MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/04/2005
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2044 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (51-84) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 8 1
Houston Astros (74-63) 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 0 X 9 10 2
Astros Mow Down Mets, 9-3
The Houston Astros took on the New York Mets at Minute Maid Park.

The Houston Astros downed the New York Mets, 9-3, at Minute Maid Park. The Astros were led by Will Ford. Ford was 2-5 with a home run. He scored 2 times and drove in 4. Jeff Karstens was the winner. He's now 8-8. The loser was 28-year old right-handed pitcher Jason Biddlestone.

In the bottom of the third inning, first baseman John Lindsey had a bases-clearing double for Houston. It was his 26th double of the season and put the Astros on top, 3-1.

"Getting a lot of baserunners and getting some timely hits, it's a good combination," said Lindsey.

The Astros raised their record to 74-63.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Kendrick 3B 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .284 11 53
C. Guillen SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .223 6 42
A. Panatta RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .344 10 81
R. Baldelli CF 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .292 21 81
M. Giles DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .279 6 22
J. Valentin 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .251 15 59
J. Rivera LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 10
E. Ferrer 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285 4 18
L. Candelaria C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 2 13
Totals 33 3 8 3 1 4 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: H. Kendrick 2 (11, 1st Inning off J. Karstens, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Karstens, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Kendrick 8 , C. Guillen , A. Panatta 2 , R. Baldelli 2 , J. Rivera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Giles , J. Valentin
GIDP: R. Baldelli , J. Valentin
Sac Fly: R. Baldelli
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: E. Ferrer (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Guillen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 6 .288 13 56
J. Rollins SS 4 2 2 2 1 0 3 .368 24 96
W. Ford DH 5 2 2 4 0 0 4 .260 21 68
J. Lindsey 1B 5 0 1 3 0 1 4 .293 19 107
J. Pridie RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .270 9 47
G. Minotes 2B 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 .151 0 5
S. Fuld CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 4 .242 4 41
F. Murrone LF 5 2 2 0 0 0 4 .225 0 25
J. Vergil C 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .175 4 10
Totals 34 9 10 9 9 3 27      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Lindsey (26, 3rd Inning off J. Biddlestone, 3 on, 1 out) , J. Rollins (42, 4th Inning off J. Biddlestone, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Pridie (6, 4th Inning off R. Ankiel, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Ford (21, 4th Inning off J. Biddlestone, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Rollins 3 , W. Ford 5 , J. Lindsey 2 , J. Pridie 3 , S. Fuld , F. Murrone 2 , J. Vergil
2-out RBI: W. Ford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Lindsey 2 , G. Minotes , S. Fuld , F. Murrone
Hit by Pitch: S. Fuld
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Minotes (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Rollins (17) , S. Fuld (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Lindsey-Rollins-Lindsey, Rollins-Minotes-Lindsey)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Biddlestone L (7-15) 3.1 4 7 6 6 2 1 94 6.07   
R. Ankiel 1.2 4 2 2 2 0 0 48 5.68   
S. Bray 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 33 4.70   
R. Johnson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 6.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Biddlestone 20
Batters Faced: J. Biddlestone 21, R. Ankiel 11, S. Bray 8, R. Johnson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Biddlestone 6-2, R. Ankiel 1-4, S. Bray 2-3, R. Johnson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Biddlestone 94-51, R. Ankiel 48-30, S. Bray 33-18, R. Johnson 14-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Bray 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Johnson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Karstens W (8-8) 7.1 6 3 2 1 3 2 95 4.10   
F. Leon 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 19 4.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Karstens 58
Batters Faced: J. Karstens 28, F. Leon 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Karstens 9-8, F. Leon 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Karstens 95-58, F. Leon 19-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Will Ford
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 40880
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