August 9, 2000 New York Mets at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
@ANA 2 CHW 19
SEA 3 CLE 6
TEX 4 BAL 5
@DET 2 KCR 5
TOR 3 NYY 12
OAK 1 TBD 5
MIN 4
(10) MON 4
@ARI 3 CIN 10
ATL 6 COL 4
PIT 3 NYM 12
@HOU 5 CHC 5
@LAD 4
(10) PHI 3
SDP 2 SFG 9
MIL 3 FLA 5
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 35,432

Wednesday, August 9, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:02

Mets

65-47

Won 1

2nd, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  3  2   2  0  2   0  3  0   12 16  2
Astros          1  0  0   0  1  1   1  1  0    5  9  0

W: R Reed (7-2), L: J Lima (4-14)

Astros

43-71

Lost 1

6th, 18½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Agbayani LF                 3   1   2   2    0   0  .317  .908   12    4   0   2B
  D Hamilton PH-LF            1   1   1   2    0   0  .188  .551    5    1   0   HR
  B Trammell PH-LF            0   1   0   0    1   0  .270  .817    6    2   0   
D Bell RF                     5   1   1   1    0   3  .296  .843   17    4   0   3B
E Alfonzo 2B                  4   0   2   1    1   0  .326  .939   24    1   1   2B
  K Abbott PR-2B              0   1   0   0    0   0  .207  .669         0   0   
M Piazza C                    5   1   2   3    0   0  .343 1.076   11    4   0   HR
  T Pratt C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .799         1   0   
R Ventura 3B                  2   1   1   0    2   0  .236  .820   19    1   1   HBP
  T Wendell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Cook P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
T Zeile 1B                    5   1   3   1    0   0  .292  .871   24    4   0   3B,GDP
J Payton CF                   4   2   2   1    1   0  .293  .777   26    4   0   HR
M Bordick SS                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .299  .838   16    1   0   GDP
R Reed P                      2   1   1   0    0   0  .194  .423    7    0   1   SH
  J McEwing PH-3B             2   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .692    8    0   0   
Totals                       38  12  16  11    5   5              175   27   3

BATTING

2B: E Alfonzo (29, off W Franklin); B Agbayani (14, off J Lima).

3B: D Bell (1, off J Lima); T Zeile (3, off J Lima).

HR: J Payton (10, off J Lima; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); D Hamilton (1, off J Green; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); M Piazza (30, off W Franklin; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF).

SH: R Reed (12, off J Lima).

HBP: R Ventura (2, by W Franklin).

TB: M Piazza 5; J Payton 5; T Zeile 5; D Hamilton 4; E Alfonzo 3; B Agbayani 3; D Bell 3; R Reed; M Bordick; R Ventura.

GIDP: M Bordick (13); T Zeile (11).

RBI: M Piazza 3 (91); D Hamilton 2 (3); B Agbayani 2 (41); J Payton (37); E Alfonzo (64); D Bell (61); T Zeile (60).

2-out RBI: M Piazza 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

E: J Payton (2); M Piazza (3).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Lugo SS                     5   2   3   1    0   0  .259  .681   20    4   5   HR,SB
B Spiers 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .306  .793    8    3   3   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .306  .992   19    7   1   
  G Barker CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .701         0   0   
L Berkman RF                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .301  .950   15    4   1   SF
R Hidalgo CF-LF               4   1   1   0    0   1  .282  .946   14    1   0   SB
D Ward LF-1B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .237  .786   16    2   0   HR
C Truby 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .790   13    0   2   2B,HBP
T Eusebio C                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .249  .750   11    6   0   HR
J Lima P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .116  .256    1    0   0   
  J Slusarski P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Bogar PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .139  .445    4    0   0   
  J Green P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  W Franklin P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
  M Mieske PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .173  .524    3    0   0   
Totals                       35   5   9   4    0   5              125   27  13

BATTING

2B: C Truby (8, off R Reed).

HR: D Ward (16, off T Wendell; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); T Eusebio (6, off R Reed; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); J Lugo (3, off R Reed; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: L Berkman (4, off R Reed).

HBP: C Truby (3, by R Reed).

TB: J Lugo 6; D Ward 4; T Eusebio 4; C Truby 2; R Hidalgo; J Bagwell; T Bogar.

RBI: J Lugo (19); D Ward (40); L Berkman (49); T Eusebio (23).

