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Houston Astros @ New York Mets

1986-05-06 · Night game · Shea Stadium · Att: 41722 · 64°F, drizzle, wet · 2:36

New York Mets defeated Houston Astros 4–0. New York Mets put up 3 in the 7th. Dwight Gooden earned the win. George Foster went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 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	2
NYN	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0		4	6

W: Dwight Gooden L: Bob Knepper SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jerry Crawford · 1B: Charlie Williams · 2B: Harry Wendelstedt · 3B: Terry Tata · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Bill Doran	4	0	0	0
Craig Reynolds	4	1	0	1
Jose Cruz	4	0	0	1
Glenn Davis	4	1	0	1
Denny Walling	3	0	0	0
Alan Ashby	3	0	0	2
Kevin Bass	2	0	1	1
Terry Puhl	3	0	0	1
Bob Knepper	2	0	0	0
Mark Bailey	0	0	1	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Kevin Mitchell	4	0	1	1	0	0
Tim Teufel	4	0	1	0	0	1
Keith Hernandez	2	0	1	0	2	0
Gary Carter	4	0	0	0	0	1
Darryl Strawberry	4	0	0	0	0	3
George Foster	3	2	1	1	1	1
Ray Knight	4	0	1	0	0	1
Rafael Santana	3	1	0	0	0	1
Dwight Gooden	3	1	1	2	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Knepper	6.1	5	2	5
Charlie Kerfeld	0.2	1	1	1
Mike Madden	1.0	0	0	2

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dwight Gooden	9.0	2	2	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Doran: 7/F7S
Craig Reynolds: K
Jose Cruz: K

Bot 1

Kevin Mitchell: 13/G1
Tim Teufel: K
Keith Hernandez: 7/F7

Top 2

Glenn Davis: 53/G5
Denny Walling: 43/G4
Alan Ashby: 3/G3L

Bot 2

Gary Carter: 63/G6
Darryl Strawberry: 43/G4
George Foster: 63/G56

Top 3

Kevin Bass: 8/F8XD
Terry Puhl: K/C
Bob Knepper: 63/G6

Bot 3

Ray Knight: 8/F8
Rafael Santana: K
Dwight Gooden: 1/P1S

Top 4

Bill Doran: 31/G3L
Craig Reynolds: 31/G3
Jose Cruz: 8/F89S

Bot 4

Kevin Mitchell: 53/G5
Tim Teufel: 53/G56
Keith Hernandez: D8/L89D
Gary Carter: 8/F8

Top 5

Glenn Davis: S4/G6M
Denny Walling: 8/F89XD
Alan Ashby: K
Kevin Bass: W.1-2
Terry Puhl: 7/F78

Bot 5

Darryl Strawberry: K
George Foster: HR/F7D
Ray Knight: D7/G5L
Rafael Santana: 53/G56
Dwight Gooden: 7/F78XDW

Top 6

Bob Knepper: 8/F8D
Bill Doran: 63/G6
Craig Reynolds: 4/L4

Bot 6

Kevin Mitchell: 13/G1
Tim Teufel: D9/F9LD
Keith Hernandez: W
Gary Carter: 8/L8XD
Darryl Strawberry: K

Top 7

Jose Cruz: 31/G34
Glenn Davis: K
Denny Walling: 43/G34

Bot 7

George Foster: W
Ray Knight: K
Rafael Santana: E5/TH1/G5S.1-3;B-2
Dwight Gooden: T9/F9D.3-H;2-H(UR)
Kevin Mitchell: S8/G4M.3-H
Tim Teufel: 46(1)/FO/G4M
Keith Hernandez: W.1-2
Gary Carter: K

Top 8

Alan Ashby: K/C
Kevin Bass: K
Terry Puhl: 8/F8D

Bot 8

Darryl Strawberry: K
George Foster: K
Ray Knight: 53/G5

Top 9

Mark Bailey: W
Bill Doran: 36(1)/FO/G3.B-1
Craig Reynolds: S9/G34.1-2
Jose Cruz: E4/P34D.2-3;1-2;B-1
Glenn Davis: 12(3)3/GDP/G1

Notes & reviews

Start of game delayed 45 minutes by rain. It drizzled intermittently throughout the game.
Walling: diving stop
Over LF fence deep into the bullpen
Knepper knocked down low line drive
Wallings' low throw 1-hopped past Davis; Puhl recovered
Over Puhl
Grounder through the drawn-in infield
High relay to 1B pulled Davis off the bag

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