Mets win thriller in extras
Mets 5, Astros 3
David Wright hit his team-leading 16th homer in the seventh inning. (Pat Sullivan/AP)
By Marty Noble / MLB.com
In the 17th inning, Carlos Beltran hit a one-out RBI single off Astros reliever Brian Moehler to drive in Jose Reyes and give the Mets the win. One batter later, David Wright drove in Ruben Gotay for extra insurance to end the marathon, which was made possible by Beltran's great catch in the 14th.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: July 07, 2007
NY Mets
(48-38)
Won 1
NY Mets 5, Houston 3
Today's Boxes 7/7/07
CLE 9, TOR 4
LAA 2, NYY 1
SD 8, ATL 5
CWS 3, MIN 1
SEA 4, OAK 0
DET 3, BOS 2
CHC 7, PIT 1
WSH 5, MIL 4
CIN 5, ARI 4
KC 8, TB 7
SF 7, STL 6
COL 6, PHI 3
BAL 3, TEX 0
FLA 7, LAD 2
Houston
(38-50)
Lost 1
Standings thru 7/7/07  | Gameday  | Mets Stats  | Astros Stats
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Reyes , SS7 1 2 0 1 1 2 .306
Gotay , 2B8 1 3 0 0 2 3 .324
Beltran , CF7 0 1 1 1 2 2 .264
Wright , 3B8 2 4 2 0 2 2 .293
Delgado , 1B7 1 2 2 1 1 3 .241
Lo Duca , C8 0 0 0 0 3 5 .274
Wagner , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Green , RF7 0 3 0 0 1 0 .279
Ledee , LF6 0 1 0 0 3 1 .222
Glavine , P2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290
a-Newhan , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .196
Heilman , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Feliciano , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Valentin , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Mota , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Franco , PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
Schoeneweis , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Smith , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-Easley , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
Sele , P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Castro , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
Totals 65 5 17 5 3 16 19
a-Struck out for Glavine in the 8th. b-Popped out for Feliciano in the 10th. c-Singled for Mota in the 12th. d-Popped out for Smith in the 15th.
BATTING HR : Delgado (14, 5th inning off Williams, 1 on, 0 out), Wright (16, 7th inning off Williams, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Reyes 2; Gotay 3; Beltran; Wright 7; Delgado 5; Green 3; Ledee; Franco.RBI : Delgado 2 (49), Wright 2 (51), Beltran (53).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Beltran; Gotay 3; Wright; Lo Duca.S : Ledee.GIDP : Lo Duca.Team LOB : 13. BASERUNNING SB : Gotay (2, 2nd base off Moehler/Ausmus), Reyes (44, 2nd base off Wheeler/Ausmus). FIELDING DP : 2 (Wright-Delgado, Delgado-Reyes-Gotay).
Houston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Biggio , 2B5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .259
Albers , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
c-Scott , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227
Moehler , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Munson , 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Pence , CF8 1 1 0 0 1 6 .341
Loretta , 1B-SS7 0 0 0 0 0 2 .314
Lee , LF5 1 2 0 2 0 0 .296
Ensberg , 3B7 1 2 2 0 1 4 .209
Burke , RF-2B6 0 3 1 0 1 1 .228
Bruntlett , SS3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
Qualls , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Berkman , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .263
Wheeler , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Borkowski , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Miller , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Palmeiro , PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
McLemore , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ausmus , C6 0 0 0 1 1 2 .253
Williams , P2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111
Lamb , 1B-RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .295
Totals 55 3 10 3 5 7 21
a-Struck out for Qualls in the 9th. b-Hit a sacrifice bunt for Miller in the 12th. c-Flied out for Albers in the 14th.
BATTING 2B : Ensberg (8, Glavine).3B : Burke (1, Glavine).TB : Biggio; Munson; Pence; Lee 2; Ensberg 3; Burke 5.RBI : Ensberg 2 (23), Burke (9).2-out RBI : Ensberg 2; Burke.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Bruntlett; Berkman; Pence 3; Scott.S : Lamb; Palmeiro 2; Loretta.GIDP : Burke; Ensberg.Team LOB : 12. BASERUNNING SB : Burke (6, 3rd base off Schoeneweis/Lo Duca). FIELDING Outfield assists : Pence (Lo Duca at 3rd base).DP : (Bruntlett-Biggio-Loretta).
IBB : Lee (by Sele).HBP : Biggio (by Smith), Burke (by Smith).Pitches-strikes : Glavine 106-58, Heilman 20-13, Feliciano 3-3, Mota 35-18, Schoeneweis 18-10, Smith 31-20, Sele 20-12, Wagner 17-10, Williams 112-76, Qualls 17-13, Wheeler 23-19, Borkowski 13-8, Miller 6-4, Albers 20-17, Moehler 55-38, McLemore 9-7.Ground outs-fly outs : Glavine 7-13, Heilman 2-3, Feliciano 0-0, Mota 3-1, Schoeneweis 2-0, Smith 3-3, Sele 4-0, Wagner 0-3, Williams 14-3, Qualls 1-1, Wheeler 0-3, Borkowski 1-0, Miller 1-0, Albers 2-1, Moehler 4-3, McLemore 0-0.Batters faced : Glavine 26, Heilman 7, Feliciano 1, Mota 7, Schoeneweis 4, Smith 10, Sele 7, Wagner 4, Williams 28, Qualls 6, Wheeler 8, Borkowski 3, Miller 2, Albers 6, Moehler 14, McLemore 2.Inherited runners-scored : Feliciano 2-0, Smith 2-0, Qualls 1-0, Miller 2-0, McLemore 2-0.Umpires : HP: Tony Randazzo. 1B: Charlie Reliford. 2B: Greg Gibson. 3B: Larry Vanover.Weather : 73 degrees, roof closed.Wind : 0 mph, None.T : 5:09.Att : 41,596.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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