September 1, 2006 New York Mets at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 2
TOR 1 DET 9
LAA 0 KCR 7
CHW 5 NYY 8
MIN 1 OAK 5
BAL 4 TBD 2
SEA 1 CLE 7
@TEX 2 CHC 6
SFG 2 NYM 8
@HOU 7 LAD 6
COL 3 FLA 3
@MIL 2 CIN 6
@SDP 2 STL 3
PIT 1

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 35,548

Friday, September 1, 2006, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 3:03

Mets

83-50

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  2  1   0  3  0   0  2  0    8 11  0
Astros          0  0  0   5  1  0   0  0  1    7 11  1

W: G Mota (2-3), L: R Springer (1-1), S: B Wagner (33)

Astros

66-69

Lost 1

3rd, 7 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reyes SS                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .299  .845   21    0   5   CS
P Lo Duca C                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .318  .782   25    8   1   2B
C Beltran CF                  4   2   1   0    1   1  .286 1.017   23    4   0   2B
C Delgado 1B                  3   2   2   1    1   0  .270  .935   17   11   0   
D Wright 3B                   3   1   2   3    1   1  .302  .908   20    0   1   2·2B,SB,IW
S Green RF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .278  .764   14    0   0   2B
C Woodward 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .220  .607   14    1   2   
  J Valentin PH-2B            1   1   1   1    0   0  .288  .860    8    1   0   2B
E Chavez LF                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .317  .807   10    2   0   CS
T Glavine P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .174  .465   10    0   2   
  M Tucker PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .750    5    0   0   
  C Bradford P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Mota P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Franco PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .691    5    0   0   
  A Heilman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       36   8  11   7    3   8              172   27  11

BATTING

2B: C Beltran (36, off W Rodriguez); P Lo Duca (33, off D Borkowski); J Valentin (21, off R Springer); S Green (25, off W Rodriguez); D Wright 2 (34, off R Springer, off D Borkowski).

IBB: D Wright (10, by W Rodriguez).

TB: D Wright 4; S Green 2; P Lo Duca 2; C Beltran 2; E Chavez 2; C Delgado 2; J Valentin 2; J Reyes.

RBI: D Wright 3 (105); E Chavez 2 (35); J Valentin (52); C Delgado (97).

2-out RBI: E Chavez; C Delgado.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Reyes-C Woodward-C Delgado.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Wright (17, 3rd base off R Springer/H Quintero).

CS: E Chavez (3, 2nd base by R Springer/H Quintero); J Reyes (13, 2nd base by C Qualls/H Quintero).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Taveras CF                  5   1   1   0    0   2  .280  .680   27    4   0   3B
C Biggio 2B                   5   1   2   1    0   3  .259  .760   20    3   1   2B
L Berkman 1B                  4   1   2   0    1   0  .310 1.022   21    8   1   IW
J Lane RF                     3   1   1   2    0   1  .212  .745   15    0   0   SF
M Ensberg 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .231  .849   16    0   1   
C Burke LF                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .287  .805   18    2   0   SB
A Everett SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .241  .644   20    1   3   
H Quintero C                  4   0   1   2    0   0  .250  .500    9    8   2   GDP
W Rodriguez P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .086  .197    5    0   1   
  A Huff PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .797    3    0   0   
  D Borkowski P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  O Palmeiro PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .221  .559    4    0   0   
  T Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Qualls P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Bruntlett PH              1   1   1   0    0   0  .258  .679    3    0   0   2B
Totals                       36   7  11   6    2   9              161   27   9

BATTING

2B: C Biggio (31, off T Glavine); E Bruntlett (7, off B Wagner).

3B: W Taveras (5, off T Glavine).

SF: J Lane (3, off T Glavine).

IBB: L Berkman (17, by T Glavine).

TB: W Taveras 3; C Biggio 3; L Berkman 2; E Bruntlett 2; M Ensberg; J Lane; C Burke; A Everett; H Quintero.

GIDP: H Quintero (1).

RBI: H Quintero 2 (2); J Lane 2 (43); C Biggio (50); C Burke (36).

2-out RBI: H Quintero 2; C Biggio.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. H Quintero-C Biggio.

