Top 1

• Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Boston vs. Kile
  
  Boston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Magadan vs. Kile
  
  Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carreon vs. Kile
  
  Carreon hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Finley vs. Whitehurst
  
  Finley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jefferies fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Biggio vs. Whitehurst
  
  Biggio hits a line drive into right field. Sasser picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Sasser. Finley goes all the way around to score. Biggio moves to third. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Bagwell vs. Whitehurst
  
  Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Biggio scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Whitehurst
  
  Gonzalez strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Caminiti vs. Whitehurst
  
  Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magadan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Caminiti for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Mets, 0 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Kile
  
  Johnson hits a popup towards short. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Sasser vs. Kile
  
  Sasser takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Jefferies vs. Kile
  
  Jefferies strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Elster vs. Kile
  
  Elster hits a fly ball into right field. Simms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Mets, 0 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Simms vs. Whitehurst
  
  Simms hits a ball on the ground for a single. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Ramirez vs. Whitehurst
  
  Ramirez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Simms moves to third. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
  Cedeno vs. Whitehurst
  
  Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Simms scores. Ramirez moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Kile vs. Whitehurst
  
  Kile bunts towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Ramirez moves to third. Cedeno moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Finley vs. Whitehurst
  
  Finley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magadan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Finley for the out. Ramirez scores. Cedeno moves to third. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
  Biggio vs. Whitehurst
  
  Biggio takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
  Bagwell vs. Whitehurst
  
  Bagwell hits a line drive into right field. Sasser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  O'Brien vs. Kile
  
  O'Brien hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Whitehurst vs. Kile
  
  Whitehurst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Boston vs. Kile
  
  Boston hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
  Magadan vs. Kile
  
  Magadan takes first base on ball four. Whitehurst moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
  Carreon vs. Kile
  
  Carreon hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Whitehurst
  
  Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sasser. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
  Caminiti vs. Whitehurst
  
  Whitehurst spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Whitehurst. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
  Caminiti vs. Whitehurst
  
  Caminiti hits a line drive into center field. Boston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gonzalez tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Simms vs. Whitehurst
  
  Simms strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Ramirez vs. Whitehurst
  
  Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Kile
  
  Johnson strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sasser vs. Kile
  
  Sasser hits a fly ball into right field. Simms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Jefferies vs. Kile
  
  Jefferies hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kile fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Cedeno vs. Whitehurst
  
  Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Kile vs. Whitehurst
  
  Kile hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Finley vs. Whitehurst
  
  Finley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magadan scoops it up and throws to first, with Whitehurst covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Elster vs. Kile
  
  Elster hits a ball on the ground for a single. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  O'Brien vs. Kile
  
  O'Brien is hit by the pitch. Elster moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Donnels vs. Kile
  
  Chris Donnels pinch hits for Wally Whitehurst.
  
  Donnels hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
  Boston vs. Kile
  
  Boston strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
  Magadan vs. Kile
  
  Magadan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Elster scores. O'Brien moves to third. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
  Carreon vs. Kile
  
  Carreon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Mets, 1 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Biggio vs. Schourek
  
  Pete Schourek now pitching.
  
  Biggio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carreon. Biggio reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bagwell vs. Schourek
  
  Bagwell hits a fly ball into right field. Sasser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Biggio moves to third. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
  Gonzalez vs. Schourek
  
  Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Biggio scores. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Astros, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Caminiti vs. Schourek
  
  Caminiti hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Simms vs. Schourek
  
  Simms takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Ramirez vs. Schourek
  
  Ramirez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Jefferies settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Cedeno vs. Schourek
  
  Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Mets, 1 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Kile
  
  Johnson strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Sasser vs. Kile
  
  Sasser hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Finley. Sasser reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
  Jefferies vs. Kile
  
  Jefferies takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
  Elster vs. Kile
  
  Elster takes first base on ball four. Sasser moves to third. Jefferies moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
  O'Brien vs. Kile
  
  O'Brien strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
  Templeton vs. Kile
  
  Garry Templeton pinch hits for Pete Schourek.
  
  Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Mets, 1 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Kile vs. Innis
  
  Jeff Innis now pitching.
  
  Kile hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Finley vs. Innis
  
  Finley hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Biggio vs. Innis
  
  Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Finley moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Bagwell vs. Innis
  
  Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 7

• Mets, 1 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Boston vs. Kile
  
  Boston hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Magadan vs. Kile
  
  Magadan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Finley. Magadan reaches second base with a double. Boston moves to third. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
  Carreon vs. Schilling
  
  Curt Schilling now pitching. Jose Tolentino now playing first base.
  
  Carreon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. Boston scores. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Johnson vs. Schilling
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into right field. Simms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Sasser vs. Schilling
  
  Sasser strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Mets, 2 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Innis
  
  Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magadan scoops it up and throws to first, with Innis covering, for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Caminiti vs. Innis
  
  Caminiti strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Simms vs. Innis
  
  Simms takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ramirez vs. Innis
  
  Gerald Young pinch runs for Mike Simms.
  
  Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magadan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ramirez for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Mets, 2 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Jefferies vs. Schilling
  
  Steve Finley now playing right field. Gerald Young now playing center field.
  
  Jefferies hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Elster vs. Schilling
  
  Elster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  O'Brien vs. Schilling
  
  O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Young. O'Brien reaches second base with a double. Elster goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Miller vs. Schilling
  
  Keith Miller pinch hits for Jeff Innis.
  
  Miller strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
  Boston vs. Schilling
  
  Boston hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Mets, 3 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Cedeno vs. Simons
  
  Doug Simons now pitching. Mark Carreon now playing center field. Keith Miller now playing left field.
  
  Cedeno hits a line drive towards third. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tolentino vs. Simons
  
  Tolentino hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magadan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolentino for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Finley vs. Simons
  
  Finley hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Jefferies reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Mets, 3 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Magadan vs. Schilling
  
  Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tolentino scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Magadan for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Carreon vs. Schilling
  
  Carreon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Schilling
  
  Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Astros, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sasser vs. Schilling
  
  Sasser hits a line drive towards short. Cedeno reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/27/1991 -- New York at Houston (N)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
Boston D, cf          5  1  1  0   Finley S, cf-rf       5  1  2  1   
Simons D, p           0  0  0  0   Biggio C, c           3  2  3  0   
Magadan D, 1b         4  0  2  1   Bagwell J, 1b         4  0  0  1   
Carreon M, lf-cf      5  0  0  1   Schilling C, p        0  0  0  0   
Johnson H, 3b         4  0  0  0   Gonzalez L, lf        4  2  2  1   
Sasser M, rf          4  0  1  0   Caminiti K, 3b        3  1  1  3   
Jefferies G, 2b       3  0  0  0   Simms M, rf           2  1  1  0   
Elster K, ss          3  2  2  0   Young G, pr-cf        0  0  0  0   
O'Brien C, c          3  0  1  1   Ramirez R, 2b         4  1  1  0   
Whitehurst W, p       1  0  1  0   Cedeno A, ss          4  0  0  1   
Donnels C, ph         1  0  0  0   Kile D, p             2  0  0  0   
Schourek P, p         0  0  0  0   Tolentino J, 1b       1  0  0  0   
Templeton G, ph       1  0  0  0                                      
Innis J, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Miller K, ph-lf       1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  3  8  3                        32  8 10  7

New York         000 010 110 --  3
Houston          221 030 00x --  8

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Whitehurst W (L)      4.0  5  5  3  1  2
Schourek P            1.0  3  3  3  1  0
Innis J               2.0  2  0  0  1  1
Simons D              1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kile D (W)*           6.0  6  2  2  4  5
Schilling C (S)       3.0  2  1  1  1  2
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th

E -- Sasser M, Whitehurst W
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 11, Houston 5
2B -- Gonzalez L, Biggio C, Sasser M, Magadan D, O'Brien C
HR -- Caminiti K
SH -- Kile D
SF -- Caminiti K
HBP -- by Kile D (O'Brien C)
T -- 2:42
A -- 9175

    

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