New York Mets vs Houston Astros
August 1, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 2008 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 3, Houston Astros 7

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes J. ss 4 1 2 0
Chavez rf 3 0 0 0
Wright 3b 4 0 1 1
Delgado 1b 4 1 2 0
Beltran cf 4 1 1 0
Tatis lf 4 0 1 1
Easley 2b 4 0 1 1
Schneider c 3 0 1 0
Martinez p 2 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes A. ph 1 0 1 0
  Heilman p 0 0 0 0
  Feliciano p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 10 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Matsui 2b 3 1 1 1
Tejada ss 4 0 1 0
Berkman 1b 4 1 1 0
Lee lf 2 2 1 1
Pence rf 4 1 1 0
Wigginton 3b 3 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
  Loretta ph 1 1 1 4
  Valverde p 0 0 0 0
Erstad cf 4 0 1 0
Quintero c 3 0 1 0
Backe p 2 1 1 1
  Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
  Sampson p 0 0 0 0
  Blum 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 9 7
New York 100 200 0003100
Houston 101 100 04x790
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez   5.0 5 3 3 2 5
  Smith   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Heilman  L(1-5) 1.1 4 4 4 1 1
  Feliciano   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
0
0
0
0
1
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Backe   6.0 10 3 3 2 4
  Byrdak   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Sampson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Wright   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Brocail  W(5-5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Valverde   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1

  E–None.  DP–New York 1. Wright-Easley-Delgado, Houston 2. Berkman, Quintero-Tejada.  2B–New York Delgado (22,off Backe), Houston Berkman (33,off Heilman).  HR–Houston Matsui (3,1st inning off P. Martinez 0 on 0 out); Backe (2,3rd inning off P. Martinez 0 on 0 out); Lee (25,4th inning off P. Martinez 0 on 0 out); Loretta (4,8th inning off Heilman 3 on 1 out).  SH–Chavez (9,off Backe); Quintero (2,off Heilman).  Team LOB–7.  IBB–Lee (6,by Heilman).  Team–4.  CS–J. Reyes (11,2nd base by Backe/Quintero).  U-HP–Chris Guccione, 1B–Tim Welke, 2B–Chuck Meriwether, 3B–Bill Welke.  T–2:54.  A–41,083.
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