September 1, 1999 New York Mets at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
TBD 1 BOS 4
KCR 3 SEA 3
@CHW 2 CLE 8
ANA 1 TEX 14
@DET 7 OAK 7
@NYY 1 TOR 4
MIN 0 MON 8
@ARI 1 ATL 8
@CIN 7 PIT 9
@COL 8 NYM 9
@HOU 5 MIL 5
@LAD 4 CHC 1
@SDP 0 SFG 5
PHI 3
(11) STL 9
FLA 3

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 24,112

Wednesday, September 1, 1999, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:21

Mets

81-53

Won 1

2nd, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  2  1   0  3  1   0  2  0    9 18  1
Astros          0  1  0   2  0  1   0  1  0    5  7  1

W: O Dotel (6-1), L: C Holt (3-13)

Astros

79-56

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   0   0   0    2   2  .334  .946   24    1   0   
  D Cook P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Benitez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
E Alfonzo 2B                  4   0   0   1    1   2  .317  .904   30    1   5   SF
J Olerud 1B                   5   3   3   0    1   0  .310  .927   25   11   1   2·2B,GDP
M Piazza C                    5   2   4   0    1   0  .323  .970   21    4   0   2·2B
R Ventura 3B                  6   2   3   4    0   1  .308  .931   18    2   2   HR,2B
D Hamilton CF                 2   0   0   1    0   0  .322  .815   11    0   0   
  S Dunston PR-CF             4   1   2   1    0   0  .321  .798   17    3   0   3B
R Cedeno RF                   5   1   3   2    0   1  .313  .801   20    2   0   
R Ordonez SS                  4   0   1   0    1   0  .262  .634    9    2   5   IW
O Dotel P                     3   0   1   0    0   2  .136  .376   13    0   0   SH
  P Mahomes P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .813         0   0   
  M Franco PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .731         0   0   
  B Agbayani PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .283  .873    2    0   0   2B
  M Mora LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .297         0   0   
Totals                       43   9  18   9    6   8              190   27  13

BATTING

2B: J Olerud 2 (32, off B Williams, off J Cabrera); B Agbayani (16, off T Miller); R Ventura (33, off B Williams); M Piazza 2 (24, 2 off C Holt).

3B: S Dunston (3, off D Henry).

HR: R Ventura (29, off C Holt; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SF: E Alfonzo (8, off T Miller).

SH: O Dotel (1, off B Williams).

IBB: R Ordonez (10, by J Cabrera).

TB: R Ventura 7; M Piazza 6; J Olerud 5; S Dunston 4; R Cedeno 3; B Agbayani 2; O Dotel; R Ordonez.

GIDP: J Olerud (19).

RBI: R Ventura 4 (108); R Cedeno 2 (33); D Hamilton (34); S Dunston (36); E Alfonzo (95).

Team LOB: 15.

With RISP: 8 for 20.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Alfonzo-R Ordonez-J Olerud 2.

E: M Piazza (10).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .303  .857   12    4   3   
B Spiers LF-CF                4   1   1   0    0   1  .289  .767   15    2   0   GDP
J Bagwell 1B                  3   2   2   1    1   1  .312 1.078   16    5   1   HR
K Caminiti 3B                 4   1   3   0    0   0  .278  .775   15    0   0   2·2B
D Bell RF                     3   0   0   1    1   2  .243  .666   24    4   0   
S Javier CF                   2   1   1   2    1   0  .278  .692   11    2   0   SB,SF
  J Powell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
P Bako C                      4   0   0   1    0   0  .267  .720   18    8   1   GDP
R Gutierrez SS                2   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .685    5    2   2   
  B Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  J Cabrera P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .768    1    0   0   
  D Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Mieske LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .326  .916    5    0   0   
C Holt P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .075  .194    2    0   0   
  T Bogar SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .659    9    0   1   
Totals                       31   5   7   5    4   4              133   27   8

BATTING

2B: K Caminiti 2 (7, off O Dotel, off D Cook).

HR: J Bagwell (39, off O Dotel; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SF: S Javier (2, off P Mahomes).

TB: K Caminiti 5; J Bagwell 5; S Javier; B Spiers.

GIDP: P Bako (2); B Spiers (8).

RBI: S Javier 2 (32); P Bako (15); J Bagwell (109); D Bell (62).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Biggio-R Gutierrez-J Bagwell.

E: R Gutierrez (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: S Javier (14, 2nd base off O Dotel/M Piazza).

