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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 2001 at Enron Field. 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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New York Mets 3, Houston Astros 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Lawton rf 4 1 0 0
Alfonzo 2b 5 0 2 1
Ventura 3b 5 0 0 0
Piazza c 5 0 2 0
  Riggan p 0 0 0 0
Zeile 1b 4 1 1 0
Shinjo cf,lf 3 0 1 0
Agbayani lf 3 1 1 1
  Payton cf 0 0 0 0
Relaford ss 4 0 1 1
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson c 0 0 0 0
Trachsel p 3 0 2 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 0 0
  Ordonez ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 10 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 1 3 1
Lugo ss 4 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 1 1 0
Berkman cf 3 1 1 0
Alou rf 4 0 1 1
Ward lf 3 0 0 0
Castilla 3b 3 1 1 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Merced ph 1 0 1 2
  Servais c 0 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 0 0 0
  Hidalgo ph 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Astacio p 1 0 0 0
  Lopez 3b 1 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
New York 020 000 100 03100
Houston 000 001 002 1480
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Trachsel   7.0 3 1 1 2 5
  Franco   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Benitez   1.0 2 2 2 3 1
  Riggan  L (0-2) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.2
8
4
4
6
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Astacio   7.1 10 3 3 0 5
  Cruz   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Williams  W (3-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
10
3
3
0
8

  E–None.  DP–New York 2, Houston 1.  2B–New York Alfonzo 2 (18,off Astacio 2); Agbayani (12,off Astacio); Relaford (18,off Astacio), Houston Merced (3,off Benitez).  SH–Shinjo (3,off Astacio); Astacio (11,off Trachsel); Lugo (8,off Riggan).  HBP–Agbayani (5,by Astacio); Lawton (1,by Astacio).  IBB–Hidalgo (3,by Benitez); Bagwell (3,by Riggan).  SB–Lawton (1,2nd base off Astacio/Ausmus).  CS–Agbayani (5,2nd base by Astacio/Ausmus).  HBP–Astacio 2 (12,Agbayani,Lawton).  IBB–Benitez (5,Hidalgo); Riggan (3,Bagwell).  U-HP–Mark Carlson, 1B–Chris Guccione, 2B–Wally Bell, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–3:19.  A–34,257.
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