April 14, 2005 Houston Astros at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 8
NYY 5 CLE 8
CHW 6 SEA 10
@KCR 2 MIN 10
DET 4 TBD 12
BAL 7 TOR 2
@TEX 1 NYM 4
HOU 3 WSN 5
ARI 3

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 17,214

Thursday, April 14, 2005, 7:11PM
Time of Game: 3:03

Astros

4-4

Lost 3

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          1  1  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    3 10  1
Mets            1  0  0   0  0  0   3  0  X    4  7  1

W: M Matthews (1-0), L: J Franco (0-1), S: B Looper (1)

Mets

4-5

Won 4

4th, 1½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Everett SS                  4   0   0   1    0   1  .129  .424   16    1   2   SF
C Biggio 2B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .406 1.113   13    1   1   2B
  E Bruntlett 2B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   10    1   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  5   0   2   0    0   1  .258  .795   14    4   1   
M Lamb 3B                     3   0   0   0    2   0  .143  .762   20    0   1   
J Lane RF                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .303  .870   13    5   0   2B,SB
L Scott LF                    4   0   3   1    1   0  .316  .771   15    2   0   SB
B Ausmus C                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .083  .268   18    7   0   
W Taveras CF                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .370  .845   16    2   0   SB
B Backe P                     3   1   2   1    0   1  .667 2.083   15    0   0   3B
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Wheeler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  O Palmeiro PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .400 1.571    5    0   0   SB
  C Harville P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       35   3  10   3    6   5              155   24   5

BATTING

2B: J Lane (4, off V Zambrano); C Biggio (5, off V Zambrano).

3B: B Backe (1, off V Zambrano).

SF: A Everett (1, off V Zambrano).

TB: B Backe 4; C Biggio 3; L Scott 3; J Lane 2; J Bagwell 2.

RBI: L Scott (1); B Backe (1); A Everett (2).

2-out RBI: L Scott.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

E: M Lamb (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Palmeiro (1, 2nd base off M Aybar/R Castro); W Taveras (3, 2nd base off V Zambrano/M Piazza); J Lane (1, 3rd base off V Zambrano/M Piazza); L Scott (1, 2nd base off V Zambrano/M Piazza).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reyes SS                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .333  .809   15    2   1   SB
M Cairo 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .777   16    2   1   
C Beltran CF                  2   1   1   0    2   0  .314  .914   18    3   0   
M Piazza C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .148  .554    8    7   1   
  M Aybar P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Looper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Mientkiewicz 1B             4   0   2   1    0   0  .313  .781   12    9   0   
D Wright 3B                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .219  .793   22    0   5   
C Woodward LF                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .750   18    2   0   2B
V Diaz RF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .300  .741   13    1   0   2B
V Zambrano P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    8    1   0   
  M Matthews P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Anderson PH               1   0   0   1    0   0  .625 1.375    4    0   0   
  R Castro C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .375  .750         0   0   
Totals                       32   4   7   3    3   7              134   27   8

BATTING

2B: V Diaz (1, off B Backe); C Woodward (1, off B Backe).

TB: C Woodward 2; V Diaz 2; D Mientkiewicz 2; C Beltran; J Reyes; M Piazza.

RBI: M Anderson (1); J Reyes (4); D Mientkiewicz (3).

2-out RBI: J Reyes; D Mientkiewicz.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: M Piazza (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Reyes (3, 2nd base off D Wheeler/B Ausmus).

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
B Backe                        6.1   5   3   3    2   4   0   3.97   26   93-59   35· 6·18    5·10· 5· 0     53    -     1.24   0.12
J Franco, BS (1), L (0-1)      0.1   1   1   0    0   0   0   0.00    2   10-5     4· 0· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          2-2    2.98  -0.17
D Wheeler                      0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   1.93    3   12-7     3· 0· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          1-1    1.49  -0.21
C Harville                     1     1   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    4   17-13    4· 2· 7    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.69   0.03
Totals                         8     7   4   3    3   7   0          35  132-84   46· 8·30   10·10· 5· 0          3-3

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
V Zambrano                     6     9   3   3    4   4   0   4.09   30  103-60   32·10·18    7· 9· 6· 0     42    -     1.28  -0.05
M Matthews, W (1-0)            1     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    5   20-11    6· 3· 2    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.68   0.03
M Aybar, H (2)                 0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   8.44    3   16-9     5· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.85   0.04
R Hernandez, H (1)             0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    2-2     1· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.83   0.08
B Looper, S (1)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   7.20    3    7-5     4· 0· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.16
Totals                         9    10   3   3    6   5   0          42  148-87   48·14·25   10·15· 6· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Darling, 1B - Larry Poncino, 2B - Mark Wegner, 3B - Paul Nauert.

Time of Game: 3:03.

Attendance: 17,214.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 52° F, Wind 12mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                New York Mets                        
1. A Everett            SS    1. J Reyes              SS 
2. C Biggio             2B    2. M Cairo              2B 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. C Beltran            CF 
4. M Lamb               3B    4. M Piazza             C  
5. J Lane               RF    5. D Mientkiewicz       1B 
6. L Scott              LF    6. D Wright             3B 
7. B Ausmus             C     7. C Woodward           LF 
8. W Taveras            CF    8. V Diaz               RF 
9. B Backe              P     9. V Zambrano           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  3-2  --3  6   21%  54% J Reyes         J Franco        Single to P (Ground Ball); Diaz Scores
   b 7   2  3-3  -2-  4   21%  77% M Cairo         D Wheeler       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Reyes Scores/No RBI/unER
   b 7   1  3-1  1--  4   15%  37% V Diaz          B Backe         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Wright to 3B
   b 1   2  1-0  12-  5   10%  54% D Mientkiewicz  B Backe         Single to RF (Line Drive); Beltran Scores; Piazza to 2B
   t 1   2  0-0  123  1  -10%  38% L Scott         V Zambrano      Single to RF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores; Bagwell to 3B; Lamb to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Victor Zambrano facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  A Everett       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  2   48%  C Biggio        Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          -2-  6   43%  J Bagwell       Single to CF (Line Drive); Biggio to 3B
          1-3  5   40%  M Lamb          Walk; Bagwell to 2B
   O      123  3   48%  J Lane          Flyball: RF
   R      123  1   38%  L Scott         Single to RF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores; Bagwell to 3B; Lamb to 2B
   O      123  4   44%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Brandon Backe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   42%  J Reyes         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   41%  M Cairo         Flyball: RF
          ---  2   42%  C Beltran       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   44%  M Piazza        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Beltran to 2B
   R      12-  5   54%  D Mientkiewicz  Single to RF (Line Drive); Beltran Scores; Piazza to 2B
   O      12-  5   50%  D Wright        Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 1.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Victor Zambrano facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   52%  W Taveras       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   45%  B Backe         Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   RO     --3  1   43%  A Everett       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Backe Scores
   O      ---  3   44%  C Biggio        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Brandon Backe facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   41%  C Woodward      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   40%  V Diaz          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   39%  V Zambrano      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Victor Zambrano facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   35%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   30%  M Lamb          Walk; Bagwell to 2B
   O      12-  1   35%  J Lane          Popfly: 2B (CF-RF)
          12-  4   29%  L Scott         Single to RF (Line Drive); Bagwell to 3B; Lamb to 2B
   O      123  4   36%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Lamb to 3B; Scott to 2B; Ausmus to 1B
   O      123  2   43%  W Taveras       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Brandon Backe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   41%  J Reyes         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   39%  M Cairo         Lineout: RF
   O      ---  5   37%  C Beltran       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Victor Zambrano facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   40%  B Backe         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   41%  A Everett       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   42%  C Biggio        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Brandon Backe facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   39%  M Piazza        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   37%  D Mientkiewicz  Lineout: LF
   O      ---  5   36%  D Wright        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Victor Zambrano facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   38%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   40%  M Lamb          Popfly: SS (LF-CF)
          ---  2   38%  J Lane          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          -2-  5   37%  L Scott         Walk
   O      12-  2   41%  B Ausmus        Lane Steals 3B; Scott Steals 2B; Lane out at Hm/C-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Brandon Backe facing 7-8-9
          ---  7   50%  C Woodward      Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   48%  V Diaz          Groundout: 3B-1B; Woodward to 3B
   O      --3  3   39%  V Zambrano      Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  3   34%  J Reyes         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 1.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Victor Zambrano facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   36%  B Ausmus        Flyball: CF (Deep LF)
          ---  5   34%  W Taveras       Walk
          1--      28%  B Backe         Taveras Steals 2B; Taveras to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   R      --3  5   22%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball); Taveras Scores
   O      1--  1   24%  A Everett       Flyball: CF
          1--  3   22%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Backe to 2B
   O      12-  2   25%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Brandon Backe facing 2-3-4
                  Eric Bruntlett replaces Craig Biggio playing 2B batting 2nd
   O      ---  3   22%  M Cairo         Flyball: RF
          ---  5   26%  C Beltran       Walk
   O      1--  1   21%  M Piazza        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2   18%  D Mientkiewicz  Lineout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 1.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mike Matthews facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Matthews replaces Victor Zambrano pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   19%  M Lamb          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  6   21%  J Lane          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   20%  L Scott         Single to RF (Fly Ball)
          1--  6   18%  B Ausmus        Walk; Scott to 2B
   O      12-  4   21%  W Taveras       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Brandon Backe facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   28%  D Wright        Walk
   O      1--  4   22%  C Woodward      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   37%  V Diaz          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Wright to 3B
                  John Franco replaces Brandon Backe pitching and batting 9th; Marlon Anderson pinch hits for Mike Matthews batting 9th
   RO     -23  4   34%  M Anderson      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Wright Scores; Diaz to 3B
   R      --3  6   54%  J Reyes         Single to P (Ground Ball); Diaz Scores
                  Dan Wheeler replaces John Franco pitching and batting 9th
          1--      56%  M Cairo         Reyes Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   77%  " "             Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Reyes Scores/No RBI/unER
          1--  6   79%  C Beltran       Walk; Cairo to 2B
   O      12-  2   75%  M Piazza        Groundout: 1B-P
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 4.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Manuel Aybar facing 9-1-2
                  Manuel Aybar replaces Mike Piazza pitching and batting 4th; Ramon Castro replaces Marlon Anderson playing C batting 9th; Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Dan Wheeler batting 9th
          ---  5   66%  O Palmeiro      Walk
   O      1--  4   74%  A Everett       Popfly: SS
          1--      70%  E Bruntlett     Palmeiro Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   79%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Manuel Aybar pitching and batting 4th
   O      -2-  2   87%  J Bagwell       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Chad Harville facing 5-6-7
                  Chad Harville replaces Orlando Palmeiro pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   89%  D Mientkiewicz  Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   87%  D Wright        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   85%  C Woodward      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   84%  V Diaz          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 4.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Braden Looper facing 4-5-6
                  Braden Looper replaces Roberto Hernandez pitching and batting 4th
   O      ---  4   91%  M Lamb          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   96%  J Lane          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  L Scott         Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 4.

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