Mets 4, Astros 5, Final 10 - Aug. 2, 2008

Mets fall short with bases loaded
newyorkmetsdaily.com 8/3/2008 — In Saturday’s loss to the Astros, Houston was 1-for-3 with a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded and had three RBIs and three runs scored. The Astros loaded the bases in both the ninth and 10th innings and delivered both times.

Mets vs. Astros - Recap - August 02, 2008
sports.espn.go.com 8/3/2008 — Erstad's 10th-inning sacrifice caps Astros' comeback win over Mets HOUSTON (AP) -- Mark Loretta threw the block, Hunter Pence found the hole and the Houston Astros rallied to beat the New York Mets . Lance Berkman raced home when Darin Erstad lined ...

TSTDIA: Astros 5 -- Mets 4 — The 'Ropolitans | NY Mets Baseball Blog

Postgame: Mets 4 Astros 5 — Hot Foot

Mets Lose To Astros 5-4 In 10 Innings — The Mets Report

Mets Fall To Third Place After Stunning Loss To The Astros — Mets Merized Online

Hands Down: Bull [word that is not “pen”] Edition — New York Mets

Mets Game 110: Loss to Astros — Mets Today

Astros Beat Mets, Take Series, Hope For Sweep — The Crawfish Boxes

TEXAS UPDATE. — metsgrrl.com

Astros get win after Mets bullpen implodes late — FOXSports.com News for MLB 8/3/2008

Berkman scores winning run in Astros' victory — Boston.com -- Baseball News 8/3/2008
Lance Berkman raced home when Darin Erstad lined out to left in the 10th inning and the Houston Astros beat the New York Mets 5-4 Saturday night after tying it on a memorable play in the ninth inning.

Astros rally to down Mets 5-4 in 10 (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 8/3/2008
Lance Berkman raced home when Darin Erstad lined out to left in the 10th inning and the Houston Astros beat the New York Mets 5-4 Saturday night after tying it on a memorable play in the ninth inning. New York was leading 4-2 when Houston loaded ...

Astros persevere to beat Mets in 10 — Major League Baseball News 8/3/2008
The Astros came back in wild fashion on Saturday night to beat the Mets, 5-4, on a Darin Erstad sac fly in the 10th inning.

Castro sprains right ankle, leaves game — Major League Baseball News 8/3/2008
Mets catcher Ramon Castro left Saturday night's game in the ninth inning with a sprained right ankle, after being slammed into by two Astros runners at home plate.

Mets' bullpen crashes in Houston — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 8/3/2008
After Billy Wagner coughed up a two-run lead in the 9th, Aaron Heilman couldn't retire a batter in the 10th and Pedro Feliciano allowed the decisive run to score as the Mets lost to the Astros, 5-4, falling back into third place in the NL East.  ...

Astros 5, Mets 4: Wagner Slips Up, and the Mets’ Slide Reaches 3 Games — NYT > Baseball 8/3/2008
The Mets’ bullpen squandered another excellent starting performance by Johan Santana and are now in third place in the National League East. >

Mets Notebook: Wasting No Time, Young Met Jumps In — NYT > Baseball 8/3/2008
Daniel Murphy, batting sixth and playing left field, made his major league debut in Saturday’s game against the Astros. >