New York Mets vs Houston Astros
May 15, 2011 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 2011 at Minute Maid Park. The New York Mets defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 7, Houston Astros 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes ss 4 0 0 0
Thole c 2 0 0 0
Wright 3b 3 0 0 0
Beltran rf 4 0 0 0
Bay lf 4 2 1 0
Murphy 1b 3 2 1 0
Turner 2b 4 2 2 5
Pridie cf 3 1 1 1
Capuano p 1 0 0 0
  Hairston ph 1 0 0 0
  Buchholz p 0 0 0 0
  Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
  Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 7 5 6
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bourn cf 5 0 2 0
Towles c 5 0 0 0
Pence rf 4 0 0 0
Lee 1b 5 0 1 0
Hall 2b 4 2 2 0
  Valdez p 0 0 0 0
  Wallace ph 1 0 0 0
Michaels lf 4 1 2 1
Johnson 3b 3 0 1 1
Barmes ss 2 1 1 1
Rodriguez p 2 0 0 0
  Abad p 0 0 0 0
  Del Rosario p 0 0 0 0
  Bogusevic ph 0 0 0 0
  Escalona p 0 0 0 0
  Downs 2b 1 0 1 1
Totals 36 4 10 4
New York 000 043 000750
Houston 010 101 0104102
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Capuano  W(3-4) 5.0 6 2 2 3 6
  Buchholz   2.0 2 1 1 1 2
  Byrdak   0.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Isringhausen   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Rodriguez  SV(12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
5
9
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez  L(0-2) 5.0 5 7 5 4 2
  Abad   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Del Rosario   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Escalona   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Valdez   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
7
5
6
4

  E–Lee (3), A. Rodriguez (1).  DP–Houston 2. Johnson-Hall-Lee, Valdez-Barmes-Lee.  2B–New York Turner (2,off A. Rodriguez), Houston Hall (5,off Capuano); Michaels 2 (2,off Capuano,off Byrdak); Lee (6,off Capuano); Downs (4,off Isringhausen).  HR–New York Turner (1,6th inning off A. Rodriguez 2 on 0 out), Houston Barmes (1,6th inning off Buchholz 0 on 2 out).  SH–Capuano (3,off A. Rodriguez).  Team LOB–3.  Team–10.  CS–Bourn (1,2nd base by Capuano/Thole).  U-HP–Chad Fairchild, 1B–Bill Miller, 2B–Angel Hernandez, 3B–Mike Estabrook.  T–3:19.  A–28,406.
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