April 22, 2003 Houston Astros at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 8
@ANA 3 CHW 3
@BAL 1 KCR 4
MIN 3 OAK 6
DET 5
(11) SEA 8
CLE 5 TBD 4
TOR 3 BOS 5
@TEX 4 ATL 5
STL 3 CHC 7
SDP 2 LAD 2
@CIN 1 FLA 4
MIL 2 MON 4
ARI 0 HOU 6
@NYM 2 PHI 5
COL 2 PIT 5
SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 31,733

Tuesday, April 22, 2003, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 2:46

Astros

10-9

Won 1

2nd, 2½ GB

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

W: T Redding (1-2), L: D Cone (1-3)

Mets

8-12

Lost 1

5th, 4 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio CF                   3   1   1   1    2   0  .261  .798   23    1   0   2B
G Blum 3B                     4   1   1   0    1   0  .294  .757   19    0   1   
J Bagwell 1B                  5   0   2   1    0   1  .338 1.141   15    8   0   2B
J Kent 2B                     5   2   2   1    0   0  .301  .845   21    1   1   2·2B
O Merced LF                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .310  .892    9    3   0   2B
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Linebrink P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
R Hidalgo RF                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .328  .940   18    3   0   HR,GDP
B Ausmus C                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .259  .764   12    9   1   CS
J Vizcaino SS                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .100  .229   21    1   1   
T Redding P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   13    0   2   2·SH
  B Hunter LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .444    2    1   0   
Totals                       35   6  12   6    3   3              153   27   7

BATTING

2B: J Kent 2 (7, off J Seo, off D Cone); O Merced (3, off D Cone); C Biggio (2, off J Seo); J Bagwell (5, off J Seo).

HR: R Hidalgo (3, off J Seo; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: T Redding 2 (3, off J Seo, off D Cone).

TB: J Kent 4; R Hidalgo 4; O Merced 3; J Bagwell 3; B Ausmus 2; C Biggio 2; G Blum; J Vizcaino.

GIDP: R Hidalgo (1).

RBI: O Merced 2 (6); J Bagwell (14); J Kent (11); R Hidalgo (9); C Biggio (14).

2-out RBI: R Hidalgo; O Merced; J Kent.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 9.

BASERUNNING

CS: B Ausmus (1, 2nd base by J Seo/M Piazza).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Alomar 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .288  .799   15    6   1   2B
T Perez LF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .219  .516   21    2   0   
M Vaughn 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .665   19    7   1   
M Piazza C                    3   2   2   1    1   0  .259  .796   13    3   1   HR,2B
T Wigginton 3B                4   0   1   0    0   2  .254  .816   18    0   3   
J Burnitz RF                  3   0   1   1    0   2  .279  .879   13    4   0   2B,HBP
R Sanchez SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .129  .298   12    2   2   
R Cedeno CF                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .177  .469   13    2   0   
  G Lloyd P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  S Strickland P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Bell PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .231  .705    6    0   0   
D Cone P                      0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   1   
  J Seo P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .222    6    1   3   
  T Shinjo CF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .341    8    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   5   2    3  10              144   27  13

BATTING

2B: J Burnitz (7, off T Redding); R Alomar (7, off T Redding); M Piazza (2, off T Redding).

HR: M Piazza (3, off S Linebrink; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

HBP: J Burnitz (1, by B Wagner).

TB: M Piazza 6; J Burnitz 2; R Alomar 2; T Wigginton.

RBI: J Burnitz (7); M Piazza (4).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Sanchez-R Alomar-M Vaughn.

PITCHING

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, W (1-2)             6     3   1   1    2   6   0   2.95   23   92-52   27· 9·16    6· 6· 3· 0     66    -     0.85   0.22
B Lidge                        2     0   0   0    0   4   0   0.60    6   24-17    5· 5· 7    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.26   0.04
S Linebrink                    0.1   2   1   1    0   0   1   6.75    3   16-11    8· 0· 3    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.19  -0.01
B Wagner                       0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   1.54    4   12-5     3· 0· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          1-0    1.11   0.02
Totals                         9     5   2   2    3  10   1          36  144-85   43·14·28    7·10· 5· 0          1-0