PB: H Quintero (1).

E: A Everett (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Burke (9, 2nd base off C Bradford/P Lo Duca).

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
T Glavine                      5     7   6   6    2   5   0   4.13   23   93-52   27·12·13    7· 3· 6· 0     32    -     1.51  -0.44
C Bradford                     1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.87    4   12-10    7· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.77   0.08
G Mota, W (2-3)                1     1   0   0    0   1   0   5.44    4   15-9     7· 2· 0    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.25   0.09
A Heilman, H (23)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.94    3   17-9     3· 2· 4    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.24   0.09
B Wagner, S (33)               1     2   1   1    0   1   0   2.31    5   21-18   12· 5· 1    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.28   0.10
Totals                         9    11   7   7    2   9   0          39  158-98   56·22·20   12·10· 6· 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
W Rodriguez                    4     5   3   2    1   5   0   5.43   18   72-48   27· 7·14    8· 3· 1· 0     46    -     0.85  -0.12
D Borkowski                    2     2   3   3    2   1   0   4.05   10   47-28   16· 8· 4    4· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.53  -0.25
T Miller                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.54    3    8-7     5· 1· 1    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.17   0.09
R Springer, L (1-1)            1     3   2   2    0   1   0   3.83    5   20-11    9· 1· 1    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.96  -0.32
C Qualls                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.22    3   17-9     4· 4· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.33   0.02
Totals                         9    11   8   7    3   8   0          39  164-103  61·21·21   15· 8· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: T Glavine (1).

IBB: T Glavine (7; L Berkman); W Rodriguez (6; D Wright).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Nauert, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - , 3B - Greg Gibson.

Time of Game: 3:03.

