MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
07/30/2106
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2074 - FRIDAY, JULY 30TH , 2106 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (51-47) 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 6 14 2
Houston Astros (64-37) 2 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 X 10 14 0
Mets Fall, 10-6, to Houston
The Houston Astros defeated the New York Mets, 10-6, at Minute Maid Park. Houston was led by five-time All-Star Willie Valiente, who went 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 2. With the win, Houston raised its record to 64-37.

Early in the game, Valiente had a 2-run home run for Houston. It was his 38th home run of the season and put the Astros on top, 2-0.

"Glad to see the fans get into it," said Valiente.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Taylor 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .283 7 30
N. Vargas CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 .231 12 43
S. Hatcher 2B 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .323 16 56
C. Allen DH 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .237 28 66
J. Dahl RF 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 .183 10 25
   c-Z. Sterling PH, RF 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .195 10 30
M. Mellor 3B 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .190 1 5
B. Shepherd C 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .291 2 9
B. Socol LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 1 2
   a-J. Anderson PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .330 11 32
   b-C. Calhoun LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .225 4 25
A. Moralez SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .136 0 1
Totals 39 6 14 5 3 9 19      
a - J. Anderson pinch hit for B. Socol in the 4th
b - C. Calhoun substituted for J. Anderson in the 4th
c - Z. Sterling pinch hit for J. Dahl in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Hatcher (17, 3rd Inning off H. Valenzuela, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Vargas (15, 5th Inning off H. Valenzuela, 0 on, 0 outs) , Z. Sterling (10, 9th Inning off B. Thaler, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Vargas 3 , S. Hatcher 4 , C. Allen 2 , J. Dahl , Z. Sterling 2 , B. Shepherd , J. Anderson , C. Calhoun , A. Moralez 2
2-out RBI: S. Hatcher , J. Anderson , A. Moralez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Taylor 2 , C. Allen , J. Dahl , M. Mellor
GIDP: B. Shepherd , B. Socol
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: M. Mellor (3) , B. Shepherd (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Mellor-Hatcher-Taylor)
OF assists: 1 (Vargas(Herrejon at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Herrejon CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273 1 18
Z. Baize RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .280 11 40
W. Valiente DH 4 3 2 2 1 2 0 .346 38 99
H. Takahashi 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .332 35 95
T. Gibb LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .269 17 58
C. Runyon 3B 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .351 6 24
M. Darling SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .291 10 36
J. Currie C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289 9 34
   a-D. Armendariz PR, C 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .340 8 22
R. Salas 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .278 14 54
Totals 37 10 14 10 1 8 7      
a - D. Armendariz pinch ran for J. Currie in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Takahashi (16, 3rd Inning off M. Montoya, 1 on, 2 outs) , Z. Baize (19, 7th Inning off J. Cook, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Valiente (38, 1st Inning off M. Montoya, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Takahashi (35, 5th Inning off M. Montoya, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Runyon (6, 7th Inning off J. Cook, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Darling (10, 7th Inning off C. Rutherford, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Herrejon , Z. Baize 3 , W. Valiente 5 , H. Takahashi 6 , T. Gibb 2 , C. Runyon 4 , M. Darling 4 , J. Currie , D. Armendariz , R. Salas
2-out RBI: A. Herrejon , H. Takahashi 2 , T. Gibb , C. Runyon , M. Darling
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Gibb , R. Salas
GIDP: D. Armendariz
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Darling-Salas-Takahashi, Salas-Darling-Takahashi)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Montoya L (8-8) 4.2 8 5 5 0 5 2 80 5.00   
J. Cook 2.0 4 4 4 1 1 1 38 6.89   
C. Rutherford 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 21 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Montoya 33
Batters Faced: M. Montoya 22, J. Cook 11, C. Rutherford 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Montoya 3-5, J. Cook 3-1, C. Rutherford 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Montoya 80-51, J. Cook 38-28, C. Rutherford 21-14
WP: C. Rutherford
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Valenzuela W (10-6) 6.0 9 3 3 2 8 0 101 4.35   
J. Hank H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.73   
J. Tomey H (4) 1.2 3 2 2 1 0 0 40 3.57   
B. Thaler 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 16 5.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Valenzuela 48
Batters Faced: H. Valenzuela 27, J. Hank 1, J. Tomey 9, B. Thaler 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Valenzuela 6-2, J. Hank 0-1, J. Tomey 4-1, B. Thaler 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Valenzuela 101-63, J. Hank 2-1, J. Tomey 40-27, B. Thaler 16-12
WP: H. Valenzuela , B. Thaler
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willie Valiente
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 38410
Special Notes: C Jason Currie was injured while running the bases. RP Jeff Hank was injured while pitching.
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