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Standings
OAK
@BOS		1
2		 
(12)
CHW
@KCR		4
2
CLE
@MIN		1
4
LAA
@NYY		1
0
BAL
@SEA		10
5
DET
@TBR		2
5
TOR
@TEX		8
9
MIL
@ATL		9
0
PIT
@CHC		3
0
COL
@FLA		5
2
NYM
@HOU		3
7
ARI
@LAD		2
1
SFG
@SDP		3
2		 
(10)
PHI
@STL		3
6
CIN
@WSN		2
5
Friday, August 1, 2008 7:05PM
, Minute Maid Park
Attendance: 41,083, Time of Game: 2:54
Mets
3
58-51
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
 at Astros
7
51-57
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 13 GB
W: Doug Brocail (5-5)
L: Aaron Heilman (1-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            1  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    3 10  0
Astros          1  0  1   1  0  0   0  4  X    7  9  0

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Reyes SS 4 1 2 0 1 0 .305 .868 18 12 0.124 1.23 0.191 -0.067 1.0 3 2 CS
Endy Chavez RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .267 .634 16 13 -0.188 1.83 0.000 -0.188 -1.6 1 0 SH
David Wright 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .290 .898 14 9 -0.076 1.68 0.082 -0.158 -0.2 0 4
Carlos Delgado 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .263 .840 24 15 -0.058 1.93 0.109 -0.166 -0.5 6 2 2B,GDP
Carlos Beltran CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .265 .816 11 7 -0.109 1.40 0.025 -0.134 -0.7 1 0
Fernando Tatis LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .317 .877 15 9 0.022 1.51 0.125 -0.103 0.3 0 0
Damion Easley 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 .278 .690 12 9 0.045 1.32 0.133 -0.088 0.5 3 2
Brian Schneider C 3 0 1 0 1 1 .250 .641 14 8 0.047 1.18 0.081 -0.034 0.2 9 0
Pedro Martinez P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .300 12 9 -0.090 1.79 0.000 -0.090 -0.9 1 0
   Joe Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Argenis Reyes PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .302 .705 1 1 0.087 2.42 0.087 0.000 0.6
   Aaron Heilman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
   Pedro Feliciano P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Marlon Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .553 5 3 -0.004 0.17 0.000 -0.004 -0.2
Team Totals 34 3 10 3 2 7 .294 .657 142 95 -0.200 1.48 0.833 -1.032 -1.5 24 12
2B: C Delgado (22, off B Backe).
SH: E Chavez (9, off B Backe).
TB: C Delgado 3; J Reyes 2; C Beltran; D Easley; F Tatis; A Reyes; B Schneider; D Wright.
GIDP: C Delgado (10).
RBI: D Easley (30); F Tatis (29); D Wright (84).
2-out RBI: D Easley; F Tatis.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Wright-D Easley-C Delgado.
Baserunning
CS: J Reyes (11, 2nd base by B Backe/H Quintero).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Kazuo Matsui 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 .282 .735 17 9 0.087 1.09 0.149 -0.062 0.9 2 1 HR
Miguel Tejada SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .283 .742 14 9 -0.070 1.29 0.064 -0.134 -0.8 1 3 GDP
Lance Berkman 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .343 1.063 15 8 0.145 1.07 0.185 -0.040 0.7 8 0 2B
Carlos Lee LF 2 2 1 1 2 0 .301 .898 17 7 0.129 1.22 0.162 -0.034 1.2 3 0 HR,IW
Hunter Pence RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .273 .756 14 10 -0.100 1.31 0.042 -0.143 -0.8 2 0
Ty Wigginton 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .264 .803 7 6 -0.081 1.11 0.000 -0.081 -0.7 0 2
   Wesley Wright P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Doug Brocail P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mark Loretta PH 1 1 1 4 0 0 .276 .737 2 1 0.212 4.63 0.212 0.000 2.7 HR
   Jose Valverde P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Darin Erstad CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .271 .683 17 12 0.005 0.91 0.056 -0.052 -0.2 3 0
Humberto Quintero C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .433 9 7 0.000 0.94 0.032 -0.032 -0.1 8 1 SH
Brandon Backe P 2 1 1 1 0 1 .314 .911 12 6 0.055 1.58 0.116 -0.060 0.5 0 1 HR
   Tim Byrdak P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chris Sampson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .325 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Geoff Blum 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .645 3 2 -0.082 2.13 0.000 -0.082 -0.5 0 1
Team Totals 31 7 9 7 3 8 .290 1.063 127 77 0.300 1.27 1.018 -0.720 3.0 27 9
2B: L Berkman (33, off A Heilman).
HR: M Loretta (4, off A Heilman; 8th inn, 3 on, 1 out to LF); B Backe (2, off P Martinez; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); C Lee (25, off P Martinez; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); K Matsui (3, off P Martinez; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).
SH: H Quintero (2, off A Heilman).
