Houston Astros vs New York Mets
July 23, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 2006 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 8, New York Mets 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 5 2 2 2
Lamb 1b 5 1 1 2
Burke 2b 5 0 2 1
Berkman rf 2 0 1 1
  Scott pr,rf 2 1 1 0
Huff 3b 5 1 2 0
Wilson lf 4 0 1 1
Ausmus c 4 0 1 0
Everett ss 4 2 2 1
Oswalt p 3 1 2 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Biggio ph 1 0 1 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 8 16 8
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes ss 5 0 1 0
Lo Duca c 5 2 2 0
Beltran cf 4 1 0 0
Delgado 1b 2 1 2 3
Wright 3b 4 0 1 0
Floyd lf 3 0 2 1
  Feliciano p 0 0 0 0
Valentin 2b 4 0 0 0
Nady rf 4 0 0 0
Pelfrey p 2 0 0 0
  Oliver p 0 0 0 0
  Marrero ph 1 0 0 0
  Heilman p 0 0 0 0
  Chavez lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
Houston 001 040 0218160
New York 300 010 000481
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt  W (7-7) 5.2 8 4 4 3 4
  Wheeler   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Miller   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Qualls   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Lidge   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
4
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Pelfrey  L (2-1) 4.1 6 5 5 1 3
  Oliver   1.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Heilman   1.2 5 2 2 0 1
  Feliciano   1.1 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
16
8
8
2
4

  E–Lo Duca (8), Lo Duca (8).  2B–Houston Taveras (11,off Pelfrey); Berkman (18,off Pelfrey); Scott (2,off Heilman), New York Lo Duca 2 (25,off Oswalt 2); Reyes (20,off Oswalt).  HR–New York Delgado (25,1st inning off Oswalt 2 on 1 out).  SF–Taveras (2,off Pelfrey).  HBP–Everett (3,by Pelfrey); Berkman (3,by Pelfrey).  Team LOB–11.  Team–8.  SB–Everett (4,2nd base off Heilman/Lo Duca); Taveras (14,2nd base off Heilman/Lo Duca).  U-HP–Brian Runge, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Paul Emmel, 3B–Mike Winters.  T–3:19.  A–46,375.
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