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TEX  6
@BAL  5

CLE  7
TOR  5

DET  2
CHW  0

KCR  6
OAK  3

SEA 12
@MIN  7

BOS  9
@NYY  4

TBD  8
ANA  1

ARI  7
SFG  6

(11)
ATL  3
PHI  0

CIN  5
MIL  1

HOU  6
NYM  5

(12)
NYM  8
@HOU  4

COL  5
@LAD  4

FLA  7
@MON  4

CHC  4
@SDP  2

PIT  8
@STL  6

STL  9
PIT  3

Standings at end of play this day
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Astrodome, Attendance: 40,835

Tuesday, September 15, 1998, 8:30
Time of Game: 3:19
Mets
8
85-68
Won 1
2nd, 12½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            1  1  0   0  0  0   0  3  3    8 10  0
Astros          1  0  0   0  2  0   0  1  0    4  8  0
W: A Leiter (16-5), L: J Powell (7-6), S: T Wendell (3)
Astros
4
97-56
Lost 1
1st

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Allensworth CF              4   0   0   0    0   3  .271  .728   21    4   0   
  M Franco PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .728    4    0   0   
  M Kinkade PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Baerga 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .677         2   0   
E Alfonzo 3B                  3   3   2   1    2   0  .279  .791   25    2   2   2B
M Piazza C                    4   1   2   0    1   0  .330  .961   18    4   0   GDP,IW
T Pratt 1B                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .277  .837   15    5   0   2B
  J Olerud 1B                 1   1   1   4    0   0  .340  .964   11    4   0   HR,SF
J Payton LF                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .733   17    0   0   2B
B Huskey RF                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .251  .707   15    1   0   HR
  L Harris PR-RF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .686         1   0   
L Lopez 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .259  .669   13    3   2   CS
  T Wendell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
R Ordonez SS                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .249  .588   15    0   6   
A Leiter P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .094  .332   12    0   0   
  R Milliard 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B McRae PH-CF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .840    6    1   0   
Totals                       34   8  10   7    6   5              172   27  10
BATTING
2B: T Pratt (9, off T Miller); E Alfonzo (25, off T Miller); J Payton (1, off T Miller).
HR: J Olerud (20, off M Magnante; 8th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); B Huskey (13, off T Miller; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
SF: J Olerud (7, off D Henry).
IBB: M Piazza (14, by D Henry).
TB: B Huskey 5; J Olerud 4; E Alfonzo 3; M Piazza 2; T Pratt 2; J Payton 2; R Ordonez.
GIDP: M Piazza (14).
RBI: J Olerud 4 (87); E Alfonzo (76); B Huskey (57); T Pratt (18).
2-out RBI: T Pratt.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
FIELDING
DP: 3. R Ordonez-L Lopez-J Olerud; C Baerga; R Ordonez-L Lopez-T Pratt.
BASERUNNING
CS: L Lopez (2, 2nd base by M Magnante/B Ausmus).
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .326  .912   19    1   2   
R Johnson 3B                  4   2   2   0    1   1  .286  .873   23    1   3   2B
D Bell RF                     2   1   2   1    3   0  .313  .850   21    1   0   2B
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .300  .983   15   13   1   HBP
R Hidalgo CF-LF               2   1   0   1    1   0  .292  .775   14    2   0   SF
P Incaviglia LF               4   0   1   0    0   0  .103  .299    7    2   0   GDP
  C Everett PR-CF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .298  .838         0   0   
R Gutierrez SS                2   0   0   0    1   0  .270  .696   13    2   6   
  S Berry PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .325  .933    5    0   0   
  T Bogar SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .161  .438         0   0   
B Ausmus C                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .265  .699   13    4   0   GDP
  D Clark PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .576    4    0   0   
  T Eusebio C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .650         1   0   
T Miller P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.000    4    0   0   
  J Phillips PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .193  .579    5    0   0   
  C Nitkowski P               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   1   
  J Powell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Magnante P                0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   1   
  M Alou PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .312  .992    5    0   0   
  D Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   4   8   3    7   4              151   27  14
BATTING
2B: D Bell (40, off A Leiter); R Johnson (1, off A Leiter).
SF: R Hidalgo (3, off A Leiter).
HBP: J Bagwell (7, by A Leiter).
TB: R Johnson 3; D Bell 3; J Bagwell 2; C Biggio; P Incaviglia.
GIDP: B Ausmus (17); P Incaviglia (1).
RBI: R Hidalgo (29); J Bagwell (106); D Bell (106).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
FIELDING
DP: 1. C Biggio-R Gutierrez-J Bagwell.

