GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: HOUSTON (62-80) at NY METS (80-61)

NL: HOUSTON (62-80) at NY METS (80-61)

<h3>Martinez, Mets aim to sweep Astros</h3>



<div class="pre">Houston (62-80) at Ny Mets (80-61) 1:10 pm EDT</div>

FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) - Pedro Martinez makes his firsthome start of the season Sunday as the New York Mets try tocomplete a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros.

After undergoing rotator cuff surgery on October 5, Martinez(1-0, 3.60 ERA) won in his return to the mound Monday atCincinnati. The three-time Cy Young Award winner allowed threeruns and five hits in five innings, striking out four andwalking three.


Martinez again will be on a 75-pitch limit in this contest.

Tom Glavine took a no-hitter into the sixth inning on Saturdayas the Mets posted a 3-1 win.


New York holds a comfortable six-game lead over Philadelphia(74-67) in the National League East. The Mets have won six oftheir last seven games.


The Astros counter with Roy Oswalt(14-6, 3.35), who is 6-0 witha 1.79 ERA over his last eight starts.


The three-time All-Star did not receive a decision, allowing fiveruns and 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings in a 9-7 win at Milwaukee lastMonday. It was the Astros only win in its last seven games.

Oswalt has won his last three starts vs. New York, whileMartinez is 1-0 in two starts vs. Houston.

 

NL: HOUSTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON AT NY METS -- LINEUPS

HOUSTON NY METS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Hunter Pence CF .327 14 56 Jose Reyes SS .289 10 49
Craig Biggio 2B .253 10 47 Luis Castillo 2B .281 1 12
Lance Berkman 1B .277 29 90 Carlos Beltran CF .280 28 91
Carlos Lee LF .299 27 105 Moises Alou LF .329 10 33
Mark Loretta SS .273 2 34 Shawn Green 1B .276 8 42
Mike Lamb 3B .290 11 38 Paul Lo Duca C .271 7 43
Luke Scott RF .259 17 62 Ruben Gotay 3B .321 4 23
Brad Ausmus C .231 3 24 Endy Chavez RF .261 1 15
Roy Oswalt RHP .138 0 2 Pedro Martinez RHP .000 0 0
(14-6, 3.35) (1-0, 3.60)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
WARMUPS: HOU - ROY OSWALT (14-6, 3.35)
NYM - PEDRO MARTINEZ (1-0, 3.60)

UMPIRES: HP - DANA DEMUTH
1B - KERWIN DANLEY
2B - DOUG EDDINGS
3B - MIKE EVERITT

WEATHER: 88 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 11 mph, out to right</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
STARTING BATS: HOU - ROY OSWALT AND BRAD AUSMUS
NYM - PEDRO MARTINEZ AND PAUL LO DUCA

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: H PENCE (.327, 14 HR, 56 RBI)
C BIGGIO (.253, 10 HR, 47 RBI)
L BERKMAN (.277, 29 HR, 90 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 0 1 0
NY METS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - ROY OSWALT
NYM - PEDRO MARTINEZ

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.289, 10 HR, 49 RBI)
L CASTILLO (.281, 1 HR, 12 RBI)
C BELTRAN (.280, 28 HR, 91 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (0) VS NY METS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Pence cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
C Biggio 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
L Berkman 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
C Lee lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
M Loretta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
M Lamb 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
L Scott rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
B Ausmus c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
R Oswalt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
L Castillo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
C Beltran cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
M Alou lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
S Green 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
R Gotay 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
E Chavez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
P Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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HOUSTON - 0 -- 0
NY METS - -- 0
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
R Oswalt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.35

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
P Martinez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.00

Pitches-strikes: P Martinez 22-16. Ground balls-fly balls: P Martinez 1-2.
Batters faced: P Martinez 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: HOU - ROY OSWALT
NYM - PEDRO MARTINEZ</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CARLOS BELTRAN SCORED LUIS CASTILLO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C BELTRAN ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 0
NY METS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR NY METS: M ALOU (.329, 10 HR, 33 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 0 1 0
NY METS 1 1 2 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - ROY OSWALT
NYM - PEDRO MARTINEZ

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M LORETTA (.273, 2 HR, 34 RBI)
M LAMB (.290, 11 HR, 38 RBI)
L SCOTT (.259, 17 HR, 62 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (0) VS NY METS (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Pence cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
C Biggio 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
L Berkman 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
C Lee lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
M Loretta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
M Lamb 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
L Scott rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
B Ausmus c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
R Oswalt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
L Castillo 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .287
C Beltran cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .282
M Alou lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .328
S Green 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275
P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
R Gotay 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
E Chavez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
P Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 0 2

BATTING: 2B - L Castillo (5, R Oswalt). RBI - C Beltran (92). Team LOB - 1.


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HOUSTON - 0 -- 0
NY METS - 1 -- 1
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
R Oswalt 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.37

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
P Martinez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.00

Pitches-strikes: R Oswalt 9-7; P Martinez 22-16. Ground balls-fly balls: R
Oswalt 0-3; P Martinez 1-2. Batters faced: R Oswalt 5; P Martinez 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 0 0 3 0
NY METS 1 1 2 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - ROY OSWALT
NYM - PEDRO MARTINEZ

DUE UP FOR NY METS: P LO DUCA (.271, 7 HR, 43 RBI)
R GOTAY (.321, 4 HR, 23 RBI)
E CHAVEZ (.261, 1 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (0) VS NY METS (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Pence cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .326
C Biggio 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
L Berkman 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
C Lee lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
M Loretta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
M Lamb 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
L Scott rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258
B Ausmus c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233
R Oswalt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138

Totals 9 0 3 0 0 1 5

BATTING: 2B - B Ausmus (16, P Martinez). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - H Pence 2. Team LOB - 4.


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
L Castillo 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .287
C Beltran cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .282
M Alou lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .328
S Green 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275
P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
R Gotay 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
E Chavez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
P Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 0 2

BATTING: 2B - L Castillo (5, R Oswalt). RBI - C Beltran (92). Team LOB - 1.


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HOUSTON - 00 -- 0
NY METS - 1 -- 1
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
R Oswalt 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.37

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
P Martinez 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 2.57

HBP - R Oswalt (by P Martinez). Pitches-strikes: R Oswalt 9-7; P Martinez
47-32. Ground balls-fly balls: R Oswalt 0-3; P Martinez 2-3. Batters faced: R
Oswalt 5; P Martinez 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 0 0 3 0
NY METS 1 0 1 2 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - ROY OSWALT
NYM - PEDRO MARTINEZ

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C BIGGIO (.252, 0-FOR-1)
L BERKMAN (.279, 1-FOR-1)
C LEE (.298, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (0) VS NY METS (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Pence cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .326
C Biggio 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
L Berkman 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
C Lee lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
M Loretta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
M Lamb 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
L Scott rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258
B Ausmus c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233
R Oswalt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138

Totals 9 0 3 0 0 1 5

BATTING: 2B - B Ausmus (16, P Martinez). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - H Pence 2. Team LOB - 4.


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
L Castillo 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .287
C Beltran cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .282
M Alou lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .328
S Green 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
R Gotay 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
E Chavez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
P Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 8 1 2 1 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - L Castillo (5, R Oswalt). RBI - C Beltran (92). Team LOB - 1.


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HOUSTON - 00 -- 0
NY METS - 10 -- 1
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
R Oswalt 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.36

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
P Martinez 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 2.57

HBP - R Oswalt (by P Martinez). Pitches-strikes: R Oswalt 17-14; P Martinez
47-32. Ground balls-fly balls: R Oswalt 1-4; P Martinez 2-3. Batters faced: R
Oswalt 8; P Martinez 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 0 0 0 4 0
NY METS 1 0 1 2 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - ROY OSWALT
NYM - PEDRO MARTINEZ

DUE UP FOR NY METS: P MARTINEZ (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
J REYES (.289, 0-FOR-1)
L CASTILLO (.287, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (0) VS NY METS (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Pence cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .326
C Biggio 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252
L Berkman 1b 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .278
C Lee lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .298
M Loretta ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274
M Lamb 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .291
L Scott rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258
B Ausmus c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233
R Oswalt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138

Totals 14 0 4 0 0 4 9

BATTING: 2B - B Ausmus (16, P Martinez). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Lamb 1, H Pence 2. Team LOB - 6.


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
L Castillo 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .287
C Beltran cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .282
M Alou lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .328
S Green 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
R Gotay 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
E Chavez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
P Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 8 1 2 1 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - L Castillo (5, R Oswalt). RBI - C Beltran (92). Team LOB - 1.


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HOUSTON - 000 -- 0
NY METS - 10 -- 1
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
R Oswalt 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.36

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
P Martinez 3 4 0 0 0 4 0 2.25

WP - P Martinez. HBP - R Oswalt (by P Martinez). Pitches-strikes: R Oswalt
17-14; P Martinez 67-48. Ground balls-fly balls: R Oswalt 1-4; P Martinez 2-4.
Batters faced: R Oswalt 8; P Martinez 15.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY CARLOS BELTRAN SCORED PEDRO MARTINEZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, L CASTILLO ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 0
NY METS 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR NY METS: M ALOU (.328, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 0 0 0 4 0
NY METS 1 0 1 2 3 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - ROY OSWALT
NYM - PEDRO MARTINEZ

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: L SCOTT (.258, 0-FOR-1)
B AUSMUS (.233, 1-FOR-1)
R OSWALT (.138, 0-FOR-0, HBP)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (0) VS NY METS (2) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Pence cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .326
C Biggio 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252
L Berkman 1b 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .278
C Lee lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .298
M Loretta ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274
M Lamb 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .291
L Scott rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258
B Ausmus c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233
R Oswalt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138

Totals 14 0 4 0 0 4 9

BATTING: 2B - B Ausmus (16, P Martinez). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Lamb 1, H Pence 2. Team LOB - 6.


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
L Castillo 2b 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .287
C Beltran cf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .282
M Alou lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .327
S Green 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
R Gotay 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
E Chavez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
P Martinez p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 10 2 3 2 1 2 3

BATTING: 2B - L Castillo (5, R Oswalt); P Martinez (1, R Oswalt). S - J Reyes.
SF - C Beltran. RBI - C Beltran 2 (93). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- M Alou 1. Team LOB - 2.


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HOUSTON - 000 -- 0
NY METS - 101 -- 2
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
R Oswalt 3 3 2 2 1 2 0 3.39

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
P Martinez 3 4 0 0 0 4 0 2.25

WP - P Martinez. HBP - R Oswalt (by P Martinez). Pitches-strikes: R Oswalt
38-27; P Martinez 67-48. Ground balls-fly balls: R Oswalt 2-5; P Martinez 2-4.
Batters faced: R Oswalt 13; P Martinez 15.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
NY METS 1 0 1 2 3 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - ROY OSWALT
NYM - PEDRO MARTINEZ

DUE UP FOR NY METS: S GREEN (.275, 0-FOR-1)
P LO DUCA (.270, 0-FOR-1)
R GOTAY (.320, 0-FOR-1)</div>