1986 NLCS Game 6 w/radio

the first fifth of the afternoon back in the crowd don't blame the d'art mess after five games of the LCS of a lead three games to do nonetheless of a team batting average of only 185 that tells you how superbly the Astros have missed Bob Knepper a 32 year old left-hander into his wind-up the pitch to Mookie Wilson Mookie to hit in 1910 good bet hard to tell one of the muster fired in a slump or they are just up against such brilliant fishing sometimes it is accommodation to strike delivery valve all back on the screen no play mouki only 2 for 19 in the LCS over 4 and fan three times is a grueling ball game yesterday every game has been so tense where's our both teams just wiped out after that game yesterday now the pitch on [Music] Saigon's a breaking ball down around his feet member has the potential to kinetic in satiric medicine throw the exact kind of ball gave Nolan Ryan a Mike Scott of thrown he can be just that good and particularly with that left-handed line of been for New York pepper has 11 lifetime victories against New York and this year one three while losing one but fans will recall he became the first national league pitcher to shut the mess out this year right after the all-star break it came after a hundred and eleven ball games without being black Kevin Mitchell is the batter the pitch all the way foul ball back on the screen strike one last Saturday against left-hander Bob Knepper Kevin Mitchell had two hits and four times up would never face the Mets last Saturday in New York he shut New York out the first five innings that had a four to nothing lead but of the sixth inning Darryl strawberry's three-run homer but able the best to tie the game they won in the ninth on a two-run homer by Len Dykstra it's Dennis like a house on fire on the infield Lynn Davis at first Billy Doran at second Dickey found is short and Phil garner is playing third Jose Cruz at left Billy Hatcher in center Yemen bath surrounded right the catcher is Alan Ashby Astro pitching now has 47 strikeouts a to LCS record in the series the pitch on the way off the outside corner one ball and two strikes to Kevin Mitchell [Music] so heading to 77 during the regular year and he's too poor for those two hits for Bob nipper last Saturday at Shea Stadium one out and nobody on or just underway in the Astrodome Knepper the veteran left-hander delivers foul ball back upstairs no play the plate umpire today is fred brocklander who has a disputed call of the secondary yesterday in New York collegues senior umpire Doug Harvey at first Lee Weyer a second thankfully a third Dutch Renard of the left-field foul line and on the right-field foul line Joe West number a tenure nice the leg veteran a sudden he game winner during the regular season and five shutouts and the pitch thrown is a bouncing ball slowly hit the third fielded by Connor rotifers today you know the best have not scored in the first three innings of any of the first five games of the league championship series that is how tough the Astrophysics been let us have a team batting average of 185 a team batting average of 225 ironically the but for that one game with the Mets scored five runs everything else has been down in that one run range with the Mets relievers have made such a difference in this series particularly just the Orosco meta relievers have worked a total of 10 innings without being asked or tall about giving up an earned run now here's Keith Hernandez he had a couple of hits of depper of the Saturday game in New York the pitch on the way taken high ball one he's leading the lesson basis of the series was six for nineteen either nandos good hitter against left-handed a now the wind up by the left-hander of the pitch over for a strike ball one ball and one strike Gary Crowder is waiting on the butter deliver the game-winning hit of the home 12th inning at Shea Stadium yesterday must lead the series 3 games to 2 the 1 1 delivery at a ground ball hit down to first base foul ball no play at all by Glenn Davis at the ball been fair Keith would have been up throw one ball and two strikes to Keith Hernandez Bobby Ojeda will kiss today for New York he won 18 during the regular year at his first start he beat Nolan Ryan here on the Astrodome in Game two of the League Championship Series the Red Sox and the angels will decided tonight at Fenway Park in Boston they are all even after six games free and Brie the Red Sox have won the last two now here's the windup by number of the one two kids beautiful the inside corner [Music] two out of the three want to start for him us around he in order in the opening inning now the middle of one inning miss nothing the Astros are coming to bat [Music] last of anyone now the Astrodome Lily's dorota's questionnaire will be leading off he's our on for 420 is so far the series after Mike Scott be quite good enough one to nothing in the opening be able to Campion series Bobby Ojeda took the mound against Nolan Ryan turned in a complete game win with an us winning five to one that has really been the only decisive when it was serious Bobby Ojeda into his wind-up the pitch on the way foul ball hard paper in the left corner feel guilty by Mookie Wilson at Billy Doran starts the ball game for the Astros with a hard single beyond the reach of Rafael Santana Hal Lanier made a change after the first couple of games switching Hatcher and Doran he wanted that veteran Dorn in the leadoff spot putting Hatcher number two they've been flipped off most of the season with door and having the bad groin fall but he's 100% and he's a threat to go Billy Doran had 42 stolen bases during the year the Astros have been caught only once in the series while trying to steal Bobby Ojeda will throw to first base now the hitter is Billy Hatcher ether and is holding against Billy Doran at first Jimmy temple playing second Rafael Santana Jordan Ray Knight is at third now the pitch on the way on his foul to the right strike one to the outfield Kevin Mitchell is left Mookie Wilson is Center and Darryl Strawberry isn't right the catcher is Gary cutter from us hoping to win it all here this afternoon in the Astrodome if not it'll be Ron darling tomorrow night pitching against Mike Scott here the seventh and decisive game ohina around with the arm brown ball caught my hand as prone to say it first play great play by Hernandez he saved a basin he made a headlong dive he stabbed the hard ground ball and again from his knees he made a good throw to Santana getting a force play on Billy Doris it will measure those things in a blocked core but I'll say in a ball game there he just fed up what could have been a base hit into right field putting runners at least at first and second or first and third nobody out how do you measure that in the context of how a game goes you never know except you know how important it is and he always does it without that play by Hernandez it would have been runners on first and third and nobody out now it's one out and one on Hatcher a very fast van a good base dealer draws a throw from Bobby Ojeda Phil garner about a third of the order goner one for 6 in the series that at 265 during the regular season he has always been an excellent speller as have the infield looking for two fastball over strike one ball go see 1/3 Dennis Penske for manager Halla deer and all the lines the first base Pat Golani valadares done an outstanding job his first year as a major league skipper [Music] now Oh hero will check the runner at first fastball off the outside corner one ball and one strike to the right-hander Davis is the on jackpot exciting you start here for sectional play by Hernandez otherwise shoes that will have first and third and nobody out at the moment it's one out and one off keep an eye on Hatcher he has three stolen bases and the pitch on the way right call the other side Clark and the other thing that play by Keith did is like growing a blanket over this crowd I mean lately are fired up they are ready to go they get an early basic you could just feel the level go right down after you made that play they've all gone through this crowd would have exploded with noise and the noise level would still be very very high much the way the Astros did to the New York crowd by holding enough to check early on in the ballgame the 1q delivery the runner goes he's going all the way back to the wall capture around for he will for around 20 something here the veteran a paroled rider on a hill roleplay Hatcher was on his way and dryer hit a wicked line drive at the gap in left-center back to the wall the Astros have the lead and the crowd was that help quiet very low that's a big big hit just for that reason bar that turns that crowd on again in the same thing is happening to the crowd is happening to the Astros in the dugout that kind of a hit put you right back on top right where the momentum was two batters ago Bobby Ojeda has faced three hitters all free have hit the ball hard Flynn Davis the cleanup batter is up and a foul tip no play strike one Bobby Ojeda not what his good stuff at the moment Bobby Ojeda finished second to Mike Scott of a nice colleague the second-best er a he won 89 he lost only five he was one on one I guess Houston during the a winner on 2nd filled runner Dundee was the batter roll it inside a breaking ball Billy Doran Billy Hatcher and Phil garner all three hit the ball hard with garner hitting at the heart of all double in the gap in left-center field runner with a good lead off second any temple trying to hold him as tennis player around the left defensively against Davis foul ball back on the screen one ball and two strikes Davis four hits in nineteen times at bet the other game winner at the opening game of the series with a home run off white Gooden that was the only run of the game Mike Scott winning one nothing over Dwight good Gooden has started two games at each game he allowed only one run he's won none no decision now eat up big job on his hands at the moment one ball two strikes to Glinda and the pitch thrown by Oh heat up breaking ball inside low and he's right the Houston crowd really fired up it is salicylic there are empty seats in the Astrodome this afternoon is a big crowd but not a sellout which is somewhat surprising if we're an eight-game I'm sure it would have been a sellout now waiting on a 2 to 2 LaBrie ground ball hit the first stop April four heroes for who know how to use them four consecutive batters have ripped the ball off Bobby Ojeda who runs her out of the Astros have a two nothing lead RBI for Glenn Davis he had 101 RBIs during the year his son Astros got two runs in Game three of their against Ron darling in this series the only time the team had scored any team is scored in the first inning now they've done it again here now here is Kevin bass the right fielder about a 311 and led the Houston batters during the regular season he'll go push hitter turning around and bat right-handed ohina kicks the leg around comes the arm outside low ball one the only thing that ohina has to feel good about if anything three of the four have hit a ground ball of us the name of where he does game but the ground balls if it isn't get hard is just out of the reach of an infielder high and outside the one batter retired without a diving stem by Hernandez of a hard hit ground ball so they're hitting it on the ground but they're hitting it awfully hard so far out Bobby Ojeda two runs around Houston ahead to nothing now the pitch on the way they get high 9300 here taken off a little bit by the fast attack of the Houston Astros Bobby rarely ever watched anybody but suddenly is behind bass three and old Jose Cruz is the on deck batter with a moving movement down at the dr best dugout looks like Rick Aguilera may be going to the bullpen ball four oh he that his walk I hear the crowd Jose Cruz he's not close either he's missing the strike zone by a lot on those pitches right there Mel stottlemyre is going to get a little time for his bullpen now he's going to come out take a slow walk and Gary Carter welcome goggle are on the right-hand it will get up the throw in the bull gun sanjohnno will come in for the shortstop Carter comes out from behind a bomb they'll kill us much time as they can in the bullpen John Gibbons found the bullpen warming up Rick Aguilera as the veteran goes fern hoshide stands guard now the plate umpire fred brocklander will take a full walk out to the mound and bring up the conference and as he starts to the mound here comes semi temple in the join of the powwow now it will break up you know Davey Johnson's feelings here he can't let this game get very far away can't let him get away at all they do not want to come back tomorrow whatever's going to be done well hold this game close has to be done right now and if it means pulling a leader early he will Hurons are in and Houston leading to nothing first inning now the Astros now have runners on first and second only one man out of the one man retired a great fielding play by Hernandez now the veteran Jose Cruz good hitter left-hander against left-hander the pitch on the way inside way inside one ball and no strikes go fabio hero struggling Natalie here are the opening honey Davis is on second pass on first base centerfielder Mookie Wilson playing a Strider to the other way toward left-center fastball over a strike one and one strength if we have a seventh game it will be tomorrow night it will be Mike Scott pitching against Ron darling game would have my first pitch of 820 tomorrow date New York time now he checks the runners and underlying read in the short right field beef going down Davis around 30 40 strawberry is throwing to 3rd van Gogh line drive basis Luke's over the head of Peter Nanda they're free nothing in favor of the astro that was the first time they haven't helped all harm a prairie soft line drive just fairly over the head of Keith Hernandez he's went running back but could not get a play on it heavy Astros have three runs in I was a broken bat good selendroid off cruises handle he fixed him inside knocking him away back on the outside of the second fish think came back in crews put the bat on the handle just above the hands but he muscled it right down the line Alan Ashby is in a position to really blow this thing open early for the Houston Astros Ashby batting right-handed he's a switch-hitter foul tip no play they have three runs in they have first and third and only one man out Ashby the 7th batter in the order Davey Johnson looking on Mel stottlemyre at his side Rick Aguilera has had a foul enough time to be ready to hit the New York Mets bullpen Bobby Ojeda would love to get the ground ball for a double play right now and shut the Astros down they have a big start and the pitch on the way is low outside you don't win I've never started against New York on Saturday escape the Astros had a Ford a nothing lead that's brought up in the search fitting fell behind again by one then won the game the night was Dykstra's to run over right now bass is on third Cruz on first at the count one and one on Alan Ashby 3 for 17 of the thirties squeeze play running on and milk passes haha the ball prone good night you tagged him out the squeeze play does not work Kevin Passivhaus two men down Cruz goes to third that's a big play Allen actually just talking to himself at home plate he blew that one nobody was expecting that had he been able to get that bunt down he might even have picked up a base hit on that but he didn't and Gary Carter just ran him back ranting back then flips over to Ray Knight who tagged him out [Music] have the suicide squeeze play on HP is not possible he cried behemoth spotted fur tagged out by Ray Knight there are two men down Cruz is on second the count one ball and two strikes on Alan Ashby [Music] now Bobby Ojeda will look into Gary Carter Ashby staying out of that batter side for a while obviously disappointed is failing on it attempt to squeeze play the pitch on the way line drive but the inning is over right half Santana hard hit line we are where you are or hip one man left be with Gary Thorne at the Astrodome the Astros off to a very fast start hitting Bobby Ojeda very hard at the opening inning getting three runs on four hits and we look back on it it could have been worse sure could have that Miss squeeze play cost on that lead runner at third base actually almost steady hit anyway hit that line drive to short the other two often started to say one was a line drive caught by Santana now the other a diving devil which is brown ball great play by Keith Hernandez Vista Gary Carter is i one ball and no strikes yuri provided the game-winning hit of the 12 inning yesterday sending the big crowd home just left it was that kind of a ballgame that's when he get 2 to 1 in 12 innings now the one ho delivery got a fly ball well hit the right field back goes coming down near were warning Peggy turn like Gary Carter's got his swing back he hit that ball of a warning racket right field this is a very big ballpark it not a homerun hitters ballpark at all 3:30 down the lines is the power rally is 378 400 feet straight away and you'd never have a following well the game is played indoors now strawberry hitting against Bob Knepper swinging on a strangle on breaking ball Gerald had the hit that kept the mess from losing last Saturday a three-run homer it tied the game in the sixth inning now the pitch on the way one outside one and one and again yesterday strawberry had the hit that kept the Mets from losing his home run off Ryan tied the game at 1 to 1 the 1 1 delivery inside it high to Daryl Daryl said the one thing he has to do is be patient I guess Bob Knepper had not chased that breaking ball Knepper has great command of his pitches has this Bobby Ojeda but oh he no allow his magic in the first sitting here today Bobby Knepper had five scoreless innings in New York on Saturday ground ball hit the second man - Louise [Music] the sense an enormous energy in this Houston ballclub they are sky-high the play this ballgame justifiably feeling they get by this one and end of tomorrow on the road they will be the favorite if they went here today because OD games felon in the houston ball mark the Astrodome they'll have Mike's gonna than on against Ronnie darling you ask somebody on five in a row retired by Bob Knepper and the batter is Ray Knight ray in the series prehistory eighteen times had been during the regular year a very good year night batted 298 he should be baseball's Comeback Player of the Year Jamie Semple is on deck trailing three nothing top of the second inning and pitch by Bob Knepper ground ball hit hard doing all exactly right a diving sad by Phil garner of a hard ground ball headed toward left-field he got to his feet and he threw him out and this crowd will really be turned on now as if they weren't already messed around 1 2 3 at the end what are they going to have Houston 3 and the yard of a hit 20 home runs that was about the equal of any shortstop you know all of baseball right-hand hitter making a good comeback about at 248 over the rear full year he Bluffs it a month take out side low ball one number will be up faster than Billy Doran at the top of the order Bobby Ojeda 89 5 during the regular season and 100 in the League Championship Series strike call to the inside corner for the Astros brilliant in the opening inning every batter up hit the ball hard not a single batter failed to make good contact now the wind up and the 1:1 delivery ground ball to hard diving stop by Hernandez so he is out at first face dive to the foul line by Hernandez he stabbed a tea roll completely over got halfway to his feet and brutal heater covering another magnificent the busy play know what else happens in this ballgame nobody can say Keith Hernandez didn't do his part he's already taken two base hits away down the right-field line one to his right that one to his love now Bob Knepper will be coming up and at this point and Knepper is now the ninth better not a single Houston batter has failed hit the ball hard the only one of course would be passed he drew a walk everybody else has hit awfully hard and a fast flow over a strike ball even the outs the balls were hit hard at the opening inning Astros with a three nothing lead they scored three runs on four hits Hernandez has personally stolen two hits breaking ball for a strike not stolen the vase none of the opening inning that might have been about a five or a six run inning for the Houston Astros now a heater with a two strike at Benny's delivers straight free pop looking at a fastball on the outside corner that retires five Knepper and it'll bring up Billy Zoran of the leadoff ever people express team of airline for their low prices you can enjoy away game from the sand Billy Doran known as dynamite Billy Doran we're going to go to hand as he comes to bat for the second time he was the catalyst he started the rally he lines a base hit the left-center field just beyond the resource and out now he does side again and the pitch on the way swinging of us there's that dead fish that ball off-speed that he turns over great mr. Bobby Ojeda and I believe that's the first one he's thrown yes he is it's a fishy uses against the right-hand batters alle pitch on the way ground ball hit the third fielded by Ray Knight the throw of the side retire and that's a lot more like it for Bobby Ojeda that last round ball was not hit hard no hits nobody loves and I be in the queue a Houston the Astros three and the Mets up login Jimmy temple will lead it off he it's 247 during the season against the Astros 125 against Houston pitching takes the pitch outside for a ball he started in the Game three of this series in which never pitched stand against Bob Knepper did not pick up he hit one old for three ground ball hit towards short in the hole Dickie thon to his right long throw and equivalent think he thought a strong throw yet to make that flat-footed and he sent the ball going to his right good hard throw to first base one down Rafael Santana coming up Rafi hold for three in this series against Knepper against left-handers the New York Mets 46 and 22 during the course of the regular season while the Astros were 31 and 27 graphi hitting 143 in this series takes a breaking ball on the outside corner for a strike called Knepper will throw a lot of strikes walked only 62 batters during the year pitches up high for a ball Rafael Santana thus far in this National League series has picked up two hits in 14 times for the plate delivery time is one gone in missed that even with a breaking ball in time one ball two strikes Rafi will step out on that one he took a big cut pitch that a team up low and inside left hander Knepper working quickly the one to delivery swung on line drive up the middle via base hit into centerfield Rafael Santana zone and the New York Mets have their first base runner in their first hit as Santana breaches with one down and it will bring up Bobby Ojeda New York Mets pitcher with Santana on at first base now taking