2-out RBI: D Ward.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Lugo-J Bagwell; J Lugo-B Spiers-J Bagwell; B Spiers-J Lugo-J Bagwell.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Hidalgo (8, 2nd base off R Reed/M Piazza); J Lugo (12, 2nd base off R Reed/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
R Reed, W (7-2)                7     8   4   3    0   4   2   4.31   30   96-62   38· 5·19    4·12· 7· 2     51    -     0.63   0.09
T Wendell                      1     1   1   1    0   1   1   3.41    4   17-12    5· 2· 5    0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.03   0.00
D Cook                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.32    3   11-6     4· 1· 1    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     9   5   4    0   5   3          37  124-80   47· 8·25    4·17· 7· 3           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Lima, L (4-14)               3.1   7   7   7    2   1   1   7.25   18   67-41   25· 6·10    5· 5· 4· 1     17    -     0.71  -0.33
J Slusarski                    1.2   4   0   0    0   1   0   3.67    8   26-18   13· 4· 1    4· 0· 3· 0          2-2    0.27  -0.02
J Green                        0.1   2   2   2    0   0   1   9.72    3    8-6     4· 0· 2    2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.17  -0.04
W Franklin                     3.2   3   3   3    3   3   1   4.91   16   68-37   27· 5· 5    3· 2· 3· 1          0-0    0.06  -0.01
Totals                         9    16  12  12    5   5   3          45  169-102  69·15·18   14· 7·10· 3          2-2

Balks: W Franklin (1).

WP: J Lima (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: R Reed (3; C Truby); W Franklin (2; R Ventura).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - CB Bucknor, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B - Al Clark.

Time of Game: 3:02.

