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1972-Aug-21 • NYM/HOU • New York Mets vs Houston Astros - Bob Murphy · Retro Sports Radio: Classic Games from History

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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.
0:51
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.
1:04
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.
14:52
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.
26:56
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.
28:04
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.
28:17
And a high fly ball at the left center, it's deep but playable.
28:21
Sadano is right at the wall, reaches up and makes the catch.
28:25
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.
28:47
At the end of two the Astros nothing but messed up.
28:50
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.
28:58
Jim Beacham on his birthday had a birthday present taken away on that catch by Sadano.
29:04
And a pitch back, a curve ball that's in for a call strike two.
29:08
Jerry Royce on the left hand batter has run up 49 times, he's had six hits this year.
29:13
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.
29:28
That'll bring up Roger Metzger who walked on four pitches his first time up.
29:32
He got as far as third base and then on a shallow fly ball to right field caught by the second baseman, Luke Barnes.
29:39
He tried to score from third and was thrown out of the plate.
29:42
Very unusual play, he came with one man out.
29:47
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.
29:59
Here's a pitch for a ball ball two and Matlack again having trouble getting the ball over to Metzger.
30:08
And the left hander's two-oh pitch, this time he gets his strike.
30:11
So after six out of the strike zone he gets his strike.
30:14
Ralph, I remember Salty when he coached a third for the New York Mets, he was pretty conservative.
30:18
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.
30:28
Here's a pitch for a ball, it's ball three, three balls, one strike.
30:34
Salty was an extremely conservative third base coach.
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And the next pitch is fouled down the right field line.
30:41
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.
31:00
Wadi now is in charge of the farm system for the Mets, developing player talent.
31:06
Again a foul ball as Matlack gets his strike in.
31:10
That stays at three balls and two strikes.
31:16
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.
31:29
Again a foul ball off the fast ball, and again Metzger keeps a guy at three balls and two strikes.
31:39
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.
31:55
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.
32:28
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.
32:39
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.
32:52
Has 143 hits, fourth in the National League or the Major.
32:56
Ground ball to third base, dug out by Garrett on a good play to his left.
33:00
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.
33:08
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.
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It is hit back to the middle, a base hit in the center field.
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Martinez will score.
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And the Mets will take the lead 1-0,
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as Martinez scores from second base on the single by Luke Barnes.
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Barnes, the second run, batted in. This is his ninth ballgame.
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That'll bring up Wayne Garrett. Wayne walked his first time up.
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Garrett, a left-hand batter, one of three in the lineup for the Mets.
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The first pitch, a curve ball, it's over, a goal strike.
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Garrett, Milner, and Matlock, the three left-handed batters in the lineup against the left-hand pitcher.
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Royce sets up Barnes, a fair lead, and he dives back to the back,
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and the throw to first base gets back easily.
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Luke Barnes makes good contact.
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Coming up from the minor leagues, first,
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a pitch back to the plate, a fastball swung on a miss,
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a lob throw to first base by the catcher Larry Howard,
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and again, Barnes back with no trouble.
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Since coming to the major leagues, Barnes has not struck out.
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He has been up 23 times without striking out.
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Here's the pitch, and it's fouled back. So the cat holds and strike two.
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In his eighth previous ballgame, Barnes has had four wants, seven hits.
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And the two-strike pitch, round it slowly in the hole, out towards second fielder by Helms.
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He has to go to first base for the play there, and Barnes moves down to second.
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Will the Mets have a runner in scoring position for Willie Mays?
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Willie's right out in the deep center field, his first time up.
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Average at 263.
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Mays has hit eight home runs this year, and here's the first pitch at five, fastball, ball one.
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That's leading one to nothing with two men out in the bottom half of the third.
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Next pitch to Mays, a curveball that's looked at,
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all the strike by a home plate umpire, Augie Donatelli, and the county wins out at one ball and one strike.
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And the 1-1 pitch, rounded out to third, and Raider charges,
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moves the ball, picks it up, and has no play.
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And coming around, third base, and scrambling back to the back as the play goes there,
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with Bescher covering his bars, and he gets back safely.
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Barnes made the turn around third as Raider faked throwing the first base.
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He then slipped back to Metzger, or Metzger took the throw,
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but Barnes, who had come to a sudden halt, scrambled back in his hands and knees to get back to the bag in time.
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It's being scored in there against Raider, and runners now at first and third,
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and the batter coming up is Tommy Agee.
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He was struck out on his first appearance on three pitches.
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And the first pitch to Agee, swung on and missed, and strike one.
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Agee hitting 2-48.
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Ten home runs, 38 runs batted in.
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Pitch back to Agee in the dirt, dug out by Howard, a good play there in the runners' hole.
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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.
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One and one, the count to Tommy Agee, Royce back.
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The pitch is sliced out, stands on the first face side.
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Another count goes to one ball and two strikes.
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At the end of four and a half innings, California one, Baltimore one.
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Pressure Smith against Pat Thompson, in the home run.
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And the fourth with no one on, and seventh of the year for the Angels.
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At the end of one and a half, Oakland three, Detroit nothing.
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Hunter against Breiman.
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The one-two pitch to Agee, a curve ball that breaks down.
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And Agee goes to second base and draws no throw.
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On that pitch, Larry Howard was completely crossed up.
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He was looking for a fast ball. It was a curve ball. He barely got his glove in the ball and knocked it down.
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So Howard goes out to the mound. He wants to get the signal straight.
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When you throw as hard as Royce, you can be in trouble if those signals are mixed up.
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That is being scored a fast ball, although Howard crossed up on the pitch.
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Fast ball allowing Mays to go down to second. He was running with the pitch.
