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@LAA		5
7
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@BAL		5
3
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@CHW		5
3
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@KCR		4
0
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@SEA		5
1
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@TEX		8
7
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@TOR		0
11
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@ARI		1
7
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@CHC		2
9
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@COL		6
7
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@MIL		3
6
HOU
@NYM		8
3
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@PHI		2
9
SDP
@SFG		3
4
ATL
@STL		8
4
Saturday, August 23, 2008, 7:10PM
, Shea Stadium
Attendance: 51,766, Time of Game: 2:36
Astros
8
65-64
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Mets
3
72-58
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Brandon Backe (8-12)
L: John Maine (10-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  1  4   0  0  3   0  0  0    8 12  0
Mets            0  0  0   0  1  0   0  2  0    3  6  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Darin Erstad RF 4 2 2 0 1 2 .298 .716 18 10 0.035 0.48 0.057 -0.022 0.5 2 0
Michael Bourn CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .226 .586 19 13 -0.021 0.53 0.003 -0.024 -0.4 1 0 SH
Miguel Tejada SS 5 1 3 2 0 0 .288 .743 11 8 0.087 0.47 0.098 -0.011 1.8 3 5
Lance Berkman 1B 5 2 3 4 0 0 .331 1.034 21 15 0.203 0.60 0.210 -0.008 3.2 12 2 HR,2B
Geoff Blum 3B 4 0 1 1 1 0 .234 .689 26 17 0.073 0.38 0.082 -0.009 0.1 1 1
Ty Wigginton LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .903 9 7 -0.045 0.47 0.000 -0.045 -1.1 2 0
   Reggie Abercrombie LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .779 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
David Newhan 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .204 .597 19 13 0.000 0.41 0.034 -0.034 0.3 0 5 HR
Humberto Quintero C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .234 .558 13 11 -0.032 0.29 0.000 -0.032 -0.8 5 0
Brandon Backe P 4 1 1 0 0 1 .302 .850 17 11 0.027 0.29 0.034 -0.007 -0.2 1 3
   Tim Byrdak P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Geoff Geary P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 38 8 12 8 2 7 .316 .850 153 105 0.327 0.44 0.518 -0.192 3.5 27 16
2B: L Berkman (39, off J Maine).
HR: L Berkman (26, off J Maine; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF); D Newhan (1, off J Maine; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SH: M Bourn (7, off J Maine).
TB: L Berkman 7; D Newhan 4; M Tejada 3; D Erstad 2; M Bourn; G Blum; B Backe.
RBI: L Berkman 4 (93); M Tejada 2 (55); D Newhan (3); G Blum (41).
2-out RBI: M Tejada; L Berkman.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 5 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Newhan-M Tejada-L Berkman 2.

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 0 2 0 0 0 .301 .842 17 10 -0.020 0.43 0.016 -0.036 0.2 1 3 2B
Argenis Reyes 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .570 12 8 -0.045 0.40 0.000 -0.045 -1.2 3 2 GDP
David Wright 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .293 .910 25 15 -0.013 0.23 0.006 -0.019 -0.3 1 5 HBP
Carlos Delgado 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .260 .830 17 13 -0.047 0.52 0.004 -0.051 -0.6 11 0
Carlos Beltran CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .268 .818 10 6 -0.030 0.40 0.000 -0.030 -0.6 0 0
   Brian Stokes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1.333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Damion Easley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .656 2 2 -0.005 0.19 0.000 -0.005 -0.2
Daniel Murphy LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 .365 1.025 23 11 -0.002 0.22 0.011 -0.014 0.1 2 0
Ryan Church RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .311 .885 10 7 0.027 0.32 0.049 -0.022 0.7 2 0 2B,GDP
Brian Schneider C 3 1 1 2 0 0 .257 .699 9 6 -0.020 0.42 0.012 -0.032 1.1 7 0 HR
John Maine P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .109 .320 4 3 -0.005 0.21 0.000 -0.005 -0.1 0 0
   Duaner Sanchez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Nick Evans PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .681 4 3 -0.005 0.18 0.000 -0.005 -0.2
   Joe Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Endy Chavez CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .271 .648 3 3 -0.008 0.33 0.000 -0.008 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 31 3 6 3 2 5 .194 .620 136 87 -0.173 0.35 0.098 -0.272 -1.5 27 11
2B: R Church (11, off B Backe); J Reyes (32, off T Byrdak).
HR: B Schneider (6, off B Backe; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).
HBP: D Wright (3, by T Byrdak).
TB: B Schneider 4; J Reyes 3; R Church 3; C Delgado.
GIDP: R Church (4); A Reyes (1).
RBI: B Schneider 2 (29); R Church (37).
2-out RBI: R Church.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 3.

