Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 6, NY Mets 1
When: 7:10 PM ET, Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Where: Citi Field, New York, New York
Temperature: 51°
Umpires: Home - Kerwin Danley, 1B - Paul Nauert, 2B - Doug Eddings, 3B - Dana DeMuth
Attendance: 27032

The Houston Astros became the latest visitor to make themselves right at home at Citi Field, beating the New York Mets 6-1 on Tuesday night.

Wandy Rodriguez (1-2) allowed just one run on three hits and struck out seven in seven innings as Houston (6-11) picked up its second road win.

Four Astros recorded two hits a piece, and Angel Sanchez’s two-run RBI single in the seventh off the majors second-worst bullpen gave Houston a five-run cushion. A scoreless inning of relief each from Fernando Abad and Jeff Fulchino sealed the victory.

Jonathon Niese (0-3) had his best start of the season, allowing two earned runs on seven hits with five walks in six innings, but it still wasn’t enough for New York (5-12), which fell to 1-7 at home.

Carlos Beltran’s solo shot in the seventh was the Mets’ lone run and the outfielder’s third of the season.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Houston   NY Mets
Wandy Rodriguez Player Jon Niese
Win W/L Loss
7.0 IP 6.0
7 Strikeouts 3
3 Hits 7
1.29 ERA 3.00
Hitting
Houston   NY Mets
J.R. Towles Player Ike Davis
2 Hits 1
1 RBI 0
0 HR 0
3 TB 2
1.000 Avg .333
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Houston 11 0 12 .314 19 7 4 6 1 1
NY Mets 4 1 9 .125 13 8 1 3 0 2