New York Mets @ Houston Astros

18-20, 10-12 Away

Final/13

22-15, 12-11 Home


NYM
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	3	7	1
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	14	0

D. Wheeler2-0

2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 K, 0 BB

B. Backe1-1

1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

Mets Hitting

hitters
E. ValentRF
K. MatsuiSS
C. FloydLF
M. Piazza1B
T. Wigginton3B
T. Zeile3B-1B
V. WilsonC
M. StantonP
bK. GarcíaPH
D. WheelerP
M. CameronCF
D. Garcia2B
M. GinterP
R. BottalicoP
aJ. McEwingPH
B. LooperP
J. PhillipsC
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
6	1	2	0	0	0	2	.304	.392	.493
6	0	0	0	0	0	2	.248	.326	.392
5	0	0	0	0	0	4	.289	.349	.526
4	1	1	2	1	1	1	--	--	--
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.244	.350
5	0	1	0	0	0	1	.277	.349	.383
4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.219	.333	.375
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.242	.281	.422
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.209	.313	.419
5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.232	.371	.375
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.281	.333
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2	1	1	1	1	0	0	.178	.288	.277
46	3	7	3	2	1	17

a-grounded to shortstop for R Bottalico in the 8th

b-singled to right center for M Stanton in the 12th

Batting
2BE Valent (4, O Dotel)
HRM Piazza (8, 9th inning off O Dotel 1 on, 2 Out); J Phillips (1, 13th inning off B Backe 0 on, 1 Out)
RBIM Piazza 2 (17), J Phillips (12)
2Out RBIM Piazza 2
Team LOB5

Baserunning
SBK Matsui (3, 2nd base off D Miceli/B Ausmus)

Fielding
ET Zeile (3, ground ball)

Astros Hitting

hitters
C. BiggioCF
A. EverettSS
J. Bagwell1B
J. Kent2B
L. BerkmanLF
M. Ensberg3B
J. LaneRF
D. MiceliP
bJ. VizcainoPH
B. BackeP
B. AusmusC
R. ClemensP
B. LidgeP
aM. LambPH
O. DotelP
R. HidalgoRF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
6	1	2	0	0	2	.318	.369	.554
6	0	0	0	0	1	.271	.314	.382
6	0	2	1	1	2	.301	.425	.478
6	1	1	0	1	4	.285	.327	.507
5	0	2	0	1	1	.316	.494	.526
5	0	2	0	0	0	.284	.343	.379
5	0	1	0	0	1	.240	.406	.320
0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500
1	0	1	0	0	0	.150	.244	.175
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
6	0	2	0	0	0	.259	.315	.321
2	0	1	1	0	0	.222	.263	.222
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	1	.308	.351	.500
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	1	1	.295	.338	.508
50	2	14	2	4	13

a-struck out swinging for B Lidge in the 8th

b-singled to right for D Miceli in the 12th

Batting
RBIJ Bagwell (21), R Clemens (4)
2Out RBIR Clemens
SHA Everett; R Clemens; M Ensberg; C Biggio
Team LOB17

Mets Pitching

pitchers
M. Ginter
R. Bottalico
B. Looper
M. Stanton
D. Wheeler(W,3-1)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
5.2	8	2	1	1	4	91-60	1.59
1.1	0	0	0	0	3	13-10	1.04
2.0	3	0	0	0	3	33-25	0.00
2.0	1	0	0	3	0	31-13	4.43
2.0	2	0	0	0	3	31-24	5.31
13.0	14	2	1	4	13	199-132

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsM Ginter 4-9; R Bottalico 1-0; B Looper 0-3; M Stanton 4-2; D Wheeler 1-2
Game ScoresM Ginter 50

Astros Pitching

pitchers
R. Clemens
B. Lidge(H,16)
O. Dotel(B,3)
D. Miceli
B. Backe(L,5-3)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	2	0	0	1	10	0	106-71	1.72
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7-6	2.45
2.0	2	2	2	0	5	1	39-28	3.60
2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	28-18	1.78
1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	17-10	4.34
13.0	7	3	3	1	17	2	197-133

Pitching
IBBJ Bagwell (By M Stanton)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Clemens 5-6; B Lidge 1-2; O Dotel 0-1; D Miceli 4-1; B Backe 1-1
Game ScoresR Clemens 82

Scoring Summary

		NYM	HOU
1st	J Bagwell singled to left center, C Biggio scored.	0	1
6th	R Clemens singled to right, J Kent scored, M Ensberg to third, B Ausmus to second.	0	2
9th	M Piazza homered to center, E Valent scored.	2	2
13th	J Phillips homered to left.	3	2

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

7:05 PM, 16 May 2004

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 43,247

Game Time:4:04

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

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

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B. Backe1-1

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