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Mets win thriller in extras
Mets 5, Astros 3
David Wright hit his team-leading 16th homer in the seventh inning. (Pat Sullivan/AP)
 Beltran's game-saving catch
 Beltran's game-winning hit
 Delgado's two-run homer
 Wright's homer
 Wright's RBI single
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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Series at a glance:
TODAY'S WRAPS: July 07, 2007
NYM
NY Mets (48-38)
Won 1
NY Mets 5, Houston 3   HOU
Houston (38-50)
Lost 1
July 7, 2007
   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   12   13   14   15   16   17   R   H   E 
NY Mets
0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2   5 17 0
Houston
0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   3 10 0
Standings thru 7/7/07  |  Gameday  |  Mets Stats  |  Astros Stats
NY MetsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Reyes, SS7120112.306
Gotay, 2B8130023.324
Beltran, CF7011122.264
Wright, 3B8242022.293
Delgado, 1B7122113.241
Lo Duca, C8000035.274
  Wagner, P0000000.000
Green, RF7030010.279
Ledee, LF6010031.222
Glavine, P2000001.290
  a-Newhan, PH1000010.196
  Heilman, P0000000.000
  Feliciano, P0000000.000
  b-Valentin, PH1000000.250
  Mota, P0000000.000
  c-Franco, PH1010000.200
  Schoeneweis, P0000000.000
  Smith, P0000000.000
  d-Easley, PH1000000.260
  Sele, P1000000.000
  Castro, C0000000.299
Totals65517531619 

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).

 
HoustonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Biggio, 2B5010011.259
  Albers, P0000000.222
  c-Scott, PH1000002.227
  Moehler, P0000000.250
  Munson, 1B1010000.250
Pence, CF8110016.341
Loretta, 1B-SS7000002.314
Lee, LF5120200.296
Ensberg, 3B7122014.209
Burke, RF-2B6031011.228
Bruntlett, SS3000001.278
  Qualls, P0000000.000
  a-Berkman, PH1000012.263
  Wheeler, P0000000.000
  Borkowski, P0000000.000
  Miller, P0000000.000
  b-Palmeiro, PH-RF1000000.265
  McLemore, P0000000.000
Ausmus, C6000112.253
Williams, P2000010.111
  Lamb, 1B-RF2000200.295
Totals5531035721 

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).

 
NY MetsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Glavine 7.05331104.36
Heilman 1.22000003.83
Feliciano 0.10000102.51
Mota 2.00001206.65
Schoeneweis 0.21001005.57
Smith 2.10001102.75
Sele (W, 2-0)2.01001204.80
Wagner (S, 17)1.01000001.64
 
HoustonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Williams 7.25331625.34
Qualls 1.13000104.19
Wheeler 2.02000305.83
Borkowski 0.12000004.58
Miller 0.20000106.75
Albers 2.00000305.71
Moehler (L, 1-3)2.15222005.57
McLemore 0.20000207.11

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