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Could have given him a stolen base. Here's the pitch to Agee.
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It's down in the right field corner. If it's there, it'll be extra bases. It's foul.
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So foul ball in the right field corner.
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A few feet and Agee back to the plate.
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Agee slowly back to the plate, walking back.
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Let's have runners at second and third, a run in.
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There are two out in the bottom half of the third.
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Move foul is homeward for Baltimore. A man on, so they lead now by a score of 3-1.
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There's a swing of the pitch way low in the dirt.
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Agee is struck out for the second time in the ball game.
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That retires inside.
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Sledding one to nothing and Houston with Jim Wynn coming up.
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Wynn popped up to second base in actually shallow right field his first time up.
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And Roger Metzger tried to score from third and was thrown out the plate, so he hit into a double play.
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There's a high pop-up this time on the first base side.
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Leachum is under it. He makes the call and the catch.
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So John Matlack gets Jim Wynn out on the first pitch.
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It brings up Lee May. We pause for station identification.
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The first pitch to Lee May hit down in the left field corner.
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Over to field of ball is John Milner in foul territory.
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He comes up with the ball and throws it in the third base as May goes in with a double.
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Well, Lee May coming up with a two-base hit after striking out his first time up.
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May hitting a 2.87. That puts the runner in scoring position.
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The Mets lead 1-0.
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Second on the club in RBIs to Lee May who has 77.
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Rader batting a 2.42, but a strong 2.42 with 18 home runs, 4 triples, 19 doubles.
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73 RBIs.
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Pitch back. It is inside and low. One ball, one strike.
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One ball, one strike. Matlack's next delivery.
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It is hit in the air in a shallow right field. Going back is Barnes.
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Also coming in is A.G. A.G. runs him off and makes the catch.
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He gets a big hand for the catch which is a routine fly ball because he dropped one earlier in the ball game.
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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.
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Helms batting 2.68.
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Mets leading 1-0. Houston with a runner at second base. Two men away. We're in the top of the fourth inning.
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And Matlack's first pitch to Helms. Hit in the air to center. May is back. He has a lot of room.
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Turns and makes the catch and decides to retire.
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In the inning, no runs, one hit. No errors and the man left at second in the score.
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The end of three and a half innings. The Mets won. The Astros nothing.
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The Mets have had a strong bullpen all year featuring Tug McGraw and also along with Tug Danny Brosella.
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They will join me and a number of other big league stars aboard the Long Island Railroad's Bullpen Special on Thursday, August 24th.
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The 40 minute stopover parties at Huntington, Hicksville, Mineola and Jamaica. Check arrival times at those stations.
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The parties will feature baseball instruction, discussion and prizes at each stop.
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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.
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Don't miss the fun. That's Thursday, August 24th.
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We're going now to the bottom of the fourth inning.
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And for the Mets it will be Duffy Dyer to lead off against Jerry Royce.
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The Mets have one run on two hits. The Astros have no runs in three off John Matlack.
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Duffy struck out his first time. Duffy got caught looking at a fastball. Average at 2.41 for the year.
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And the first pitch a curveball. Highest ball won.
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Dyer now has caught four ball games in Jerry Grote. This is his 62nd. Grote was in 58.
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He's got an old pitch. Get in the air to the shortstop.
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On the dirt part of the infield and that's your backpedals at the last minute it makes the catch.
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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.
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Milner hitting 253. He has 10 home runs, 25 RBI. Left hand batter.
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And he's in his rookie year. And the first pitch is grounded out to second. Helms comes in, gets a good hop.
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Throws the first two pitches two men away.
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That'll bring up Jim Beecham. Jim was out on a fantastic catch by the center fielder. So Daniel is first time up.
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Daniel going high to the top of the wall at the 396 mark to take an extra base hit away.
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And this is Jim Beecham's 33rd birthday today and that's no way to treat a fellow on his birthday.
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Royce and Beecham were teammates last year with the Cardinals. First pitch a curve. It's ball one.
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And the next delivery swung on and missed. A fastball actually fouled. That's one ball and one strike.
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Houston has drawn well at home this year with their ball club and attention for the Western Division.
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They have drawn 1,227,377 in 55 dates. There's a change up top down in front of the plate.
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Picked up by the catcher, Larry Howard. He tosses the first base to May and the side is retired.
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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.
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In the first inning here at Shea Stadium, Jesus Alou. The left fielder will be leading off.
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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.
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The Mets in front, one nothing. And the pitch by Matalack is inside at low ball one.
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This is the opening game of a three game series. The 1-0 delivery fouled straight back against the backstop.
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One ball and one strike to Jesus Alou. Last year Jesus hit 279.
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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.
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It's one ball, a few strikes. Mets playing the infield and the outfield straight away against the right hand batter.
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On deck Larry Howard and then Jerry Royce. Down against the pitch, Crowder hit hard and a foul ball.
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Foul ball just outside third base. Wines up down in the left field corner.
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Jesus Alou coming back looking down toward third where he just missed an extra base hit.
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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.
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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.
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The foul ball goes into the crowd. On their road swing the Mets will start out with a weekend series in Atlanta.
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Then go into Cincinnati for three night games and on to Houston for a weekend series.
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Returning to New York for the September 4th Labor Day doubleheader against Chicago.
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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.
53:48
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.
53:57
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.
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The pitch by Matalack on the outside corner calls strike one.
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Luke Barnes and Teddy Martinez a double plate up and a foul ball back to count strike two on Larry Howard.
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Larry Howard a right hand batter. Caught at Oklahoma City last year in the American Association.
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The Astros carry three catchers. The veteran John Edwards and his backup men Bob Stinson and Larry Howard.
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Here's the pitch on the way. Swing and a miss. He got him. Good fastball by Matalack. For John Matalack strikeout number four.
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This would be a tough way to lose a winning streak if you lost it one nothing.
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Well in Philadelphia the Atlanta Braves lead the Phillies one nothing at the end of six.
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Steve Carle done trying for his sixteenth straight win. He's up against Phil Negron.
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Jerry Royce up in the Mets look for a but. He squares around and takes high and tight. One ball no strikes.
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The Lattie leading Montreal one nothing after four innings on a home run by Joe Morgan.
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The Cubs play San Diego the Cardinals in Los Angeles. The Pirates and Giants get a day off.
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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.
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Cleveland leading Minnesota eight to three after four and a half innings.
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Oakland three Detroit nothing at the end of two. He punched the ball pops it foul no play.
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Back over the screen into the crowd. Oakland three Detroit nothing at the end of two.
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The Tigers won a wild win yesterday. California had a nine running and did not win.
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Detroit fell behind nine to four rallied and pulled the ball game out. And a throw to first. Not in time.
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Asus Salou on first base with one out.
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Huston pitcher Jerry Royce is up trying to sacrifice. Garrett coming in close at third.
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He doesn't offer and the pitch is over a call strike. It's one ball and two strikes to Jerry Royce.
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So now Royce has a good hard look at Salty Parker to see if the fun is still on.
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Knowing that if he bunt foul he'll strike out.
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Left hander against left hander.
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And the pitch on the way he turns to bunt strike three. Didn't get the bat on it.
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Good strike out for John Matlock and it brings up lead off batter Roger Metzger.
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Metzger has played in every Astro ball game this year. He's been playing on a bad leg recently.
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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.
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Ground ball toward the middle Martinez to his left grabs it. Steps on second forcing out Asus Salou.
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The left side is retired. No runs one hit no errors one left.
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So we've come halfway at the end of four and a half innings.
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The New York Mets won the Houston Astros nothing.
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Martinez has scored the only run of the game. He's singled to center in the third and he stole second.
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And he came home on a base hit by Luke Barnes. He takes strike one call on the inside corner.
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And the Lack will bat next to Luke Barnes. The Astros have out hit the Mets four to two.
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And a curve is fouled against the shin guard of Larry Howard.
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We have a two strike count on Ted Martinez.
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Teddy batting 220.
58:29
Thirteen runs batted in.
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Six foot five inch Jerry Royce from St. Louis Missouri on the mound for Houston.
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His two strike pitch fastball inside one ball a few strikes.
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Royce has had good control tonight he's walked only one struck out four.
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Pitching one and two. Inside it's two and two.
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Royce has had a number of games this year that have been difficult for him because he did not have his control.
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Nobody on nobody out last half of the fifth.
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And a swing and a miss he got him with a fastball.
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Both left handers among a five strikeouts. Now John Matlock comes to bat.
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Matlock getting a nice hand from the Shea Stadium crowd.
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John was struck out his first time at bat.
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And the pitch to him is inside ball one.
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Luke Barnes who leads off is out on deck.
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The 1-0 delivery is on the outside corner.
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The Nets have had two long drives caught up this game both by Sardegna the fleet putted center fielder to raise the defense.
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And a fastball is swung and missed at one and two.
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One-two delivery by Jerry Royce a little bit high two balls and two strikes.
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Now Royce has his sign and the pitch on the way is swung on and missed strike three.
1:00:33
Strikeout number six for the left hander who throws hard.
1:00:40
Two outs and nobody on now the top of the batting order for Luke Barnes.
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He's had a busy hand in this ball game.
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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.
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Caught a pop fly and made a good throw home to get Mesker for a double play.
1:01:02
He runs up tries to bunny his way on but bumps the ball foul.
1:01:21
Now Luke Barnes getting out of the batter's box for a moment.
1:01:26
Doug Rader the third baseman playing him even with the bag and wide at the line.
1:01:30
At a curve ball over strike two.
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Rader is an outstanding defensive ball player as well as an excellent long ball hitter.
1:01:39
He has won the goal of love five times.
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The two strike pitch fly ball into the other right field.
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Should be easy for Jimmy Wynn who eases over and makes the catch.
1:01:52
The Nets go one-two-three and they're half of the fifth inning.
1:01:55
No runs, no hits, no errors and none left.
1:01:58
From the five innings the New York Mets won the Houston Astros nothing.
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He was pitched to Cesar Cedeno, Jimmy Wynn and Lee May in the sixth.
1:02:12
Cedeno leads the circuit in batting hitting a three forty-four.
1:02:16
He has reached safely on an error and bounced to third nothing for two.
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And a long fly ball hit deep to left center field way back and there it goes a home run.
1:02:30
Cedeno's 19th home run of the year.
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He ties the game one to one.
1:02:48
Cesar Cedeno with a home run to deep left center field to tie it up.
1:02:54
Jimmy Wynn has been up twice and both times popped the ball up.
1:03:06
Matalak's pitch on the way on the outside corner strike one.
1:03:14
Now Matalak into his wind up.
1:03:16
Here's the pitch on the way.
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This one is low that evens the count at one ball one strike.
1:03:27
One-one pitch high inside two and one.
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Now today's baseball head scratcher is up on the message board to entertain the fans.
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He's getting the last American League player to win back-to-back RBI titles.
1:03:42
A little bit high.
1:03:44
Matalak behind on Jimmy Wynn three and one.
1:03:49
The home run by Cedeno, the fifth hit of the game for the Astros.
1:03:58
The three-one pitch at a bloop into shallow center field coming up under it is Willie Mays and he has it one down.
1:04:05
Fly ball to short center easily taken by Willie Mays.
