Houston Astros vs New York Mets
August 28, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 2000 at Shea Stadium. 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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Houston Astros 2, New York Mets 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno lf 3 1 1 1
Lugo 2b 3 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 1 0
Hidalgo cf 4 1 1 1
Alou rf 4 0 0 0
Eusebio c 4 0 2 0
  Barker pr 0 0 0 0
  Meluskey c 0 0 0 0
Truby 3b 4 0 2 0
Bogar ss 3 0 1 0
  Spiers ph 1 0 0 0
Powell p 2 0 0 0
  Berkman ph 1 0 0 0
  Cabrera p 0 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agbayani lf 3 1 1 0
Bell rf 3 1 1 0
Alfonzo 2b 3 1 1 3
Ventura 3b 4 0 0 0
Zeile 1b 3 0 0 0
Payton cf 4 1 2 0
Bordick ss 4 0 1 0
Pratt c 2 0 0 0
Rusch p 1 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 4 6 3
Houston 101 000 000281
New York 300 000 01x460
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Powell  L (1-1) 5.0 5 3 3 6 0
  Cabrera   3.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
4
4
6
1
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Rusch  W (9-10) 7.0 7 2 2 3 7
  Wendell  SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
7

  E–Eusebio (5).  DP–Houston 1, New York 1.  2B–Houston Eusebio (18,off Rusch); Truby (11,off Rusch), New York Payton (19,off Cabrera).  3B–Houston Truby (2,off Rusch).  HR–Houston Cedeno (5,1st inning off Rusch 0 on, 0 out); Hidalgo (33,3rd inning off Rusch 0 on, 1 out), New York Alfonzo (17,1st inning off B Powell 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Rusch 2 (4,off B Powell 2).  SB–Barker (7,2nd base off Wendell/Pratt).  BK–Cabrera (1).  U-HP–Matt Hollowell, 1B–Brian O'Nora, 2B–Mark Hirschbeck, 3B–Dan Iassogna.  T–2:22.  A–28,472.
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