NY Mets (58-52) at Houston (52-57)

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Mets going with youth in left field

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Daniel Murphy, the Mets' hot-hitting prospect who was called up on Saturday, is set to be half of a left-field platoon with Nick Evans.
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Mets probable pitcher

Oliver Perez

  • #46 LHP
  • (7-6) 4.02 ERA 112 SO
Mets: Because the Mets scratched John Maine from Sunday's start with a mild strain of his right rotator cuff, Perez will take his turn in the rotation. Perez, thanks to an off-day on Thursday, will pitch on regular rest. Despite the relative brevity of his outing last Tuesday -- he had lasted at least seven innings in three of his previous five starts -- Perez was every bit as effective as he has been in recent weeks. Over his six most recent outings, Perez has posted a 1.36 ERA with 44 strikeouts and 15 walks.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 52-59 4.37 928.1 490 959 .241
Season 7-6 4.02 123.0 67 112 .231

Series at a Glance

Standings - 08/03/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
New York Mets (NL East) 58 52 .527 2.0 32-20 26-32
Houston Astros (NL Central) 52 57 .477 13.0 28-26 24-31
Stats - 08/03/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
NYM .267 539 108 508 101 684 4.09 996.2 947 399 805
HOU .262 478 112 460 89 669 4.53 966.0 1029 348 711
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Loretta becoming go-to guy off bench

Krysten Oliphant / MLB.com
After hitting a pinch-hit grand slam on Friday, Mark Loretta was rewarded with a start on Saturday, and he may net another in the finale vs. the Mets.
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Astros probable pitcher

Randy Wolf

  • #39 LHP
  • (6-10) 4.79 ERA 108 SO
Astros: Wolf will slide in behind Oswalt, which means he gets an extra two days of rest before this start. Wolf made his Astros debut in Milwaukee on July 27, allowing four runs (three earned) over 4 1/3 innings. Wolf faced the Mets once this year while with the Padres, allowing one run over seven inning in a winning effort. Wolf has good career numbers against the Mets -- 10 wins, 5 losses and a 3.35 ERA over 26 starts.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 84-76 4.30 1401.2 526 1173 .257
Season 6-10 4.79 124.0 50 108 .272
Vs. NY Mets 1-0 1.29 7.0 2 2 .269

Mets hitters vs Randy Wolf

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Beltran, Carlos .000 2 0 0 .379 29 3 9
Bowman, Shawn - - - - - - - -
Carter, Chris - - - - - - - -
Castillo, Luis .250 4 0 0 .353 17 0 1
Evans, Nick - - - - .200 5 0 0
Francoeur, Jeff .200 5 0 0 .250 12 0 1
Green, Andy - - - - - - - -
Hernandez, Anderson - - - - - - - -
Martinez, Fernando - - - - - - - -
Murphy, Daniel - - - - - - - -
Pagan, Angel - - - - .500 2 0 0
Reed, Jeremy - - - - - - - -
Reyes, Jose .333 3 0 0 .294 34 2 3
Santos, Omir - - - - - - - -
Sullivan, Cory - - - - - - - -
Thole, Josh - - - - - - - -
Wright, David .500 2 0 1 .200 20 0 2

Astros hitters vs Oliver Perez

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Berkman, Lance - - - - .111 9 0 0
Blum, Geoff - - - - .500 2 0 0
Bogusevic, Brian - - - - - - - -
Bourgeois, Jason - - - - - - - -
Bourn, Michael - - - - - - - -
Johnson, Chris - - - - - - - -
Keppinger, Jeff .600 5 0 1 .500 10 0 2
Lee, Carlos - - - - .273 11 0 0
Manzella, Tommy - - - - - - - -
Matsui, Kazuo - - - - .167 6 0 0
Maysonet, Edwin - - - - - - - -
Pence, Hunter - - - - .600 5 1 3
Quintero, Humberto - - - - .250 4 0 1
Ramirez, Yordany - - - - - - - -
Sutil, Wladimir - - - - - - - -
Towles, J.R. - - - - - - - -
Vallejo, Jose - - - - - - - -

Astros dust off Mets (58-53) (53-57)

Astros 4, Mets 0

Fourth straight defeat

Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
New York ran its string of scoreless innings to 16, unable to get over against the Astros in the finale. The loss gave the Mets a 1-5 mark on their road trip, and kept them in third place in the NL East behind the Phillies and Marlins.