1:04:11
Lee May aligned a double down the left field line in the fourth inning.
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He was less stranded.
1:04:15
His first time up he was struck out by Matalak.
1:04:22
Lee May hitting 289.
1:04:25
26 home runs, 77 RBIs and a swing down on the strike one.
1:04:39
Next pitch on the way, a swing and a miss by Lee May.
1:04:42
He gave that one a big cut.
1:04:44
Matalak challenged him with a fastball up in his eyes.
1:04:51
Third baseman Doug Rader is out on deck.
1:04:54
The game is tied one-one.
1:04:55
We're in the sixth inning and the pitch.
1:04:57
Swing and a miss.
1:04:58
He struck him out.
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And Matalak takes Lee May on three pitches.
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They were all fastballs.
1:05:08
That is the sixth strikeout for John Matalak.
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And it brings up third baseman Doug Rader.
1:05:14
Rader single to center and fly to right one for two.
1:05:19
His batting average is only 242 but he has 18 home runs, 73 RBIs.
1:05:24
Swing and a miss, strike one.
1:05:32
Like many real good power hitters, Lee May will strike out a great deal.
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But when he hits the ball, he punishes the opposition.
1:05:40
And a fly ball into short center, Willie May is coming on, slows up, makes the cut, and the side is up.
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So Matalak settled right down after the home run by Savagio.
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And retired three good hitters in a row.
1:05:52
One run, one hit, no errors, done left.
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At the end of five and a half innings, the Houston Astros won, the New York Mets won.
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At the end of the sixth inning, the game tied 1-1.
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Two, three, and four in the New York batting order to come up now against left-hander Jerry Royce.
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Wayne Garrett, Willie Mays, and Tommy Agee.
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The pitch to Garrett, hit on the air to left center, hustling over his Jesus salute, and he makes the cut.
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Garrett retired on the first pitch by Jerry Royce, and now Willie Mays.
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Willie had a fly ball to the center field fence, 410 feet out of the first inning, caught by Savagio.
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And he reached safely on an error in the third inning when the Mets scored their run.
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Wind up by Royce, here's the pitch, and a foul ball going out of play behind first base.
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Here's the answer to the baseball quiz.
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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.
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Curve is low to Willie Mays, one ball, one strike.
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That old fly ball well hit the right field, back goes the right fielder Jimmy Winn at the fence, he makes the catch.
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Maybe a step in front of the fence, Winn pulls in the drive by Willie Mays.
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We pause for station identification. This is the New York Mets baseball network.
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The correct time now, 29 minutes past the hour of 9 o'clock Eastern Daylight Saving Time.
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Tommy Agee facing Jerry Royce, and the pitch is high, ball one.
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They're in the last of the eighth inning in Philadelphia.
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Atlanta leading Philadelphia 1-0.
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And a foul ball off. Bill Negros pitching against Steve Carleton.
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Carleton has not lost a game since the 30th of May when Tommy Agee and Willie Mays had two run homers to beat him.
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He has won 15 in a row.
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He's bidding for his 21st win. Hit hard, but foul. Off to the right, no play.
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One ball, two strikes.
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Cincinnati leading Montreal 4-0 at the end of six.
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Baltimore 3, California 1 after six and a half innings.
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Cleveland 9, Minnesota 3 after five and a half.
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Too high to Tommy Agee, two balls and two strikes.
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And it's Oakland 3, Detroit nothing after three and a half.
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Two outs, nobody on. The pitch to Agee.
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Line drive into the other right field.
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Wynn cutting over, jumps up and makes the catch.
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Wynn had the ball slightly misjudged, corrected the mistake by leaping into the air and snagging the line drive.
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Let's hit the ball hard, but they go out in order. No runs, no hits, no errors in that left.
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At the end of six innings, the Astros 1-0, and that's one.
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Here at Chase Stadium in New York, through six innings of play, the Houston Astros 1-1, five hits and one error.
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The New York Mets 1-1, two hits and two errors.
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Jane Jarvis at the organ with the eyes of Texas as we prepare to go to the seventh inning.
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The paid attendance here tonight is 24,242 and the total attendance, 25,080.
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So the New York Mets have now reached the total paid attendance for the season of 1,800,721.
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Tommy Helms is up to lead off here. Here at Mad Likes pitch.
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And it's low for a ball. Helms moving back on the pitch.
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Helms single and he flied to center, one for two.
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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.
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So it's one and one.
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Asoos Salo is on deck for the Houston Astros. Here's the 1-1 delivery.
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A little low, two and one. Augie Donatelli is the umpire behind the plate.
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Here's the 2-1. Come on, get on the ground. Cut off at third by Garrett and across the beach.
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And in time, one away.
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Asoos Salo grounded out and single. He had a lead off single in the fifth inning but died at first base.
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A little loosening up the neck muscles now as he moves up toward the plate.
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And here's the pitch. A little low for a ball. It's one and one.
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Mad Likes has struck out six and he has walked one here tonight. Here's the 1-0 pitch.
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So on hand but on the ground he shorted. A big hop to Martinez. Across to Picham in time and he's out.
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Larry Howard has grounded out and struck out. He's 0 for two.
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Story side here, 1-1 with the Astros batting in the top of the seventh inning.
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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.
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The Astros and Mets will be here again tomorrow night and again on Wednesday afternoon.
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The biggest trophy game is at Yankee Stadium on Thursday night. The Mets and the Yankees.
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Bow back and out of play. 1-1.
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James Rodney Richard is up and throwing now in the bullpen for the Houston Astros.
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Here's a 1-1 pitch. It's a little low. It goes two and one.
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James Rodney Richard is up and throwing. Jerry Roy is scheduled to bat next.
