New York Mets vs. Houston Astros - Box Score - April 30, 2012

Scores for Apr 30, 2012

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Houston leads 1-0 (as of 4/30)

(13-10, 5-5 away)

(9-14, 5-5 home)

Coverage: FOX SW

8:05 PM ET, April 30, 2012

Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas

New York Mets
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
K Nieuwenhuis LF	4	0	2	2	0	1	16	.325	.386	.475
R Tejada SS	3	0	0	0	0	2	10	.299	.361	.391
D Murphy 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	16	.298	.350	.362
D Wright 3B	4	1	1	0	0	3	18	.389	.494	.569
I Davis 1B	4	1	2	0	0	0	7	.185	.241	.309
M Baxter RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	11	.333	.417	.476
b-S Hairston PH-RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.244	.277	.467
A Torres CF	4	1	1	1	0	1	15	.167	.286	.167
J Thole C	4	0	1	0	0	0	17	.317	.403	.429
R Dickey P	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	.100	.100	.100
a-L Duda PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	.256	.344	.436
M Acosta P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
T Byrdak P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
B Parnell P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
c-J Valdespin PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000
Totals	34	3	8	3	1	8	134
a-walked for R Dickey in the 7th b-flied out to left for M Baxter in the 8th c-grounded to first for B Parnell in the 9th
BATTING RBI: A Torres (1), K Nieuwenhuis 2 (8) 2-out RBI: K Nieuwenhuis 2 Mets RISP: 2-7 (I Davis 0-1, A Torres 1-1, J Thole 0-1, R Tejada 0-1, D Wright 0-1, K Nieuwenhuis 1-1, M Baxter 0-1) Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING Picked Off: K Nieuwenhuis (1st base by B Norris)
FIELDING E: J Thole (4, ground ball); D Murphy (5, ground ball)

New York Mets
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
R Dickey	6.0	3	3	3	2	6	1	77-55	4.45
M Acosta (L, 0-2)	1.1	2	1	1	0	2	0	25-14	9.00
T Byrdak	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-3	3.86
B Parnell	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	3.38
Totals	8.0	5	4	4	2	9	1	109-74
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: R Dickey 16/24; M Acosta 3/6; T Byrdak 0/1; B Parnell 1/1 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: R Dickey 17-11-12-15; M Acosta 4-4-3-3; T Byrdak 2-0-1-0; B Parnell 1-0-0-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Dickey 8-3; M Acosta 0-2; T Byrdak 0-0; B Parnell 1-0 Game Scores: R Dickey 58

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Schafer CF	4	2	2	0	0	1	10	.276	.351	.356
J Altuve 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	9	.360	.404	.547
J Lowrie SS	4	0	2	1	0	1	13	.297	.384	.422
T Buck LF	2	1	0	1	1	1	15	.273	.333	.424
b-J Martinez PH-LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.282	.411	.449
M Downs 1B	4	1	1	2	0	0	7	.212	.235	.515
B Bogusevic RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	11	.209	.338	.343
C Johnson 3B	2	0	0	0	1	2	19	.279	.311	.372
J Castro C	3	0	0	0	0	0	8	.231	.298	.308
B Norris P	2	0	0	0	0	1	8	.200	.200	.300
W Lopez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-J Maxwell PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.227	.250	.364
W Wright P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
B Lyon P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
F Abad P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
F Rodriguez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
B Myers P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	29	4	5	4	2	9	109
a-struck out swinging for W Lopez in the 7th b-struck out looking for T Buck in the 8th
BATTING HR: M Downs (2, 6th inning off R Dickey 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: T Buck (5), M Downs 2 (4), J Lowrie (7) S: J Altuve 2-out RBI: M Downs 2 Astros RISP: 2-4 (J Castro 0-1, J Lowrie 2-2, T Buck 0-1) Team LOB: 4
BASERUNNING SB: J Schafer (8, 2nd base off M Acosta/J Thole) CS: B Bogusevic (2, 2nd base by R Dickey) Picked Off: B Bogusevic (1st base by R Dickey)

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Norris	6.2	7	3	3	1	7	0	108-69	5.46
W Lopez	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	2.77
W Wright	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	5.06
B Lyon	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	7-4	3.24
F Abad	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2-1	16.20
F Rodriguez (W, 1-3)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-1	4.09
B Myers (S, 5)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13-9	1.35
Totals	9.0	8	3	3	1	8	0	134-86
PITCHING F Abad pitched to 1 batter in the 8th WP: B Norris HBP: R Tejada (By B Norris) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Norris 15/28; W Lopez 1/1; W Wright 1/1; B Lyon 1/1; F Abad 0/1; F Rodriguez 0/1; B Myers 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Norris 25-9-17-18; W Lopez 0-0-0-1; W Wright 0-0-0-1; B Lyon 3-0-1-0; F Abad 0-0-0-1; F Rodriguez 0-0-0-1; B Myers 4-0-2-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Norris 8-4; W Lopez 0-1; W Wright 0-1; B Lyon 0-0; F Abad 0-0; F Rodriguez 0-1; B Myers 2-1 Game Scores: B Norris 54

			NYM	HOU
	6th	T Buck grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Schafer scored, J Lowrie out at second.	0	1
	6th	M Downs homered to left (371 feet), T Buck scored.	0	3
	7th	A Torres reached on infield single to second, D Wright scored, I Davis to third.	1	3
	7th	K Nieuwenhuis singled to right, I Davis and A Torres scored, L Duda to third, K Nieuwenhuis to second advancing on throw.	3	3
	8th	J Lowrie singled to center, J Schafer scored.	3	4
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Stadium	Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Attendance	17,536 (41.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:53
Weather	80 degrees, overcast
Wind	14 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Gary Cederstrom, First Base - Lance Barksdale, Second Base - Mike Muchlinski, Third Base - Adrian Johnson

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