Houston Astros vs New York Mets
August 24, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 2012 at Citi Field. 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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Houston Astros 3, New York Mets 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Altuve 2b 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez 3b,ss 4 0 0 0
Wallace 1b 4 0 1 0
Francisco lf 3 0 0 0
  Bogusevic ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Pearce rf,lf 3 0 0 0
Greene ss 4 1 1 1
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
Snyder c 3 1 2 0
Barnes cf 3 1 1 1
Lyles p 2 0 1 1
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Moore 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Tejada ss 4 0 0 0
Baxter rf 3 0 0 0
Wright 3b 4 1 2 1
Davis 1b 2 0 0 0
Turner 2b 3 0 1 0
Valdespin lf 2 0 0 0
  Hairston ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Torres cf 3 0 1 0
Thole c 3 0 0 0
Niese p 2 0 0 0
  Carson p 0 0 0 0
  Francisco p 0 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph 1 0 0 0
  Acosta p 0 0 0 0
  Edgin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
Houston 020 000 100360
New York 000 100 000140
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lyles  W(3-10) 6.0 3 1 1 2 4
  Wright   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Lopez  SV(2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Niese  L(10-7) 7.0 6 3 3 2 5
  Carson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Francisco   0.2 0 0 0 1 2
  Acosta   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Edgin   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
0

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1. Altuve-Greene-Wallace.  2B–Houston Barnes (1,off Niese); Lyles (1,off Niese); Snyder (7,off Niese).  HR–Houston Greene (7,7th inning off Niese 0 on 0 out), New York Wright (17,4th inning off Lyles 0 on 1 out).  SH–Barnes (1,off Niese).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Turner (2,by Lyles).  Team–5.  SB–Pearce (1,2nd base off Francisco/Thole).  U-HP–Brian O'Nora, 1B–Chad Fairchild, 2B–David Rackley, 3B–Tom Hallion.  T–2:51.  A–25,513.
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