NYM 7, HOU 8 | Feb 26, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Monday, February 26, 2018•FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches•77°F, Cloudy

NYM

Mets

HOU

Astros

Final

WIN

Brendan McCurry

LOSS

Tyler Bashlor

The Astros edged the Mets 8-7 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

Key Moment

Top 8: Patrick Biondi singles on a soft ground ball to first baseman J. D. Davis. David Thompson scores. Jeremy Vasquez to 2nd.

Weather: 77°F, CloudyWind: 5 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 6:05 PM UTCT: 2:56Att: 3,229Venue: FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches

Win Probability

HOU WinNYM Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYM	0	0	0	4	0	0	2	1	0	7	10	0
HOU	0	0	4	1	0	0	2

Game 533836 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

New York Mets

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Gavin Cecchini2B	2	1	2	2	0	0	.667/.833/2.000
Luis GuillormeSS	2	0	0	0	0	0	.400/.500/1.000
David Thompson3B	1	1	1	0	0	0	.286/.444/.429
Ian StromRF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500/.667/.500
Jeremy Vasquez1B	1	0	0	0	1	1	.000/.500/.000
Patrick BiondiCF	1	0	1	1	0	0	.200/.333/.200
Patrick MazeikaC	1	1	1	0	1	0	1.000/1.000/1.000
Scott ManeaDH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000
Jeff McNeilLF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000
Bench
Wilmer Flores2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.111/.000
José ReyesSS	2	1	0	0	1	1	.167/.286/.333
Phillip Evans3B
Totals	36	7	10	7	3	12	-

HR:Cecchini (7th off Hauschild, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Nido; Cecchini; Thompson; Nimmo; Borenstein

TB:18

RBI:Nido 2; Biondi; Cecchini 2; Nimmo; Borenstein

SB:Thompson; Reyes

Team LOB:7

Houston Astros

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Kyle TuckerRF	2	1	2	2	0	0	.429/.429/1.286
Alejandro GarciaLF	2	0

Pitching

New York Mets

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Noah Syndergaard	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	10-10	0.00
Hansel Robles	1.0	4	4	4	1	2	1	16-11	18.00
Jamie Callahan	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	9-8	3.00
Jacob Rhame	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	8-8	0.00
Drew SmithBS	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	9-7	9.00
Tyler BashlorL	1.0	2	1	1	1	2	0	13-9	9.00
Totals	8.0	11	8	8	2	9	3	65-53	-

WP:Robles

Pitches-strikes:Syndergaard 10-10; Robles 16-11; Callahan 9-8; Rhame 8-8; Smith 9-7; Bashlor 13-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Syndergaard 1-3; Robles 0-1; Callahan 4-1; Rhame 1-0; Smith 2-0; Bashlor 0-1

Houston Astros

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Justin Verlander	2.0	0	0	0	0	4	0	15-14	0.00
Ken Giles

Scoring Plays

Bot 3 • HOU

0-1

J.D. Davis homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.

0-3

Jose Altuve out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Matthew den Dekker. George Springer scores.

0-4

Carlos Correa singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jose Reyes. Josh Reddick scores.

Top 4 • NYM

4-4

Tomas Nido doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Myles Straw. Pete Alonso scores. Brandon Nimmo scores.

2-4

Brandon Nimmo doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Josh Reddick. Zach Borenstein scores. Pete Alonso to 3rd.

1-4

Zach Borenstein doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Josh Reddick. Jose Reyes scores.

Bot 4 • HOU

4-5

Max Stassi homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.

Top 7 • NYM

6-5

Gavin Cecchini homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Patrick Mazeika scores.

Bot 7 • HOU

6-7

Kyle Tucker homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Garrett Stubbs scores.

Top 8 • NYM

7-7

Patrick Biondi singles on a soft ground ball to first baseman J. D. Davis. David Thompson scores. Jeremy Vasquez to 2nd.

Bot 8 • HOU

7-8

Garrett Stubbs doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Ian Strom. Yordan Alvarez scores. Taylor Jones to 3rd.

HR:Davis (3rd off Robles, 0 on, 0 out); Stassi (4th off Callahan, 0 on, 2 out); Tucker (7th off Smith, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Stubbs; Springer; Straw

TB:23

RBI:Stubbs; Correa; Davis; Tucker 2; Altuve; Stassi

SF:Altuve

GIDP:Altuve

Team LOB:4

HBP:Thompson (by McCurry); Strom (by McCurry)

Inherited runners-scored:Bailey 1-0; McCurry 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Verlander 15-14; Giles 6-6; Rondón 13-8; Bailey 6-6; Sipp 5-5; Hauschild 20-13; McCurry 16-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Verlander 1-1; Giles 2-0; Rondón 0-1; Bailey 2-1; Sipp 0-2; Hauschild 2-0; McCurry 1-1

Bench
George SpringerCF	2	1	1	0	0	0	.400/.400/.800
Josh ReddickRF	1	1	0	0	1	0	.000/.500/.000
Jose Altuve2B	2	0	0	1	0	1	.000/.200/.000
Carlos CorreaSS	3	0	1	1	0	0	.250/.400/.250
Marwin Gonzalez1B	3	0	1	0	0	2	.600/.600/.800
Brian McCannDH	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000
J.D. Davis1B	3	1	1	1	1	1	.500/.556/1.375
Max StassiC	2	1	1	1	0	1	.400/.400/1.600
Justin VerlanderP							.000/.000/.000
Ken GilesP							.000/.000/.000
Héctor RondónP							.000/.000/.000
Brandon BaileyP							.000/.000/.000
Tony SippP							.000/.000/.000
Mike HauschildP							.000/.000/.000
Brendan McCurryP							.000/.000/.000

Win Probability

Batting

New York Mets

Houston Astros

Pitching

New York Mets

Houston Astros

Game Notes