New York Mets 8, Houston Astros 4
Regular Season Game 153
Doubleheader Nightcap
Played on Tuesday, September 15, 1998 (N) at Astrodome
NY N 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 - 8 10 0 HOU N 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 - 4 8 0
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Allensworth cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 M. Franco ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Kinkade pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Baerga 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Alfonzo 3b 3 3 2 1 2 0 2 2 Piazza c 4 1 2 0 1 0 4 0 Pratt 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 Olerud 1b 1 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 Payton lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Huskey rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 Harris pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Lopez 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 Wendell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ordonez ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 Leiter p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Milliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McRae ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 34 8 10 7 6 5 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 3. Ordonez-Lopez-Pratt, Ordonez-Lopez-Olerud, Baerga. BATTING - 2B: Alfonzo (25,off Miller); Pratt (9,off Miller); Payton (1,off Miller). HR: Huskey (13,2nd inning off Miller 0 on 0 out); Olerud (20,8th inning off Magnante 2 on 0 out). SF: Olerud (7,off Henry). GDP: Piazza (14,off Miller). IBB: Piazza (14,by Henry). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - CS: Lopez (2,2nd base by Magnante/Ausmus).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Biggio 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 Russ Johnson 3b 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 Bell rf 2 1 2 1 3 0 1 0 Bagwell 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 13 1 Hidalgo cf,lf 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 Incaviglia lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Everett pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gutierrez ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 Berry ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bogar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ausmus c 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 Clark ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eusebio c 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Miller p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Phillips ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Nitkowski p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Powell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Magnante p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Henry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 4 8 3 7 4 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Biggio-Gutierrez-Bagwell. BATTING - 2B: Russ Johnson (1,off Leiter); Bell (40,off Leiter). SF: Hidalgo (3,off Leiter). HBP: Bagwell (7,by Leiter). GDP: Ausmus (17,off Leiter); Incaviglia (1,off Leiter). Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Leiter W(16-5) 7 7 4 4 6 4 0 33 Wendell SV(3) 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 Totals 9 8 4 4 7 4 0 40 Leiter faced 2 batters in the 8th inning WP: Leiter (4). HBP: Leiter (11,Bagwell). Inherited Runners - Scored: Wendell 1-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Miller 4 4 2 2 3 2 1 18 Nitkowski 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 11 Powell L(7-6) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 Magnante 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 4 Henry 1 2 3 3 2 1 0 7 Totals 9 10 8 8 6 5 2 41 Nitkowski faced 1 batter in the 8th inning Powell faced 1 batter in the 8th inning WP: Henry (7). IBB: Henry (5,Piazza). Inherited Runners - Scored: Powell 1-0; Magnante 2-2. . Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Tom Hallion, 2B - Bob Davidson, 3B - Brian Gorman Time of Game: 3:19 Attendance: 40835 Starting Lineups: New York Mets Houston Astros 1. Allensworth cf Biggio 2b 2. Alfonzo 3b Russ Johnson 3b 3. Piazza c Bell rf 4. Pratt 1b Bagwell 1b 5. Payton lf Hidalgo cf 6. Huskey rf Incaviglia lf 7. Lopez 2b Gutierrez ss 8. Ordonez ss Ausmus c 9. Leiter p Miller p METS 1ST: Allensworth struck out; Alfonzo doubled to center; Piazza grounded out (first unassisted) [Alfonzo to third]; Pratt doubled to third [Alfonzo scored]; Payton lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Biggio flied to center; Russ Johnson doubled to third; Bell singled to center [Russ Johnson scored]; Bagwell singled to shortstop [Bell to third]; Hidalgo lined to third; Incaviglia grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 1. METS 2ND: Huskey homered; Lopez grounded out (third to first); Ordonez walked; Leiter popped to third; Allensworth struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Gutierrez walked; Ausmus grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Gutierrez out at second]; Miller flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1. METS 3RD: Alfonzo walked; Piazza grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Alfonzo out at second]; Pratt flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Biggio grounded out (shortstop to first); Russ Johnson singled to center; Bell walked [Russ Johnson to second]; Bagwell was hit by a pitch [Russ Johnson to third, Bell to second]; Hidalgo lined to third; Incaviglia grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1. METS 4TH: Payton doubled to left; Huskey grounded out (third to first); Lopez walked; Ordonez flied to left; Leiter grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Gutierrez grounded out (shortstop to first); Ausmus walked; PHILLIPS BATTED FOR MILLER; Phillips struck out; Biggio forced Ausmus (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1. METS 5TH: NITKOWSKI REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING); Allensworth struck out; Alfonzo flied to center; Piazza singled to center; Pratt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Russ Johnson walked; Bell doubled to left [Russ Johnson to third]; Bagwell singled to left [Russ Johnson scored, Bell to third]; OLERUD REPLACED PRATT (PLAYING 1B); Hidalgo out on a sacrifice fly to right [Bell scored]; Incaviglia grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bagwell out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 3. METS 6TH: Payton grounded out (pitcher to first); Huskey grounded out (first unassisted); Lopez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Gutierrez grounded out (third to first); Ausmus flied to center; Nitkowski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 3. METS 7TH: Ordonez grounded out (first unassisted); Leiter was called out on strikes; Allensworth grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: Biggio struck out; Russ Johnson was called out on strikes; Bell walked; Bagwell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 3. METS 8TH: Alfonzo walked; POWELL REPLACED NITKOWSKI (PITCHING); Piazza singled to center [Alfonzo to second]; MAGNANTE REPLACED POWELL (PITCHING); Olerud homered [Alfonzo scored, Piazza scored]; Payton grounded out (third to first); Huskey singled to center; HARRIS RAN FOR HUSKEY; Lopez forced Harris (shortstop to second); Lopez was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: HARRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Hidalgo walked; Incaviglia singled to left [Hidalgo to third]; BERRY BATTED FOR GUTIERREZ; EVERETT RAN FOR INCAVIGLIA; Leiter threw a wild pitch [Hidalgo scored, Everett to second]; WENDELL REPLACED LOPEZ (PITCHING); MILLIARD REPLACED LEITER (PLAYING 2B); Berry popped to center; CLARK BATTED FOR AUSMUS; Clark grounded out (first unassisted) [Everett to third]; ALOU BATTED FOR MAGNANTE; Alou popped to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Astros 4. METS 9TH: HIDALGO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); EVERETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BOGAR REPLACED BERRY (PLAYING SS); EUSEBIO REPLACED CLARK (PLAYING C ); HENRY REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Ordonez singled to third; MCRAE BATTED FOR MILLIARD; McRae grounded out (second to first) [Ordonez to second]; M. FRANCO BATTED FOR ALLENSWORTH; M. Franco walked; Alfonzo singled to center [Ordonez scored, M. Franco to third, Alfonzo to second (on throw)]; KINKADE RAN FOR M. FRANCO; Piazza was walked intentionally; Henry threw a wild pitch [Kinkade scored, Alfonzo to third, Piazza to second]; Olerud out on a sacrifice fly to right [Alfonzo scored, Piazza to third]; Payton was called out on strikes; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 8, Astros 4. ASTROS 9TH: MCRAE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BAERGA REPLACED KINKADE (PLAYING 2B); Biggio singled to center; Russ Johnson flied to center; Bell walked [Biggio to second]; Bagwell lined into a double play (second unassisted) [Biggio out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 8, Astros 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Mets 8 10 0 6 Astros 4 8 0 9
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