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Leiter, W (16-5)             7     7   4   4    6   4   0   2.50   33  120-66   46· 9·11   10· 8· 4· 0     45    -     1.43  -0.35
T Wendell, S (3)               2     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.11    7   30-20   12· 3· 5    2· 3· 1· 0          1-0    2.01   0.33
Totals                         9     8   4   4    7   4   0          40  150-86   58·12·16   12·11· 5· 0          1-0 
Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Miller                       4     4   2   2    3   2   1   3.12   18   68-36   23· 6· 7    5· 7· 1· 0     45    -     1.05  -0.02
C Nitkowski                    3     1   1   1    1   2   0   3.77   11   48-24   15· 2· 7    7· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.11   0.14
J Powell, L (7-6)              0     1   1   1    0   0   0   3.26    1    4-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.39  -0.13
M Magnante, BS (2)             1     2   1   1    0   0   1   5.01    4   16-10    7· 1· 2    3· 1· 0· 0          2-2    1.26  -0.37
D Henry                        1     2   3   3    2   1   0   3.18    7   33-15    8· 2· 5    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.75  -0.14
Totals                         9    10   8   8    6   5   2          41  169-88   55·11·22   17·10· 3· 0          3-2 
A Leiter faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
C Nitkowski faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
J Powell faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: A Leiter (4); D Henry (7).
IBB: D Henry (5; M Piazza).
HBP: A Leiter (11; J Bagwell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Tom Hallion, 2B - Bob Davidson, 3B - Brian Gorman.
Time of Game: 3:19.
Attendance: 40,835.
Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Houston Astros                       
1. J Allensworth        CF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. E Alfonzo            3B    2. R Johnson            3B 
3. M Piazza             C     3. D Bell               RF 
4. T Pratt              1B    4. J Bagwell            1B 
5. J Payton             LF    5. R Hidalgo            CF 
6. B Huskey             RF    6. P Incaviglia         LF 
7. L Lopez              2B    7. R Gutierrez          SS 
8. R Ordonez            SS    8. B Ausmus             C  
9. A Leiter             P     9. T Miller             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   0  3-2  12-  2   40%  87% J Olerud        M Magnante      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Alfonzo Scores; Piazza Scores
   b 8   0  5-3  1--  1  -17%  59% P Incaviglia    A Leiter        Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF Line); Hidalgo to 3B
   b 5   0  2-1  1--  1  -16%  38% D Bell          A Leiter        Double to LF (Fly Ball); Johnson to 3B
   t 8   0  3-2  1--  4   13%  47% M Piazza        J Powell        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Alfonzo to 2B
   b 8   0  5-4  -2-  4   12%  64% S Berry         T Wendell       Popfly: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Trever Miller facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  J Allensworth   Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   52%  E Alfonzo       Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  2   49%  M Piazza        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Alfonzo to 3B
   R      --3  2   58%  T Pratt         Double to 3B (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Alfonzo Scores
   O      -2-  4   55%  J Payton        Lineout: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Al Leiter facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   58%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  3   54%  R Johnson       Double to 3B (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
   R      -2-  2   45%  D Bell          Single to CF (Fly Ball); Johnson Scores
          1--  6   39%  J Bagwell       Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Bell to 3B
   O      1-3  2   45%  R Hidalgo       Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1-3  2   50%  P Incaviglia    Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Trever Miller facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  3   60%  B Huskey        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   58%  L Lopez         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   61%  R Ordonez       Walk
   O      1--  1   58%  A Leiter        Popfly: 3B (Short 3B Line)
   O      1--  3   56%  J Allensworth   Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Al Leiter facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   52%  R Gutierrez     Walk
   OO     1--  3   60%  B Ausmus        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   61%  T Miller        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Trever Miller facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   65%  E Alfonzo       Walk
   OO     1--  4   58%  M Piazza        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  7   57%  T Pratt         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Al Leiter facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   59%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   56%  R Johnson       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
          1--  6   52%  D Bell          Walk; Johnson to 2B
          12-  4   45%  J Bagwell       Hit By Pitch; Johnson to 3B; Bell to 2B
   O      123  2   54%  R Hidalgo       Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      123  2   62%  P Incaviglia    Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Trever Miller facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   69%  J Payton        Double to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  4   64%  B Huskey        Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
          -2-  5   66%  L Lopez         Walk
   O      12-  5   62%  R Ordonez       Flyball: LF
   O      12-  4   57%  A Leiter        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Al Leiter facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   60%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B (Short 3B Line)
