New York Mets vs Houston Astros
August 17, 2010 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 2010 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 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes ss 4 1 2 1
Martinez lf 4 0 1 1
  Castillo 2b 0 0 0 0
Wright 3b 4 1 1 1
Beltran cf 3 0 1 0
Davis 1b 3 0 0 0
Francoeur rf 3 0 0 0
Thole c 4 1 2 0
Tejada 2b 2 0 0 0
  Pagan ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Santana p 3 0 1 0
  Carter ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bourn cf 4 1 2 0
Sanchez ss 4 1 2 0
Pence rf 4 2 2 4
Lee lf 4 0 1 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0
Wallace 1b 3 0 0 0
Blum 2b 3 0 1 0
Castro c 3 0 1 0
Figueroa p 2 0 0 0
  Fulchino p 0 0 0 0
  Michaels ph 0 0 0 0
  Melancon p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 9 4
New York 110 000 010380
Houston 300 000 01x490
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Santana  L(10-7) 8.0 9 4 4 1 7
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
1
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Figueroa   5.0 4 2 1 3 4
  Fulchino   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Melancon  W(1-0) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Lopez  SV(1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
4
6

  E–None.  DP–New York 1. Davis-Reyes-Davis, Houston 1. Melancon-Sanchez-Wallace.  PB–Castro (4).  2B–New York Santana (3,off Figueroa), Houston Lee (22,off Santana); Blum (8,off Santana); Castro (2,off Santana).  HR–New York Wright (18,8th inning off Melancon 0 on 0 out), Houston Pence 2 (18,1st inning off Santana 2 on 0 out,8th inning off Santana 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–4.  SB–Reyes (24,2nd base off Figueroa/Castro).  CS–Martinez (1,2nd base by Figueroa/Castro).  U-HP–Rob Drake, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Angel Hernandez, 3B–Dan Bellino.  T–2:21.  A–26,279.
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