NL: NY METS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - NY METS 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 7 1 HOUSTON 3 2 0 3 0 0 8 10 0 (BOT 7) CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - AARON SELE (OUT) HOU - ROY OSWALT DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: E BRUNTLETT (.308, 2-FOR-3, RBI) B AUSMUS (.250, 0-FOR-3) R OSWALT (.132, 0-FOR-2, BB)</div>
NL: NY METS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NY METS (3) VS HOUSTON (8) - MID 7TH - IN PROGRESS NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .308 D Newhan lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .218 C Beltran cf 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .264 D Wright 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290 C Delgado 1b 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .242 J Valentin 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .245 S Green rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 S Alomar Jr c 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 D Williams p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 A Sele p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-R Castro ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Totals 28 3 7 3 1 5 9 a-grounded to first for A Sele in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - C Delgado (22, R Oswalt); S Alomar Jr (1, R Oswalt). HR - C Beltran (16, 6th inning off R Oswalt 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Beltran 2 (55), J Reyes (35). 2-out RBI - J Reyes. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Valentin 3, D Newhan 1. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes 2 (46, 2nd base off R Oswalt/B Ausmus 2). FIELDING: E - J Reyes (6, throw). DP: 1 (J Valentin-J Reyes-C Delgado). HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Burke 2b 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 .236 H Pence cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .339 L Berkman rf 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .264 C Lee lf 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .297 M Loretta 1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .318 M Ensberg 3b 4 0 1 2 0 0 4 .210 E Bruntlett ss 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .308 B Ausmus c 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250 R Oswalt p 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .132 Totals 27 8 10 8 5 3 14 BATTING: 2B - L Berkman (9, D Williams); C Lee (25, D Williams). 3B - H Pence (6, D Williams). HR - C Burke (2, 4th inning off D Williams 1 on, 0 Out). SF - L Berkman. RBI - M Ensberg 2 (25), E Bruntlett (3), H Pence (42), L Berkman (57), C Burke 2 (11), C Lee (73). 2-out RBI - M Ensberg 2, E Bruntlett. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Bruntlett 1, B Ausmus 1. GIDP - B Ausmus. Team LOB - 7. ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS - 000 002 1 -- 3 HOUSTON - 320 300 -- 8 ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era D Williams 3 1/3 10 8 8 4 2 1 21.60 A Sele 2 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.41 HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era R Oswalt 7 7 3 3 1 5 1 3.53 IBB - C Lee (by D Williams). Pitches-strikes: D Williams 98-62; A Sele 38-22; R Oswalt 105-74. Ground balls-fly balls: D Williams 4-4; A Sele 2-5; R Oswalt 11-5. Batters faced: D Williams 23; A Sele 10; R Oswalt 29. UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Tony Randazzo. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
NL: NY METS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - PITCHING CHANGE NYM: SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (0-2, 5.57) STARTING THE 7TH CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 3, HOUSTON 8 DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: E BRUNTLETT (.308, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>
NL: NY METS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: S Schoeneweis relieved A Sele. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 3 HOUSTON 8 BOTTOM, 7TH DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: E Bruntlett (.308, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>
NL: NY METS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: L Scott hit for R Oswalt. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 3 HOUSTON 8 BOTTOM, 7TH DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: L Scott (.227, 10 HR, 38 RBI)</div>
NL: NY METS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - NY METS 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 7 1 HOUSTON 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 8 10 0 (TOP 8) CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS HOU - ROY OSWALT (OUT) DUE UP FOR NY METS: C BELTRAN (.264, 1-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI) D WRIGHT (.290, 0-FOR-3) C DELGADO (.242, 1-FOR-2, BB)</div>
