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The Houston Astros faced the New York Mets at Chase Stadium for a Monday night game on August 21st, 1972.

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The Astros were having a good season entering the game with a 66-51 record, but eight games behind the Pirates.

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The Mets were a few games behind Houston with a 59-53 record under first-year manager Yogi Vera.

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This recording is from the New York radio broadcast featuring announcers Ralph Keiner, Lindsay Nelson, and Bob Murphy.

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The Mets are facing first-place Jim Beecham batting eighth and playing short shots Ted Martinez and pitcher John Matlock batting ninth.

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The ball-night game will see Tom Seaver in the mound. He has a record of 14-9. He'll be opposed by Dave Roberts.

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And then the final game of the film stand Wednesday afternoon, it'll be Jerry Kuzmin pitching against Larry Dirkard.

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The Mets do have one other ball game, and it's a big one.

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The Mets and Yankees at Yankee Stadium in the annual Mayor's Clover game.

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That will be Thursday night, game time, 730. The game can be purchased at the same season prices as any of the Mets or Yankee ticket outlets.

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That's on Thursday night at Yankee Stadium.

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The Mets then go on their own, returning home on Labor Day.

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They'll be playing a doubleheader on Labor Day, September 4th, with the Chicago Cubs.

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They'll play the Cubs-Monterey-Hall in St. Louis in the next home stand starting on September 4th.

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All the Mets now with a record of 59-33. They are 12 games back at the Pittsburgh Pirates, or one percentage point ahead of the Chicago Cubs.

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And all the Mets now battling the Cubs as they have moved up into contention.

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All teams 12 games back at the Pittsburgh Pirates. They're right here now for the play-by-play Bob Murphy.

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All right, Rob, Roger Metzger, the Houston shortstop, a switch hitter, will bat right-handed against John Matlack.

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Matlack has started twice against the Astros this year, pitched well in both games, but lost in both games.

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The tall left-hander winds, here's the pitch, and has taken low, ball one.

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Defensively, the New York Mets have Jim Beecham at first, and Luke Barnes at second.

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Ed Martinez is short and Wayne Garrett is playing third. John Milner in left field, Willie Mays in center.

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Tommy Agee is around the right. The catcher is Duffy Dyer, and on the mound, John Matlack.

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And the pitch is low, ball two, two balls and no strikes.

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Of encouragement to the New York Mets today, Rusty Stobb was in the batting cage, had his first lengthy workout inside the cage.

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That is for about 25 minutes. Naturally, it is tender, sore, and still hurts, but it's encouraging.

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High ball three, three balls and no strikes.

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Matlack getting behind on Roger Metzger, three and oh.

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Matlack has won 10 and lost seven. John has lost his last two.

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His VRA is excellent, one of the best in the National League, 2.2.

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The three-oh delivery, Wayne's side ball four, and he walks Metzger on four pitches.

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And this will bring up the young man who's just about the toast of the National League this season, Cesar Sabin.

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He's only 21 years old.

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He is leading the National League and the majors in batting, hitting three, a 45.

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Leads the National League in doubles with 28.

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He's second in the league in triples. He has seven.

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He's third in the league in runs scored, 87.

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And on top of that, he has stolen 45 bases.

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He's 21 years old.

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Inside and low, it gets away from Dyer and Metzger goes to second.

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Matlack starting off without his control here this evening.

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A wild pitch by John Matlack.

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If Cesar Sabin wins the batting title, he will be the youngest player in Major League history to do so.

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About two months younger than Al Kalan.

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Al Kalan was born in December, and Sabino in February.

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Matlack with the runner on second. Nobody else. Sabino, right-hand hitter, waiting.

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And a high hop fly into shallow right center.

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Coming hard is Willie Mays. A.G. coming in. A.G. drops the ball after he had it.

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He's blocked. All hands are safe and moving to third is Metzger.

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The ball gets loose and now Sabino goes to second base.

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A.G. after a long run had the ball in his glove, but he dropped it.

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Metzger raced to third and the throw at the third base was wagged and got loose.

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And Sabino took an extra base throw, probably had two errors.

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A.G. will be charged with an error and Martinez will be charged with an error for letting the ball get through.

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And the Astros have runners on second and third and nobody else.

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The Astros suffered through their worst inning defensively of the year yesterday in the seventh inning.

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And they have gotten off to a shaky start here tonight.

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The batter is Jimmy Wynn. And the pitch is over, Strachlan Goll.

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And the pitch by Matlack. Breaking ball. That's one on in this strike two.

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Runners on second and third and nobody else.

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Jimmy Wynn batting 296. 20 home runs and 70 runs batted in.

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The pitch to the right hand batter is inside one ball and two strikes.

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The Houston Ball Club scores a lot of runs.

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They have scored more runs than any team in the major leagues.

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They are second in the national league to the Giants in home runs.

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As a team their batting average is 260. Foul back, one ball, two strikes.

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The Houston Astros have five men with 60 or more runs batted in.

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Faze Arsodangelo has 61 RBIs and he's number five on the Houston team.

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Lee May is the leader with 77. Doug Rader 73. Bob Watson and Jimmy Wynn each have 70.

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Got a fly ball popped in the air to short right field. Barnes backpedaling out.

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Makes the catch. Hanged up and hitting.

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Here's Metzger. The throw they make at him. He's out at the plate.

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Double play. Luke Barnes scooting into the outfield.

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Made the catch of the pop fly as he was backpedaling.

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Metzger was gambling on the fact that Barnes would be off balance and would not be able to throw.

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But Luke Barnes made a perfect throw.

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And the ball was in Duffy Dyer's mitt and waiting when Metzger arrived.

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That was quite a play by rookie second baseman Luke Barnes.

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Two outs to runner on second and the batter is Lee May.

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Lee May hitting at 288.

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Leading the Houston club in home runs with 26. He runs batted in with 77.

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For a pitch by Matlack. Swing and a miss strike one.

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Lee May swishing the bat around waiting on John Matlack.

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Sadano leading off second. And the pitch inside and low. One ball and one strike.

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The middle game of the series is tomorrow night on Sieber pitches against Dave Roberts.

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The wrap up game of the homestand Wednesday afternoon with Jerry Kuzman tackling Larry Durker.

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The one-one pitch. Swing and a miss. Good breaking ball by John Matlack.

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One ball, two strikes to Lee May.

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Doug Rader, the third baseman, waiting on Dyer.

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Matlack looking in to Duffy Dyer for his information.

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And Cesar Sadano leads away from second.

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And now Matlack steps off. Sadano goes back.

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Sadano at the age of 21 is in his third National League season.

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The one-two delivery. Just got a piece of it. A foul ball coming back toward the backstop.

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And the cat remains at one ball and two strikes.

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That's playing the infield. It's dragged to left against Lee May who has an awful lot of power.

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Now the pitch. Swing and a miss. He's struck him out.

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Oh, what a job. Runners were on second and third. Nobody out. And Matlack works his way out of it.

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Side retire. No runs. No hits. There were two errors and one left on.

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In the middle of the first inning, the Astros nothing. The Mets are coming to back.

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Luke Barnes will lead off against Jerry Royce. Luke turned in a outstanding play when he threw out Metzger at home plate.

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To help bail out the New York Mets in the top half of the first inning.

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The Astros have Lee May at first. Tommy Helms playing second. Roger Metzger is short and Doug Rader is playing third.

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Asa Salou in left field. Cesar Sadano in center. And Jimmy Winn around the right.

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The catcher is Larry Howard. The pitch by Jerry Royce. A fastball. Strike one goal.

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Jerry Royce, the former Cardinal, has one eight and lost ten.

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His lifetime against New York. Two wins and four losses.

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And the pitch on the way. Inside and low to Luke Barnes. One ball. One strike.

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This season Jerry Royce has beaten the Mets twice and lost once.

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The Mets and the Astros have played six games to date. With Houston winning four of the six.

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Fastball high is two and one. Royce is a six foot five inch left hander who really throws hard.

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Just 23 years old. From St. Louis, Missouri.

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He came to the Astros for Seveo Spinks and Lance Clemens.

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And that's the inside corner, three and one.

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Seveo Spinks was doing an excellent job for the St. Louis Cardinals.

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Until he was injured and wiped out for the rest of the year.

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Three balls, one strike to Luke Barnes.

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Luke hitting a three thirty three on seven hits and twenty one at bats.

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Right hand batter. The three one pitch.

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And a line drive in the short left field. Coming in quickly.

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Jesus, hello. And he makes the catch.

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That line drive stayed up just long enough for Jesus.

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One out and the base is clear. The hitter is Wayne Garrett.

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Wayne hitting a two twelve with two home runs. Eighteen runs batted out.

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Pitch by Jerry Royce. Breaking ball in the dirt. One ball, no strikes.

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Eddie Hirst coaching a third and Sheriff Robinson coaching a third.

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The undocked batter is Willie Mays. Breaking ball on the outside corner.

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One ball and one strike.

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They must need a win today because they have not lost four in a row all year long.

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Nine times they've lost three in a row.

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That is five, all two, two and one.

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But if they lose here this evening it will be four straight.

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Now to wind up in the two one pitch by Jerry Royce. He pops that fastball high and tank three and one.

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Delivery. Two high, ball four. It brings up Willie Mays with Garrett on first.

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For the New York Mets, Willie Mays is hitting two eighty-eight.

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Jerry Royce has averaged about one walk every two innings this year. Fastball, strike one.

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Tommy Agee is undocked.

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Lee May holding against the baserunner Wayne Garrett.

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As the pitch by the left hander is high, for the first it is not in time.

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Garrett gets back with something to spare. One ball, one strike.

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For the Astros this year their longest winning streak has been nine and their longest losing streak has been six.

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One-one pitch to Willie.

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Fly ball into straightaway center field. It's deep. Back to Sadenio to the warning track and he has it.

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Right against the wall is straightaway center field.

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Sadenio pulls in the long fly by Willie Mays.

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That was anywhere else in the ballpark and that was after Willie.

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But he hit it as straight as a string to center field.

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Sadenio, who has marvelous speed, got back in time to be standing under the ball waiting.

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Tommy Agee is the batter and to throw to first it is not in time.

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Huggie Donatelli, applying the plate with Stan Landis at first.

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Sass Davidson at second. Bruce Roaming at third.

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Now the pitch to Tommy Agee on the inside corner for a call stretch.

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Tommy hitting.248 with ten home runs, 38 runs batted in.

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The pitch by Jerry Royce on the outside corner, strike two.

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The Astros starting the night six and a half behind Cincinnati.

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A fast ball over, strike three, call. Tommy Agee called out.

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No runs, no hits, no errors in one left.

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The end of one inning, the Astros nothing but mess stepping.

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Last time Steve Carlton pitched in Philadelphia he was going for his 20th win.

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A crowd of 53,000 that turned up and Carlton won his 20th and his 15th in a row.

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Tonight Steve Carlton is trying to make his 16th straight and capture his 21st victory.

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Atlanta nothing and Philadelphia nothing at the end of two innings.

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Doug Rader faces John Matlack as we go now to the second and the pitch is outside, ball one.

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Doug Rader is hitting.241 but it's a big.241.

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18 home runs and 73 runs batted in.

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Matlack in with the pitch, swing, and a miss. One ball, one strike.

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Carlton's opponent tonight in Philadelphia is knuckle baller Phil Negros.

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Cincinnati playing at Montreal, a home run in the first inning by Joe Morgan.

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Reds lead one nothing after the top of the first.

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And a fluke foul going over into the crowd, no play.

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For Cincinnati, Jim McLaughlin is pitching and for Montreal, Big Mike Torres.

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On the coast tonight the Cubs play the Padres in San Diego.

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Chicago now just one percentage point behind the Mets.

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And St. Louis will play the Dodgers in Los Angeles.

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The Pirates and Giants are not scheduled.

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Foul as he was jammed by Matlack, one ball and two strikes.

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In the American League, the Yankees have the night off.

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Baltimore leading California one nothing after three innings.

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Andy Messersmith pitching against 13 game winner Pat Dobson.

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Cleveland four at Minnesota one at the end of two, that's Jim Perry and Milt Wilkis.

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Oakland will be at the choice, catfish runner against Woody Frack.

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Pitching one and two, Rader hits a shot right up the middle for a clean baser.

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First baser of the game, single to center by Doug Rader.

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Second baseman Tommy Hilf.

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Tommy hitting 266.

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Five home runs and 45 runs batted in.

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Wayne Garrett even with a bag wide at the line at third.

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Each one will hold against the runner.

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Pitch by John Matlack is low, ball one.

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Very comfortable evening here at Shake.

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Very little breeze, certainly not enough to have any bearing on the flight of the ball.

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Had a throw to first in the dirt but Beecham scoops it out.

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One ball, no strikes to count on the hitter, Tommy Hilf.

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Hey Sue, Salud, the left fielder is the on deck batter.

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Had a throw to first, it is in the dirt.

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John Matlack working very carefully on Doug Rader the baserunner, now the pitch.

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That is low to Tommy Hilf, two balls and no strikes.

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Matlack had to work out of what appeared to be an almost impossible jam in the first.

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The Astros as a result of a walk and two errors had runners on second and third nobody out.

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Matlack behind on the count, here is the pitch. Now the back end of the crowd is two balls and one strike.

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Tommy Homes with Cincinnati's regular second baseman for six years.

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Before joining Houston last winter on that big blockbuster trade.

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The infield looking for two.

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The two one pitch, the runner goes, swing and a miss.

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The throw to second hung up now and trying to get back is Rader, he is out.

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Martinez to Beecher.

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And again a strong throwing of Duffy Dyer.

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When the hit and run play failed to Joe when hell was swung and missed.

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Rader slammed on the brakes and decided his best shot was to get into a run down.

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He was thrown out from Duffy Dyer to Teddy Martinez to Jim Beecher.

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One out and nobody out.

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And the two two pitch to Tommy Homes, hip foul off to the right, no play.

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In the first inning the Astros had Roger Metzger thrown out at the plate.

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Pushing two and two, had a foul, pop, no play, it will be over in the field box crowd behind the right field line.

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Now the receiver faces Houston tomorrow night and Jerry Kuzmin pitches Wednesday afternoon.

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Thursday night at Yankee Stadium, game time 730, the annual Mayor's Trophy game, the Mets and the Yankees.

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Foul began off to the right.

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Tommy Homes is giving John Matalak a lengthy workout.

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Houston Astros have played day in and day out with a set lineup.

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And a soft line drive base hit going into right field.

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So Tommy Homes hangs in there and comes up with a base hit.

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This will bring up Jesus Salud.

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The Astros have not been used a great deal this year.

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The Astros have gone with their set out field.

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Bob Watson, Cesar Savino and Jimmy Webb.

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You know you have to stay healthy to be a pinnacle contender.

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The Astros have seven players who have played over a hundred games this year.

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They just have not been hit by injuries.

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Bob Watson is out for a couple of days with a muscle pull.

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Watson has played 115 games.

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Most by any Mets player this year has been 90 ball games.

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Foul hit.

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For the Mets, Rusty Stav has missed almost 60.

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Leon Jones has missed 40.

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Tommy Agee has missed over 30.

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For the Astros, Mets here has played all 117.

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Cedeno, Wynn, May, Rader, Helms and Watson have all played over a hundred.

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And a little squibbler down the first base line.

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Matlack hurries to it.

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Turns and pulls and it's in time for the arc.

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Low throw but Bicham got it.

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Moving to second on the play, Tommy Helms.

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Face through Salouz out on a little squibbler down the first base line.

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And it brings up the catcher, Larry Howard.

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Larry Howard hitting a 221.

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Larry, a right hand batter out of Abilene, Texas.

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He stands 6'3 and weighs 200.

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Matlack pitching from the stretch.

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Here's the pitch.

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High outside, ball one.

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Larry Howard is at one home run this year.

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That was right here at Shea Stadium off John Matlack.

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Tommy Helms leading off second base with two men down.

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The pitch by Matlack is over.

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A call strike gets one ball, one strike.

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No score, top half of the second.

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Now the pitcher on the way.

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And a ground ball is slowly down the third.

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Wayne Garrett up with it.

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Guns it across to Bicham and the side is up.

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No runs, two hits.

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No errors and one left on.

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At the end of an inning and a half, the Astros nothing but Mets nothing.

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Before Debbie Dyer leads off, Will Farrs for station identification.

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This is the New York Mets baseball network.

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You're listening to the voices of Mets here in Sir Douglas Springs, New York.

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WKJFM 102.3 on your FM dial.

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25 and a half minutes before 9 o'clock.

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Bob Murphy with Lindsay Nelson and Ralph Koehner.

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The home second with no score and Duffy Dyer will be the hitter against Jerry Royce.

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Duffy hitting it 242.

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Duffy has already made two excellent defensive plays this ballgame.

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In comes the pitch from Jerry Royce.

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It's swung on and missed strike one.

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John Milner is on deck and then Jim Bicham.

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Curve on the inside corner, strike two.

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Bud Harrelson, Jim Fregosi, Cleon Jones.

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All still side-line with injuries.

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Cleon tried to play yesterday.

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His back stiffened up.

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Off the outside corner, one ball to strike.

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Mets are hoping that by the end of the week Bud Harrelson and Jim Fregosi can get back into action.

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And it's over at the knees, strike three called.

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Second strike out for Jerry Royce.

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And John Milner takes his turn.

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Milner hitting 254.

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Ten home runs and 25 runs batted in.

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Fastball outside, one ball to strike.

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And a blazing fastball by Jerry Royce, one ball, one strike.

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On the year the Mets are three games over 500 at home and three games over on the road.

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And a let-up by Royce that is high two and one.

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When things were going well in the earlier part of the year at one point the Mets were 19 over 500.

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The 2-1 pitch, high pop fly on the left side of the infield.

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Roger Metzger trailing back into shallow left makes the catch.

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Two outs and nobody on, now Jim Beecham.

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Today is Jim Beecham's 33rd birthday.

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So happy birthday to Jim Beecham.

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Jerry Royce winding, the pitch to Beecham, he starts him off with a curve and it's inside and over, ball one.

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On the next road trip the Mets will visit the same three teams that have been coming to Shea on this homestand.

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And a high fly ball at the left center, it's deep but playable.

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Sadano is right at the wall, reaches up and makes the catch.

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Sadano is back against the fence, reached high and made the catch.

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And that is the second long drive to the fence in two innings that Sadano has hauled out.

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He got one on Willie Mays in the first inning.

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He had his back right against the wall and stretched as high as he could.

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No runs, no hits, no errors and none left.

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At the end of two the Astros nothing but messed up.

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Third inning and here's Al Keiner.

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Alright Bob Murphy and the first pitch to Jerry Royce by John Matlack has swung on and missed his strike one.

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Jim Beacham on his birthday had a birthday present taken away on that catch by Sadano.

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And a pitch back, a curve ball that's in for a call strike two.

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Jerry Royce on the left hand batter has run up 49 times, he's had six hits this year.

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Chokes up in the bat, Matlack with his two strike delivery, it's going on a miss, a curve ball.

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And Matlack gets his second strike out of the ballgame.

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That'll bring up Roger Metzger who walked on four pitches his first time up.

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He got as far as third base and then on a shallow fly ball to right field caught by the second baseman, Luke Barnes.

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He tried to score from third and was thrown out of the plate.

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Very unusual play, he came with one man out.

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Now a pitch that's inside, it's ball one.

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Salty Parker, the third base coach, sending him in and taking a chance scoring a run from third with Lee May up on a fly ball.

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Here's a pitch for a ball ball two and Matlack again having trouble getting the ball over to Metzger.

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And the left hander's two-oh pitch, this time he gets his strike.

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So after six out of the strike zone he gets his strike.

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Ralph, I remember Salty when he coached a third for the New York Mets, he was pretty conservative.

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Very conservative coach, that's right.

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So maybe you might have to say that the runner, Metzger, made that play and went on his own.

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Could be.

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Here's a pitch for a ball, it's ball three, three balls, one strike.

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Salty was an extremely conservative third base coach.

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And the next pitch is fouled down the right field line.

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The guy goes to three balls and two strikes.

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The most daring third base coach that the Mets have had was Wadi Herzog.

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And a good one.

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Wadi would be a perfect third base coach on a team that doesn't score many runs because he really liked to gamble.

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Wadi now is in charge of the farm system for the Mets, developing player talent.

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Again a foul ball as Matlack gets his strike in.

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That stays at three balls and two strikes.

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Wadi ran the bases as a ball player the same way he coached, he was a daring baserunner.

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Ball players' philosophy is that he stays the same when he turns to coaching or managing.

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Again a foul ball off the fast ball, and again Metzger keeps a guy at three balls and two strikes.

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Metzger is batting two 14s for the year. He's had one home run, driven in 25 runs.

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And a three-two pitch, fouled out once again.

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So a foul ball due.

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Metzger against Matlack.

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One man out, we're on the top of the third, no score in the game.

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And Matlack tries again.

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It is a hash swing strike three.

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This might have been high.

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Metzger started for it, tried to hold up and went too far.

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So Matlack gets his third strike out, his second in this inning, and it brings up Cesar Cedeno.

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Cedeno popped up the shallow right field his first time up and AG dropped the ball.

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So he's 0-1, batting a 3.45 for the year.

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And the first pitch.

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It is taken low, ball one.

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Daniel with 18 home runs, 61 runs batted in.

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He has 28 doubles, that leads the National League.

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He's second in dribbles with seven.

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Has 143 hits, fourth in the National League or the Major.

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Ground ball to third base, dug out by Garrett on a good play to his left.

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And the total first base retires to the Major League Lady matter.

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And a 1-2-3 inning for John Matlack, and the score after two and a half innings.

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The Astros nothing, the Metz nothing.

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We're going to the bottom half of the third.

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The Metz coming up and Ted Martinez to lead off.

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Ted batting for the first time, has a 2-17 average, a right hand batter.

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He'll be followed by John Matlack and then Luke Barnes.

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First three batters for Jerry Royce.

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And the first pitch is a fastball on outside, ball one.

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Martinez decoying the bun.

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The end of three and a half innings, Atlanta one for the lefty nothing.

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Next pitch is in for a call, Strikitz one and one.

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Again Martinez in bunning position.

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Steve Carlton going for his 16th consecutive victory.

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And there's a swing and a foul ball.

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Ball fouled back against the backstop back of home plate.

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One and two.

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Carlton has a record of 20 wins and six losses.

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A record for consecutive victories in one season is 19, set by Rube Marquardt.

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The Hubbell won 26 games over a two-year period.

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There's a foul ball.

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Foul down in the dirt, it's one and two.

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One season, 19 in a row.

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Carl Royce, face one, 17 in a row.

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There's a little looper in the center field.

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It'll be a face hit.

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Sedaniel takes it at one hop and the Mets have their first hit of the ball game.

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As Martinez hits a single to center.

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Now with a runner on first base and no one out, the batter will be John Metbeck and he's in a bunning situation.

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Metbeck has been up 55 times.

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He's had nine hits.

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He had the two and a half innings in 1991.

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McLaughlin going for the reds.

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So is going for Montreal.

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Morgan Hovland, the first with no one on his 15th year.

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First pitch to Matlak is in for a call strike as he moves into bunning position.

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Doug Rader, the third baseman, applying a lot of pressure.

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He's charging very strongly.

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He's an excellent fielder.

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Again, he's about 60 feet away before the pitch and he moves on up.

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Matlak squares, takes outside.

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One ball, one strike.

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Lee May coming in for first, not coming in as strongly.

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About the only choice Matlak has is to punt the ball toward first base.

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Third base side taken away by Rader.

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One-one pitch.

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Matlak punch it, but it's foul and it's a one-two count.

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No score, no one out, bottom of the third.

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Rader again in, so they're expecting Matlak to punt again.

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He squares out.

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Here's the pitch.

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Runner goes.

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The ball's taken high and the throw down to second base is late.

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And Martinez steals second.

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Ed Martinez.

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And Lee May made the early break from first base, got a big jump,

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and moved in down to second base ahead of the throw, his sixth stolen base of the year.

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And again by the shortstop Metzger with the high throw and he had no chance at all.

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That's Martinez, cop second base.

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Two ball, two strike count.

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And again, Houston looking for a punt.

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This time Lee May is in about 60 feet away from his first base position.

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Rader has to guard at third.

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Here's the pitch.

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He's in for a call, strike three, and Matlak has called out on strike.

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Down in bunting position and taking a pitch.

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Now with one out, the batter will be Luke Barnes.

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Barnes lying to left field on a 3-1 pitch, his first time up.

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Average at 318, he's been up 22 times.

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Barnes came to the play without his batting helmet, so he was sent back to get one.

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It's illegal to bat without the helmet.

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You can wear the helmet on the field defensively if you wish.

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You don't have to wear it, but it's mandatory.

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You have to wear it at the plate.

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Luke Barnes, the right hand batter.

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Martinez at second base, a big lead.

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And Royce whirls around and takes the throw at second,

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no one covering Martinez back to the back.

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Jerry Royce, 8-10, great tall left-hander.

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He throws hard.

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He sets up.

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And the pitch.

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Barnes takes high, a breaking ball, it's ball one.

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Royce does not have a good curve ball, but he has a very excellent fastball.

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Has a record of 31-32 losses in his major league career,

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which started with the St. Louis Cardinals.

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Again, the left-hander sets, here's the pitch.

447
00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:22,000
It is hit back to the middle, a base hit in the center field.

448
00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:24,000
Martinez will score.

449
00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:26,000
And the Mets will take the lead 1-0,

450
00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:31,000
as Martinez scores from second base on the single by Luke Barnes.

451
00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:41,000
Barnes, the second run, batted in. This is his ninth ballgame.

452
00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:52,000
That'll bring up Wayne Garrett. Wayne walked his first time up.

453
00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:57,000
Garrett, a left-hand batter, one of three in the lineup for the Mets.

454
00:38:57,000 --> 00:39:01,000
The first pitch, a curve ball, it's over, a goal strike.

455
00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:08,000
Garrett, Milner, and Matlock, the three left-handed batters in the lineup against the left-hand pitcher.

456
00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:12,000
Royce sets up Barnes, a fair lead, and he dives back to the back,

457
00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:19,000
and the throw to first base gets back easily.

458
00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:23,000
Luke Barnes makes good contact.

459
00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:26,000
Coming up from the minor leagues, first,

460
00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:28,000
a pitch back to the plate, a fastball swung on a miss,

461
00:39:28,000 --> 00:39:31,000
a lob throw to first base by the catcher Larry Howard,

462
00:39:31,000 --> 00:39:39,000
and again, Barnes back with no trouble.

463
00:39:39,000 --> 00:39:45,000
Since coming to the major leagues, Barnes has not struck out.

464
00:39:45,000 --> 00:39:52,000
He has been up 23 times without striking out.

465
00:39:52,000 --> 00:40:07,000
Here's the pitch, and it's fouled back. So the cat holds and strike two.

466
00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:15,000
In his eighth previous ballgame, Barnes has had four wants, seven hits.

467
00:40:15,000 --> 00:40:19,000
And the two-strike pitch, round it slowly in the hole, out towards second fielder by Helms.

468
00:40:19,000 --> 00:40:23,000
He has to go to first base for the play there, and Barnes moves down to second.

469
00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:33,000
Will the Mets have a runner in scoring position for Willie Mays?

470
00:40:33,000 --> 00:40:37,000
Willie's right out in the deep center field, his first time up.

471
00:40:37,000 --> 00:40:45,000
Average at 263.

472
00:40:45,000 --> 00:40:58,000
Mays has hit eight home runs this year, and here's the first pitch at five, fastball, ball one.

473
00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:06,000
That's leading one to nothing with two men out in the bottom half of the third.

474
00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:08,000
Next pitch to Mays, a curveball that's looked at,

475
00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:22,000
all the strike by a home plate umpire, Augie Donatelli, and the county wins out at one ball and one strike.

476
00:41:22,000 --> 00:41:25,000
And the 1-1 pitch, rounded out to third, and Raider charges,

477
00:41:25,000 --> 00:41:28,000
moves the ball, picks it up, and has no play.

478
00:41:28,000 --> 00:41:33,000
And coming around, third base, and scrambling back to the back as the play goes there,

479
00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:37,000
with Bescher covering his bars, and he gets back safely.

480
00:41:37,000 --> 00:41:41,000
Barnes made the turn around third as Raider faked throwing the first base.

481
00:41:41,000 --> 00:41:45,000
He then slipped back to Metzger, or Metzger took the throw,

482
00:41:45,000 --> 00:41:52,000
but Barnes, who had come to a sudden halt, scrambled back in his hands and knees to get back to the bag in time.

483
00:41:52,000 --> 00:41:55,000
It's being scored in there against Raider, and runners now at first and third,

484
00:41:55,000 --> 00:41:57,000
and the batter coming up is Tommy Agee.

485
00:41:57,000 --> 00:42:06,000
He was struck out on his first appearance on three pitches.

486
00:42:06,000 --> 00:42:11,000
And the first pitch to Agee, swung on and missed, and strike one.

487
00:42:11,000 --> 00:42:14,000
Agee hitting 2-48.

488
00:42:14,000 --> 00:42:22,000
Ten home runs, 38 runs batted in.

489
00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:29,000
Pitch back to Agee in the dirt, dug out by Howard, a good play there in the runners' hole.

490
00:42:29,000 --> 00:42:44,000
Cleveland has had another deuce. They lead Minnesota by a score of 8-3, getting two runs in the first, two runs in the second, two runs in the third, and two runs in the fourth.

491
00:42:44,000 --> 00:42:47,000
One and one, the count to Tommy Agee, Royce back.

492
00:42:47,000 --> 00:42:51,000
The pitch is sliced out, stands on the first face side.

493
00:42:51,000 --> 00:42:55,000
Another count goes to one ball and two strikes.

494
00:42:55,000 --> 00:42:59,000
At the end of four and a half innings, California one, Baltimore one.

495
00:42:59,000 --> 00:43:04,000
Pressure Smith against Pat Thompson, in the home run.

496
00:43:04,000 --> 00:43:09,000
And the fourth with no one on, and seventh of the year for the Angels.

497
00:43:09,000 --> 00:43:12,000
At the end of one and a half, Oakland three, Detroit nothing.

498
00:43:12,000 --> 00:43:15,000
Hunter against Breiman.

499
00:43:15,000 --> 00:43:18,000
The one-two pitch to Agee, a curve ball that breaks down.

500
00:43:18,000 --> 00:43:25,000
And Agee goes to second base and draws no throw.

501
00:43:25,000 --> 00:43:27,000
On that pitch, Larry Howard was completely crossed up.

502
00:43:27,000 --> 00:43:34,000
He was looking for a fast ball. It was a curve ball. He barely got his glove in the ball and knocked it down.

503
00:43:34,000 --> 00:43:37,000
So Howard goes out to the mound. He wants to get the signal straight.

504
00:43:37,000 --> 00:43:43,000
When you throw as hard as Royce, you can be in trouble if those signals are mixed up.

505
00:43:43,000 --> 00:43:48,000
That is being scored a fast ball, although Howard crossed up on the pitch.

506
00:43:48,000 --> 00:43:54,000
Fast ball allowing Mays to go down to second. He was running with the pitch.

507
00:43:54,000 --> 00:43:56,000
Could have given him a stolen base. Here's the pitch to Agee.

508
00:43:56,000 --> 00:44:02,000
It's down in the right field corner. If it's there, it'll be extra bases. It's foul.

509
00:44:02,000 --> 00:44:05,000
So foul ball in the right field corner.

510
00:44:05,000 --> 00:44:16,000
A few feet and Agee back to the plate.

511
00:44:16,000 --> 00:44:21,000
Agee slowly back to the plate, walking back.

512
00:44:21,000 --> 00:44:25,000
Let's have runners at second and third, a run in.

513
00:44:25,000 --> 00:44:30,000
There are two out in the bottom half of the third.

514
00:44:30,000 --> 00:44:36,000
Move foul is homeward for Baltimore. A man on, so they lead now by a score of 3-1.

515
00:44:36,000 --> 00:44:39,000
There's a swing of the pitch way low in the dirt.

516
00:44:39,000 --> 00:44:43,000
Agee is struck out for the second time in the ball game.

517
00:44:43,000 --> 00:44:45,000
That retires inside.

518
00:44:45,000 --> 00:44:50,000
Sledding one to nothing and Houston with Jim Wynn coming up.

519
00:44:50,000 --> 00:44:55,000
Wynn popped up to second base in actually shallow right field his first time up.

520
00:44:55,000 --> 00:45:00,000
And Roger Metzger tried to score from third and was thrown out the plate, so he hit into a double play.

521
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:03,000
There's a high pop-up this time on the first base side.

522
00:45:03,000 --> 00:45:08,000
Leachum is under it. He makes the call and the catch.

523
00:45:08,000 --> 00:45:12,000
So John Matlack gets Jim Wynn out on the first pitch.

524
00:45:12,000 --> 00:45:15,000
It brings up Lee May. We pause for station identification.

525
00:45:15,000 --> 00:45:18,000
This is the New York Mets baseball network.

526
00:45:18,000 --> 00:45:24,000
You're listening to WKJFM 102.3 on your FM dial in Saratoga Springs, New York.

527
00:45:24,000 --> 00:45:27,000
The time, two minutes before 9 o'clock.

528
00:45:32,000 --> 00:45:34,000
Ralph Kiner here with Bob Murphy and Lindsay Nelson.

529
00:45:34,000 --> 00:45:37,000
The first pitch to Lee May hit down in the left field corner.

530
00:45:37,000 --> 00:45:41,000
Over to field of ball is John Milner in foul territory.

531
00:45:41,000 --> 00:45:47,000
He comes up with the ball and throws it in the third base as May goes in with a double.

532
00:45:47,000 --> 00:45:53,000
Well, Lee May coming up with a two-base hit after striking out his first time up.

533
00:45:53,000 --> 00:45:56,000
May hitting a 2.87. That puts the runner in scoring position.

534
00:45:56,000 --> 00:45:58,000
The Mets lead 1-0.

535
00:45:58,000 --> 00:46:02,000
Second on the club in RBIs to Lee May who has 77.

536
00:46:02,000 --> 00:46:08,000
Rader batting a 2.42, but a strong 2.42 with 18 home runs, 4 triples, 19 doubles.

537
00:46:08,000 --> 00:46:11,000
73 RBIs.

538
00:46:11,000 --> 00:46:28,000
Pitch back. It is inside and low. One ball, one strike.

539
00:46:28,000 --> 00:46:30,000
One ball, one strike. Matlack's next delivery.

540
00:46:30,000 --> 00:46:34,000
It is hit in the air in a shallow right field. Going back is Barnes.

541
00:46:34,000 --> 00:46:38,000
Also coming in is A.G. A.G. runs him off and makes the catch.

542
00:46:38,000 --> 00:46:46,000
He gets a big hand for the catch which is a routine fly ball because he dropped one earlier in the ball game.

543
00:46:46,000 --> 00:46:53,000
So now two men away. Lee May stays at second base and the batter is Tommy Helms who is single to right field his first time up.

544
00:46:53,000 --> 00:47:00,000
Helms batting 2.68.

545
00:47:00,000 --> 00:47:12,000
Mets leading 1-0. Houston with a runner at second base. Two men away. We're in the top of the fourth inning.

546
00:47:12,000 --> 00:47:17,000
And Matlack's first pitch to Helms. Hit in the air to center. May is back. He has a lot of room.

547
00:47:17,000 --> 00:47:21,000
Turns and makes the catch and decides to retire.

548
00:47:21,000 --> 00:47:27,000
In the inning, no runs, one hit. No errors and the man left at second in the score.

549
00:47:27,000 --> 00:47:32,000
The end of three and a half innings. The Mets won. The Astros nothing.

550
00:47:32,000 --> 00:47:41,000
The Mets have had a strong bullpen all year featuring Tug McGraw and also along with Tug Danny Brosella.

551
00:47:41,000 --> 00:47:49,000
They will join me and a number of other big league stars aboard the Long Island Railroad's Bullpen Special on Thursday, August 24th.

552
00:47:49,000 --> 00:47:57,000
The 40 minute stopover parties at Huntington, Hicksville, Mineola and Jamaica. Check arrival times at those stations.

553
00:47:57,000 --> 00:48:01,000
The parties will feature baseball instruction, discussion and prizes at each stop.

554
00:48:01,000 --> 00:48:09,000
With instant winners, you will be welcomed aboard the train and will travel with the players to Yankee Stadium for the Mayor's Trophy game that evening.

555
00:48:09,000 --> 00:48:19,000
Don't miss the fun. That's Thursday, August 24th.

556
00:48:19,000 --> 00:48:23,000
We're going now to the bottom of the fourth inning.

557
00:48:23,000 --> 00:48:27,000
And for the Mets it will be Duffy Dyer to lead off against Jerry Royce.

558
00:48:27,000 --> 00:48:37,000
The Mets have one run on two hits. The Astros have no runs in three off John Matlack.

559
00:48:37,000 --> 00:48:52,000
Duffy struck out his first time. Duffy got caught looking at a fastball. Average at 2.41 for the year.

560
00:48:52,000 --> 00:48:56,000
And the first pitch a curveball. Highest ball won.

561
00:48:56,000 --> 00:49:04,000
Dyer now has caught four ball games in Jerry Grote. This is his 62nd. Grote was in 58.

562
00:49:04,000 --> 00:49:09,000
He's got an old pitch. Get in the air to the shortstop.

563
00:49:09,000 --> 00:49:16,000
On the dirt part of the infield and that's your backpedals at the last minute it makes the catch.

564
00:49:16,000 --> 00:49:29,000
Grote was up there. But one pitch and one away. And it brings up John Milner. He popped up the short his first time up.

565
00:49:29,000 --> 00:49:36,000
Milner hitting 253. He has 10 home runs, 25 RBI. Left hand batter.

566
00:49:36,000 --> 00:49:41,000
And he's in his rookie year. And the first pitch is grounded out to second. Helms comes in, gets a good hop.

567
00:49:41,000 --> 00:49:46,000
Throws the first two pitches two men away.

568
00:49:46,000 --> 00:49:53,000
That'll bring up Jim Beecham. Jim was out on a fantastic catch by the center fielder. So Daniel is first time up.

569
00:49:53,000 --> 00:50:00,000
Daniel going high to the top of the wall at the 396 mark to take an extra base hit away.

570
00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:10,000
And this is Jim Beecham's 33rd birthday today and that's no way to treat a fellow on his birthday.

571
00:50:10,000 --> 00:50:24,000
Royce and Beecham were teammates last year with the Cardinals. First pitch a curve. It's ball one.

572
00:50:24,000 --> 00:50:34,000
And the next delivery swung on and missed. A fastball actually fouled. That's one ball and one strike.

573
00:50:34,000 --> 00:50:40,000
Houston has drawn well at home this year with their ball club and attention for the Western Division.

574
00:50:40,000 --> 00:50:49,000
They have drawn 1,227,377 in 55 dates. There's a change up top down in front of the plate.

575
00:50:49,000 --> 00:50:55,000
Picked up by the catcher, Larry Howard. He tosses the first base to May and the side is retired.

576
00:50:55,000 --> 00:51:14,000
Jerry Royce retiring the Mets on five pitches. And the score at the end of four innings of play, the Mets won the Astros nothing.

577
00:51:14,000 --> 00:51:20,000
In the first inning here at Shea Stadium, Jesus Alou. The left fielder will be leading off.

578
00:51:20,000 --> 00:51:28,000
Jesus bounced back to Matalack his first time at bat. The bottom third of the order to hit against Matalack in the top of the fifth inning.

579
00:51:28,000 --> 00:51:38,000
The Mets in front, one nothing. And the pitch by Matalack is inside at low ball one.

580
00:51:38,000 --> 00:51:45,000
This is the opening game of a three game series. The 1-0 delivery fouled straight back against the backstop.

581
00:51:45,000 --> 00:51:59,000
One ball and one strike to Jesus Alou. Last year Jesus hit 279.

582
00:51:59,000 --> 00:52:06,000
Two young left handers hooked up here tonight at Shea Stadium. The 1-1 pitch by Matalack foul ball in the dirty one after a curve ball.

583
00:52:06,000 --> 00:52:18,000
It's one ball, a few strikes. Mets playing the infield and the outfield straight away against the right hand batter.

584
00:52:18,000 --> 00:52:27,000
On deck Larry Howard and then Jerry Royce. Down against the pitch, Crowder hit hard and a foul ball.

585
00:52:27,000 --> 00:52:40,000
Foul ball just outside third base. Wines up down in the left field corner.

586
00:52:40,000 --> 00:52:50,000
Jesus Alou coming back looking down toward third where he just missed an extra base hit.

587
00:52:50,000 --> 00:53:04,000
The Houston Astros with a team batting average of 260. And they have scored more runs than any team in the major leagues this season.

588
00:53:04,000 --> 00:53:13,000
Matalack getting his sign from Dyer. The 1-2 pitch. Change up is popped up foul down the right field line. No play for Jim Beecham.

589
00:53:13,000 --> 00:53:22,000
The foul ball goes into the crowd. On their road swing the Mets will start out with a weekend series in Atlanta.

590
00:53:22,000 --> 00:53:27,000
Then go into Cincinnati for three night games and on to Houston for a weekend series.

591
00:53:27,000 --> 00:53:34,000
Returning to New York for the September 4th Labor Day doubleheader against Chicago.

592
00:53:34,000 --> 00:53:48,000
1-2 pitch and a soft line drive into short left field for a base hit. Alou lunged at the pitch, got the bat on it and dropped it into short left.

593
00:53:48,000 --> 00:53:57,000
Third time in five innings the Astros have had their leadoff batter on base. So the game certainly has not been easy to this point for John Matalack.

594
00:53:57,000 --> 00:54:10,000
Larry Howard was thrown out by Wayne Garrett his previous time at bat. With a pitcher Jerry Royce due up next. The Mets are not looking for any but.

595
00:54:10,000 --> 00:54:23,000
The pitch by Matalack on the outside corner calls strike one.

596
00:54:23,000 --> 00:54:31,000
Luke Barnes and Teddy Martinez a double plate up and a foul ball back to count strike two on Larry Howard.

597
00:54:31,000 --> 00:54:41,000
Larry Howard a right hand batter. Caught at Oklahoma City last year in the American Association.

598
00:54:41,000 --> 00:54:55,000
The Astros carry three catchers. The veteran John Edwards and his backup men Bob Stinson and Larry Howard.

599
00:54:55,000 --> 00:55:07,000
Here's the pitch on the way. Swing and a miss. He got him. Good fastball by Matalack. For John Matalack strikeout number four.

600
00:55:07,000 --> 00:55:12,000
This would be a tough way to lose a winning streak if you lost it one nothing.

601
00:55:12,000 --> 00:55:17,000
Well in Philadelphia the Atlanta Braves lead the Phillies one nothing at the end of six.

602
00:55:17,000 --> 00:55:24,000
Steve Carle done trying for his sixteenth straight win. He's up against Phil Negron.

603
00:55:24,000 --> 00:55:33,000
Jerry Royce up in the Mets look for a but. He squares around and takes high and tight. One ball no strikes.

604
00:55:33,000 --> 00:55:38,000
The Lattie leading Montreal one nothing after four innings on a home run by Joe Morgan.

605
00:55:38,000 --> 00:55:45,000
The Cubs play San Diego the Cardinals in Los Angeles. The Pirates and Giants get a day off.

606
00:55:45,000 --> 00:55:57,000
Look now hit a two run homer to get the Orioles back in front of California. It's three to one at the end of five and a half.

607
00:55:57,000 --> 00:56:02,000
Cleveland leading Minnesota eight to three after four and a half innings.

608
00:56:02,000 --> 00:56:07,000
Oakland three Detroit nothing at the end of two. He punched the ball pops it foul no play.

609
00:56:07,000 --> 00:56:14,000
Back over the screen into the crowd. Oakland three Detroit nothing at the end of two.

610
00:56:14,000 --> 00:56:24,000
The Tigers won a wild win yesterday. California had a nine running and did not win.

611
00:56:24,000 --> 00:56:34,000
Detroit fell behind nine to four rallied and pulled the ball game out. And a throw to first. Not in time.

612
00:56:34,000 --> 00:56:37,000
Asus Salou on first base with one out.

613
00:56:37,000 --> 00:56:44,000
Huston pitcher Jerry Royce is up trying to sacrifice. Garrett coming in close at third.

614
00:56:44,000 --> 00:56:52,000
He doesn't offer and the pitch is over a call strike. It's one ball and two strikes to Jerry Royce.

615
00:56:52,000 --> 00:56:57,000
So now Royce has a good hard look at Salty Parker to see if the fun is still on.

616
00:56:57,000 --> 00:57:02,000
Knowing that if he bunt foul he'll strike out.

617
00:57:02,000 --> 00:57:05,000
Left hander against left hander.

618
00:57:05,000 --> 00:57:16,000
And the pitch on the way he turns to bunt strike three. Didn't get the bat on it.

619
00:57:16,000 --> 00:57:23,000
Good strike out for John Matlock and it brings up lead off batter Roger Metzger.

620
00:57:23,000 --> 00:57:30,000
Metzger has played in every Astro ball game this year. He's been playing on a bad leg recently.

621
00:57:30,000 --> 00:57:37,000
He drew a walk in the first inning and he struck out in the third. Metzger is the switch hitter so he's batting right.

622
00:57:37,000 --> 00:57:43,000
Ground ball toward the middle Martinez to his left grabs it. Steps on second forcing out Asus Salou.

623
00:57:43,000 --> 00:57:48,000
The left side is retired. No runs one hit no errors one left.

624
00:57:48,000 --> 00:57:51,000
So we've come halfway at the end of four and a half innings.

625
00:57:51,000 --> 00:57:57,000
The New York Mets won the Houston Astros nothing.

626
00:57:57,000 --> 00:58:02,000
Martinez has scored the only run of the game. He's singled to center in the third and he stole second.

627
00:58:02,000 --> 00:58:09,000
And he came home on a base hit by Luke Barnes. He takes strike one call on the inside corner.

628
00:58:09,000 --> 00:58:16,000
And the Lack will bat next to Luke Barnes. The Astros have out hit the Mets four to two.

629
00:58:16,000 --> 00:58:20,000
And a curve is fouled against the shin guard of Larry Howard.

630
00:58:20,000 --> 00:58:25,000
We have a two strike count on Ted Martinez.

631
00:58:25,000 --> 00:58:29,000
Teddy batting 220.

632
00:58:29,000 --> 00:58:38,000
Thirteen runs batted in.

633
00:58:38,000 --> 00:58:43,000
Six foot five inch Jerry Royce from St. Louis Missouri on the mound for Houston.

634
00:58:43,000 --> 00:58:49,000
His two strike pitch fastball inside one ball a few strikes.

635
00:58:49,000 --> 00:58:56,000
Royce has had good control tonight he's walked only one struck out four.

636
00:58:56,000 --> 00:59:00,000
Pitching one and two. Inside it's two and two.

637
00:59:00,000 --> 00:59:11,000
Royce has had a number of games this year that have been difficult for him because he did not have his control.

638
00:59:11,000 --> 00:59:14,000
Nobody on nobody out last half of the fifth.

639
00:59:14,000 --> 00:59:20,000
And a swing and a miss he got him with a fastball.

640
00:59:20,000 --> 00:59:34,000
Both left handers among a five strikeouts. Now John Matlock comes to bat.

641
00:59:34,000 --> 00:59:39,000
Matlock getting a nice hand from the Shea Stadium crowd.

642
00:59:39,000 --> 00:59:42,000
John was struck out his first time at bat.

643
00:59:42,000 --> 00:59:45,000
And the pitch to him is inside ball one.

644
00:59:45,000 --> 00:59:50,000
Luke Barnes who leads off is out on deck.

645
00:59:50,000 --> 00:59:54,000
The 1-0 delivery is on the outside corner.

646
00:59:54,000 --> 01:00:03,000
The Nets have had two long drives caught up this game both by Sardegna the fleet putted center fielder to raise the defense.

647
01:00:03,000 --> 01:00:14,000
And a fastball is swung and missed at one and two.

648
01:00:14,000 --> 01:00:29,000
One-two delivery by Jerry Royce a little bit high two balls and two strikes.

649
01:00:29,000 --> 01:00:33,000
Now Royce has his sign and the pitch on the way is swung on and missed strike three.

650
01:00:33,000 --> 01:00:40,000
Strikeout number six for the left hander who throws hard.

651
01:00:40,000 --> 01:00:46,000
Two outs and nobody on now the top of the batting order for Luke Barnes.

652
01:00:46,000 --> 01:00:48,000
He's had a busy hand in this ball game.

653
01:00:48,000 --> 01:00:55,000
In addition to driving in the only run of the game he helped the Mets tremendously in the first inning when he went into right field.

654
01:00:55,000 --> 01:01:02,000
Caught a pop fly and made a good throw home to get Mesker for a double play.

655
01:01:02,000 --> 01:01:21,000
He runs up tries to bunny his way on but bumps the ball foul.

656
01:01:21,000 --> 01:01:26,000
Now Luke Barnes getting out of the batter's box for a moment.

657
01:01:26,000 --> 01:01:30,000
Doug Rader the third baseman playing him even with the bag and wide at the line.

658
01:01:30,000 --> 01:01:34,000
At a curve ball over strike two.

659
01:01:34,000 --> 01:01:39,000
Rader is an outstanding defensive ball player as well as an excellent long ball hitter.

660
01:01:39,000 --> 01:01:44,000
He has won the goal of love five times.

661
01:01:44,000 --> 01:01:47,000
The two strike pitch fly ball into the other right field.

662
01:01:47,000 --> 01:01:52,000
Should be easy for Jimmy Wynn who eases over and makes the catch.

663
01:01:52,000 --> 01:01:55,000
The Nets go one-two-three and they're half of the fifth inning.

664
01:01:55,000 --> 01:01:58,000
No runs, no hits, no errors and none left.

665
01:01:58,000 --> 01:02:03,000
From the five innings the New York Mets won the Houston Astros nothing.

666
01:02:03,000 --> 01:02:12,000
He was pitched to Cesar Cedeno, Jimmy Wynn and Lee May in the sixth.

667
01:02:12,000 --> 01:02:16,000
Cedeno leads the circuit in batting hitting a three forty-four.

668
01:02:16,000 --> 01:02:21,000
He has reached safely on an error and bounced to third nothing for two.

669
01:02:21,000 --> 01:02:30,000
And a long fly ball hit deep to left center field way back and there it goes a home run.

670
01:02:30,000 --> 01:02:33,000
Cedeno's 19th home run of the year.

671
01:02:33,000 --> 01:02:48,000
He ties the game one to one.

672
01:02:48,000 --> 01:02:54,000
Cesar Cedeno with a home run to deep left center field to tie it up.

673
01:02:54,000 --> 01:03:06,000
Jimmy Wynn has been up twice and both times popped the ball up.

674
01:03:06,000 --> 01:03:14,000
Matalak's pitch on the way on the outside corner strike one.

675
01:03:14,000 --> 01:03:16,000
Now Matalak into his wind up.

676
01:03:16,000 --> 01:03:18,000
Here's the pitch on the way.

677
01:03:18,000 --> 01:03:27,000
This one is low that evens the count at one ball one strike.

678
01:03:27,000 --> 01:03:32,000
One-one pitch high inside two and one.

679
01:03:32,000 --> 01:03:37,000
Now today's baseball head scratcher is up on the message board to entertain the fans.

680
01:03:37,000 --> 01:03:42,000
He's getting the last American League player to win back-to-back RBI titles.

681
01:03:42,000 --> 01:03:44,000
A little bit high.

682
01:03:44,000 --> 01:03:49,000
Matalak behind on Jimmy Wynn three and one.

683
01:03:49,000 --> 01:03:58,000
The home run by Cedeno, the fifth hit of the game for the Astros.

684
01:03:58,000 --> 01:04:05,000
The three-one pitch at a bloop into shallow center field coming up under it is Willie Mays and he has it one down.

685
01:04:05,000 --> 01:04:11,000
Fly ball to short center easily taken by Willie Mays.

686
01:04:11,000 --> 01:04:14,000
Lee May aligned a double down the left field line in the fourth inning.

687
01:04:14,000 --> 01:04:15,000
He was less stranded.

688
01:04:15,000 --> 01:04:22,000
His first time up he was struck out by Matalak.

689
01:04:22,000 --> 01:04:25,000
Lee May hitting 289.

690
01:04:25,000 --> 01:04:39,000
26 home runs, 77 RBIs and a swing down on the strike one.

691
01:04:39,000 --> 01:04:42,000
Next pitch on the way, a swing and a miss by Lee May.

692
01:04:42,000 --> 01:04:44,000
He gave that one a big cut.

693
01:04:44,000 --> 01:04:51,000
Matalak challenged him with a fastball up in his eyes.

694
01:04:51,000 --> 01:04:54,000
Third baseman Doug Rader is out on deck.

695
01:04:54,000 --> 01:04:55,000
The game is tied one-one.

696
01:04:55,000 --> 01:04:57,000
We're in the sixth inning and the pitch.

697
01:04:57,000 --> 01:04:58,000
Swing and a miss.

698
01:04:58,000 --> 01:04:59,000
He struck him out.

699
01:04:59,000 --> 01:05:02,000
And Matalak takes Lee May on three pitches.

700
01:05:02,000 --> 01:05:08,000
They were all fastballs.

701
01:05:08,000 --> 01:05:11,000
That is the sixth strikeout for John Matalak.

702
01:05:11,000 --> 01:05:14,000
And it brings up third baseman Doug Rader.

703
01:05:14,000 --> 01:05:19,000
Rader single to center and fly to right one for two.

704
01:05:19,000 --> 01:05:24,000
His batting average is only 242 but he has 18 home runs, 73 RBIs.

705
01:05:24,000 --> 01:05:32,000
Swing and a miss, strike one.

706
01:05:32,000 --> 01:05:37,000
Like many real good power hitters, Lee May will strike out a great deal.

707
01:05:37,000 --> 01:05:40,000
But when he hits the ball, he punishes the opposition.

708
01:05:40,000 --> 01:05:46,000
And a fly ball into short center, Willie May is coming on, slows up, makes the cut, and the side is up.

709
01:05:46,000 --> 01:05:50,000
So Matalak settled right down after the home run by Savagio.

710
01:05:50,000 --> 01:05:52,000
And retired three good hitters in a row.

711
01:05:52,000 --> 01:05:56,000
One run, one hit, no errors, done left.

712
01:05:56,000 --> 01:06:06,000
At the end of five and a half innings, the Houston Astros won, the New York Mets won.

713
01:06:06,000 --> 01:06:09,000
At the end of the sixth inning, the game tied 1-1.

714
01:06:09,000 --> 01:06:14,000
Two, three, and four in the New York batting order to come up now against left-hander Jerry Royce.

715
01:06:14,000 --> 01:06:17,000
Wayne Garrett, Willie Mays, and Tommy Agee.

716
01:06:17,000 --> 01:06:25,000
The pitch to Garrett, hit on the air to left center, hustling over his Jesus salute, and he makes the cut.

717
01:06:25,000 --> 01:06:37,000
Garrett retired on the first pitch by Jerry Royce, and now Willie Mays.

718
01:06:37,000 --> 01:06:44,000
Willie had a fly ball to the center field fence, 410 feet out of the first inning, caught by Savagio.

719
01:06:44,000 --> 01:06:51,000
And he reached safely on an error in the third inning when the Mets scored their run.

720
01:06:51,000 --> 01:06:57,000
Wind up by Royce, here's the pitch, and a foul ball going out of play behind first base.

721
01:06:57,000 --> 01:07:00,000
Here's the answer to the baseball quiz.

722
01:07:00,000 --> 01:07:10,000
The last American League player to win back-to-back RBI titles was Roger Maras with the Yankees with 112 in 1960, 142 in 1961.

723
01:07:10,000 --> 01:07:20,000
Curve is low to Willie Mays, one ball, one strike.

724
01:07:20,000 --> 01:07:27,000
That old fly ball well hit the right field, back goes the right fielder Jimmy Winn at the fence, he makes the catch.

725
01:07:27,000 --> 01:07:31,000
Maybe a step in front of the fence, Winn pulls in the drive by Willie Mays.

726
01:07:31,000 --> 01:07:36,000
We pause for station identification. This is the New York Mets baseball network.

727
01:07:36,000 --> 01:07:43,000
You're listening to the voice of the Mets here in Serdoga Springs, New York, WKJFM 102.3, and your FM dial.

728
01:07:43,000 --> 01:07:48,000
The correct time now, 29 minutes past the hour of 9 o'clock Eastern Daylight Saving Time.

729
01:07:48,000 --> 01:07:52,000
Tommy Agee facing Jerry Royce, and the pitch is high, ball one.

730
01:07:52,000 --> 01:07:55,000
They're in the last of the eighth inning in Philadelphia.

731
01:07:55,000 --> 01:07:58,000
Atlanta leading Philadelphia 1-0.

732
01:07:58,000 --> 01:08:03,000
And a foul ball off. Bill Negros pitching against Steve Carleton.

733
01:08:03,000 --> 01:08:10,000
Carleton has not lost a game since the 30th of May when Tommy Agee and Willie Mays had two run homers to beat him.

734
01:08:10,000 --> 01:08:13,000
He has won 15 in a row.

735
01:08:13,000 --> 01:08:19,000
He's bidding for his 21st win. Hit hard, but foul. Off to the right, no play.

736
01:08:19,000 --> 01:08:22,000
One ball, two strikes.

737
01:08:22,000 --> 01:08:28,000
Cincinnati leading Montreal 4-0 at the end of six.

738
01:08:28,000 --> 01:08:32,000
Baltimore 3, California 1 after six and a half innings.

739
01:08:32,000 --> 01:08:36,000
Cleveland 9, Minnesota 3 after five and a half.

740
01:08:36,000 --> 01:08:39,000
Too high to Tommy Agee, two balls and two strikes.

741
01:08:39,000 --> 01:08:43,000
And it's Oakland 3, Detroit nothing after three and a half.

742
01:08:49,000 --> 01:08:52,000
Two outs, nobody on. The pitch to Agee.

743
01:08:52,000 --> 01:08:54,000
Line drive into the other right field.

744
01:08:54,000 --> 01:08:57,000
Wynn cutting over, jumps up and makes the catch.

745
01:08:57,000 --> 01:09:04,000
Wynn had the ball slightly misjudged, corrected the mistake by leaping into the air and snagging the line drive.

746
01:09:04,000 --> 01:09:09,000
Let's hit the ball hard, but they go out in order. No runs, no hits, no errors in that left.

747
01:09:09,000 --> 01:09:13,000
At the end of six innings, the Astros 1-0, and that's one.

748
01:09:18,000 --> 01:09:24,000
Here at Chase Stadium in New York, through six innings of play, the Houston Astros 1-1, five hits and one error.

749
01:09:24,000 --> 01:09:28,000
The New York Mets 1-1, two hits and two errors.

750
01:09:28,000 --> 01:09:34,000
Jane Jarvis at the organ with the eyes of Texas as we prepare to go to the seventh inning.

751
01:09:34,000 --> 01:09:42,000
The paid attendance here tonight is 24,242 and the total attendance, 25,080.

752
01:09:42,000 --> 01:09:50,000
So the New York Mets have now reached the total paid attendance for the season of 1,800,721.

753
01:09:50,000 --> 01:09:55,000
Tommy Helms is up to lead off here. Here at Mad Likes pitch.

754
01:09:55,000 --> 01:09:58,000
And it's low for a ball. Helms moving back on the pitch.

755
01:09:58,000 --> 01:10:01,000
Helms single and he flied to center, one for two.

756
01:10:02,000 --> 01:10:09,000
Hitting 267 for the year. Right hand batter. Mad Likes to the lefty and the pitch is hung on foulback. It's out of play.

757
01:10:09,000 --> 01:10:11,000
So it's one and one.

758
01:10:11,000 --> 01:10:26,000
Asoos Salo is on deck for the Houston Astros. Here's the 1-1 delivery.

759
01:10:26,000 --> 01:10:31,000
A little low, two and one. Augie Donatelli is the umpire behind the plate.

760
01:10:31,000 --> 01:10:40,000
Here's the 2-1. Come on, get on the ground. Cut off at third by Garrett and across the beach.

761
01:10:40,000 --> 01:10:42,000
And in time, one away.

762
01:10:44,000 --> 01:10:53,000
Asoos Salo grounded out and single. He had a lead off single in the fifth inning but died at first base.

763
01:10:53,000 --> 01:11:02,000
A little loosening up the neck muscles now as he moves up toward the plate.

764
01:11:11,000 --> 01:11:16,000
And here's the pitch. A little low for a ball. It's one and one.

765
01:11:16,000 --> 01:11:24,000
Mad Likes has struck out six and he has walked one here tonight. Here's the 1-0 pitch.

766
01:11:24,000 --> 01:11:30,000
So on hand but on the ground he shorted. A big hop to Martinez. Across to Picham in time and he's out.

767
01:11:30,000 --> 01:11:35,000
Larry Howard has grounded out and struck out. He's 0 for two.

768
01:11:35,000 --> 01:11:47,000
Story side here, 1-1 with the Astros batting in the top of the seventh inning.

769
01:11:47,000 --> 01:11:55,000
The Mets got a run in the third. The Astros got one in the sixth. Here's a pitch high and away and it's ball one.

770
01:11:55,000 --> 01:12:00,000
The Astros and Mets will be here again tomorrow night and again on Wednesday afternoon.

771
01:12:00,000 --> 01:12:05,000
The biggest trophy game is at Yankee Stadium on Thursday night. The Mets and the Yankees.

772
01:12:05,000 --> 01:12:10,000
Bow back and out of play. 1-1.

773
01:12:17,000 --> 01:12:22,000
James Rodney Richard is up and throwing now in the bullpen for the Houston Astros.

774
01:12:22,000 --> 01:12:26,000
Here's a 1-1 pitch. It's a little low. It goes two and one.

775
01:12:26,000 --> 01:12:31,000
James Rodney Richard is up and throwing. Jerry Roy is scheduled to bat next.

776
01:12:31,000 --> 01:12:35,000
There are two men out. There's nobody on base.

777
01:12:37,000 --> 01:12:43,000
This pitch is bowed back off the screen and out of play. The count is even now at two and two.

778
01:12:43,000 --> 01:12:54,000
Pittsburgh Pirates are not scheduled. Chicago Couch play the San Diego Padres later tonight on the west coast.

779
01:12:54,000 --> 01:13:02,000
The Astros are down.

780
01:13:07,000 --> 01:13:10,000
Radlack with a 2-2 pitch now.

781
01:13:10,000 --> 01:13:12,000
Swung on and hit deep to right. Moving on back is Agee.

782
01:13:12,000 --> 01:13:14,000
It's a step or two. Waiting now to make the catch.

783
01:13:14,000 --> 01:13:17,000
And the side is out in order. Nothing is caught.

784
01:13:17,000 --> 01:13:21,000
And in the middle of the seventh inning the score is tied.

785
01:13:21,000 --> 01:13:24,000
The Astros won. The Mets won.

786
01:13:24,000 --> 01:13:28,000
The Cleveland Indians have scored in every inning as they go to the seventh against the Minnesota Twins.

787
01:13:28,000 --> 01:13:35,000
It is Cleveland 10, Minnesota 3. John Brohama, Glenn Borgman, Buddy Bell, Alex Johnson, Greg Nettles are at home runs.

788
01:13:35,000 --> 01:13:37,000
Jim Perry started.

789
01:13:37,000 --> 01:13:40,000
One minute ago, Jim Strickland in the third. LaRoche in the sixth.

790
01:13:40,000 --> 01:13:43,000
Milt Wilcox started for Cleveland. Ray Lamb in the sixth inning.

791
01:13:43,000 --> 01:13:48,000
And at the end of the fourth, it's Oakland 3, Detroit nothing. Catfish Hunter against Woody Primon.

792
01:13:48,000 --> 01:13:52,000
Right here, Duffy Dyer is up to lead off to the Mets in the bottom of the seventh inning.

793
01:13:52,000 --> 01:13:55,000
He struck out and popped out so far.

794
01:13:55,000 --> 01:13:57,000
Jerry Royce has been in all the way.

795
01:13:57,000 --> 01:13:59,000
That pitch is in for a Carl Strutt.

796
01:13:59,000 --> 01:14:04,000
James Rodney Richards still throwing in the bullpen for the Houston Astros.

797
01:14:04,000 --> 01:14:08,000
Dyer, Milder, and Beacham scheduled a bat in this inning for the Mets.

798
01:14:08,000 --> 01:14:11,000
Here's a swing and a drive deep to left. It's way back toward the track.

799
01:14:11,000 --> 01:14:14,000
And going back to the wall is Alou and he makes the catch.

