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Houston Astros @
New York Mets
1989-07-18 Β· Night game Β· Shea Stadium Β· Att: 35664 Β· night, dry Β· 2:42
New York Mets defeated Houston Astros 9β0. New York Mets put up 5 in the 3rd. Sid Fernandez earned the win. Howard Johnson went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| NYN | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 |
W: Sid Fernandez L: Bob Forsch SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Bill Hohn Β· 1B: Randy Marsh Β· 2B: Ed Montague Β· 3B: Gary Darling Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Houston Astros β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Billy Hatcher | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Glenn Davis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Craig Biggio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rafael Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Davidson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Gerald Young | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bob Forsch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dan Schatzeder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Terry Puhl | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alex Trevino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Mets β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Juan Samuel | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Dave Magadan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Howard Johnson | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Darryl Strawberry | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kevin McReynolds | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Keith Hernandez | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gregg Jefferies | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Sid Fernandez | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Kevin Elster | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Carreon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mookie Wilson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tim Teufel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Forsch | 2.1 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Dan Schatzeder | 3.2 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
Juan Agosto | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Portugal | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
New York Mets β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sid Fernandez | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
Jeff Innis | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Randy Myers | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Billy Hatcher: K
- Eric Yelding: K
- Ken Caminiti: 9/P9S
Bot 1
- Juan Samuel: K
- Dave Magadan: W
- Howard Johnson: HR/F89XD.1-H
- Darryl Strawberry: 3/G34
- Kevin McReynolds: W
- Keith Hernandez: S9/G34.1-2
- Gregg Jefferies: 31/G34
Top 2
- Glenn Davis: K
- Craig Biggio: 7/P7S
- Rafael Ramirez: 2/P2
Bot 2
- Mackey Sasser: 6/P6D
- Sid Fernandez: S7/F6D
- Juan Samuel: 54(1)/G5/FO
- Dave Magadan: SB2
- Dave Magadan: 43/G4S
Top 3
- Mark Davidson: K
- Gerald Young: W
- Bob Forsch: 24/SH/DP/BG2.1X3(46)
Bot 3
- Howard Johnson: S9/L9
- Darryl Strawberry: S8/L8S.1-2
- Kevin McReynolds: S7/L7S.2-H;1-3
- Keith Hernandez: 32(3)/G3/FO.1-2
- Gregg Jefferies: W.2-3;1-2
- Mackey Sasser: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Sid Fernandez: S9/G34.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Juan Samuel: S9/G34.3-H;1-2
- Dave Magadan: S7/L7S.2-3;1-2
- Howard Johnson: 5(2)53(B)/GDP
Top 4
- Billy Hatcher: S9/L9S
- Eric Yelding: 54(1)/G5/FO
- Ken Caminiti: 8/F78
- Glenn Davis: 9/F9S
Bot 4
- Darryl Strawberry: 7/F78S
- Kevin McReynolds: W
- Keith Hernandez: S9/L34D.1-2
- Gregg Jefferies: D8/L8XD.2-H;1XH(842);B-3(THH)
- Mackey Sasser: 63/G6
Top 5
- Craig Biggio: 63/G6
- Rafael Ramirez: 53/G5
- Mark Davidson: S8/L78S
- Gerald Young: 8/F8S
Bot 5
- Sid Fernandez: K
- Juan Samuel: S1/G25
- Dave Magadan: WP.1-2
- Dave Magadan: K
- Howard Johnson: WP.2-3
- Howard Johnson: 7/F7D
Top 6
- Dan Schatzeder: 7/L7S
- Billy Hatcher: K
- Eric Yelding: K
Bot 6
- Darryl Strawberry: 8/F8S
- Kevin McReynolds: HR/F7D
- Kevin Elster: D7/L7LS
- Gregg Jefferies: 43/G34.2-3
- Mackey Sasser: K
Top 7
- Ken Caminiti: 63/G6
- Glenn Davis: 6/P6S
- Craig Biggio: HP
- Rafael Ramirez: S54/G56.1-2
- Mark Davidson: 9/L9
Bot 7
- Mark Carreon: 9/L9L
- Juan Samuel: 13/G1
- Dave Magadan: 13/G15
Top 8
- Gerald Young: 3/G3
- Terry Puhl: S8/G6M
- Billy Hatcher: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Bot 8
- Howard Johnson: K
- Mookie Wilson: D9/G3
- Tim Teufel: 63/G6
- Kevin Elster: 63/G6M
Top 9
- Eric Yelding: 63/G56
- Ken Caminiti: 7/F7
- Alex Trevino: K
Notes & reviews
- Gerald Young overran 2B
- Keith Hernandez bruised knee sliding into HP

























