X FACTOR BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT NEW YORK METS
08/31/1982
 
X FACTOR BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 1715 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 31ST, 1982 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (60-72) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 7 6 2
New York Mets (65-67) 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 8 4
Astros Use Late-Game Magic to Beat Mets, 7-4
The 7-4 Houston win over New York was due largely to Julio Franco. The Astros shortstop went 2 for 5 with a home run, while scoring 2 times and driving in 4. Kevin Carr got the save, his 7th in 8 chances. Houston has a record of 60-72, placing them 4th in the National League West Division.

Franco had a game-changing home run in the top of the ninth. On a full count fastball from Matt Adams, he banged a 3-run home run to left, giving the Astros a 7-4 lead. It was the 8th home run of the year for Franco.

"We put it together today and came out with the win," Franco said in postgame remarks. "That's the main thing."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Franco SS 5 2 2 4 0 1 0 .294 8 48
S. Kemp RF 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 .274 19 55
Z. Smith LF 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 .266 39 94
J. Castino 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .299 9 67
C. Clark CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .257 11 71
J. Cruz 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .288 9 54
B. Doran 2B 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 .313 1 20
J. Narron C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .258 10 45
J. Rios P 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .111 0 1
   M. Caldwell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-G. Vukovich PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .195 1 9
   K. Carr P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 0 4
Totals 35 7 6 6 5 7 15      
a - G. Vukovich pinch hit for M. Caldwell in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Cruz (9, 5th Inning off B. Ochoa, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Franco (8, 9th Inning off M. Adams, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Cruz 4 , Z. Smith 2 , J. Franco 5 , B. Doran
2-out RBI: Z. Smith , J. Franco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Kemp , C. Clark 2
GIDP: J. Castino , B. Doran
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: Z. Smith (41) , J. Franco 2 (41) , B. Doran (7) , G. Vukovich (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Franco (31) , B. Doran (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Narron-Doran)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Bostock RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .310 5 48
T. Kennedy C 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .290 6 46
K. Singleton 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .273 14 45
J. Kruk CF 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 .266 15 61
B. Almon 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .274 6 38
B. Komminsk 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .429 1 2
R. Johnson LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .246 3 10
R. Burleson SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .275 4 28
B. Ochoa P 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .131 0 5
   a-G. Redus PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 2 12
   M. Adams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 36 4 8 2 4 13 19      
a - G. Redus pinch hit for B. Ochoa in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: B. Ochoa (1, 7th Inning off J. Rios, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Kennedy (6, 7th Inning off M. Caldwell, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Ochoa 3 , B. Almon , L. Bostock , T. Kennedy 4 , B. Komminsk , R. Johnson , J. Kruk , R. Burleson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Almon , T. Kennedy , R. Johnson 2 , R. Burleson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Burleson (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Almon (15) , B. Komminsk (1) , J. Kruk (8) , K. Singleton (10)
Double Plays: 2 (Burleson-Almon-Singleton, Burleson-Almon-Singleton)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Rios 6.1 5 3 2 2 9 0 115 73 2.79   
M. Caldwell W (3-3), BS (2) 1.2 3 1 1 2 2 1 43 23 4.26   
K. Carr SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 7 4.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rios 60
Batters Faced: J. Rios 28, M. Caldwell 9, K. Carr 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rios 4-6, M. Caldwell 1-1, K. Carr 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rios 115-73, M. Caldwell 43-23, K. Carr 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Caldwell 1-1
WP: J. Rios 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Ochoa 8.0 3 4 2 5 6 1 134 83 2.92   
M. Adams L (12-13) 1.0 3 3 2 0 1 1 43 27 3.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ochoa 65
Batters Faced: B. Ochoa 33, M. Adams 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ochoa 8-8, M. Adams 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ochoa 134-83, M. Adams 43-27
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Julio Franco
Ballpark: Shea Stadium 1979
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 27740
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