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
D Cone, L (1-3)                2     3   2   2    3   1   0   6.75   12   51-26   15· 1·10    4· 4· 0· 0     40    -     1.11  -0.11
J Seo                          5     8   4   4    0   2   1   4.03   21   72-47   28· 6·13   13· 5· 1· 0          0-0    0.42  -0.13
G Lloyd                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.84    3    8-5     4· 0· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
S Strickland                   1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.19    4   17-11    6· 2· 3    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    12   6   6    3   3   1          40  148-89   53· 9·27   18·13· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B Wagner (1; J Burnitz).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Reliford, 1B - Mike Everitt, 2B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B - Larry Young.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 31,733.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 56° F, Wind 7mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                New York Mets                        
1. C Biggio             CF    1. R Alomar             2B 
2. G Blum               3B    2. T Perez              LF 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. M Vaughn             1B 
4. J Kent               2B    4. M Piazza             C  
5. O Merced             LF    5. T Wigginton          3B 
6. R Hidalgo            RF    6. J Burnitz            RF 
7. B Ausmus             C     7. R Sanchez            SS 
8. J Vizcaino           SS    8. R Cedeno             CF 
9. T Redding            P     9. D Cone               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  1--  4   11%  58% J Kent          D Cone          Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Blum Scores
   t 1   2  0-1  -2-  1    9%  68% O Merced        D Cone          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Kent Scores
   t 3   2  0-2  ---  4    9%  78% R Hidalgo       J Seo           Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 1   0  2-0  ---  4   -6%  59% R Alomar        T Redding       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   t 4   1  0-3  -2-  6    6%  89% C Biggio        J Seo           Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Vizcaino Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  G Blum          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   47%  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF
   R      1--  4   58%  J Kent          Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Blum Scores
   R      -2-  1   68%  O Merced        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Kent Scores
   O      -2-  5   65%  R Hidalgo       Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Tim Redding facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   59%  R Alomar        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  7   63%  T Perez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   67%  M Vaughn        Lineout: RF
          -2-  4   66%  M Piazza        Walk
   O      12-  4   70%  T Wigginton     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, David Cone facing 7-8-9
          ---  7   73%  B Ausmus        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   70%  J Vizcaino      Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   69%  T Redding       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Ausmus to 2B
          -2-  5   70%  C Biggio        Walk
          12-  5   72%  G Blum          Walk; Ausmus to 3B; Biggio to 2B
   O      123  5   66%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Tim Redding facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   69%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   70%  R Sanchez       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   71%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jae Weong Seo facing 4-5-6
                  Jae Weong Seo replaces David Cone pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   70%  J Kent          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   68%  O Merced        Groundout: 1B-P
   R      ---  4   78%  R Hidalgo       Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  3   78%  B Ausmus        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   77%  J Vizcaino      Ausmus Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Tim Redding facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   79%  J Seo           Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   77%  R Alomar        Walk
   O      1--  3   79%  T Perez         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  6   82%  M Vaughn        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jae Weong Seo facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   84%  J Vizcaino      Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   83%  T Redding       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Vizcaino to 2B
   R      -2-  6   89%  C Biggio        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Vizcaino Scores
          -2-  1   91%  G Blum          Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Biggio to 3B
   R      1-3  3   95%  J Bagwell       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B); Biggio Scores; Blum to 3B
   O      -23  7   93%  J Kent          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -23  1   91%  O Merced        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Tim Redding facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   87%  M Piazza        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  5   90%  T Wigginton     Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  3   85%  J Burnitz       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Piazza Scores
   O      -2-  5   88%  R Sanchez       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      -2-  4   90%  R Cedeno        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jae Weong Seo facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   89%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   89%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   88%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-5, Tim Redding facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   90%  J Seo           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   91%  R Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   92%  T Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 1.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jae Weong Seo facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   91%  T Redding       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   91%  C Biggio        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   91%  G Blum          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-5, Tim Redding facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   92%  M Vaughn        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   94%  M Piazza        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   94%  T Wigginton     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 1.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jae Weong Seo facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   94%  J Bagwell       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  1   95%  J Kent          Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   R      -2-  2   97%  O Merced        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Kent Scores
   OO     1--  2   96%  R Hidalgo       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-6, Brad Lidge facing 6-7-8
                  Brad Lidge replaces Orlando Merced pitching and batting 5th; Brian Hunter replaces Tim Redding playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---  5   97%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   98%  R Sanchez       Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
   O      ---  3   98%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 1.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-1, Graeme Lloyd facing 7-8-9
                  Graeme Lloyd replaces Roger Cedeno pitching and batting 8th; Tsuyoshi Shinjo replaces Jae Weong Seo playing CF batting 9th
   O      ---  1   98%  B Ausmus        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   98%  J Vizcaino      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   98%  B Hunter        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-6, Brad Lidge facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   99%  T Shinjo        Popfly: 2B (Short LF)
   O      ---  3   99%  R Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   99%  T Perez         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 1.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-1, Scott Strickland facing 1-2-3
                  Scott Strickland replaces Graeme Lloyd pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  2   99%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   99%  G Blum          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  3   99%  J Bagwell       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  6   99%  J Kent          Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-6, Scott Linebrink facing 3-4-5
                  Scott Linebrink replaces Brad Lidge pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---  5  100%  M Vaughn        Popfly: SS (Short CF-RF)
   R      ---  3   99%  M Piazza        Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  8   98%  T Wigginton     Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
                  Billy Wagner replaces Scott Linebrink pitching and batting 5th
          1--  1   96%  J Burnitz       Hit By Pitch; Wigginton to 2B
   O      12-  3   98%  R Sanchez       Groundout: P-1B; Wigginton to 3B; Burnitz to 2B
                  Jay Bell pinch hits for Scott Strickland batting 8th
          -23  6   95%  J Bell          Walk
   O      123  2  100%  T Shinjo        Lineout: LF
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation