September 7, 2007 Houston Astros at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 3
CLE 2
(10) BOS 4
@BAL 0 CHW 11
MIN 10
(13) DET 6
SEA 1 NYY 3
@KCR 2 TOR 7
@TBD 2 TEX 5
OAK 3 ARI 4
STL 2 ATL 7
WSN 1 CIN 11
MIL 4 COL 10
SDP 4 NYM 11
HOU 3 FLA 6
@PHI 3 PIT 6
CHC 1 SFG 5
LAD 4

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 51,113

Friday, September 7, 2007, 7:15PM
Time of Game: 3:06

Astros

62-79

Lost 3

5th, 9½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          1  0  1   0  0  0   1  0  0    3 13  1
Mets            0  0  3   0  2  6   0  0  X   11 12  0

W: M Pelfrey (2-7), L: W Rodriguez (8-13)

Mets

79-61

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Pence CF                    5   0   2   0    0   2  .331  .926   25    2   0   
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .253  .677   18    1   0   
  J Anderson LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    2    1   0   
L Berkman 1B                  4   2   2   1    0   1  .280  .894   12    5   1   HR
  C Burke SS                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .232  .673    3    0   2   
C Lee LF                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .299  .876   14    1   0   
  C Ransom 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    1   1   
M Loretta SS                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .273  .691   18    0   2   
  E Munson 1B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .675    2    2   0   
L Scott RF                    4   1   2   0    1   0  .260  .868   16    1   0   SB
T Wigginton 3B                3   0   2   1    1   0  .279  .794   17    3   4   2B
H Quintero C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .521   14    7   0   HBP
W Rodriguez P                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .116  .296    4    0   0   GDP
  C Sampson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .308         0   0   
  O Palmeiro PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .242  .613    4    0   0   
  D Borkowski P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Gutierrez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Lane PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .175  .604    2    0   0   
  T Patton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
Totals                       39   3  13   3    2   5              154   24  10

BATTING

2B: T Wigginton (27, off J Sosa).

HR: L Berkman (29, off M Pelfrey; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

HBP: H Quintero (2, by M Pelfrey).

TB: L Berkman 5; T Wigginton 3; H Pence 2; M Loretta 2; L Scott 2; C Lee; O Palmeiro; C Burke.

GIDP: W Rodriguez (2).

RBI: M Loretta (34); L Berkman (90); T Wigginton (60).

2-out RBI: M Loretta; L Berkman; T Wigginton.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: H Pence (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Scott (3, 2nd base off M Pelfrey/P Lo Duca).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reyes SS                    5   1   1   0    0   2  .291  .796   21    1   4   3B
L Castillo 2B                 3   2   1   1    2   1  .300  .708   16    5   3   
D Wright 3B                   4   2   1   1    1   1  .315  .944   19    0   1   2B
  G Mota P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Collazo P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
C Beltran CF                  4   1   2   2    0   1  .283  .905   18    1   0   HR
  R Gotay 3B                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .321  .833    1    0   2   2B
M Alou LF                     4   2   2   1    0   0  .331  .909   11    1   0   2·2B
  E Chavez LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .672    1    2   0   
J Conine 1B                   3   1   1   1    2   0  .261  .719   21    8   0   IW
P Lo Duca C                   2   0   1   1    1   0  .271  .681   11    4   0   SF
  C Gomez CF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .630    6    0   0   
L Milledge RF                 4   1   2   3    1   1  .288  .785   22    4   0   HR
M Pelfrey P                   2   1   0   0    1   0  .059  .170    8    0   0   
  J Sosa P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .566    3    0   0   
  M Difelice C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .661         1   0   
Totals                       35  11  12  10    8   7              158   27  11

BATTING

2B: R Gotay (11, off T Patton); M Alou 2 (15, off W Rodriguez, off D Borkowski); D Wright (34, off W Rodriguez).

3B: J Reyes (12, off D Borkowski).

HR: C Beltran (28, off W Rodriguez; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); L Milledge (5, off D Borkowski; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: P Lo Duca (6, off D Borkowski).

IBB: J Conine (2, by D Borkowski).

TB: C Beltran 5; L Milledge 5; M Alou 4; J Reyes 3; R Gotay 2; D Wright 2; J Conine; P Lo Duca; L Castillo.

