Houston Astros vs New York Mets
August 1, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 2002 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 3, New York Mets 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Lugo ss 5 0 1 0
Biggio 2b 5 1 2 1
Berkman cf 3 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 0 0
Ward lf 4 2 3 0
  Wesson lf 0 0 0 0
Hidalgo rf 4 0 1 0
Blum 3b 4 0 2 0
Ausmus c 3 0 1 2
Oswalt p 3 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
  Merced ph 1 0 1 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 11 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 0 0 0
Perez cf 3 0 2 0
Piazza c 4 0 0 0
Vaughn 1b 4 0 0 0
Alfonzo 3b 4 1 2 0
Burnitz rf 4 0 2 0
Cedeno lf 4 0 1 0
Ordonez ss 2 0 0 0
  Tarasco ph 1 0 0 1
  Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
Astacio p 1 0 0 0
  Little ph 1 0 0 0
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
  Valentin ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Houston 010 001 1003110
New York 000 000 100170
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt  W (12-6) 6.2 6 1 1 1 3
  Dotel   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Wagner  SV (21) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Astacio  L (10-4) 6.0 9 2 2 1 4
  Weathers   1.0 1 1 1 0 2
  Guthrie   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Reed   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
1
8

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1.  PB–Piazza (7).  2B–Houston Merced (7,off Reed), New York Perez 2 (20,off Oswalt 2); Alfonzo (23,off Wagner).  HR–Houston Biggio (8,7th inning off Weathers 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Ausmus (2,off Astacio).  U-HP–Tony Randazzo, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Ed Rapuano, 3B–Larry Poncino.  T–2:46.  A–29,865.
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