a look down to Buddy Harrelson see whether or not with one away they want him to lay one down I think they might very well want him to fun and try and build one run right here and the leadoff batter Mookie Wilson waiting on deck whereas the bunt takes it high and away ball one corners charging in on it [Music] first baseman Glenn Davis and third baseman Phil garner coming down the line Gary they charged so close maybe if I switch off down we're really coming down hard on him garner creep again Davis holding then charging squares the bun drops it out in front Connor will go to second they get the lead runner the sacrifice does not work Dickie thon covering second base takes the throw at a good one diner the third base when they get the lead runner and there are two down mojito will be on at first base the play by Garner that time Aleta was trying to bunt it back to the mound to make the pitcher feel that the gunner was in so close he stepped right in front of took it away from him and appropriately so five six on the put out at suck it to a wife bobby ojeda getting the jacket on here in the dome at first base Mookie Wilson struck out his first time up Knepper as struck out a couple adding to that new total in a championship series 48 strikeouts now for Astro Fischer's breaking ball inside ball one Mookie Wilson two hits in 20 times up in this series he has really struggled and he has not done well against Knepper over five now in this series and a 163 career batting average against Knepper breaking ball misses inside to a toe Mookie turning around batting right-handed here fred brocklander the home plate umpire will have no mercy shown him today every call that's even close the fans are all over 2o counts to down the delivery that's outside a fastball and peppers behind three balls in those strikes [Music] centerfielder Hatcher moved a couple of steps over towards left Mookie batting right-handed they're playing him to pull the ball Knepper comes to the belt Trillo pitch Mookie takes it up high and he draws a walk for all the Mets to keep the inning going now with runners on at first and second and two down and Kevin Mitchell coming to the plate first walk given up by Knepper Mitchell grounded out his first time up to four five in the series all those play appearances have come against the left-hander Kevin finishing the year hitting at 277 a couple of singles to his credit in this postseason play heat up at second base Mookie Wilson at first three nothing Astro lead [Applause] never it's the sign from Ashby checks the second delivery is a fastball on the inside corner strike one it's not happy with it pull back out coming out a good season against the Astros this year he hit 290 against them with a couple of home runs and a good season against left-handers he hit 277 overall but against lefties he hit 305 with seven home runs Knepper Mitchell back in the box set to go oh one pitch breaking ball missing up high one ball and one strike [Music] Bob Knepper in Game three when seven innings gave up four runs three earned AA hits he did not walk a batter in that game and struck out three a finesse pitcher will get a lot of ground balls when he's on one one count pitch to Mitchell swung on and fouled off at him in front of an off-speed curve one into our fella to wipe the brow as the baserunners get back to first and second base outstanding year at 17 and 12 we set career highs for himself games pitched as he was in 38 ballgames and he throw 260 innings the most he's ever thrown in the year two down two on read nothing on scroll lead one foots out on Mitchell number again to the belt a one to deliberation laughter - and help her out strikeout for Knepper no runs thought I get to our left on face the end of two and a half innings I suppose 3 Mets nothing referring to the allegation of scuffed baseball the allegations will be heard again tomorrow night at this goes to game 7 real nice signs around you though Houston Astros shall win against odds no more mr. nice guy Cruz New York will pay the baseball very seldom we go on a cruise the you happy that's right World Series will start on Saturday either in Houston or New York that actually Park first two games Saturday and Sunday nights it will go to the American League Park Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday evenings and then back to the National League park if necessary the following weekend No or team still on eat already natural takes it outside ball one Ilario will make the scarf tonight for gene Mauch California Angels against the Boston Red Sox Roger Clemens who comes back for his third start swung on and fouled tip on one count the American League series they have has two one-sided ballgames they had one last night Boston wanting to to fork-tender they obviously have a very exciting Series championship going going to the seventh game but this series every game has been a gripping game on one pitch swung on and fouled it really has held a forum when everyone expected this series would be before it started well with top to pet success going against each other this finish number one the Astros number two it has been reversed so far in the League Championship Series Fabio you know the one to count on Hatcher leading off the bottom of the third inning candor's delivery is swung on hit hard too short Santana back Kenseth gets up makes the throw he's gutter balls giving along the carpet Rafael Santana had time to take only one step made a real good backhanded stop and had plenty of time to throw out a speedy Hatcher because the ball was it so hard we magnificent defense almost perfect defensive plays that has been a great baseball syrup series for the purists would like to see those one nothing to one ball games kogai are coming up he doubled in a run in the first setting at a big hit in the gap in left-center field pitch to him is down low by Bobby Ojeda garner Davis and Cruz the Ivy eyes as Houston's picked up three runs on four hits doing all of it in the first inning oh he does delivery swung on hit in the air again port Center coming on Mookie Wilson he's got it Wilson was flying over towards the gap in left-center field where that ball was hit and there are two down it's scary because still almost every Houston batter to the plate is it even ball hard there's really been only one normal ground ball hit everything else in our he is prone but dead fish off-speed pitch it is I think still just once and that's the pitch he needs to get in in order to keep batters off stride and he has not used as much do down nobody on Monday was coming up he singled in a run Davis having an excellent series 5 for 20 now with a home run pitch swung on drilled down the left field line but right at Kevin Mitchell he's got it I mean I shot Mitchell didn't have to move two steps to his right to haul it in we go he gets out of it but a little uneasy about it as he heads back three up three down after three is the lead three to nothing Thunder radio rights granted by the New York Mets solely for the entertainment of our audience any publication reproduction or use of the descriptions and accounts of this game without the express written consent of the New York Mets and Doubleday Sports Incorporated is prohibited the announcers approved and contracted for by Doubleday Sports incorporated Network a by NC independent Network consultants of Rockville Maryland Keith Hernandez will lead it off for the New York Mets Hernandez Carter and strawberry in the top of the fourth inning three runs on four hits for the Astros no runs one hit for New York a single by Santana in the third inning pepper has struck out three and walked only one Ojeda one struck out and 1 1 pitch to Hernandez was a curve and a good one for strike ball that's the one never used the strike him out on in the first inning real good bender he's having a good series 6 hits 20 times to the plate for it 2 for 5 against Knepper log on line to centerfield Hatcher coming in reaches up he's dead hi but right at the centerfielder one down on the fourth [Applause] the people expressed p.m. of Airlines with their low prices and frequent service from Newark and Farmingdale to over 140 cities they cover all the bases Gary Carter stepson Conner flied out to right field his first time up Carter with only two hits both of them for game-winning RBIs but he's only 2 for 23 Gary old for 4 against Knepper here in the series Plus candor wines and delivers got her opposite file behind home plate no play Gary's always had a tough time against Knepper batting only 235 against him but a lot of career at-bats has picked up a couple of home runs off him either finishing the year with a 13-game hit streak but did not continue it in the National League postseason play oh one delivery swung on hit in the air again to right field shallow bass coming in plenty of time to get into the high fly ball he's got two down [Applause] very much still having lots of trouble scoring in the first half of a baseball game they've not been able to do it here it will bring up Darryl Strawberry two down nobody on in the pour that goes on top by a score of three to nothing Darryl Strawberry grounded out his first time up four for 18 in the series put some very big hits two home runs of course that Darryl strawberry's picked up left-hander against left-hander breaking wall he was going to Hernandez very finished of the year against lefties hitting only 212 with six home runs against the breaking ball this time is outside one ball and one strike [Music] robbery with an excellent season hitting on the road to 78 away from Shea Stadium 16 home runs on the road for it they're all hit only 220 one here at the dome 2:08 against the Astros Knepper with a one-two count two down rocks and fires breaking ball misses inside two and two Bob Knepper with that smooth classy left-hander flashing form like Bobby Ojeda like John Tudor due to delivery just missed the outside corner he wanted that one he went wait on it they realize he didn't get the call for a two-count on strawberry and the crowd getting again on orphan Brocklin gonna be frisbee wasn't yesterday three two count here's the delivery strike three called fastball he fooled him robbery was looking for an off-speed pitch and he burned one right down the middle of the knees four strikeouts Mets are retired 1 to 3 at the end of three and a half Astros 3 Mets nothing a thorn with Bob Murphy in the Astrodome of the Astros have a three nothing lead great to have you with us or our Mets network for game 6 Houston trying to make the game 7 which would be tomorrow night they have a 3 to nothing lead and Kevin bass josé Cruz that Alan Ashby come up here in the fourth inning pass through the only walk given up by Bobby Ojeda yet in the first inning Stander's delivery and bass takes it down low ball one Bob Knepper is now struck out for the Astros now have 50 strikeouts in this championship series every time they strike somebody out it's a new record they set that yesterday its shape pitches a strike on the outside corner they are first have been led by Scott and Ryan in the strikeout Department but Knepper is starting to close in on those two the Mets who had the fewest strikeouts for team in the National League have really been Kade in this one ground ball right back to the mound Oh heat oh what a Keith Hernandez one away here in the fourth bass retired Jose Cruz coming up he singled picked up an RBI in the first inning when a lead or three runs on four hits the old record for strikeouts in a series the mess held that in 1973 when they had 42 he does pitch to crews a tapper right back to bobby ojeda makes the play over to Keith Hernandez and quickly there are two down on ground balls back to the mound now he's looking like Bobby Ojeda really has settled in here two away nobody on in the fourth Alan Ashby lined out to short his first time up after he missed a squeeze bunt which allowed the Mets to take out Kevin bass who was coming in from third base it could potentially be a big play in this game thank we tried to lay it down when the Astros were really rockin Bobby Ojeda in the first inning Alan Ashby 3 for 18 of the series isten catcher takes it down low ball one the American League record for strikeouts is 51 Kansas City set that in a seven-game series against Toronto last year so Houston's only one away from tying the major league record long flyball playable in left Kevin Mitchell is underneath it he's got it and Bobby Ojeda has a very good inning side retired in order since the first inning nobody's got on base Bobby Wheaton I was retired ten in a row the end of four Astros 3 Mets nothing Bob Knepper thus far controlling the New York Mets in this ballgame as they're unable to get to him as for the case of mostly useful starters [Music] Murphy and at the fulfilling it's time to play The Daily News hometown Homer game Levesque will be batting for Tedros of Bethpage New York at Elizabeth Ghannouchi of surely New York in the vestinel home run of this happening at least 20,000 each will receive an am/fm stereo ready emits that radio has that all the hat now Ray Knight will lead off against the left-hander Bob Knepper over the first four days of us have only one hit from us if not scored early at any of the six games in the League Championship Series the Astros are very concerned about Nolan Ryan who threw 135 pitches at going nine innings yesterday and also jammed his heel and injured the heel in trying to break up a double play at second now the pitch ground ball hammered foul Olin was taken to a Houston hospital last night they don't think anything is broken but there is great concern as to whether or not Bryan would be ready to open the World Series on Saturday night if the Astros when they are pitching Knepper today and Mike Scott tomorrow night if there is a seventh ballgame they would need a starter and the pitch on the way at a slow ground ball about easy play never member is making it look awfully easy so far however he did the same thing last Saturday in New York he shut them s out the first five innings the Astros had afforded nothing leadoff Ron darling in the sixth inning went up scored four runs and tied the game they fell behind 5 to 4 then Backman buddies way on at Dykstra a game-winning home run in the ninth inning tell me tough old hit a hard ground ball to short Anna was thrown out in the 3rd inning one out nobody on top of the fifth inning the pitch on the way high an outside one ball no strikes I don't think anybody will ever know ba the pain Nolan Ryan has worked in this season with that elbow problem and then the foot what a performance like never thought I think and the pitch on the way eyebrow ball hit down a third field is my garner is throw low but he's out at first Davis pulled off the bag but he was pulled off on the home plate side he held the low throw and he tagged out timmy Tuffle there are two men away I had play first base Jenny he's a good one he is a good one he's not a Keith Hernandez but he's all right over there yep I felt like I was watching a last hurrah yesterday with Nolan Ryan Michigan a nine magnificent Nez allowed only one run the home run by Darryl Strawberry strawberry's home run kept the Astros from winning that's one the game of the 12 I'd very well be the last postseason opportunity but Dolan Ryan will ever have and he turned in one of the prettiest performances I've ever seen his forks off-speed delivery Santana lays off one ball and no strikes no sir batting for generals of Bethpage New York Annie Elizabeth ghannouchi of surely New York get this today me do zone townhome ready two outs nobody on mr. Rafael blown away at ball two Santana has the only hit off Bob Knepper that was a single in the third inning never three-in-one this year against the Mets and a strike called it's 2 it was necessary to hundred and eleven games this year before they were finally shut up when they were finally shut out it was right at this ballpark right after the all-star break and by Bob Knepper they would be shut out four times over the full year and a line shot foul down the left-field line no play that was well hit by sent out Rafael is at the ball as hard as anybody on the ballclub in postseason play this came into this game with a 185 team batting average after the first five games with that kind of batting average just remarkable that they're leading in the series three games to two top of the fifth inning mr. trailing free dumping ground getting excited now with a count of two and two on Santana Knepper has walked one and struck out four so the Astro pitching staff took the strikeout for the LCA the league record the pitch ground ball back to the mound come grab my deafer chromophores [Music] so if somebody left now booting ball game at the other four and a half it remains Euston three and New York nothing in the year 1962 the nice the leg expanded bringing two new teams into the league the Houston twenty fives as they were known in 1962 at the New York Mets this was the 25th anniversary for both teams the Astros have never won a Bennett they have never played in a World Series they have won a divisional crown they lost to the Phillies are very exciting League Championship Series the nuts on the other hand won a World Series in 1969 won a pennant in 1973 losing the World Series in seven games to open Dickey thon the batter swing and a foul tip strike one good breaking ball by Bobby Ojeda so the Astros are hoping that this will be their year for their first ever World Series team they'll play if they went at either California or Boston ground ball hit hard toward the middle fielded now by temple a on the throw to first one down and that's 11 in a row retired by Bobby Ojeda so he was settling in at missing his game now he was hit very hard the first three innings even though he retired the side in order of the second and again on the third particularly if occurred every power hit the ball hard before think it was a real Bobby Ojeda now Bob Knepper the pitcher goes up [Applause] the opening game of the World Series will be Saturday night either at Shea Stadium or here in the Astrodome Ron darling will pitch the southern game tomorrow night if we go to summit now the windup and the pitch on the way breaking ball inside if the meskan rally and win here today and win the pennant Ron darling was undoubtedly over the World Series Saturday night at Shea Stadium with Dwight Gooden missing on Sunday the 100 delivery swing and one strike his fun to speculate if and all baseball fans do if we go to a seventh game darling is the pitcher tomorrow night and the Mets win the seventh game then who will over the World Series Saturday night in New York the pitch on the way take it high you all to the strike to Bob Knepper [Music] now he into his wind-up and the pitch on the way good pitch strike ball to the outside corner I'd have to be assured Fernandez couldn't leave a - a stadium no not bad at all Sid will do a good job - to delivery inside ball three card I thought that was [Music] only because he's a fly ball outside pitcher Fabio a hit on the other hand is a ground ball out this that's what you want 3 2 delivery balance if no play out and nobody on last of the fifth inning the Astros three and the Mets stomach if you join late Houston you got three runs on four hits in the opening inning they hit the ball awfully hard the old runner glenn davis and jose cruz each drove a running doc Carter study good target all four he watched the opposing pitcher and oh he is upset with that fall by friends Rocklin the oh he didn't like that at all he was upset with both of those at that time he was demonstrative about it he put both hands up over his head saying what was the matter with that and shook his head at brocklander that'll be the second walk by Bobby Ojeda he gave a walk to Kevin bass in the person he what he was struggling this walk is to the opposing pitcher coming at a time where Ojeda had settled in and was at a very good pitching group and he was very upset by fred brocklander stall one out and one on Billy Dora the batter and the pitch on the way is lowball one one thing about an umpire's job he won't please both sides there is no way it has been said so many times it is so true it's a necessary but a thankless job as far as the players are concerned ground ball hit toward the middle couple low Hamlet throws the ball to second one on to first safe mostly but Goran is safe at first let's get a forest play on Bob Knepper now two outs and a runner on first buoy Doran and he is the Astros leading base stealer while not hit hard enough to get the DoublePlay on it a chopper Timmy temple it a little bit of trouble getting the ball out of his glove as well over the second Santana yes barely kept the foot on the bag he wasn't going to give it the old Lane play did that the other day and got away with it wasn't going to try it again and on the astroturf here on the dome you play a little deeper that you do with your outdoors playing on natural grass a little more of a throw to make Billy Hatcher of the hitter off the outside corner it is for one we'll keep an eye on Billy Doran tougher job for him to steal here today with a left-hander Bobby Ojeda on the Bob hello he does a good job of keeping a short halter on a base runner throw the first as he goes toward to do that free nothing Astros lead has they bat in the bottom half of the fifth inning not a sellout this afternoon there are empty seats not a lot but some there he goes the pitch takes them on throw to second base hiding stolen Billy Doran has stolen a second Billy Hatcher takes in funding the ball the cover for his face dealer the throw not in time a stolen base eight out of nine that was serious for the Astros Billy Doran now has picked up his second stolen base he is 2 for 3 he's been the only one thrown out and the Astros successful on eight out of nine Kelly Doran led the club during the year with steals he had 42 Gary Carter out to talk to Bobby Ojeda he's in a Barren Island situation a runner in scoring position at a two old count on the hitter grounds all his Foley it's going to be hard to get him no play infield hit throw back to third and he's out at fair how that third base Billy God is bad on a brilliant thinking play by Ray Knight he came racing any field the ground ball he had no play at all at first base he whirled in through to Santana who covered a third and they get thorin food rounded the bag and could not get back was that a play or was that a play very mind on Santana had the presence of mind to go over and cover and you would never have expected a throw Santana was right on the bag because the runner had turned only about two steps and they still got him marvelous play by both Ray Knight and Rafael Santana at the end of five Houston 3 - you're nothing walk to and drugged-out one I never sat in feel deep acai Bobby Ojeda it could have been worse Bobby a magnificent pitcher all year he was 18 and 5 a playoff victory but in the game here today did not have his early magic was hit hard