In a game played in a steady rain from the second inning on, the Astros snapped their five-game losing streak by downing the Mets, 8-3. Terry Puhl hit the third pitch of the game for a homer and Houston scored two more runs iin the opening frame on an error by New York shortstop Tom Veryzer and a sacrifice fly by Danny Heep. Nolan Ryan struck out 11 batters before leaving the game in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 8, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Friday, May       28, 1982 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Astros       3  2  0    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   8 11  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   3 10  3


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl rf               4   2   1   1     1   0   .240      Wilson cf             4   1   1   1     1   1   .316
Scott cf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .255      Stearns c             4   1   2   0     1   2   .313
  Loucks cf           0   1   0   0     1   0   .000      Foster lf             4   0   1   1     1   2   .240
Knight 3b             5   2   3   0     0   0   .317      Kingman 1b            5   0   0   0     0   5   .224
  Pittman 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Rajsich rf            4   0   0   0     0   3   .196
Cruz lf               3   1   1   1     1   0   .263        Lynch p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garner 2b             5   0   2   3     0   1   .282      Brooks 3b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .259
Heep 1b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .245      Backman 2b            4   0   2   0     0   2   .320
Garcia ss             4   0   0   0     0   2   .208      Veryzer ss            4   0   2   0     0   1   .368
Pujols c              4   1   2   0     0   2   .364      Jones p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Ryan p                3   0   0   0     0   1   .095        Hausman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaCoss p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Staub ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Orosco p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jorgensen ph,rf     1   1   1   0     1   0   .267

Totals               36   8  11   7     4   6             Totals               36   3  10   3     4  17

Time of Game: 3:05   Attendance: 15,273
Left on Base: Astros 7, Mets 10
DP: Astros 1, Mets 2
Errors: Stearns, Backman, Veryzer
Doubles: Scott (7), Garner (14), Jorgensen (1)
Home Runs: Puhl (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Heep (1), Cruz (3)
GIDP: Garcia (2), Veryzer (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(4-6)             5.2   3   0   0   2  11   0  22   4.97
LaCoss                  2     6   3   3   0   3   0  11   3.70
Smith SV(7)             1.1   1   0   0   2   3   0   7   3.72
Totals                  9    10   3   3   4  17   0  40

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(6-3)            1.1   4   5   3   2   1   1  11   3.07
Hausman                 1.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   7   1.42
Orosco                  5     3   1   1   1   5   0  19   2.45
Lynch                   1     2   2   2   1   0   0   5   4.13
Totals                  9    11   8   6   4   6   1  42

Balks: Lynch (1)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Fred Brocklander


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl homered; Scott lined to shortstop; Knight
singled to left; Cruz walked [Knight to second]; Garner reached
on an error by Veryzer [Knight scored (unearned) (no RBI), Cruz
to third]; Heep hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cruz scored
(unearned)]; Garcia forced Garner (third to second); 3 R (1 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); Stearns was
called out on strikes; Foster flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 3, Mets 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Pujols singled to center; Ryan struck out; Puhl
walked [Pujols to second]; Scott doubled to left [Puhl to third,
Pujols scored]; HAUSMAN REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Knight
singled to third [Scott stayed at second]; Cruz hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Puhl scored]; Garner grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Rajsich struck out; Brooks
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
5, Mets 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Heep reached on an error by Backman [Heep to first];
Garcia grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Heep out at second]; Pujols singled to left; Ryan grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Backman singled to center; Veryzer singled to left
[Backman to second]; STAUB BATTED FOR HAUSMAN; Staub flied out
to left; Wilson struck out; Stearns was called out on strikes; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Mets 0.

ASTROS 4TH: OROSCO REPLACED STAUB (PITCHING); Puhl flied out to
center; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Knight grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Foster struck out; Kingman struck out; Rajsich struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Mets 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Cruz flied out to left; Garner struck out; Heep
singled to left; Garcia struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 5, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Brooks grounded out (shortstop to first); Backman was
called out on strikes; Veryzer singled to right; Orosco grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Mets 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Pujols was called out on strikes; Ryan grounded out
(second to first); Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Wilson walked; Stearns walked [Wilson to second];
Foster struck out; Kingman struck out; LACOSS REPLACED RYAN
(PITCHING); Rajsich flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Mets 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Scott walked; Knight flied out to center; Cruz
singled to second [Scott to second]; Garner doubled to left
[Cruz to third, Scott scored]; Heep grounded out (shortstop to
first); Garcia struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 6, Mets
0.

METS 7TH: LOUCKS REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING CF); Brooks struck out;
Backman singled to left; Veryzer grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Backman out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Mets 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Pujols struck out; LaCoss grounded out (shortstop to
first); Stearns dropped a foul fly hit by Puhl for an error;
Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 6, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: JORGENSEN BATTED FOR OROSCO; Jorgensen doubled to
left; Wilson singled to right [Jorgensen scored]; Stearns
singled to right [Wilson to third]; Foster singled to center
[Stearns to second, Wilson scored]; Kingman struck out; Rajsich
was called out on strikes; Brooks singled to right [Foster to
second, Stearns scored]; SMITH REPLACED LACOSS (PITCHING);
Backman struck out; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 6, Mets 3.

ASTROS 9TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LYNCH
REPLACED RAJSICH (PITCHING); Loucks walked; Knight singled to
right [Loucks to second]; Lynch balked [Knight to second, Loucks
to third]; Cruz popped to second; Garner singled to left [Loucks
scored, Knight scored, Garner to second (on throw to home)];
Heep hit into a double play (center to second) [Garner out at
third]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 8, Mets 3.

METS 9TH: PITTMAN REPLACED KNIGHT (PLAYING 3B); Veryzer struck
out; Jorgensen walked; Wilson flied out to left; Stearns singled
to left [Jorgensen to second]; Foster walked [Jorgensen to
third, Stearns to second]; Kingman was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 8, Mets 3.