August 7, 2003 New York Mets at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 31,250

Thursday, August 7, 2003, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:57

Mets

47-67

Won 1

5th, 28 GB

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

W: S Trachsel (10-7), L: B Lidge (4-2), S: M Stanton (2)

Astros

61-53

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Cedeno RF                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .268  .703   15    1   0   2B,SF
  R Gonzalez RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .706         2   0   
J Reyes SS                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .296  .710   15    0   4   SB
C Floyd LF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .276  .877   17    2   0   
  D Weathers P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Stanton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Phillips C                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .322  .856   10    4   0   
T Perez CF-LF                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .275  .698   18    3   0   HR
T Wigginton 3B                3   0   0   0    1   1  .265  .717   19    0   1   
T Clark 1B                    4   1   1   1    0   2  .238  .821   14    7   1   HR
M Scutaro 2B                  4   1   1   1    0   2  .276  .792   18    5   4   HR
S Trachsel P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .079  .205   10    0   0   
  G Roberts P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Duncan PH-CF              2   1   1   0    0   1  .257  .730    7    3   0   3B
Totals                       34   5   8   4    1   8              143   27  10

BATTING

2B: R Cedeno (17, off T Redding).

3B: J Duncan (2, off B Lidge).

HR: T Perez (3, off T Redding; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); T Clark (15, off B Lidge; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); M Scutaro (1, off T Redding; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: R Cedeno (1, off B Lidge).

TB: M Scutaro 4; T Perez 4; T Clark 4; J Duncan 3; R Cedeno 2; J Reyes 2; J Phillips.

RBI: T Perez (25); M Scutaro (1); R Cedeno (28); T Clark (37).

2-out RBI: M Scutaro; T Clark.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Reyes (9, 2nd base off T Redding/B Ausmus).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio CF                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .263  .746   31    4   0   
M Ensberg 3B                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .290  .929   14    0   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  5   2   2   3    0   0  .276  .890   17    9   1   2·HR
L Berkman LF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .296  .950   15    0   0   
R Hidalgo RF                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .317  .959   22    1   0   3B
G Blum 2B                     2   0   0   1    0   0  .258  .694    9    1   1   SF
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  O Merced PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .674    7    0   0   
  O Dotel P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
B Ausmus C                    2   0   1   0    2   0  .212  .544   14    8   0   
A Everett SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .649   13    2   3   
T Redding P                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .176  .457    4    2   0   SH
  E Bruntlett 2B              2   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .617    4    0   1   
Totals                       32   4   7   4    5   4              150   27   6

BATTING

3B: R Hidalgo (1, off S Trachsel).

HR: J Bagwell 2 (27, off S Trachsel, off D Weathers; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: G Blum (4, off S Trachsel).

SH: T Redding (7, off S Trachsel).

TB: J Bagwell 8; R Hidalgo 3; M Ensberg 2; B Ausmus; T Redding.

RBI: J Bagwell 3 (70); G Blum (40).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

E: M Ensberg (6).