at Keith Hernandez a two brilliant plays stealing away a couple of base hits last play Knight and Santana getting Billie dawn at third it was a beautiful way to watch leave as early as the pinch-hitter at one before regard is as a switch-hitter will bat right against Bob Knepper now this was the inning when us caught up with Bob Knepper as Jay stadium on Saturday the veteran left-hander delivers swing [Music] Houston had a four nothing lead going into the sixth inning last Saturday in the sixth inning and has scored four and tied the game begin of the inning was a free run homer by Darryl Strawberry you still then regain the lead with an unearned run that's won the game in the ninth on that big home run by Dykstra the windup by the left-hander the pitch all the way Paul not lighting up fault as were stepping away thinking it was going to be inside rock letter said he caught the inside Clark DeLeon nobody out top of the sixth inning breaking ball inside low one ball and two strikes to Lee Mazzilli Mookie Wilson on deck and then Kevin [Music] Houston three runs on five hits New York no runs and only one hit a sad antenna single [Music] strikeouts for Bob never the best fastball he's from the ball game go to him from right there to Mazzilli that where as hard as anything he's thrown today he went away from the off-speed pitches on meds and against a pinch-hitter good idea pinch hitters a little cold coming off that bench one out and nobody on top of the order down for Mookie very cold series so far for Buki to 420 grill walk his last time up tempers only one swinging in a falcon no play strike one Buddy Harrelson coaching third bill Robinson at first they have not been able to waive a lot of people around during this LCS the Astro fishing has been dominating not pitch he has been right there otherwise the best would not be leading three games to two and the pitch on the way inside instant pitching has been more headline-grabbing because of the tremendous number of strikeouts 14 by Mike Scott at one game 12 by Nolan Ryan in yesterday's ballgame Ryan did not win Jesse Orosco was the winner one one delivery right Paul the corner every [Applause] record in strikeouts by of renember here today they have 61 in the 6th all games that ties the major league mark set last year at a seven-game series seven-game series 1 and 2 on ok Wilson ground ball hit down a third he'll be fielded by Phil garner the throw-in back put out [Applause] have only one hit or a PLO sent down a single one on Mitchell is over - he has grounded to third and business struck out this 277 during the regular season get a very strong first half of the year they were getting a book on him and kissing him a lot tougher the second half of the year which is not surprising when you're a rookie ballplayer he'll have adjustments to bake he has talent you feel that he will make them his teammates call him world as the world turns government role powerfully-built right head batter it's my bob knepper look out inside that was close one ball and no strikes which has a good work ethic he'll take a lot of extra BP and he listens he wants to learn get that kind of young ball player and he will learn he will get better he's going to be a good one the 100 delivery foul ball back on the screen one ball and one strike [Applause] and at the Astros won today games summon the decisive game is tomorrow night first pitch at 8:20 we would join you at 8:05 tomorrow night with a pregame show this will fly home if there is a game tomorrow night one way or the other with a ball game is over either happy or unhappy waiting on a 1-1 delivery breaking balls Craig well the mess of already won a 180 11 baseball games 108 during the regular season freeze so far in bow season when I won a World Championship in 69 counting the postseason victories they had 108 victory this team has 111 the one-two pitch outside Mitchell lays off two walls and two strikes infield deep against Kevin the outfield of Stephen astride to love we've done a lot of great plays on the infield but because the pitching for both teams have been so strong not too many great on fuel plates now the window by number and the pitch on the way line drive hit toward the middle backhand play on the back in the first Lane I can play on the infield [Music] where's Brooklyn Queens and Long Island you are listening to the Mets and Astros on sports radio 1050 WH en New York whe n is your World Series ticket station Murphy with Jerry for the home search turning the Astros will be buddy I guess Rick Aguilera Aguilera relief for Ron darling and a game the Mets came from behind to win that was in the game Charlie started against Bob Knepper he hurled two scoreless innings he has a big job to do here right now let's entertain any hopes of pulling us without they cannot let the do any more scoring so it's a very important relief job for Rick Aguilera are you Lera a 10 game winner as a starting pitcher during the regular season he'll be contending with the middle of the Houston valuer build runner Glenn Davis and Kevin bass garner doubled in a run in the opening inning he drove in the first of the three great call of the youth side corner at leaves around again getting on Freddie Brockman he doesn't deserve a lot of abuse Alawite a van with his Euler a swing out up there oh he really has some velocity on that bit now a two strike count to fill grow old scrap iron this year for the first time probably has helped him a lot if he was strong all year long the tuning was Denny walling late swing and a foul going upstairs don't play buying the RBI's of Denny walling and filled runner they got marvelous run production out of their third base position setting a third and short stuff production all around the side of the infield two strike delivery swing the most struck him out good hard slider thrown by Aguilera he fans filled runner one away don't think I ever saw you know look any better but he did it striking young children like he's taught to air it out he's just throwing hard as a reliever should whereas he has been a starter most of the well he should air it out because he knows he won't be there more than a couple of innings Joe come on for a pinch-hitter what his turn at bat comes up now Davis is the batter swinging a ground ball hit down to third pair ball base hit going down the left-field line and toward the corner on his way to second Davis sandy with a double [Applause] right over the third-base bank controlled in foul territory down toward the corner muchel did a good job he had to worry about whether that ball would take off that side wall and come out toward left field he did not let it escape from it instant holding the advantage in the extra-base hit Department which can add up the runs they pick up four doubles in the series now a triple and three home runs the New York Mets four doubles and four home runs now one out and one on but the runner is in scoring position that is Lynn Davis Davis who has 31 homers and 101 RBIs on the season and the hitter is Kevin bass he led them in hitting outside it is ball one Kevin bass has walked and bounced out he is old for one he was hung up and tagged out of the attempted suicide squeeze in the first inning of the ballgame now the pitch on the way ground ball back to the mound Howie Lera has a holster runner throws to Hernandez two down fairly job I argue [Music] dr. Rick Aguilera laughs whistling Houston 3 New York coming the Astros got three runs on four hits in the very first they've had no runs at only two times what him you'll recall in yesterday's ballgame going to the qualifying with us not only to him again with a job to do trying to get by Jose Cruz now the pitch foul ball hit hard fielded by Ray Knight East ratings up throws to Hernandez that retires the side though the Astros are gone no runs a double I've had left off the end of sex in Houston Texas Astros 3 and messed up the our investor three runs behind Houston pitching staff continues to roll as the starters just as predicted so long as you don't get into the Houston bullpen you're in real trouble and the starters for Euston have prevented New York from getting into that pin by the performance that they have put on in these ball games first the first one a shutout one nothing New York came back with at five one against Matt Byrne game then the only game where he had a lot of run scored that six five New York went in Game three Houston winning three to one in Game four and then the Mets two to one in the 12 inning ballgame yesterday so you were talking about low scoring outstanding pitching count of baseball Keith Hernandez will lead it off as you point out two out of the three victories have come against the bullpen Keith Hernandez will be followed by Gary Carter and Darryl Strawberry Hernandez has been called out on strikes and flied to Center six hits in 21 times up in the series he padded 310 during the course of the season a delivery by blob nippers occurred on and foul tip strike one he has used that curveball against the lefties hard and mostly off-speed he froze that real slow curve that bends in on the left-handed batters tonight and he had this afternoon and he had Keith Hernandez called out on strikes in the first inning on that pitch three runs six hits for the Astros no runs in one single by Santana in the third inning for New York the delivery to Hernandez lookout that knocks him off the plate [Music] he wants to drive him back a little bit and he did on Hernandez that time as the Khan goes to one ball one strike Keith is going to stand out against him for a while trying to break the rhythm of Bob Knepper who right now is in the golden groove one one count nobody on sander whines and delivers swung on a ground ball to second base Goran right now he makes the play to first Bob temper has made this look easy five strikeouts one walk is here fly balls and groundouts right at people have not been able to tag the baseball hard on him [Music] not in this game eriik honor roll for to is flied out to right field hit one fairly well the other shallow matter two hits in 24 times up he is old four five now against Knepper in the series Garriott - 25 to 55 rather on the season hundred and five runs batted in for breaking ball on the outside in the morning Gary with a career batting average of only 208 here in the Astrodome five home runs it here pitch is outside on all the ones [Music] master is trying to send this into Game seven tomorrow night they can take the win up there this afternoon [Music] member will take a little too long for Gary Carter who after five innings charged with the three runs on five hits one two lady Wei Brian one one delivery swung on hit in the air to left centerfield living back [Music] all hi Aaron had read by advised get underneath and Center to down go away no money on and it'll bring up Darryl Strawberry while he was in such a groove right down Hidan has retired 12 straight batters Darryl Strawberry has struck out and grounded out oh four two four four nineteen lefty against Lefty the pitch to him swing on and fouled off the curveball strike one Darryl Strawberry who right now arguably and a strong argument may be the MVP in the series right now ironic that he has struck out 11 times at 19 times to the plate log on and mid blue he will after at our speed curveball of McCoy great pitch by Bob Knepper great I think Astros leading to down top of the seventh inning delivery on him never right now can't wait to get the baseball back to the plate he feels so good about things he can't wait to throw [Music] boring for a strikeout here's the 1 2 delivery he got a tech break call Kenny full strawberry with a great pinch right down the middle like a time strawberries been called out six strikeouts for the instant Astro so that's a new all-time record for strikeouts in the League Championship Series they now have 52 we go to the bottom of the seventh inning great hunting astro administration business that is we're here at it for I don't know to Frank cash-in happy birthday June we go to the bottom half of the seventh inning Houston Astros leading here by a score of three to nothing Alan Ashby the catcher switch hitter batting left-handed now nine three years old for two McGill era delivers Laura does not face the incident of the regular season [Music] we're giving up one honor and run only a delivery swung on hit on the second - right that over to Keith Hernandez one we retired all of the runs scored in the first inning of this game Houston Astros Bobby Ojeda hard getting when all baserunners on in the third inning of this game that with a Santana single and a walk to Mookie Wilson that has been if nobody else has been on base from New York Vicki Thawne right-handed batter takes it inside ball one [Music] never has now struck out six and walked only one batter Galera working in his psyche attending overleaf 1o pitch The Thorn swung on and fouled back into the screen one ball and one strike you know normally areas say well this is our Galeras last inning if the best gift anybody on he's do a turn his back the way left-hander Bob Knepper is pitching very clean scorecard 1-1 count Galera is delivery swung on and Miss filed tips it out of the meadow Gary Crowder Braun unable to hold up takes the console one ball in two strikes remember Bob Knepper is working on three days rest he's not working on a five-day rest buried you never know it Bobby Ojeda started Aguilera tation situation one ball two strikes one down throw lead 70 a ballgame that is flying along here in the Astrodome [Music] the sign from Gary Carter whines and one two pictures download [Music] Jarek getting through the faceting without giving up a run the New York Met relievers now have gone in the series 11 innings giving this ball game 3 in the first setting is the difference due to delivery is outside in the Congo pole free balls Ron will be followed double the pressure waiting with the jacket on in the on-deck-circle run away had regular and the wind up here's the 3-2 pitch swung on right back into the glove [Music] line drive on his glove side he just reached out and hauled it in and there are two now bro get a great hand as he comes to the plate [Applause] [Music] standing oh by the home crowd two down and nobody on and deservedly so for Bob Knepper number left-handed batter as he throws the pitch to him swung on and missed strike one if the Astros win today it comes up exactly the way Hal Lanier would have wanted it Game seven and Mike's got ready to make his third start he has been virtually perfect against New York Ron darling is capable of shutting out anybody oh one delivery swung on hit in the air to right field Darryl Strawberry pretty good tires divide in order those leading the mesthri to nothing trying to even the dome record at three three if they can get this win here and they've got a free two nothing lead going to the a thing ray night Tim Teufel and Rafael Santana will be coming up for New York Rick Aguilera will be scheduled up forth in the order they are in case they do get to Eyal Erica must be get somebody on the Erica let's have not had a base runner since the third inning third inning was the only time they've had a base runner in that inning and single by Santana with one down and a walk by Mookie Wilson the are aggressive not had a base runner beyond second base in this ballgame ago we have said that a lot during this series against Houston pitching those also are going to get their bullpen ready just in case here in the eighth inning Knepper working on the free day arrest Ray Knight has grounded out twice old for two in this one 3 for 20 in the series ray at 298 hitter during the season try and get the first leadoff walk or hit takes the pitch down low ball one on [Music] right of course played here and you that is hit well against we're team a delivery to him right Paul fastball in the a walk out here and scrunched up on that that came in on him but it was on the inside corner the letters wind up in the delivery of breaking ball missing up high those two two balls and one strike rate on the gastro lead eighth-inning this ball game is blown along magnificent pitching after that first fitting by both Ojeda and Knepper and Miguel are the two innings of these were delivery swung on a chopper hit the short Dickie thon plays with a hawk for Zweifel the first base run down well there isn't a lot of talk about it there is nothing wrong with this infield of the Euston Astros especially the arms over there in the left side gone Reynolds the shortstop goner walling a third base both all four of them can really rifle the baseball they don't make many mistakes defensively give me temple coming up tell me looking for his first hit of the series oh four five all five at-bats have been against Bob Knepper pitch by Knepper is a fastball for strike called he continues to get ahead of just about everybody one down nobody on here in the eighth inning deliberated tupples a breaking ball that misses outside all-in-ones right bob knepper who's worked quickly the whole game delivers swung on a ground ball that's going to be in the center field a base hit the Mets have their second hit of the game deme Tuffle a single out of the ratio of Dickie thon and that time a runner on at first base and Santana coming up regular schedule up next Lenny Dykstra has come out of the on-deck circle Fantana being allowed to hit because he has the only other hit single in late third innings and grounded out he is 1 for 2 one down infield will play for the double play right here he delivery is the breaking ball defenses up high I think has already thrown more pitches under sitting when he has or even on the second boat end now we'll begin to work in earnest down there they delivery is a strike fall on the outside corner Jim DJ's left-hander is up and throwing he has not been involved in play yet Danny Darwin a right-hander is also up they had Darwin up a moment ago that is switch talk down to Smith let's see the delivery is hung on a chopper towards short played by thon to the bag one relay dipping import that I got pounds with Louisville his front leg as he gets out of the inning a double-play 6 to 3 no runs ahead nobody left we go to the bus we can beat Jim Suri is for sure excitement how scripts the World Series here you have the American League the Red Sox with the Angels going to the southern game with ice is beginning to look very much like the Munson Astros will go to the seventh game almost like the World Series is fun when you get there you've done it it's fun though the league championship series is damn hard work it really is Rick Aguilera ready to go the delivery is a fastball missing down low ball one top of the order Billy gone up he has singled in three times up or now is picked up five hits 23 times for the plate 276 during the year Hagi's delivery swung on hit down the left-field line no play that's will have both pen action going as well Doug Sisk the right-hander and Randy Niemann the left-hander up and Roy [Music] standing in the dugout three outs away from sending us ball game the game some of the lion villagers we go to game of summon it might very well mean the Dwight Gooden or go to the bullpen of course he will do whatever is necessary and that may be exactly what they'll do regulars delivery look out Wow back is he had to get down and away on a fastball the mall he was falling away 1 2 count nobody out free napping astro lead were in the bottom of the eighth-inning series we are leading at three games to two but the Astros three outs away from tying and sending it into the seventh game tomorrow night here's the 1 2 delivery log on and all that hit on fire that took him right on the math Winston for a mall but he's alright Gary Carter turned around ask him a hired foul ball that went right over Gary Carter's shoulder hitting Flood Gary Carter's a very considerate man he immediately was concerned about Freddy brocklander he turned to see vegan hell feed on our planet says he's alright quite a dying profession is a tough one any umpire who's been around for eight or ten years usually as head operations are these knees broken shoulder bones one to delivery is outside to and do and the ego repaired about a half dozen time before you grew the l a-- gators again you know you think players TV offseason what about the unfair household they really didn't do to come here's the delivery hung on a ground ball to second double to his left as it makes the throw to Keith Hernandez and there's one away Billy Doran retired Hatcher coming up with garner on deck Gary this was the bottom half of the eighth an English game forty-five minutes old ballgame lasting under two hours but [Music] in writing I would have written you a nicer letter but I wrote a longer one since I didn't have time and I think that's true in baseball district oh good baseball can be played very quickly when things get sloppy that the hours start mopping up one down nobody on Billy Hatcher batting second in the order pitch to him is swung on grounded the third night in close plays it on the short hop over the first two down Europe as through with the other meant relievers doing excellent job out of the pen let's pause right here for station identification on the New York Mets baseball Network if the Longines watch timeouts see the Longines 1000 that Saks Fifth Avenue select stores only you're listening for the Mets and Astros on sports radio 1015 whe n wh imager World Series tickets station anthro crowd abuzz Gary Thorne and Bob Murphy with you from the Astrodome three nothing Astro lead do down and nobody on in the eighth Phil garner coming up here right now has the game-winning RBI Denny walling look a lot in pinch-hit for him as johner was do up walling the pinch hitter left-handed batter delivery to him is a ground ball to second base played by couple over to first and that'll do it three outs to go they're going to go to the ninth inning with a score those three men trumpet and 57 [Music] 45,718 the paid attendance with some empty seats here at the Astrodome those who are here are almost to a one-hour standing as we go to the night the people Express team of Airlines of their low prices you can enjoy away games from the stands stead of your sofa New York Mets have been held at two hits and no runs of this ballgame in Bob Knepper on three days rest is trying to win a complete game shut up while Murphy is the nothing short of Mike Scott Nolan Ryan again the headline story of the League Championship Series for the Astros starting with Mike Scott won the first game one to nothing Scott got Houston's second victory three to one Knepper is ahead three nothing as we go to the ninth inning Mets have had only two hits a single by Santana and the third at a single bite Tuffle in the a pudding Dave Smith the Astros East reliever is on call in the bullpen earlier Danny Darwin and Jim Deshaies the 4th and 5th starters warmed up but now that were in the ninth inning it will be Dave Smith up in the bullpen Sam call by Doug Harvey apparently