New York Mets vs Houston Astros
May 3, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 2002 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 11, Houston Astros 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 6 1 2 1
Alfonzo 3b 4 1 2 0
  McEwing ph,3b 1 0 1 1
Piazza c 5 1 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Vaughn 1b 5 0 0 0
Burnitz rf 4 3 3 2
  Wilson c 0 0 0 0
Valentin ss 4 2 3 4
Payton cf 5 2 2 3
Cedeno lf 4 1 1 0
Astacio p 3 0 1 0
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Strickland p 0 0 0 0
  Perez ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 43 11 15 11
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 0 0 0
Zaun c 5 0 1 0
Bagwell 1b 4 2 2 2
Berkman cf 3 0 0 0
Ward lf 4 0 0 0
Hidalgo rf 4 0 1 0
Ensberg 3b 4 1 2 0
Lugo ss 4 0 1 0
Mlicki p 1 0 1 0
  Puffer p 0 0 0 0
  Blum ph 0 0 0 0
  Linebrink p 0 0 0 0
  Merced ph 1 0 0 0
  Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
  Hunter ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 36 3 9 3
New York 003 030 00511151
Houston 100 001 001391
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Astacio  W (5-1) 6.0 3 2 2 2 5
  Weathers   1.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Strickland   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Benitez   1.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
9
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Mlicki  L (3-3) 4.2 10 6 6 2 3
  Puffer   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Linebrink   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Stone   1.1 2 3 3 2 0
  Lidge   0.2 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
11
11
4
5

  E–Valentin (4), Ensberg (4).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Valentin 2 (4,off Mlicki 2); Alomar (3,off Lidge), Houston Ensberg (5,off Benitez).  HR–New York Valentin (2,5th inning off Mlicki 1 on, 1 out); Payton 2 (4,5th inning off Mlicki 0 on, 1 out,9th inning off Stone 1 on, 1 out); Burnitz (7,9th inning off Stone 0 on, 1 out), Houston Bagwell 2 (6,1st inning off Astacio 0 on, 2 out,6th inning off Astacio 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Burnitz (3,by Mlicki).  IBB–Cedeno (1,by Mlicki).  SB–Alfonzo (2,2nd base off Mlicki/Zaun).  HBP–Mlicki (2,Burnitz).  IBB–Mlicki (1,Cedeno).  U-HP–Gary Cederstrom, 1B–Brian O'Nora, 2B–Alfonso Marquez, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–3:17.  A–31,329.
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