 4 0
Ray Knight 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.173 1.66 0.000 -0.173 -0.7 1 2
Rafael Santana SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 1.000 -0.008 0.80 0.018 -0.026 -0.1 0 2
   Lee Mazzilli PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.052 2.13 0.000 -0.052 -0.2
   Jesse Orosco P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Dwight Gooden P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.050 0.94 0.000 -0.050 -0.4 2 0
   Danny Heep PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.061 1.52 0.061 0.000 0.2
   Kevin Elster PR-SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 0 5 0 1 14 .152 .328 -0.710 1.72 0.434 -1.145 -4.0 24 7
TB: K Hernandez; R Santana; L Dykstra; D Strawberry; D Heep.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Santana-W Backman-K Hernandez.
Baserunning
SB: L Dykstra (1, 2nd base off M Scott/A Ashby); D Strawberry (1, 2nd base off M Scott/A Ashby).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Billy Hatcher CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 -0.041 1.24 0.059 -0.100 -0.5 1 0 SB
Bill Doran 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.053 0.75 0.000 -0.053 -0.7 1 3
Denny Walling 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.107 0.69 0.000 -0.107 -1.0 0 1
Glenn Davis 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .250 1.250 0.072 0.64 0.115 -0.042 0.5 6 1 HR
Kevin Bass RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500 1.250 0.075 0.74 0.104 -0.028 0.8 1 0 2B,SB
Jose Cruz LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250 .500 -0.050 0.79 0.022 -0.072 -0.6 2 0
Alan Ashby C 1 0 1 0 2 0 1.000 2.000 0.059 1.10 0.059 0.000 0.8 14 0
Craig Reynolds SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 .667 1.333 0.076 1.72 0.106 -0.030 0.9 1 0
   Dickie Thon SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mike Scott P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.240 2.07 0.000 -0.240 -2.7 1 2 GDP
Team Totals 30 1 7 1 3 6 .233 .670 -0.209 1.03 0.465 -0.672 -2.6 27 7
2B: K Bass (1, off D Gooden).
HR: G Davis (1, off D Gooden; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF).
TB: G Davis 4; K Bass 3; C Reynolds 2; A Ashby; J Cruz.
GIDP: M Scott (1).
RBI: G Davis (1).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
E: C Reynolds (1).
Baserunning
SB: K Bass (1, 2nd base off D Gooden/G Carter); B Hatcher (1, 2nd base off D Gooden/G Carter).

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dwight Gooden, L (0-1) 7 7 1 1 3 5 1 1.29 30 61 0.182 1.09 2.1
Jesse Orosco 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 0 0 0.027 0.36 0.4
Team Totals 8 7 1 1 3 6 1 1.12 33 61 0 0 0.209 1.72 2.6

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Scott, W (1-0) 9 5 0 0 1 14 0 0.00 34 90 0.709 1.72 4.0
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 1 14 0 0.00 34 90 0.709 1.03 4.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Dutch Rennert, LF - Joe West, RF - Fred Brocklander.
Time of Game: 2:56.
Attendance: 44,131.
Start Time Weather: In Dome.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         Houston Astros
1 Lenny Dykstra CF 1 Billy Hatcher CF
2 Wally Backman 2B 2 Bill Doran 2B
3 Keith Hernandez 1B 3 Denny Walling 3B
4 Gary Carter C 4 Glenn Davis 1B
5 Darryl Strawberry RF 5 Kevin Bass RF
6 Mookie Wilson LF 6 Jose Cruz LF
7 Ray Knight 3B 7 Alan Ashby C
8 Rafael Santana SS 8 Craig Reynolds SS
9 Dwight Gooden P 9 Mike Scott P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-0 1 123 3,(0-2)  OO HOU M. Scott D. Gooden -13% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t9 0-1 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O NYM R. Knight M. Scott 12% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R HOU G. Davis D. Gooden 11% 66% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t8 0-1 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O NYM W. Backman M. Scott 11% 77% Strikeout Swinging
t8 0-1 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O NYM K. Hernandez M. Scott 10% 88% Strikeout Swinging