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There are two men out. There's nobody on base.
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This pitch is bowed back off the screen and out of play. The count is even now at two and two.
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Pittsburgh Pirates are not scheduled. Chicago Couch play the San Diego Padres later tonight on the west coast.
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The Astros are down.
1:13:07
Radlack with a 2-2 pitch now.
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Swung on and hit deep to right. Moving on back is Agee.
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It's a step or two. Waiting now to make the catch.
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And the side is out in order. Nothing is caught.
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And in the middle of the seventh inning the score is tied.
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The Astros won. The Mets won.
1:13:24
The Cleveland Indians have scored in every inning as they go to the seventh against the Minnesota Twins.
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It is Cleveland 10, Minnesota 3. John Brohama, Glenn Borgman, Buddy Bell, Alex Johnson, Greg Nettles are at home runs.
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Jim Perry started.
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One minute ago, Jim Strickland in the third. LaRoche in the sixth.
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Milt Wilcox started for Cleveland. Ray Lamb in the sixth inning.
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And at the end of the fourth, it's Oakland 3, Detroit nothing. Catfish Hunter against Woody Primon.
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Right here, Duffy Dyer is up to lead off to the Mets in the bottom of the seventh inning.
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He struck out and popped out so far.
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Jerry Royce has been in all the way.
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That pitch is in for a Carl Strutt.
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James Rodney Richards still throwing in the bullpen for the Houston Astros.
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Dyer, Milder, and Beacham scheduled a bat in this inning for the Mets.
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Here's a swing and a drive deep to left. It's way back toward the track.
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And going back to the wall is Alou and he makes the catch.
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Houston in front of the 371 side.
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Hey, Sue Sallow went across the warning track and one handed the ball just in front of the 371 side in left field.
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John Milder has popped out and grounded out.
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Due to the night, the New York Mets have had warning track power.
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They've hit them long, but it's not long enough.
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Here's the pitch to Milder and it is in there for a Carl Strutt at the knees.
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The Phillies did not score in the eighth.
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Or rather they did score, I beg your pardon.
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They just went in and fouled off and out of play.
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The Phillies did score in the eighth.
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And so, going to the ninth inning now.
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It's the Atlanta Braves one and the Philadelphia Phillies one.
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Bill Negros against Steve Carleton.
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Carleton going for his sixteenth consecutive win.
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Nice.
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Fouled off and out of play.
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Here's the strike to John Milder.
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The Mets fans are trying to get something started here.
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Here's a play and a fly ball in the center field.
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There's Arcedano is there and he makes the catch.
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Two Mets are out in the seventh with the score tied 1-1.
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It's Jim Beacham coming to bat.
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He's in the center and grounded out.
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This is Beacham's 33rd birthday.
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That's done for a Carl strike to Beacham.
1:16:03
Here's a right-hand batter.
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Facing left-hand pitcher Jerry Royce.
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He pitches on the way and it's swung on.
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He's hit to the left.
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A little goes to the wall.
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Going, going.
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It's a home run for Jim Beacham.
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Over the wall and left.
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And the New York Mets are out in front by a score of two to one.
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Beacham with a birthday blast.
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It was an all-one pitch.
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Jim Beacham in over the wall and left into a Houston goal pitch.
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His first home run at the New York Mets.
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That is high for a ball out of Martinez at the plate.
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Martinez is one for two.
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Here is the pitch.
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Swung on and missed.
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The fans are applauding.
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The big gym that has been flashed up on the scoreboard.
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Here's the one-one pitch.
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Swung on and hammered on the ground a second.
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The big hop to hell.
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He's underhamped the first ten times.
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The side is odd.
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But the New York Mets got a run on a hip to Homer by Beacham.
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No error is not left.
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The end of seven innings to play.
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The score is the Mets two and the Astros one.
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Bob Watson is coming up now.
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Too bad for Jerry Royce.
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As manager Harry Walker goes to his pitch.
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Watson batting for Royce.
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He has a season's batting average of 3.07.
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He has 11 home runs and 70 runs batted in.
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Bob Watson, the right-hand batter being put up here.
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And James Rodney-Richards still throwing down there in the bullpen.
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The Mets have had only three hits.
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The Astros have had five.
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But the Mets are leading by a score of two to one.
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With Houston coming up in the top of the eighth inning.
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Swing and a miss is strike one.
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Matt Lack has struck out six and walked one here tonight.
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The Atlanta Braves did not score in the top of the ninth.
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The Phillies are coming up in the bottom of the ninth inning.
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With the score tied, Atlanta won the Phillies one.
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That's in for a call strike.
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0-2.
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Cincinnati Reds are leading Montreal 4-0 in the top of the eighth.
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There's a swing and a miss.
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Struck him out on three pitches. Matt Lack got the pitch hitter.
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Bob Watson for the seventh strikeout victim.
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Now it's Roger Metzger. Walked, struck out, bounded into a fourth clean.
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Jim Ray has joined James Rodney-Richards in the bullpen now.
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For the Astros, Jim Ray is also up and throwing.
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It's Jim Metzger, a little high for a ball.
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The pitching line-up is set in for a three-hit from London.
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One man, six strikeouts.
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That pitch is low for a ball. It's two and oh.
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One man out, nobody on base.
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Duffy Dyer turns out to sign, and here is the two-oh delivery.
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He's taking low. He was taking that pitch regardless. It's three and oh.
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Three-oh delivery.
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Taking right down to five. It's three and one.
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That's Guterres to look at sign man Salty Parker, the coach's third now.
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He's turned loose on the three-one. Cesar Cedeno is on deck.
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Three-one pitch. He's taking it. He walks.
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That's the second walk issued by Madlack. He walked Metzger in the first inning.
