Mets 3, 
Astros 2
| W: | D. Wheeler (2-0) |
| L: | B. Backe (1-1) |
| New York Mets | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| E Valent RF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .304 |
| K Matsui SS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .248 |
| C Floyd LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .289 |
| M Piazza 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .288 |
| T Wigginton 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 |
| T Zeile 3B-1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .277 |
| V Wilson C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .219 |
| M Stanton P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| b-K Garcia PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| D Wheeler P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| M Cameron CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .209 |
| D Garcia 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .232 |
| M Ginter P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| R Bottalico P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-J McEwing PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 |
| B Looper P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Phillips C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .178 |
| Totals | 46 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 11 | |
| a-grounded to shortstop for R Bottalico in the 8th b-singled to right center for M Stanton in the 12th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: E Valent (4, O Dotel) HR: M Piazza (8, 9th inning off O Dotel 1 on, 2 Out); J Phillips (1, 13th inning off B Backe 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Piazza 2 (17), J Phillips (12) 2-out RBI: M Piazza 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Floyd 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: K Matsui (3, 2nd base off D Miceli/B Ausmus) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: T Zeile (3, ground ball) | ||||||||
| New York Mets | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Ginter | 5.2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 91-60 | 1.59 |
| R Bottalico | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13-10 | 1.04 |
| B Looper | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33-25 | 0.00 |
| M Stanton | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31-13 | 4.43 |
| D Wheeler (W, 3-1) | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31-24 | 5.31 |
| Totals | 13.0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 199-132 | |
| PITCHING IBB: J Bagwell (By M Stanton) Batters faced: M Ginter 27; R Bottalico 4; B Looper 9; M Stanton 10; D Wheeler 8 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Ginter 4-9; R Bottalico 1-0; B Looper 0-3; M Stanton 4-2; D Wheeler 1-2 Game Scores: M Ginter 50 | |||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Biggio CF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .318 |
| A Everett SS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .271 |
| J Bagwell 1B | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .301 |
| J Kent 2B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .285 |
| L Berkman LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .316 |
| M Ensberg 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .284 |
| J Lane RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .240 |
| D Miceli P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| b-J Vizcaino PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .150 |
| B Backe P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| B Ausmus C | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .259 |
| R Clemens P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| B Lidge P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-M Lamb PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .308 |
| O Dotel P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| R Hidalgo RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .295 |
| Totals | 50 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 32 | |
| a-struck out swinging for B Lidge in the 8th b-singled to right for D Miceli in the 12th | ||||||||
| BATTING RBI: J Bagwell (21), R Clemens (4) S: A Everett, R Clemens, M Ensberg, C Biggio 2-out RBI: R Clemens Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Everett 1, B Ausmus 1, L Berkman 2, M Ensberg 1, C Biggio 4 Team LOB: 17 | ||||||||
| Houston Astros | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Clemens | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 106-71 | 1.72 |
| B Lidge (H, 16) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-6 | 2.45 |
| O Dotel (B, 3) | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 39-28 | 3.60 |
| D Miceli | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28-18 | 1.78 |
| B Backe (L, 5-3) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17-10 | 4.34 |
| Totals | 13.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 197-133 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: R Clemens 24; B Lidge 3; O Dotel 8; D Miceli 8; B Backe 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Clemens 5-6; B Lidge 1-2; O Dotel 0-1; D Miceli 4-1; B Backe 1-1 Game Scores: R Clemens 82 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| NYM | HOU | |||
 | 1st | J Bagwell singled to left center, C Biggio scored. | 0 | 1 |
| 6th | R Clemens singled to right, J Kent scored, M Ensberg to third, B Ausmus to second. | 0 | 2 |
 | 9th | M Piazza homered to center, E Valent scored. | 2 | 2 |
| 13th | J Phillips homered to left. | 3 | 2 |
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| Game Notes |
| NEW YORK MANAGER ART HOWE WAS EJECTED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING BY SECOND BASE UPMIRE LARRY YOUNG FOR ARGUING A PLAY AT SECOND BASE. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX |
| Attendance | 43,247 (105.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:04 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Everitt, First Base - Mark Wegner, Second Base - Larry Young, Third Base - Angel Hernandez |
MLB Scores
Sunday, May 16th 2004
| Tampa Bay | 0 | Final |
| Cleveland | 10 |
| Texas | 1 | Final |
| Detroit | 3 |
| Seattle | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 2 |
| Boston | 1 | Final |
| Toronto | 3 |
| Atlanta | 1 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 4 |
| NY Mets | 3 | Final |
| Houston | 2 | in 13 |
| Oakland | 6 | Final |
| Kansas City | 2 |
| Florida | 3 | Final |
| St. Louis | 2 |
| Minnesota | 0 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 11 |
| Philadelphia | 6 | Final |
| Colorado | 7 |
| Chi Cubs | 4 | Final |
| San Diego | 2 |
| Pittsburgh | 8 | Final |
| San Francisco | 1 |
| Cincinnati | 6 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 3 |
| Montreal | 6 | Final |
| Arizona | 1 |
| Anaheim | 0 | Final |
| Baltimore | 4 |