IBB: C Lee (6, by A Heilman).
TB: B Backe 4; C Lee 4; M Loretta 4; K Matsui 4; L Berkman 2; D Erstad; M Tejada; H Pence; H Quintero.
GIDP: M Tejada (15).
RBI: M Loretta 4 (32); B Backe (3); K Matsui (24); C Lee (88).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 2. H Quintero-M Tejada; L Berkman.

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Pedro Martinez 5 5 3 3 2 5 3 6.16 21 87 49 22 11 16 8 6 0 0 48 -0.083 0.98 -0.5
Joe Smith 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.86 3 8 7 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.075 0.99 0.5
Aaron Heilman, L (1-5) 1.1 4 4 4 1 1 1 5.10 9 27 17 9 4 4 4 3 1 0 0 0 -0.293 2.32 -3.3
Pedro Feliciano 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.96 2 5 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.002 0.03 0.3
Team Totals 8 9 7 7 3 8 4 7.88 35 127 77 37 17 23 13 11 1 0 48 0 0 -0.299 1.48 -3.0

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Brandon Backe 6 10 3 3 2 4 0 4.72 28 96 64 37 10 17 12 10 2 0 42 -0.262 1.37 -1.8
Tim Byrdak 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.75 1 7 6 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.097 2.81 0.8
Chris Sampson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.35 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.124 4.12 0.8
Wesley Wright 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.38 2 8 5 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0.168 3.33 1.0
Doug Brocail, W (5-5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.96 2 10 6 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.060 1.19 0.3
Jose Valverde 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.56 3 17 11 6 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.014 0.19 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 3 3 2 7 0 3.00 37 142 95 54 17 24 14 14 2 0 42 9 0 0.201 1.27 1.5
B Backe faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: A Heilman (3; C Lee).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Chris Guccione, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - Bill Welke.
Time of Game: 2:54.
Attendance: 41,083.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 3-3 1 123 2,(1-0)  RRRR HOU M. Loretta A. Heilman 21% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Berkman Scores; Lee Scores; Pence Scores
b8 3-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU L. Berkman A. Heilman 18% 86% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Tejada to 3B
b4 2-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  R HOU C. Lee P. Martinez 13% 56% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t4 2-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R NYM D. Easley B. Backe -13% 37% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Beltran Scores; Tatis to 3B
t4 1-2 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R NYM F. Tatis B. Backe -13% 51% Single to CF (Line Drive); Delgado Scores; Beltran to 2B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Brandon Backe facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  NYM J. Reyes B. Backe -4% 46% Single to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O NYM E. Chavez B. Backe 2% 48% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Reyes to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R NYM D. Wright B. Backe -8% 40% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep 2B); Reyes Scores
t1 1-0 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  OO NYM C. Delgado B. Backe 5% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  R HOU K. Matsui P. Martinez 10% 55% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b1 1-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU M. Tejada P. Martinez -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b1 1-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU L. Berkman P. Martinez -2% 51% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b1 1-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU C. Lee P. Martinez 1% 52% Walk
b1 1-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O HOU H. Pence P. Martinez -2% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Brandon Backe facing 5-6-7
t2 1-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYM C. Beltran B. Backe 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t2 1-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYM F. Tatis B. Backe 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM D. Easley B. Backe 1% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Pedro Martinez facing 6-7-8
b2 1-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU T. Wigginton P. Martinez -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b2 1-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU D. Erstad P. Martinez -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU H. Quintero P. Martinez -1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Brandon Backe facing 8-9-1
t3 1-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYM B. Schneider B. Backe 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t3 1-1 1 --- 9,(2-2)  O NYM P. Martinez B. Backe 2% 54% Flyball: RF (Short CF)
t3 1-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYM J. Reyes B. Backe 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Pedro Martinez facing 9-1-2
b3 1-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  R HOU B. Backe P. Martinez 12% 67% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b3 2-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU K. Matsui P. Martinez -2% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b3 2-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU M. Tejada P. Martinez -1% 64% Strikeout Swinging
b3 2-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU L. Berkman P. Martinez -1% 63% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 2.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Brandon Backe facing 2-3-4
t4 1-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYM E. Chavez B. Backe 3% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM D. Wright B. Backe 2% 67% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  NYM C. Delgado B. Backe -2% 66% Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
t4 1-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  NYM C. Beltran B. Backe -3% 63% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Delgado to 2B
t4 1-2 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R NYM F. Tatis B. Backe -13% 51% Single to CF (Line Drive); Delgado Scores; Beltran to 2B
t4 2-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R NYM D. Easley B. Backe -13% 37% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Beltran Scores; Tatis to 3B
t4 3-2 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  NYM B. Schneider B. Backe -2% 35% Walk; Easley to 2B
t4 3-2 2 123 3,(1-1)  O NYM P. Martinez B. Backe 7% 43% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Mets' Pedro Martinez facing 4-5-6
