Billy Doran Steals Home vs Doc Gooden (Mets vs Astros, 5/11/1988)

And one run could mean a lot with either one of these guys on the mound. Yes, it could. Kevin Bass three-game hitting streak, seven for his last 13. He has 19 runs batted in, ranking sixth in the league in RBI’s. And he’s been a good hitter against Gooden in his career to the tune of 313. Redot in this series. He’s the first Astro with back-to- back three hit games this season. Here comes the runner, Doran. He’s stealing home and he’s safe. Billy Doran steals home. Two nothing Astros. Oh, what a play. Yeah, what a break he got. Carter didn’t like the call in front of him. Says, “You didn’t get the tag on the guy.” Said his foot touched the plate first. Yeah. Here comes Doran sliding to the inside part of the plate. Oh, that was a close play. I see Carter sees him coming. Boy, tough to tell. Standing ovation for the play by Doran. What a jump. The slide is what got it for him. Yeah. Sliding the hook slide to the inside part of the plate. And I think Fming might have been screened a little bit by Carter jumping out in front of him, too. Carter gets out of the box there quicker than any catcher I’ve seen in a long time. And you’d think sooner or later that would get him in trouble, reaching out for pitches on steel attempts. Well, that’s a second steal of home for the Astros this season. Terry P did it earlier. Yeah, but that was a double steel on Pools, right? This one just a straight single steel of home. Right out in full view of a streaming crowd. Two balls and two strikes. What a daring play by Doran. And tough call for Fing. Bass down on strikes. That makes the steal even bigger as Gooden gets his first strike out for the Astros. Two runs on only one hit with three stolen. And bottom of the first, Doc Gooden with the big motion. Victimized by Bill Doran. He beats the tag by Gary Carter. Doran stealing home safely. Or at least that’s what umpire Bruce Fming calls. I bet you if Doran gets on third again that Dwight will pitch out of the stretch. He should.

5/11/1988 – New York Mets vs Houston Astros
Channel 9, Houston news report and play by play.

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Play by Play Source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EjFg6dsBUI

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