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So the tying run is on its first with one man out, and Cesar Cedeno is coming up.
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He homers for Houston in the sixth inning. He's one for three here tonight.
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Doug McGraw is up and throwing in the mid-ball pen. Doug McGraw is throwing.
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John Madlack sets up. Checks Metzger for his face.
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Pitch is swung on and hit in the air deep to the left. Going way back to the wall.
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Now his middle. He leaps up. Ball is off his glove. He's on the ground.
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Mayes has the ball. Metzger's getting a green light at third.
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He comes out and he scores. And now holding at second, it's Cesar Cedeno.
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Milder meanwhile gets up. He is limping back across the track in left field.
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It is a two-base hit and a run batted in. The score is tied 2-2.
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Willie Mayes seeing about Milder now. Milder apparently tells him he's okay.
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Mayes goes back to retrieve his own cap.
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The score is tied 2-2. Cedeno belted that ball back near the wall.
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Milder went back, gave it a leap up into the air. The ball was off his glove.
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He crumpled in the track and Mayes retrieved the ball.
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But Salty Parker at third gave a green light to Metzger.
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Thinking that he could beat Mayes armed to the plate and he did.
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Cedeno held at second and it'll be Jim Wynn coming up.
1:21:39
The Mets two and Houston two. Dyers out there talking to Madlack.
1:21:43
Doug McGrath still throwing the ball back. One man out.
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Wynn is the number three man in the order coming up. He's followed by Lee Mayes.
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Houston batting on the top of the eighth inning.
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Dyer comes back behind the plate. Madlack standing there on the line with his arms folded.
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Steps up on the rubber now to take the side.
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Cesar Cedeno is leading and it's going to be an intentional walk.
1:22:17
Daniel Blufster starts on the pitch outside.
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An intentional pass to Wynn to set up the force and the double play possibility and then they'll work to Lee Mayes.
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Outside it's ball three now.
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Madlack with ball four outside so the intentional walk is a complete.
1:22:49
The Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies are going to the tenth inning now.
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Still tied 1-1. Phil Nicrow against Steve Carlton making the bid to keep his winning streak alive.
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He's won 15 in a row.
1:23:00
Up in Montreal, Cincinnati four. Montreal nothing going down to the bottom of the eighth inning.
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The Astros have runners at first and second. There's one man out and Lee Mayes at the plate.
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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
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double play.
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A five-four-three double play on the side is retired.
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So it is one run on one hit.
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A walk and one man left and in the middle of the eighth inning the score is tied.
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Houston two and the Mets two.
1:23:40
New York Metro turned up John Madlack. He'll bat for himself leading off here in the bottom of the eighth inning.
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That's been a slice. He's struck out both times.
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Mayes pitches foul back at strike one.
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The Astros have two runs, six hits. The Mets have two runs, three hits.
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Strike one delivery.
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Cranks a little high and it's one and one.
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Luke Barnes is on deck.
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That's a sale tie and it goes two and one.
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Two and one delivery.
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Low three and one now to John Madlack.
1:24:44
The Mets look for a base runner here in the bottom of the eighth inning.
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Score tied two-two.
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Here's a three-one delivery.
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Takes it in there for a call strike to it so the count is full at three and two.
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Three-two pitch. Foul off and out of play.
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The count continues full to John Madlack, a left-hand batter.
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That's tied at the walk. A walk for John Madlack.
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So the Mets have a runner on and Luke Barnes coming up with nobody out.
1:25:38
A good baseman, Doug Brady, comes over now with a word for Jim Ray.
1:25:43
They expect Barnes to be sacrificing here.
1:25:52
Tom Griffin is up and throwing now in the bullpen.
1:25:54
Tom Griffin is warming for the Houston Astros as the chant of Let's Go Mets swells.
1:26:00
Barnes is around the front. Must have all up into the end of the first place.
1:26:02
That may have been foul territory for the outs.
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Madlack retreats to first.
1:26:07
Tom Barnes trying to sacrifice instead.
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Popped it up in foul territory up the first place line where Lee May grabbed it for the outs.
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So there's one man out now and Wayne Jarrett's coming up.
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Jarrett has walked around and outflied out.
1:26:27
Tom Griffin is up and throwing now in the bullpen.
1:26:29
Tom Griffin is warming for the Houston Astros as the chant of Let's Go Mets swells.
1:26:35
Barnes is around the front. Must have all up into the end of the first place.
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That may have been foul territory for the outs.
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Madlack retreats to first.
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Luke Barnes trying to sacrifice instead.
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Popped it up in foul territory up the first place line where Lee May grabbed it for the outs.
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So there's one man out now and Wayne Jarrett's coming up.
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Jarrett has walked around and outflied out.
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Left hand batter facing right hand pitcher Jim Ray.
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So to first, Madlack's back.
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The Atlanta Braves didn't score in the top of the tenth.
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The Phillies are batting the bottom of the tenth. Score is still tied.
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That's a breaking pitch high at ball one.
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Willie May is in contact now for the Mets.
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Score tied here, 2-2.
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Bottom of the eighth inning.
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It's staled high and away. It's 2-0 to Wayne Jarrett.
1:27:36
Here comes Jim Owens, the pitching coach out of the dugouts.
1:27:40
Jim Owens, the pitching coach of the Astros, is on his way to the mound.
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He wants to know about this control problem that Jim Ray seems to be having here at the outset.
1:27:59
Owens is at the mound, not talking it over with Jim Ray.
1:28:03
Tomorrow night, Tom Steber will be the Mets pitcher.
1:28:06
Dave Roberts will go for the Astros.
1:28:08
Wednesday afternoon, Jerry Kruseman for the Mets and Larry Durker for the Astros.
