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MIN  9
@LAA  0
 NYY  9
@BAL  4
 TBR  9
@CHW  4
 DET  4
@KCR  3
 SEA  7
OAK  5
 CLE  7
@TEX  5
 BOS  8
@TOR  4
 FLA  5
@ARI  4
 WSN 13
@CHC  5
 CIN  8
@COL  5
 MIL 10
PIT  4
 NYM  3
HOU  0
 PHI  8
LAD  1
 SFG  5
SDP  0
 STL 18
ATL  3
Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 52,008

 Friday, August 22, 2008, 7:11PM
Time of Game: 2:18
Astros
0
64-64
Lost 2
4th, 14 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  8  0
Mets            1  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    3  4  0
W: Johan Santana (12-7), L: Roy Oswalt (11-9), S: Luis Ayala (1)
 Mets
3
72-57
Won 4
1st

Batting Stats

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Wigginton LF                4   0   2   0    0   0  .304  .915   17   12    2   0   
M Loretta 2B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .271  .731   19   13    1   1   
M Tejada SS                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .285  .739   12   10    0   3   2B
L Berkman 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .328 1.023   20   13   11   1   
G Blum 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .234  .690   15   10    0   2   
H Pence RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .260  .733   25   18    2   0   
D Erstad CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .294  .709   14   10    2   0   2B
B Ausmus C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .595    5    3    5   4   
  M Bourn PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .225  .587    4    3    0   0   
R Oswalt P                    3   0   0   0    0   3  .160  .320   15   10    1   1   
  D Newhan PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .545    3    3    0   0   
Totals                       35   0   8   0    1   8              149  105   24  12
Batting Events
2B: D Erstad (15, off J Santana); M Tejada (28, off J Santana).
TB: D Erstad 2; M Tejada 2; T Wigginton 2; M Loretta; G Blum; L Berkman; H Pence.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Reyes SS                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .300  .839   15   10    1   3   
A Reyes 2B                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .596   13   10    4   1   SH
D Wright 3B                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .295  .914    7    5    0   4   
C Delgado 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .832    9    7    8   0   
C Beltran CF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .823   11    9    2   0   
D Murphy LF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .380 1.046   10    8    1   0   
  A Heilman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  L Ayala P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
R Church RF                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .308  .879   17    9    3   0   
B Schneider C                 3   1   1   2    0   1  .257  .688    8    6    8   0   HR
J Santana P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .136  .381    7    7    0   1   
  E Chavez LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .650    7    5    0   0   
Totals                       27   3   4   0    0   6              104   76   27   9
Batting Events
HR: B Schneider (5, off R Oswalt; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF-RF).
SH: A Reyes (4, off R Oswalt).
TB: B Schneider 4; J Reyes; R Church; D Wright.
RBI: B Schneider 2 (27); D Wright (99).
Team LOB: 1.
With RISP: 1 for 1.

Pitching Stats

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Oswalt, L (11-9)             8     4   3   3    0   6   1   4.23   28  102-75   43· 7·25   11·11· 4· 0     68    -     0.48  -0.09
Totals                         8     4   3   3    0   6   1          28  102-75   43· 7·25   11·11· 4· 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
J Santana, W (12-7)            7     8   0   0    1   5   0   2.64   30  121-86   60·12·14   11·13· 5· 0     65    -     1.01   0.33
A Heilman, H (14)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.40    3   17-9     4· 1· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.61   0.04
L Ayala, S (1)                 1     0   0   0    0   2   0   5.49    3   11-10    5· 1· 4    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.03
Totals                         9     8   0   0    1   8   0          36  149-105  69·14·22   14·13· 5· 0           -
Balks: None.
WP: R Oswalt (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mark Wegner, 1B - Wally Bell, 2B - Sam Holbrook, 3B - Chad Fairchild.
Time of Game: 2:18.
Attendance: 52,008.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 74° F, Wind 8mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