NL: NY METS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NY METS (3) VS HOUSTON (8) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .308 D Newhan lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .218 C Beltran cf 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .264 D Wright 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290 C Delgado 1b 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .242 J Valentin 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .245 S Green rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 S Alomar Jr c 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 D Williams p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 A Sele p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-R Castro ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 3 7 3 1 5 9 a-grounded to first for A Sele in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - C Delgado (22, R Oswalt); S Alomar Jr (1, R Oswalt). HR - C Beltran (16, 6th inning off R Oswalt 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Beltran 2 (55), J Reyes (35). 2-out RBI - J Reyes. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Valentin 3, D Newhan 1. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes 2 (46, 2nd base off R Oswalt/B Ausmus 2). FIELDING: E - J Reyes (6, throw). DP: 1 (J Valentin-J Reyes-C Delgado). HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Burke 2b 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 .236 H Pence cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .339 L Berkman rf 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .264 C Lee lf 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .297 M Loretta 1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .318 M Ensberg 3b 4 0 1 2 0 0 4 .210 E Bruntlett ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .300 B Ausmus c 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .249 R Oswalt p 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .132 a-L Scott ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226 Totals 30 8 10 8 5 5 14 a-struck out swinging for R Oswalt in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - L Berkman (9, D Williams); C Lee (25, D Williams). 3B - H Pence (6, D Williams). HR - C Burke (2, 4th inning off D Williams 1 on, 0 Out). SF - L Berkman. RBI - M Ensberg 2 (25), E Bruntlett (3), H Pence (42), L Berkman (57), C Burke 2 (11), C Lee (73). 2-out RBI - M Ensberg 2, E Bruntlett. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Bruntlett 1, B Ausmus 1. GIDP - B Ausmus. Team LOB - 7. ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS - 000 002 1 -- 3 HOUSTON - 320 300 0 -- 8 ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era D Williams 3 1/3 10 8 8 4 2 1 21.60 A Sele 2 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.41 S Schoeneweis 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.40 HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era R Oswalt 7 7 3 3 1 5 1 3.53 IBB - C Lee (by D Williams). Pitches-strikes: D Williams 98-62; A Sele 38-22; S Schoeneweis 16-12; R Oswalt 105-74. Ground balls-fly balls: D Williams 4-4; A Sele 2-5; S Schoeneweis 0-1; R Oswalt 11-5. Batters faced: D Williams 23; A Sele 10; S Schoeneweis 3; R Oswalt 29. UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Tony Randazzo. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
NL: NY METS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - PITCHING CHANGE HOU: CHAD QUALLS (5-3, 4.19) STARTING THE 8TH CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 3, HOUSTON 8 DUE UP FOR NYMETS: C BELTRAN (.264, 1-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)</div>
NL: NY METS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: C Qualls relieved R Oswalt. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 3 HOUSTON 8 TOP, 8TH DUE UP FOR NY METS: C Beltran (.264, 1-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)</div>
NL: NY METS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - NY METS 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 8 1 HOUSTON 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 8 10 0 (BOT 8) CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS HOU - CHAD QUALLS DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C BURKE (.236, 2-FOR-3, BB, HR, 2 RBI) H PENCE (.339, 1-FOR-4, RBI) L BERKMAN (.264, 1-FOR-2, BB, SF, RBI)</div>
NL: NY METS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NY METS (3) VS HOUSTON (8) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .308 D Newhan lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .218 C Beltran cf 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .264 D Wright 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .292 C Delgado 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .242 J Valentin 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .243 S Green rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 S Alomar Jr c 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 D Williams p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 A Sele p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-R Castro ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 3 8 3 2 5 12 a-grounded to first for A Sele in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - C Delgado (22, R Oswalt); S Alomar Jr (1, R Oswalt). HR - C Beltran (16, 6th inning off R Oswalt 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Beltran 2 (55), J Reyes (35). 