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Mets
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
August 8, 2000
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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 August 8, 2000 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 2000 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 8, 2000 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Leiter |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Brian Powell |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 38,031 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: CB Bucknor 2B: Rick Reed 3B: Hunter Wendelstedt |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Benny Agbayani | Left Fielder |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Robin Ventura | Third Baseman |
| Todd Zeile | First Baseman |
| Jay Payton | Center Fielder |
| Kurt Abbott | Second Baseman |
| Todd Pratt | Catcher |
| Mike Bordick | Shortstop |
| Al Leiter | Pitcher |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julio Lugo | Second Baseman |
| Lance Berkman | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Richard Hidalgo | Center Fielder |
| Moises Alou | Right Fielder |
| Chris Truby | Third Baseman |
| Tony Eusebio | Catcher |
| Tim Bogar | Shortstop |
| Brian Powell | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
August 8, 2000
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Agbayani vs. Powell
Agbayani hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Powell
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ventura vs. Powell
Ventura strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Leiter
Lugo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bordick. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Leiter
Berkman takes first base on ball four. Lugo moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Bagwell vs. Leiter
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Lugo scores. Berkman moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Hidalgo vs. Leiter
Hidalgo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Agbayani. Hidalgo reaches second base with a double. Berkman scores. Bagwell moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Alou vs. Leiter
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Truby vs. Leiter
Truby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zeile scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Truby for the out. Bagwell scores. Hidalgo moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Eusebio vs. Leiter
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Zeile vs. Powell
Zeile hits a ball on the ground towards third. Truby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Payton vs. Powell
Payton hits a fly ball into left field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Abbott vs. Powell
Abbott hits a fly ball into left field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Leiter
Bogar strikes out. Pratt drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bogar out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Leiter
Powell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Agbayani. Powell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lugo vs. Leiter
Lugo hits a popup towards first. Zeile settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Leiter
Berkman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Payton who is chasing the ball. Berkman reaches third base with a triple. Powell scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Bagwell vs. Leiter
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Powell
Pratt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bordick vs. Powell
Bordick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berkman. Bordick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Leiter vs. Powell
Leiter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bordick moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Agbayani vs. Powell
Agbayani hits a popup towards short. Bogar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Leiter
Hidalgo hits a popup towards short. Bordick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Leiter
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Truby vs. Leiter
Truby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Powell
Bell hits a popup towards third. Truby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ventura vs. Powell
Ventura takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Zeile vs. Powell
Zeile hits a popup towards short. Bogar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Payton vs. Powell
Payton hits a fly ball into left field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Leiter
Eusebio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Bogar vs. Leiter
Bogar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Leiter
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Abbott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Abbott vs. Powell
Abbott hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Lugo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Powell
Pratt hits a fly ball into left field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bordick vs. Powell
Bordick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiter vs. Powell
Leiter 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, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Leiter
Lugo hits a fly ball into left field. Agbayani settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Leiter
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Leiter
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hidalgo vs. Leiter
There goes Bagwell. The throw from Pratt and he is safe. Bagwell steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Hidalgo vs. Leiter
Hidalgo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Agbayani. Hidalgo reaches second base with a double. Bagwell scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Leiter
Alou hits a line drive towards the mound. Leiter reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Agbayani vs. Powell
Agbayani hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Powell
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Truby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ventura vs. Powell
Ventura hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Zeile vs. Powell
Zeile hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Payton vs. Powell
Payton hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Truby vs. Mahomes
Pat Mahomes now pitching.
Truby strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Mahomes
Eusebio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bogar vs. Mahomes
Bogar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Eusebio moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Powell vs. Mahomes
Powell takes first base on ball four. Bogar moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Lugo vs. Mahomes
Lugo takes first base on ball four. Eusebio scores. Bogar moves to third. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Berkman vs. Mahomes
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zeile fields it and throws to second for the out. Bogar scores. Powell moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Bagwell vs. Mahomes
There goes Berkman. The throw from Pratt and he is safe. Berkman steals second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Bagwell vs. Mahomes
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Hidalgo vs. Mahomes
There's a wild pitch. Powell scores. Berkman moves to third. Bagwell moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Hidalgo vs. Mahomes
Hidalgo strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Abbott vs. Powell
Abbott hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Powell
Pratt hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bordick vs. Powell
Bordick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berkman. Bordick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Powell
Bubba Trammell pinch hits for Pat Mahomes.
Trammell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. White
Joe McEwing now playing second base. Kurt Abbott now playing shortstop. Rick White now pitching.
Alou is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Truby vs. White
Truby hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Eusebio vs. White
Eusebio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Payton. Eusebio reaches second base with a double. Truby goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Bogar vs. White
Bogar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. White
Daryle Ward pinch hits for Brian Powell.
Ward hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ventura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Agbayani vs. Powell
Jay Powell now pitching.
Agbayani hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Powell
Lenny Harris pinch hits for Derek Bell.
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Franco vs. Powell
Matt Franco pinch hits for Robin Ventura.
Franco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Agbayani moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Zeile vs. Powell
Zeile strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Payton vs. Powell
Payton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. White
Lenny Harris now playing right field. Matt Franco now playing third base.
Lugo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Franco fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. White
Berkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. White
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McEwing fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on McEwing. Berkman moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Hidalgo vs. White
Hidalgo hits a fly ball into left field. Agbayani settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Barker vs. White
Glen Barker pinch hits for Moises Alou.
Barker is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Abbott vs. Powell
Richard Hidalgo now playing right field. Glen Barker now playing center field.
Abbott is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Powell
Pratt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
McEwing vs. Powell
McEwing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pratt moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Powell
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pratt moves to third. McEwing moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Agbayani vs. Powell
Agbayani hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pratt scores. McEwing scores. There goes White trying to get to third. Berkman throws the ball in to Truby, who tags White for the out. Agbayani moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Powell
Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/2000 -- New York at Houston (N)
New York AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Agbayani B, lf 5 1 3 3 Lugo J, 2b 4 1 0 1
Bell D, rf 3 0 0 0 Berkman L, lf 3 1 1 2
Harris L, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Bagwell J, 1b 4 2 2 1
Ventura R, 3b 2 0 0 0 Hidalgo R, cf-rf 5 0 2 2
Franco M, ph-3b 1 0 1 0 Alou M, rf 4 0 0 0
Zeile T, 1b 4 0 1 0 Barker G, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
Payton J, cf 4 0 0 0 Truby C, 3b 4 1 1 1
Abbott K, 2b-ss 4 0 0 0 Eusebio T, c 3 1 2 1
Pratt T, c 4 1 1 0 Bogar T, ss 4 1 1 0
Bordick M, ss 3 0 3 0 Powell B, p 2 2 1 0
McEwing J, 2b 1 1 1 0 Ward D, ph 1 0 0 0
Leiter A, p 2 0 0 0 Powell J, p 0 0 0 0
Mahomes P, p 0 0 0 0
Trammell B, ph 1 0 0 0
White R, p 1 0 1 0
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37 3 11 3 35 9 10 8
New York 000 001 002 -- 3
Houston 310 013 10x -- 9
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter A (L) 5.0 6 5 3 2 1
Mahomes P 1.0 2 3 3 3 2
White R 2.0 2 1 1 1 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Powell B (W) 7.0 5 1 1 1 3
Powell J 2.0 6 2 2 0 3
E -- Bordick M, McEwing J
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 8, Houston 8
2B -- Hidalgo R 2, Powell B, Bordick M 2, Eusebio T
3B -- Berkman L
HR -- Agbayani B
SB -- Bagwell J, Berkman L
WP -- Mahomes P
T -- 2:55
A -- 38031
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