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New York Mets 6–5 Houston Astros: MLB regular season, 7 August 2000
New York Mets defeated Houston Astros 6–5 at Enron Field on 7 August 2000 in the mlb regular season.
7 August 2000 · Enron Field
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The game
New York Mets defeated Houston Astros 6–5 at Enron Field on 7 August 2000 in the mlb regular season.
The visiting New York Mets scored 6 runs, while the home Houston Astros finished with 5. The winning margin was 1 run.
How the scoring developed
In inning 2, New York Mets scored 1 run in the top half and Houston Astros scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was New York Mets 1–1 Houston Astros. In inning 3, New York Mets scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was New York Mets 2–1 Houston Astros.
In inning 4, New York Mets scored 2 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was New York Mets 4–1 Houston Astros. In inning 5, Houston Astros scored 4 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was New York Mets 4–5 Houston Astros.
In inning 9, New York Mets scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was New York Mets 5–5 Houston Astros. In inning 11, New York Mets scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was New York Mets 6–5 Houston Astros.
Pitching decisions
Armando Benítez was credited with the pitching win. Jason Green was charged with the loss.
Hits, errors and innings
New York Mets finished with 8 hits and 2 errors, alongside 6 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
Houston Astros finished with 12 hits and 1 errors, alongside 5 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
The game extended to 11 innings, beyond the scheduled 9. The inning table shows the scoring through the additional innings.
The season and series
The season record shown with this result was New York Mets 64 wins and 46 losses.
The season record shown with this result was Houston Astros 42 wins and 70 losses.
Inning by inning
| Inning | New York Mets | Houston Astros |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 5 |
Sources
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