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 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM L. Dykstra M. Scott 2% 52% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  NYM W. Backman M. Scott -2% 50% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Backman to 1B
t1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O NYM K. Hernandez M. Scott 3% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O NYM G. Carter M. Scott 2% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU B. Hatcher D. Gooden -2% 52% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU B. Doran D. Gooden -1% 51% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU D. Walling D. Gooden -1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mike Scott facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM D. Strawberry M. Scott 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM M. Wilson M. Scott 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYM R. Knight M. Scott 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R HOU G. Davis D. Gooden 11% 66% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b2 1-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU K. Bass D. Gooden 6% 72% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
b2 1-0 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O HOU J. Cruz D. Gooden -4% 68% Flyball: CF
b2 1-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  HOU A. Ashby D. Gooden 2% 70% Walk
b2 1-0 1 12- 5,(2-2)  HOU C. Reynolds D. Gooden 5% 75% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Bass to 3B; Ashby to 2B
b2 1-0 1 123 3,(0-2)  O HOU M. Scott D. Gooden -6% 68% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-0 2 123 5,(1-2)  O HOU B. Hatcher D. Gooden -6% 62% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Mike Scott facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O NYM R. Santana M. Scott 3% 65% Lineout: 2B
t3 0-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O NYM D. Gooden M. Scott 2% 67% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM L. Dykstra M. Scott 1% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 2-3-4
b3 1-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU B. Doran D. Gooden -2% 66% Groundout: 1B-P
b3 1-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU D. Walling D. Gooden -1% 64% Groundout: 1B-P
b3 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU G. Davis D. Gooden -1% 63% 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 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYM W. Backman M. Scott 3% 66% Flyball: LF
t4 0-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  NYM K. Hernandez M. Scott -3% 63% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t4 0-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYM G. Carter M. Scott 4% 67% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O NYM D. Strawberry M. Scott 3% 69% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 5-6-7
b4 1-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU K. Bass D. Gooden -2% 68% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 1-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU J. Cruz D. Gooden 2% 70% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b4 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU A. Ashby D. Gooden 3% 73% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Cruz to 2B
b4 1-0 1 12- 3,(0-2)  HOU C. Reynolds D. Gooden 5% 78% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Cruz to 3B; Ashby to 2B
b4 1-0 1 123 3,(0-2)  OO HOU M. Scott D. Gooden -13% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Mike Scott facing 6-7-8
t5 0-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O NYM M. Wilson M. Scott 3% 68% Groundout: P-1B
t5 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM R. Knight M. Scott 2% 70% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  NYM R. Santana M. Scott -2% 69% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t5 0-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O NYM D. Gooden M. Scott 3% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
b5 1-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU B. Hatcher D. Gooden 3% 75% Walk
b5 1-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  HOU B. Doran D. Gooden 3% 78% Hatcher Steals 2B
b5 1-0 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  O HOU B. Doran D. Gooden -1% 77% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hatcher to 3B
b5 1-0 1 --3 4,(0-2)  O HOU D. Walling D. Gooden -8% 70% Fielder's Choice SS; Hatcher out at Hm/SS-C; Walling to 1B
b5 1-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O HOU G. Davis D. Gooden -2% 67% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 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 --- 7,(3-2)  NYM L. Dykstra M. Scott -6% 61% Walk
t6 0-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O NYM W. Backman M. Scott 6% 67% Flyball: LF
t6 0-1 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O NYM K. Hernandez M. Scott 3% 70% Strikeout Looking, Dykstra Steals 2B
t6 0-1 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O NYM G. Carter M. Scott 5% 75% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 5-6-7
b6 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU K. Bass D. Gooden 3% 78% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b6 1-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Cruz D. Gooden -3% 75% Strikeout Swinging
b6 1-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  HOU A. Ashby D. Gooden 2% 77% Bass Steals 2B
b6 1-0 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  HOU A. Ashby D. Gooden 1% 78% Walk
b6 1-0 1 12- 4,(2-1)  O HOU C. Reynolds D. Gooden -3% 75% Flyball: RF; Bass to 3B
b6 1-0 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  O HOU M. Scott D. Gooden -4% 71% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Mike Scott facing 5-6-7
t7 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYM D. Strawberry M. Scott 4% 75% Strikeout Swinging
t7 0-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYM M. Wilson M. Scott 3% 78% Flyball: RF
t7 0-1 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O NYM R. Knight M. Scott 2% 80% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
b7 1-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU B. Hatcher D. Gooden -2% 78% Strikeout Swinging
b7 1-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU B. Doran D. Gooden -1% 77% Flyball: LF
b7 1-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU D. Walling D. Gooden -1% 76% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Mike Scott facing 8-9-1
Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Rafael Santana (SS) batting 8th
t8 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM L. Mazzilli M. Scott 5% 81% Strikeout
Danny Heep pinch hits for Dwight Gooden (P) batting 9th
t8 0-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  NYM D. Heep M. Scott -6% 75% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
Kevin Elster pinch runs for Danny Heep (PH) batting 9th
t8 0-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYM L. Dykstra M. Scott -9% 67% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Elster to 2B
t8 0-1 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O NYM W. Backman M. Scott 11% 77% Strikeout Swinging
t8 0-1 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O NYM K. Hernandez M. Scott 10% 88% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Jesse Orosco facing 4-5-6
Jesse Orosco replaces Lee Mazzilli (PH) pitching and batting 8th
Kevin Elster moves from PR to SS
b8 1-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU G. Davis J. Orosco -1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU K. Bass J. Orosco -1% 86% Flyball: RF
b8 1-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Cruz J. Orosco -1% 85% Strikeout Swinging
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 4-5-6
Dickie Thon replaces Craig Reynolds playing SS batting 8th
t9 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYM G. Carter M. Scott 7% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  NYM D. Strawberry M. Scott -8% 84% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t9 0-1 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  NYM M. Wilson M. Scott -6% 78% Strawberry Steals 2B
t9 0-1 1 -2- 8,(1-2)  O NYM M. Wilson M. Scott 10% 88% Groundout: 1B-P; Strawberry to 3B
t9 0-1 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O NYM R. Knight M. Scott 12% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.

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