Astros complete sweep of Mets, 4-0
HOUSTON -- Ty Wigginton homered and the Houston Astros beat New York, 4-0, to finish their first three-game sweep of the Mets since September 1993.
Hunter Pence and Humberto Quintero added RBI doubles and Randy Wolf (7-10) won his home debut for the Astros, who’ve won six of their last seven games.
The Astros are still four games under .500 and a long way from contending in the NL Central. But they’ve won five of their last six series and can make up ground when they open a three-game series against first-place Chicago today.
New York has dropped four in a row and was shut out for the fourth time this season. And the dismal offensive performance was only part of the bad news.
Closer Billy Wagner was unavailable with a strained left forearm and was due to have an MRI exam in New York on Tuesday. The Mets also put right-hander John Maine on the disabled list to further rest his sore right shoulder.
The Mets open a seven-game homestand Tuesday after dropping five of six games on this trip.
“We just need to get home, get ourselves together,” Mets Manager Jerry Manuel said.
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