1:28:13
Astros started tonight, six and one-half games back of Cincinnati in the Western Division.
1:28:18
They figure they're still very much in the race.
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That is the first time since they were formed in 1962 that they have been in the race this close, this time of year.
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This will be a 2-0 pitch down to Wayne Jarrett.
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Swung on, hit on the ground, and it is smothered by Helms.
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He picks it up, throws, and in time, moving on to second is Madlack.
1:28:43
Helms was in a sitting position when he threw that ball onto Lee May.
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He had to smother it to keep it from going through, but now it's Madlack at second,
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and Willie Mays is coming up.
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Mays fly deep to center.
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He's gone on an arrow and fly deep to right.
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0 for 3.
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Got you, Larry. Howard's gone out for a word with Jim Ray.
1:29:16
The Mets look now for the bases.
1:29:19
Madlack in from second with the go-ahead run.
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The score is tied 2-2.
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Ray is pitched to Mays.
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Swung on, hit with a breaking bit, hit strike one.
1:29:30
Willie wring his right hand a little bit there after having taken a vicious cut.
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Madlack leads off the bag at second. Ray sets up.
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Pitched to Mays.
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Ball in there for a golf strike, too. 0-2 to Willie Mays.
1:30:00
Ray takes the sign from Larry Howard.
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Strike pitch is high for a ball. It's 1-2.
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This is a 1-2 delivery.
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The curve ball is high and tight, so it's 2-2. Tommy Agee is kneeling on deck.
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Here's the 2-2 pitch.
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Swung on and mistook him out with a curve ball, and the side is retired.
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No runs, no hits, no errors. A walk in one love.
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At the end of eight full innings, the score is the Mets 2 and Houston 2.
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The correct time in 40 seconds, 10 o'clock Eastern Daylight Saving Time.
1:31:00
Castro is tied 2-2, and it's Doug Rader up to lead off Madlack's pitch.
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Swung on and missed, hit strike one.
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Rader is 1-3 here tonight.
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Right-hand batting third baseman is hitting 2-41.
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There's a swing and a miss. It's two strikes.
1:31:22
Tommy Helms is on deck.
1:31:32
Doug McGraw up and throwing again on the Met Bowl pen.
1:31:37
The two-strike delivery. Swung on and missed.
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He strikes Rader out. Three pitches.
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Strikeout number eight for Madlack.
1:31:47
Tommy Helms is 1-3. Single fly to center, grounded out third to first.
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Right-hand batting second baseman hitting 2-66.
1:32:06
Madlack takes the side from Duffy Dye.
1:32:08
Dips into the fluid, wind up, and here's the pitch.
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Swung on, fouled back out of play at strike one.
1:32:20
The Mets got a run in the third inning tonight.
1:32:22
To go ahead, they held that one-run lead until the sixth when Sylvania Homard tied at 1-1.
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Outside for a ball, then beat him, Homard, in the bottom of the seventh for the Mets.
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But they may hit again at 2-1, but Houston scored in the eighth inning with Sedeno knocking in the tying run.
1:32:40
Swing and a ground ball drilled through the hole in the left for a base hit.
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Picked up by John Milder and played back, and Tommy Helms is on it first with a sous salaud coming up.
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Salaud is 1-3, grounded out single and grounded out short to first.
1:33:02
The Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies are going to the eleventh inning, still tied 1-1.
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And it's still Phil Negron, it's still Steve Garland.
1:33:12
Cincinnati leading Montreal 4-0 with the Expos batting down the bottom of the ninth inning.
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And Mike Jorgensen has just hit a home run for Montreal to make that a 4-1 ball game.
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Nobody on base.
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Swing and a foul ball off and out of play, strike one to Alou.
1:33:30
That is the ninth homer of this year for Mike Jorgensen.
1:33:34
Joe Morgan hit one for Cincinnati in the first inning.
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It comes in San Diego later, the Cards and the Dodgers later, the Pirates and the Giants are not scheduled.
1:33:46
That like checks the runner at first, and here's the pitch to Jesus.
1:33:49
Alou pops up to the right side and fouls territory.
1:33:52
Jim Beecham is waiting, and he makes the catch.
1:33:57
Alou has fouled out to first, Tommy Helms holds it first, and Larry Howard will be the batter.
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Down and out, strikeout line to right.
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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.
1:34:22
That like goes to first, and Helms is back.
1:34:30
The Astros two runs six hits, the Mets two runs three hits.
1:34:35
Howard asked for the Rossenbag, he got it, tossed it right back over to the on-deck circle, where Jim Ray is kneeling.
1:34:45
That like again works off the stretch, and here's the pitch.
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Going on and in the air to center, Willie Mays is there, he's waiting, and Mays makes the catch.
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Side is out, it's no runs are hit, no errors and one left.
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In the middle of the ninth inning, the score is still tied, Houston two and the Mets two.
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The New York Mets will try to pull it out now on the bottom of the ninth inning,
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with Agee, Dyer, and Milner coming up to face right hand pitcher Jim Ray.
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Tommy Agee struck out, struck out, and lined out to right.
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Here's Ray with the pitch, and it is inside low for a ball.
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Any one of the three batters coming up this inning is capable of hitting the ball out of the ballpark.
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Here's the one open.
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Going on, hit on the ground, and third, taken by Ray there, across the first to Lee May in time, and Agee is out.
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Duffy Dyer is down 0 for 3 tonight, called out on strikes, popped his short, fly to left.
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That's 7 homers, he's hitting 2.39.
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That pitch is in for a called strike.
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The Cincinnati Reds have defeated the Montreal Expos by a final score of 4-1. Jim McLaughlin gets the win, he is 7-5.
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Mike Torres takes the loss, he's 13-10.
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Stolmar finished up in the ninth. Joe Morgan, Mike Jorgensen had the homers.
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It's a breaking pitch, right in for a called strike. Duffy Dyer, still pending the outcome of this game.
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The Cincinnati Reds have picked up yet another half game on the second place, Houston Astros, to make it seven games now.
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The 0-2 pitch to Dyer is high and away, it's 1-2.
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Miller waiting on deck with one man out.
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Here's the 1-2 delivery. Brakes a little low and away, so it's 2-2.
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Braves thought he might get a call on that curve off and down a telly, the umpire behind the plate.
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Brakes a little breather now, turning it back to the plate, takes off his cap.
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There's nobody on base.
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2-2 delivery. Get on the ground, a shortstop. Metzger over, up with it. Rossellino and two men are out.
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Duffy Dyer, grounding out short to first. Now John Mills, he's gone over three.
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He popped the short, he grounded out second to first, and he's lied to center.
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And there's that ten home runs, he's hitting 2-51.
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Ready to deliver, swung on, and missed. He took a roundhouse cut at that one.
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Delivery, fastball, missed, tied away, it's 1-1.
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Two men out, nobody on base, score tied, 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth.
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Tied away, it's 2-1.
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This is a 2-1 pitch. 3-1 now to John Miller.
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Ray had a little control trouble when he first came in, he walked mad like, but he settled on first set.
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3-1 pitch. Tied, he walked him.
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In the 3-1 curveball. So to the left, pick up a baserunner, Jim Beacham comes up again.
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Beacham hit his home run, the 7-10, not off Ray, but off starter Jerry Roy for left-handed.
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In the base now, May comes over to hold against the runner, there's a toss over there, not in time.
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Right-hand batter, Jim Beacham facing right-hand pitcher, Jim Ray.
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Here's a curveball, it's in for a cause strike.
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Veteran Stadium in Philadelphia, Steve Carlton's 15-game winning streak is in jeopardy now.
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Now he's 15-game streak because that is established, but he is good to keep it going.
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Because Atlanta has scored a run in the 11th inning, he has a third of first not in time.
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So going to the bottom of the 11th, it's Atlanta 2 and the Phillies 1.
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Strike one pitch to Beacham, hit way back in left field, back toward the wall, it is going, going.
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And it's now the home run for Jim Beacham.
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And the New York Nets win the ball again as Beacham hits his second home run of the night on his 33rd birthday.
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The fans are up and yelling all around this ballpark.
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And that's right there, it's a dash to Leigh Beacham who hit it over the left field fence, a two-run homer.
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To win it for the New York Nets by a score of 4-2.
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Although the Nets got only four hits in the ball game, Jim Beacham hit his second consecutive home run.
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And this one also into the bullpen in left field as the New York Nets won it.
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Two men were out when the winning runs were scored.
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So we'll be back in a moment with a final summary in totals.
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Right now the final score of the game is the Nets 4 and the Astros 2.
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Well there is no doubt about who is the hero of the night.
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And there is also no doubt that Jim Beacham will never forget his 33rd birthday.
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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.
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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.
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Eddie Martinez single, he stole second and Luke Barnes single him home.
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So the Mets had a run.
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John Madlack was holding Houston pretty well at bay after a hectic first inning.
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That's worth recounting because the Mets who had been in a horrendous performance here yesterday started out on about the same tone tonight.
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Rod Genuska would walk on four pitches and he would wild pitch the second base.
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Faze Arseneuil popped the ball up into short right and Tommy Agee dropped it and threw it away as it got by Martinez.
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He didn't throw it away, he got it to Martinez but Martinez didn't handle it and he was charged with an error.
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Double errors charged on the ball and quickly Houston had runners in second and third and nobody out.
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But Jim Williams popped up into short right, Luke Barnes went back and caught the ball.
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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.
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So the Mets were out of the inning.
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The Mets did have that 1-0 lead all the way up to the sixth when Faze Arseneuil let off with a home run.
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It was then a 1-1 ball game.
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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.
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Houston came right back and they got a run in the eighth inning when Rod Genuska threw a walk.
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Faze Arseneuil double way back to the wall and left.
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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.
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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.
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John Matlack hosted his 11th victory.
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He has lost seven and Jim Ray took the loss.
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We'll be back with more in just one minute.
1:43:56
This is George Burns introducing the Navy three-year guarantee.
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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.
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Here's how the Navy three-year guarantee works.
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You can come in the Navy for three years and they'll guarantee you at least two things.
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The first, your choice of either the East Coast or the West Coast as a place to work on it.
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And second, your choice of sea duty which means you'll be seeing a lot of the oceans of this world.
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Or work as an airman recruit which means you'll be seeing a lot of airplanes.
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Maybe even be on an aircraft carrier.
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Now where else could a guy your age get a deal like this?
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For only a three-year commitment, certainly not in private industry.
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You know you should see your Navy man soon.
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He'll tell you if you qualify for the Navy three-year guarantee.
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You see today's Navy helps you be what you want to be right now.
1:44:56
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.
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Coming into tonight's game in 480 times at bat.
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Starting this year in the Major Leagues he had only nine home runs.
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Jim Beecham has never hit over two home runs in any one Major League season.
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He hit two here tonight in a space of less than an hour.
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So the New York Mets have won their 60th game of this season.
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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.
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In the season series the Mets have won three, Houston have won four, paid trial of 24,242.
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Here are the final totals for the Mets, four runs on four hits and two errors for Houston.
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Two runs on seven hits in one error. That likes the winner, raised the loser.
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Again the final score of the Mets, four and Houston, two.