New York Mets @ Houston Astros

17-19, 9-11 Away

Final

21-14, 11-10 Home


NYM
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	8	11	0
0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	6	0

S. Trachsel4-3

6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 K, 2 BB

R. Oswalt2-2

7.0 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 7 K, 2 BB

Mets Hitting

hitters
E. Valent1B
R. BottalicoP
bS. SpencerPH-LF
K. MatsuiSS
C. FloydLF
J. SeoPR
O. MorenoP
M. PiazzaC
V. WilsonPR-C
K. GarcíaRF
T. Wigginton3B
M. CameronCF
D. Garcia2B
S. TrachselP
aT. ZeilePH
J. McEwing1B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	1	2	0	0	1	0	.306	.403	.500
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.337	.372	.472
5	1	2	1	0	0	1	.259	.340	.406
4	2	2	4	1	1	1	.345	.412	.655
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	1	2	1	1	1	1	--	--	--
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.371	.429
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.278	.421
5	0	0	1	0	0	2	.224	.256	.368
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.225	.333	.450
3	1	1	0	0	1	1	.271	.419	.438
1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.350
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.360	.398
1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.250	.291	.346
36	8	11	8	2	4	7

a-grounded to third for S Trachsel in the 7th

b-flied out to center for R Bottalico in the 9th

Batting
2BC Floyd (3, M Gallo); D Garcia (2, B Backe); J McEwing (2, B Backe); K Matsui (12, B Backe)
HRM Piazza (7, 2nd inning off R Oswalt 0 on, 0 Out); C Floyd (2, 3rd inning off R Oswalt 3 on, 1 Out)
RBIM Piazza (15), C Floyd 4 (8), T Wigginton (15), J McEwing (8), K Matsui (15)
SHS Trachsel
GIDPK Matsui
Team LOB7

Fielding
PBM Piazza

Astros Hitting

hitters
C. BiggioCF
A. EverettSS
J. Bagwell1B
J. Kent2B
L. BerkmanLF
R. HidalgoRF
M. Ensberg3B
R. ChavezC
R. OswaltP
aO. PalmeiroPH
M. GalloP
B. BackeP
R. StoneP
bJ. VizcainoPH
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	1	1	1	0	0	.314	.369	.569
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.315	.370
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.310	.432	.500
3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.286	.327	.519
3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.321	.497	.547
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.297	.331	.516
4	2	2	0	0	0	0	.267	.333	.360
4	0	1	1	0	0	1	.304	.304	.391
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.176	.211	.235
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.273	.310
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.128	.227	.154
32	3	6	3	1	3	4

a-popped out to shortstop for R Oswalt in the 7th

b-struck out swinging for R Stone in the 9th

Batting
2BM Ensberg (6, S Trachsel); J Kent (9, S Trachsel)
HRC Biggio (8, 5th inning off S Trachsel 0 on, 2 Out)
RBIR Chavez (5), R Oswalt (2), C Biggio (23)
2Out RBIR Chavez, C Biggio
SFR Oswalt
Team LOB6

Baserunning
SBM Ensberg (3, 2nd base off S Trachsel/M Piazza)

Fielding
DP1 (J Kent-A Everett-J Bagwell)
PBR Chavez

Mets Pitching

pitchers
S. Trachsel(W,12-13)
R. Bottalico(H,12)
O. Moreno
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	5	3	3	2	1	1	94-55	3.60
2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	39-26	1.23
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10-8	3.71
9.0	6	3	3	3	4	1	143-89

Pitching
IBBM Piazza (By M Gallo); C Floyd (By B Backe)
HBPV Wilson (By R Stone)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsS Trachsel 5-12; R Bottalico 0-4; O Moreno 2-0
Game ScoresS Trachsel 49

Astros Pitching

pitchers
R. Oswalt(L,20-10)
M. Gallo
B. Backe
R. Stone
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	7	5	5	2	7	2	122-85	3.34
0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	9-4	1.08
1.0	3	2	2	1	0	0	19-10	4.08
0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-5	10.80
9.0	11	8	8	4	7	2	156-104

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Oswalt 6-8; M Gallo 1-0; B Backe 1-2; R Stone 0-2
Game ScoresR Oswalt 48

Scoring Summary

		NYM	HOU
2nd	M Piazza homered to right.	1	0
2nd	R Chavez singled to left, M Ensberg scored.	1	1
3rd	C Floyd homered to right, S Trachsel, E Valent and K Matsui scored.	5	1
5th	R Oswalt hit sacrifice fly to center, M Ensberg scored.	5	2
5th	C Biggio homered to left.	5	3
8th	T Wigginton grounded into fielder's choice to second, C Floyd scored, K Garcia out at second.	6	3
9th	J McEwing doubled to left, D Garcia scored.	7	3
9th	K Matsui doubled to left, J McEwing scored.	8	3

Mets
8
Astros
3

Game 1

15/5

Mets
4
Astros
7

Game 2

16/5

Mets
3
Astros
2

Game 3

16/5

Daikin Park

1:05 AM, 15 May 2004

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 35,849

Game Time:2:55

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Larry Young
First Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez
Second Base Umpire - Mike Everitt
Third Base Umpire - Mark Wegner

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Philadelphia	96	66	.593	-	W1
New York	83	79	.512	13	L1
Miami	79	83	.488	17	W1
Atlanta	76	86	.469	20	W1
Washington	66	96	.407	30	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	65	.599	-	W1
Chicago	92	70	.568	5	W3
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	14	L1
St. Louis	78	84	.481	19	L4
Pittsburgh	71	91	.438	26	L1

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New York Mets @ Houston Astros

S. Trachsel4-3

R. Oswalt2-2

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