RBI: L Milledge 3 (25); C Beltran 2 (91); M Alou (33); L Castillo (30); J Conine (35); D Wright (92); P Lo Duca (42).

2-out RBI: L Milledge 3.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 6 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Castillo-J Conine.

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
W Rodriguez, L (8-13)          4.1   6   5   5    4   4   1   4.65   23   89-47   32· 3·12    6· 3· 6· 0     31    -     1.12  -0.26
C Sampson                      0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   4.62    4   10-5     3· 0· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          1-1    0.62  -0.04
D Borkowski                    0.2   4   6   6    2   1   1   5.86    8   25-12    8· 2· 2    1· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.28  -0.09
J Gutierrez                    1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   7.56    4    9-7     3· 1· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
T Patton                       1     1   0   0    1   1   0   3.55    5   25-17   14· 1· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    12  11  11    8   7   2          44  158-88   60· 7·21   12· 5·12· 0          1-1

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
M Pelfrey, W (2-7)             5.1  10   2   2    2   3   1   5.25   28   99-61   45· 6·10   11· 5· 6· 0     41    -     1.09  -0.06
J Sosa, H (7)                  1.2   2   1   1    0   1   0   4.19    7   30-21   12· 3· 6    1· 2· 3· 0          3-0    0.95   0.17
G Mota                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.76    3   10-7     3· 3· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
W Collazo                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   11-8     4· 2· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    13   3   3    2   5   1          42  150-97   64·14·19   15· 8·11· 0          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Borkowski (9; J Conine).

HBP: M Pelfrey (8; H Quintero).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Eddings, 1B - Mike Everitt, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Kerwin Danley.

Time of Game: 3:06.