          ---  8   57%  B Ausmus        Walk
                  J.R. Phillips pinch hits for Trever Miller batting 9th
   O      1--  5   61%  J Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   64%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, C.J. Nitkowski facing 1-2-3
                  C.J. Nitkowski replaces J.R. Phillips pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   62%  J Allensworth   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   60%  E Alfonzo       Flyball: CF
          ---  4   61%  M Piazza        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   59%  T Pratt         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Al Leiter facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   53%  R Johnson       Walk
          1--  1   38%  D Bell          Double to LF (Fly Ball); Johnson to 3B
   R      -23  1   27%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Johnson Scores; Bell to 3B
                  John Olerud replaces Todd Pratt playing 1B batting 4th
   RO     1-3  1   29%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Short CF-RF); Bell Scores
   OO     1--  2   34%  P Incaviglia    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, C.J. Nitkowski facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   30%  J Payton        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   28%  B Huskey        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   26%  L Lopez         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Al Leiter facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   28%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   29%  B Ausmus        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   30%  C Nitkowski     Strikeout (missed bunt)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, C.J. Nitkowski facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   26%  R Ordonez       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Short 1B Line)
   O      ---  7   23%  A Leiter        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   21%  J Allensworth   Groundout: SS-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Al Leiter facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   23%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   24%  R Johnson       Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   23%  D Bell          Walk
   O      1--  3   25%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Short 1B Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, C.J. Nitkowski facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   34%  E Alfonzo       Walk
                  Jay Powell replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching and batting 9th
          1--  4   47%  M Piazza        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Alfonzo to 2B
                  Mike Magnante replaces Jay Powell pitching and batting 9th
   RRR    12-  2   87%  J Olerud        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Alfonzo Scores; Piazza Scores
   O      ---  4   85%  J Payton        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  6   87%  B Huskey        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
                  Lenny Harris pinch runs for Butch Huskey batting 6th
   O      1--  4   85%  L Lopez         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
   O      1--      84%  R Ordonez       Lopez Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Al Leiter facing 5-6-7
                  Lenny Harris moves to RF
          ---  9   76%  R Hidalgo       Walk
          1--  1   59%  P Incaviglia    Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF Line); Hidalgo to 3B
                  Sean Berry pinch hits for Ricky Gutierrez batting 7th; Carl Everett pinch runs for Pete Incaviglia batting 6th
   R      1-3      52%  S Berry         Wild Pitch; Hidalgo Scores; Everett to 2B
                  Turk Wendell replaces Luis Lopez pitching and batting 7th; Ralph Milliard replaces Al Leiter playing 2B batting 9th
   O      -2-  4   64%  " "             Popfly: CF
                  Dave Clark pinch hits for Brad Ausmus batting 8th
   O      -2-  4   73%  D Clark         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Everett to 3B
                  Moises Alou pinch hits for Mike Magnante batting 9th
   O      --3  5   84%  M Alou          Popfly: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-4, Doug Henry facing 8-9-1
                  Doug Henry replaces Moises Alou pitching and batting 9th; Tony Eusebio replaces Dave Clark playing C batting 8th; Tim Bogar replaces Sean Berry playing SS batting 7th; Richard Hidalgo moves to LF; Carl Everett moves to CF
          ---  3   86%  R Ordonez       Single to 3B (Line Drive to Weak 3B)
                  Brian McRae pinch hits for Ralph Milliard batting 9th
   O      1--  6   85%  B McRae         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Ordonez to 2B
                  Matt Franco pinch hits for Jermaine Allensworth batting 1st
          -2-  4   86%  M Franco        Walk
   R      12-  5   95%  E Alfonzo       Single to CF (Line Drive); Ordonez Scores; Franco to 3B; Alfonzo to 2B/Adv on throw
                  Mike Kinkade pinch runs for Matt Franco batting 1st
          -23  4   95%  M Piazza        Intentional Walk
   R      123      98%  J Olerud        Wild Pitch; Kinkade Scores; Alfonzo to 3B; Piazza to 2B
   RO     -23  6   98%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Alfonzo Scores; Piazza to 3B
   O      --3  5   98%  J Payton        Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 8, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-8, Turk Wendell facing 1-2-3
                  Carlos Baerga replaces Mike Kinkade playing 2B batting 1st; Brian McRae moves to CF
          ---  4   96%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   98%  R Johnson       Flyball: CF
          1--  6   96%  D Bell          Walk; Biggio to 2B
   OO     12-  1  100%  J Bagwell       Line Drive Double Play: 2B unassisted
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 8, Astros 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199809152

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