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New York Mets @ Houston Astros

1997-08-02 · Day game · Astrodome · Att: 31929 · 68°F, dome, dry · 2:33

Houston Astros defeated New York Mets 6–0. Houston Astros put up 4 in the 3rd. Mike Hampton earned the win. Jeff Bagwell went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
HOU	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	1		6	10

W: Mike Hampton L: Bobby Jones SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Randy Marsh · 1B: Jeff Kellogg · 2B: Bruce Dreckman · 3B: Larry Poncino · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Carl Everett	4	0	0	1
Luis Lopez	4	1	0	0
John Olerud	4	0	0	1
Butch Huskey	4	1	0	1
Edgardo Alfonzo	3	1	1	0
Alex Ochoa	3	0	0	2
Todd Pratt	2	0	1	1
Rey Ordonez	2	0	0	1
Bobby Jones	1	0	0	0
Bernard Gilkey	1	0	0	0
Todd Hundley	1	0	0	0
Jason Hardtke	0	0	1	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Craig Biggio	4	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas Howard	3	1	0	0	1	1
Jeff Bagwell	3	2	2	1	1	0
Luis Gonzalez	3	1	2	0	1	0
Derek Bell	4	2	2	2	0	0
Bill Spiers	3	0	2	2	1	0
Brad Ausmus	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Bogar	4	0	2	1	0	0
Mike Hampton	3	0	0	0	0	1

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bobby Jones	4.0	7	2	0
Joe Crawford	2.0	1	1	1
Juan Acevedo	1.0	0	1	1
Takashi Kashiwada	1.0	2	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Hampton	9.0	3	3	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Carl Everett: 53/G5L
Luis Lopez: 31/G3
John Olerud: 6/L6

Bot 1

Craig Biggio: 43/G4M
Thomas Howard: 13/G13S
Jeff Bagwell: HR/F7D
Luis Gonzalez: S8/G4M
Derek Bell: SB2/R4U6
Derek Bell: 3/P3

Top 2

Butch Huskey: 63/G6
Edgardo Alfonzo: 53/G5S
Alex Ochoa: K

Bot 2

Bill Spiers: 43/G4M
Brad Ausmus: 3/P3D
Tim Bogar: S9/L34D
Mike Hampton: 3/G3S

Top 3

Todd Pratt: 53/G5
Rey Ordonez: 53/G5
Bobby Jones: 31/G3

Bot 3

Craig Biggio: 6/P4MD
Thomas Howard: W
Jeff Bagwell: S7/L7M.1-2
Luis Gonzalez: W.2-3;1-2
Derek Bell: D9/P3D.3-H;2-H;1-3
Bill Spiers: S7/L7S.3-H;2-2
Brad Ausmus: 46(1)/FO/G4.2-3
Tim Bogar: S7/L5D.3-H;1X3(75)

Top 4

Carl Everett: 53/G5
Luis Lopez: S8/G4M
John Olerud: K
Butch Huskey: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 4

Mike Hampton: 53/G56
Craig Biggio: 63/G6M
Thomas Howard: 41/G34

Top 5

Edgardo Alfonzo: S8/L78M/R4
Alex Ochoa: 54(1)/FO/G5/R3
Todd Pratt: W.1-2
Rey Ordonez: K
Bernard Gilkey: 8/F8RD

Bot 5

Jeff Bagwell: 53/G5
Luis Gonzalez: S7/G5/R6
Derek Bell: FLE4
Derek Bell: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M

Top 6

Carl Everett: K23
Luis Lopez: 53/G5
John Olerud: 8/F8RXD

Bot 6

Bill Spiers: W
Brad Ausmus: 7/F78M
Tim Bogar: 63/G6M.1-2
Mike Hampton: K

Top 7

Butch Huskey: S9/L34D/R4
Edgardo Alfonzo: W.1-2
Alex Ochoa: K
Todd Pratt: K
Todd Hundley: 7/L7S

Bot 7

Craig Biggio: 43/G4
Thomas Howard: K
Jeff Bagwell: W
Luis Gonzalez: 5/P5DF

Top 8

Jason Hardtke: W
Carl Everett: 8/F8LM
Luis Lopez: 4/L4M/LDP.1X1(43)

Bot 8

Derek Bell: D8/L7D
Bill Spiers: S8/G4M/R3.2-H
Brad Ausmus: 9/F89D
Tim Bogar: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M

Top 9

John Olerud: 8/F8LD
Butch Huskey: K23
Edgardo Alfonzo: 63/G56