Quick Recap: Mets 3, Astros 1 — Dickey Does It
R.A. Dickey picked up his sixteenth win of the season as the Mets beat the usually insuperable Houston Astros, 3-1.
| Final - 8.25.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 | 8 | 0 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| NY Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 |
| Fernando Martinez, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .163 |
| Brett Wallace, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| Scott Moore, 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .221 |
| Tyler Greene, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| Jason Castro, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 |
| Brandon Barnes, CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| Brian Bogusevic, RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .210 |
| Hector Ambriz, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Fernando Rodriguez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Xavier Cedeno, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Fernando Abad, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Steve Pearce, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| Mickey Storey, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ben Francisco, RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
Batting
Grounded into DP - Bogusevic, Pearce
Hit by pitch - Moore
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Passed Balls - Castro
Grounded into DP - Bogusevic, Pearce
Hit by pitch - Moore
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Passed Balls - Castro
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Abad (L, 0-1) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.62 | 0 | 71-40 |
| Mickey Storey | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.21 | 0 | 19-14 |
| Hector Ambriz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | 20-11 |
| Fernando Rodriguez | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.71 | 0 | 9-7 |
| Xavier Cedeno | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.71 | 0 | 16-10 |
| New York Mets | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andres Torres, CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 |
| Ruben Tejada, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .302 |
| David Wright, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .317 |
| Scott Hairston, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .272 |
| Justin Turner, 3,4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .281 |
| Ronny Cedeno, 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Ike Davis, ph,3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 |
| Jason Bay, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .152 |
| Josh Thole, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| R.A. Dickey, P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .185 |
| Jordany Valdespin, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .242 |
| Jon Rauch, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Josh Edgin, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Daniel Murphy, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .285 |
| Frank Francisco, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 7 | |
Batting
Home runs - Turner
Grounded into DP - Thole
Hit by pitch - Turner
Team LOB - 9
Home runs - Turner
Grounded into DP - Thole
Hit by pitch - Turner
Team LOB - 9
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.A. Dickey (W, 16-4) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.76 | 1 | 86-59 |
| Jon Rauch (, 3-7) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.09 | 0 | 8-6 |
| Josh Edgin (, 1-1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.67 | 0 | 7-5 |
| Frank Francisco (S, 1-3; S,21) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.11 | 0 | 13-9 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Chad Fairchild, First Base Umpire - David Rackley, Second Base Umpire - Tom Hallion, Third Base Umpire - Brian O`Nora
Duration: 2:47
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Chad Fairchild, First Base Umpire - David Rackley, Second Base Umpire - Tom Hallion, Third Base Umpire - Brian O`Nora
Duration: 2:47