Lineups

   Houston Astros                            New York Mets                                
1. Ty Wigginton                 LF       1. Jose Reyes                   SS
2. Mark Loretta                 2B       2. Argenis Reyes                2B
3. Miguel Tejada                SS       3. David Wright                 3B
4. Lance Berkman                1B       4. Carlos Delgado               1B
5. Geoff Blum                   3B       5. Carlos Beltran               CF
6. Hunter Pence                 RF       6. Daniel Murphy                LF
7. Darin Erstad                 CF       7. Ryan Church                  RF
8. Brad Ausmus                   C       8. Brian Schneider               C
9. Roy Oswalt                    P       9. Johan Santana                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b2 1 1-- RR 1,(0-0)  15% 81% 1-0 NYM B. Schneider R. Oswalt Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Church Scores
t2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  -9% 51% 0-1 HOU D. Erstad J. Santana Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Pence to 3B
t2 1 -23 O 2,(1-0)  8% 59% 0-1 HOU B. Ausmus J. Santana Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t2 2 -23 O 5,(2-2)  6% 66% 0-1 HOU R. Oswalt J. Santana Strikeout Swinging
t5 2 -23 O 2,(1-0)  6% 89% 0-3 HOU L. Berkman J. Santana Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Johan Santana facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 6,(2-2)  2% 52% 0-0 HOU T. Wigginton J. Santana Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  -2% 50% 0-0 HOU M. Loretta J. Santana Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t1 1 1-- O 2,(1-0)  3% 53% 0-0 HOU M. Tejada J. Santana Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t1 2 1-- O 11,(3-2)  2% 55% 0-0 HOU L. Berkman J. Santana Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  4% 58% 0-0 NYM J. Reyes R. Oswalt Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  2% 61% 0-0 NYM A. Reyes R. Oswalt Wild Pitch; Reyes to 2B
b1 0 -2- O 3,(1-1)  -1% 59% 0-0 NYM A. Reyes R. Oswalt Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Reyes to 3B
b1 1 --3 R 4,(2-1)  6% 65% 0-0 NYM D. Wright R. Oswalt Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Reyes Scores
b1 1 1-- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 62% 1-0 NYM C. Delgado R. Oswalt Strikeout Swinging
b1 2 1-- O 3,(0-2)  -2% 60% 1-0 NYM C. Beltran R. Oswalt Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Johan Santana facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  -4% 57% 0-1 HOU G. Blum J. Santana Single to CF (Line Drive)
t2 0 1-- O 4,(1-2)  4% 60% 0-1 HOU H. Pence J. Santana Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
t2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  -9% 51% 0-1 HOU D. Erstad J. Santana Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Pence to 3B
t2 1 -23 O 2,(1-0)  8% 59% 0-1 HOU B. Ausmus J. Santana Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t2 2 -23 O 5,(2-2)  6% 66% 0-1 HOU R. Oswalt J. Santana Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  -2% 64% 1-0 NYM D. Murphy R. Oswalt Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  2% 66% 1-0 NYM R. Church R. Oswalt Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b2 1 1-- RR 1,(0-0)  15% 81% 1-0 NYM B. Schneider R. Oswalt Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Church Scores
b2 1 --- O 3,(0-2)  -1% 80% 3-0 NYM J. Santana R. Oswalt Strikeout Swinging
b2 2 --- O 3,(1-1)  -0% 80% 3-0 NYM J. Reyes R. Oswalt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 3.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Mets' Johan Santana facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- O 8,(3-2)  2% 82% 0-3 HOU T. Wigginton J. Santana Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t3 1 --- 9,(3-2)  -2% 80% 0-3 HOU M. Loretta J. Santana Walk
t3 1 1-- O 3,(0-2)  3% 82% 0-3 HOU M. Tejada J. Santana Strikeout Swinging
t3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  -2% 80% 0-3 HOU L. Berkman J. Santana Single to CF (Ground Ball); Loretta to 2B
t3 2 12- O 4,(1-2)  4% 84% 0-3 HOU G. Blum J. Santana Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 2-3-4
b3 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 83% 3-0 NYM A. Reyes R. Oswalt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b3 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  -1% 82% 3-0 NYM D. Wright R. Oswalt Lineout: 2B
b3 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 82% 3-0 NYM C. Delgado R. Oswalt Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 3.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Mets' Johan Santana facing 6-7-8
t4 0 --- O 4,(0-2)  2% 84% 0-3 HOU H. Pence J. Santana Popfly: 2B
t4 1 --- O 4,(2-1)  1% 85% 0-3 HOU D. Erstad J. Santana Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t4 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  1% 86% 0-3 HOU B. Ausmus J. Santana Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 5-6-7
b4 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  -1% 85% 3-0 NYM C. Beltran R. Oswalt Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
b4 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  -1% 85% 3-0 NYM D. Murphy R. Oswalt Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
b4 2 --- O 7,(3-2)  -1% 84% 3-0 NYM R. Church R. Oswalt Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 3.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Mets' Johan Santana facing 9-1-2
t5 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  2% 86% 0-3 HOU R. Oswalt J. Santana Strikeout Swinging
t5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  -3% 84% 0-3 HOU T. Wigginton J. Santana Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t5 1 1-- O 3,(0-2)  3% 87% 0-3 HOU M. Loretta J. Santana Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
t5 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  -4% 83% 0-3 HOU M. Tejada J. Santana Double to LF (Ground Ball); Wigginton to 3B
t5 2 -23 O 2,(1-0)  6% 89% 0-3 HOU L. Berkman J. Santana Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 8-9-1
b5 0 --- O 6,(2-2)  -1% 88% 3-0 NYM B. Schneider R. Oswalt Strikeout Swinging
b5 1 --- O 4,(0-2)  -1% 87% 3-0 NYM J. Santana R. Oswalt Strikeout Swinging
b5 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  -0% 87% 3-0 NYM J. Reyes R. Oswalt Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 3.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Mets' Johan Santana facing 5-6-7
t6 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  2% 89% 0-3 HOU G. Blum J. Santana Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
t6 1 --- 11,(3-2)  -3% 86% 0-3 HOU H. Pence J. Santana Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t6 1 1-- O 4,(1-2)  3% 89% 0-3 HOU D. Erstad J. Santana Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t6 2 1-- O 2,(1-0)  2% 91% 0-3 HOU B. Ausmus J. Santana Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 2-3-4
b6 0 --- O 7,(1-2)  -1% 90% 3-0 NYM A. Reyes R. Oswalt Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b6 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  -0% 90% 3-0 NYM D. Wright R. Oswalt Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b6 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  -0% 90% 3-0 NYM C. Delgado R. Oswalt Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 3.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Mets' Johan Santana facing 9-1-2
t7 0 --- O 6,(2-2)  2% 92% 0-3 HOU R. Oswalt J. Santana Strikeout Looking
t7 1 --- 1,(0-0)  -3% 89% 0-3 HOU T. Wigginton J. Santana Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t7 1 1-- O 6,(2-2)  3% 92% 0-3 HOU M. Loretta J. Santana Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t7 2 1-- O 4,(1-2)  2% 94% 0-3 HOU M. Tejada J. Santana Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 5-6-7
b7 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 94% 3-0 NYM C. Beltran R. Oswalt Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b7 1 --- O 4,(0-2)  -0% 93% 3-0 NYM D. Murphy R. Oswalt Strikeout Swinging
b7 2 --- O 5,(3-1)  -0% 93% 3-0 NYM R. Church R. Oswalt Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 3.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Mets' Aaron Heilman facing 4-5-6
Aaron Heilman replaces Daniel Murphy (LF) pitching and batting 6th; Endy Chavez replaces Johan Santana (P) playing LF batting 9th
t8 0 --- O 6,(3-2)  2% 95% 0-3 HOU L. Berkman A. Heilman Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  1% 97% 0-3 HOU G. Blum A. Heilman Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t8 2 --- O 6,(3-2)  1% 97% 0-3 HOU H. Pence A. Heilman Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 8-9-1
b8 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -0% 97% 3-0 NYM B. Schneider R. Oswalt Lineout: CF
b8 1 --- O 7,(2-2)  -0% 97% 3-0 NYM E. Chavez R. Oswalt Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
b8 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  -0% 97% 3-0 NYM J. Reyes R. Oswalt Lineout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 3.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Mets' Luis Ayala facing 7-8-9
Luis Ayala replaces Aaron Heilman pitching and batting 6th
t9 0 --- O 4,(0-2)  2% 99% 0-3 HOU D. Erstad L. Ayala Strikeout Looking
Michael Bourn pinch hits for Brad Ausmus (C) batting 8th
t9 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  1% 100% 0-3 HOU M. Bourn L. Ayala Strikeout Swinging
David Newhan pinch hits for Roy Oswalt (P) batting 9th
t9 2 --- O 3,(0-2)  0% 100% 0-3 HOU D. Newhan L. Ayala Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 3.

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