Showing no favorites, the Mets scored off three different relief pitchers while rallying for six runs in the last three innings to defeat the Astros, 9-7. Oscar Zamora, who replaced starter Joaquin Andujar in the fifth, pitched two scoreless innings and had a 7-3 lead before giving up a run in the seventh. Bruce Boisclair homered to lead off the eighth and Steve Henderson followed with a single, resulting in Zamora's removal.

Joe Sambito came in and yielded a single by Willie Montanez and two-run pinch-double by John Stearns that tied the score. After the Astros switched to Ken Forsch as their third pitcher of the inning, Doug Flynn singled to send the Mets ahead. Stearns clinched the decision with a sacrifice fly for the final run in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 9, Houston Astros 7

Game Played on Saturday, May 27, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome

Mets 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 4 1 - 9 12 2 Astros 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 - 7 10 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mazzilli cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .320 Puhl rf,lf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .335 Maddox 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .225 Cabell 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .281 Boisclair rf 5 2 3 1 0 0 .226 Cedeno cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .272 S. Henderson lf 3 3 1 0 2 1 .263 Cruz 1b,rf 4 1 3 1 1 0 .305 Montanez 1b 3 1 1 0 2 0 .259 Walling lf 2 1 0 0 2 0 .241 Hodges c 2 0 1 2 0 0 .219 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Stearns ph,c 1 1 1 3 0 0 .256 Howe 2b 3 1 1 3 0 0 .286 Foli ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .174 Ferguson c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .219 Flynn 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .235 Metzger ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .232 Bruhert p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Andujar p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .063 Kobel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alou ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Zamora p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Metzger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Youngblood ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Bergman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 9 12 8 4 3 Totals 34 7 10 5 4 4 Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 26,742 Left on Base: Mets 7, Astros 6 DP: Mets 0, Astros 1 Errors: Hodges, Bruhert, Andujar Doubles: Stearns (6), Cruz (8), Howe (14) Triples: Hodges (1), Boisclair (1) Home Runs: Boisclair (2) Stolen Bases: Cabell (5) Sacrifice Hits: Foli (2), Andujar (3) Sacrifice Flies: Hodges (2), Stearns (2), Howe (2) GIDP: Boisclair (3) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bruhert 4.1 7 7 6 2 3 0 21 4.57 Kobel 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 0.00 Metzger W(1-1) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 6.00 Murray SV(3) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.61 Totals 9 10 7 6 4 4 0 40 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Andujar 4 3 3 3 3 1 0 18 2.41 Zamora 3 4 3 3 0 1 1 13 7.11 Sambito L(2-3) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 3.67 Forsch 1.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 9 3.13 Totals 9 12 9 9 4 3 1 43 Wild Pitches: Bruhert (3) Balks: Zamora (1) Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Joe West, 3B - John Kibler METS 1ST: Mazzilli flied out to center; Maddox reached on an error by Andujar [Maddox to first]; Boisclair grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Maddox out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 2ND: S. Henderson walked; Montanez made an out to third; Hodges tripled to right [S. Henderson scored]; Foli grounded out (third to first); Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled to center; Cruz was picked off first (pitcher to first); Walling made an out to shortstop; Howe grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. METS 3RD: Bruhert flied out to right; Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Ferguson walked; Metzger singled to right [Ferguson to second]; Andujar out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ferguson to third, Metzger to second]; Puhl singled to center [Ferguson scored, Metzger to third]; Puhl was picked off first but was safe on an error by Bruhert [Metzger scored, Puhl to second]; Cabell lined to left; Cedeno struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 2. METS 4TH: Boisclair tripled to center; S. Henderson walked; Montanez walked [S. Henderson to second]; Hodges hit a sacrifice fly to right [Boisclair scored, S. Henderson to third]; Foli singled to right [S. Henderson scored, Montanez to second]; Flynn forced Foli (pitcher to shortstop) [Montanez to third]; Bruhert struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz doubled to right; Bruhert threw a wild pitch [Cruz to third]; Walling walked; Howe doubled to left [Cruz scored, Walling scored, Howe scored (error by Hodges) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Metzger struck out; ALOU BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Alou struck out (strikeout was charged to Andujar); 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 5. METS 5TH: ZAMORA REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Mazzilli grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox flied out to right; Boisclair lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 5. ASTROS 5TH: Puhl singled to right; On a bunt Cabell singled to first [Puhl to second]; Cedeno popped to catcher; KOBEL REPLACED BRUHERT (PITCHING); Cruz singled to center [Puhl scored, Cabell to second]; Walling walked [Cabell to third, Cruz to second]; Howe hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cabell scored, Cruz to third]; Ferguson flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 7. METS 6TH: S. Henderson struck out; Montanez grounded out (first to pitcher); Hodges flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 7. ASTROS 6TH: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Zamora struck out; Puhl popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 7. METS 7TH: Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); Flynn singled to center; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR KOBEL; Kranepool lined to second; Mazzilli singled to right [Flynn to third]; Zamora balked [Flynn scored, Mazzilli to second]; Maddox popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 7. ASTROS 7TH: METZGER REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Cabell singled to shortstop; Cabell stole second; Cedeno flied out to left; Cruz was walked intentionally; Walling flied out to left; Howe flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 7. METS 8TH: Boisclair homered; S. Henderson singled to left; SAMBITO REPLACED ZAMORA (PITCHING); Montanez singled to center [S. Henderson to second]; STEARNS BATTED FOR HODGES; Stearns doubled to left [S. Henderson scored, Montanez scored]; Foli out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Stearns to third]; FORSCH REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); BERGMAN REPLACED SAMBITO (PLAYING 1B); CRUZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); PUHL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Flynn singled to center [Stearns scored]; YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR METZGER; Youngblood grounded out (third to first) [Flynn to second]; Mazzilli struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 8, Astros 7. ASTROS 8TH: MURRAY REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); STEARNS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Ferguson flied out to left; Metzger grounded out (second to first); Bergman lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 8, Astros 7. METS 9TH: Maddox singled to left; On a bunt Boisclair singled to first [Maddox to second]; S. Henderson grounded out (first unassisted) [Maddox to third, Boisclair to second]; Montanez was walked intentionally; Stearns hit a sacrifice fly to right [Maddox scored]; Foli flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 9, Astros 7. ASTROS 9TH: Puhl grounded out (third to first); Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno singled to pitcher; Cruz popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 9, Astros 7.

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