New York Mets vs Houston Astros
April 28, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 1989 at Astrodome. The New York Mets defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 7, Houston Astros 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 1 2 0
Jefferies 2b 5 2 2 1
Hernandez 1b 4 2 2 4
Strawberry rf 4 1 1 0
McReynolds lf 5 0 3 2
Johnson ss,3b 4 0 1 0
Carter c 5 0 0 0
Magadan 3b 2 1 1 0
  Elster ss 1 0 0 0
Fernandez p 3 0 1 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 13 7
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 4 0 2 0
Hatcher lf 4 0 1 2
Doran 2b 4 0 0 0
Davis 1b 3 0 1 0
Bass rf 4 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 4 1 1 0
Ramirez ss 3 1 1 0
Biggio c 1 1 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
Rhoden p 1 0 0 0
  Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0
  Trevino ph 1 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
  Yelding ph 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 1
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
  Puhl ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
New York 004 020 0107130
Houston 000 000 300360
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez  W (3-0) 6.0 4 3 3 4 2
  McDowell  SV (3) 3.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
4
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden  L (0-2) 4.0 6 4 4 1 1
  Schatzeder   1.0 1 2 2 3 0
  Forsch   2.0 3 0 0 1 1
  Agosto   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
5
2

  E–None.  DP–New York 1, Houston 2.  2B–New York Dykstra (6,off Rhoden); McReynolds (3,off Schatzeder); Fernandez (1,off Forsch); Jefferies (5,off Agosto), Houston Caminiti (6,off Fernandez); Hatcher (4,off McDowell).  HR–New York K Hernandez (3,3rd inning off Rhoden 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Fernandez (1,off Rhoden).  HBP–Dykstra (1,by Rhoden).  IBB–Magadan (1,by Forsch).  SB–Dykstra (4,2nd base off Rhoden/Biggio); McReynolds (3,2nd base off Rhoden/Biggio); Johnson (5,2nd base off Forsch/Biggio).  HBP–Rhoden (2,Dykstra).  IBB–Forsch (2,Magadan).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–3:06.  A–21,990.
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