Houston Astros @ New York Mets

47-52, 19-30 Away

Final

59-39, 29-19 Home


HOU
NYM

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	0	4	0	0	2	1	8	16	0
3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	8	1

R. Oswalt7-7

5.2 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 4 K, 3 BB

M. Pelfrey2-1

4.1 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 3 K, 1 BB

Astros Hitting

hitters
W. TaverasCF
M. Lamb1B
L. BerkmanRF
L. ScottPR-RF
A. Huff3B
P. WilsonLF
B. AusmusC
A. EverettSS
R. OswaltP
D. WheelerP
T. MillerP
aO. PalmeiroPH
C. QuallsP
bC. BiggioPH
B. LidgeP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	2	2	2	0	1	.260	.309	.314
5	1	1	2	0	0	.316	.366	.504
2	0	1	1	0	0	.318	.405	.602
2	1	1	0	0	0	.333	.333	.467
5	1	2	0	0	0	.277	.346	.449
4	0	1	1	1	2	.276	.315	.420
4	0	1	0	1	0	.244	.309	.302
4	2	2	1	0	0	.242	.300	.327
3	1	2	0	0	0	.163	.200	.186
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.280	.253
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	1	0	0	0	.265	.329	.419
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
36	8	14	7	2	3

a-grounded to shortstop for T Miller in the 8th

b-singled to left for C Qualls in the 9th

Batting
2BW Taveras (11, M Pelfrey); L Berkman (18, M Pelfrey); L Scott (2, A Heilman)
RBIW Taveras 2 (22), M Lamb 2 (30), L Berkman (88), P Wilson (52), A Everett (34)
2Out RBIP Wilson
SFW Taveras
Team LOB11

Baserunning
SBA Everett (4, 2nd base off A Heilman/P Lo Duca); W Taveras (14, 2nd base off A Heilman/P Lo Duca)

Mets Hitting

hitters
J. ReyesSS
P. Lo DucaC
C. BeltranCF
C. Delgado1B
D. Wright3B
C. FloydLF
P. FelicianoP
J. Valentin2B
X. NadyRF
M. PelfreyP
D. OliverP
aE. MarreroPH
A. HeilmanP
E. ChavezLF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	1	0	0	0	1	.292	.348	.463
5	2	2	0	0	0	0	.298	.339	.408
4	1	0	0	0	1	2	.277	.382	.600
2	1	2	3	1	2	0	.254	.345	.524
4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.315	.386	.574
3	0	2	1	0	1	0	.253	.348	.440
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.331	.530
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.330	.496
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.273
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.340	.466
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.322	.411
35	4	8	4	1	4	5

a-popped out to shortstop for D Oliver in the 6th

Batting
2BP Lo Duca 2 (25, R Oswalt 2); J Reyes (20, R Oswalt)
HRC Delgado (25, 1st inning off R Oswalt 2 on, 1 Out)
RBIC Delgado 3 (65), C Floyd (34)
2Out RBIC Floyd
Team LOB8

Fielding
EP Lo Duca (8, throw)
AssistsX Nady (B Ausmus at 3rd base)

Astros Pitching

pitchers
R. Oswalt(W,15-8)
D. Wheeler(H,24)
T. Miller(H,12)
C. Qualls(H,23)
B. Lidge
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.2	8	4	4	3	4	1	106-67	3.33
1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	16-8	3.48
0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	4.61
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-7	3.34
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16-10	5.48
9.0	8	4	4	4	5	1	147-93

Pitching
HBPA Everett (By M Pelfrey); L Berkman (By M Pelfrey)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Oswalt 5-8; D Wheeler 1-1; T Miller 0-1; C Qualls 2-1; B Lidge 2-1
Game ScoresR Oswalt 38

Mets Pitching

pitchers
M. Pelfrey(L,2-1)
D. Oliver
A. Heilman
P. Feliciano
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
4.1	6	5	5	1	3	81-43	5.28
1.2	2	0	0	0	0	27-17	2.09
1.2	5	2	2	0	1	40-28	4.47
1.1	3	1	1	1	0	23-13	2.29
9.0	16	8	8	2	4	171-101

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsM Pelfrey 5-5; D Oliver 3-2; A Heilman 3-1; P Feliciano 2-1
Game ScoresM Pelfrey 33

Scoring Summary

		HOU	NYM
1st	C Delgado homered to right, P Lo Duca and C Beltran scored.	0	3
3rd	W Taveras hit sacrifice fly to center, A Everett scored.	1	3
5th	M Lamb singled to center, R Oswalt and W Taveras scored.	3	3
5th	L Berkman doubled to deep left center, M Lamb scored.	4	3
5th	P Wilson singled to center, L Scott scored.	5	3
5th	C Floyd singled to right, P Lo Duca scored, C Delgado to second.	5	4
8th	W Taveras singled to left, A Everett scored.	6	4
8th	C Burke reached on infield single to pitcher, W Taveras scored.	7	4
9th	A Everett singled to right, A Huff scored, B Ausmus thrown out at third.	8	4

Astros
0
Mets
7

Game 1

22/7

Astros
3
Mets
4

Game 2

22/7

Astros
8
Mets
4

Game 3

23/7

Shea Stadium

6:10 PM, 23 July 2006

Flushing, New York

Attendance: 46,375

Game Time:3:19

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Brian Runge
First Base Umpire - Bruce Froemming
Second Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
Third Base Umpire - Mike Winters

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

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

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Houston Astros @ New York Mets

R. Oswalt7-7

M. Pelfrey2-1

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Inning

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