b4 2-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  R HOU C. Lee P. Martinez 13% 56% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b4 3-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU H. Pence P. Martinez 4% 60% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b4 3-3 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O HOU T. Wigginton P. Martinez -4% 56% Strikeout Swinging
b4 3-3 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O HOU D. Erstad P. Martinez -3% 53% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b4 3-3 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  HOU H. Quintero P. Martinez 3% 56% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Pence to 3B
b4 3-3 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  O HOU B. Backe P. Martinez -6% 50% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 3.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' Brandon Backe facing 1-2-3
t5 3-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  NYM J. Reyes B. Backe -5% 45% Walk
t5 3-3 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO NYM E. Chavez B. Backe 10% 55% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Reyes Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t5 3-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O NYM D. Wright B. Backe 1% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Mets' Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
b5 3-3 0 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU K. Matsui P. Martinez 5% 61% Walk
b5 3-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO HOU M. Tejada P. Martinez -10% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
b5 3-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU L. Berkman P. Martinez -1% 50% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 3.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' Brandon Backe facing 4-5-6
t6 3-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  NYM C. Delgado B. Backe -9% 41% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
t6 3-3 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  O NYM C. Beltran B. Backe 6% 47% Flyball: CF
t6 3-3 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O NYM F. Tatis B. Backe 5% 52% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t6 3-3 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O NYM D. Easley B. Backe 5% 58% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Mets' Joe Smith facing 4-5-6
Joe Smith replaces Pedro Martinez pitching and batting 9th
b6 3-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Lee J. Smith -3% 54% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
b6 3-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU H. Pence J. Smith -2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
b6 3-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU T. Wigginton J. Smith -2% 50% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 3.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' Brandon Backe facing 8-9-1
t7 3-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  NYM B. Schneider B. Backe -6% 44% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
Argenis Reyes pinch hits for Joe Smith (P) batting 9th
t7 3-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYM A. Reyes B. Backe -9% 35% Single to 3B/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 3B); Schneider to 2B
t7 3-3 0 12- 2,(0-1)  NYM J. Reyes B. Backe -11% 25% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Schneider to 3B; Reyes to 2B
Tim Byrdak replaces Brandon Backe pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-3 0 123 7,(1-2)  O NYM E. Chavez T. Byrdak 10% 34% Strikeout Swinging
Chris Sampson replaces Tim Byrdak pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-3 1 123 4,(1-2)  O NYM D. Wright C. Sampson 12% 47% Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 3B); Reyes to 3B; Reyes to 2B
Wesley Wright replaces Ty Wigginton (3B) pitching and batting 6th
Geoff Blum replaces Chris Sampson (P) playing 3B batting 9th
t7 3-3 2 123 5,(2-2)  O NYM C. Delgado W. Wright 12% 59% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Mets' Aaron Heilman facing 7-8-9
Aaron Heilman replaces Argenis Reyes (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  HOU D. Erstad A. Heilman 6% 64% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
b7 3-3 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O HOU H. Quintero A. Heilman -2% 62% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Erstad to 2B
b7 3-3 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O HOU G. Blum A. Heilman -8% 54% Fielder's Choice P; Erstad out at 3B/P-3B-SS
b7 3-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU K. Matsui A. Heilman -4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 3.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' Wesley Wright facing 5-6-7
t8 3-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYM C. Beltran W. Wright 5% 55% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
Doug Brocail replaces Wesley Wright pitching and batting 6th
t8 3-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYM F. Tatis D. Brocail 3% 58% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
t8 3-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM D. Easley D. Brocail 3% 61% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Mets' Aaron Heilman facing 2-3-4
b8 3-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU M. Tejada A. Heilman 6% 67% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b8 3-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU L. Berkman A. Heilman 18% 86% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Tejada to 3B
b8 3-3 0 -23 4,(3-0)  HOU C. Lee A. Heilman 2% 87% Intentional Walk
b8 3-3 0 123 3,(1-1)  O HOU H. Pence A. Heilman -10% 77% Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 2B-1B); Berkman to 3B; Lee to 2B
Mark Loretta pinch hits for Doug Brocail (P) batting 6th
b8 3-3 1 123 2,(1-0)  RRRR HOU M. Loretta A. Heilman 21% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Berkman Scores; Lee Scores; Pence Scores
Pedro Feliciano replaces Aaron Heilman pitching and batting 9th
b8 7-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU D. Erstad P. Feliciano -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b8 7-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU H. Quintero P. Feliciano -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 7.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-7, Astros' Jose Valverde facing 8-9-1
Jose Valverde replaces Mark Loretta (PH) pitching and batting 6th
t9 3-7 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O NYM B. Schneider J. Valverde 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
Marlon Anderson pinch hits for Pedro Feliciano (P) batting 9th
t9 3-7 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM M. Anderson J. Valverde 0% 100% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
t9 3-7 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O NYM J. Reyes J. Valverde 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 7.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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