MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/16/1998
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 12349 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (79-74) 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 7 7 1
Houston Astros (82-71) 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 2 X 8 14 4
Astros Earn Win with Late Rally
The Houston Astros stopped the New York Mets, 8-7, at Astrodome. The Astros got a big game from Jermaine Dye, who was 4-5 with 3 doubles. He scored 2 times. Todd Jones earned save number 29 this season. With the win over New York, the Astros improved to 82-71.

The game was all tied up in the bottom of the eighth, until Dye delivered big-time for Houston, stroking a dramatic run-scoring single off Mariano Rivera. The game-changing hit put the Astros on top, 8-7.

"This kind of win will certainly make our fans happy," Dye told the Houston Times.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Stewart CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 .287 13 43
G. Jenkins SS 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 .265 22 61
J. Kent 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289 25 92
   c-E. Chavez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .311 12 32
P. Wilson RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .276 32 97
T. Glaus 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .195 13 41
C. Floyd LF 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .234 6 26
   B. Wagner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Rivera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
P. Lo Duca C 3 1 1 3 0 0 3 .236 8 51
B. Huskey 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .257 11 47
J. Washburn P 3 1 1 1 0 2 2 .189 2 6
   J. Nelson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Payton LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 14 35
   b-A. Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 8 31
Totals 35 7 7 7 3 14 12      
a - J. Payton substituted for J. Nelson in the 8th
b - A. Martin pinch hit for J. Payton in the 9th
c - E. Chavez pinch hit for J. Kent in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Glaus (23, 4th Inning off M. Nussbeck, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Washburn (2, 3rd Inning off M. Nussbeck, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Lo Duca (8, 5th Inning off C. White, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Glaus (13, 5th Inning off M. Nussbeck, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Stewart , G. Jenkins , P. Wilson , T. Glaus 6 , P. Lo Duca 4 , J. Washburn 4
2-out RBI: T. Glaus , P. Lo Duca
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Huskey , J. Washburn
Sac Fly: P. Lo Duca
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Floyd 2 (15)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Stewart (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Wilson-Lo Duca)
OF assists: 1 (Wilson(Abreu at home))
PB: P. Lo Duca
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hidalgo CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .223 20 78
   d-C. Mendoza PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 1
   g-T. Ross CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Dye RF 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 .267 34 102
   T. Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Abreu LF 2 1 1 1 3 0 1 .284 20 69
T. Eusebio C 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .284 13 58
M. Lamb 3B 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .264 18 88
Ó. Robles 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 .225 5 46
R. Petagine 1B 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 .238 8 25
C. Woodward SS 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .263 0 19
   b-F. Crespo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 2 8
   e-B. Nelson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 2
M. Nussbeck P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .088 0 4
   C. White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Simms PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .204 11 31
   K. Mayhew P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Bass PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .264 4 12
   f-L. Figueroa SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 8 14 8 4 7 16      
a - M. Simms pinch hit for C. White in the 6th
b - F. Crespo pinch hit for C. Woodward in the 8th
c - J. Bass pinch hit for K. Mayhew in the 8th
d - C. Mendoza pinch hit for R. Hidalgo in the 8th
e - B. Nelson substituted for F. Crespo in the 9th
f - L. Figueroa substituted for J. Bass in the 9th
g - T. Ross substituted for C. Mendoza in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Dye 3 (30, 1st Inning off J. Washburn, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off J. Washburn, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Nelson, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Bass (2, 8th Inning off M. Rivera, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Abreu (20, 3rd Inning off J. Washburn, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Simms (11, 6th Inning off J. Washburn, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Dye 7 , B. Abreu 4 , T. Eusebio 2 , M. Lamb , Ó. Robles , R. Petagine , C. Woodward 2 , M. Simms 4 , J. Bass 2
2-out RBI: J. Dye , B. Abreu , M. Lamb , M. Simms
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Eusebio , Ó. Robles 2
Hit by Pitch: R. Petagine
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Dye (19)
CS: J. Dye (12) , Ó. Robles (9)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Hidalgo (6) , M. Lamb (10) , C. Woodward (2) , M. Nussbeck (4)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Washburn 5.2 10 5 5 2 6 2 92 4.39   
J. Nelson H (11) 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 26 4.64   
B. Wagner 0.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 6.08   
M. Rivera L (2-6), BS (4) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 23 4.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Washburn 33
Batters Faced: J. Washburn 27, J. Nelson 6, B. Wagner 1, M. Rivera 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Washburn 4-5, J. Nelson 2-1, B. Wagner 0-0, M. Rivera 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Washburn 92-50, J. Nelson 26-14, B. Wagner 6-3, M. Rivera 23-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Rivera 1-1
WP: J. Nelson , M. Rivera
Hit Batsmen: B. Wagner
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Nussbeck 4.2 6 5 5 1 6 2 83 5.06   
C. White 1.1 1 2 2 1 4 1 32 6.46   
K. Mayhew W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 26 0.00   
T. Jones SV (29) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 3.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Nussbeck 37
Batters Faced: M. Nussbeck 23, C. White 6, K. Mayhew 6, T. Jones 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Nussbeck 2-6, C. White 0-0, K. Mayhew 1-2, T. Jones 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Nussbeck 83-50, C. White 32-19, K. Mayhew 26-17, T. Jones 14-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jermaine Dye
Ballpark: Astrodome
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 27696
Special Notes: Jermaine Dye ties the HOU regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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