NY Mets 5, Houston 1
When: 1:10 PM ET, Sunday, August 29, 2010
Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York
Temperature:
87°
Umpires:
Home -
CB Bucknor, 1B -
Kerwin Danley, 2B -
Angel Campos, 3B -
Dana DeMuth
Attendance:
32779
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R.A. Dickey threw seven strong innings and drove in two runs to lead the New York Mets to a 5-1 victory against the Houston Astros on Sunday at Citi Field.
Dickey (9-5) held the Astros to one run on six hits and helped himself with a two-run single in the Mets' four-run second inning.
Josh Thole hit his second home run of the season, a solo shot off Astros starter Bud Norris in the sixth. Angel Pagan and Luis Castillo also drove in runs for the Mets.
Norris (6-8) allowed five runs on eight hits over 5 2/3 innings to lose for the first time since July 17.
Michael Bourn drove in Houston's run with a single in the third.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Houston |
|
NY Mets |
|
Bud Norris
|
Player |
R.A. Dickey
|
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
5.2 |
IP |
7.0 |
|
5 |
Strikeouts |
2 |
|
8 |
Hits |
6 |
|
7.94 |
ERA |
1.29 |
Hitting
| Houston |
|
NY Mets |
|
Geoff Blum | Player |
Josh Thole
|
|
2 |
Hits |
2 |
|
0 |
RBI |
1 |
|
0 |
HR |
1 |
|
3 |
TB |
5 |
|
.500 |
Avg |
.667 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Houston
|
9 |
0 |
11 |
.265 |
14 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| NY Mets
|
10 |
1 |
14 |
.303 |
18 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |