New York Mets vs Houston Astros
July 29, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 2005 at Minute Maid Park. 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 2, Houston Astros 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes ss 4 0 1 0
Cameron rf 4 0 1 0
Beltran cf 3 1 1 0
Floyd lf 2 1 0 0
Wright 3b 3 0 0 1
Piazza c 4 0 1 1
Woodward 1b 3 0 0 0
  Anderson ph 1 0 0 0
Cairo 2b 4 0 1 0
Benson p 2 0 0 0
  Santiago p 0 0 0 0
  Offerman ph 1 0 0 0
  Padilla p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 4 1 2 0
Biggio 2b 4 1 1 1
Berkman 1b 3 2 1 2
Ensberg 3b 4 1 1 2
Lane rf 4 0 1 0
Everett ss 3 0 1 0
Burke lf 3 0 0 0
Quintero c 3 0 0 0
  Ausmus c 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez p 2 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 1 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 5
New York 000 002 000250
Houston 102 002 00x581
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Benson  L (7-4) 5.1 6 5 5 3 6
  Santiago   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Padilla   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
3
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez  W (6-4) 6.0 4 2 2 2 3
  Qualls   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Lidge  SV (25) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
6

  E–Quintero (1).  2B–New York Cairo (11,off Rodriguez), Houston Lane (24,off Benson).  HR–Houston Biggio (17,1st inning off Benson 0 on 1 out); Berkman (12,3rd inning off Benson 1 on 2 out); Ensberg (27,6th inning off Benson 1 on 0 out).  SF–Wright (2,off Rodriguez).  HBP–Floyd (6,by Rodriguez).  Team LOB–6.  Team–5.  SB–Taveras 2 (27,2nd base off Benson/Piazza 2); Everett (15,2nd base off Benson/Piazza).  U-HP–Andy Fletcher, 1B–Rob Drake, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Paul Schrieber.  T–2:30.  A–42,659.
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