July 10, 1987 New York Mets at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 13
MIN 12 DET 9
@CAL 4 NYY 9
CHW 5 OAK 7
MIL 3 BOS 7
@SEA 4 TEX 10
CLE 4 TOR 7
KCR 0 PHI 5
@ATL 2 LAD 5
@CHC 4
(10) MON 5
@CIN 1 NYM 7
@HOU 3 PIT 6
SDP 5
(11) STL 7
SFG 5
(13)

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 42,847

Friday, July 10, 1987
Time of Game: 3:00

Mets

45-40

Won 1

4th, 10½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  1   1  0  5   0  0  0    7 14  3
Astros          0  1  0   0  0  1   0  1  0    3  6  2

W: D Gooden (6-2), L: M Scott (10-5), S: J Orosco (12)

Astros

44-41

Lost 1

2nd, 2½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Dykstra CF                  5   2   3   1    0   0  .292  .813    0    2   0   2B,CS
W Backman 2B                  5   0   1   1    0   1  .254  .588    0    2   3   
K Hernandez 1B                4   0   0   0    1   2  .287  .798    0   10   0   IW
G Carter C                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .699    0    6   0   
D Strawberry RF               4   1   3   0    1   0  .272  .975    0    1   0   SB
K McReynolds LF               4   2   3   3    1   1  .292  .855    0    3   0   2·HR
H Johnson 3B                  5   1   1   1    0   0  .267  .831    0    2   2   HR,GDP
R Santana SS                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .290  .736    0    1   4   2B
D Gooden P                    3   0   1   0    0   2  .182  .364    0    0   1   SH
  J Orosco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       39   7  14   6    3   7                    27  10

BATTING

2B: L Dykstra (15, off M Scott); R Santana (10, off M Scott).

HR: K McReynolds 2 (16, 2 off M Scott; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out); H Johnson (17, off M Scott; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

SH: D Gooden (2, off M Scott).

IBB: K Hernandez (5, by M Scott).

TB: K McReynolds 9; H Johnson 4; L Dykstra 4; D Strawberry 3; R Santana 3; D Gooden; W Backman.

GIDP: H Johnson (3).

RBI: K McReynolds 3 (49); W Backman (10); H Johnson (49); L Dykstra (21).

2-out RBI: L Dykstra; W Backman.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Santana-K Hernandez.

E: G Carter (4); W Backman (5); H Johnson (15).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Strawberry (13, 2nd base off M Scott/A Ashby).

CS: L Dykstra (4, 2nd base by M Scott/A Ashby).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Young CF                    3   1   1   0    2   1  .167  .453    0    2   0   2·SB
B Doran 2B                    5   1   1   1    0   2  .274  .764    0    5   5   HR
D Walling 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .765    0    0   3   
G Davis 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .828    0   11   1   
K Bass RF                     3   1   0   0    1   0  .282  .786    0    1   0   
J Cruz LF                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .252  .716    0    1   0   
A Ashby C                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .298  .868    0    7   1   GDP
C Reynolds SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .660    0    0   3   
M Scott P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .050  .166    0    0   1   
  D Meads P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         0   0   
  T Puhl PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .198  .500    0    0   0   
  R Childress P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Lopes PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .930    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   3   6   1    4   6                    27  14

BATTING

HR: B Doran (12, off D Gooden; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: B Doran 4; J Cruz 2; D Lopes; C Reynolds; G Young.

GIDP: A Ashby (6).

RBI: B Doran (40).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Walling-B Doran-G Davis.

E: G Young (1); C Reynolds (9).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Young 2 (2, 2nd base off D Gooden/G Carter 2).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Gooden, W (6-2)              8.2   6   3   2    4   5   1   2.78   37     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 0· 6     63    -     0.76   0.17
J Orosco, S (12)               0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.17    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          3-0    1.84   0.05
Totals                         9     6   3   2    4   6   1          38     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 0· 6          3-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Scott, L (10-5)              5.2  11   7   6    1   7   3   2.76   28     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 0·11     27    -     0.87  -0.28
D Meads                        1.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   5.68    6     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          1-1    0.17  -0.01
R Childress                    2     1   0   0    2   0   0   1.74    9     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.08   0.01
Totals                         9    14   7   6    3   7   3          43     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 0·14          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: D Gooden (1).