something is loose on the field he wants a streamer removed that is down in the left-field corner [Music] also warming up now for the Astros right-hander Larry Anderson Anderson is very good at getting out a left-hand hitter even always the right-hand fishery throws a screwball now the windup and the pitch to Dykstra [Applause] Bob Knepper has walked the only one he had retired 14 in a row when couple had a one-out single in the eighth inning has had only two hits going into the 12th inning his Jay is yesterday's vol they won that game on a great hit by Gary Carter now the pitch on the way Frank ball [Applause] nice batting for Rick Aguilera Jill for relief job by Aguilera three innings he allowed no runs only one hit the Mets bullpen has been perfect in Missouri 13 innings but I giving up an earned run thanks for uh behind of account to strength it was Dykstra who provided the mud for the night now the pitch on the way a little bit of wine one ball and two strikes Mookie Wilson on deck and then Kevin much assumed had only two hits Game seven would be tomorrow night the pictures would be Ron darling and Mike Scott now the one to delivery high fly hit the right-center field three deep on the run on the run on the run Hatcher can't reach it faces bouncing off the wall thanks for a round second racing for third he's in standing with a triple thanks for a free basement he really burned the center fielder Billy Hatcher started after the mall not running full speed as though he knew he would be able to come under it and the last moment he realized that was going to carry he turned on the speed he just couldn't get there and he has got speed that ball went one step short of the warning track before it came down a little that's the first baserunner the Mets have had the third in this ball game Len Dykstra a three basis the third hit for New York they won a game of the night thing I guess the Astros in the third game of the series now Mookie sand again hooky over to it a lot the pitch one away called was gamma benefitting by Linda Dykstra he got under it and he hit it a ton over the head of Billy Hatcher in the center fielder never the left-hander in the stretch and the pitch on the way right ball very quickly he's out in front on movie will looking to hit is why battle-ax Sri Mooji batting right-handed Kevin Mitchell is on deck infield back the Astros have a three-run lead and the pitch all the way at a soft line drive the second FIFA it can't be reached by a jumpring second baseman billy Doran thanks to him the score is three to one the tying run Mitchell will be coming to bat that turned out to be a base hit he was jammed he hit a soft line drive Billy torleif as high as he could he thought he was going to be able to catch him and it was just over his fingertips and dropped into shallow right field he missed played that ball he came in about three steps then realized the ball was over his head and it right off the top of his glove and he stayed back it would have been an easy play for him yeah he came out about 2 or 3 foot step then tried to go back and had his jump now to pitch the Kevin Mitchell by it is ball one so very quickly a run is in it is now three two one Mitchell is the tying run at bat Mookie Wilson a very fast runner is on first Larry Anderson and Dave's feather in the Astro bullpen Knepper is ready and the pitch one away ground ball hit slowly toward third Wally will cut it off the throw to first booty moves over to Keith Hernandez will be coming up as for trilling a free to watch Denny walling throwing out Kevin Mitchell now the tying run is still coming to Beth bear in mind the behind keyboard and as you have Gary Carter [Music] funny moment is in no position to give Hernandez an intentional walk to do so would have put the tying run on first base so Mookie Wilson on second and 1.9 fitting Houston 3 and New York 1 Fernandez hitless in three times up [Applause] he's leading the medicine basis in the League Championship Series the pitch on away i an away ball one one ball no strikes to Hernandez Gary Carter on deck and then Darryl Strawberry has came to bat of the ninth inning shutout they had only two hips they have two already here at night they have a run in never looking into Alan Ashby the odd field just about straight away against Keith Hernandez left-hander against left-hander the pitch inside at low two balls and no strikes the Keith Hernandez Larry Anderson and Dave Smith sue right-handers being ready in the bull but they're both ready if these volunteer reluctant to go to that bullpen his best reliever Dave Smith has not done well at all against New York he does not have Charlie kerfeld up there today now the stretch by the left-hander Bob Knepper the pitch and a foul ball hit off the we will all even though Dijkstra as a pensioner opened with a triple libel hit deep to right-center over the head of Billy Hatcher and Mookie Wilson being what a muffled a soft line drive over they hit the driver now they want jumba Shay's is normally a starting pitcher to start throwing in the Astro bullpen when I have him ready for Darryl Strawberry okay fly ball well hit the right there Billy Hatcher on the run on the run Casca as they said over his head Wilson around 3rd Buki will score free to hit a tying run on second Keith Hernandez unloaded a long line drive well over the head of Billy Hatcher Tyrande score it is three to two the tying run on sugar Gary Carter will be coming up they're all strawberry when they made things it earlier Oh what and heading for the New York Mets what a conclusion a matter what we will get a he is obviously upset with himself hipsters calf holds it up to the eyes bro fan teammates will meet him but boy he wanted to put this fall game away in the mess would not allow him to do it ran out of steam apparently here in the ninth inning as he started getting the pitches up in the strike zone for the first time in the game the New York Mets are loading lo and behold a freight honking ballgame is suddenly 3 2 and Gary Carter who won the game of the 12 inning yesterday will be hitting against the right-hander Dave Smith he has made only one appearance in the series it was not a good one at all get 1/3 of letting he gave up two runs and two bases Dave Smith though over the year had one of the truly outstanding years by a relief pitcher in the National League what a finish to this ball game during the regular season Dave's best saved a 33 volumes the Cardinals todd worrell of the league was 36 Jeff Reardon had 35 and Dave Smith had 33 now he comes on the tying run Keith Hernandez is on second the hitter will be Gary Carter bear in mind a gem to Shea is a hard growing young left-center normally the number four starter for the Astros has been cranking up in the bullpen they might bring to Shea's in the face Darryl Strawberry that we'll know in a few moments but Dave Smith the veteran right-hander he's a sinker ball slider pitcher he is on in relief of this Houston crowd that had been so up in such a celebrating mood now even almost hear a pin drop it was that close I mean they were right there knocking at the door and they still are but it's a whole different ballgame now we're ready to resume the play Dave Smith is off Bob Knepper out of the game after eight in a third he had a shutout he allowed only two hits the first eight innings that's in need of another base up bear in mind here that the runners second keith hernandez not terribly fast on a single to either left or right field or even center field it could be an awfully close play as a plea Gary Carter has hit the ball hard today but does not have a base in Qatar is old for 3 & 2 for 25 of the series each of his two hips what a ballgame for New York now smooth the veteran right-hander into he stretch the pitch aisleway a hard slider missing one ball and no strikes the infield playing Carter to pull there very deep and around the left the outfield of seat Billy Hatcher over toward left-center the sorely in need of one more has to tie the ballgame now the pitch on the way the best ball high balls [Music] the bullpen the left-hander has come into the dugout and is now sitting down so apparently Howell there has just Marilyn it'll be Dave Smith who will either close it out or loose now the veteran right-hander looking into Ashman water attacks the bat the pitch [Music] two balls and one strike out Hernandez on second two runners are in that's brilliant free to tune I think [Music] Darryl Strawberry standing by the on-deck circle one yesterday Charlie kerfeld the West for New York piss on the way pal black goo balls and two strikes [Applause] [Music] regular season Dave Smith was in 54 ballgames he fááááá 3353 could even be allowed [Applause] while a favor for now to a man and a woman they will be standing in the Astrodome Gary Carter standing back out of the batter's box at the moment two balls and two strikes with bang run Hernandez on his second run down even a big cutter lashing about around now he cuts it off the right shoulder the pitch on the way outside ball three oh that was close today look like a hard slider the justice all count of three and two on Gary Carter Darryl Strawberry will bat next and little ray Knight if there are some Affairs there we're who good now back no play back into the crowd in the drama continues 3 & 2 on Gary Carter has two game-winning RBIs Len Dykstra has the three New York Met vicars are [Music] wally backman with the way around taking his time trying to get relaxed wacks the bat around knocks it off the right shoulder goes over the French the fish on the way Paul for the lead runner goes to first base Darryl Strawberry will come up Carter lost on 3 & 2 now Darryl Strawberry is coming up robbery has saved the mess from defeat twice in the series he did so on the scheme never started in New York with a three-run homer that tied the game at four he did so yesterday with a home run off Nolan Ryan one another is all for great it out and struck out white [Music] great okay Iran first Calvary they little bit right my corner of these Oh strawberry Darrell did not like that call at all mention unbelievable in the dugouts as well of course the entire ballclub up for the New York Mets standing at the railing wincing on every pitch II strawberry waiting the one strength pitch in the dirt good save by Ashby that has been a wild pitch the tying run would have moved over to third the lead run to second excellent saved by the catcher Alan Ashby one ball and one strike the Darryl Strawberry in the outfield the Astros are very deep fast the right fielder Billy Hatcher the centerfielder is over in the right centerfield now step looking into Alan H beat takes too much time as strawberry will break the attention by calling time and stepping back for a moment one ball one strike the Darryl the pitch on the way way inside he had a jackknife to get away from that one that is two balls and a strike nothing going in the Astro bullpen they will go with their relief ace the blond right hitter Dan Smith they should be now studying the target we in the side ball free that almost hit Darryl Strawberry he barely got away from that now the nearest becoming concerned and Larry Anderson will go down quickly to the bullpen he warmed up earlier so he could be ready at a moment's notice he's missing while large you got to believe with the mess it again so hard really bothers him to look like bro right here on three in one strawberry we'll be looking for a but he can drive the pitch on the way and a foul ball straight back he went after [Music] three balls and two strengths the Darryl Strawberry let's do not have speed on the baselines so the runners will not be going or least I don't wait foot three who on Darryl Strawberry [Music] everybody's standing in the astrodome now the threat the pitch and a high drive foul Rajeev down the line a mile and a half into the nest atop upper deck was shot by strawberry a foul ball he must've hit that things five hundred feet five levels up a good eight rows back they are one of the ramps in the next to the upper deck incredible swing and hit I strawberry it but it was found is three and two on Darryl Strawberry the pitch ball four the pieces are loaded Renate will be coming up now the tying run is thank you feet away at Thursday the lead run Gary Carter is on second and I'm not at all surprised that he walked Darryl Strawberry after strawberry hit that ball so far into the fifth level irony of ironies Ray Knight is the batter treated by the Astros through the yard but standing for the pros hi max unbelievable come back on MPLS double poison master danger the RPO is straightaway we'll be pitching to Ray Knight razo for free look it Franco right we're going to funk on every bit definitive severe on deck is Danny Heep Danny would be coming up to bat [Music] Lord to me couple they have Larry enter for the right-hander warming a Fahrenheit he's alright and night standing outside of the matter spot the bases are loaded Mets trailing by one run three to two ninth-inning one man down now looking into Alan Ashby Ray Knight waiting the pitch to him swinging [Music] a two-strike count Ray Knight who's sitting now and Danny Heep was on deck both traded to New York by the Houston Astros Brock Lander coming around dust off the plate and give everybody a chance to relax just for a moment later a pensioner tripled leading off of the ninth Mookie Wilson singled scoring Nystrom found out a long double by Hernandez Travie garage who want and the bases are loaded Hernandez on third powder on robbery is waiting on a two strike delivery the pitch outside low breaking ball missing one ball and two strikes that's meeting that one more basis as Smith we'll check it out with Alan Ashby during the regular season Ray Knight had a strong to 98 infield straightaway looking for to the outfield is straightaway and as with a short lead down the line at third the pitch [Music] actually said something to Ray Knight after that pitcher they went face-to-face Ray Knight letting him have it actually must have said something about that being of strike l Lanier's letting fred brocklander habit as he comes out to the mound and brocklander is going to go after it l linear on screaming now it's short boy oh boy [Music] if the Astros did got an argument now with followed him all the way out to the mouth because Lanier was yelling at brocklander as he went to the mound is not today's spell rock matter is on his way back [Music] you want to count if you right there goes out the back to his relief I was just trying to calm you down make sure but he's concentrating on what he has to do you were talking about sticks of dynamite that were lit about five days ago and they're all down about the last days of an inch we are ready to resume the counter spoon to on ray Knight Facebook Florida bow back no play Dave Smith is a sinker slider pitcher he all outfit the lies the danger as the Astros set up that infield at DoublePlay down ray night hoping to get the batter of the ball and get it into the air and get it to the outfield we'll head out feel fly could guide us Baldy [Music] my gray night has been for five minutes or more now a little stretches fill the fish why ball well hit the right center field the games we had up Hernandez tagging up score high bogey runners on second and third Ray Knight has padded up with a sacrifice fly to right-center field who has a strong arm called off the search builder and made the catch I'll tell you how far out it was hit for every row double double base now with two down runners are on second and third Ray Knight it's the big RBI that ties the game up in the Astros dugout in disbelief sitting down Knepper who has stayed up walking heads back to the clubhouse climbing the glove down just believing that they affect a three runs of the ninth inning and it's not over yet and Wally Backman is going to now for chummy couple any he had been on deck when Davey Johnson were looking for power looking for that fly ball to the outfield at Island must have tied the game with an incredible comeback about anything they came into the late innings very harmless things one of the night that a leave had a triple by Dykstra a single by mukki a long double by Hernandez long outfield fly now the hitter is Wally back but Santana is on deck well if they decide to walk Wally Backman you can bet the Danny heap will be on submission back none but two O's with semi tuples now Wally you hit 320 during the season we'll be standing in and they will walk back men will be walked in history good baseball by the Astros it does give them a force play and all four of the Maysles now Danny Heep has come back a little battle so Wally back but is being given an intentional what the Mets have now battered around in the ninth inning Danny Heep will be coming up [Music] he is once again another fun a chance to put the New York message in Italy any heat 9 for 30 as a visitor during the season now he'll be batting for Rafael Santana the bases loaded two men travel today setting the game tied 3-3 Roger McDowell is warming up in the huh school event this on the way Frank called [Music] Gary Carter is the leading run a third Darryl Strawberry on second Wally Backman on first breaking ball [Music] appear to be completely out of this ballgame about only two hits over the first day night suddenly exploding as they have done many times all year long keepers waiting the pitch outside one ball and two strikes Larry Anderson continues to work in the Astro bullpen if we go to the mountain of the ninth inning we certainly will as a question of what the score will be roger mcdowell will be in the game Danny Heep cox-2 back up high Jules and whose rights walk Gary Carter he walked you're all stronger he cannot afford to give another one he walked wally backman that was in ditional bases-loaded and chewed on two balls and two strikes to Danny Heep [Music] and the pitch on the way ball three he had a two strike advantage it is a ball count three balls and two strikes if he walks Danny Heep Gary Carter comes in the score the net would be in front waiting all the stretch now by the right-hander Dave outside malleable the house way just fairly thick so that a heap stay is alive on that one he just barely got his bet on it wasted it away next up the good pitch that time he turned one over it looked like on daddy he had that ball breaking away probably would have been on the outside corner of the plate he hesitated on the swing dude at all and he once again to delivery and a high pop foul it will be on a plane coming back landing on the screen behind the fleet pole count once again Bria to the longer Denikin's stay there and fell off that three and to delivery the better his chances of getting that walk that would give New York afford a free lead in the ninth inning that's a rally scoring three tying the ballgame all in the 90 again Doug Harvey calls time a ball is loose I want to tell you these numbers are really on their toes and in particular the Silvermane Doug Hart the National a senior umpire is three and two on Danny Heep three runners taken shortly now the they filed all back once again three into three times zero out off by Dennehy you talking about tension and baseball oh the crowd here on the Astrodome they're just holding the breath Dave's best washed down behind the mound as a new baseball and he can stand back there rubbing up for a moment or two try to get his concentration together and very he [Applause] the stretch okay but you know he's freaked out Jeremy tied in the middle of the night so gift dear smith credit he made the piglet fourth counter role it was three in two he struck out Danny Heep the inning is over what a magnificent comeback by New York the nut scored three runs there are three hits three were left on base in the middle of the ninth inning of the Astrodome three the Astros three Roger McDowell on to pitch the bottom half of the ninth inning Kevin Elster is now playing short Wally Backman is playing second Lane Dykstra in centerfield and Mookie Wilson has moved over to left field for Roger McDowell his second appearance Roger has two scoreless innings behind him in the League Championship Series that was really a miracle rally by the mess they have been completely stopped they had not scores they had only two singles in the first eight innings and it was Linden Dykstra who got it going as a pinch-hitter against the left-hander he tripled Glenn Davis is the batter the pitch by McDowell inside and low ball one peanutbutter Glen Davis at the plate two hips iam three times at Beth of the all to no avail enesta miss could hold the Astros the gal whining at a ground ball hit toward third handle by Ray Knight a very long throw he's out one man down good play by Ray Knight on a very long throw good thing he was playing the line against Davis that he was and playing ball behind the back we've seen in this series why that's true we've had a couple of extra-base hits that have been taken away in the series in late innings because the corners have been playing right on top of the baseline that was another one right there now the hitter is Kevin bass yesterday's game at Shea Stadium went to Albany Gary Carter knocked in the winning run in the 12 where the bottom of the ninth inning here with a score tied pitch to Kevin bass a singer of this low one ball and no strikes dami dowel we'll check it out with Gary Carter during the season Roger was 14 and 9 22 saves happenes a strike called Kevin bass taking all the way on that bass number five hit early Houston muddy water having a very good series old for two today but six hits in 20 times at Beth now Roger will wind and the pitch on the way ground ball hit right at the shortstop Kevin Elster up with it the crew got you good play by the rookie shortstop Kevin Elster he picked that one clean off the rug and that's exactly why Kevin Elster was put you know the heart's beating a thousand miles an hour for Kevin Elster out there who hasn't had that much playing time coming up from double-a ball good play on that one on the strong throw to first Jose Cruz will be the hitter one hit in three times at bat he drove a run home in the first inning the Astros got all three in the first but us get all three in the night go outside one ball and no strikes boy Lenny Dykstra has has such a hand of this series personally winning a game with a 9th inning home run and then getting the triple to start the big rally here clean out of it one ball one strike on Jose Cruz Jose at 278 during the regular season with a victory the must could be flying home and awaiting the World Series the 1:1 delivery suite limit us one ball two strikes on josé Cruz Alan Ashby is the on deck batter [Music] as three runs on five hits the Astros three runs on six bases now Connors setting a low target and a fly ball hit the left field come back and the eunuch is over and the gal gets the Astros one two three of the night can be entertained New York 3 and Houston 3 can fit the 10 penny Dykstra hit up booming triple bar over the head of a speedy Billy Hatcher Hatcher in the beginning was running as though he thought he had it all the way and then realized he was carrying out of his reach ran as hard as he could couldn't catch up now the pitch on the way outside high and small one blade angstrom stayed in the game after getting a triple now leads off here in the 10th inning yesterday scheme 12 innings at Shea Stadium in New York with Carter knocking in the winning run the pitch on the way that's high and outside I don't know how Dave Spence pitches against the rest of the league but you look at the numbers that you know he was fantastic though when he faces New York he does not look confident at all I thought he might walk to any heap when the count went to 3 and 2 strike called at is 2 and 1/2 Len Dykstra they have enter sit up in the bullpen again along with the left-hander would I be Jeff Kellogg Calhoun yep nobody on nobody out were the tenth inning of the Astrodome and the game tied at 3 now the pitch fouled back on the screen and out of play so it's 2 and 2 on Lind extra Dave Smith came in and he walked Gary cutter then after strawberry hit one of the fifth level he walked down Ray Knight had a big one a sacrifice fly that was a deep to right-center that brought home Keith Hernandez with it's hanging run they walked Wally back but a pinch-hitter to load him up but in Dave Smith I'm on three and struck out Jenny Heath to retire the side for the message rallied to score three runs and tie the game in the ninth inning they had gone to the ninth behind three nothing they had only two hits Dykstra mezra got his stroke the pitch long a foul fly into the crowd down the right-field line count 2 and 2 on Lenny Dykstra but he Dijkstra's to the own plate umpire to look at the baseball bill Robinson at the end of the last inning picked up the ball after Smith threw it down after getting the final out took it into the dugout showed Davey Johnson said something the light Dykstra on that last pitch and had Eleni ask prof. Lander to look at it count 2 and 2 is Alan Ashby provides the target and the pitch on the way outside high full count 3 and 2 on Lenny Dykstra Dykstra a marvelous baserunner little man they crawl nails are the miss ballclub has excellent speed and it's a good base stealer counters gone too free and to on Linda extra leading off the top of the timpani mess of one victory from the National League but it looked like that was a full day away and maybe not at all a few moments ago drive in the air too short left field [Music] drive into shallow picked off by jose cruz one away of the 10:30 now Mookie Wilson will come up Mookie it was syphilis when he came to bat in the ninth inning he was jammed but he had a soft line drive Billy Doran came in a step realized he could have done that tried to compensate by jumping into the air couldn't get it based on an RBI of Rimouski rookie hitting looks at it at a high infield pop-up could be an easy play Dickie thon is under it waiting makes me go ironic that a series we've had the great defense in the ninth inning Houston would make not errors with a couple of mistakes on judgment that ball to center field Dykstra hit Hatcher thought he could get it slowed down a little bit didn't get a good jump and then Billy Doran who's just been magnificent at second base misjudging that line drive that went over his head now the rookie shortstop Kevin Elster will get his first at-bat he's hitting in the number two position in the body water even and s is that on deck right hand here Kevin Elster waiting swing on a foul ball two outs and nobody on top of the death games I'd three three in the Astrodome game one end of the night but had only been going about an hour and 45 minutes the mess were happy to report that is slowed up considerably as they rallied for three and said nine men to the plate veteran right-hander Dave Smith into his wind-up breaking ball strike for the he found ball that time thrown by Dave Smith and a count of strike two can feel around a leftist ride against Kevin Elster tall blonde right-hander is ready now the pitch on the way [Music] Thunder Strega three their half of the temp in the middle of the company in the astrodome that's three Castro's three last of the company Roger McDowell pitching in relief Rick Aguilera turned in three very good scoreless innings of relief Alan Ashby leading off last of the tenth outside lowest ball one this that has been a very difficult opponent for Roger McDowell last year and again this year he lost the game on the bottom of the ninth in here on a home run by Craig Reynolds line drive Oh sank by Hernandez megalis loganing over now he's there in time for the out there is the third fielding gem of the ballgame by Keith Hernandez three hits taken away couple of them probably where doubles that ball would have been down the line he had a go to his right he was guarding the line came up with a short hop taking the ball totally on his right side Bing over to McDonald to the ugh boy is he mad he went into that dugout he slammed that helmet down as hard as he could he thought sure he was on when i forbade her some drama Craig Reynolds that could be a pensioner for Nicki five we mentioned a moment ago that in the middle of the year Roger lost a game it was a game that Dwight Gooden started against Mike Scott John had a shutout going to 94 to nothing rally scored four runs tied the game then of the last of the lengthening Greg Reynolds in a hormonal big gal the one that Baldy for you Rose was going to hit for Dickie v Bonner right envira Craig rolls a left-hand hitter three two three bottom half of the synthetic if Roger can get them out here on the tenth of us will have the middle of their batting order coming up in the 11th inning Aurelio Lopez the veteran right-hander is getting ready in the Astro bullpen we'll probably have Terry Puhl next as a pinch-hitter out and nobody on beautiful play by Hernandez the double away from out Ashby nah mcdowell starting his wind-up the fifth mile away one ball and no strikes [Music] ra's settling back down they went through so much drama in the night rally coming from behind three nothing to tie the game counting down siding in the pitch on the way hit hard fouled on the right the Alliance oh that was ripped by Craig Reynolds hard line drive going down into the Houston bullpen one ball and one strike we Don will very seldom get a ball up in the strike zone throwing that good singing fastball that one he did though that would hunt the letters intended fix it Reynolds hit out of there and home run you were just talking about you get a good whack at that one everybody moving around as an astro dugout the only person sitting quietly is Mike Scott he's hoping he'll be on the mound tomorrow night for Game seven if he's there he'll be opposed by Ron darling one ball and one strike on Greg Reynolds Carter setting the target here's the pitch on the way a little bit outside two balls in one strength Greg Reynolds is the batter and Terry Puhl will come up and bat for Dave Smith Terry Puhl is two for two in the series as a pinch-hitter now of the two on one count of the left-hand hitter Craig Reynolds to one delivery line foul down the right-field line and again he ripped it down into the Astro bullpen down the right-field line oh he's really sitting on that ball ricocheted off the side of the stand so hard it went all the way on the center field Dykstra had to go over and pick it up throw it back in Roger McDowell not getting that ball down the way he wants to do or if he is Reynolds has any ability for getting the bat under it and the count is two balls and two strikes one out have other ten running crowd of better than 45,000 Leo Cena magnificent ballgame as the fans did yesterday s Jays video that's finally winning that heart stopper the other 12th inning on a Gary Carter base hit Ray Knight drove in the tying run in the 1940 York they down into his wind-up now the pitch on the way swinging on a Miss struck him out whoa big diving down after two line drives ripped foul he got him with a great looking finger that one stayed down that's where he wanted the pitch to be but that one down started at the knees ended up almost in the dirt when Gary Carter caught it pearl had no chance of golf ball here's Terry Puhl the elephants he's two for two he has been uncanny in League Championship Series competition in postseason play very pool is hitting 571 well hits in 21 times at better and if Roger McDowell can get him out Aurelio Lopez who's been around missing for about 20 years bringing ball pitcher will be coming up and we'll go to the 11th inning now Roger wines the pitch on the way swing amiss good sinker low and outside and a one strike count on Terry Puhl the best bullpen has not been scored on they have not given up an earned run in the league championship series this is now Game six the Dow looks in the Carter the infield a scepter right foul ball back toward the Houston dugout McDowell with a two strike count on the left-hand hitter Terry Puhl who loved Astro Raider until this year and a string bulls sent him to the sideline billy hatcher got a chance to play played awfully well so Hal Lanier decided to keep Terry Puhl that he's dug up for his pinch-hitting expertise he is a good way down slowing it down just for a moment now the wind up by Roger of a pitch ground ball hit down to first uneasy play Hernandez to McDowell covering he's out we'll go to the eleventh inning and McDowell and relief has retired six in a row nothing upfront at the end of ten and he has New York free Houston breeze 1050 the are really all open Larry Anderson who had been warming up earlier is going to come out and do the job with the left-hander's coming up here Hernandez left Carter right then Darryl Strawberry Anderson throws a screwball so Lopez will continue to warm up in Anderson who had warmed up earlier will come on and make the appearance against the New York Mets Anderson has appeared in two innings of this series giving up no runs at only one hit striking out two and walking of one Larry Anderson 33 year-old right-hander who have been with the Philadelphia Phillies released and acquired during the season by the Euston Astros will now go to the mound Anderson did a good job in middle relief work for the incident rose during the course of the regular season all tied 3-3 top half of the 11th inning hernandez chartered strawberry hernandez delivered an RBI double in the big 9th inning as the Mets came from three runs down tie the ball gave up Anderson's pitch Hernandez makes it a PI ball one Anderson with Houston finished two and one and a save 64 innings 22 runs 64 hits struck out 33 and walked 23 now in for the second time here this national league series 100 delivery ananda is taking it down low and Hernandez goes ahead on the count here two balls and no strikes that's obviously with a love to get that leadoff man on here and try and get run that would put them on top they did not have a leadoff man on until Lenny Dykstra tripled in the ninth inning pitch is a strike fastball and then Dez is going to make him throw at least one two balls in one strike [Music] Larry Anderson came on to pitch in Game two Mets won 5-1 Anderson a couple of good innings came in for Nolan Ryan in that ball game two ball one strike count he works out of the stretch they delivery swung on and fouled back off at the screen all right five number eight and a third innings cruising along until the ninth inning giving up only two hits ran into trouble charged with all three runs on five hits walked one and struck out six they delivery two two fouled off and stay there Bobby Ojeda started pretty or call 3s troll on the first inning they hit him apart and then he settled in it's five innings three runs five hits Rick Aguilera three innings McDowell now one and relief in that first inning garner Davis and Cruz picked up the RBI's for Houston New York Mets RBIs Mookie Wilson with a single and Hernandez double and Knight sacrifice going on hit up the middle off the mound shortstop coming over played by Reynolds affairs they got him on that one big play by Craig Reynolds and drop on a hopper off the mound Jess Gus Keith Hernandez at first base one away maybe Johnson looking out but not coming up awfully close I did think that he was out superb play by Craig Reynolds adjusted over a shortstop they got a good breakaway that ball came off the rise was it hard normally a base hit through the middle now and seamless thrown up all over loaded up a good deal and Reynolds had to make a running throw off balance over the first face the Garvey the crew chief making that call and got Keith Hernandez by the length of the foot coming down on the bag Gary Carter writer old 4:3 is drawn a walk to for 25 in the series now go hug on it most right [Music] Larry Anderson well that's almost getting the leadoff man on but not quite that close gets the sign from Ashley the delivery is a check swing up high for the fastball 101 Greg Reynolds is not playing shortstop in predict upon and he walling playing at third-base came in for Phil garner who changes made by the Astros along the pitching changes pitch is down low two balls at one strike [Music] another magnificent baseball game the Astros must win in order to send it into Game seven tomorrow night that the Mets could win it the National League pennant is their 2-1 pitch inside and high frame on it [Music] Gary Carter Darryl Strawberry waiting on Jackie would be followed by Ray Knight very deep in center Billy Hatcher and a few steps over towards left-field 3 1 delivery takes it outside ball four Carter draws his second walk and the Mets have the go-ahead run on it first base one down and strawberry coming up never walked once with three an intentional pass included in Anderson moving up the walk here in the 11th inning all tied at three now Darryl Strawberry up strawberry is struck out twice grounded out and he drew a walk his last time up Anderson's delivery - I've swung on hit in the air third base way Wallach backing up foul territory he's under it he's got it in by robbery Tamara to Dow away in the 11th inning that will bring up Ray Knight he and Alan Ashby Pat each other on the backside at home plate they had words the last time Ray Knight came up in the tension of the ballgame they're at each other face to face now is Ray Knight goes in they simply recognize the tension as what it was get that over with a nice ready to go do down runner at first the pitch swung on and fouled off strike one enormous pressure that these ball players are under in these games tremendous competitive nature of course they have in order to be at this level of baseball those kinds of things are going to happen but the professionalism of it is what you just saw at home plate when they recognize it for what it is if the relationships back where they belong and back into the game Wally Backman the on-deck circle but there are two down here Gary Connor with a walk at first base Anderson I set physician Li delivery [Music] right through night in the hole two strikes Wallach guarding the line at third Davis holding the bag on Gary Carter at first base two strikeouts two down here's the delivery tonight's log on in this game on a brighter away and Anderson is out of the inning no runs no hits the base runner left on we go to the bottom of the 11th all tied at three [Music] roger mcdowell will face the top of the houston order in the bottom of the 11th inning Doran Hatcher and Denny walling let's pause right here for station identification the New York Mets baseball Network this is in the Astrodome for the second day we are in extra innings game six Gary Thorne and Bob Murphy with you another great playoff baseball game we are all tied at three apiece ride to McDowell on the mound Sid Fernandez is in the duct in the bullpen warming up the left-hander who appeared in the final game of the regular season in relief may get some relief work here today we'll see Sid Fernandez if Roger gets them out here because we now would be batting in their City Billy Doran the leadoff batter takes the first pitch for McDowell out New York Met relievers have not given up a 1 in 15 innings of relief work Aguilera went three scoreless McDowell working on a perfect six in a row down fouled back by Dorn one ball one strike Billy Doran has singled in four times up the Astros scoring three runs in the bottom of the first inning the New York Mets three runs of the top of the ninth inning mob members magnificent performance goes by the boards as he could not get the final two outs he needed one one Doran swings and misses on a sinker wanted to do Jorn switch hitter batting left-handed in the series now has picked up 4/5 it's in the twenty four times for the place reading leadoff batter switch-hitter v12 delivery months outside two balls and two strikes the brand has of course picked up a save and his only relief appearance on the last day of the season against the Pirates getting some work in what innings of relief Davey Johnson will not hesitate to use him here he worked the last four innings allowed no runs only two hits now look to count delivers the Billie Doran swung on hit Floyd Sean Bell storm runoff over the first Hernandez has it and there's one away the leadoff batter kept off base Alastor quite a story coming up to play defensive purposes for Santana to the playoff roster triple-a baseball Boatwright up from double-a they felt he was the best defensive shortstop they had and here he is in Game six extra innings playing a short very good move by Frank Davey Johnson otherwise it would have been Howard Johnson or Kevin Mitchell billy hatcher delivery time was a strike call by McDowell that sure has picked up a single in four times up he's now 5 for 22 in the series second man in the order walling on deck all tied 3-3 bottom of inning number 11 here in the dome delivery to Hatcher swung on a chopper to third will be fouled Roger McDowell goes ahead on the count two strikes roger mcdowell appearing in his second game and relief went to perfect innings [Music] perfect baseball here the Astros have not had a baserunner since the sixth inning when they get a one out double from Davis he was left stranded since then the New York Met relievers have been in charge two-strike count the delivery swung on a ground ball to third Knight died jumps up gets it throws the first break play Ray Knight a chopper off the astroturf II had to reach up for it jumping up to get it then had to make a throw unable to set himself and he was guarding the line so he had a long throw to make and he put it right into the glove of Keith Hernandez we have just seen spectacular infield play particularly if finally our best they've had more the Astros also been bring it on in in a defensive series I really hasn't been a tough chance of the ovule at all nope yeah you walling up two down nobody on rounded out at his only time up as a pinch-hitter pitch to him swung on fouled off strike was two down nobody on bottom of the 11th inning three three Astros about his finesse six to five we are against trying to put away the National League pennant in this ballgame the Astros trying to get it into Game seven tomorrow night they were so close to doing that in the ninth inning with a three to nothing lead the Mets with a stunning rally the score three runs and tie it up oh one pitch swung on chopper out in front the GAO first base side throws over the runner to first good play good even first base McDowell who made the throw on the inside of the base line to Keith Hernandez who took a throw on the inside of the base another outstanding play three up three down McDowell's perfect and relief we go to the twelfth three three it's the way championship baseball is supposed to be played and these two ball clubs have played it now in six ball games and this one's not over yet at last play as good at defensive plays you'll want to see not spectacular but so difficult because McDowell had to come over in a chopper to first play the ball right on the base line throw into the runner Hernandez went to the foul side of the bag and picked it off the shoulder of the runner as he got the first base Bobbitt you say can't get any better in the next play it does you know with Hernandez it's just sheer artistry it is he plays first base like nobody else in the world and I'm sure he plays it as well as anybody has ever played it give the history of baseball that's how good he is he has saved the best time and again as a fall unity at the very early part of the game the Astros were hitting them s very hard he took not one but two base hits away from the Astros and had not been for that they would have scored six or seven runs wally backman they hit her outside high one ball no strikes a veteran right-hander Larry Anderson is on in relief he's not a hard thrower but he's a very skillful pitcher and I guess left-handed hitters he does have a good screwball it breaks away bouncing ball to first easy play for Glenn Davis one down now let's see if roger mcdowell comes onto Hill and I believe that he will Doug Sisk is up in the bullpen now McDowell is going to take the turn his back Roger in relief has already pitched three innings he has retired nine in a row right here Davey Johnson will take his chances he had brought in a left-hander Sid Fernandez going into the bottom half of the inning it would have had to face Davis Bassin switch-hitter improves the left-handed batter so not an ideal time to make that kind of a change and so Roger McDowell batting eighth of the order will take the turn at bat Lenny Dykstra is hitting night after the East Franklin call Roger is a good athlete he rarely ever gets an opportunity to bat but that does not mean he can't handle it from the stretch right-hander Larry Anderson delivers swingin Anderson exclusively a relief litter of the Astros so when he comes into a game even when there's nobody on base he's comfortable hitting the way normally does from the stretch so he'll always work that way he has a two strike count on me down at a ground ball slowly hit the second base Billy Doran up with it now to do straight out [Music] two outs nobody on confident well Vinick yesterday's game at shave one in the 12 inning by the York our game what he hit by Gary Carter no one in the Astrodome had any idea this would be an extra inning ballgame schemed Nevada the ninth inning behind free for nothing they have been shut out on only two hits by Bob Knepper but Lenny Dykstra the man now stepping in came up as a pinch-hitter batting left-handed against the left-hander Bob Knepper and hit a booming through ball to center field and that got the rally going now Dykstra hitting out of that familiar Crouch foul ball back on the screen strike one [Music] that's hoping so what it here and fly a home after the game is over the world ole sir is will get underway Saturday night either at Shea Stadium or here in the Astrodome if we have a seventh game it'll be Mike Scott and Ron darling now intercept is ready and the pitch on the way ground wall hit hard but foul down the right-field line they've all been fair Davis probably would have been able to feel he will awfully close to the line connects turning if you don't leave those lines unprotected they're more much more willing to give up a single though to take a chance on allowing an extra basin allowing that runner to go into scoring position the game has been sold test the entire series have been that way yesterday's game just like everybody else who's Frank delivery go inside one ball two strikes fill in Dykstra bob knepper left the ballgame and after the ninth inning when he saw the Mets tie it up headed to the clubhouse does the jacket back on and on the front railing over there in the Astro he's going to watch this one thanks for awaiting on a 1 2 delivery the pitch - the shortstop hopper rentals as it the roll two three in there half overconfident Larry Anderson of 15 very well in relief two scoreless at hitless innings in the middle of the 12th inning in the Astrodome Mets three Astros three listed four times at Beth and on another at-bat he hit a hard line drive was caught Glen Davis was six bases died in the series in 23 times at Beth Roger McDowell will start his fourth inning of relief Roger has retired nine in a row he retired six in a row in his other relief outing in the series so he actually has 15 straight but here we are in the bottom half of the 12 inning as tense as it can be and Glen Davis the big power hitter on the astro ball club is standing in during the regular season 31 home runs he beats white Goodman in Game one with a home run right-hand hitter Witte the pitch on the way way inside almost hitting that almost hit Imani one ball and no strikes to Glendale to the thought quicker he probably would have let it hit him and anything to get on base you just missed the pants in the back leg he's going to react that way though the natural thing is to get out of the way if that be it Kevin bass the on-deck hitter infield way around to left ground ball foul down the third base line one ball one strike Kevin bass the on-deck hitter the Astros leading hitter during the year batter to 311 well they have three awfully tough hitters here of a 12 inning Davis fast and Cruz after that it is Alan Ashby we are three runs on five hits no errors the Astro is free run success they got their three runs and four hits in the first inning the pitch ground ball hit down the third base line foul stabbed and foul ground by Ray Knight it has been such a series about standing infield plays throughout the ballgame by New York everyone has had a hand at the leader of course has been Keith Hernandez he has stolen at least 300 afore game has had a couple of real feelings [Music] the outfielders on both balls have not had any real difficult chances on dice Chris triple Hatcher with a better break might have gotten close to it 4 1 2 delivery swinging in a foul ball no play skidding off the bat handle rolling toward the backstop and the count remains at one ball two strikes bottom half of the 12th inning they played 12 at Shea yesterday afternoon we're in the 12th inning now in the Astrodome 12 innings yesterday a free and a half hour flight to Houston Albany's today and if it becomes necessary the seventh and deciding game right here tomorrow night Glenn Davis with that back foot plan on a restraining line Gary Carter will set the target Kevin Elster over deep in the hole at shortstop the pitch swinging an event struck him out all of the dirt grabbed by Carter Brewster Hernandez one Don he found him with a wicked slider but actually broke into the dirt but Carter came up with it he then had to throw to first to complete the play Rodgers definitely got the sinker going and also a good hard slider that he's used a couple of times and on Davis who saw the sinker ball working when Davis hit a couple of foul balls Rick flied into the ground at home plate one out and nobody on Kevin bass is the hitter 20 home runs during the regular season switch hitter batting lefty hit over 300 both ways the pitch to him sinker that is low one ball and no strikes [Music] the Astros have had only two hits says the first inning of this ballgame they scored the three and had four hits of the opening inning they have only six of the game swinging a mess one ball and one strike to Kevin bass straightaway and very deep in center field Lenny Dykstra Darryl Strawberry deep and around to right against Kevin bass Mookie Wilson is the left fielder right side of the infield very deep and a chopper foul to the right no play one ball and two strikes this is the last half of the 12th inning Houston got three in the first they were leading pre nothing with the best scheme to bat in the ninth inning the Mets rallied and tied the game they have Danny Heep of the plate with the bases loaded three times in a row he fouled off the 3-2 delivery the Dave Smith finally got him on the Portland a strikeout to end the inning now the 1 2 pitch ground ball up the middle Mason the winning run is on bait a very fast man Kevin back there is the first baserunner against Roger McDowell [Music] when he hit right through the middle and it brings up the old pro jose cruz mcdonald approaching the longest outing he's had against the Expos on august first picked up a save again for Dwight Gooden in a ball game where he went four innings and held the expo scoreless that was his longest outing of the season how the 16-year veteran Jose Cruz a lifetime 288 batter sitting in the Astros have the winning run on first he is one of their very fastest people Kevin Betts Cruz in the game that a one for four for the first none intact it might very well be that bass will try to steal second in this dramatic situation or if he can steal second obviously he then could score on a single the pitch on the way swing immense big swing by Jose Cruz at a one strikeout during the season with Kevin bass stole 22 bassist Billy Doran was the leader than Billy Hatcher and then Kevin bass he takes a short lead Hernandez holding against him infield looking for two one out and one on the pitch on the way swinging a foul tip at a two strike count on Jose Cruz Alan Ashby is the on-deck hitter that single was the sub intent of the game for Houston only their third since the first city during the year Roger McDowell won 14 games and save 22 he had retired 16 consecutive batters in relief of this series when he gave up the single up the middle to Kevin bass bass leading away now at first base Backman and Elster a double-play depth breaking ball just fill boy almost had even struck out with that good pitch to use on Cruz he's such a free swinger you get one anywhere close to the strike zone and generally he'll get it take a hack at it he's what is known as a good bad ball hitter you pitch him high and away it he'll slam the ball to left field again Hernandez will keep a short halter over there on Kevin bats McDowell looking back Jose Cruz the left-hand hitter waiting for the first Aurelio Lopez the better Andre head already he really is a veteran is up now in the Houston bullpen he's been up before [Music] Gary Carter crouched behind the purple Cruz will call time and step back he wants to be dowel to think this would through so Jose Cruz a 16-year veteran all-time Houston Astro favorite along with rusty Staub a big favorite here as well as in New York now McDowell has set the pitch breaking ball missing two balls and two strikes and most last two have been old so close to striking out Jose Cruz Alan Ashby the veteran catcher is on deck bottom half of the 12th inning game tied 3-3 and Kevin bass carrying a winning run is on first base me down where he very deliberately as he should getting his concentration checking things out with Gary Carter Elster and Backman look for a double play and McDowell will step off let's have the outfield Alice tried to write against Jose he will hit from lying to Lyon - to delivery there are he goes outside crudo SEC of the slide you know he's out of cigarette Gary Carter throws out Kevin bass Kevin Elster made the tag oh what a perfect throw that's only the second base runner of ten to be taken out but if you're going to do it what a place to do it Gary Crowder has a great sense of theater when the lights are bright Gary Carter you'll go front and center almost every day goes perfect right in the glove else they're just held it there waiting for the baserunner to slide into it now it's three and two on Jose Cruz two outs and nobody on McDowell into his wind-up the pitch on the way and a bouncing ball slowly hit tough play grab by Backman throwing he's out and we'll go under the ready beautiful job by Roger McDowell great play by Gary Carter no runs a hit somebody left on we've had practically nobody left on pacer today and at the end of 12 at Houston New York free Houston 3gen 50 has been double dose of agony the agony and the ecstasy yesterday for the message a were they finally wonder the twelfth inning moral the same but this wood is still up in the air Gary as we go to the 13th inning Larry Anderson has done a very good job coming on in relief as the euston Astro right-hander long relief during the season Lopez has continued to throw right-hander in the bullpen the New York Mets have not been able to get to Larry Anderson Knepper went eight and a third Smith went in again to two thirds and Anderson has given up just a walk striking off one and has not given up a hit he will face rookie Wilson Kevin Elster and Keith Hernandez the order for the New York Mets Roger McDowell moving up only one yet is now work the longest relief spent equaling the longest four innings that he worked during the year [Music] new territory if he stays on the mound he has that sinker ball working for it Mookie Wilson stepping in Mookie singled in a run in the ninth inning when the Mets tied the score 3-3 with that dramatic three-run ninth inning Mookie 1 for 4 in today's ballgame 3 hits 23 times up in the series batting in the leadoff spot remember a left-hander having started pitches going on ah Larry Anderson has a good screwball has shown some pretty good simple the baseball with a fastball today he's been riding in on the left handers go one delivery to Mookie swung on a ground ball right back to the staff over the first Hoagy retired on the ground ball off half of the 14th inning as the New York Mets and Houston Astros will take a ballgame and League Championship played in two innings that it has not been before 12 innings have been the most played in extra innings on a league championship baseball game including the one yesterday pitch is outside for ball so there's yet another record that set as we go into extra innings into the 13th in this one all tied three-three Astro seven hits the Mets five pitch to Elster strike call at Elstree came on as a defensive replacement in the ninth inning after Santana had been hit four and he struck out only time up Kevin Elster of course coming up for only a month's worth of action most of that was on the bench watching slog on in this wall two strikes on Kevin Aleister came to the plate only 30 times a regular season picking up five it's one-ball two-strike count one down nobody on [Music] sorry andis on the right-hander out of the stretch is delivery rung on here right up the middle hits the mound goes the second Oren's got it anybody but otherwise into centerfield for face it was blown up the shortstop on Hernandez that one blown up the other way to second baseman billy Doran that looked like a certain Mason when it went off the bat it was I going to been hit right through the box ricocheted off the mound with Hillary Billy door do down hard love right there and I was coming up the other hard like ground wall of the 11th inning a rip shot that hit here the rubber involves so many shortstop Craig Reynolds through him oh dude out nobody on three three thirteenth inning Mets win it lash the league crown is theirs the Astros win in this game seven tomorrow night Keith Hernandez a big RBI double in the ninth inning of the ballgame one hit in five times up pitch to him is a five ball one and as now with seven hits in the series [Music] 25 times for the plate [Music] sorry Anderson waiting for Hernandez to get back is ready the pitch toy calls what's right funny the walked only to blob in the Astro pitchers and walked only five Marvel's control a whole series for both pitching staff if you base on balls have been given up on one count they delivery just missed the outside corner at the knees I was just thinking the game was so different in the on a ballpark for homeruns you don't even think about the homerun getting that long ball is a gift for either team that might bit one up especially in extra innings off these stuffs it was Davis or this Darryl Strawberry and there's something out on Anderson with a 2-1 count on him Anderson again ready here's the two one delivery Hernandez takes it up high on the count of three balls one strike in the on-deck circle they are interest coming into this game base on ball Department had given up 14 on the Astros only six [Music] 3 1 delivery swag on it three and two and hailing away he stays out drawing a deep breath breathe through count on him with two down on the bases empty very deep my god hit the short is line drive Larry Anderson or a job in relief that's the mess down in order he's given up only one walk we go to the bottom of the 13th Priya piece your world sir roger mcdowell will go into the fifth inning of relief work something he did not do during the regular season and he will be facing Ashby Runnels and maybe a pinch-hitter we will see us pause right here for station identification on the New York Mets baseball Network hello everyone I'm gene this is Daniel on June 15 whn your World Series biggest Asian flames in Paramus you are listening to the message Astros on sports radio 10:50 whn New York [Music] back in the astrodome Gary Thorne and Bob Murphy with you hope you are enjoying this as much as we are another great baseball game tied three-three bottom of the 13th the Astros against McDowell have picked up only one hit a single in the 12th inning down loud starts inning number five over relief work Alan Ashby old for four switch-hitting catcher batting one pitch to him is a check swing strike called at the knees a Sri now free hits in 21 times up not happy with that call steps out waiting on deck will be Craig Reynolds [Applause] roger mcdowell into the wind up the o1 delivery check swing again the sinker misses down loan in one ball and one strike Bobby Ojeda gave up three runs on five hits over five innings as the Astros scored three in the first inning the Mets scored three in the top of the ninth to tie the ball gave up the delivery is a check swing and he just passed outside 2 & 1 they have jumped ankov it's been a very good pinch-hitter around the bat rack probably to the third hitter in the city no warm-up action in either bullpen right now but Lopes has been ready to go for 3 innings for the Eastern Astros been warming up all that time Aurelio Lopez a right-hander McDowell with a 2-1 count delivers to Ashby swung on and fouled tip the count is 2 & 2 Roger McDowell did not have good luck against the Astros during the course of the regular season he was Owen free with one save he won eight in two thirds innings giving up four runs on Kenya but McDowell has been perfect but for that single and relief of this ballgame now Davy Lopes is also around the bow track so I guess berry Hal Lanier hasn't made a decision yet get them both ready to to count down taking time to rub up the new baseball [Applause] now and I should be waiting on him in the batter's box the two to delivery plug on and hit in the air to left centerfield Mookie Wilson moving over Dykstra calling him off the centerfielder Dykstra's under it he's got it on down leadoff man retired here in the bottom half of inning number 13 will bring up Craig Reynolds the shortstop remember that there are 24 players on the rosters as it was during the regular season so there aren't many more moves that can be made you've got a couple of pinch hitters sitting on each bench you can't do a whole lot that will take anybody out defensively because you don't have anybody else to put in all the pinch hitting will be for the pitchers one down nobody on Craig Reynolds who struck out in his only appearance came on to hit in the 10th inning say then at shortstop left-handed batter we delivered that homerun to win a ballgame here in July against Roger McDowell first home run McDowell had given up this season one down nobody on pitch throwing a ground ball the first right at Keith Hernandez McDowell coming over we'll take the flip and there are two now two away nobody on in the 13th and now we will get a pinch-hitter jim pankovitz will pinch-hit for Larry Anderson that's both mine saying Larry Anderson leave the ballgame Anderson was outstanding in relief going three innings Anderson did not give up a hit struck out one walked one as their relievers have been perfect as far as no run scored by both pens thank you miss coming up right-handed batter Bank of its this season finish the year hitting at 283 as a pinch-hitter you did a whale of a job 11 for 38 with a home run and two RBIs batter jim pankovitz against McDowell with two down pitch to him is a strike called on the inside corner we're all tied at three free bottom of the 13th inning the zeros keep going up on the board psych Aurelio Lopez will be coming on on the top of the 14th if McDowell retires gets the final out here in the 13th nobody else warming up oh one delivery swung on a ground ball to third Knight guarding the line has it long throw to first and that's the 13th inning Roger McDowell retires the side in order we go to winning number 14 all tied 3-3 Marek my bullpen now has got 18 innings in this series without giving up a run they upheld the Astros down but your best point of view the problem is so have the Houston Astros we're going to see another one really Oh Lopez mr. docent years of the Mexican League with the Mexico City Reds roundup of the major leagues with the Troy stay with the Tigers about nine years 38 year old right-hander with a wide assortment of business this year with the Astros three and three a three point four earned run average 78 and is only sixty four hits allowed Gary Carter leading off the fourteenth inning all away one ball and no strikes then Darryl Strawberry followed by Ray Knight Roger McDowell already has gone five scoreless innings now the pitch on the way fastball for a strike one and one to gary cutter Gary hitless in three times at bat has been walked his last two times up now Jesse Orosco will get out of the York bullpen Jesse already is won two games and a line drive to the opposite field of ASA Gary Carter is on leading off the fourteenth inning a single to the opposite field and Darryl Strawberry welcome to bet Darryl in the game today hitless in four times at bet drew a walk in the ninth inning when the Miss rallied to tie the ballgame Roscoe getting ready in the bullpen now Aurelio Lopez will look into Ashby strawberry witting a fireball one one ball and no strikes the Darryl Strawberry Gary Carter singles the leadoff the fourteenth inning that's it not had a base it since the ninth inning now the pitch on the way outside and low Danny Darwin the number five starter for the Astros going down to the bullpen now he's not normally a relief pitcher he's been a starter in a very good one but he'll start to get ready down the pitch by Lopez slider inside ball three he hangs from her a three and all a walk would move the lead run over to second base Ray Knight is out on deck [Music] we'll pass with good control rarely watched anybody but he's in danger of walky strawberry write down the pitch on the way ball four he washed strawberry on four pitches Gary Carter goes to second runners on first and second and nobody out as you can feel the uneasiness now with the Houston Astro fans Ray Knight will be coming up and we'll see how Davey Johnson wants to go about this the on-deck hitter is flowy back why sure Davey would love to have it reverse right now he'd love to have back from the Hiller with night on deck because Backman is an excellent butter now ray Knight goes down to talk to Buddy Harrelson I can't recall Gary ray Knight being called on to but know very seldom he rarely ever has to do that usually in that number 6 hole it's not a position where you gotta bow to anybody around these are people on base obviously a your power hitters they don't have a lot of speed anyway so you don't take the chance they'll play on very close and first and third looking for the but they'll use the revolving infield the shortstop will cover third they'll be trying to get the lead play a third base the pitch he did not square around it's low ball one all and no strikes to Rene ray will look to Buddy Harrelson coaching a third for the decisions being made by Davey Johnson fillies are on in for a word with our radio Lopes Houston setting up to play for the bunt at 1st and 3rd night gives himself up but back towards the mound of Oprah play a third and the play of vertigo is out there well it's not easy to try in but Gary Carter over to third the ball was funded right back to the mound so Lopez had plenty of time the throw to third and that's a very big out that's now slowly a need of a basin but they do have excellent speed now at second base if they can get a base hit off Aurelio Lopez that's why ray nights early called on to bunt not that that was not a bad bunt but when you got somebody like Gary Carter out you got to make a perfect bunt Gary just doesn't have the speed they'll race the throw but has to be perfect but of course if you let the batter swing away you run that risk of hitting into a double play right not all decisions are easy by any means the hitter is Wally back runners on first and second and one down tie game top of the 14th inning the veteran right-hander Aurelio Lopez 38 year old right-hander came to Houston this year after nine years in Detroit now Lopez for the stretch slider strike called on the inside corner [Applause] wally backman came on the game as a pinch hitter at the ninth inning drew an intentional walk he batted to the twelfth inning and he grounded up Darryl Strawberry is on second ray Knight is on first one down Mets looking for the biggest hit of the year right here the pitch on the way and a line drive base hit going into right field strawberry will try to score here's the throw coming to the plate he scores the throws high goes into foul ground runners on second and third the Mets have taken the lead Wally Backman drilled a clean single to right field our runners in the throw bypassed the right fielder way over the hill and HP all the way to the backstop let's now have a chance to add more Wally Backman having a magnificent series he scored the run that won the ballgame yesterday picks up the RBI the potential game-winner here bass could not get the ball cleanly out of the glove he threw that so high that it hit the screen behind home plate halfway up he almost threw it on top of the screen [Music] our Johnson is going to bat now for Roger McDowell Jesse Orosco will come on to pitch in the bottom half of the 14th so now Howard Johnson is hitting for Roger McDowell the run belongs to Roger McDowell that the Met bullpen can hold it Roger would have the clinching victory now they bring the infield in one more hit would be such a beautiful pillow I'll just put their head on for the New York Mets the runners are on 2nd and 3rd now the pitch on the way a pitch shot they thought a squeeze play it might be in the offing Lenny Dykstra is the on deck batter Wally Backman is on second he went to second when a throw came in it over the head of the catcher there be an arrow that played the only air of the afternoon so now runners on second and third with one man out the infield in the pitch to Hojo and a foul pop-up might be playable Ashby coming back coming back has room makes to get our Johnson fouls out to Alan Ashby there are two men away and Len Dykstra will be coming to bat thanks drew as a pensioner leading off but anything against Bob Knepper in a towering triple over the head of Billy Hatcher that began the dramatic rally that are able to miss to tie the game in the name they had come to battle the Nathan Inc trailing 3 to nothing now they'll walk Lynn Dykstra they'll pitch instead to Mookie Wilson cookies Pat has not been hotter this serious and by walking Dykstra they have a play at any other four bases so they get Lynn Dykstra and intentional walk it'll bring up Mookie Wilson with the bases loaded and two men down Mookie in the game today has 1 for 5 as a matter of fact his patient was in the ninth inning and drove in Lynn Dykstra with New York's first run of the ballgame Keith Hernandez doubled in the second rain eight sacrifice fly brought in the tying run for 2 3 New York now here a spooky coming up with a bases loaded and to bend in the bottom half of the 14th inning the Astros will have the top of the batting order coming up Billy Doran Billy Hatcher and Denny walling the pitch foul ball off the end of the bat back into the crowd behind the third-base dugout Mets are trying to clinch the pennant if they win this one they'll talk about this one they'll write about this one for a long time to go it is not over yet now the pitch on the way get off the end of the bat foul screwball the count Strike 2 on Mookie Wilson Mookie with three hits in 24 times at bat in the series this is game six that's fighting desperately trying to avoid being seven they have taken the lead for the first time all day long here in the 14th inning the pitch on the way check it out would be with a cool [Music] in the 14th run-run there are two hits three left on base fasten your seat belt we go to the bottom half of the 14th inning New York for at Houston three Jesse Orosco winding at the Vista Billy Doran is over strike one called four to three New York bottom half of the fourteenth inning the talented Billy Doran is the batter he has one hit today Orosco into the Y in the pitch outside one ball and one strike Billy Hatcher on deck and then at Denny walling Orosco is 200 in the League Championship Series he was the winner with two scoreless innings yesterday now the one one delivery swinging a minute high hardwood one ball and two strikes bottom half of the fourteenth inning that's three outs away from a hastily finish at a Saturday night at eight at Shea in a World Series ballgame Orosco winding the pitch swinging honest struck him out one man down in the bottom half of the 14th inning Roger McDowell five brilliant innings in relief Aguilar three strong innings in relief now Orosco trying to save it in the bottom half of the fourteenth inning the hitter is Billy Hatcher of the centerfielder right here 105 times up Orosco glancing around seeing how the defense is set Billy Hatcher a very fast hit runner the pitch on the way inside ball one the Mets bullpen has been magnificent in the League Championship Series they have yet to give up a run now Gary Carter setting the target line drive foul down the left-field line that was a hard way back into the left-field corner but a foul ball that been straightened out this game was tied up again so that was scared the daylights out of the New York must standing in the dugout right behind the screen general manager Frank ashen senior vice president al Harrison club president Fred Wilpon Joe McElveen you think they're not hanging on at the moment one out and nobody on four to three New York bottom half of the 14th inning now the pitch on the way freaking ball strike one ball and two strikes to Billy Hatcher Denny walling on deck and then Glen Davis the cleanup batter saw Orosco up against the heavy artillery here on the bottom half of the 14th the pitch just missed outside two balls and two strikes Jesse moving the ball in and then out trying to pick off the corner is 2 and 2 to Billy Hatcher now the wind up by osco the pitch outside ball three breaking ball that justice is three and two Billy Hatcher give me on viola mr. deep thanks for over toward left-center Mookie deep in left pay off delivery and a high fly people down the line they go foul winging hits the free high Baldy [Applause] Billy Hatcher has passed ball game towering fly ball a homerun it hit the screen attached to the foul ball yesterday in New York long ballgame Darryl Strawberry hit a home run that hit the foul pole in right field so Jesse Orosco giving up a home run to Billy Hatcher this amazing baseball game is now tied at 44 Denny walling will be coming up right now the waiting for Billy Hatcher to come out and golf his home and he does that that is the first run allowed by the Mets bullpen in the ALCS a home run by Billy Hatcher has tied the ballgame now it is four to four [Applause] [Music] Denny walling will be coming up now the Astros are hoping to win it and a huge crowd all sandy not a soul sitting down now what a big way to for Billy Hatcher he gave a warning a moment ago when he hit a wicked lion drive deep into the left-field corner now walling is the hitter and he's a tough hitter left-hander against left-hander fastball outside one ball and no strikes noise he has to spell all day long right now and it has been very noisy here's the one oh delivery foul ball back on the screen and no play one ball and one strike said any Wally the cleanup batter Glen Davis is the on-deck hitter the Mets for two outs away from the World Series yanked back by Billy Hatcher and his settled home run of the year here is the 1 1 pitch ground ball hit down to first base Orosco will have to cover the flip from Hernandez County in close play to win down in the bottom half of the 14th now Jesse will have to be very careful the leading home run hitter on the Astro ballclub Glen Davis is striding to the plate he hit 31 during the regular season he be played with a home run in the first game of the series in today's game Davis has a single and double in five times had been three or four runs seven hits Houston four runs eight hits an amazing baseball game the pitch on the way breaking ball outside one ball and no strikes Jesse Orosco stirred relief appearance he was a winning pitcher in the previous outings and he been able to hold the lead here he towel would have been a winner Jesse would have had a C swinging on a mess but he looked bad on a breaking ball one ball and one strike to Glen Davis the bullpen cannot be faulted in anyway that was the first run allowed of the entire series by the bullpen now the pitch on the way foul ball out of play down the right-field line one ball and two strikes if yesterday's game left everybody completely wiped out they'll be totally destroyed by this way yesterday it went 12 innings now we're in the bottom half of the 14th inning at the Astros have rallied to tie line drive foul down the left-field line breaking ball that was inside he was out in front and he pulled it foul count holding it one two on Glinda Kevin bass the Astro right fielder is the on deck batter Jessie look again to get his side the one to delivery and a high pop fly on the infield ENT should be over bakwin collie near a second has it and we go another inning but Kelly Hatcher knives it up for the Astros here at the end of 14 days now in the afternoon or the four 1050 whn is your World Series ticket station [Music] before Kevin Elster steps in we step out for station identification on the New York Mets baseball Network if the Longines watch time out see the launchings 1000 at fortunoff's Fifth Avenue Westbury Wayne and Paramus you're listening to the Mets and Astros on sports radio 10:50 whn New York whn is your world series ticking station Bob Murphy with Jerry thorn 50 pfennig two three and four the New York batting order Kevin Elster batting second the order takes the strike and the pitch by Lopez low outside make it two balls and no strikes so now the counters - oh no Jenny Darwin going down to the Astro bullpen where he will start to warm up now the veteran right-handers pitch at a straight cold it's doing what come on Elster came awfully close to a base hit his last time up he hit a shot that looked like a hit but it ricocheted off the mound turned direction out towards second where it was played by Billy Doran 4 2 for 15 now the pitch on the way fastball over to him who just Calhoun a left-hander Danny Darwin or a hinder act even the Houston Astro bullpen get the mess when it's all over if the Astros win Game seven tomorrow night what a remarkable baseball game 2 to delivery outside ball three full count three and two in the 14th anyone the Mets got a run to lead for the first time all day Gary Carter opened with a single to right field now 3 & 2 on the rookie shortstop the pitch fouled out of play you'll get another shot at it Ethernet is on deck and then Gary Carter this has been out Hill 8 to 7 games had at four isn't amazing yesterday strawberry's line drive at the foul pole at Shea that tied the game at one the pitch on the way popped it up should be an easy out Glen Davis and fair ground near first base under it one down [Applause] now in the 14th inning today Billy Hatcher hits a home run to left field it hit the screen attached to the foul pole the screen of course is in fair territory to help the umpires make the call on those set clothes Keith Hernandez returning now to the on-deck circle I believe he wants the pine tar claw to try and get a tighter grip on the bat he'll I really owe Lopes his second inning of relief work Bob Knepper had a two hit shutout going into the ninth inning of this ballgame dramatic an unbelievable rally in the ninth Mets got three tied the game Dave Smith worked at ending in two thirds Larry Anderson three and as 38 year-old right-hander Aurelio Lopez now in his second inning of relief work Musca five brilliant relief innings out of Roger McDowell no runs only one hit Aguilera Freese scoreless inning is it relief now the pitch on the way over for a strike bowl Hernandez has been up six times in the game today one hit but it was an awfully big hit a double in the ninth inning that drove in a run now Lopes around with the Armas wing well there's a good screwball Gary unbelievable screwball Lopez has been rejuvenated in light of home run and New York Mets absolutely stunned downstairs as they just could not believe they had all the all the walkers covered with plastic now they've got to uncover them because the last thing they want to do is have a bad luck charm for for ether then Dez takes a pitch break ball ow and has called out on strikes as Lopez picks it up and the New York Mets have two down here this ball game has been now won and lost by both teams and now somebody is going to try and win it again New York Mets let me to come from behind with those three runs of the 9th inning to tie it after the Astros scored three in the first now with a home run on the 3-2 pitch picked up by Hatcher ballgame tied at 4-4 Astros about hit the Mets 8 7 Gary Carter to down Thomas filed off behind home plate if we go to game 7 I don't think either team will be strong enough cannot play it there's just very stable I don't know how physically these false clubs can be doing this they are going to be absolutely drained if they're not already and mentally as well because it's so taxing the concentration involved is enormous in this kind of a ballgame in this kind of a series Gary Carter one strike count on him two down and nobody on pitch misses outside by Lopez one ball and one strike infield able to play back up field deep and straight away on cotter gary has picked up a couple of walks in the ballgame and a single pitch is down low ball one strike out on Crowder they fall at its very best kind of all that keep this game alive for a lot of years to come to one delivery swung on the line to the center field after coming in can't get it base hit stops the ball on one hop good play by Hatcher to do that he had committed himself to try and make the catch and in doing so almost had that ball skip by him a hard line drive into right center field he hits a little York Mets two down one on Darryl Strawberry coming to the plate strawberry on the ball game scored the run that put the vest on top of the 14th Darryl Strawberry hitless though now with a chance with two down and a runner at first base to put the Mets on top again they delivery through ball missing inside ball one four runs eight hits for each team Kadir with a first baseman Glenn Davis playing a snubber - behind him just to holding close to the bag they delivery by Lopez strike call with asti pitch at the letters the count is one and one do down one on and the 15th inning of this game longer than any of the league championship game has ever gone the pitch in the dirt Ashley blocked it can't find it patterns going throw down they got him he though we have a ball go behind it he could not find it Crowder took off Ashley found it padders brought out and that's it for the Mets no runs when I hit nobody left on we go to the bottom of 15 for beef 10:50 wh9 fitting had to settle back in we're ready to go home in the 14th inning are now back in their seats and they're just going to wait and see what a baseball game here at the Astrodome as Orosco will take on vast crews that Ashley bass picked up a single is last time up in the 12th inning and then was taken out at second base when a Gary Carter throw massive this ballgame now has gone one for four he is also drawn a walk he is summoned for 22 at the plate and Orosco the left-handed out is just going to settle in [Applause] is that astro fans again just hilarious and justifiably so the ballgame they are seeing here Kevin bass right-handed against the left-hander Jesse Orosco 302 left-handed 324 batting right-handed 311 is batting average on the season and Orosco gets ready to work bottom of the 15th the delivery is swung on in brill foul down the left field wide he chopped that one into the corner i mediate it hard that's exactly what Billy Hatcher did in the last inning hit one almost of the same spot foul and it came back for the home run the New York Mets were already in the clubhouse Rafael Santana those were out of the game Danny Heath had gone in they were sitting watching the television getting ready to celebrate and when Hatcher's home run went there was a stunned silence I could imagine one strike count on bass probably a few radios kicked around the New York area maybe a few thrown out of window since the Orosco we'll think about that long Fall Ball oh one delivery pitch is a strike call less than ease as he came in on bass Aurelio Lopez who looked like he would be the goat of the game redeemed pool a moment there's strike delivery swung on and Miss fishs slider in on the handle he strikes him out Roscoe gets the strikeout on the leadoff batter one down crews coming up real good pitch down and in no way bass was going to be [Music] the Astros they were behind 3.3 in the ninth get the lead on the Astros do the study Rosco's pitched the crews of that front leg up to the strike ball Jose Cruz has picked up one hit of the ball game one four five five four twenty five in the series Orosco so one delivery that's a strike call on the outside corner one down nobody on 15th inning on side for four or you know who deserves a world of credit here is Freddy brocklander the plate umpire all the pressure he was under at the start of the game delivery by Orosco in the dirt stopped by Connor now he's had a marathon on his hands but he's handling very well very well an easy day when you're in this kind of ball game [Music] the Orosco the infield back deep guarding the line at 1st and 3rd for him left-handed batter Cruz 1 2 delivery 2 I've swung out a Miss struck him out so Jesse Orosco takes up his second strikeout of the inning Roscoe getting his bird that's coming on now there are two down and nobody on here in the 15th and that will bring up Alan Ashby boy both managers have used up just about everybody as have any heard left davey lopes of john mizerock left for the Astros that's it that's all there are for us two pitchers Alan Ashby switch hitter batting right-handed delivery to the catcher is outside ball one I appreciate your coming back up Gary Jerry had gone down to the clubhouse to be on hand for the interviews for the postgame celebration had to hurry back do down one Oh delivery breaking ball strike call one one as a man I wouldn't miss this for the world forum on watching it up here I'm Dave John Guare's on television out they left they get that right two down nobody on one one count as we sit the ball hard a couple of times something to show for it though is old four five pitch to him that's outside for a ball two balls in one strike he has had a home run in this series for the youth of Astros as they have used the long balls as the mess F to stay in or win game he beats it Fernandez to one delivery breaking ball strike calls to ensue off-speed pitch by Jesse Orosco Roscoe's credit he is settling settled in after that on settling home run [Music] right now has the batter's tied up go away 2 2 count bases empty Roscoe and the wind up here's the delivery Ashby swings the ground ball to second base back into his left hazard makes the throw to Hernandez good play by back to out of range a long way over and out into shallow right field we've completed fifteen three up and three down the score and frozen that side of ten - tried to get there but Ashby with a good throw nailed him at second base for Darryl Strawberry Oh for four with two walks will be leading off if we go would you believe the 16th inning New York four runs eight hits no errors Houston for eight and one Aurelio Lopez the 38 year old right-hander ready breaking ball outside low it is ball one mess after they scored their run on the top of the 14th inning had the bases loaded but Lopes got out without further trouble swinging with one strike he popped up Howard Johnson with a bases loaded then puts out of the gym nobody on nobody else 16th inning in the Astrodome Lopez the veteran right-hander around with the arms PMS one ball and two strikes Ray Knight is on deck and then Wally Backman Wally got the base set that put New York into the lead at the top of the 14th inning but Billy Hatcher tied the game with a home run now Doug Sisk is up in the bullpen for New York Jeff Calhoun the left-hander gets up again for Euston Jesse Orosco is the fourth hitter if the vets get somebody on the pitch on the way up high two balls and two strikes to Darryl Strawberry US would love to get strawberry on base with his running speed he came home with it brother put New York into the lead on Backman's base hit high pop fly in a very short Center it might be trouble wedding for Billy going crabs for base hit strawberry around second he'll stop there go to second Texas lead double Darryl Strawberry Billy Hatcher apparently couldn't find it Billy Doran the second baseman made it amazing try for it he went from second base way out into centerfield but was just out of his reach at the last moment I thought Billy Hatcher could have had a play on the ball Jerry the ball was hit way up in the air but Hatcher did not get a good break on it I think you're right he had trouble finding it was playing deep of course and by the time he got in he came up about two steps short and the ball bounced over his head he had a turn around and go back to get him when you look up against that webbing is awfully hard to see it's a lot better when you have total darkness we do not have total darkness yet not in Houston we're at 6:20 in the evening now strawberry on second nobody out ray Knight is the batter ray o45 with a sacrifice fly the pitch inside lowest ball one Wally Backman is the on deck batter now if the messaging elevates it they can regain the lead in the 16th inning of the ballgame Lopes got a tough break on that handle pitch on the way line drive base hit to right field strawberry may have trouble story the pole is coming in won't get in the run is in Knight the second base comets are in front five to four Ray Knight who tied the game in the ninth inning with a sacrifice fly a hard single to right field and the right dealer Kevin bass did not make a good throw at all nor did he make a good one the last time around same people this time Darryl Strawberry scores again and again a throw that was very wide down the third base line allowed strawberry to score and allowed ray Knight to move up to second base and allows Gary Thorne to go running to the clubhouse one more time I hope I hope here comes Howell it the Houston manager is on his way to the mound ray Knight is on second cars single to right by Ray Knight if that turns out to be the base hit that puts the Mets in of the World Series it will be so fitting for Ray Knight who played here as an astro layer was traded to the New York Mets and he's had the thrill of driving of a tying run in the ninth inning now the lead run in the 16th inning Lopez will leave and if the pitch will come Jeff Calhoun they'll bring the left-hander on in the situation as the New York Mets go on top again and again begin to think the answer just can't keep coming back in these ballgames the New York Mets turning it on again Lopez shaky at best the relief appearances he was all season against the New York Mets and he certainly was shaky in this one Lopez part of that bullpen which is suspect once you get by Dave Smith and Smith of course has already pitched in the game he was their leading reliever this season he came on a really from pepper where to knitting in two-thirds Anderson went a good 3 innings but Lopez the New York Mets were able to hit up for a couple of runs they haven't been able to make it stand up yet they'll have to work against Cal who to the left coming up here but again the New York Mets just driving the point home as they go back on top again in the bottom half of the 16th inning Craig Reynolds will be leading