Ejections: Joe Orsulak by Mark Hirschbeck [Call at 1B]
Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 15684
Starting Lineups:
New York Mets Houston Astros
1. Thompson cf Biggio 2b
2. McKnight ss Candaele cf
3. Murray 1b Bagwell 1b
4. Orsulak lf Anthony rf
5. Burnitz rf Caminiti 3b
6. Kent 2b Gonzalez lf
7. Huskey 3b Servais c
8. Hundley c Cedeno ss
9. Tanana p Kile p
METS 1ST: Thompson struck out; McKnight flied to center; Murray
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.
ASTROS 1ST: Biggio flied to right; Candaele reached on an error
by Tanana (assist by Murray) [Candaele to first]; Candaele was
picked off first (pitcher to first); Bagwell grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.
METS 2ND: Orsulak grounded out (second to first); Burnitz lined
to second; Kent struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0,
Astros 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Anthony popped to third; Caminiti homered to left;
Gonzalez singled to right; Servais grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Gonzalez out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.
METS 3RD: Huskey struck out; Debut game for Butch Huskey;
Hundley popped to center; Tanana flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.
ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno doubled to center; Kile out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Cedeno to third]; Biggio popped to
second; Candaele singled to center [Cedeno scored]; Bagwell
doubled to right [Candaele scored]; Anthony grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3.
METS 4TH: Thompson was called out on strikes; McKnight walked;
Murray flied to left; Kile threw a wild pitch [McKnight scored
(error by Bagwell) (unearned)]; catcher Scott Servais thought
the pitch had hit the batter and did not chase it; Bagwell came
in from 1B, grabbed the ball and tried for McKnight at third, as
McKnight had continued to run; the throw was wild; Orsulak
flied to left; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 3.
ASTROS 4TH: Caminiti flied to center; Gonzalez lined to first;
Servais flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 3.
METS 5TH: Burnitz grounded out (first to pitcher); Kent popped
to left; Huskey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1,
Astros 3.
ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno homered to center; Kile popped to first;
Biggio doubled to left; Candaele grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Biggio to third]; Bagwell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 4.
METS 6TH: Hundley flied to center; LANDRUM BATTED FOR TANANA;
Landrum lined to left; Thompson flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 4.
ASTROS 6TH: MANZANILLO REPLACED LANDRUM (PITCHING); Anthony
grounded out (second to first); Caminiti struck out; Gonzalez
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 4.
METS 7TH: McKnight popped to left; Murray lined to third;
Orsulak grounded out (shortstop to first); Joe Orsulak
ejected by 1B umpire Mark Hirschbeck; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Astros 4.
ASTROS 7TH: GALLAGHER REPLACED ORSULAK (PLAYING LF); Servais
grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno struck out; Kile
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1,
Astros 4.
METS 8TH: Burnitz was called out on strikes; Kent lined to
third; Huskey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros
4.
ASTROS 8TH: Biggio flied to right; Candaele reached on an error
by Murray [Candaele to first]; FINLEY RAN FOR CANDAELE; Bagwell
singled to center [Finley to second]; Anthony was called out on
strikes; Caminiti walked [Finley to third, Bagwell to second];
Gonzalez singled to second [Finley scored (unearned), Bagwell
scored (unearned), Caminiti to third]; TELGHEDER REPLACED
MANZANILLO (PITCHING); Servais reached on an error by Huskey
[Caminiti scored (unearned) (no RBI), Gonzalez to second,
Servais to first]; Cedeno forced Gonzalez (third unassisted); 3
R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 7.
METS 9TH: FINLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Hundley grounded
out (shortstop to first); NAVARRO BATTED FOR TELGHEDER; Navarro
was called out on strikes; WALKER BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Walker
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 7.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Mets 1 0 3 0
Astros 7 9 1 4