Attendance: 51,113.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 18mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                New York Mets                        
1. H Pence              CF    1. J Reyes              SS 
2. C Biggio             2B    2. L Castillo           2B 
3. L Berkman            1B    3. D Wright             3B 
4. C Lee                LF    4. C Beltran            CF 
5. M Loretta            SS    5. M Alou               LF 
6. L Scott              RF    6. J Conine             1B 
7. T Wigginton          3B    7. P Lo Duca            C  
8. H Quintero           C     8. L Milledge           RF 
9. W Rodriguez          P     9. M Pelfrey            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  2-0  12-  5   20%  58% D Wright        W Rodriguez     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Pelfrey Scores; Castillo Scores/Adv on E8 (throw)/No RBI
   t 2   1  0-1  123  2   13%  44% W Rodriguez     M Pelfrey       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   t 3   2  0-1  12-  6  -11%  28% M Loretta       M Pelfrey       Single to CF (Line Drive); Berkman Scores; Lee to 3B; Loretta to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 5   1  2-3  ---  1   11%  80% C Beltran       W Rodriguez     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 1   2  0-0  ---  1  -10%  44% L Berkman       M Pelfrey       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Pelfrey facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  H Pence         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   54%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  1   44%  L Berkman       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   45%  C Lee           Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Wandy Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   42%  J Reyes         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   45%  L Castillo      Walk
   O      1--  6   42%  D Wright        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  6   40%  C Beltran       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Pelfrey facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   42%  M Loretta       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   39%  L Scott         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--      38%  T Wigginton     Scott Steals 2B
          -2-  6   36%  " "             Walk
          12-  2   31%  H Quintero      Hit By Pitch; Scott to 3B; Wigginton to 2B
   OO     123  2   44%  W Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Wandy Rodriguez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   42%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   40%  J Conine        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   41%  P Lo Duca       Walk
   O      1--  2   39%  L Milledge      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Pelfrey facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   41%  H Pence         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   42%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   41%  L Berkman       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   39%  C Lee           Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Berkman to 2B
   R      12-  6   28%  M Loretta       Single to CF (Line Drive); Berkman Scores; Lee to 3B; Loretta to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23  6   27%  L Scott         Walk
   O      123  1   33%  T Wigginton     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Wandy Rodriguez facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   37%  M Pelfrey       Walk
   O      1--  6   33%  J Reyes         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   37%  L Castillo      Walk; Pelfrey to 2B
   RR     12-  5   58%  D Wright        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Pelfrey Scores; Castillo Scores/Adv on E8 (throw)/No RBI
   R      -2-  4   67%  C Beltran       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Wright Scores
   O      1--  2   65%  M Alou          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--  4   62%  J Conine        Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 3.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Pelfrey facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   65%  H Quintero      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   67%  W Rodriguez     Lineout: LF (Short LF)
          ---  5   66%  H Pence         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   69%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Wandy Rodriguez facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   72%  P Lo Duca       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  4   77%  L Milledge      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Lo Duca to 2B
   O      12-  1   72%  M Pelfrey       Bunt Groundout: 1B-3B/Forceout at 3B (Front of Home); Milledge to 2B
   O      12-  9   69%  J Reyes         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Milledge to 3B; Pelfrey to 2B
   O      -23  3   64%  L Castillo      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 3.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Pelfrey facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   67%  L Berkman       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   69%  C Lee           Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  6   68%  M Loretta       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   71%  L Scott         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Wandy Rodriguez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   69%  D Wright        Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   R      ---  1   80%  C Beltran       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  5   83%  M Alou          Double to LF (Ground Ball)
                  Chris Sampson replaces Wandy Rodriguez pitching and batting 9th
   R      -2-  2   89%  J Conine        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Alou Scores
   O      1--  2   87%  P Lo Duca       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
          1--  5   88%  L Milledge      Walk; Lo Duca to 2B
   O      12-  1   86%  M Pelfrey       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 5.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Mike Pelfrey facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   82%  T Wigginton     Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--  8   86%  H Quintero      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Chris Sampson batting 9th
          1--  4   82%  O Palmeiro      Single to CF (Line Drive); Quintero to 2B
          12-  2   74%  H Pence         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Quintero to 3B; Palmeiro to 2B
                  Jorge Sosa replaces Mike Pelfrey pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  7   83%  C Biggio        Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   O      123  7   91%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dave Borkowski facing 1-2-3
                  Dave Borkowski replaces Orlando Palmeiro pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   95%  J Reyes         Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   R      --3  1   96%  L Castillo      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Reyes Scores
          1--  6   97%  D Wright        Walk; Castillo to 2B
   O      12-  7   96%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  2   98%  M Alou          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Castillo Scores; Wright to 3B
          -23  4   98%  J Conine        Intentional Walk
   RO     123  3   99%  P Lo Duca       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Wright Scores
   RRR    12-  1  100%  L Milledge      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Alou Scores; Conine Scores
                  Juan Gutierrez replaces Dave Borkowski pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  J Sosa          Strikeout Looking
                  6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 11.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-11, Jorge Sosa facing 4-5-6
                  Endy Chavez replaces Moises Alou playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---  4  100%  C Lee           Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2  100%  M Loretta       Popfly: 2B
          ---  3  100%  L Scott         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  4  100%  T Wigginton     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Scott Scores
   O      -2-  3  100%  H Quintero      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 11.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 11-3, Juan Gutierrez facing 1-2-3
                  Eric Munson replaces Mark Loretta playing 1B batting 5th; Cody Ransom replaces Carlos Lee playing 2B batting 4th; Chris Burke replaces Lance Berkman playing SS batting 3rd; Josh Anderson replaces Craig Biggio playing LF batting 2nd
   O      ---  1  100%  J Reyes         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  L Castillo      Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  1  100%  D Wright        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 11.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-11, Guillermo Mota facing 9-1-2
                  Guillermo Mota replaces David Wright pitching and batting 3rd; Mike Difelice replaces Jorge Sosa playing C batting 9th; Ruben Gotay replaces Carlos Beltran playing 3B batting 4th; Carlos Gomez replaces Paul Lo Duca playing CF batting 7th; Jason Lane pinch hits for Juan Gutierrez batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  J Lane          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6  100%  H Pence         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  J Anderson      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 11-3, Troy Patton facing 4-5-6
                  Troy Patton replaces Jason Lane pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1  100%  R Gotay         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  1  100%  E Chavez        Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
          -2-  7  100%  J Conine        Walk
   O      12-  6  100%  C Gomez         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Gotay to 3B
   O      1-3 10  100%  L Milledge      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 11.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-11, Willie Collazo facing 3-4-5
                  Willie Collazo replaces Guillermo Mota pitching and batting 3rd
          ---  3  100%  C Burke         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3  100%  C Ransom        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2  100%  E Munson        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  3  100%  L Scott         Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 11.

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