Houston Astros vs New York Mets
August 26, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 2012 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 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Barnes cf 3 0 0 0
  Altuve ph,2b 1 1 1 0
Gonzalez 2b 4 0 2 1
  Maxwell cf 0 0 0 0
Wallace 1b 4 0 1 0
Francisco rf 4 0 1 0
Moore 3b 3 0 0 0
Greene ss 4 0 0 0
Snyder c 2 0 0 0
Martinez lf 3 0 1 0
Harrell p 2 0 0 0
  Bogusevic ph 1 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Torres cf 4 0 0 0
Murphy 2b 4 0 0 0
  Cedeno 2b 0 0 0 0
Wright 3b 4 0 1 0
Davis 1b 4 2 2 2
Duda lf 2 0 0 0
Tejada ss 3 0 0 0
Baxter rf 3 0 0 0
Shoppach c 2 0 1 0
Hefner p 2 0 0 0
  Carson p 0 0 0 0
  Parnell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 4 2
Houston 000 000 001160
New York 000 100 001240
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Harrell   7.0 2 1 1 2 7
  Lopez  L(5-2) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.1
2
1
1
0
1
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hefner   8.0 5 1 1 1 7
  Carson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Parnell  W(3-3) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
1
0

  E–None.  DP–New York 1. Davis-Tejada-Hefner.  2B–Houston M. Gonzalez 2 (13,off Hefner 2).  HR–New York Davis 2 (24,4th inning off Harrell 0 on 0 out,9th inning off Lopez 0 on 1 out).  IBB–Moore (2,by Parnell); Shoppach (2,by Harrell).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Hefner (4,off Lopez).  Team–4.  SB–Baxter (4,2nd base off Harrell/Snyder).  U-HP–David Rackley, 1B–Tom Hallion, 2B–Brian O'Nora, 3B–Chad Fairchild.  T–2:19.  A–25,071.
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