Houston 8, NY Mets 4

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(47-52)	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Houston 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 1 8 16 0 NY Mets 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 8 1 WP: R. Oswalt (7-7) LP: M. Pelfrey (2-1)	(59-39)

Scoring Summary

Bot 1st: NY Mets

- C. Delgado homered to deep right, P. Lo Duca and C. Beltran scored

Top 3rd: Houston

- W. Taveras hit sacrifice fly to center, A. Everett scored

Top 5th: Houston

- M. Lamb singled to center, R. Oswalt and W. Taveras scored

- L. Berkman doubled to deep left center, M. Lamb scored

- P. Wilson singled to center, L. Scott scored

Bot 5th: NY Mets

- C. Floyd singled to right, P. Lo Duca scored, C. Delgado to second

Top 8th: Houston

- W. Taveras singled to left, A. Everett scored

- C. Burke singled to pitcher, W. Taveras scored

Top 9th: Houston

- A. Everett singled to right, A. Huff scored, B. Ausmus out at third

Houston
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
W. Taveras cf	5	2	2	2	0	1	3	.260
M. Lamb 1b	5	1	1	2	0	0	1	.316
C. Burke 2b	5	0	2	1	0	1	1	.292
L. Berkman rf	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	.318
L. Scott pr-rf	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	.333
A. Huff 3b	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	.243
P. Wilson lf	4	0	1	1	1	2	3	.276
B. Ausmus c	4	0	1	0	1	0	3	.244
A. Everett ss	4	2	2	1	0	0	5	.242
R. Oswalt p	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	.163
D. Wheeler p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
T. Miller p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
O. Palmeiro ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.213
C. Qualls p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
C. Biggio ph	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.265
B. Lidge p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	41	8	16	8	2	4	20

Batting 2B - W Taveras (11, M Pelfrey); L Berkman (18, M Pelfrey); L Scott (2, A Heilman). SF - W Taveras. RBI - W Taveras 2 (22), M Lamb 2 (30), L Berkman (88), P Wilson (52), C Burke (29), A Everett (34). 2-out RBI - P Wilson, C Burke. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Everett 3, B Ausmus 2, W Taveras 1. Team LOB - 11.

Base Running SB - A Everett (4, 2nd base off A Heilman/P Lo Duca), W Taveras (14, 2nd base off A Heilman/P Lo Duca).

NY Mets
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
J. Reyes ss	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	.292
P. Lo Duca c	5	2	2	0	0	0	1	.300
C. Beltran cf	4	1	0	0	1	2	1	.274
C. Delgado 1b	2	1	2	3	2	0	0	.254
D. Wright 3b	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.315
C. Floyd lf	3	0	2	1	1	0	1	.253
P. Feliciano p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J. Valentin 2b	4	0	0	0	0	0	6	.281
X. Nady rf	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266
M. Pelfrey p	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
D. Oliver p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182
E. Marrero ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216
A. Heilman p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
E. Chavez lf	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284
Totals	35	4	8	4	4	5	11

Batting 2B - P Lo Duca 2 (25, R Oswalt 2); J Reyes (20, R Oswalt). HR - C Delgado (25, 1st inning off R Oswalt 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Delgado 3 (65), C Floyd (34). 2-out RBI - C Floyd. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Valentin 3, P Lo Duca 1. Team LOB - 8.

Fielding E - P Lo Duca (8, throw). Outfield assists - X Nady (B Ausmus at 3rd base).

Houston
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
R. Oswalt (W, 7-7)	5.2	8	4	4	3	4	1	3.35
D. Wheeler (H, 16)	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3.48
T. Miller (H, 5)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.61
C. Qualls (H, 12)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.34
B. Lidge	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.48
NY Mets
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
M. Pelfrey (L, 2-1)	4.1	6	5	5	1	3	0	5.28
D. Oliver	1.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.09
A. Heilman	1.2	5	2	2	0	1	0	4.47
P. Feliciano	1.1	3	1	1	1	0	0	2.29

HBP - A Everett (by M Pelfrey); L Berkman (by M Pelfrey).

Pitches-strikes - R Oswalt 106-67; D Wheeler 16-8; T Miller 1-1; C Qualls 8-7; B Lidge 16-10; M Pelfrey 81-43; D Oliver 27-17; A Heilman 40-28; P Feliciano 23-13.

Ground balls-fly balls - R Oswalt 5-8; D Wheeler 1-1; T Miller 0-1; C Qualls 2-1; B Lidge 2-1; M Pelfrey 5-5; D Oliver 3-2; A Heilman 3-1; P Feliciano 2-1.

Batters faced - R Oswalt 28; D Wheeler 4; T Miller 1; C Qualls 3; B Lidge 3; M Pelfrey 22; D Oliver 7; A Heilman 10; P Feliciano 7.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Brian Runge. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--Paul Emmel. 3B--Mike Winters. Time: 3:19. Attendance: 46,375. Weather: 73 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.

Game Notes

HOUSTON'S LANCE BERKMAN LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE FIFTH INNING DUE TO AN APPARENT INJURY TO HIS LEFT LEG.

Updated on Sunday, Jul 23, 2006 4:34 pm ET