7: The month day and year on 7/7/07
7: The number of the Mets all star shortstop who was taken out of the game for failing to run out a ground ball the previous day
7: The number of letters in Houston, the team the Mets played on 7/7/07
7: The number of letters in New York, the city the Mets play in
77: the Mets magic number going into the day
77: The number of remaining games on the Mets schedule going into the day
421: Carlos Delgado’s career home run total after his 5th inning home run. (4+2+1=7)
7:07 PM CT: The time Carlos Delgado hit his 421st home run
7: The inning David Wright hit his 16th home run
16: The number of home runs David Wright has hit this season (1+6=7)
17: The number of innings it would take for the Mets to beat the Astros on 7/7/07
7: The number of the player who scored the game winning run
16: The number of pitchers used by both sides (1+6=7)

And for good measure…

Dave Williams will be making his 7th start for the Mets today, as the Mets look to take 3 of 4 from the Houston Astros before the All Star Break

7: The number of letters in All Star