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Series at a Glance

 
Randy Wolf's ERA stood at 4.60 after his outing Sunday. (Bob Levey/AP)

Astros sweep

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Given an early lead on Ty Wigginton's 10th homer of the season, Randy Wolf tossed five scoreless frames to secure his first victory with the Astros. Four relievers came on to complete the shutout and secure a three-game sweep over the Mets.
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Astros 4, Mets 0

NY MetsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Reyes, J, SS4020101.308
Beltran, CF5020004.266
Wright, 3B2000203.286
Delgado, 1B4030011.268
Tatis, RF4010015.312
Easley, 2B3000002.279
Evans, LF4000024.224
Cancel, R, C4010023.211
Perez, P2000021.147
  a-Reyes, Ar, PH1000010.289
  Kunz, P0000000.000
  Schoeneweis, P0000000.000
  Muniz, P0000000.000
  b-Murphy, PH0000100.250
Totals330904924 

a-Struck out for Perez in the 7th. b-Walked for Muniz in the 9th.

BATTING
TB: Reyes, J 2; Beltran 2; Delgado 3; Tatis; Cancel, R.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cancel, R 2; Tatis 2; Wright; Evans.
GIDP: Easley.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
CS: Beltran (3, 2nd base by Wolf/Quintero, H), Cancel, R (1, 3rd base by Wolf/Quintero, H).
PO: Beltran (1st base by Wolf).

FIELDING
E: Kunz (1, throw).
Outfield assists: Evans 2 (Pence at 2nd base, Lee at 2nd base).
DP: (Reyes, J-Easley-Delgado).
 
HoustonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Matsui, 2B4010000.284
Tejada, SS4010001.281
Berkman, 1B4000012.337
Lee, LF3010111.303
Wigginton, 3B4221002.267
Pence, RF3121000.276
Erstad, CF3121000.273
Quintero, H, C2011000.210
Wolf, P2000011.154
  Sampson, P0000000.143
  a-Newhan, PH1000001.219
  Wright, P0000000.000
  Brocail, P0000000.000
  Valverde, P0000000.000
Totals304104138 

a-Grounded into a double play for Sampson in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Wigginton (16, Perez), Pence (24, Perez), Quintero, H (3, Perez).
HR: Wigginton (10, 2nd inning off Perez, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Matsui; Tejada; Lee; Wigginton 6; Pence 3; Erstad 2; Quintero, H 2.
RBI: Wigginton (27), Pence (54), Erstad (18), Quintero, H (3).
2-out RBI: Pence; Erstad; Quintero, H.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lee; Wolf; Wigginton.
S: Quintero, H.
GIDP: Newhan.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
SB: Matsui (18, 2nd base off Perez/Cancel, R).

FIELDING
DP: (Wigginton-Matsui-Berkman).
Pickoffs: Wolf (Beltran at 1st base).
 
NY MetsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Perez (L, 7-7)6.08440314.12
Kunz 1.01000000.00
Schoeneweis 0.21000003.14
Muniz 0.10001005.06
 
HoustonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Wolf (W, 7-10)5.06003704.60
Sampson 2.01000104.25
Wright 0.01000004.38
Brocail 1.01000003.88
Valverde 1.00001104.38

Wright pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

HBP: Easley (by Wolf).
Pitches-strikes: Perez 77-53, Kunz 9-5, Schoeneweis 16-9, Muniz 9-4, Wolf 96-55, Sampson 24-17, Wright 7-4, Brocail 16-10, Valverde 22-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Perez 3-10, Kunz 2-0, Schoeneweis 1-1, Muniz 1-0, Wolf 0-6, Sampson 4-1, Wright 0-0, Brocail 3-0, Valverde 0-2.
Batters faced: Perez 24, Kunz 3, Schoeneweis 3, Muniz 2, Wolf 23, Sampson 7, Wright 1, Brocail 3, Valverde 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Muniz 1-0, Brocail 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Chuck Meriwether. 1B: Bill Welke. 2B: Chris Guccione. 3B: Tim Welke.
Weather: 73 degrees, roof closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
T: 2:46.
Att: 38,602.
August 3, 2008

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