Houston Astros vs New York Mets
May 2, 2001 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 2001 at Shea Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 6, New York Mets 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Lugo ss 5 0 1 0
Biggio 2b 5 1 2 1
Bagwell 1b 4 0 0 0
Berkman cf,lf 5 1 1 1
Alou rf 3 3 2 2
Ward lf 5 1 1 1
  Barker cf 0 0 0 0
Truby 3b 5 0 2 0
Ausmus c 4 0 0 1
Lima p 2 0 0 0
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
  Merced ph 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ph 1 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 9 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agbayani lf 4 1 2 0
  Shinjo cf 1 0 0 0
Perez rf 4 1 3 0
Alfonzo 2b 3 2 2 2
Piazza c 3 0 0 0
Ventura 3b 4 0 1 1
Zeile 1b 2 0 0 1
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Relaford ph 1 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
  Pratt ph 1 0 0 0
Payton cf 2 1 2 1
  McEwing pr,cf,lf 2 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 4 0 0 0
Appier p 2 0 1 0
  Harris 1b 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 5
Houston 000 000 130 2690
New York 200 011 000 15112
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lima   5.2 9 4 4 1 2
  Powell   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Cruz   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Jackson   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Wagner  W (1-1) 2.0 1 1 1 2 2
Totals
10.0
11
5
5
4
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Appier   6.2 3 1 1 4 4
  Wendell   1.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Cook   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Benitez  L (2-1) 2.0 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
10.0
9
6
6
4
5

  E–Piazza (2), Ordonez (4).  DP–Houston 2, New York 1.  2B–Houston Truby (2,off Appier), New York Alfonzo (10,off Lima).  HR–Houston Biggio (3,8th inning off Wendell 0 on, 0 out); Alou 2 (4,8th inning off Wendell 0 on, 2 out,10th inning off Benitez 0 on, 1 out); Ward (2,8th inning off Cook 0 on, 2 out); Berkman (7,10th inning off Benitez 0 on, 1 out), New York Alfonzo (5,1st inning off Lima 1 on, 1 out); Payton (2,5th inning off Lima 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Perez (2,off Lima).  SF–Zeile (1,off Lima); Ventura (1,off Wagner).  HBP–Payton (2,by Lima).  IBB–Piazza (5,by Lima).  SB–Lugo (3,2nd base off Benitez/Piazza).  CS–Perez (1,2nd base by Lima/Ausmus).  WP–Lima (3).  HBP–Lima (4,Payton).  IBB–Lima (1,Piazza).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Charlie Reliford, 2B–Kerwin Danley, 3B–Greg Gibson.  T–3:43.  A–23,262.
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