July 7: New York Mets: 1 Hit, 3013 Career Total

By Robert H. Kelly

Craig Biggio went 1 for 5 in a marathon seventeen inning loss to the New York Mets. The Mets scored two runs in the top of the 17th to make the score 5-3 to break the tie. The Astros fell to 38-49 for the season.

The game went 5 hours and 17 minutes and used 7 relief pitchers.

Biggio was pulled in the top of the 11th, and replaced at second base by Chris Burke.

He now has 3014 career hits. His offensive stats are as follows:

1st inning: FLIES OUT (facing left handed pitcher Tom Glavine, 7-6, 4.40 ERA)
1: called strike
2: foul
3: ball
4: ball
5: flies out to center fielder Carlos Beltran
Current batting average: .259

4th inning: SINGLE (still facing Glavine)
1: singles on a soft fly ball to center fielder Carlos Beltran
Current batting average: .262

5th inning: FLIES OUT (still facing Glavine)
1: flies out to right fielder Shawn Green
Current batting average: .261

8th inning: GROUND OUT (facing right handed pitcher Aaron Heilman, 6-3, 3.83 ERA)
1: foul
2: grounds out on a throw from pitcher Aaron Heilman to first baseman Carlos Delgado
Current batting average: .260

10th inning: STRUCK OUT (facing right handed pitcher Guillermo Mota, 0-0, 6.65 era)
1: ball
2: ball
3: swinging strike
4: ball
5: swinging strike
6: called strike
Current batting average: .259