New York Mets vs Houston Astros
July 24, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 24, 2009 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 4, Houston Astros 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Pagan cf 5 1 1 0
Castillo 2b 4 1 3 1
Wright 3b 3 0 1 1
Francoeur rf 4 0 1 1
Tatis lf 5 0 1 0
Murphy 1b 4 0 1 0
Santos c 4 1 3 1
Berroa ss 4 1 1 0
Santana p 1 0 0 0
  Stokes p 0 0 0 0
  Sullivan ph 1 0 1 0
  Feliciano p 0 0 0 0
  Parnell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 13 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bourn cf 5 0 2 0
Matsui 2b 5 1 1 0
Tejada ss 4 0 2 0
Lee lf 4 0 1 1
Pence rf 4 1 1 0
Rodriguez c 4 1 2 0
Coste 1b 3 0 1 2
Keppinger 3b 2 1 1 0
Hampton p 3 1 1 2
  Fulchino p 0 0 0 0
  Arias p 0 0 0 0
  Blum ph 1 0 0 0
  Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  Valverde p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 12 5
New York 100 021 0004131
Houston 100 220 00x5120
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Santana  L(11-8) 6.2 12 5 5 3 3
  Stokes   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Feliciano   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Parnell   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
5
5
4
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton  W(6-7) 5.2 8 4 4 4 7
  Fulchino   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Arias   1.0 3 0 0 0 0
  Hawkins   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Valverde  SV(11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
4
4
4
7

  E–Berroa (1).  DP–New York 1. Berroa-Castillo-Murphy, Houston 3. Keppinger-Matsui-Coste, Tejada-Matsui-Coste, Tejada-Matsui-Coste.  2B–New York Castillo (10,off Hampton), Houston Keppinger (11,off Santana); Coste (12,off Santana).  HR–New York Santos (5,6th inning off Hampton 0 on 1 out), Houston Hampton (1,4th inning off Santana 1 on 2 out).  SH–Santana (10,off Hampton).  HBP–Francoeur (4,by Arias); Tejada (9,by Parnell).  IBB–Wright (7,by Hampton); Keppinger (3,by Santana).  Team LOB–10.  Team–11.  SB–Bourn (37,2nd base off Santana/Santos); Bourn (37,2nd base off Santana/Santos).  U-HP–Mike Winters, 1B–Jerry Layne, 2B–Tony Randazzo, 3B–Chris Guccione.  T–2:58.  A–42,967.
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