Attendance: 35,548.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Houston Astros                       
1. J Reyes              SS    1. W Taveras            CF 
2. P Lo Duca            C     2. C Biggio             2B 
3. C Beltran            CF    3. L Berkman            1B 
4. C Delgado            1B    4. J Lane               RF 
5. D Wright             3B    5. M Ensberg            3B 
6. S Green              RF    6. C Burke              LF 
7. C Woodward           2B    7. A Everett            SS 
8. E Chavez             LF    8. H Quintero           C  
9. T Glavine            P     9. W Rodriguez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  5-3  123  1   27%  65% D Wright        D Borkowski     Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Lo Duca Scores; Beltran Scores; Delgado Scores
   b 4   2  3-2  123  2  -22%  32% H Quintero      T Glavine       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Lane Scores; Ensberg Scores; Burke to 3B
   t 2   2  0-0  -23  3   17%  68% E Chavez        W Rodriguez     Single to SS (Ground Ball); Delgado Scores; Green Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Chavez to 2B
   t 8   1  6-6  --3  6   14%  76% J Valentin      R Springer      Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Wright Scores
   b 5   0  6-5  ---  6  -13%  44% W Taveras       T Glavine       Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Wandy Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  J Reyes         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   46%  P Lo Duca       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  5   45%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  W Taveras       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  7   49%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  L Berkman       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Wandy Rodriguez facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   54%  C Delgado       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  8   50%  D Wright        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   59%  S Green         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Delgado to 3B
   O      -23  4   51%  C Woodward      Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -23  3   68%  E Chavez        Single to SS (Ground Ball); Delgado Scores; Green Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Chavez to 2B
   O      -2-  4   65%  T Glavine       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Glavine facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   68%  J Lane          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   69%  M Ensberg       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   71%  C Burke         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Wandy Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   69%  J Reyes         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   67%  P Lo Duca       Flyball: CF
          ---  5   69%  C Beltran       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-  5   77%  C Delgado       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Beltran Scores
          1--      78%  D Wright        Passed Ball; Delgado to 2B
          -2-  4   78%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-  2   76%  S Green         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Glavine facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   72%  A Everett       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   80%  H Quintero      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  5   81%  W Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Wandy Rodriguez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   79%  C Woodward      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   78%  E Chavez        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   78%  T Glavine       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   80%  W Taveras       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   76%  C Biggio        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          -2-  1   71%  L Berkman       Single to RF (Fly Ball); Biggio to 3B
   R      1-3  5   63%  J Lane          Single to CF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores; Berkman to 2B
          12-  4   55%  M Ensberg       Single to LF (Line Drive); Berkman to 3B; Lane to 2B
   R      123  6   44%  C Burke         Walk; Berkman Scores; Lane to 3B; Ensberg to 2B
   O      123  3   54%  A Everett       Lineout: 1B
   RR     123  2   32%  H Quintero      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Lane Scores; Ensberg Scores; Burke to 3B
                  Aubrey Huff pinch hits for Wandy Rodriguez batting 9th
   R      1-3      23%  A Huff          Wild Pitch; Burke Scores; Quintero to 2B
   O      -2-  2   26%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 5.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-5, Dave Borkowski facing 1-2-3
                  Dave Borkowski replaces Aubrey Huff pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   23%  J Reyes         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  6   27%  P Lo Duca       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-  6   31%  C Beltran       Walk
          12-  8   39%  C Delgado       Walk; Lo Duca to 3B; Beltran to 2B
   RRR    123  1   65%  D Wright        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Lo Duca Scores; Beltran Scores; Delgado Scores
   O      -2-  7   62%  S Green         Groundout: SS-1B; Wright to 3B
   O      --3  5   58%  C Woodward      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-6, Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   44%  W Taveras       Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      --3  4   51%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
          --3  4   48%  L Berkman       Intentional Walk
   RO     1-3  3   45%  J Lane          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Taveras Scores; Berkman to 2B
   O      -2-  5   50%  M Ensberg       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Astros 6.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 6-6, Dave Borkowski facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   47%  E Chavez        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Michael Tucker pinch hits for Tom Glavine batting 9th
   O      ---  5   44%  M Tucker        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   42%  J Reyes         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 6-6, Chad Bradford facing 6-7-8
                  Chad Bradford replaces Michael Tucker pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   37%  C Burke         Single to 3B/Bunt
          1--      33%  A Everett       Burke Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   39%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  1   44%  H Quintero      Groundout: SS-1B; Burke to 3B
                  Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Dave Borkowski batting 9th
   O      --3  4   50%  O Palmeiro      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Astros 6.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 6-6, Trever Miller facing 2-3-4
                  Trever Miller replaces Orlando Palmeiro pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   46%  P Lo Duca       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   43%  C Beltran       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  2   41%  C Delgado       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 6-6, Guillermo Mota facing 1-2-3
                  Guillermo Mota replaces Chad Bradford pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   45%  W Taveras       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   48%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   46%  L Berkman       Single to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  2   50%  J Lane          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Astros 6.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 6-6, Russ Springer facing 5-6-7
                  Russ Springer replaces Trever Miller pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   63%  D Wright        Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  1   54%  S Green         Flyball: LF
                  Jose Valentin pinch hits for Chris Woodward batting 7th
          -2-      62%  J Valentin      Wright Steals 3B
   R      --3  6   76%  " "             Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Wright Scores
   R      -2-  2   86%  E Chavez        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Valentin Scores
                  Julio Franco pinch hits for Guillermo Mota batting 9th
   OO     1--  5   83%  J Franco        Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Chavez Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 8, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-8, Aaron Heilman facing 5-6-7
                  Aaron Heilman replaces Julio Franco pitching and batting 9th; Jose Valentin moves to 2B
   O      ---  6   87%  M Ensberg       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   90%  C Burke         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   92%  A Everett       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 8, Astros 6.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 8-6, Chad Qualls facing 1-2-3
                  Chad Qualls replaces Russ Springer pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   93%  J Reyes         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF)
   O      1--      91%  P Lo Duca       Reyes Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  6   91%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   90%  C Beltran       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 8, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-8, Billy Wagner facing 8-9-1
                  Billy Wagner replaces Aaron Heilman pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   95%  H Quintero      Groundout: SS-1B
                  Eric Bruntlett pinch hits for Chad Qualls batting 9th
          ---  3   87%  E Bruntlett     Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   95%  W Taveras       Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  3   90%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Fly Ball); Bruntlett Scores
   O      1--  9  100%  L Berkman       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 8, Astros 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200609010

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation