Amazin’ Look Back: 7/20/1973 – Mets Fall to Astros 6-2

Tonight at the Astrodome in Houston, the Mets lost to the Astros 6-2 to fall to 40-51 on the season.

Jun 29, 2013; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; A major league baseball and glove sits in the bat rack in the Pittsburgh Pirates dugout before the game against the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

After falling behind 1-0 in the second inning, the Mets plated single runs in the third and fourth to take a 2-1 lead.

However, in the bottom of the sixth, Jon Matlack was touched up for three runs.  After recording the first two outs of the inning, Matlack gave up a double to Bob Watson, an RBI single to Lee May, and a two run homer to Doug Rader as Houston took a 4-2 lead.

The Mets failed to score the rest of the way, and the Astros tacked on two more runs in the eighth to extend their lead to 6-2 and close out the scoring.

Here’s the box score and starting lineups from the game:

New York Mets

Houston Astros

1.

, CF

1.

, SS

2.

, 2B2.

, 2B

3.

, RF

3.

, CF

4.

, LF4.

, LF

5.

, 1B

5.

, 1B

6.

, C

6.

, 3B

7.

, 3B

7.

, RF

8.

, SS

8.

, C

9.

, P

9.

, P

Next Up:

The Mets play the second game of their three game series in Houston tomorrow.

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