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, W (8-12) 7 5 3 3 1 4 1 5.54 26 102 65 33 10 22 13 8 2 0 58 0.151 0.37 0.5
Tim Byrdak 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.72 5 22 14 8 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.014 0.31 0.5
Geoff Geary 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.37 3 12 8 4 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.008 0.18 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 3 3 2 5 1 3.00 34 136 87 45 14 28 17 9 2 0 58 0 0 0.173 0.44 1.5
B Backe faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

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
John Maine, L (10-8) 5.2 10 8 8 2 4 2 4.18 29 105 74 45 14 15 9 14 2 0 19 -0.300 0.60 -3.4
Duaner Sanchez 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.09 3 14 9 5 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 -0.030 0.24 -1.6
Joe Smith 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.11 3 12 7 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.002 0.02 0.5
Brian Stokes 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.86 6 22 15 9 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0.002 0.02 1.0
Team Totals 9 12 8 8 2 7 2 8.00 41 153 105 63 23 19 15 17 3 0 19 2 2 -0.326 0.35 -3.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: T Byrdak (2; D Wright).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Wally Bell, 1B - Sam Holbrook, 2B - Chad Fairchild, 3B - Mark Wegner.
Time of Game: 2:36.
Attendance: 51,766.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Wind 7mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         New York Mets
1 Darin Erstad RF 1 Jose Reyes SS
2 Michael Bourn CF 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 Ty Wigginton LF 6 Daniel Murphy LF
7 David Newhan 2B 7 Ryan Church RF
8 Humberto Quintero C 8 Brian Schneider C
9 Brandon Backe P 9 John Maine P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 2-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RRR HOU L. Berkman J. Maine 13% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Erstad Scores; Tejada Scores
t2 0-0 0 -2- 5,(1-2)  R HOU G. Blum J. Maine 7% 64% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Berkman Scores
t3 1-0 1 -23 4,(1-2)  R HOU M. Tejada J. Maine 7% 77% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Backe Scores; Erstad to 3B
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU L. Berkman J. Maine 6% 56% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t3 1-0 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  HOU D. Erstad J. Maine 5% 70% Walk; Backe 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, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' John Maine facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU D. Erstad J. Maine -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU M. Bourn J. Maine -2% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Tejada J. Maine -1% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Brandon Backe facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYM J. Reyes B. Backe 2% 47% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYM A. Reyes B. Backe 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- 9,(3-2)  O NYM D. Wright B. Backe 1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' John Maine facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU L. Berkman J. Maine 6% 56% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t2 0-0 0 -2- 5,(1-2)  R HOU G. Blum J. Maine 7% 64% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Berkman Scores
t2 1-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU T. Wigginton J. Maine -3% 61% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
t2 1-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU D. Newhan J. Maine -3% 58% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
t2 1-0 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  O HOU H. Quintero J. Maine -2% 56% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Brandon Backe facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O NYM C. Delgado B. Backe 3% 58% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM C. Beltran B. Backe 2% 60% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b2 0-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYM D. Murphy B. Backe 1% 61% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' John Maine facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  HOU B. Backe J. Maine 3% 65% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t3 1-0 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  HOU D. Erstad J. Maine 5% 70% Walk; Backe to 2B
t3 1-0 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O HOU M. Bourn J. Maine -0% 70% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Backe to 3B; Erstad to 2B
t3 1-0 1 -23 4,(1-2)  R HOU M. Tejada J. Maine 7% 77% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Backe Scores; Erstad to 3B
t3 2-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RRR HOU L. Berkman J. Maine 13% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Erstad Scores; Tejada Scores
t3 5-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU G. Blum J. Maine 1% 91% Walk
t3 5-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU T. Wigginton J. Maine -1% 90% Popfly: 1B (P's Left)
t3 5-0 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O HOU D. Newhan J. Maine -1% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B (P's Right)
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Brandon Backe facing 7-8-9
b3 0-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM R. Church B. Backe 1% 91% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS)
b3 0-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM B. Schneider B. Backe 1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b3 0-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM J. Maine B. Backe 1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mets' John Maine facing 8-9-1
t4 5-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU H. Quintero J. Maine -1% 92% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
t4 5-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O HOU B. Backe J. Maine -0% 91% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t4 5-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU D. Erstad J. Maine 0% 92% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t4 5-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Bourn J. Maine -1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Brandon Backe facing 1-2-3
b4 0-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYM J. Reyes B. Backe 1% 92% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
b4 0-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYM A. Reyes B. Backe 1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b4 0-5 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYM D. Wright B. Backe 1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mets' John Maine facing 3-4-5