2-out RBI - J Reyes. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Valentin 3, D Newhan 1. GIDP - J Valentin. Team LOB - 6. BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes 2 (46, 2nd base off R Oswalt/B Ausmus 2). FIELDING: E - J Reyes (6, throw). DP: 1 (J Valentin-J Reyes-C Delgado). HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Burke 2b 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 .236 H Pence cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .339 L Berkman rf 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .264 C Lee lf 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .297 M Loretta 1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .318 M Ensberg 3b 4 0 1 2 0 0 4 .210 E Bruntlett ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .300 B Ausmus c 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .249 R Oswalt p 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .132 a-L Scott ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226 C Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 8 10 8 5 5 14 a-struck out swinging for R Oswalt in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - L Berkman (9, D Williams); C Lee (25, D Williams). 3B - H Pence (6, D Williams). HR - C Burke (2, 4th inning off D Williams 1 on, 0 Out). SF - L Berkman. RBI - M Ensberg 2 (25), E Bruntlett (3), H Pence (42), L Berkman (57), C Burke 2 (11), C Lee (73). 2-out RBI - M Ensberg 2, E Bruntlett. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Bruntlett 1, B Ausmus 1. GIDP - B Ausmus. Team LOB - 7. FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Burke-E Bruntlett-M Loretta). ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS - 000 002 10 -- 3 HOUSTON - 320 300 0 -- 8 ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era D Williams 3 1/3 10 8 8 4 2 1 21.60 A Sele 2 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.41 S Schoeneweis 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.40 HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era R Oswalt 7 7 3 3 1 5 1 3.53 C Qualls 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.09 IBB - C Lee (by D Williams). Pitches-strikes: D Williams 98-62; A Sele 38-22; S Schoeneweis 16-12; R Oswalt 105-74; C Qualls 12-8. Ground balls-fly balls: D Williams 4-4; A Sele 2-5; S Schoeneweis 0-1; R Oswalt 11-5; C Qualls 2-1. Batters faced: D Williams 23; A Sele 10; S Schoeneweis 3; R Oswalt 29; C Qualls 4. UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Tony Randazzo. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
NL: NY METS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - NY METS 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 8 1 HOUSTON 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 8 11 0 (TOP 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS HOU - CHAD QUALLS DUE UP FOR NY METS: S GREEN (.276, 0-FOR-3) S ALOMAR JR (.333, 1-FOR-3) S SCHOENEWEIS (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>
NL: NY METS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NY METS (3) VS HOUSTON (8) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .308 D Newhan lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .218 C Beltran cf 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .264 D Wright 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .292 C Delgado 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .242 J Valentin 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .243 S Green rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 S Alomar Jr c 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 D Williams p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 A Sele p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-R Castro ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 3 8 3 2 5 12 a-grounded to first for A Sele in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - C Delgado (22, R Oswalt); S Alomar Jr (1, R Oswalt). HR - C Beltran (16, 6th inning off R Oswalt 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Beltran 2 (55), J Reyes (35). 2-out RBI - J Reyes. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Valentin 3, D Newhan 1. GIDP - J Valentin. Team LOB - 6. BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes 2 (46, 2nd base off R Oswalt/B Ausmus 2). FIELDING: E - J Reyes (6, throw). DP: 1 (J Valentin-J Reyes-C Delgado). HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Burke 2b 4 3 2 2 1 0 0 .235 H Pence cf 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .342 L Berkman rf 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .263 C Lee lf 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 .297 M Loretta 1b 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .317 M Ensberg 3b 4 0 1 2 0 0 4 .210 E Bruntlett ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .300 B Ausmus c 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .249 R Oswalt p 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .132 a-L Scott ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226 C Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 8 11 8 6 6 17 a-struck out swinging for R Oswalt in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - L Berkman (9, D Williams); C Lee (25, D Williams); H Pence (23, S Schoeneweis). 