May 15, 2004 New York Mets at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 7
@BAL 4 MIN 4
@CHW 1 CLE 9
TBD 7 TEX 6
@DET 1 OAK 3
@KCR 1 SEA 13
@NYY 7
(13) BOS 4
@TOR 0 MON 5
@ARI 0 PHI 16
@COL 5 HOU 7
NYM 4 CIN 4
@LAD 0 ATL 11
@MIL 6 CHC 7
@SDP 5 PIT 6
@SFG 4 STL 4
FLA 0

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 42,581

Saturday, May 15, 2004, 6:06PM
Time of Game: 2:56

Mets

17-20

Lost 1

4th, 3½ GB

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

W: A Pettitte (4-1), L: J Baldwin (0-2), S: O Dotel (7)

Astros

22-14

Won 1

1st

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Matsui SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .745   14    2   1   2B
T Wigginton 3B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .213  .594   13    0   0   
C Floyd LF                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .333 1.001   20    1   0   
M Piazza 1B                   3   2   1   0    1   1  .289  .895   19    4   0   2B
S Spencer RF                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .337  .845   19    2   0   
J Phillips C                  3   0   2   3    1   0  .172  .526   15    7   0   2·2B
M Cameron CF                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .218  .759   13    2   0   
D Garcia 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .255  .812   15    6   1   
  K Garcia PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .693    1    0   0   
J Baldwin P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   2   
  J McEwing PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .626    5    0   0   
  O Moreno P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Valent PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .302  .889    4    0   0   
  M Stanton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   1   
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Zeile PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .749    8    0   0   
Totals                       33   4   6   4    3  13              149   24   5

BATTING

2B: J Phillips 2 (7, 2 off A Pettitte); K Matsui (13, off A Pettitte); M Piazza (7, off A Pettitte).

TB: J Phillips 4; K Matsui 2; M Piazza 2; C Floyd; S Spencer.

RBI: J Phillips 3 (11); S Spencer (11).

2-out RBI: J Phillips 3; S Spencer.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

PB: J Phillips (2).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio CF                   5   2   2   1    0   1  .317  .933   16    1   0   
A Everett SS                  3   2   2   2    0   0  .283  .726   14    0   1   HR,SB,HBP,SH
J Bagwell 1B                  4   1   0   0    0   3  .300  .910   27    7   0   HBP
J Kent 2B                     5   0   2   2    0   1  .290  .851   19    3   2   2B
L Berkman LF                  3   0   0   0    2   1  .312 1.025   28    0   0   IW
R Hidalgo RF                  3   0   1   1    1   1  .298  .847   18    2   0   
M Ensberg 3B                  4   2   2   0    0   0  .278  .718   18    1   0   2B
B Ausmus C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .635    6   13   0   SH
A Pettitte P                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .111  .311    9    0   1   
  D Miceli P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  J Lane PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .794    4    0   0   
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Dotel P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   7  12   7    3   7              159   27   4

BATTING

2B: M Ensberg (7, off M Stanton); J Kent (10, off J Baldwin).

HR: A Everett (3, off J Baldwin; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: B Ausmus (2, off M Stanton); A Everett (9, off J Baldwin).

IBB: L Berkman (8, by J Baldwin).

HBP: J Bagwell (5, by J Baldwin); A Everett (4, by O Moreno).

TB: A Everett 5; J Kent 3; M Ensberg 3; C Biggio 2; J Lane; B Ausmus; R Hidalgo; A Pettitte.

RBI: A Everett 2 (10); J Kent 2 (27); R Hidalgo (27); C Biggio (24); A Pettitte (1).

2-out RBI: A Pettitte.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Everett (3, 2nd base off O Moreno/J Phillips).

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
J Baldwin, L (0-2)             4     6   4   4    3   1   1  15.00   22   76-47   28· 5·14    6· 9· 2· 0     32    -     0.95  -0.19
O Moreno                       2     4   2   2    0   4   0   4.26   11   52-35   21· 7· 7    2· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.95  -0.14
M Stanton                      1     2   1   1    0   0   0   4.87    5   11-7     5· 1· 1    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.57  -0.04
J Franco                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   6.14    3   17-11    4· 5· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         8    12   7   7    3   7   1          41  156-100  58·18·24   11·13· 5· 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
A Pettitte, W (4-1)            6     6   4   4    1   8   0   3.81   25   99-65   34·11·20    5· 6· 5· 0     51    -     0.92  -0.02
D Miceli, H (7)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.93    3   14-9     5· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.97   0.07
B Lidge, H (5)                 1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.57    3   12-8     1· 6· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.61   0.05
O Dotel, S (7)                 1     0   0   0    2   2   0   3.00    5   21-12    4· 2· 6    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.72   0.04
Totals                         9     6   4   4    3  13   0          36  146-94   44·20·30    6· 9· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: O Dotel (3).

IBB: J Baldwin (1; L Berkman).

