Houston Astros vs New York Mets
October 2, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 2, 2009 at Citi Field. The New York Mets defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 1, New York Mets 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bourn cf 4 0 1 0
Tejada ss 4 0 1 0
Berkman 1b 4 1 1 0
Lee lf 4 0 1 0
Blum 3b 3 0 0 1
Pence rf 3 0 0 0
Matsui 2b 3 0 1 0
Quintero c 2 0 0 0
  Erstad ph 1 0 1 0
  Coste c 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez p 1 0 0 0
  Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
  Gervacio p 0 0 0 0
  Keppinger ph 1 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Pagan lf 5 1 2 0
Castillo 2b 5 0 0 0
Wright 3b 4 1 3 1
Beltran cf 4 0 0 0
Francoeur rf 4 2 3 2
Tatis 1b 4 1 2 0
Santos c 3 1 2 1
Hernandez ss 3 0 0 1
Maine p 2 0 0 0
  Evans ph 1 0 1 0
  Parnell p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy ph 1 1 1 2
  Green p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 14 7
Houston 000 100 000160
New York 100 002 04x7140
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez  L(14-12) 6.0 8 3 3 1 3
  Byrdak   0.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Gervacio   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Brocail   1.0 5 4 4 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
7
7
1
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Maine  W(7-6) 7.0 5 1 1 0 7
  Parnell   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Green   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
0
8

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1. Blum-Matsui-Berkman, New York 1. Castillo-A. Hernandez-Tatis.  2B–Houston Bourn (27,off Maine); Lee (35,off Maine), New York Wright (39,off W. Rodriguez); Santos (14,off W. Rodriguez).  3B–New York Evans (1,off Byrdak).  HR–New York Francoeur (15,6th inning off W. Rodriguez 1 on 1 out); Murphy (12,8th inning off Brocail 1 on 2 out).  SH–W. Rodriguez (6,off Maine).  Team LOB–3.  SF–A. Hernandez (2,off Brocail).  Team–7.  CS–Bourn (12,3rd base by Maine/Santos).  SB–Pagan (14,2nd base off W. Rodriguez/Quintero); Wright (27,2nd base off W. Rodriguez/Quintero).  U-HP–Gary Cederstrom, 1B–Fieldin Culbreth, 2B–Damien Beal, 3B–Adrian Johnson.  T–2:32.  A–37,576.
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