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Mets
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
July 31, 2001
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the New York Mets, played on July 31, 2001 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 2001 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 31, 2001 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Glendon Rusch |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Mlicki |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 33,006 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Wally Bell 1B: Gerry Davis 2B: Mark Carlson 3B: Chris Guccione |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe McEwing | Left Fielder |
| Matt Lawton | Right Fielder |
| Mike Piazza | Catcher |
| Robin Ventura | Third Baseman |
| Tsuyoshi Shinjo | Center Fielder |
| Todd Zeile | First Baseman |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | Second Baseman |
| Rey Ordonez | Shortstop |
| Glendon Rusch | Pitcher |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Julio Lugo | Shortstop |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Lance Berkman | Left Fielder |
| Moises Alou | Right Fielder |
| Richard Hidalgo | Center Fielder |
| Vinny Castilla | Third Baseman |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Dave Mlicki | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
July 31, 2001
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McEwing vs. Mlicki
McEwing strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Mlicki
Lawton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Piazza vs. Mlicki
There's a wild pitch. Lawton moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Piazza vs. Mlicki
Piazza is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Ventura vs. Mlicki
Ventura hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Shinjo vs. Mlicki
Shinjo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Mlicki covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Rusch
Biggio hits a fly ball into center field. Shinjo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Rusch
Lugo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Rusch
Bagwell hits a fly ball into center field. Shinjo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zeile vs. Mlicki
Zeile is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Alfonzo vs. Mlicki
Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Zeile moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ordonez vs. Mlicki
Ordonez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zeile moves to third. Alfonzo moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Rusch vs. Mlicki
Rusch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields it and throws to second for the out. Zeile scores. Alfonzo moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
McEwing vs. Mlicki
McEwing strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Lawton vs. Mlicki
Lawton takes first base on ball four. Rusch moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Piazza vs. Mlicki
Piazza hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Rusch
Berkman hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Rusch
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hidalgo vs. Rusch
Hidalgo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Rusch
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Rusch
Ausmus hits a fly ball into center field. Shinjo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ventura vs. Mlicki
Ventura takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Shinjo vs. Mlicki
Shinjo hits a fly ball into left field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Zeile vs. Mlicki
There goes Ventura. The throw from Ausmus and he is safe. Ventura steals second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Zeile vs. Mlicki
Zeile takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alfonzo vs. Mlicki
There's a wild pitch. Ventura moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Alfonzo vs. Mlicki
Alfonzo hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ventura tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Mlicki
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mlicki fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mlicki vs. Rusch
Mlicki hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Rusch
Biggio hits a fly ball into center field. Shinjo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Rusch
Lugo hits a popup in front of the plate. Piazza settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rusch vs. Mlicki
Rusch strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McEwing vs. Mlicki
McEwing bunts towards third. Castilla fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Mlicki
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mlicki fields it and throws to first for the out. McEwing moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Piazza vs. Mlicki
Piazza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Rusch
Bagwell hits a fly ball into left field. McEwing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Rusch
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Rusch
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hidalgo vs. Rusch
Hidalgo strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ventura vs. Mlicki
Ventura hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ventura for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Shinjo vs. Mlicki
Shinjo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Mlicki covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Zeile vs. Mlicki
Zeile hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Rusch
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Rusch
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mlicki vs. Rusch
Mlicki hits a popup, foul, towards first. Zeile settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Mlicki
Alfonzo hits a fly ball into left field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Mlicki
Ordonez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rusch vs. Mlicki
Rusch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ordonez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
McEwing vs. Mlicki
There goes Ordonez. The throw from Ausmus and he is out, Castilla applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Rusch
Biggio hits a fly ball into center field. Shinjo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Rusch
Lugo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Rusch
Bagwell is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McEwing vs. Dotel
Octavio Dotel now pitching.
McEwing strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Dotel
Lawton strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Piazza vs. Dotel
Piazza strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Rusch
Berkman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Rusch
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berkman moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Hidalgo vs. Rusch
Hidalgo is hit by the pitch. Berkman moves to third. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Castilla vs. White
Rick White now pitching.
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields it and throws to home to get Berkman. Alou moves to third. Hidalgo moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Merced vs. White
Orlando Merced pinch hits for Brad Ausmus.
Merced is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Ward vs. White
Daryle Ward pinch hits for Octavio Dotel.
Ward strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ventura vs. Jackson
Scott Servais now catching. Michael Jackson now pitching.
Ventura strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Shinjo vs. Jackson
Shinjo hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Zeile vs. Jackson
Zeile is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. White
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. White
Lugo hits a fly ball into center field. Shinjo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. White
Bagwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. White
Berkman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bagwell moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. White
Alou hits a line drive towards third. Ventura reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Wagner
Billy Wagner now pitching.
Alfonzo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Alfonzo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Ordonez vs. Wagner
Ordonez bunts towards the mound. Wagner fields it and throws to first for the out. Alfonzo moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Payton vs. Wagner
Jay Payton pinch hits for Rick White.
Payton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
McEwing vs. Wagner
McEwing hits a line drive towards first. Bagwell catches it and steps on first to double up Payton. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Riggan
Jerrod Riggan now pitching.
Hidalgo hits a fly ball into left field. McEwing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Riggan
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Riggan
Tony Eusebio pinch hits for Billy Wagner.
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Cruz
Nelson Cruz now pitching.
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Piazza vs. Cruz
Piazza is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ventura vs. Cruz
Ventura hits a fly ball into left field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Shinjo vs. Cruz
Shinjo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Riggan
Servais strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Riggan
Biggio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/31/2001 -- New York at Houston (N)
New York AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
McEwing J, lf 5 0 1 0 Biggio C, 2b 5 1 1 1
Lawton M, rf 4 0 1 0 Lugo J, ss 4 0 0 0
Piazza M, c 3 0 0 0 Bagwell J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Ventura R, 3b 4 1 0 0 Berkman L, lf 4 0 2 0
Shinjo T, cf 5 0 0 0 Alou M, rf 4 1 3 0
Zeile T, 1b 2 1 0 0 Hidalgo R, cf 3 1 1 2
Alfonzo E, 2b 3 0 2 1 Castilla V, 3b 4 0 0 0
Ordonez R, ss 3 0 2 0 Ausmus B, c 2 0 0 0
Rusch G, p 3 0 0 1 Merced O, ph 1 0 0 0
White R, p 0 0 0 0 Jackson M, p 0 0 0 0
Payton J, ph 0 0 0 0 Wagner B, p 0 0 0 0
Riggan J, p 0 0 0 0 Eusebio T, ph 1 0 0 0
Cruz N, p 0 0 0 0
Mlicki D, p 2 0 0 0
Dotel O, p 0 0 0 0
Ward D, ph 1 0 0 0
Servais S, c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 6 2 36 3 8 3
New York 011 000 000 0 -- 2
Houston 020 000 000 1 -- 3
1 out when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Rusch G* 6.0 5 2 2 0 3
White R 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Riggan J (L) 1.1 1 1 1 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Mlicki D 6.0 5 2 2 3 3
Dotel O 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Jackson M 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Wagner B 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Cruz N (W) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- New York 9, Houston 6
2B -- Alfonzo E
HR -- Hidalgo R, Biggio C
SB -- Ventura R
CS -- Ordonez R
SH -- Ordonez R
SF -- Alfonzo E
HBP -- by Mlicki D (Piazza M), by Mlicki D (Zeile T), by Rusch G (Hidalgo R)
WP -- Mlicki D 2
T -- 3:21
A -- 33006
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