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August 28, 1974

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Top 6	R	H	E
Astros	1	2	0
Mets	0	2	2

Top 6	R	H	E
Astros	1	2	0
Mets	0	2	2

Roger Metzger Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.262
OBP	.000	.301
At Bats	2	446
Hits	0	117
• Singles	0	99
• Doubles	0	12
• Triples	0	6
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	26
RBI’s	0	24

Jon Matlack Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
11	10	0

FIRST PREVIOUS PLAY/PAUSE REPLAY NEXT LAST/BOX

Shea Stadium - August 28, 1974

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Out

Jon Matlack

Ron Hodges

Ed Kranepool

Felix Millan

Wayne Garrett

Ted Martinez

Benny Ayala

Jim Gosger

Rusty Staub

Roger Metzger

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 6 Gross is called out on strikes.

Bottom 5 Gosger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Matlack hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Martinez strikes out.

Top 5 Dierker hits a fly ball into center field. Gosger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Milbourne strikes out.

Top 5 May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Hodges hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Ayala strikes out.

Bottom 4 Garrett takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kranepool moves to second.

Bottom 4 Wilbur Howard now playing center field. Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 4 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Gosger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 May strikes out.

Top 4 Watson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ayala. Watson reaches second base with a double. Cedeno goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.

Top 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan misplays the ball. That's an error on Millan.

Top 4 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Millan hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Gosger hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Matlack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Dierker strikes out.

Top 3 Milbourne hits a popup towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Martinez hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Hodges takes first base on ball four. Ayala moves to second.

Bottom 2 Ayala hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Garrett hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 May hits a fly ball into left field. Ayala settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Millan hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Gosger hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground that hits Cedeno. Cedeno is out and Watson is safe at first. There goes Cedeno trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.

Top 1 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Hodges and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.

Top 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez misplays the ball. That's an error on Martinez.

Top 1 Metzger hits a line drive into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Gross is called out on strikes.

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Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.

Astros @ Mets
August 28, 1974