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
S Trachsel, W (10-7)           5     6   3   3    5   1   1   4.58   26   93-49   37· 3· 9   13· 7· 0· 0     39    -     1.20  -0.09
G Roberts, H (1)               1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   12-10    5· 2· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.16   0.09
D Weathers, H (20)             2     1   1   1    0   1   1   3.66    7   32-21   15· 2· 4    1· 5· 0· 0          0-0    1.66   0.11
M Stanton, S (2)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.88    3   13-9     7· 2· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.21
Totals                         9     7   4   4    5   4   2          39  150-89   64· 9·16   16·14· 0· 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 Redding                      5     6   3   2    1   4   2   3.73   22   96-63   40·11·12    9· 8· 0· 0     48    -     0.82  -0.09
B Lidge, L (4-2)               2     2   2   2    0   1   1   2.60    8   26-18   11· 4· 3    2· 5· 0· 0          0-0    0.80  -0.18
O Dotel                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.59    3   11-7     5· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.06
B Wagner                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   1.89    3   10-8     4· 1· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.04
Totals                         9     8   5   4    1   8   3          36  143-96   60·16·20   12·15· 0· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Mark Carlson, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Mike Fichter.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 31,250.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Houston Astros                       
1. R Cedeno             RF    1. C Biggio             CF 
2. J Reyes              SS    2. M Ensberg            3B 
3. C Floyd              LF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. J Phillips           C     4. L Berkman            LF 
5. T Perez              CF    5. R Hidalgo            RF 
6. T Wigginton          3B    6. G Blum               2B 
7. T Clark              1B    7. B Ausmus             C  
8. M Scutaro            2B    8. A Everett            SS 
9. S Trachsel           P     9. T Redding            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   0  3-0  1--  2  -18%  58% J Bagwell       S Trachsel      Home Run (Fly Ball); Ensberg Scores
   t 6   2  3-3  ---  1   17%  61% T Clark         B Lidge         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 7   0  5-3  ---  7  -14%  63% J Bagwell       D Weathers      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 7   0  3-4  ---  2   11%  80% J Duncan        B Lidge         Triple to CF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF)
   b 5   1  3-2  ---  5  -10%  51% R Hidalgo       S Trachsel      Triple to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep CF-RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Redding facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   56%  R Cedeno        Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  3   52%  J Reyes         Bunt Popfly: P
   O      -2-  5   48%  C Floyd         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   45%  J Phillips      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   47%  C Biggio        Popfly: 2B
          ---  2   45%  M Ensberg       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   48%  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF
          1--  4   46%  L Berkman       Walk; Ensberg to 2B
          12-  6   43%  R Hidalgo       Walk; Ensberg to 3B; Berkman to 2B
   O      123  4   50%  G Blum          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Redding facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  7   60%  T Perez         Home Run (Fly Ball)
          --- 10   63%  T Wigginton     Walk
   O      1--  2   60%  T Clark         Popfly: 1B
   O      1--  5   58%  M Scutaro       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   55%  S Trachsel      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Trachsel facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   51%  B Ausmus        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   55%  A Everett       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Everett to 1B
   O      1--  1   57%  T Redding       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Everett to 2B
          -2-  4   56%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      12-  5   61%  M Ensberg       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tim Redding facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   59%  R Cedeno        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   61%  J Reyes         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   58%  C Floyd         Strikeout Swinging
          1--      59%  J Phillips      Reyes Steals 2B
   R      -2-  2   69%  " "             Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Reyes Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Phillips to 2B
   O      -2-  3   67%  T Perez         Popfly: SS (Short CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Trachsel facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   69%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   71%  L Berkman       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   73%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tim Redding facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   71%  T Wigginton     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  7   69%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  5   79%  M Scutaro       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  6   78%  S Trachsel      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Trachsel facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   80%  G Blum          Flyball: CF
          ---  5   78%  B Ausmus        Walk
   O      1--  4   81%  A Everett       Flyball: LF
          1--  3   79%  T Redding       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Ausmus to 2B
   O      12-  7   83%  C Biggio        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tim Redding facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   82%  R Cedeno        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  7   83%  J Reyes         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   82%  C Floyd         Popfly: SS
   O      1--  1   80%  J Phillips      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Trachsel facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   76%  M Ensberg       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  2   58%  J Bagwell       Home Run (Fly Ball); Ensberg Scores
   O      ---  1   61%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   51%  R Hidalgo       Triple to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep CF-RF)
   RO     --3  3   48%  G Blum          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Hidalgo Scores
          ---  5   47%  B Ausmus        Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  A Everett       Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Brad Lidge facing 5-6-7
                  Brad Lidge replaces Geoff Blum pitching and batting 6th; Eric Bruntlett replaces Tim Redding playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---  4   47%  T Perez         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   44%  T Wigginton     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   R      ---  1   61%  T Clark         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  7   60%  M Scutaro       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Grant Roberts facing 9-1-2
                  Grant Roberts replaces Steve Trachsel pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   64%  E Bruntlett     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   67%  C Biggio        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   69%  M Ensberg       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Brad Lidge facing 9-1-2
                  Jeff Duncan pinch hits for Grant Roberts batting 9th
          ---  2   80%  J Duncan        Triple to CF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF)
   RO     --3  2   79%  R Cedeno        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Duncan Scores
   O      ---  3   78%  J Reyes         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   77%  C Floyd         Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Dave Weathers facing 3-4-5
                  Dave Weathers replaces Cliff Floyd pitching and batting 3rd; Timo Perez moves to LF; Jeff Duncan moves to CF; Raul Gonzalez replaces Roger Cedeno playing RF batting 1st
   R      ---  7   63%  J Bagwell       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  6   68%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   71%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: CF
                  Orlando Merced pinch hits for Brad Lidge batting 6th
   O      ---  7   74%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Astros 4.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-4, Octavio Dotel facing 4-5-6
                  Octavio Dotel replaces Orlando Merced pitching and batting 6th
   O      ---  2   71%  J Phillips      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   70%  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   68%  T Wigginton     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-5, Dave Weathers facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   75%  B Ausmus        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   80%  A Everett       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   83%  E Bruntlett     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-4, Billy Wagner facing 7-8-9
                  Billy Wagner replaces Octavio Dotel pitching and batting 6th
   O      ---  4   81%  T Clark         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   80%  M Scutaro       Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   79%  J Duncan        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-5, Mike Stanton facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Stanton replaces Dave Weathers pitching and batting 3rd
   O      ---  6   88%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   95%  M Ensberg       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3  100%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Astros 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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