New York Mets @ Houston Astros

58-51, 26-31 Away

Final

51-57, 27-26 Home


NYM
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	0
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	-	7	9	0

D. Brocail5-5

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

A. Heilman1-5

1.1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

Mets Hitting

hitters
J. ReyesSS
E. ChavezRF
D. Wright3B
C. Delgado1B
C. BeltranCF
F. TatisLF
D. Easley2B
B. SchneiderC
P. MartinezP
J. SmithP
aA. ReyesPH
A. HeilmanP
P. FelicianoP
bM. AndersonPH
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	2	0	1	0	.305	.369	.499
3	0	0	0	0	2	.267	.311	.324
4	0	1	1	0	1	.291	.390	.508
4	1	2	0	0	0	.263	.345	.495
4	1	1	0	0	0	.265	.363	.453
4	0	1	1	0	1	.317	.365	.512
4	0	1	1	0	2	.278	.322	.368
3	0	1	0	1	1	.250	.340	.302
2	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.150	.150
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	1	0	0	0	.302	.333	.372
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.259	.294
34	3	10	3	2	7

a-reached on bunt single to third for J Smith in the 7th

b-flied out to left for P Feliciano in the 9th

Batting
2BC Delgado (22, B Backe)
RBID Wright (84), F Tatis (29), D Easley (30)
2Out RBIF Tatis, D Easley
SHE Chavez
GIDPC Delgado
Team LOB7

Baserunning
CSJ Reyes (11, 2nd base by B Backe/H Quintero)

Fielding
DP1 (D Wright-D Easley-C Delgado)

Astros Hitting

hitters
K. Matsui2B
M. TejadaSS
L. Berkman1B
C. LeeLF
H. PenceRF
T. Wigginton3B
W. WrightP
D. BrocailP
aM. LorettaPH
J. ValverdeP
D. ErstadCF
H. QuinteroC
B. BackeP
T. ByrdakP
C. SampsonP
G. Blum3B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	1	1	1	1	1	1	.282	.348	.388
4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.285	.323	.425
4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.341	.440	.617
2	2	1	1	1	2	0	.301	.351	.547
4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.273	.310	.446
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.264	.354	.449
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	1	1	4	1	0	0	.276	.337	.400
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.271	.310	.373
3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.233
2	1	1	1	1	0	1	.314	.368	.543
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.182	.143
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.258	.387
31	7	9	7	4	3	8

a-homered to left for D Brocail in the 8th

Batting
2BL Berkman (33, A Heilman)
HRK Matsui (3, 1st inning off P Martinez 0 on, 0 Out); B Backe (2, 3rd inning off P Martinez 0 on, 0 Out); C Lee (25, 4th inning off P Martinez 0 on, 0 Out); M Loretta (4, 8th inning off A Heilman 3 on, 1 Out)
RBIK Matsui (24), B Backe (3), C Lee (88), M Loretta 4 (32)
SHH Quintero
GIDPM Tejada
Team LOB4

Fielding
DP2 (L Berkman, H Quintero-M Tejada)

Mets Pitching

pitchers
P. Martinez
J. Smith
A. Heilman(L,1-5)
P. Feliciano
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	5	3	3	2	5	3	87-49	6.16
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8-7	3.86
1.1	4	4	4	1	1	1	27-17	5.10
0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-4	3.96
8.0	9	7	7	3	8	4	127-77

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsP Martinez 8-2; J Smith 0-2; A Heilman 3-0; P Feliciano 1-0
Game ScoresP Martinez 48

Astros Pitching

pitchers
B. Backe
T. Byrdak
C. Sampson
W. Wright
D. Brocail(W,5-5)
J. Valverde
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	10	3	3	2	4	96-64	4.72
0.1	0	0	0	0	1	7-6	2.75
0.1	0	0	0	0	0	4-3	4.35
0.2	0	0	0	0	0	8-5	4.38
0.2	0	0	0	0	1	10-6	3.96
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	17-11	4.56
9.0	10	3	3	2	7	142-95

Pitching
IBBC Lee (By A Heilman)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Backe 8-5; T Byrdak 0-0; C Sampson 1-0; W Wright 0-2; D Brocail 0-1; J Valverde 1-1
Game ScoresB Backe 42

Scoring Summary

		NYM	HOU
1st	D Wright singled to shallow right center, J Reyes scored.	1	0
1st	K Matsui homered to center.	1	1
3rd	B Backe homered to center.	1	2
4th	F Tatis singled to center, C Delgado scored, C Beltran to second.	2	2
4th	D Easley singled to center, C Beltran scored, F Tatis to third.	3	2
4th	C Lee homered to center.	3	3
8th	M Loretta homered to left, L Berkman, C Lee and H Pence scored.	3	7

Mets
3
Astros
7

Game 1

2/8

Mets
4
Astros
5

Game 2

3/8

Mets
0
Astros
4

Game 3

3/8

Daikin Park

1:05 AM, 2 August 2008

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 41,083

Game Time:2:54

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Chris Guccione
First Base Umpire - Tim Welke
Second Base Umpire - Chuck Meriwether
Third Base Umpire - Bill Welke

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

D. Brocail5-5

A. Heilman1-5

Scoring Summary

Inning

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