on then we'll see a pinch-hitter and they have Davey Lopes left to finish up Joran must've taken a one-run lead and they would love to add more when the mess got the lead will the very first time this afternoon in the 14th inning they had the run home that had given them a 4 to 3 lead they had the bases loaded and only one man out but Lopes made a very big pitch he popped up pinch-hitter Howard Johnson they've been walked with any Dykstra intentionally Mookie Wilson was struck out its best had three left on base twice today the best have had the bases loaded and left freeman on they've been able to pick up five hits Furillo Lopez that's as many as they were able to get against the other three pitchers Justin's thrown today so Lopez finally got out of some tough jams was not effective when they needed you and the big thing now for the most of trying to do and of course they will be trying to do exactly that is to get another run home this will turn Wally Backman around make him a right-hand batter Wally has been fast though as a natural left-hand hitter and a very very good one a little bit out of disadvantage but he's hitting right-handed Jesse Orosco is the on deck batter they're looking for a buck while he's set to swing away at a strike goal maybe Johnson will a tough call now whether or not to leave a Roscoe in or put up a pinch-hitter but it really doesn't have that tough a call I guess he only has any hurdle left he has to save him in case he needs even to catch so I imagine Orosco will take the turn at bat the pitch on the way swing of it and a two-strike count on rolling back Darryl Strawberry and the Mets got a big break on a fly ball hit into shallow center field it was very high and Billy Hatcher looking up against that webbing did not pick up on it it wound up falling just beyond the reach of second baseman Doran then Ray Knight hammered a hard single to right field scoring strawberry ground ball hit slowly down to third foul ball no play handled by Denny walling this has to be by far the way the most grueling postseason game plays us they went to the vegetable play back in 1969 the very first year of divisional play the must one and beat Atlanta went on to defeat Baltimore in the World Series they were to win again in 1973 they beat Society of the playoffs but lost his southern games Oakland in the dirt partially blocked night crossing over throat affair done time nine time a throw that was over dirt blocked by Ashby and this time Ray Knight gets the third on it they weren't holding me at second base so he was able to get a pretty good lead in any event it once that ball got away from Ashby that time Ray Knight had a big enough lead to make it on the headfirst dive well that's really half to down they're thinking cap here and try to manufacture a run they have Backman at the plate Wally hitting right-handed the unnatural side they have Jesse Orosco on deck and then a left-hand batter Lenny Dykstra so how do you get that run home Astros bring the infield in would they think of a squeeze the pitch he lays off probably not because Ray Knight the runner on third is not fast he moves up as though he wanted to just try and get that ground ball to the right side even with the infield in it'll be an advantage there if Knight goes and he's got that infield in so up well hit ground ball will go anytime you bring the infield in the advantage goes to the hitter however this time while he is sitting as a right-hand batter he's had some clutch hits that way to to delivery in the side hi oh he reached back on and a great fastball and he just missed his three and two on wally backman five to four Mets have gone ahead here in the 16th inning a remarkable ballgame that began with the Astros jumping out and scoring three runs in the first fitting they've had only one since then infield in close now the pitch foul ball back into the crowd no play full count 3 and 2 on wally backman wally what hit it toots hanson bet it was wally backman who singled hard to right field in the 14th inning to give them us the lead for the first time in the entire ballgame that lead was lost on Billy Hatcher's home run three into - wally backman jump calhoun a young left-hander pitching in relief delivers foul ball back into the crowd he fought it off Jesse Orosco is on deck and then Len Dykstra thanks for hitting Knight if the order Orosco is batting eighth of the order [Music] those in the Mets bullpen are just standing and watching Sisk is down there he's warmed up and ready should he be needed Calhoun looking in for his side Backman hitting out of the crowds the pitch call for Wally Backman beat him at his own game as he waited him out he fouled off a couple he winds up with a walk now first and third and Orosco coming up just he rarely ever gets to turn his bat but he is a good athlete both McDowell and Orosco are excellent athletes they're not embarrassed when they go up the hill with nobody out and Wally on at first base opens up some more options here because the Astros now have to keep an eye on a couple of base runners Anne Orosco has the opportunity to lay one down just for the sake of moving a base runner up if Davey wants him Duke I have a feeling he will be funding as you say just to move Wally Backman into scoring position it would not be a squeeze play Knight would not be coming home on it first and third and nobody out a runners in top of the 1630 New York five Houston for Calhoun looking into his catcher Ashby Orosco squaring around it gets away from the catcher coming home coming home gray night the Mets have a two-run lead the Mets have a two-run lead in the 16th inning in the Astrodome that was a breaking ball that got away was riveter carrier no was not in the dirt I think actually just plain old miss that one or was crossed up on the call he was giving an eye at first base and he just did not catch the baseball ball was up there actually reaching out to get it it fell out of his glove it'll be a fastball money it will be a fastball [Music] now the Mets have a two-run lead and I believe Orosco will still be bunny trying to get Wally Backman over to third each Sturgis the bunt bunts it down a third base line fair ball the play goes to first in time for the out Backman goes over to third toe Denny walling throws out Jesse Orosco good sacrifice by Jesse why he punted perfectly great bunt down the line I was well not surprised I guess they didn't try to let it go foul Wally was playing in the ball rolling right down the line he knows contours of the field and fella was going to stay there so he picked it up but it was still rolling that's what a two-run lead and now ladies Astra will be hitting against Calhoun left-hander against left-center in the ninth inning with New York behind three nothing Davey Johnson sent Dykstra to bat against Bob Knepper the left-hander who had allowed only two hits over eight innings what did thanks to do a triple to centerfield a pie ball one one ball and no strikes the Mets lead by two playing of the 16th inning the World Series opens Saturday night either at Shea Stadium or here in the Astrodome winner of this ball game is going to need about twenty four hours sleep now Calhoun with the infield in folks reading the information from Alan Ashby the pitch line drive off the glove of bad Davis in the right-field base hit Backman scores the Miss Dow have a three-run lead that was a witness job hit by Dykstra it ricocheted off the glove of Sheamus he just didn't have time to get the glove up and have it opened up that's a base hit and an RBI had a big big ballgame for Lenny Dykstra ad playing in Davis that time had no chance on that ball he was in close looking for the play of the plate with a line drive just had time to get the glove up one into right field how do York with a three-run lead Mookie Wilson the leadoff batter standing in against Calhoun what a job by Dykstra he led off the ninth inning with a triple now a hard space drives in a run Mets have a three-run lead and the pitch to Mookie is staying low Mookie has only one hit in the ballgame was it a big hit it drove in the first run in the ninth video they the score three to one Hernandez doubled to make it 3-2 to Ray Knight hit a long sacrifice fly to make the game three to three now the pitch on the way swinging a foul back on the street one will and one strike if the mess can win this with Gary we can shut up for a couple of days and we'll be awfully happy to do that there will the ballplayers needing 24 hours worth of sleep I would my doing that myself it's exciting of this game has been it's going to take a while to be able to sleep I'll tell you that waiting on a 1:1 delivery the fitz roy Calhoun ground ball to second it might be a double play Doran theranos the first double play for three rookie the areas [Music] there were three huh nobody left on now in the middle of your trouble you Sinestro's for you Astros as much to say we haven't given up yet but if you lose it where a lot of you for a magnificent year the Houston team 196 ballgames more than any Astro team in 25 years had been able to win now Jesse Orosco ready to go to work once again Jesse starting his third inning of work and his most important any of the entire year to this point he had one equally important in the 14th inning Billy Hatcher homer to tie it up now the wind up by Orosco fastball wide one ball and no strikes Reynolds says coming in the game is old for two very talented a left-hand hitter that's for playing have a striker right on the infield straightaway in the outfield Carter setting a target fastball missing ball two who all said those strikes Davey Lopes the on-deck batter he's tough nothing going at the moment in the New York Mets bullpen now Rosco wins and the pitch on the way a straight call if the Mets hold on and win Orosco would be the winner for the third time in this best four out of seven series Bobby Ojeda has the other win oh he just started this ball game today a long time ago now is 2 & 1 on Craig Reynolds [Music] - on delivery why ball three the count goes to 3 & 1 very few have left the Astrodome this has been such an amazing ballgame their canvas anything could still happen we are now in the home half of the 1630 New York seven and Houston bore nobody on nobody out at a three in one count on Greg Reynolds 3 1 delivery he runs up tries to Bunny's way on a foul ball back on the screen and a full count of 3 into 2 Greg riddle Reynolds a native of Houston Texas played high school sports here so well thought of had reached the major leagues with Seattle the Astros traded to bring him home and he's been a good one Houston with two very good shortstops in Dickey thon and Greg Reynolds fine it was the starter of the ball game of the day with us starting a left-hander Bobby Ojeda later was right-handed 15 shows over Greg run old scheme in the ballgame now if three and two on Greg Reynolds Oh Rosco over the head around comes the arm swinging at us struck him out one male way in the 16th inning so Reynolds has been fanned and Davey Lopes will be coming on as a pinch-hitter a very remarkable 40 year old baseball player Davey Lopes will now be coming up as a pinch-hitter for the Astros Lopes hitting 235 [Music] even though he's 40 years old he stole 25 bases for sure so the veteran davey lopes right-hand hitter standing yet against Jesse Orosco nuts are now two outs away from the World Series and a pitcher on the way is inside ball one Billy door on the leadoff batter will be next the game began at 2:05 Houston that it is now 20 minutes until 7:00 in Houston Texas Orosco side again the pitch to Lopes way inside what were thrown that time reaching back trying to get a little bit extra and he goes behind Davey Lopes two balls and no strikes the one thing Jesse does not want is for the tallying running to come to bat it has been such a remarkable ballgame it probably is going to happen it seems to have gone that way all day long now the pitch on the way strike call you will also to strike to Davey Lopes infamous can win here they will have a hundred and twelve wins for the year low ball three and the count is three and one on Davey Lopes forty-year-old right-hand batter davey lopes a rhaskos 3 1 delivery fall for they have a baby don't draws the walk Roscoe fixing his third relief buddy now it brings up Billy door on the second baseman right-hand batter the jury at 3:05 a better year hitting right that left very good Twitter Billy Doran who went to 78 on the poll season combining left and right Roscoe walking down away from the mount out try and relax for a moment Jessie if it's doing a gesture to the 12 inning bill a flu as to the Astros three and a half hours to use it and the scheme is in the bottom half of the 16th inning one out and one on mr. Bill Doran line drive come to bat thanks for picking it up on the run runners on first and second with one man down a hard single by Billy Dora and Billy Hatcher who hit a home run off Orosco in the 14th inning will be coming up [Music] Gary Carter out to the Keith Hernandez coming over Billy Hatcher had a hole in the 14 pudding of Jesse Orosco it tied the game after the method led for the first time all day long now the same of Billy Hatcher right-handed batting centerfielder will be coming up they say this is a game of redeeming feature that is certainly is capture had trouble on a ball hit very high in the air to centerfield by strawberry he did not pick up on it against the webbing it wound up dropping credible Ronnie got three runs and people eat now here he is the tying run at bat nothing going in either bulb in right hand power hitter Billy has a big power hitter but a strong hitter double played up for the in feel the pitch on the way brow line drive base hit to left center field rounding third and come home scored 80 low oh my goodness is selling to five the tying runs are on first and second be a hard single off center for Davey Lopes another big hit by Billy Hatcher Jenny Walley will be coming up baby Johnson is on his way to the mouth nobody warning up in the New York Mets bullpen Doug Fisk was up earlier and now he springs into action Devi will want a Roscoe to stay in and pitch Diwali a left-hand hitter he may want Doug sis to paste the right-hand batter Glen Davis unbelievable ballgame it is now seven to five the bottom half of the 16th inning Orosco fan to Reynolds leading off when he walks Davey Lopes back-to-back singles by Billy Doran and Billy Hatcher and Denny walling a very good hitter is the tying run or is the winning run at bat the tying runs are on base Billy Hatcher the Tang run at first as fast as anybody on the Houston ballclub and what a big moment we have once again here's the pitch on the way breaking ball strength Doug just throwing hard at the New York Mets bullpen this is the hitter that are Roscoe needs desperately to get out this is that moment of truth for Jesse in this ballgame and the pitch on the way swinging a minute at a two strike shot on duty Wally remember that Glen Davis the leading home run hitter on the Astro ballclub is now waiting on deck Bill Doran is on second Billy Hatcher on first just one man away infield straightaway Dykstra couple strides to love sinner and the pits are on the way on a ground ball hit down toward first base Orosco will cover for a second out force play Oh big play by Hernandez he threw to Elster his second they got a forced play on Billy Hatcher at Hatcher represents the tying run Hernandez has been magnificent he has had the day of his life in the field and you know what kind of a fielder he can be he has taken away about three hits at that time with her owner practically on second a very fast runner he did not hesitate he fired Elster and they got a horse play on Hatcher so now first and third two down and Davis is coming up [Music] the centerfielder or whether the first baseman good 31 homers 101 RBIs during the season a home run in Game one to be quite good in the nuts 1 to nothing he is the winning run it back the tying run is on first base the Mets have a 75 lead two men down in the bottom half of the 16th inning Orosco into the stretch and the pitch on the way swinging MS strike one a one strike count on the heavy hitter Linda let's have the infield very deep at around 11 the rookie shortstop Kevin Elster who has been awfully well laying back on the edge of the outfield again Orosco will check the runners now the pitch now the pitch and I'll Drive in the air to centerfield for drop for a hit Thanks [Applause] second it is fun perfect but second that was a farm single is a Ford centerfield Willie Doran comes in to score Denny walling is all sex now the tying run is on second base the hitter coming up is Kevin bass best let the Astros and hitting during the year batting at 311 one more hit and the Astros will have phased in a remarkable comeback at their all now it is 7 to 6 New York last of the 16th inning to them down past a 311 hitter during the season stand again and Jesse Orosco struggling and struggling trying to get that final out he got a bad break on the last when the ball was not his heart now he has to get an out this fresh by Orosco the pitch on the way swing on us strike one he has to get two more a batting right-handed he was a better right hand here the left he a priest or as the right-hand batter during the regular season Denny walling the tying run on second Glenn Davis the winning run on first go to the sixth New York bass is the hitter left this on the way we outside almost a wild fit [Music] nobody has sat down we'll have four or five incredible and how does the Roscoe stander what pressure Jessie looking into Gary Carter one ball and one strike that governed back Denny walling and he runs well is on second time gave us the winning run on first tune it away here's the pitch here's the pitch swinging this one ball and two strikes that was a nasty slider low inside he went after it and he could not get it now ladies and gentlemen it is one ball and two strikes on Kevin bass selim 260 yards bottom half of the 16th for the tying run is on second the winning run is on first rosco looking into the Gary Khurana here's the stretch by Rosco now the pitch on the way low ball two breaking ball in just missed two balls and two strikes walling and babel tag up and get ready to start building a leaf the infielders beefing around the left thanks for a very deep in Fairfield and over toward left-center field mascots for that here is the pitch on the way [Music] three count three and ryomou roland leggett what are you first suit our the Mets were in the World Series if they go the other way now the strip the pitch on the way swing and a Miss swing and a Miss stretch it out stretch it out best witness the metric wouldn't there in the World Series Saturday night at Shea all they are mobbing Jesse Orosco the biggest strikeouts in baseball credible strikeout Liam - he broke breaking ball on three and two and he's plugging off everybody is out of the kitchen and somewhere all free uniform very brave young man who's Jesse Orosco here in the playoffs Bobby Ojeda has the other the happiest baseball team you see in a very long time [Music] in the city of New York and the World Series work another way on Saturday night with a mess flag either California you're absolutely totally left back for the happiest recap of the entire year in just a moment and Gary Thorne will be down in the clubhouse sets off with a very happy bunch of baseball players when we come back is just one moment the Mets win is 1687 for fix congratulating the 1986 National League champions 10:50 whn your World Series ticket station here's valuable advice from the luggage fire at innovation America's largest luggage 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you can recreate the excitement of these games anywhere by serving up Kahn's beef franks the official Frank sold at Shea Stadium Kahn's beef franks have that big-league taste that Nets fans of all ages really enjoy made with a hundred percent pure beef Khans beef franks worth that lean meaty flavor your home team will love too so pick up a couple of packs today and stay with a winning team the Mets and cons beef franks Gary Thorne is down in the clubhouse and will be telling you and talking to a very happy group of championship baseball players the New York Mets the champions of the National League in 25 years of broadcasting best baseball I have never ever gotten a hold of a ball game like this the most amazing of them all in the 25 years the nested Winnie they have won one hundred and twelve volumes they hope their total will go to 116 before the year is all over this was a fantastic ball game the Astros scored three runs on four hits of the first inning it looked like they were going to go in a run but Bobby Ojeda settled down did not allow any more scoring in the five innings that he worked then began brilliant work by the best bullpen Aguilera his three scoreless innings Roger McDowell five scoreless innings the nuts had gone ahead at the fourteenth inning when wally backman singled home Darryl Strawberry but with Jesse Orosco on the mound and remember he had been there yesterday and was the winning pitcher in the 12 that he ballgame Billy Hatcher hit a home run tied the game of the 14th now in the 16th inning a high fly to center field lost against the webbing of the Astrodome by Billy Hatcher landed for a 2 basin and Ray Knight who had tied the game of the Nathan singled home the run that put New York back into the lead before the inning was over I run the score on a pass ball and Lenny Dykstra would drive in a run it turned out they scored exactly the right number of runs where they scored 3 for the Astros came back with two of their own in the bottom half of the 16th inning and when it was all over Jesse Orosco struck out the man who had the highest batting average of the Houston ballclub all year long Kevin bass he struck him out on 3 & 2 the most amazing and dramatic wind up in Mets baseball history semester champions they go to the World Series on Saturday night at Shea playing either the Red Sox or the California Angels in case you're interested the Lions score 7 runs 11 hits no errors I left Houston 6 runs 11 hits one air at five left Jesse Orosco the winner he's three at O the losing pitcher our remiel Lopez Gary Thorne will be in the clubhouse talking with a happy met baseball players on his postgame show at a very few moments so this will be flying back to New York arriving very late tonight but they'll have tomorrow to get rested up New York Mets baseball in the production of whn in conjunction with the New York Mets our producer engineer and he is a dandy day of the endless the executive producer is Mark Cooper now this is hopper be with Gary Thorne saying good afternoon or good evening on the New York Mets baseball network's the New York Mets National League champions

Channel: Yells For Ourselves

Views: 6,732

Keywords: mets, astros, nlcs, 1986, mlb

Id: A6sn4kGZNg0

Length: 231min 24sec (13884 seconds)

Published: Fri May 15 2020