HBP: O Moreno (1; A Everett); J Baldwin (1; J Bagwell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Angel Hernandez, 1B - Mike Everitt, 2B - Mark Wegner, 3B - Larry Young.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 42,581.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 82° F, Wind 13mph in from Leftfield.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Houston Astros                       
1. K Matsui             SS    1. C Biggio             CF 
2. T Wigginton          3B    2. A Everett            SS 
3. C Floyd              LF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. M Piazza             1B    4. J Kent               2B 
5. S Spencer            RF    5. L Berkman            LF 
6. J Phillips           C     6. R Hidalgo            RF 
7. M Cameron            CF    7. M Ensberg            3B 
8. D Garcia             2B    8. B Ausmus             C  
9. J Baldwin            P     9. A Pettitte           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  4-1  12-  2  -17%  64% J Phillips      A Pettitte      Double to CF (Fly Ball); Piazza Scores; Spencer Scores
   b 2   1  0-2  1--  4   12%  87% A Everett       J Baldwin       Home Run (Fly Ball); Biggio Scores
   t 6   2  5-3  -2-  4  -12%  68% J Phillips      A Pettitte      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Piazza Scores
   b 5   2  3-4  12-  3   11%  81% A Pettitte      O Moreno        Single to CF (Line Drive); Ensberg Scores; Ausmus to 3B
   b 1   1  0-0  1-3  5   11%  72% J Kent          J Baldwin       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Biggio Scores; Bagwell to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  K Matsui        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   54%  T Wigginton     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   55%  C Floyd         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, James Baldwin facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   58%  C Biggio        Single to P/Bunt
   O      1--  2   57%  A Everett       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Biggio to 2B
          -2-      59%  J Bagwell       Passed Ball; Biggio to 3B
          --3  5   61%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   R      1-3  5   72%  J Kent          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Biggio Scores; Bagwell to 3B
          -23  4   73%  L Berkman       Intentional Walk
   R      123  6   80%  R Hidalgo       Walk; Bagwell Scores; Kent to 3B; Berkman to 2B
   O      123  5   74%  M Ensberg       Lineout: 2B
   O      123  1   69%  B Ausmus        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Andy Pettitte facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   72%  M Piazza        Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
   O      ---  6   73%  S Spencer       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   75%  J Phillips      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, James Baldwin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   73%  A Pettitte      Flyball: CF
          ---  4   75%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  4   87%  A Everett       Home Run (Fly Ball); Biggio Scores
   O      ---  1   86%  J Bagwell       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   86%  J Kent          Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Andy Pettitte facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   87%  M Cameron       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   88%  D Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   89%  J Baldwin       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, James Baldwin facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   90%  L Berkman       Walk
          1--  3   92%  R Hidalgo       Single to CF (Line Drive); Berkman to 2B
   O      12-  6   90%  M Ensberg       Flyball: RF
   O      12-  3   89%  B Ausmus        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      12-  3   87%  A Pettitte      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   89%  K Matsui        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  1   90%  T Wigginton     Popfly: 2B
          ---  4   89%  C Floyd         Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--  6   88%  M Piazza        Walk; Floyd to 2B
   R      12-  5   82%  S Spencer       Single to CF (Line Drive); Floyd Scores; Piazza to 2B
   RR     12-  2   64%  J Phillips      Double to CF (Fly Ball); Piazza Scores; Spencer Scores
   O      -2-  3   68%  M Cameron       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, James Baldwin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   66%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
          ---  2   69%  A Everett       Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  4   66%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   64%  J Kent          Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 4.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, Andy Pettitte facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   67%  D Garcia        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Joe McEwing pinch hits for James Baldwin batting 9th
   O      ---  5   69%  J McEwing       Lineout: RF
          ---  3   66%  K Matsui        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   71%  T Wigginton     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Orber Moreno facing 5-6-7
                  Orber Moreno replaces Joe McEwing pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7   68%  L Berkman       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  7   67%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   68%  M Ensberg       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   70%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Ensberg to 2B
   R      12-  3   81%  A Pettitte      Single to CF (Line Drive); Ensberg Scores; Ausmus to 3B
   O      1-3  5   78%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 5.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-5, Andy Pettitte facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   81%  C Floyd         Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   75%  M Piazza        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   80%  S Spencer       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      -2-  4   68%  J Phillips      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Piazza Scores
   O      -2-  6   74%  M Cameron       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Orber Moreno facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   77%  A Everett       Hit By Pitch
          1--      80%  J Bagwell       Everett Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   76%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  4   84%  J Kent          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Everett Scores
   O      1--  8   83%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   81%  R Hidalgo       Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 6.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-6, Dan Miceli facing 8-9-1
                  Dan Miceli replaces Andy Pettitte pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   85%  D Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
                  Eric Valent pinch hits for Orber Moreno batting 9th
   O      ---  4   87%  E Valent        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   89%  K Matsui        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-4, Mike Stanton facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Stanton replaces Eric Valent pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   92%  M Ensberg       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  1   91%  B Ausmus        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Ensberg to 3B
                  Jason Lane pinch hits for Dan Miceli batting 9th
          --3  4   92%  J Lane          Single to P (Ground Ball); Ensberg stays at 3B
   RO     1-3  2   93%  C Biggio        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Ensberg Scores
   O      1--  2   93%  A Everett       Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 7.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-7, Brad Lidge facing 2-3-4
                  Brad Lidge replaces Jason Lane pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   95%  T Wigginton     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   96%  C Floyd         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5   97%  M Piazza        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-4, John Franco facing 3-4-5
                  John Franco replaces Mike Stanton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  8   97%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   97%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   96%  L Berkman       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 7.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-7, Octavio Dotel facing 5-6-7
                  Octavio Dotel replaces Brad Lidge pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   93%  S Spencer       Walk
          1--  5   85%  J Phillips      Walk; Spencer to 2B
   O      12-  3   92%  M Cameron       Strikeout Swinging
                  Karim Garcia pinch hits for Danny Garcia batting 8th
   O      12-  1   97%  K Garcia        Popfly: 3B
                  Todd Zeile pinch hits for John Franco batting 9th
          12-      96%  T Zeile         Wild Pitch; Spencer to 3B; Phillips to 2B
   O      -23  5  100%  " "             Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200405150

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation