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OAK
@BAL		4
3
CHW
@BOS		5
2
SEA
@CLE		6
5
MIL
@MIN		11
2
CAL
@NYY		8
4
DET
@TEX		6
10
KCR
@TOR		10
4
ATL
@CHC		2
6
PIT
@HOU		7
9
MON
@LAD		2
0
NYM
@SDP		0
2
PHI
@SFG		1
2
CIN
@STL		2
3
Sunday, July 28, 1991
, Astrodome
Attendance: 20,754, Time of Game: 3:22
Pirates
7
60-35
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Astros
9
38-59
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Ryan Bowen (1-1)
L: Zane Smith (10-8)
S: Jim Clancy (5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  1  1   1  0  3   0  0  0    7  9  1
Astros          1  0  5   1  1  0   0  1  X    9 12  3

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Orlando Merced 1B 3 3 2 0 2 0 .288 .821 22 9 0.198 0.87 0.198 0.000 1.6 4 1 SB
Jay Bell SS 4 1 3 1 1 0 .288 .799 23 16 0.202 1.65 0.282 -0.080 2.9 2 3 2·2B
Gary Varsho CF 4 1 1 2 0 2 .271 .787 12 11 -0.047 1.65 0.090 -0.137 -0.3 1 0 2B
   Lloyd McClendon PH-LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 .790 5 1 0.087 2.90 0.087 0.000 0.4 0 0
Bobby Bonilla RF 3 1 0 1 1 0 .305 .893 17 8 -0.164 2.09 0.040 -0.203 -0.9 4 0 SF
Barry Bonds LF-CF 4 0 2 1 1 1 .292 .913 17 9 0.034 1.78 0.167 -0.133 0.9 3 0 IW
Mike LaValliere C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .714 12 6 -0.079 1.34 0.034 -0.114 -0.6 5 0
   Jose Lind PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 .646 5 1 0.071 1.35 0.071 0.000 0.4
John Wehner 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .429 .967 15 7 0.029 1.69 0.162 -0.133 0.7 0 2 SB
Curt Wilkerson 2B 2 0 0 1 0 1 .202 .512 9 6 -0.064 1.56 0.011 -0.075 -0.8 2 2 SF
   Bob Kipper P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gary Redus PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .731 6 3 -0.029 1.21 0.000 -0.029 -0.1
   Bill Landrum P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Jose Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .047 .203 6 4 -0.043 1.92 0.000 -0.043 -0.3
Zane Smith P 1 0 0 1 0 0 .225 .573 3 2 -0.001 1.43 0.029 -0.030 -0.2 0 0 SF
   Vicente Palacios P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 .143 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Carlos Garcia 2B 3 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 12 9 -0.063 0.82 0.000 -0.063 -0.5 2 0
Team Totals 34 7 9 7 8 8 .265 .731 164 92 0.131 1.54 1.171 -1.040 3.2 24 8
2B: J Bell 2 (18, 1 off R Bowen, 1 off D Wilkins); G Varsho (9, off D Wilkins).
SF: Z Smith (1, off R Bowen); C Wilkerson (2, off R Bowen); B Bonilla (6, off R Bowen).
IBB: B Bonds (11, by R Bowen).
TB: J Bell 5; B Bonds 2; G Varsho 2; O Merced 2; J Wehner.
RBI: G Varsho 2 (17); Z Smith (5); B Bonilla (64); C Wilkerson (7); B Bonds (70); J Bell (47).
2-out RBI: B Bonds.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Bell-O Merced.
E: Z Smith (2).
Baserunning
SB: O Merced (3, 2nd base off D Wilkins/S Servais); J Wehner (2, 2nd base off R Bowen/S Servais).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gerald Young CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .192 .573 20 11 -0.078 0.78 0.002 -0.081 -0.6 2 0
Casey Candaele 2B 5 4 2 1 0 0 .263 .713 8 6 0.110 0.78 0.155 -0.046 0.9 1 4 HR,SB
Jeff Bagwell 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 .291 .821 20 12 0.051 0.86 0.111 -0.060 0.3 7 0
Ken Caminiti 3B 4 1 2 1 1 0 .248 .686 14 7 0.138 0.76 0.162 -0.024 0.9 3 3 2B
Mike Simms RF 3 2 1 2 1 0 .222 .689 12 5 0.261 0.92 0.316 -0.055 2.7 1 0 2B,SB
   Steve Finley RF 1 0 1 1 0 0 .300 .777 4 2 0.069 0.84 0.069 0.000 1.0 0 0 2B
Mark Davidson LF 4 1 3 1 0 1 .236 .635 12 9 0.155 0.83 0.166 -0.011 1.2 4 0
   Luis Gonzalez PH-LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 .734 4 0 0.001 0.31 0.001 0.000 0.1 0 0 IW
Andujar Cedeno SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 .250 .833 23 13 -0.060 0.98 0.081 -0.141 -0.8 1 0 3B,GDP
Scott Servais C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .091 14 7 -0.041 0.57 0.003 -0.044 -0.5 8 0
Ryan Bowen P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .833 5 4 0.032 0.79 0.045 -0.013 0.2 0 0
   Jose Tolentino PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3 0.007 0.64 0.007 0.000 0.3
   Dean Wilkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Al Osuna P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 3 3 -0.012 0.49 0.000 -0.012 -0.1 0 0
   Jim Clancy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 36 9 12 8 7 5 .333 .997 146 82 0.633 0.80 1.118 -0.487 5.6 27 7
2B: S Finley (18, off B Landrum); K Caminiti (14, off Z Smith); M Simms (3, off Z Smith).
3B: A Cedeno (1, off V Palacios).
