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May 28, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 4 11 0
Astros 1 5 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 4 11 0
Astros 1 5 1

Jose Cruz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .299
OBP .000 .357
At Bats 3 154
Hits 0 46
• Singles 0 35
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 0 20

Nino Espinosa Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 0
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Astrodome - May 28, 1978
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Out
Nino Espinosa
John Stearns
Willie Montanez
Doug Flynn
Elliott Maddox
Tim Foli
Steve Henderson
Lee Mazzilli
Bruce Boisclair
Jose Cruz
Dave Bergman

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 4 11 0 7
Houston Astros 1 5 1 3
Winning Pitcher Nino Espinosa
Losing Pitcher Tom Dixon
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Elliott Maddox
Attendance 12,133
Time of Game 2 hours 3 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Cedeno strikes out.
Bottom 9 Bergman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Puhl hits a popup towards third. Maddox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mazzilli hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Espinosa strikes out.
Top 9 Flynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foli scores.
Top 9 Jimmy Sexton now playing shortstop. Reggie Baldwin now catching. Joe Sambito now pitching. Foli hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Puhl. Foli reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Jesus Alou pinch hits for Tom Dixon. Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bob Watson pinch hits for Roger Metzger. Watson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Denny Walling pinch hits for Ed Herrmann. Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Stearns hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dixon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Boisclair hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Maddox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Puhl. Maddox reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Mazzilli hits a popup towards the mound. Dixon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Espinosa bunts in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bergman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Foli hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Herrmann hits a popup towards short. Foli settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Howe hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Montanez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Maddox moves to second.
Top 5 Boisclair hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mazzilli tags and scores.
Top 5 Maddox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Espinosa scores. Mazzilli moves to third.
Top 5 Mazzilli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Espinosa moves to third.
Top 5 Espinosa hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 5 Flynn strikes out.
Bottom 4 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 4 Cedeno hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Espinosa, and towards Foli, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Foli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Stearns hits a line drive into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Montanez hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Dixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Metzger is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Boisclair takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Herrmann hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Howe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mazzilli who is chasing the ball. Howe reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mazzilli hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Espinosa strikes out.
Top 2 Flynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stearns scores. Foli moves to second.
Top 2 Foli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stearns moves to third.
Top 2 Stearns hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Montanez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bergman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bergman hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a popup, foul, towards third. Maddox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Henderson strikes out.
Top 1 Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Metzger. Boisclair moves to second.
Top 1 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman scoops it up and throws to first, with Dixon covering, for the out.