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
O Dotel, W (6-1)               5     5   4   3    4   3   1   5.22   23   87-52   35· 5·12    9· 5· 2· 0     42    -     1.03  -0.23
P Mahomes, H (1)               2     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.16    5    9-7     5· 1· 1    3· 2· 0· 0          3-1    1.58   0.24
D Cook                         1     2   1   1    0   1   0   3.57    5   24-13    6· 5· 2    4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.61   0.01
A Benitez                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.08    3   12-8     4· 2· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         9     7   5   4    4   4   1          36  132-80   50·13·17   17· 8· 3· 0          3-1

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Holt, L (3-13)               4    10   6   6    2   6   1   4.42   24   87-54   28·10·16    9· 2· 5· 0     22    -     1.15  -0.42
B Williams                     1     4   1   1    1   0   0   4.29    8   35-20   13· 1· 6    1· 2· 4· 0          2-1    0.97  -0.09
J Cabrera                      2     1   0   0    2   2   0   3.24    9   35-17    9· 1· 7    1· 2· 2· 0          2-0    0.52   0.09
D Henry                        0.1   2   2   2    0   0   0   5.28    3    9-6     4· 0· 2    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.27  -0.04
T Miller                       0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   5.95    4   13-9     7· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          1-1    0.26  -0.01
J Powell                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.75    3   11-6     4· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9    18   9   9    6   8   1          51  190-112  65·12·35   14·10·13· 0          5-2

O Dotel faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.
C Holt faced 4 batters in the 5th inning.
B Williams faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Cabrera (2; R Ordonez).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Kerwin Danley, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Mike Winters.

Time of Game: 3:21.

