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New York Mets @ Houston Astros

2011-05-15 · Day game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 28406 · 73°F, sunny · Wind 10 mph from LF · 3:19

New York Mets defeated Houston Astros 7–4. New York Mets put up 4 in the 5th. Chris Capuano earned the win and Francisco Rodriguez picked up the save. Justin Turner went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Chris Capuano L: Aneury Rodriguez SV: Francisco Rodriguez

Umpires — HP: Chad Fairchild · 1B: Bill Miller · 2B: Angel Hernandez · 3B: Mike Estabrook · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Reyes	4	0	0	0	1	1
Josh Thole	2	0	0	0	2	0
David Wright	3	0	0	0	1	2
Carlos Beltran	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jason Bay	4	2	1	0	0	0
Daniel Murphy	3	2	1	0	1	0
Justin Turner	4	2	2	5	0	0
Jason Pridie	3	1	1	1	1	0
Chris Capuano	1	0	0	0	0	0
Scott Hairston	1	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Harris	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Michael Bourn	5	0	2	0	0	0
J. R. Towles	5	0	0	0	0	2
Hunter Pence	4	0	0	0	1	1
Carlos Lee	5	0	1	0	0	1
Bill Hall	4	2	2	0	0	2
Jason Michaels	4	1	2	1	0	0
Chris Johnson	3	0	1	1	1	0
Clint Barmes	2	1	1	1	2	1
Aneury Rodriguez	2	0	0	0	0	2
Brian Bogusevic	0	0	0	0	1	0
Matt Downs	1	0	1	1	0	0
Brett Wallace	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chris Capuano	5.0	6	3	6
Taylor Buchholz	2.0	2	1	2
Tim Byrdak	0.0	1	1	0
Jason Isringhausen	1.0	1	0	1
Francisco Rodriguez	1.0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Aneury Rodriguez	5.0	5	4	2
Fernando Abad	0.1	0	0	0
Enerio Del Rosario	0.2	0	0	0
Sergio Escalona	1.0	0	1	1
Jose Valdez	2.0	0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jose Reyes: 53/G56S
Josh Thole: W
David Wright: 6/F6D-
Carlos Beltran: 8/F8LM

Bot 1

Michael Bourn: S9/L34D
J. R. Towles: POCS2(136)
J. R. Towles: 8/F8RM-
Hunter Pence: W
Carlos Lee: 7/F78M

Top 2

Jason Bay: 4/F34-
Daniel Murphy: 6/P5F
Justin Turner: 9/F89S-

Bot 2

Bill Hall: D9/F9LD+
Jason Michaels: 43/G4.2-3
Chris Johnson: S8/G6M.3-H
Clint Barmes: W.1-2
Aneury Rodriguez: K
Michael Bourn: 46(1)/FO/G4M

Top 3

Jason Pridie: 8/F8RXD+
Chris Capuano: 3/G3
Jose Reyes: 53/G5S-

Bot 3

J. R. Towles: K
Hunter Pence: K
Carlos Lee: K

Top 4

Josh Thole: 8/F8LD
David Wright: K
Carlos Beltran: 3/L34+

Bot 4

Bill Hall: S6/G56
Jason Michaels: D8/F89XD+.1-H
Chris Johnson: 8/F8LM
Clint Barmes: W
Aneury Rodriguez: K/BF
Michael Bourn: 7/F7LM

Top 5

Jason Bay: E3/F15-
Daniel Murphy: S9/L89S.1-2
Justin Turner: D7/G5.2-H(UR);1-H;B-3(THH)
Jason Pridie: S8/L8RS.3-H
Chris Capuano: 14/SH.1-2
Jose Reyes: W
Josh Thole: 8/F8LD.2-3
David Wright: SB2;SBH(UR)
David Wright: SB3
David Wright: W
Carlos Beltran: K

Bot 5

J. R. Towles: 4/F4D-
Hunter Pence: 9/F89D+
Carlos Lee: D7/F8LXD+
Bill Hall: K

Top 6

Jason Bay: S7/L56
Daniel Murphy: PO1(E1).1-2
Daniel Murphy: W
Justin Turner: HR/F78D+.2-H;1-H
Jason Pridie: 13/G
Scott Hairston: 31/G4S-
Jose Reyes: 43/G4S-

Bot 6

Jason Michaels: 7/F7M
Chris Johnson: 3/F9LSF
Clint Barmes: HR/F7D+
Brian Bogusevic: W
Michael Bourn: S9/L34D+.1-2
J. R. Towles: K

Top 7

Josh Thole: W
David Wright: K
Carlos Beltran: 54(1)3/GDP/G56

Bot 7

Hunter Pence: 8/F8RD
Carlos Lee: 7/F7D
Bill Hall: K

Top 8

Jason Bay: 9/F8RXD
Daniel Murphy: 43/G4
Justin Turner: 9/L89S

Bot 8

Jason Michaels: D9/L9LD+
Chris Johnson: W
Clint Barmes: K
Matt Downs: D8/L78S+.2-H;1-3
Michael Bourn: 5/F56-
J. R. Towles: 9/F9S

Top 9

Jason Pridie: W
Willie Harris: 16(1)3/GDP/G15
Jose Reyes: K

Bot 9

Hunter Pence: 53/G56
Carlos Lee: 53/G56-
Brett Wallace: 7/L7M

Notes & reviews

Walk was disputed, but 2B umpire Angel Hernandez called ball three when pitcher Aneury Rodriguez went to his mouth on the pitching rubber and not everyone heard it

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