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Mets Stats Thru This Game

Mets Starting Lineup

2b Jason Hardtke lf Andy Tomberlin cf Lance Johnson rf Alex Ochoa 1b Roberto Petagine 3b Matt Franco ss Alvaro Espinoza c Alberto Castillo p Paul Wilson

September 26, 1996, Astrodome, Houston, TX Houston Astros 6, New York Mets 2 Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg. Jason Hardtke 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .184 - Butch Huskey ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .274 Andy Tomberlin lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .258 Lance Johnson cf 4 2 3 0 0 0 .336 Alex Ochoa rf 3 0 2 2 0 0 .304 Roberto Petagine 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .232 Matt Franco 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .207 - Rick Trlicek p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 - Jerry Dipoto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 - Carl Everett ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236 - Doug Henry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alvaro Espinoza ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .305 Alberto Castillo c 2 0 1 0 0 1 .364 - Todd Hundley ph-c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Paul Wilson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .080 - Edgardo Alfonzo 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .258 Astros ab r h bi bb so Brian Hunter cf 5 2 2 0 0 0 Craig Biggio 2b 4 0 2 3 0 1 Jeff Bagwell 1b 3 1 1 0 2 1 Derek Bell rf 4 0 2 2 0 1 Bill Spiers ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 Mike Simms lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 - James Mouton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 Tony Eusebio c 1 1 1 0 3 0 Dave Hajek 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 Doug Drabek p 2 0 0 0 0 1 - John Cangelosi ph 0 1 0 0 0 0 - Todd Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Derrick May ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 - Billy Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E New York Mets 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 2 Houston Astros 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 x 6 9 0 New York Mets ip h r er bb so Paul Wilson 5.0 6 2 0 2 5 5.38 Rick Trlicek (L,0-1) 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 3.60 Jerry Dipoto 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 3.89 Doug Henry 1.0 1 2 2 2 1 4.68 Houston Astros ip h r er bb so Doug Drabek (W) 7.0 7 2 2 0 5 Todd Jones 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 Billy Wagner 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 Errors: Matt Franco (3). WP: Doug Henry 2. 2B: Todd Hundley (32), Lance Johnson (30). 3B: Lance Johnson (21). Intentional Walks: Jeff Bagwell, Tony Eusebio. HBP: Roberto Petagine, John Cangelosi. SH: Craig Biggio. SF: Alex Ochoa. SB: Alex Ochoa (4), Bill Spiers, Derek Bell.