800
01:14:14,000 --> 01:14:17,000
Houston in front of the 371 side.

801
01:14:17,000 --> 01:14:26,000
Hey, Sue Sallow went across the warning track and one handed the ball just in front of the 371 side in left field.

802
01:14:26,000 --> 01:14:31,000
John Milder has popped out and grounded out.

803
01:14:31,000 --> 01:14:35,000
Due to the night, the New York Mets have had warning track power.

804
01:14:35,000 --> 01:14:38,000
They've hit them long, but it's not long enough.

805
01:14:38,000 --> 01:14:45,000
Here's the pitch to Milder and it is in there for a Carl Strutt at the knees.

806
01:14:45,000 --> 01:14:48,000
The Phillies did not score in the eighth.

807
01:14:48,000 --> 01:14:50,000
Or rather they did score, I beg your pardon.

808
01:14:50,000 --> 01:14:52,000
They just went in and fouled off and out of play.

809
01:14:52,000 --> 01:14:55,000
The Phillies did score in the eighth.

810
01:14:55,000 --> 01:14:58,000
And so, going to the ninth inning now.

811
01:14:58,000 --> 01:15:01,000
It's the Atlanta Braves one and the Philadelphia Phillies one.

812
01:15:01,000 --> 01:15:03,000
Bill Negros against Steve Carleton.

813
01:15:03,000 --> 01:15:06,000
Carleton going for his sixteenth consecutive win.

814
01:15:06,000 --> 01:15:11,000
Nice.

815
01:15:11,000 --> 01:15:13,000
Fouled off and out of play.

816
01:15:13,000 --> 01:15:26,000
Here's the strike to John Milder.

817
01:15:26,000 --> 01:15:29,000
The Mets fans are trying to get something started here.

818
01:15:29,000 --> 01:15:31,000
Here's a play and a fly ball in the center field.

819
01:15:31,000 --> 01:15:35,000
There's Arcedano is there and he makes the catch.

820
01:15:35,000 --> 01:15:38,000
Two Mets are out in the seventh with the score tied 1-1.

821
01:15:38,000 --> 01:15:40,000
It's Jim Beacham coming to bat.

822
01:15:40,000 --> 01:15:43,000
He's in the center and grounded out.

823
01:15:43,000 --> 01:15:59,000
This is Beacham's 33rd birthday.

824
01:15:59,000 --> 01:16:03,000
That's done for a Carl strike to Beacham.

825
01:16:03,000 --> 01:16:05,000
Here's a right-hand batter.

826
01:16:05,000 --> 01:16:08,000
Facing left-hand pitcher Jerry Royce.

827
01:16:08,000 --> 01:16:10,000
He pitches on the way and it's swung on.

828
01:16:10,000 --> 01:16:11,000
He's hit to the left.

829
01:16:11,000 --> 01:16:12,000
A little goes to the wall.

830
01:16:12,000 --> 01:16:13,000
Going, going.

831
01:16:13,000 --> 01:16:15,000
It's a home run for Jim Beacham.

832
01:16:15,000 --> 01:16:17,000
Over the wall and left.

833
01:16:17,000 --> 01:16:21,000
And the New York Mets are out in front by a score of two to one.

834
01:16:21,000 --> 01:16:34,000
Beacham with a birthday blast.

835
01:16:34,000 --> 01:16:36,000
It was an all-one pitch.

836
01:16:36,000 --> 01:16:42,000
Jim Beacham in over the wall and left into a Houston goal pitch.

837
01:16:42,000 --> 01:16:46,000
His first home run at the New York Mets.

838
01:16:46,000 --> 01:16:49,000
That is high for a ball out of Martinez at the plate.

839
01:16:49,000 --> 01:16:53,000
Martinez is one for two.

840
01:16:53,000 --> 01:16:55,000
Here is the pitch.

841
01:16:55,000 --> 01:16:56,000
Swung on and missed.

842
01:16:56,000 --> 01:16:57,000
The fans are applauding.

843
01:16:57,000 --> 01:17:05,000
The big gym that has been flashed up on the scoreboard.

844
01:17:05,000 --> 01:17:06,000
Here's the one-one pitch.

845
01:17:06,000 --> 01:17:08,000
Swung on and hammered on the ground a second.

846
01:17:08,000 --> 01:17:09,000
The big hop to hell.

847
01:17:09,000 --> 01:17:11,000
He's underhamped the first ten times.

848
01:17:11,000 --> 01:17:12,000
The side is odd.

849
01:17:12,000 --> 01:17:15,000
But the New York Mets got a run on a hip to Homer by Beacham.

850
01:17:15,000 --> 01:17:17,000
No error is not left.

851
01:17:17,000 --> 01:17:18,000
The end of seven innings to play.

852
01:17:18,000 --> 01:17:25,000
The score is the Mets two and the Astros one.

853
01:17:25,000 --> 01:17:27,000
Bob Watson is coming up now.

854
01:17:27,000 --> 01:17:29,000
Too bad for Jerry Royce.

855
01:17:29,000 --> 01:17:34,000
As manager Harry Walker goes to his pitch.

856
01:17:34,000 --> 01:17:37,000
Watson batting for Royce.

857
01:17:37,000 --> 01:17:40,000
He has a season's batting average of 3.07.

858
01:17:40,000 --> 01:17:43,000
He has 11 home runs and 70 runs batted in.

859
01:17:43,000 --> 01:17:46,000
Bob Watson, the right-hand batter being put up here.

860
01:17:46,000 --> 01:17:51,000
And James Rodney-Richards still throwing down there in the bullpen.

861
01:17:51,000 --> 01:17:53,000
The Mets have had only three hits.

862
01:17:53,000 --> 01:17:54,000
The Astros have had five.

863
01:17:54,000 --> 01:17:56,000
But the Mets are leading by a score of two to one.

864
01:17:56,000 --> 01:18:02,000
With Houston coming up in the top of the eighth inning.

865
01:18:02,000 --> 01:18:04,000
Swing and a miss is strike one.

866
01:18:04,000 --> 01:18:08,000
Matt Lack has struck out six and walked one here tonight.

867
01:18:08,000 --> 01:18:10,000
The Atlanta Braves did not score in the top of the ninth.

868
01:18:10,000 --> 01:18:12,000
The Phillies are coming up in the bottom of the ninth inning.

869
01:18:12,000 --> 01:18:16,000
With the score tied, Atlanta won the Phillies one.

870
01:18:16,000 --> 01:18:18,000
That's in for a call strike.

871
01:18:18,000 --> 01:18:22,000
0-2.

872
01:18:22,000 --> 01:18:28,000
Cincinnati Reds are leading Montreal 4-0 in the top of the eighth.

873
01:18:28,000 --> 01:18:29,000
There's a swing and a miss.

874
01:18:29,000 --> 01:18:32,000
Struck him out on three pitches. Matt Lack got the pitch hitter.

875
01:18:32,000 --> 01:18:36,000
Bob Watson for the seventh strikeout victim.

876
01:18:36,000 --> 01:18:43,000
Now it's Roger Metzger. Walked, struck out, bounded into a fourth clean.

877
01:18:43,000 --> 01:18:47,000
Jim Ray has joined James Rodney-Richards in the bullpen now.

878
01:18:47,000 --> 01:18:53,000
For the Astros, Jim Ray is also up and throwing.

879
01:18:53,000 --> 01:18:59,000
It's Jim Metzger, a little high for a ball.

880
01:18:59,000 --> 01:19:05,000
The pitching line-up is set in for a three-hit from London.

881
01:19:05,000 --> 01:19:07,000
One man, six strikeouts.

882
01:19:07,000 --> 01:19:11,000
That pitch is low for a ball. It's two and oh.

883
01:19:11,000 --> 01:19:23,000
One man out, nobody on base.

884
01:19:23,000 --> 01:19:27,000
Duffy Dyer turns out to sign, and here is the two-oh delivery.

885
01:19:27,000 --> 01:19:44,000
He's taking low. He was taking that pitch regardless. It's three and oh.

886
01:19:44,000 --> 01:19:46,000
Three-oh delivery.

887
01:19:46,000 --> 01:19:49,000
Taking right down to five. It's three and one.

888
01:19:49,000 --> 01:19:54,000
That's Guterres to look at sign man Salty Parker, the coach's third now.

889
01:19:54,000 --> 01:19:58,000
He's turned loose on the three-one. Cesar Cedeno is on deck.

890
01:19:58,000 --> 01:20:02,000
Three-one pitch. He's taking it. He walks.

891
01:20:02,000 --> 01:20:07,000
That's the second walk issued by Madlack. He walked Metzger in the first inning.

892
01:20:07,000 --> 01:20:10,000
So the tying run is on its first with one man out, and Cesar Cedeno is coming up.

893
01:20:10,000 --> 01:20:16,000
He homers for Houston in the sixth inning. He's one for three here tonight.

894
01:20:16,000 --> 01:20:27,000
Doug McGraw is up and throwing in the mid-ball pen. Doug McGraw is throwing.

895
01:20:27,000 --> 01:20:31,000
John Madlack sets up. Checks Metzger for his face.

896
01:20:31,000 --> 01:20:34,000
Pitch is swung on and hit in the air deep to the left. Going way back to the wall.

897
01:20:34,000 --> 01:20:37,000
Now his middle. He leaps up. Ball is off his glove. He's on the ground.

898
01:20:37,000 --> 01:20:41,000
Mayes has the ball. Metzger's getting a green light at third.

899
01:20:41,000 --> 01:20:47,000
He comes out and he scores. And now holding at second, it's Cesar Cedeno.

900
01:20:47,000 --> 01:20:53,000
Milder meanwhile gets up. He is limping back across the track in left field.

901
01:20:53,000 --> 01:20:57,000
It is a two-base hit and a run batted in. The score is tied 2-2.

902
01:20:57,000 --> 01:21:03,000
Willie Mayes seeing about Milder now. Milder apparently tells him he's okay.

903
01:21:03,000 --> 01:21:08,000
Mayes goes back to retrieve his own cap.

904
01:21:08,000 --> 01:21:12,000
The score is tied 2-2. Cedeno belted that ball back near the wall.

905
01:21:12,000 --> 01:21:16,000
Milder went back, gave it a leap up into the air. The ball was off his glove.

906
01:21:16,000 --> 01:21:19,000
He crumpled in the track and Mayes retrieved the ball.

907
01:21:19,000 --> 01:21:23,000
But Salty Parker at third gave a green light to Metzger.

908
01:21:23,000 --> 01:21:30,000
Thinking that he could beat Mayes armed to the plate and he did.

909
01:21:30,000 --> 01:21:39,000
Cedeno held at second and it'll be Jim Wynn coming up.

910
01:21:39,000 --> 01:21:43,000
The Mets two and Houston two. Dyers out there talking to Madlack.

911
01:21:43,000 --> 01:21:48,000
Doug McGrath still throwing the ball back. One man out.

912
01:21:48,000 --> 01:21:53,000
Wynn is the number three man in the order coming up. He's followed by Lee Mayes.

913
01:21:53,000 --> 01:22:01,000
Houston batting on the top of the eighth inning.

914
01:22:01,000 --> 01:22:10,000
Dyer comes back behind the plate. Madlack standing there on the line with his arms folded.

915
01:22:10,000 --> 01:22:13,000
Steps up on the rubber now to take the side.

916
01:22:13,000 --> 01:22:17,000
Cesar Cedeno is leading and it's going to be an intentional walk.

917
01:22:17,000 --> 01:22:23,000
Daniel Blufster starts on the pitch outside.

918
01:22:23,000 --> 01:22:36,000
An intentional pass to Wynn to set up the force and the double play possibility and then they'll work to Lee Mayes.

919
01:22:36,000 --> 01:22:43,000
Outside it's ball three now.

920
01:22:43,000 --> 01:22:49,000
Madlack with ball four outside so the intentional walk is a complete.

921
01:22:49,000 --> 01:22:52,000
The Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies are going to the tenth inning now.

922
01:22:52,000 --> 01:22:57,000
Still tied 1-1. Phil Nicrow against Steve Carlton making the bid to keep his winning streak alive.

923
01:22:57,000 --> 01:23:00,000
He's won 15 in a row.

924
01:23:00,000 --> 01:23:06,000
Up in Montreal, Cincinnati four. Montreal nothing going down to the bottom of the eighth inning.

925
01:23:06,000 --> 01:23:15,000
The Astros have runners at first and second. There's one man out and Lee Mayes at the plate.

926
01:23:15,000 --> 01:23:18,000
Madlack pitches the right hand batter, swung it in on the ground and it's taken by Garrett at third and on over to Barnes and on over to

927
01:23:18,000 --> 01:23:23,000
double play.

928
01:23:23,000 --> 01:23:28,000
A five-four-three double play on the side is retired.

929
01:23:28,000 --> 01:23:32,000
So it is one run on one hit.

930
01:23:32,000 --> 01:23:37,000
A walk and one man left and in the middle of the eighth inning the score is tied.

931
01:23:37,000 --> 01:23:40,000
Houston two and the Mets two.

932
01:23:40,000 --> 01:23:50,000
New York Metro turned up John Madlack. He'll bat for himself leading off here in the bottom of the eighth inning.