Attendance: 35,432.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Houston Astros                       
1. B Agbayani           LF    1. J Lugo               SS 
2. D Bell               RF    2. B Spiers             2B 
3. E Alfonzo            2B    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. M Piazza             C     4. L Berkman            RF 
5. R Ventura            3B    5. R Hidalgo            CF 
6. T Zeile              1B    6. D Ward               LF 
7. J Payton             CF    7. C Truby              3B 
8. M Bordick            SS    8. T Eusebio            C  
9. R Reed               P     9. J Lima               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  1-0  1--  5   13%  54% T Zeile         J Lima          Triple to RF (Line Drive); Ventura Scores
   t 2   1  1-2  ---  9    9%  66% J Payton        J Lima          Home Run
   t 3   0  1-3  -2-  3    9%  83% D Bell          J Lima          Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Agbayani Scores
   t 3   0  1-3  ---  3    5%  74% B Agbayani      J Lima          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   t 3   1  1-5  12-  4   -4%  81% T Zeile         J Lima          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Lima facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  B Agbayani      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   46%  D Bell          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   45%  E Alfonzo       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reed facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   42%  J Lugo          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   45%  B Spiers        Flyball: RF
          1--      43%  J Bagwell       Lugo Steals 2B
          -2-  5   39%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Lugo to 3B
   RO     1-3  6   38%  L Berkman       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Lugo Scores
   O      1--  3   41%  R Hidalgo       Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose Lima facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   38%  M Piazza        Flyball: LF
          ---  6   41%  R Ventura       Walk
   R      1--  5   54%  T Zeile         Triple to RF (Line Drive); Ventura Scores
   R      --3      57%  J Payton        Wild Pitch; Zeile Scores
   R      ---  9   66%  " "             Home Run
   O      ---  4   65%  M Bordick       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   64%  R Reed          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Rick Reed facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   66%  D Ward          Flyball: RF
          ---  2   62%  C Truby         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   66%  T Eusebio       Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  1   69%  J Lima          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jose Lima facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   74%  B Agbayani      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   R      -2-  3   83%  D Bell          Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Agbayani Scores
   R      --3  2   85%  E Alfonzo       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Bell Scores
   O      1--  2   84%  M Piazza        Flyball: LF
          1--  6   85%  R Ventura       Walk; Alfonzo to 2B
   OO     12-  4   81%  T Zeile         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Rick Reed facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   83%  J Lugo          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   85%  B Spiers        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  2   86%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jose Lima facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   87%  J Payton        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
          1--  1   91%  M Bordick       Single to CF (Line Drive); Payton to 3B
   O      1-3  3   89%  R Reed          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Bordick to 2B
                  Joe Slusarski replaces Jose Lima pitching and batting 9th
   RR     -23  3   94%  B Agbayani      Single to LF (Line Drive); Payton Scores; Bordick Scores
   O      1--  4   93%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   93%  E Alfonzo       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Rick Reed facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   94%  L Berkman       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  6   95%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   95%  D Ward          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-1, Joe Slusarski facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   96%  M Piazza        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   97%  R Ventura       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Piazza to 2B
          12-  6   98%  T Zeile         Single to RF (Line Drive); Piazza to 3B; Ventura to 2B
   O      123  6   97%  J Payton        Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Ventura to 3B; Zeile to 2B
   OO     123  2   94%  M Bordick       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Rick Reed facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   95%  C Truby         Flyball: CF
   R      ---  3   92%  T Eusebio       Home Run
                  Tim Bogar pinch hits for Joe Slusarski batting 9th
          ---  4   91%  T Bogar         Single (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   88%  J Lugo          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Bogar to 2B
   O      12-  1   91%  B Spiers        Flyball: LF
   O      12-  6   94%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-2, Jason Green facing 9-1-2
                  Jason Green replaces Tim Bogar pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   95%  R Reed          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
                  Darryl Hamilton pinch hits for Benny Agbayani batting 1st
   RR     1--  5   98%  D Hamilton      Home Run (LF-CF); Reed Scores
   O      ---  1   98%  D Bell          Groundout: P-1B
                  Wayne Franklin replaces Jason Green pitching and batting 9th
          ---  8   98%  E Alfonzo       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   98%  M Piazza        Groundout: 2B-1B; Alfonzo to 3B
   O      --3  4   98%  R Ventura       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 9, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-9, Rick Reed facing 4-5-6
                  Darryl Hamilton moves to LF
   O      ---  4   98%  L Berkman       Flyball: CF
          ---  2   98%  R Hidalgo       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   RO     1--  5   97%  D Ward          Strikeout Swinging, Hidalgo Steals 2B; Hidalgo Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)/Adv on E8 (throw to 3B)/unER
          ---  2   97%  C Truby         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   98%  T Eusebio       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 9, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 9-3, Wayne Franklin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   98%  T Zeile         Single to RF (Line Drive); Zeile out at 2B/RF-SS
          ---  5   98%  J Payton        Walk
   OO     1--  5   97%  M Bordick       Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 9, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-9, Rick Reed facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   98%  W Franklin      Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   R      ---  4   96%  J Lugo          Home Run
   O      ---  4   97%  B Spiers        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   98%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 9, Astros 4.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 9-4, Wayne Franklin facing 9-1-2
                  Joe McEwing pinch hits for Rick Reed batting 9th
   O      ---  4   97%  J McEwing       Strikeout Swinging
                  Bubba Trammell pinch hits for Darryl Hamilton batting 1st
          ---  6   98%  B Trammell      Walk
   O      1--  5   97%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
          1--      98%  E Alfonzo       Balk; Trammell to 2B
          -2-  6   98%  " "             Walk
                  Kurt Abbott pinch runs for Edgardo Alfonzo batting 3rd
   RRR    12-  1  100%  M Piazza        Home Run; Trammell Scores; Abbott Scores
          ---  1  100%  R Ventura       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2  100%  T Zeile         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 12, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-12, Turk Wendell facing 4-5-6
                  Turk Wendell replaces Robin Ventura pitching and batting 5th; Todd Pratt replaces Mike Piazza playing C batting 4th; Kurt Abbott moves to 2B; Joe McEwing moves to 3B; Bubba Trammell moves to LF
   O      ---  2  100%  L Berkman       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3  100%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  7  100%  D Ward          Home Run
   O      ---  5  100%  C Truby         Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 12, Astros 5.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 12-5, Wayne Franklin facing 7-8-9
                  Daryle Ward moves to 1B; Richard Hidalgo moves to LF; Glen Barker replaces Jeff Bagwell playing CF batting 3rd
   O      ---  2  100%  J Payton        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4  100%  M Bordick       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  J McEwing       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 12, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-12, Dennis Cook facing 8-9-1
                  Dennis Cook replaces Turk Wendell pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---  2  100%  T Eusebio       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  Matt Mieske pinch hits for Wayne Franklin batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  M Mieske        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  6  100%  J Lugo          Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 12, Astros 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation