NL: NY METS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS HOUSTON (4) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306 J Valentin 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .252 C Beltran cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .267 D Wright 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288 C Delgado 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .240 D Easley lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 S Green rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275 R Castro c 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .299 M Pelfrey p 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .083 G Mota p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-J Franco ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Totals 28 0 4 0 0 8 9 a-flied out to right for G Mota in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - C Beltran (18, W Rodriguez). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Wright 1. Team LOB - 4. HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Biggio 2b 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .260 H Pence cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .347 L Berkman 1b 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 .264 C Lee lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .296 M Loretta ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .325 M Lamb 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 L Scott rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 B Ausmus c 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 .261 W Rodriguez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .148 Totals 26 4 7 4 2 6 9 BATTING: 2B - H Pence (22, M Pelfrey); C Lee (24, M Pelfrey). HR - L Berkman (15, 5th inning off M Pelfrey 1 on, 2 Out). S - W Rodriguez 2. RBI - C Biggio (29), H Pence (41), L Berkman 2 (56). 2-out RBI - H Pence, L Berkman 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Loretta 1, C Lee 1, W Rodriguez 1. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - B Ausmus (4, 3rd base off M Pelfrey/R Castro). ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS - 000 000 00 -- 0 HOUSTON - 001 030 0 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era M Pelfrey 6 7 4 4 2 5 1 6.10 G Mota 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.32 HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era W Rodriguez 8 4 0 0 0 8 0 3.91 WP - M Pelfrey. Pitches-strikes: M Pelfrey 96-57; G Mota 14-8; W Rodriguez 95-65. Ground balls-fly balls: M Pelfrey 6-7; G Mota 1-1; W Rodriguez 7-9. Batters faced: M Pelfrey 27; G Mota 3; W Rodriguez 28. UMPIRES: HP--Larry Vanover. 1B--Tony Randazzo. 2B--Charlie Reliford. 3B--Greg Gibson. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
NL: NY METS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - PITCHING CHANGE NYM: AARON HEILMAN (6-3, 4.08) STARTING THE 8TH CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 0, HOUSTON 4 DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C LEE (.296, 1-FOR-3)</div>
NL: NY METS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: A Heilman relieved G Mota. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 0 HOUSTON 4 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C Lee (.296, 1-FOR-3)</div>
NL: NY METS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: R Gotay at shortstop. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 0 HOUSTON 4 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C Lee (.296, 1-FOR-3)</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 0 0 0 0 4 0 HOUSTON 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 7 0 (TOP 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - AARON HEILMAN HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ DUE UP FOR NY METS: J VALENTIN (.252, 1-FOR-3) C BELTRAN (.267, 1-FOR-3) D WRIGHT (.288, 0-FOR-3)</div>
NL: NY METS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS HOUSTON (4) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306 A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Valentin 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .252 C Beltran cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .267 D Wright 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288 C Delgado 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .240 D Easley lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 S Green rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275 R Castro c 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .299 M Pelfrey p 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .083 G Mota p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-J Franco ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 R Gotay ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 Totals 28 0 4 0 0 8 9 a-flied out to right for G Mota in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - C Beltran (18, W Rodriguez). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Wright 1. Team LOB - 4. HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Biggio 2b 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .260 H Pence cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .347 L Berkman 1b 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 .264 C Lee lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .295 M Loretta ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .323 M Lamb 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .298 L Scott rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 B Ausmus c 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 .261 W Rodriguez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .148 Totals 29 4 7 4 2 7 9 BATTING: 2B - H Pence (22, M Pelfrey); C Lee (24, M Pelfrey). HR - L Berkman (15, 5th inning off M Pelfrey 1 on, 2 Out). S - W Rodriguez 2. RBI - C Biggio (29), H Pence (41), L Berkman 2 (56). 2-out RBI - H Pence, L Berkman 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Loretta 1, C Lee 1, W Rodriguez 1. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - B Ausmus (4, 3rd base off M Pelfrey/R Castro). ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS - 000 000 00 -- 0 HOUSTON - 001 030 00 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era M Pelfrey 6 7 4 4 2 5 1 6.10 G Mota 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.32 A Heilman 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.98 HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era W Rodriguez 8 4 0 0 0 8 0 3.91 WP - M Pelfrey. Pitches-strikes: M Pelfrey 96-57; G Mota 14-8; A Heilman 12-7; W Rodriguez 95-65. Ground balls-fly balls: M Pelfrey 6-7; G Mota 1-1; A Heilman 1-1; W Rodriguez 7-9. Batters faced: M Pelfrey 27; G Mota 3; A Heilman 3; W Rodriguez 28. UMPIRES: HP--Larry Vanover. 1B--Tony Randazzo. 2B--Charlie Reliford. 3B--Greg Gibson. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
NL: NY METS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: E Bruntlett at shortstop. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 0 HOUSTON 4 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR NY METS: J Valentin (.252, 1-FOR-3)</div>
NL: NY METS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: M Loretta at second base. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 0 HOUSTON 4 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR NY METS: J Valentin (.252, 1-FOR-3)</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 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 HOUSTON 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 x 4 7 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: NYM - MIKE PELFREY, GUILLERMO MOTA (7TH), AARON HEILMAN (8TH) AND RAMON CASTRO HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ AND BRAD AUSMUS HOME RUNS: NYM - NONE HOU - LANCE BERKMAN (15) OFF MIKE PELFREY IN THE 5TH, 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 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 HOUSTON 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 x 4 7 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: NYM - MIKE PELFREY, GUILLERMO MOTA (7TH), AARON HEILMAN (8TH) AND RAMON CASTRO HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ AND BRAD AUSMUS WP - WANDY RODRIGUEZ (6-7) LP - MIKE PELFREY (0-7) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: NYM - NONE HOU - LANCE BERKMAN (15) OFF MIKE PELFREY IN THE 5TH, 1 ON TIME: 2:18 ATT: 38,812 PROBABLES: NYM - TOM GLAVINE (7-6, 4.39) HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS (4-10, 5.47)</div>
NL: NY METS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS HOUSTON (4) - FINAL NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306 A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Valentin 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .252 C Beltran cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .266 D Wright 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .288 C Delgado 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .240 D Easley lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 S Green rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275 R Castro c 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .299 M Pelfrey p 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .083 G Mota p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-J Franco ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 R Gotay ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 Totals 30 0 4 0 1 8 11 a-flied out to right for G Mota in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - C Beltran (18, W Rodriguez). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Wright 1. Team LOB - 4. HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Biggio 2b 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .260 E Bruntlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 H Pence cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .347 L Berkman 1b 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 .264 C Lee lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .295 M Loretta ss-2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .323 M Lamb 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .298 L Scott rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 B Ausmus c 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 .261 W Rodriguez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .148 Totals 29 4 7 4 2 7 9 BATTING: 2B - H Pence (22, M Pelfrey); C Lee (24, M Pelfrey). HR - L Berkman (15, 5th inning off M Pelfrey 1 on, 2 Out). S - W Rodriguez 2. RBI - C Biggio (29), H Pence (41), L Berkman 2 (56). 2-out RBI - H Pence, L Berkman 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Loretta 1, C Lee 1, W Rodriguez 1. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - B Ausmus (4, 3rd base off M Pelfrey/R Castro). ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS - 000 000 000 -- 0 HOUSTON - 001 030 00x -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era M Pelfrey (L, 0-7) 6 7 4 4 2 5 1 6.10 G Mota 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.32 A Heilman 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.98 HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era W Rodriguez (W, 6-7) 9 4 0 0 1 8 0 3.87 WP - M Pelfrey. Pitches-strikes: M Pelfrey 96-57; G Mota 14-8; A Heilman 12-7; W Rodriguez 105-68. Ground balls-fly balls: M Pelfrey 6-7; G Mota 1-1; A Heilman 1-1; W Rodriguez 8-10. Batters faced: M Pelfrey 27; G Mota 3; A Heilman 3; W Rodriguez 31. UMPIRES: HP--Larry Vanover. 1B--Tony Randazzo. 2B--Charlie Reliford. 3B--Greg Gibson. T--2:18. Att--38,812. Weather: INDOORS</div>
NL: NY METS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NY METS (0) AT HOUSTON (4) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOUSTON 3RD: B Ausmus reached on infield single to third. W Rodriguez sacrificed to first, B Ausmus to second. B Ausmus stole third. C Biggio singled to center, B Ausmus scored. H Pence singled to right, C Biggio to second. L Berkman struck out swinging. C Lee popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, HOUSTON 1. HOUSTON 5TH: B Ausmus walked. W Rodriguez sacrificed to pitcher, B Ausmus to second. C Biggio struck out looking. H Pence doubled to left, B Ausmus scored. L Berkman homered to left, H Pence scored. C Lee doubled to left. M Loretta lined out to first. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, HOUSTON 4.</div>
NL: NY METS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NY METS (0) AT HOUSTON (4) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ny Mets Starting Lineups -- J Reyes SS, J Valentin 2B, C Beltran CF, D Wright 3B, C Delgado 1B, D Easley LF, S Green RF, R Castro C, M Pelfrey RHP. Houston Starting Lineups -- C Biggio 2B, H Pence CF, L Berkman 1B, C Lee LF, M Loretta SS, M Lamb 3B, L Scott RF, B Ausmus C, W Rodriguez LHP. Umpires -- Larry Vanover (HP), Tony Randazzo (1B), Charlie Reliford (2B), Greg Gibson (3B). Gametime Weather: INDOORS. NY METS 1ST: J Reyes grounded out to shortstop. J Valentin popped out to shortstop. C Beltran doubled to deep left center. D Wright lined out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, HOUSTON 0. HOUSTON 1ST: C Biggio struck out looking. H Pence struck out looking. L Berkman walked. C Lee flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, HOUSTON 0. NY METS 2ND: C Delgado struck out looking. D Easley lined out to center. S Green grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, HOUSTON 0. HOUSTON 2ND: M Loretta struck out looking. M Lamb grounded out to third. L Scott popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, HOUSTON 0. NY METS 3RD: R Castro singled to center. M Pelfrey struck out swinging. J Reyes flied out to center. J Valentin flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, HOUSTON 0. HOUSTON 3RD: B Ausmus reached on infield single to third. W Rodriguez sacrificed to first, B Ausmus to second. B Ausmus stole third. C Biggio singled to center, B Ausmus scored. H Pence singled to right, C Biggio to second. L Berkman struck out swinging. C Lee popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, HOUSTON 1. NY METS 4TH: C Beltran flied out to right. D Wright grounded out to third. C Delgado flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, HOUSTON 1. HOUSTON 4TH: M Loretta lined out to second. M Lamb grounded out to second. L Scott flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, HOUSTON 1. NY METS 5TH: D Easley singled to center. S Green struck out looking. R Castro grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Easley out at second. M Pelfrey struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, HOUSTON 1. HOUSTON 5TH: B Ausmus walked. W Rodriguez sacrificed to pitcher, B Ausmus to second. C Biggio struck out looking. H Pence doubled to left, B Ausmus scored. L Berkman homered to left, H Pence scored. C Lee doubled to left. M Loretta lined out to first. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, HOUSTON 4. NY METS 6TH: J Reyes grounded out to shortstop. J Valentin singled to left. C Beltran struck out swinging. D Wright struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, HOUSTON 4. HOUSTON 6TH: M Lamb singled to center. M Lamb to second on wild pitch by M Pelfrey. L Scott flied out to center, M Lamb to third. B Ausmus grounded out to shortstop. W Rodriguez grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, HOUSTON 4. NY METS 7TH: C Delgado struck out swinging. D Easley grounded out to third. S Green fouled out to catcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, HOUSTON 4. HOUSTON 7TH: G Mota relieved M Pelfrey. C Biggio grounded out to third. H Pence flied out to right. L Berkman struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, HOUSTON 4. NY METS 8TH: R Castro struck out looking. J Franco hit for G Mota. J Franco flied out to right. J Reyes grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, HOUSTON 4. HOUSTON 8TH: A Heilman relieved G Mota. R Gotay at shortstop. C Lee grounded out to third. M Loretta lined out to third. M Lamb struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, HOUSTON 4. NY METS 9TH: E Bruntlett at shortstop. M Loretta at second base. J Valentin walked. C Beltran flied out to right. D Wright grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Valentin out at second. D Wright out at second on runner's fielder's choice. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, HOUSTON 4.</div>
Astros' Rodriguez baffles Mets <h3>HOUSTON 4, NY METS 0</h3>HOUSTON -- Wandy Rodriguez apparently gets juiced when hepitches at Minute Maid Park. Rodriguez recorded his first career shutout of the season andLance Berkman homered as the Houston Astros rolled to a 4-0triumph over the struggling New York Mets on Friday night. Rodriguez (6-7) entered with a 4-2 record and 2.13 ERA at homethis season and continued that impressive pattern against asHouston snapped a two-game skid. The Dominican lefthander yielded four hits with a seasonhigh-tying eight strikeouts en route to handing New York itsthird shutout of the season. Rodriguez threw 65 of 95 pitches for strikes and only facedtrouble in the first inning, when Carlos Beltran belted atwo-out double to left-center field. In the fifth inning, rookie Hunter Pence hit an RBI double andscored on Berkman's 15th blast to left against Mets starter MikePelfrey (0-7) for a 4-0 advantage. Houston took a 1-0 lead in the third inning. Brad Ausmus beatout a slow grounder which Mets third baseman David Wright wasunable to field. Ausmus took second on a sacrifice and stolethird before scoring on Craig Biggio's run-scoring single. Pelfrey saw his troubles continue as he suffered his secondstraight loss since being called up from AAA New Orleans toremain winless since July 18, 2006. Pelfrey pitched six innings, allowing four runs and seven hitswith a career-high five strikeouts.
Astros' Rodriguez baffles Mets <h3>HOUSTON 4, NY METS 0</h3>HOUSTON -- Wandy Rodriguez apparently gets juiced when hepitches at Minute Maid Park. Rodriguez recorded his first career shutout of the season andLance Berkman homered as the Houston Astros rolled to a 4-0triumph over the struggling New York Mets on Friday night. Rodriguez (6-7) entered with a 4-2 record and 2.13 ERA at homethis season and continued that impressive pattern against theMets as Houston snapped a two-game skid. "I felt very happy to get my first shutout in the big leagues,"Rodriguez said. "When I've been throwing in the bullpen inbetween starts, I've been working on mostly location. I juststayed focused out there and threw the ball where I wanted to." "Wandy has had some pretty good outings here lately," Berkmansaid. "When he locates his fastball, when he's pitching like hedid, controlling both sides of the plate, mixing his off-speedstuff, he's as good a lefty as there is in the league." The Dominican lefthander yielded four hits with a seasonhigh-tying eight strikeouts en route to handing New York itsthird shutout of the season. "I certainly wasn't thinking necessarily a nine-inning shutout,but I knew he was throwing the ball pretty well," Astros managerPhil Garner said. "He had a good breaking ball that he threwfor strikes early in the count." Rodriguez threw 65 of 95 pitches for strikes and only facedtrouble in the first inning, when Carlos Beltran belted atwo-out double to left-center field. "That's the best I've seen him pitch," Houston catcher BradAusmus said. "The Mets have a very good offensive lineup.(Rodriguez) did an excellent job of moving in and out with hisfastball. He stayed out of the middle of the plate and he usedhis off-speed pitches effectively, especially his curveball." "(Rodriguez) threw a great game - he was consistent in thezone," New York manager Willie Randolph said. "He got a a fewcalls, but he made pitches, too. He just executed his pitchesvery well." Houston took a 1-0 lead in the third inning. Ausmus beat out aslow grounder which Mets third baseman David Wright was unableto field. Ausmus took second on a sacrifice and stole thirdbefore scoring on Craig Biggio's run-scoring single. In the fifth inning, rookie Hunter Pence hit an RBI double andscored on Berkman's 15th blast to left against Mets starter MikePelfrey (0-7) for a 4-0 advantage. Pelfrey saw his troubles continue as he suffered his secondstraight loss since being called up from AAA New Orleans toremain winless since July 18, 2006. Pelfrey pitched six innings, allowing four runs and seven hitswith a career-high five strikeouts. "I thought I threw pretty well except for a couple of mistakes,"Pelfrey said. "I got the ball up on Berkman and he made me payfor it. You can't walk Ausmus to start the inning, and thathurt me." Randolph had little patience with Mets All-Star shortstop JoseReyes, who was pulled after he failed to run out a ground ballfor the last out of the eighth. "I took him out for that reason," Randolph said. "If you can'thustle, then you sit. That (plate appearance) was prettyself-explanatory. It's unacceptable. You go out there everyday and you play hard or you sit your butt. The key is to playhard all the time."