Attendance: 24,112.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Houston Astros                       
1. R Henderson          LF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. E Alfonzo            2B    2. B Spiers             LF 
3. J Olerud             1B    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. M Piazza             C     4. K Caminiti           3B 
5. R Ventura            3B    5. D Bell               RF 
6. D Hamilton           CF    6. S Javier             CF 
7. R Cedeno             RF    7. P Bako               C  
8. R Ordonez            SS    8. R Gutierrez          SS 
9. O Dotel              P     9. C Holt               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  3-3  1--  3   13%  68% M Piazza        C Holt          Double to LF (Line Drive); Olerud to 3B
   t 2   0  0-0  -2-  2   13%  69% R Ventura       C Holt          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Piazza Scores
   b 4   0  3-1  ---  2  -11%  56% J Bagwell       O Dotel         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 6   1  7-4  12-  2   11%  89% P Bako          P Mahomes       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 4   1  3-2  -2-  2  -11%  44% S Javier        O Dotel         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Caminiti Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Holt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  R Henderson     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   50%  E Alfonzo       Walk
   OO     1--  4   45%  J Olerud        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Octavio Dotel facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   42%  C Biggio        Walk
   OO     1--  4   49%  B Spiers        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  5   48%  J Bagwell       Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  K Caminiti      Foul Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Holt facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   56%  M Piazza        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   RR     -2-  2   69%  R Ventura       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Piazza Scores
   O      ---  6   67%  D Hamilton      Flyball: LF
          ---  2   69%  R Cedeno        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   72%  R Ordonez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Cedeno to 2B
          12-  1   76%  O Dotel         Single to SS (Bunt to Weak SS); Cedeno to 3B; Ordonez to 2B
   O      123  4   71%  R Henderson     Strikeout Looking
   O      123  4   65%  E Alfonzo       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Octavio Dotel facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  8   67%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   65%  S Javier        Walk
          1--      61%  P Bako          Javier Steals 2B; Javier to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   RO     --3  6   59%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Javier Scores/unER
   O      ---  2   61%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Chris Holt facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   64%  J Olerud        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2   72%  M Piazza        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Olerud to 3B
   O      1-3  5   67%  R Ventura       Strikeout Swinging
   RO     1-3  5   68%  D Hamilton      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Olerud Scores
          1--  3   70%  R Cedeno        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Hamilton to 2B
                  Shawon Dunston pinch runs for Darryl Hamilton batting 6th
   O      12-  2   66%  R Ordonez       Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Octavio Dotel facing 9-1-2
                  Shawon Dunston moves to CF
   O      ---  2   69%  C Holt          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   71%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   72%  B Spiers        Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Chris Holt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   70%  O Dotel         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   69%  R Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   68%  E Alfonzo       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Octavio Dotel facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  2   56%  J Bagwell       Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  1   49%  K Caminiti      Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  4   54%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  2   44%  S Javier        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Caminiti Scores
   O      1--  4   47%  P Bako          Lineout: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--  3   50%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Chris Holt facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   55%  J Olerud        Walk
          1--  3   68%  M Piazza        Double to LF (Line Drive); Olerud to 3B
   R      -23  2   76%  R Ventura       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Olerud Scores; Piazza to 3B
   R      1-3  5   81%  S Dunston       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Piazza Scores; Ventura to 2B
                  Brian Williams replaces Ricky Gutierrez pitching and batting 8th; Tim Bogar replaces Chris Holt playing SS batting 9th
   R      12-  5   87%  R Cedeno        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Ventura Scores; Dunston to 2B
   O      12-  1   85%  R Ordonez       Lineout: RF
   O      12-  3   83%  O Dotel         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (P's Left); Dunston to 3B; Cedeno to 2B
          -23  6   84%  R Henderson     Walk
   O      123  8   80%  E Alfonzo       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 6, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Octavio Dotel facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   82%  T Bogar         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   84%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   85%  B Spiers        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-3, Brian Williams facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   89%  J Olerud        Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
          -2-  5   92%  M Piazza        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Olerud to 3B
   R      1-3  5   95%  R Ventura       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Olerud Scores; Piazza to 3B
                  Jose Cabrera replaces Brian Williams pitching and batting 8th
   O      -23  3   94%  S Dunston       Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      -23  6   91%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Looking
          -23  4   92%  R Ordonez       Intentional Walk
   O      123  4   89%  O Dotel         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-7, Octavio Dotel facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   86%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  6   77%  K Caminiti      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Bagwell to 3B
          1-3  6   71%  D Bell          Walk; Caminiti to 2B
                  Pat Mahomes replaces Octavio Dotel pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123  1   77%  S Javier        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bagwell Scores
   OO     12-  2   89%  P Bako          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 4.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-4, Jose Cabrera facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   87%  R Henderson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   87%  E Alfonzo       Flyball: RF
          ---  5   88%  J Olerud        Double to RF (Line Drive)
          -2-  4   88%  M Piazza        Walk
   O      12-  3   86%  R Ventura       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-7, Pat Mahomes facing 8-9-1
                  Russ Johnson pinch hits for Jose Cabrera batting 8th
   O      ---  1   89%  R Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   91%  T Bogar         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   92%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 4.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-4, Doug Henry facing 6-7-8
                  Doug Henry replaces Russ Johnson pitching and batting 8th
          ---  4   96%  S Dunston       Triple to CF (Line Drive)
   R      --3  4   97%  R Cedeno        Single to LF (Pop Fly to Deep SS-3B Hole); Dunston Scores
   O      1--  1   96%  R Ordonez       Flyball: LF
                  Trever Miller replaces Doug Henry pitching and batting 8th; Matt Franco pinch hits for Pat Mahomes batting 9th; Benny Agbayani pinch hits for Matt Franco batting 9th
          1--  2   97%  B Agbayani      Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Cedeno to 3B
          -23  5   97%  R Henderson     Walk
   RO     123  1   98%  E Alfonzo       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Cedeno Scores; Agbayani to 3B
   O      1-3  5   98%  J Olerud        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 9, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-9, Dennis Cook facing 2-3-4
                  Dennis Cook replaces Rickey Henderson pitching and batting 1st; Melvin Mora replaces Benny Agbayani playing LF batting 9th
          ---  5   96%  B Spiers        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   98%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  6   94%  K Caminiti      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Spiers to 3B
   RO     -23  6   97%  D Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B; Spiers Scores; Caminiti to 3B
   O      --3  2   98%  S Javier        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 9, Astros 5.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 9-5, Jay Powell facing 4-5-6
                  Jay Powell replaces Stan Javier pitching and batting 6th; Matt Mieske replaces Trever Miller playing LF batting 8th; Bill Spiers moves to CF
   O      ---  5   98%  M Piazza        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   98%  R Ventura       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   98%  S Dunston       Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 9, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-9, Armando Benitez facing 7-8-9
                  Armando Benitez replaces Dennis Cook pitching and batting 1st
   O      ---  5   99%  P Bako          Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5  100%  M Mieske        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  2  100%  T Bogar         Lineout: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 9, Astros 5.

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