New York Mets vs Houston Astros
August 7, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 2000 at Enron Field. The New York Mets defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 6, Houston Astros 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Bordick ss 6 0 0 0
Bell rf 5 1 1 1
Alfonzo 2b 3 0 0 0
  Franco J. p 0 0 0 0
  Franco M. 1b 1 0 0 0
Ventura 3b 4 1 1 1
Zeile 1b 4 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Agbayani lf 2 2 1 0
  McEwing lf 0 0 0 0
Payton cf 4 1 1 0
Pratt c 5 0 1 0
Hampton p 3 0 2 2
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 0 0
  Abbott 2b 1 1 1 1
Totals 39 6 8 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Lugo 2b 5 1 0 0
  Franklin p 0 0 0 0
Berkman lf 4 1 2 0
  Barker cf 2 0 1 0
Bagwell 1b 5 1 3 1
Hidalgo cf,lf 5 0 0 0
Alou rf 4 2 1 0
Truby 3b 3 0 2 3
  Slusarski p 0 0 0 0
  Mieske ph 1 0 0 0
  Valdes p 0 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
  Green p 0 0 0 0
  Cromer 2b 0 0 0 0
Eusebio c 5 0 1 1
Bogar ss 4 0 1 0
Miller p 2 0 0 0
  Spiers 3b 3 0 1 0
Totals 44 5 12 5
New York 011 200 001 01682
Houston 010 040 000 005121
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton   7.0 9 5 5 3 3
  Wendell   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Franco   1.1 3 0 0 1 1
  Benitez  W (3-4) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
11.0
12
5
5
6
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Miller   5.1 6 4 3 5 5
  Slusarski   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Valdes   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Dotel   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Green  L (1-1) 1.2 1 1 1 2 1
  Franklin   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
8
6
5
7
11

  E–J Franco (1), Ventura (12), Truby (6).  DP–New York 2, Houston 1.  2B–New York Agbayani (13,off Miller), Houston Truby (7,off Hampton).  HR–New York Ventura (19,3rd inning off Miller 0 on, 2 out); Bell (15,9th inning off Dotel 0 on, 2 out); Abbott (4,11th inning off Green 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Alfonzo (3,by Slusarski); Agbayani (4,by Green).  IBB–Alou (4,by J Franco).  SB–Bell (7,2nd base off Franklin/Eusebio); Alou (3,2nd base off J Franco/Pratt).  WP–Hampton (8).  HBP–Slusarski (3,Alfonzo); Green (1,Agbayani).  IBB–J Franco (5,Alou).  U-HP–Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–C.B. Bucknor, 3B–Rick Reed.  T–3:55.  A–36,536.
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