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Mets
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
April 30, 2012
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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 April 30, 2012 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 30, 2012 |
|---|---|
| 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 | April 30, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | R.A. Dickey |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bud Norris |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 17,536 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Gary Cederstrom 1B: Lance Barksdale 2B: Mike Muchlinski 3B: Adrian Johnson |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kirk Nieuwenhuis | Left Fielder |
| Ruben Tejada | Shortstop |
| Daniel Murphy | Second Baseman |
| David Wright | Third Baseman |
| Ike Davis | First Baseman |
| Mike Baxter | Right Fielder |
| Andres Torres | Center Fielder |
| Josh Thole | Catcher |
| R.A. Dickey | Pitcher |
| Terry Collins | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jordan Schafer | Center Fielder |
| Jose Altuve | Second Baseman |
| Jed Lowrie | Shortstop |
| Travis Buck | Left Fielder |
| Matt Downs | First Baseman |
| Brian Bogusevic | Right Fielder |
| Chris Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Jason Castro | Catcher |
| Bud Norris | Pitcher |
| Brad Mills | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
April 30, 2012
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nieuwenhuis vs. Norris
Nieuwenhuis strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Norris
Tejada strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Norris
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Schafer vs. Dickey
Schafer strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Dickey
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Dickey
Lowrie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Norris
Wright strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Norris
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Downs scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Baxter vs. Norris
Baxter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Norris
Torres strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Dickey
Buck takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Downs vs. Dickey
Downs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wright fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bogusevic vs. Dickey
Bogusevic hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Dickey
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Downs moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Castro vs. Dickey
Castro hits a fly ball into left field. Nieuwenhuis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thole vs. Norris
Thole hits a popup towards short. Lowrie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Norris
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Nieuwenhuis vs. Norris
Nieuwenhuis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Dickey
Norris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schafer vs. Dickey
Schafer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Dickey
Altuve hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Thole juggles the ball. That's an error on Thole. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lowrie vs. Dickey
Lowrie strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Norris
Tejada is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Norris
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Norris
There's a wild pitch. Tejada moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Wright vs. Norris
Wright strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Norris
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Dickey
Buck strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Downs vs. Dickey
Downs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bogusevic vs. Dickey
Bogusevic strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Baxter vs. Norris
Baxter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Downs scoops it up and throws to first, with Norris covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Norris
Torres hits a fly ball into left field. Buck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thole vs. Norris
Thole hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Norris
Dickey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Downs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Dickey
Johnson strikes out. Thole drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Johnson out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Dickey
Castro hits a fly ball into left field. Nieuwenhuis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Dickey
Norris strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nieuwenhuis vs. Norris
Nieuwenhuis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Norris
Norris fires to first and picks off Nieuwenhuis. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Norris
Tejada strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Norris
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schafer vs. Dickey
Schafer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Altuve vs. Dickey
Altuve bunts towards the mound. Dickey fields it and throws to first for the out. Schafer moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrie vs. Dickey
Lowrie hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Schafer moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Buck vs. Dickey
Buck hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murphy fields it and throws to second for the out. Schafer scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Downs vs. Dickey
Downs hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bogusevic vs. Dickey
Bogusevic hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murphy misplays the ball. That's an error on Murphy. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Dickey
There goes Bogusevic. The throw from Dickey to Murphy and they have Bogusevic trapped. The throw over to Davis, who applies the tag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Norris
Wright hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Norris
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wright moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Baxter vs. Norris
Baxter hits a fly ball into right field. Bogusevic settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wright moves to third. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Torres vs. Norris
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards first. Downs fields the ball and throws to Norris covering. Safe. Wright scores. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Thole vs. Norris
Thole hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Norris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thole for the out. Torres moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Duda vs. Norris
Lucas Duda pinch hits for R.A. Dickey.
Duda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Nieuwenhuis vs. Norris
Nieuwenhuis hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Davis scores. Torres scores. Duda moves to third. Nieuwenhuis moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tejada vs. Lopez
Wilton Lopez now pitching.
Tejada hits a line drive towards third. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Acosta
Manny Acosta now pitching.
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Acosta
Castro hits a fly ball into left field. Nieuwenhuis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Acosta
Justin Maxwell pinch hits for Wilton Lopez.
Maxwell strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Wright
Wesley Wright now pitching.
Murphy hits a line drive into left field. Buck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Lyon
Brandon Lyon now pitching.
Wright strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Abad
Fernando Abad now pitching.
Davis hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hairston vs. Rodriguez
Scott Hairston pinch hits for Mike Baxter. Fernando Rodriguez now pitching.
Hairston hits a fly ball into left field. Buck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Schafer vs. Acosta
Scott Hairston now playing right field.
Schafer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wright fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Altuve vs. Acosta
Altuve bunts, foul, towards first. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lowrie vs. Acosta
There goes Schafer. The throw from Thole and he is safe. Schafer steals second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Lowrie vs. Acosta
Lowrie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schafer scores. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Byrdak
Tim Byrdak now pitching. J.D. Martinez pinch hits for Travis Buck.
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Downs vs. Parnell
Bobby Parnell now pitching.
Downs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Myers
J.D. Martinez now playing left field. Brett Myers now pitching.
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thole vs. Myers
Thole hits a fly ball into left field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Valdespin vs. Myers
Jordany Valdespin pinch hits for Bobby Parnell.
Valdespin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Downs scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valdespin for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/30/2012 -- New York at Houston (N)
New York AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Nieuwenhuis K, lf 4 0 2 2 Schafer J, cf 4 2 2 0
Tejada R, ss 3 0 0 0 Altuve J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Murphy D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Lowrie J, ss 4 0 2 1
Wright D, 3b 4 1 1 0 Buck T, lf 2 1 0 1
Davis I, 1b 4 1 2 0 Martinez J, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Baxter M, rf 3 0 1 0 Downs M, 1b 4 1 1 2
Hairston S, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Bogusevic B, rf 3 0 0 0
Torres A, cf 4 1 1 1 Johnson C, 3b 2 0 0 0
Thole J, c 4 0 1 0 Castro J, c 3 0 0 0
Dickey R, p 2 0 0 0 Norris B, p 2 0 0 0
Duda L, ph 0 0 0 0 Lopez W, p 0 0 0 0
Acosta M, p 0 0 0 0 Maxwell J, ph 1 0 0 0
Byrdak T, p 0 0 0 0 Wright W, p 0 0 0 0
Parnell B, p 0 0 0 0 Lyon B, p 0 0 0 0
Valdespin J, ph 1 0 0 0 Abad F, p 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez F, p 0 0 0 0
Myers B, p 0 0 0 0
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34 3 8 3 29 4 5 4
New York 000 000 300 -- 3
Houston 000 003 01x -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Dickey R 6.0 3 3 3 2 6
Acosta M (L) 1.1 2 1 1 0 2
Byrdak T 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Parnell B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Norris B 6.2 7 3 3 1 7
Lopez W 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Wright W 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Lyon B 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Abad F* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez F (W) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Myers B (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Thole J, Murphy D
LOB -- New York 6, Houston 4
HR -- Downs M
SB -- Schafer J
CS -- Bogusevic B
SH -- Altuve J
HBP -- by Norris B (Tejada R)
WP -- Norris B
T -- 2:53
A -- 17536
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