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Mets
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
July 25, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the New York Mets, played on July 25, 2009 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 25, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 25, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jon Niese |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Russ Ortiz |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 43,302 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Layne 1B: Tony Randazzo 2B: Chris Guccione 3B: Mike Winters |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Angel Pagan | Center Fielder |
| Luis Castillo | Second Baseman |
| David Wright | Third Baseman |
| Daniel Murphy | First Baseman |
| Jeff Francoeur | Right Fielder |
| Cory Sullivan | Left Fielder |
| Omir Santos | Catcher |
| Alex Cora | Shortstop |
| Jon Niese | Pitcher |
| Jerry Manuel | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Michael Bourn | Center Fielder |
| Kazuo Matsui | Second Baseman |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
| Chris Coste | First Baseman |
| Jeff Keppinger | Third Baseman |
| Russ Ortiz | Pitcher |
| Cecil Cooper | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
July 25, 2009
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Ortiz
Pagan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Castillo vs. Ortiz
Castillo takes first base on ball four. Pagan moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Wright vs. Ortiz
Wright strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Murphy vs. Ortiz
Murphy hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Lee. Murphy reaches second base with a double. Pagan scores. Castillo moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Francoeur vs. Ortiz
Francoeur hits a line drive into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Castillo tags and scores. Murphy tags and moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Sullivan vs. Ortiz
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Murphy scores. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Santos vs. Ortiz
Santos hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Niese
Bourn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Matsui vs. Niese
Matsui strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Niese
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Castillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bourn moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Niese
Lee takes first base on ball four. Bourn moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Niese
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bourn scores. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Pence vs. Niese
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wright fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cora vs. Ortiz
Cora hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Niese vs. Ortiz
Niese strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Ortiz
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coste scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pagan for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Coste vs. Niese
Coste hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Keppinger vs. Niese
Keppinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Castillo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Niese
Ortiz strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Ortiz
Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coste scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Castillo for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Ortiz
Wright takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Ortiz
Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Francoeur vs. Ortiz
There's a wild pitch. Wright moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Francoeur vs. Ortiz
The ball gets by Rodriguez for a passed ball. Wright moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Francoeur vs. Ortiz
Francoeur strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Niese
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Niese
Matsui hits a fly ball into center field. Pagan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Niese
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Ortiz
Sullivan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Santos vs. Ortiz
Santos hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sullivan moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Cora vs. Ortiz
Cora hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Sullivan scores. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Niese vs. Ortiz
Niese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keppinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Niese
Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Pagan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Niese
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Castillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Niese
Pence strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Ortiz
Pagan hits a popup towards third. Keppinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Ortiz
Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keppinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Ortiz
Wright takes first base on ball four. Castillo moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Murphy vs. Byrdak
Tim Byrdak now pitching.
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Francoeur vs. Byrdak
Francoeur hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Byrdak
Sullivan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Coste vs. Niese
Coste hits a popup towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Keppinger vs. Niese
Keppinger hits a fly ball into right field. Francoeur settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kata vs. Niese
Matt Kata pinch hits for Tim Byrdak.
Kata hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bourn vs. Niese
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Castillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Santos vs. Paronto
Chad Paronto now pitching.
Santos hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cora vs. Paronto
Cora hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Niese vs. Paronto
Niese strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Paronto
Pagan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lee. Pagan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Castillo vs. Paronto
Castillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pagan scores. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Paronto
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 9 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Niese
Matsui hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Niese
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wright fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Niese
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 9 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Paronto
Murphy hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Lee. Murphy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Francoeur vs. Paronto
Francoeur hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Sullivan vs. Paronto
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Murphy moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Santos vs. Paronto
Santos hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 9 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Niese
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Niese
Pence hits a line drive towards short. Cora reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Coste vs. Niese
Coste hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 9 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cora vs. Wright
Wesley Wright now pitching. Humberto Quintero now catching.
Cora hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Wright
Fernando Tatis pinch hits for Jonathon Niese.
Tatis strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Wright
Pagan hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 9 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Keppinger vs. Green
Sean Green now pitching.
Keppinger strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quintero vs. Green
Quintero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Green
Bourn hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Matsui vs. Green
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Castillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 9 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Wright
Edwin Maysonet now playing shortstop. Jason Michaels now playing left field.
Castillo hits a line drive into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Wright
Wright hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 10 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Wright
Murphy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Keppinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 10 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Francoeur vs. Wright
Francoeur hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 10 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Wright
Sullivan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 10 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Maysonet vs. Rodriguez
Francisco Rodriguez now pitching.
Maysonet strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 10 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Rodriguez
Michaels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 10 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Blum vs. Rodriguez
Geoff Blum pinch hits for Wesley Wright.
Blum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blum for the out. Michaels moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 10 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Pence vs. Rodriguez
Pence hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 10 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Coste vs. Rodriguez
Coste hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 10 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Keppinger vs. Rodriguez
Keppinger strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/25/2009 -- New York at Houston (N)
New York AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Pagan A, cf 5 2 2 0 Bourn M, cf 3 1 1 0
Castillo L, 2b 4 2 2 1 Matsui K, 2b 4 0 1 0
Wright D, 3b 3 2 1 1 Tejada M, ss 3 0 0 0
Murphy D, 1b 5 1 2 1 Maysonet E, ss 1 0 0 0
Francoeur J, rf 4 1 2 4 Lee C, lf 2 0 0 0
Sullivan C, lf 4 1 1 1 Michaels J, lf 1 1 1 0
Santos O, c 4 1 2 1 Rodriguez I, c 3 0 1 1
Cora A, ss 4 0 0 0 Wright W, p 0 0 0 0
Niese J, p 3 0 0 0 Blum G, ph 1 0 0 0
Tatis F, ph 1 0 0 0 Pence H, rf 4 1 1 2
Green S, p 0 0 0 0 Coste C, 1b 4 0 2 0
Rodriguez F, p 0 0 0 0 Keppinger J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Ortiz R, p 1 0 0 0
Byrdak T, p 0 0 0 0
Kata M, ph 1 0 1 0
Paronto C, p 0 0 0 0
Quintero H, c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 10 12 9 33 3 8 3
New York 300 132 001 -- 10
Houston 100 000 002 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Niese J (W) 7.0 4 1 1 2 3
Green S 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Rodriguez F 1.0 3 2 2 0 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Ortiz R (L) 4.1 5 6 6 4 3
Byrdak T 0.2 1 1 1 0 1
Paronto C 2.0 4 2 2 0 1
Wright W 2.0 2 1 1 0 2
DP -- New York 2, Houston 1
LOB -- New York 5, Houston 5
2B -- Murphy D 2, Pagan A
HR -- Francoeur J, Santos O, Wright D, Pence H
SF -- Francoeur J
WP -- Niese J, Ortiz R
PB -- Rodriguez I
T -- 2:58
A -- 43302
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