IBB: M Scott (4; K Hernandez).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Rippley, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Dick Stello.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 42,847.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Houston Astros                       
1. L Dykstra            CF    1. G Young              CF 
2. W Backman            2B    2. B Doran              2B 
3. K Hernandez          1B    3. D Walling            3B 
4. G Carter             C     4. G Davis              1B 
5. D Strawberry         RF    5. K Bass               RF 
6. K McReynolds         LF    6. J Cruz               LF 
7. H Johnson            3B    7. A Ashby              C  
8. R Santana            SS    8. C Reynolds           SS 
9. D Gooden             P     9. M Scott              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  1-2  1--      19%  86% K McReynolds    M Scott         Home Run; Strawberry Scores
   t 4   1  1-1  ---      13%  61% K McReynolds    M Scott         Home Run
   t 3   2  1-0  -2-      12%  48% W Backman       M Scott         Single to CF; Dykstra Scores; Backman to 2B/Adv on E8
   b 2   1  0-0  1--      -7%  38% J Cruz          D Gooden        Single; Bass to 3B
   b 3   1  1-1  --3       7%  46% D Walling       D Gooden        Groundout: P-3B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Dykstra       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  W Backman       Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  K Hernandez     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  G Young         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      49%  B Doran         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  D Walling       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Scott facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  G Carter        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  D Strawberry    Single
          1--      52%  K McReynolds    Strawberry Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      45%  H Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  G Davis         Flyball: LF
          ---      45%  K Bass          Walk
          1--      38%  J Cruz          Single; Bass to 3B
   R      1-3      32%  A Ashby         Wild Pitch; Bass Scores; Cruz to 2B
          -2-      31%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      35%  C Reynolds      Flyball: RF
   O      12-      38%  M Scott         Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Scott facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      36%  R Santana       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      34%  D Gooden        Strikeout
          ---      36%  L Dykstra       Double
   R      -2-      48%  W Backman       Single to CF; Dykstra Scores; Backman to 2B/Adv on E8
          -2-      49%  K Hernandez     Intentional Walk
   O      12-      45%  G Carter        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
          ---      41%  G Young         Single
          1--      34%  B Doran         Young Steals 2B; Young to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      39%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      --3      46%  D Walling       Groundout: P-3B-1B
   O      --3      50%  G Davis         Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Scott facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  D Strawberry    Flyball: RF
   R      ---      61%  K McReynolds    Home Run
   O      ---      59%  H Johnson       Flyball: CF
          ---      61%  R Santana       Double
   O      -2-      58%  D Gooden        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Dwight Gooden facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      61%  K Bass          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      63%  J Cruz          Strikeout
   O      ---      64%  A Ashby         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
          ---      68%  L Dykstra       Single
   O      1--      62%  W Backman       Dykstra Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      60%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      59%  K Hernandez     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Dwight Gooden facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      63%  C Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      65%  M Scott         Strikeout
   O      ---      67%  G Young         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Scott facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      64%  G Carter        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      67%  D Strawberry    Single
   RR     1--      86%  K McReynolds    Home Run; Strawberry Scores
   R      ---      92%  H Johnson       Home Run
          ---      92%  R Santana       Single
   O      1--      92%  D Gooden        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Santana to 2B
   R      -2-      95%  L Dykstra       Single; Santana Scores; Dykstra to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
                  Dave Meads replaces Mike Scott pitching and batting 9th
   R      -2-      97%  W Backman       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Dykstra Scores/No RBI/unER; Backman to 1B
   O      1--      97%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Dwight Gooden facing 2-3-4
   R      ---      95%  B Doran         Home Run
   O      ---      96%  D Walling       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  G Davis         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      97%  K Bass          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-2, Dave Meads facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      97%  G Carter        Flyball: CF
          ---      97%  D Strawberry    Single
          1--      98%  K McReynolds    Single; Strawberry to 2B
   OO     12-      97%  H Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-7, Dwight Gooden facing 6-7-8
          ---      95%  J Cruz          Single
   OO     1--      98%  A Ashby         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
          ---      98%  C Reynolds      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Reynolds to 1B
                  Terry Puhl pinch hits for Dave Meads batting 9th
   O      1--      98%  T Puhl          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-2, Rocky Childress facing 8-9-1
                  Rocky Childress replaces Terry Puhl pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  R Santana       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      98%  D Gooden        Single
   O      1--      98%  L Dykstra       Groundout: 2B-1B; Gooden to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  W Backman       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-7, Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
          ---      97%  G Young         Walk
          1--      96%  B Doran         Young Steals 2B
   O      -2-      98%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      99%  D Walling       Groundout: 2B-1B; Young to 3B
   R      --3      98%  G Davis         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Young Scores/unER/No RBI; Davis to 1B
   O      1--      99%  K Bass          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-3, Rocky Childress facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      98%  K Hernandez     Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      98%  G Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      98%  D Strawberry    Walk
          1--      99%  K McReynolds    Walk; Strawberry to 2B
   O      12-      98%  H Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-7, Dwight Gooden facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  A Ashby         Strikeout
          ---     100%  C Reynolds      Single
                  Davey Lopes pinch hits for Rocky Childress batting 9th
          1--      99%  D Lopes         Single; Reynolds to 2B
          12-      95%  G Young         Walk; Reynolds to 3B; Lopes to 2B
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Dwight Gooden pitching and batting 9th
   O      123     100%  B Doran         Strikeout
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198707100

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