HOU 8, NYM 7 | Mar 2, 2019 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, March 2, 2019•First Data Field•88°F, Partly Cloudy

HOU

Astros

NYM

Mets

Final

WIN

Forrest Whitley

LOSS

Drew Gagnon

SAVE

Brandon Bielak

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

★Wilson Ramos3-for-3, 4 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Ronnie Dawson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Rymer Liriano. Kyle Tucker scores.

Weather: 88°F, Partly CloudyWind: 11 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 6:10 PM UTCT: 3:11Att: 6,317Venue: First Data Field

Win Probability

NYM WinHOU Win

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

Game 565980 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Houston Astros

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Jamie RitchieDH	1	0	0	0	1	0	.500/.714/.750
Josh Rojas2B	2	1	0	0	0	1	.154/.154/.231
Abraham Toro3B	2	1	0	0	0	1	.357/.400/.571
Yordan AlvarezLF	1	1	1	0	0	0	.444/.667/.556
Taylor Jones1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.167/.167/.167
Garrett StubbsC	2	0	1	0	0	0	.273/.273/.364
Jack MayfieldSS	2	1	1	0	0	1	.267/.313/.333
Kyle TuckerRF	2	1	1	1	0	1	.385/.385/.462
Ronnie DawsonCF	1	0	1	1	0	0	.462/.462/.462
Bench
George SpringerDH	1	1	0	0	2	0	.333/.500/.333
Jose Altuve2B	1	0	0	0	2	0	.000/.250/.000
Michael BrantleyLF
Totals	34	8	9	6	8	11	-

HR:Reed (4th off Wilson, 0 on, 0 out); Fisher (4th off Wilson, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Alvarez

TB:16

RBI:Fisher; Brantley; Reed; Chirinos; Tucker; Dawson

SB:Altuve; Springer 2

CS:Stubbs; Dawson

Team LOB:9

New York Mets

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Grégor BlancoLF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.143/.250/.143
Rymer LirianoRF	1	0

Pitching

Houston Astros

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Justin Verlander	3.0	2	1	1	0	4	1	21-20	1.80
Reymin GuduanH	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	8-8	3.00
Forrest WhitleyW	3.0	3	5	1	1	2	1	21-17	1.80
Brandon BielakS	2.0	0	1	1	3	3	0	23-11	2.25
Totals	9.0	6	7	3	4	11	2	73-56	-

Pitches-strikes:Verlander 21-20; Guduan 8-8; Whitley 21-17; Bielak 23-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Verlander 1-4; Guduan 1-0; Whitley 3-5; Bielak 2-0

New York Mets

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Noah Syndergaard	2.2	0	1	0	5	4	0	36-16	0.00
Chris Flexen

Top 1 • HOU

1-0

Michael Brantley grounds into a force out, first baseman Pete Alonso to shortstop Danny Espinosa. George Springer scores. Alex Bregman out at 2nd. Michael Brantley to 1st. Throwing error by shortstop Danny Espinosa.

Bot 1 • NYM

1-1

Michael Conforto homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

Top 4 • HOU

3-1

Derek Fisher homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field.

2-1

AJ Reed homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field.

Top 5 • HOU

5-1

Robinson Chirinos singles on a line drive to left fielder Jeff McNeil. Abraham Toro scores. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd.

4-1

Michael Brantley singles on a ground ball to center fielder Juan Lagares. Joshua Rojas scores. Abraham Toro to 2nd.

Bot 5 • NYM

5-2

Michael Conforto singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jake Marisnick. J.D. Davis scores. Danny Espinosa to 2nd.

5-6

Wilson Ramos hits a grand slam (1) to center field. Danny Espinosa scores. Michael Conforto scores. Robinson Cano scores.

Top 7 • HOU

8-6

Ronnie Dawson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Rymer Liriano. Kyle Tucker scores.

7-6

Kyle Tucker singles on a ground ball to right fielder Rymer Liriano. Yordan Alvarez scores. Jack Mayfield scores. Kyle Tucker to 3rd. Fielding error by right fielder Rymer Liriano.

Bot 9 • NYM

8-7

Rajai Davis grounds into a force out, fielded by third baseman Abraham Toro. Dario Pizzano scores. Dilson Herrera out at 3rd. Andres Gimenez to 2nd. Rajai Davis to 1st.

HBP:Bregman (by Familia); Alvarez (by Gagnon)

Inherited runners-scored:Flexen 3-0

Pitches-strikes:Syndergaard 36-16; Flexen 1-1; Wilson 11-8; Familia 14-9; Díaz 12-4; Gagnon 7-6; Santiago 13-13

Groundouts-flyouts:Syndergaard 3-1; Flexen 1-0; Wilson 1-1; Familia 0-1; Díaz 0-1; Gagnon 1-2; Santiago 0-2

Bench
Jeff McNeilLF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000
Michael ConfortoRF	3	2	2	2	0	0	.400/.400/.600
Robinson Canó2B	3	1	0	0	0	0	.333/.333/.333
Wilson RamosC	3	1	3	4	0	0	.600/.600/.900
Pete Alonso1B	2	0	0	0	0	2	.357/.438/.643
J.D. Davis3B	3	1	1	0	0	2	.316/.316/.526
Danny EspinosaSS	2	1	0	0	1	0	.091/.231/.364
Juan LagaresCF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.071/.133/.071
Noah SyndergaardP							.000/.000/.000
Chris FlexenP							.000/.000/.000
Justin WilsonP							.000/.000/.000
Jeurys FamiliaP							.000/.000/.000
Edwin DíazP							.000/.000/.000
Drew GagnonP							.000/.000/.000
Héctor SantiagoP							.000/.000/.000