3B - H Pence (6, D Williams). HR - C Burke (2, 4th inning off D Williams 1 on, 0 Out). SF - L Berkman. RBI - M Ensberg 2 (25), E Bruntlett (3), H Pence (42), L Berkman (57), C Burke 2 (11), C Lee (73). 2-out RBI - M Ensberg 2, E Bruntlett. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Bruntlett 1, M Loretta 1, B Ausmus 1. GIDP - B Ausmus. Team LOB - 9. FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Burke-E Bruntlett-M Loretta). ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS - 000 002 10 -- 3 HOUSTON - 320 300 00 -- 8 ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era D Williams 3 1/3 10 8 8 4 2 1 21.60 A Sele 2 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.41 S Schoeneweis 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 5.24 HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era R Oswalt 7 7 3 3 1 5 1 3.53 C Qualls 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.09 WP - S Schoeneweis. IBB - C Lee 2 (by D Williams, S Schoeneweis). Pitches-strikes: D Williams 98-62; A Sele 38-22; S Schoeneweis 30-20; R Oswalt 105-74; C Qualls 12-8. Ground balls-fly balls: D Williams 4-4; A Sele 2-5; S Schoeneweis 0-3; R Oswalt 11-5; C Qualls 2-1. Batters faced: D Williams 23; A Sele 10; S Schoeneweis 8; R Oswalt 29; C Qualls 4. UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Tony Randazzo. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
NL: NY METS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - PITCHING CHANGE HOU: DAN WHEELER (1-4, 5.83) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 3, HOUSTON 8 DUE UP FOR NYMETS: S GREEN (.276, 0-FOR-3)</div>
NL: NY METS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: D Wheeler relieved C Qualls. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 3 HOUSTON 8 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR NY METS: S Green (.276, 0-FOR-3)</div>
NL: NY METS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: R Gotay hit for S Schoeneweis. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 3 HOUSTON 8 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR NY METS: R Gotay (.324, 3 HR, 12 RBI)</div>
NL: NY METS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - NY METS 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 9 1 HOUSTON 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 x 8 11 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: NYM - DAVE WILLIAMS, AARON SELE (4TH), SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (7TH) AND SANDY ALOMAR JR HOU - ROY OSWALT, CHAD QUALLS (8TH), DAN WHEELER (9TH) AND BRAD AUSMUS HOME RUNS: NYM - CARLOS BELTRAN (16) OFF ROY OSWALT IN THE 6TH, 1 ON HOU - CHRIS BURKE (2) OFF DAVE WILLIAMS IN THE 4TH, 1 ON</div>
NL: NY METS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - NY METS 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 9 1 HOUSTON 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 x 8 11 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: NYM - DAVE WILLIAMS, AARON SELE (4TH), SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (7TH) AND SANDY ALOMAR JR HOU - ROY OSWALT, CHAD QUALLS (8TH), DAN WHEELER (9TH) AND BRAD AUSMUS WP - ROY OSWALT (8-5) LP - DAVE WILLIAMS (0-1) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: NYM - CARLOS BELTRAN (16) OFF ROY OSWALT IN THE 6TH, 1 ON HOU - CHRIS BURKE (2) OFF DAVE WILLIAMS IN THE 4TH, 1 ON TIME: 2:37 ATT: 40,708 PROBABLES: HOU - JASON JENNINGS (1-4, 4.07) CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO (10-7, 4.03) PROBABLES: CIN - BRONSON ARROYO (3-9, 4.84) NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ (4-4, 3.22)</div>
NL: NY METS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NY METS (3) VS HOUSTON (8) - FINAL NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .307 D Newhan lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .218 C Beltran cf 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .264 D Wright 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .292 C Delgado 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .242 J Valentin 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .243 S Green rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 S Alomar Jr c 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .250 D Williams p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 A Sele p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-R Castro ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-R Gotay ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 Totals 35 3 9 3 2 7 13 a-grounded to first for A Sele in the 7th; b-doubled to deep right for S Schoeneweis in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - C Delgado (22, R Oswalt); S Alomar Jr (1, R Oswalt); R Gotay (4, D Wheeler). HR - C Beltran (16, 6th inning off R Oswalt 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Beltran 2 (55), J Reyes (35). 