933
01:23:50,000 --> 01:23:58,000
That's been a slice. He's struck out both times.

934
01:23:58,000 --> 01:24:02,000
Mayes pitches foul back at strike one.

935
01:24:02,000 --> 01:24:11,000
The Astros have two runs, six hits. The Mets have two runs, three hits.

936
01:24:11,000 --> 01:24:13,000
Strike one delivery.

937
01:24:13,000 --> 01:24:17,000
Cranks a little high and it's one and one.

938
01:24:17,000 --> 01:24:26,000
Luke Barnes is on deck.

939
01:24:26,000 --> 01:24:38,000
That's a sale tie and it goes two and one.

940
01:24:38,000 --> 01:24:40,000
Two and one delivery.

941
01:24:40,000 --> 01:24:44,000
Low three and one now to John Madlack.

942
01:24:44,000 --> 01:24:47,000
The Mets look for a base runner here in the bottom of the eighth inning.

943
01:24:47,000 --> 01:24:55,000
Score tied two-two.

944
01:24:55,000 --> 01:24:57,000
Here's a three-one delivery.

945
01:24:57,000 --> 01:25:07,000
Takes it in there for a call strike to it so the count is full at three and two.

946
01:25:07,000 --> 01:25:13,000
Three-two pitch. Foul off and out of play.

947
01:25:13,000 --> 01:25:26,000
The count continues full to John Madlack, a left-hand batter.

948
01:25:26,000 --> 01:25:34,000
That's tied at the walk. A walk for John Madlack.

949
01:25:34,000 --> 01:25:38,000
So the Mets have a runner on and Luke Barnes coming up with nobody out.

950
01:25:38,000 --> 01:25:43,000
A good baseman, Doug Brady, comes over now with a word for Jim Ray.

951
01:25:43,000 --> 01:25:52,000
They expect Barnes to be sacrificing here.

952
01:25:52,000 --> 01:25:54,000
Tom Griffin is up and throwing now in the bullpen.

953
01:25:54,000 --> 01:26:00,000
Tom Griffin is warming for the Houston Astros as the chant of Let's Go Mets swells.

954
01:26:00,000 --> 01:26:02,000
Barnes is around the front. Must have all up into the end of the first place.

955
01:26:02,000 --> 01:26:05,000
That may have been foul territory for the outs.

956
01:26:05,000 --> 01:26:07,000
Madlack retreats to first.

957
01:26:07,000 --> 01:26:09,000
Tom Barnes trying to sacrifice instead.

958
01:26:09,000 --> 01:26:13,000
Popped it up in foul territory up the first place line where Lee May grabbed it for the outs.

959
01:26:13,000 --> 01:26:20,000
So there's one man out now and Wayne Jarrett's coming up.

960
01:26:20,000 --> 01:26:27,000
Jarrett has walked around and outflied out.

961
01:26:27,000 --> 01:26:29,000
Tom Griffin is up and throwing now in the bullpen.

962
01:26:29,000 --> 01:26:35,000
Tom Griffin is warming for the Houston Astros as the chant of Let's Go Mets swells.

963
01:26:35,000 --> 01:26:37,000
Barnes is around the front. Must have all up into the end of the first place.

964
01:26:37,000 --> 01:26:40,000
That may have been foul territory for the outs.

965
01:26:40,000 --> 01:26:42,000
Madlack retreats to first.

966
01:26:42,000 --> 01:26:44,000
Luke Barnes trying to sacrifice instead.

967
01:26:44,000 --> 01:26:49,000
Popped it up in foul territory up the first place line where Lee May grabbed it for the outs.

968
01:26:49,000 --> 01:26:56,000
So there's one man out now and Wayne Jarrett's coming up.

969
01:26:56,000 --> 01:26:59,000
Jarrett has walked around and outflied out.

970
01:26:59,000 --> 01:27:04,000
Left hand batter facing right hand pitcher Jim Ray.

971
01:27:04,000 --> 01:27:12,000
So to first, Madlack's back.

972
01:27:12,000 --> 01:27:15,000
The Atlanta Braves didn't score in the top of the tenth.

973
01:27:15,000 --> 01:27:18,000
The Phillies are batting the bottom of the tenth. Score is still tied.

974
01:27:18,000 --> 01:27:21,000
That's a breaking pitch high at ball one.

975
01:27:21,000 --> 01:27:27,000
Willie May is in contact now for the Mets.

976
01:27:27,000 --> 01:27:30,000
Score tied here, 2-2.

977
01:27:30,000 --> 01:27:32,000
Bottom of the eighth inning.

978
01:27:32,000 --> 01:27:36,000
It's staled high and away. It's 2-0 to Wayne Jarrett.

979
01:27:36,000 --> 01:27:40,000
Here comes Jim Owens, the pitching coach out of the dugouts.

980
01:27:40,000 --> 01:27:44,000
Jim Owens, the pitching coach of the Astros, is on his way to the mound.

981
01:27:44,000 --> 01:27:59,000
He wants to know about this control problem that Jim Ray seems to be having here at the outset.

982
01:27:59,000 --> 01:28:03,000
Owens is at the mound, not talking it over with Jim Ray.

983
01:28:03,000 --> 01:28:06,000
Tomorrow night, Tom Steber will be the Mets pitcher.

984
01:28:06,000 --> 01:28:08,000
Dave Roberts will go for the Astros.

985
01:28:08,000 --> 01:28:13,000
Wednesday afternoon, Jerry Kruseman for the Mets and Larry Durker for the Astros.

986
01:28:13,000 --> 01:28:18,000
Astros started tonight, six and one-half games back of Cincinnati in the Western Division.

987
01:28:18,000 --> 01:28:23,000
They figure they're still very much in the race.

988
01:28:23,000 --> 01:28:32,000
That is the first time since they were formed in 1962 that they have been in the race this close, this time of year.

989
01:28:32,000 --> 01:28:35,000
This will be a 2-0 pitch down to Wayne Jarrett.

990
01:28:35,000 --> 01:28:38,000
Swung on, hit on the ground, and it is smothered by Helms.

991
01:28:38,000 --> 01:28:43,000
He picks it up, throws, and in time, moving on to second is Madlack.

992
01:28:43,000 --> 01:28:47,000
Helms was in a sitting position when he threw that ball onto Lee May.

993
01:28:47,000 --> 01:28:52,000
He had to smother it to keep it from going through, but now it's Madlack at second,

994
01:28:52,000 --> 01:28:59,000
and Willie Mays is coming up.

995
01:28:59,000 --> 01:29:02,000
Mays fly deep to center.

996
01:29:02,000 --> 01:29:05,000
He's gone on an arrow and fly deep to right.

997
01:29:05,000 --> 01:29:12,000
0 for 3.

998
01:29:12,000 --> 01:29:16,000
Got you, Larry. Howard's gone out for a word with Jim Ray.

999
01:29:16,000 --> 01:29:19,000
The Mets look now for the bases.

1000
01:29:19,000 --> 01:29:22,000
Madlack in from second with the go-ahead run.

1001
01:29:22,000 --> 01:29:24,000
The score is tied 2-2.

1002
01:29:24,000 --> 01:29:26,000
Ray is pitched to Mays.

1003
01:29:26,000 --> 01:29:30,000
Swung on, hit with a breaking bit, hit strike one.

1004
01:29:30,000 --> 01:29:39,000
Willie wring his right hand a little bit there after having taken a vicious cut.

1005
01:29:39,000 --> 01:29:43,000
Madlack leads off the bag at second. Ray sets up.

1006
01:29:43,000 --> 01:29:44,000
Pitched to Mays.

1007
01:29:44,000 --> 01:30:00,000
Ball in there for a golf strike, too. 0-2 to Willie Mays.

1008
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:04,000
Ray takes the sign from Larry Howard.

1009
01:30:04,000 --> 01:30:21,000
Strike pitch is high for a ball. It's 1-2.

1010
01:30:21,000 --> 01:30:22,000
This is a 1-2 delivery.

1011
01:30:22,000 --> 01:30:38,000
The curve ball is high and tight, so it's 2-2. Tommy Agee is kneeling on deck.

1012
01:30:38,000 --> 01:30:40,000
Here's the 2-2 pitch.

1013
01:30:40,000 --> 01:30:46,000
Swung on and mistook him out with a curve ball, and the side is retired.

1014
01:30:46,000 --> 01:30:49,000
No runs, no hits, no errors. A walk in one love.

1015
01:30:49,000 --> 01:30:54,000
At the end of eight full innings, the score is the Mets 2 and Houston 2.

1016
01:30:54,000 --> 01:31:00,000
The correct time in 40 seconds, 10 o'clock Eastern Daylight Saving Time.

1017
01:31:00,000 --> 01:31:04,000
Castro is tied 2-2, and it's Doug Rader up to lead off Madlack's pitch.

1018
01:31:04,000 --> 01:31:06,000
Swung on and missed, hit strike one.

1019
01:31:06,000 --> 01:31:10,000
Rader is 1-3 here tonight.

1020
01:31:10,000 --> 01:31:19,000
Right-hand batting third baseman is hitting 2-41.

1021
01:31:19,000 --> 01:31:22,000
There's a swing and a miss. It's two strikes.

1022
01:31:22,000 --> 01:31:32,000
Tommy Helms is on deck.

1023
01:31:32,000 --> 01:31:37,000
Doug McGraw up and throwing again on the Met Bowl pen.

1024
01:31:37,000 --> 01:31:40,000
The two-strike delivery. Swung on and missed.

1025
01:31:40,000 --> 01:31:43,000
He strikes Rader out. Three pitches.

1026
01:31:43,000 --> 01:31:47,000
Strikeout number eight for Madlack.

1027
01:31:47,000 --> 01:31:51,000
Tommy Helms is 1-3. Single fly to center, grounded out third to first.

1028
01:31:51,000 --> 01:32:06,000
Right-hand batting second baseman hitting 2-66.

1029
01:32:06,000 --> 01:32:08,000
Madlack takes the side from Duffy Dye.

1030
01:32:08,000 --> 01:32:10,000
Dips into the fluid, wind up, and here's the pitch.

1031
01:32:10,000 --> 01:32:20,000
Swung on, fouled back out of play at strike one.

1032
01:32:20,000 --> 01:32:22,000
The Mets got a run in the third inning tonight.

1033
01:32:22,000 --> 01:32:29,000
To go ahead, they held that one-run lead until the sixth when Sylvania Homard tied at 1-1.

1034
01:32:29,000 --> 01:32:33,000
Outside for a ball, then beat him, Homard, in the bottom of the seventh for the Mets.

1035
01:32:33,000 --> 01:32:40,000
But they may hit again at 2-1, but Houston scored in the eighth inning with Sedeno knocking in the tying run.

1036
01:32:40,000 --> 01:32:44,000
Swing and a ground ball drilled through the hole in the left for a base hit.

1037
01:32:44,000 --> 01:32:55,000
Picked up by John Milder and played back, and Tommy Helms is on it first with a sous salaud coming up.

1038
01:32:55,000 --> 01:33:02,000
Salaud is 1-3, grounded out single and grounded out short to first.

1039
01:33:02,000 --> 01:33:07,000
The Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies are going to the eleventh inning, still tied 1-1.

1040
01:33:07,000 --> 01:33:12,000
And it's still Phil Negron, it's still Steve Garland.

1041
01:33:12,000 --> 01:33:18,000
Cincinnati leading Montreal 4-0 with the Expos batting down the bottom of the ninth inning.

1042
01:33:18,000 --> 01:33:24,000
And Mike Jorgensen has just hit a home run for Montreal to make that a 4-1 ball game.

1043
01:33:24,000 --> 01:33:27,000
Nobody on base.

1044
01:33:27,000 --> 01:33:30,000
Swing and a foul ball off and out of play, strike one to Alou.

1045
01:33:30,000 --> 01:33:34,000
That is the ninth homer of this year for Mike Jorgensen.

1046
01:33:34,000 --> 01:33:37,000
Joe Morgan hit one for Cincinnati in the first inning.

1047
01:33:37,000 --> 01:33:46,000
It comes in San Diego later, the Cards and the Dodgers later, the Pirates and the Giants are not scheduled.

1048
01:33:46,000 --> 01:33:49,000
That like checks the runner at first, and here's the pitch to Jesus.

1049
01:33:49,000 --> 01:33:52,000
Alou pops up to the right side and fouls territory.

1050
01:33:52,000 --> 01:33:57,000
Jim Beecham is waiting, and he makes the catch.

1051
01:33:57,000 --> 01:34:03,000
Alou has fouled out to first, Tommy Helms holds it first, and Larry Howard will be the batter.

1052
01:34:03,000 --> 01:34:06,000
Down and out, strikeout line to right.

1053
01:34:06,000 --> 01:34:22,000
If you want to look ahead now to the bottom of the ninth inning, the Mets will be scheduled to send up Tommy Agee, Duffy Dyer, and John Milner.

1054
01:34:22,000 --> 01:34:30,000
That like goes to first, and Helms is back.

1055
01:34:30,000 --> 01:34:35,000
The Astros two runs six hits, the Mets two runs three hits.

1056
01:34:35,000 --> 01:34:45,000
Howard asked for the Rossenbag, he got it, tossed it right back over to the on-deck circle, where Jim Ray is kneeling.

1057
01:34:45,000 --> 01:34:48,000
That like again works off the stretch, and here's the pitch.

1058
01:34:48,000 --> 01:34:54,000
Going on and in the air to center, Willie Mays is there, he's waiting, and Mays makes the catch.

1059
01:34:54,000 --> 01:34:57,000
Side is out, it's no runs are hit, no errors and one left.

1060
01:34:57,000 --> 01:35:11,000
In the middle of the ninth inning, the score is still tied, Houston two and the Mets two.

1061
01:35:11,000 --> 01:35:14,000
The New York Mets will try to pull it out now on the bottom of the ninth inning,

1062
01:35:14,000 --> 01:35:34,000
with Agee, Dyer, and Milner coming up to face right hand pitcher Jim Ray.

1063
01:35:34,000 --> 01:35:39,000
Tommy Agee struck out, struck out, and lined out to right.

1064
01:35:39,000 --> 01:35:45,000
Here's Ray with the pitch, and it is inside low for a ball.

1065
01:35:45,000 --> 01:35:52,000
Any one of the three batters coming up this inning is capable of hitting the ball out of the ballpark.

1066
01:35:52,000 --> 01:35:54,000
Here's the one open.

1067
01:35:54,000 --> 01:36:03,000
Going on, hit on the ground, and third, taken by Ray there, across the first to Lee May in time, and Agee is out.

1068
01:36:03,000 --> 01:36:09,000
Duffy Dyer is down 0 for 3 tonight, called out on strikes, popped his short, fly to left.

1069
01:36:09,000 --> 01:36:25,000
That's 7 homers, he's hitting 2.39.

1070
01:36:25,000 --> 01:36:28,000
That pitch is in for a called strike.

1071
01:36:28,000 --> 01:36:35,000
The Cincinnati Reds have defeated the Montreal Expos by a final score of 4-1. Jim McLaughlin gets the win, he is 7-5.

1072
01:36:35,000 --> 01:36:38,000
Mike Torres takes the loss, he's 13-10.

1073
01:36:38,000 --> 01:36:42,000
Stolmar finished up in the ninth. Joe Morgan, Mike Jorgensen had the homers.

1074
01:36:42,000 --> 01:36:47,000
It's a breaking pitch, right in for a called strike. Duffy Dyer, still pending the outcome of this game.

1075
01:36:47,000 --> 01:36:54,000
The Cincinnati Reds have picked up yet another half game on the second place, Houston Astros, to make it seven games now.

1076
01:36:54,000 --> 01:37:03,000
The 0-2 pitch to Dyer is high and away, it's 1-2.

1077
01:37:03,000 --> 01:37:17,000
Miller waiting on deck with one man out.

1078
01:37:17,000 --> 01:37:24,000
Here's the 1-2 delivery. Brakes a little low and away, so it's 2-2.

1079
01:37:24,000 --> 01:37:29,000
Braves thought he might get a call on that curve off and down a telly, the umpire behind the plate.

1080
01:37:29,000 --> 01:37:35,000
Brakes a little breather now, turning it back to the plate, takes off his cap.

1081
01:37:35,000 --> 01:37:40,000
There's nobody on base.

1082
01:37:40,000 --> 01:37:49,000
2-2 delivery. Get on the ground, a shortstop. Metzger over, up with it. Rossellino and two men are out.

1083
01:37:49,000 --> 01:37:54,000
Duffy Dyer, grounding out short to first. Now John Mills, he's gone over three.

1084
01:37:54,000 --> 01:37:58,000
He popped the short, he grounded out second to first, and he's lied to center.

1085
01:37:58,000 --> 01:38:13,000
And there's that ten home runs, he's hitting 2-51.

1086
01:38:13,000 --> 01:38:29,000
Ready to deliver, swung on, and missed. He took a roundhouse cut at that one.

1087
01:38:29,000 --> 01:38:36,000
Delivery, fastball, missed, tied away, it's 1-1.

1088
01:38:36,000 --> 01:38:44,000
Two men out, nobody on base, score tied, 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth.

1089
01:38:44,000 --> 01:39:03,000
Tied away, it's 2-1.

1090
01:39:03,000 --> 01:39:12,000
This is a 2-1 pitch. 3-1 now to John Miller.

1091
01:39:12,000 --> 01:39:19,000
Ray had a little control trouble when he first came in, he walked mad like, but he settled on first set.

1092
01:39:19,000 --> 01:39:25,000
3-1 pitch. Tied, he walked him.

1093
01:39:25,000 --> 01:39:33,000
In the 3-1 curveball. So to the left, pick up a baserunner, Jim Beacham comes up again.

1094
01:39:33,000 --> 01:39:50,000
Beacham hit his home run, the 7-10, not off Ray, but off starter Jerry Roy for left-handed.

1095
01:39:50,000 --> 01:39:59,000
In the base now, May comes over to hold against the runner, there's a toss over there, not in time.

1096
01:39:59,000 --> 01:40:13,000
Right-hand batter, Jim Beacham facing right-hand pitcher, Jim Ray.

1097
01:40:13,000 --> 01:40:16,000
Here's a curveball, it's in for a cause strike.

1098
01:40:16,000 --> 01:40:22,000
Veteran Stadium in Philadelphia, Steve Carlton's 15-game winning streak is in jeopardy now.

1099
01:40:22,000 --> 01:40:27,000
Now he's 15-game streak because that is established, but he is good to keep it going.

1100
01:40:27,000 --> 01:40:32,000
Because Atlanta has scored a run in the 11th inning, he has a third of first not in time.

1101
01:40:32,000 --> 01:40:38,000
So going to the bottom of the 11th, it's Atlanta 2 and the Phillies 1.

1102
01:40:38,000 --> 01:40:46,000
Strike one pitch to Beacham, hit way back in left field, back toward the wall, it is going, going.

1103
01:40:46,000 --> 01:40:48,000
And it's now the home run for Jim Beacham.

1104
01:40:48,000 --> 01:40:56,000
And the New York Nets win the ball again as Beacham hits his second home run of the night on his 33rd birthday.

1105
01:40:56,000 --> 01:41:00,000
The fans are up and yelling all around this ballpark.

1106
01:41:00,000 --> 01:41:08,000
And that's right there, it's a dash to Leigh Beacham who hit it over the left field fence, a two-run homer.

1107
01:41:08,000 --> 01:41:12,000
To win it for the New York Nets by a score of 4-2.

1108
01:41:12,000 --> 01:41:20,000
Although the Nets got only four hits in the ball game, Jim Beacham hit his second consecutive home run.

1109
01:41:20,000 --> 01:41:26,000
And this one also into the bullpen in left field as the New York Nets won it.

1110
01:41:26,000 --> 01:41:30,000
Two men were out when the winning runs were scored.

1111
01:41:30,000 --> 01:41:34,000
So we'll be back in a moment with a final summary in totals.

1112
01:41:34,000 --> 01:41:42,000
Right now the final score of the game is the Nets 4 and the Astros 2.

1113
01:41:42,000 --> 01:41:46,000
Well there is no doubt about who is the hero of the night.

1114
01:41:46,000 --> 01:41:51,000
And there is also no doubt that Jim Beacham will never forget his 33rd birthday.

1115
01:41:51,000 --> 01:41:59,000
The evening of which was Spinachay Stadium in New York and during which he hit his first two home runs as a New York Mets.

1116
01:41:59,000 --> 01:42:07,000
Starting out in this ball game, the New York Mets took the lead from Jerry Royce by getting a run in the bottom of the third inning.

1117
01:42:07,000 --> 01:42:12,000
Eddie Martinez single, he stole second and Luke Barnes single him home.

1118
01:42:12,000 --> 01:42:14,000
So the Mets had a run.

1119
01:42:14,000 --> 01:42:21,000
John Madlack was holding Houston pretty well at bay after a hectic first inning.

1120
01:42:21,000 --> 01:42:30,000
That's worth recounting because the Mets who had been in a horrendous performance here yesterday started out on about the same tone tonight.

1121
01:42:30,000 --> 01:42:36,000
Rod Genuska would walk on four pitches and he would wild pitch the second base.

1122
01:42:36,000 --> 01:42:44,000
Faze Arseneuil popped the ball up into short right and Tommy Agee dropped it and threw it away as it got by Martinez.

1123
01:42:44,000 --> 01:42:48,000
He didn't throw it away, he got it to Martinez but Martinez didn't handle it and he was charged with an error.

1124
01:42:48,000 --> 01:42:54,000
Double errors charged on the ball and quickly Houston had runners in second and third and nobody out.

1125
01:42:54,000 --> 01:42:58,000
But Jim Williams popped up into short right, Luke Barnes went back and caught the ball.

1126
01:42:58,000 --> 01:43:04,000
Mets got tagged and tried to score and Barnes threw him out of the play so it was a double play and Lee May struck out.

1127
01:43:04,000 --> 01:43:06,000
So the Mets were out of the inning.

1128
01:43:06,000 --> 01:43:11,000
The Mets did have that 1-0 lead all the way up to the sixth when Faze Arseneuil let off with a home run.

1129
01:43:11,000 --> 01:43:13,000
It was then a 1-1 ball game.

1130
01:43:13,000 --> 01:43:19,000
The New York Mets recaptured the lead and in the bottom of the seventh win with two men out, Jim Beacham hit a home run into the bullpen.

1131
01:43:19,000 --> 01:43:25,000
Houston came right back and they got a run in the eighth inning when Rod Genuska threw a walk.

1132
01:43:25,000 --> 01:43:29,000
Faze Arseneuil double way back to the wall and left.

1133
01:43:29,000 --> 01:43:36,000
John Milner went up and was off his glove but the double was enough to score Mets here and it was a 2-2 ball game.

1134
01:43:36,000 --> 01:43:46,000
It went that way to the bottom of the ninth win with two men out, Milner drew a walk and Jim Beacham hit his second consecutive homer and the New York Mets won it by a score of 4-2.

1135
01:43:46,000 --> 01:43:50,000
John Matlack hosted his 11th victory.

1136
01:43:50,000 --> 01:43:53,000
He has lost seven and Jim Ray took the loss.

1137
01:43:53,000 --> 01:43:56,000
We'll be back with more in just one minute.

1138
01:43:56,000 --> 01:44:00,000
This is George Burns introducing the Navy three-year guarantee.

1139
01:44:00,000 --> 01:44:08,000
It's for guys 17 or 18 years old who would like a choice in deciding what kind of work they do and where they do it.

1140
01:44:08,000 --> 01:44:11,000
Here's how the Navy three-year guarantee works.

1141
01:44:11,000 --> 01:44:16,000
You can come in the Navy for three years and they'll guarantee you at least two things.

1142
01:44:16,000 --> 01:44:22,000
The first, your choice of either the East Coast or the West Coast as a place to work on it.

1143
01:44:22,000 --> 01:44:28,000
And second, your choice of sea duty which means you'll be seeing a lot of the oceans of this world.

1144
01:44:28,000 --> 01:44:33,000
Or work as an airman recruit which means you'll be seeing a lot of airplanes.

1145
01:44:33,000 --> 01:44:36,000
Maybe even be on an aircraft carrier.

1146
01:44:36,000 --> 01:44:40,000
Now where else could a guy your age get a deal like this?

1147
01:44:40,000 --> 01:44:44,000
For only a three-year commitment, certainly not in private industry.

1148
01:44:44,000 --> 01:44:47,000
You know you should see your Navy man soon.

1149
01:44:47,000 --> 01:44:51,000
He'll tell you if you qualify for the Navy three-year guarantee.

1150
01:44:51,000 --> 01:44:56,000
You see today's Navy helps you be what you want to be right now.

1151
01:44:56,000 --> 01:45:07,000
To enlarge on the feet of 33-year-old Jim Beecham, let us say that he first came to the Major Leagues with the Cardinals in 1963.

1152
01:45:07,000 --> 01:45:11,000
Coming into tonight's game in 480 times at bat.

1153
01:45:11,000 --> 01:45:15,000
Starting this year in the Major Leagues he had only nine home runs.

1154
01:45:15,000 --> 01:45:20,000
Jim Beecham has never hit over two home runs in any one Major League season.

1155
01:45:20,000 --> 01:45:23,000
He hit two here tonight in a space of less than an hour.

1156
01:45:23,000 --> 01:45:27,000
So the New York Mets have won their 60th game of this season.

1157
01:45:27,000 --> 01:45:36,000
They have picked up a half game on the Pittsburgh Pirates who are not scheduled until they trail the Pittsburgh Pirates by 11 and one half game.

1158
01:45:36,000 --> 01:45:42,000
In the season series the Mets have won three, Houston have won four, paid trial of 24,242.

1159
01:45:42,000 --> 01:45:47,000
Here are the final totals for the Mets, four runs on four hits and two errors for Houston.

1160
01:45:47,000 --> 01:45:51,000
Two runs on seven hits in one error. That likes the winner, raised the loser.

1161
01:45:51,000 --> 01:46:18,000
Again the final score of the Mets, four and Houston, two.