MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT NEW YORK METS
05/18/2009
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 531 - MONDAY, MAY 18TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (24-11) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
New York Mets (22-14) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 1
Mets Lose to Astros, 3-2
The New York Mets went down to defeat to Josh Beckett and his Houston teammates. The final score was 3-2, in favor of the Astros. In 6.2 innings, Beckett surrendered 7 hits, while striking out 7 and walking 2. He allowed 2 runs. Dana Eveland collected save number 9.

The Astros got a big at-bat from third baseman Edgar Soto. For the game, Soto went 1-4 with a triple, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the top of the third, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 2-run triple. His 4th triple of the season gave Houston a 2-1 lead.

Beckett called the win a testament to his team's "grit."

Houston raised its record to 24-11 with the win.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Upton CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .343 11 27
E. Soto 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .292 4 23
D. Diaz LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .263 4 25
   a-E. Reed LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 5
C. Gonzalez RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .273 5 17
D. Jeter DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .341 6 27
J. Lopez 2B 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .325 4 21
B. Wallace 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .244 5 16
N. Becerra SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .182 1 4
J. Vergil C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .245 4 14
Totals 30 3 5 3 4 8 11      
a - E. Reed substituted for D. Diaz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Diaz (11, 5th Inning off T. Redmond, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: E. Soto (4, 3rd Inning off T. Redmond, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Upton , E. Soto 3 , D. Diaz 2 , J. Lopez , J. Vergil
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Diaz , C. Gonzalez , N. Becerra
GIDP: B. Wallace
Sac Fly: D. Diaz
Hit by Pitch: B. Wallace
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Becerra-Lopez-Wallace)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Wimberly SS 5 1 0 0 0 3 4 .200 1 9
E. Ferrer 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .312 4 24
M. Echavarria CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .248 3 18
T. Frazier 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .228 6 13
V. Guerrero DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .236 2 10
A. Panatta RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .264 2 8
R. Baldelli LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .235 3 10
H. Kendrick 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .270 4 16
J. Ford C 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .308 0 4
Totals 36 2 10 2 2 8 19      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Ferrer (7, 1st Inning off J. Beckett, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Frazier (3, 1st Inning off J. Beckett, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Ford (2, 9th Inning off D. Eveland, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Ferrer 3 , M. Echavarria 2 , T. Frazier 2 , V. Guerrero , A. Panatta 2 , J. Ford 3
2-out RBI: T. Frazier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Ferrer 2 , V. Guerrero 2 , R. Baldelli
GIDP: V. Guerrero
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Echavarria (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Ford (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Frazier-Wimberly-Ferrer)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Beckett W (3-2) 6.2 7 2 2 2 7 0 96 3.32   
M. Cain H (3) 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 3.93   
D. Eveland SV (9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Beckett 57
Batters Faced: J. Beckett 28, M. Cain 6, D. Eveland 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Beckett 5-7, M. Cain 1-3, D. Eveland 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Beckett 96-58, M. Cain 17-11, D. Eveland 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Cain 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Redmond L (3-2) 5.0 4 3 3 2 5 0 101 1.88   
S. Romo 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 34 2.79   
E. Llamas 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 9 4.26   
D. Robertson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 1.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Redmond 50
Batters Faced: T. Redmond 22, S. Romo 8, E. Llamas 3, D. Robertson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Redmond 2-8, S. Romo 3-1, E. Llamas 1-0, D. Robertson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Redmond 101-60, S. Romo 34-24, E. Llamas 9-4, D. Robertson 11-6
Hit Batsmen: T. Redmond
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Beckett
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 45425
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