2-out RBI - J Reyes. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Valentin 3, D Newhan 1, J Reyes 1. GIDP - J Valentin. Team LOB - 7. BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes 2 (46, 2nd base off R Oswalt/B Ausmus 2). FIELDING: E - J Reyes (6, throw). DP: 1 (J Valentin-J Reyes-C Delgado). HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Burke 2b 4 3 2 2 1 0 0 .235 H Pence cf 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .342 L Berkman rf 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .263 C Lee lf 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 .297 M Loretta 1b 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .317 M Ensberg 3b 4 0 1 2 0 0 4 .210 E Bruntlett ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .300 B Ausmus c 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .249 R Oswalt p 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .132 a-L Scott ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226 C Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D Wheeler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 8 11 8 6 6 17 a-struck out swinging for R Oswalt in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - L Berkman (9, D Williams); C Lee (25, D Williams); H Pence (23, S Schoeneweis). 3B - H Pence (6, D Williams). HR - C Burke (2, 4th inning off D Williams 1 on, 0 Out). SF - L Berkman. RBI - M Ensberg 2 (25), E Bruntlett (3), H Pence (42), L Berkman (57), C Burke 2 (11), C Lee (73). 2-out RBI - M Ensberg 2, E Bruntlett. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Bruntlett 1, M Loretta 1, B Ausmus 1. GIDP - B Ausmus. Team LOB - 9. FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Burke-E Bruntlett-M Loretta). ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS - 000 002 100 -- 3 HOUSTON - 320 300 00x -- 8 ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era D Williams (L, 0-1) 3 1/3 10 8 8 4 2 1 21.60 A Sele 2 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.41 S Schoeneweis 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 5.24 HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era R Oswalt (W, 8-5) 7 7 3 3 1 5 1 3.53 C Qualls 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.09 D Wheeler 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.70 WP - S Schoeneweis. IBB - C Lee 2 (by D Williams, S Schoeneweis). Pitches-strikes: D Williams 98-62; A Sele 38-22; S Schoeneweis 30-20; R Oswalt 105-74; C Qualls 12-8; D Wheeler 19-13. Ground balls-fly balls: D Williams 4-4; A Sele 2-5; S Schoeneweis 0-3; R Oswalt 11-5; C Qualls 2-1; D Wheeler 0-1. Batters faced: D Williams 23; A Sele 10; S Schoeneweis 8; R Oswalt 29; C Qualls 4; D Wheeler 4. UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Tony Randazzo. T--2:37. Att--40,708. Weather: INDOORS</div>
Oswalt, Astros top Mets in series finale <h3>HOUSTON 8, NY METS 3</h3>HOUSTON (Ticker) -- Roy Oswalt and the Houston Astros wrappedup a successful homestand with a 8-3 triumph over the New YorkMets on Sunday afternoon. Starting his last game before his third All-Star appearance,Oswalt (8-5) pitched seven strong innings to pick up just hissecond since May 12. The righthander allowed three runs, sevenhits and one walk while striking out four. Oswalt, who will replace Atlanta Braves ace John Smoltz on theNational League squad, improved to 6-1 at home after twono-decisions in his previous two starts here. Chris Burke had a big day at the plate for the Astros, whodropped a 17-inning heartbreaker Saturday but regrouped lessthan 24 hours later to salvage a tie of this four-game series. Houston went 7-4 on the homestand and has won 10 of its last 14games at Minute Maid Park. Burke went 2-for-4 and hit his second homer of the season, atwo-run shot off Mets starter Dave Williams with no outs in thefourth inning. Houston's Morgan Ensberg drove in two runs witha single in the first inning and now has four RBI in his lasttwo games. Williams (0-1) was activated from the disabled list before thegame after spending the first half of the season recovering fromneck disc herniation surgery. The lefthander was in and out of trouble all day before theAstros finally chased him in the fouth inning. Leading 5-0,Oswalt led off with a walk and scored on Burke's homer. LanceBerkman and Carlos Lee hit back-to-back doubles to make it 8-0. The Mets got two runs in the sixth off Oswalt when CarlosBeltran hit his second homer of the series over the fence inright, scoring David Newhan. New York added another run in the sixth when Jose Reyes - whoalso had two stolen bases on Sunday - singled to center to scoreSandy Alomar, Jr. who doubled earlier in the inning. The Mets' bullpen was effective for the second straight night.After pitching 11 scoreless innings on Saturday, Aaron Sele andScott Schoeneweis combined for 4 2/3 shutout innings onSunday.