t5 5-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU M. Tejada J. Maine 1% 95% Single to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
t5 5-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU L. Berkman J. Maine -1% 94% Flyball: LF
t5 5-0 1 1-- 9,(3-2)  O HOU G. Blum J. Maine -1% 93% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t5 5-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O HOU T. Wigginton J. Maine -1% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Brandon Backe facing 4-5-6
b5 0-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYM C. Delgado B. Backe 1% 94% Groundout: P-1B
b5 0-5 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O NYM C. Beltran B. Backe 1% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b5 0-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  NYM D. Murphy B. Backe -1% 94% Walk
b5 0-5 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  R NYM R. Church B. Backe -4% 90% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Murphy Scores
b5 1-5 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O NYM B. Schneider B. Backe 2% 92% Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 1.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Mets' John Maine facing 7-8-9
t6 5-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  R HOU D. Newhan J. Maine 3% 95% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t6 6-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU H. Quintero J. Maine -0% 95% Strikeout Swinging
t6 6-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Backe J. Maine -0% 95% Strikeout Swinging
t6 6-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU D. Erstad J. Maine 0% 95% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
t6 6-1 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  HOU M. Bourn J. Maine 0% 95% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Erstad to 2B
Duaner Sanchez replaces John Maine pitching and batting 9th
t6 6-1 2 12- 4,(2-1)  R HOU M. Tejada D. Sanchez 2% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive); Erstad Scores; Bourn to 2B
t6 7-1 2 12- 8,(3-2)  R HOU L. Berkman D. Sanchez 1% 99% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bourn Scores; Tejada to 3B
t6 8-1 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O HOU G. Blum D. Sanchez -0% 98% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-8, Astros' Brandon Backe facing 9-1-2
Nick Evans pinch hits for Duaner Sanchez (P) batting 9th
b6 1-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM N. Evans B. Backe 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b6 1-8 1 --- 7,(3-2)  NYM J. Reyes B. Backe -0% 98% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
b6 1-8 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO NYM A. Reyes B. Backe 1% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Mets 1.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-1, Mets' Joe Smith facing 6-7-8
Joe Smith replaces Nick Evans (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 8-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU T. Wigginton J. Smith -0% 99% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
t7 8-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU D. Newhan J. Smith -0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 8-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU H. Quintero J. Smith -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-8, Astros' Brandon Backe facing 3-4-5
b7 1-8 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O NYM D. Wright B. Backe 0% 99% Flyball: RF
b7 1-8 1 --- 6,(2-2)  NYM C. Delgado B. Backe -0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b7 1-8 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O NYM C. Beltran B. Backe 0% 99% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
b7 1-8 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O NYM D. Murphy B. Backe 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Mets 1.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-1, Mets' Brian Stokes facing 9-1-2
Brian Stokes replaces Carlos Beltran (CF) pitching and batting 5th
Endy Chavez replaces Joe Smith (P) playing CF batting 9th
t8 8-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Backe B. Stokes -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
t8 8-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU D. Erstad B. Stokes -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t8 8-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU M. Bourn B. Stokes -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-8, Astros' Brandon Backe facing 7-8-9
b8 1-8 0 --- 3,(1-1)  NYM R. Church B. Backe -0% 99% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak SS)
b8 1-8 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR NYM B. Schneider B. Backe -1% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Church Scores
Tim Byrdak replaces Brandon Backe pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-8 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYM E. Chavez T. Byrdak 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b8 3-8 1 --- 4,(2-1)  NYM J. Reyes T. Byrdak -1% 98% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b8 3-8 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  O NYM A. Reyes T. Byrdak 1% 99% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b8 3-8 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  NYM D. Wright T. Byrdak -1% 98% Hit By Pitch
b8 3-8 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O NYM C. Delgado T. Byrdak 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Mets 3.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-3, Mets' Brian Stokes facing 3-4-5
t9 8-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Tejada B. Stokes -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t9 8-3 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O HOU L. Berkman B. Stokes -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t9 8-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU G. Blum B. Stokes -0% 99% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-8, Astros' Geoff Geary facing 5-6-7
Geoff Geary replaces Tim Byrdak pitching and batting 9th
Reggie Abercrombie replaces Ty Wigginton playing LF batting 6th
Damion Easley pinch hits for Brian Stokes (P) batting 5th
b9 3-8 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYM D. Easley G. Geary 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b9 3-8 1 --- 8,(3-2)  NYM D. Murphy G. Geary -0% 99% Walk
b9 3-8 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO NYM R. Church G. Geary 1% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Mets 3.

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  • 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.

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