HR: C Candaele (4, off V Palacios; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
IBB: L Gonzalez (4, by B Landrum).
TB: C Candaele 5; A Cedeno 3; M Davidson 3; K Caminiti 3; M Simms 2; S Finley 2; R Bowen; J Bagwell.
GIDP: A Cedeno (1).
RBI: M Simms 2 (3); K Caminiti (44); S Finley (33); A Cedeno (1); M Davidson (10); C Candaele (33); J Bagwell (40).
2-out RBI: M Simms 2; A Cedeno; S Finley; C Candaele; M Davidson; K Caminiti; J Bagwell.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 6 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 1. K Caminiti-J Bagwell.
E: J Bagwell (10); S Servais (1); M Simms (2).
Baserunning
SB: C Candaele (8, 2nd base off Z Smith/M LaValliere); M Simms (1, 2nd base off V Palacios/M LaValliere).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Zane Smith, L (10-8) 2.2 6 6 5 1 1 0 3.38 15 49 26 18 0 8 8 5 3 0 24 -0.498 1.21 -4.0
Vicente Palacios 2 2 2 2 5 3 1 3.27 13 60 31 14 6 11 1 4 1 0 1 1 -0.167 0.48 -2.6
Bob Kipper 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.95 6 16 12 9 1 2 1 5 2 0 3 0 0.054 0.85 1.1
Bill Landrum 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 2.06 9 21 13 8 2 3 4 3 1 0 0 0 -0.022 0.54 -0.1
Team Totals 8 12 9 8 7 5 1 9.00 43 146 82 49 9 24 14 17 7 0 24 4 1 -0.633 1.54 -5.6

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ryan Bowen, W (1-1) 5 6 4 3 5 4 0 7.20 26 93 51 28 9 14 6 11 5 0 40 -0.215 1.33 -1.9
Dean Wilkins 0.2 3 3 1 0 1 0 13.50 6 21 15 9 3 3 2 3 3 0 0 0 -0.216 0.99 -2.8
Al Osuna, H (7) 2.1 0 0 0 3 1 0 2.13 10 35 16 10 4 2 1 5 0 0 1 0 0.165 2.41 0.7
Jim Clancy, S (5) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.78 3 15 10 4 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.133 1.94 0.8
Team Totals 9 9 7 4 8 8 0 4.00 45 164 92 51 21 20 10 19 8 0 40 2 0 -0.133 0.80 -3.2
A Osuna faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: V Palacios (2).
WP: Z Smith (1); V Palacios (5); R Bowen (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: R Bowen (1; B Bonds); B Landrum (3; L Gonzalez).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Tom Hallion, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Joe West.
Time of Game: 3:22.
Attendance: 20,754.
Start Time Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Houston Astros
1 Orlando Merced 1B 1 Gerald Young CF
2 Jay Bell SS 2 Casey Candaele 2B
3 Gary Varsho CF 3 Jeff Bagwell 1B
4 Bobby Bonilla RF 4 Ken Caminiti 3B
5 Barry Bonds LF 5 Mike Simms RF
6 Mike LaValliere C 6 Mark Davidson LF
7 John Wehner 3B 7 Andujar Cedeno SS
8 Curt Wilkerson 2B 8 Scott Servais C
9 Zane Smith P 9 Ryan Bowen P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 2-3 2 12- 2,(1-0)  RR HOU M. Simms Z. Smith 26% 67% Double (Fly Ball); Bagwell Scores; Caminiti Scores
b1 0-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  R HOU K. Caminiti Z. Smith 12% 53% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Candaele Scores/unER
t1 0-0 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  PIT J. Bell R. Bowen -11% 35% Double to RF (Line Drive); Merced to 3B
b3 4-3 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  R HOU M. Davidson Z. Smith 11% 78% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Simms Scores; Davidson to 2B/Adv on throw
b3 1-3 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  R HOU J. Bagwell Z. Smith 11% 39% Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS); Candaele Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Ryan Bowen facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT O. Merced R. Bowen -4% 46% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  PIT J. Bell R. Bowen -11% 35% Double to RF (Line Drive); Merced to 3B
t1 0-0 0 -23 3,(0-2)  O PIT G. Varsho R. Bowen 6% 41% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 -23 2,(1-0)  RO PIT B. Bonilla R. Bowen -1% 40% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Merced Scores
t1 1-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  PIT B. Bonds R. Bowen -1% 39% Intentional Walk
t1 1-0 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O PIT M. LaValliere R. Bowen 4% 43% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU G. Young Z. Smith -2% 41% Lineout: RF
b1 0-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU C. Candaele Z. Smith 3% 43% Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball); Candaele to 1B
b1 0-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Bagwell Z. Smith 2% 45% Wild Pitch; Candaele to 2B
b1 0-1 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O HOU J. Bagwell Z. Smith -4% 42% Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
b1 0-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  R HOU K. Caminiti Z. Smith 12% 53% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Candaele Scores/unER
b1 1-1 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  O HOU M. Simms Z. Smith -3% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Ryan Bowen facing 7-8-9
t2 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT J. Wehner R. Bowen -4% 46% Single (Line Drive)
t2 1-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  PIT C. Wilkerson R. Bowen -7% 40% Wehner Steals 2B; Wehner to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
t2 1-1 0 --3 5,(2-2)  O PIT C. Wilkerson R. Bowen 5% 44% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-1 1 --3 1,(0-0)  RO PIT Z. Smith R. Bowen -3% 42% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Wehner Scores
t2 2-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT O. Merced R. Bowen -1% 40% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
t2 2-1 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  PIT J. Bell R. Bowen -2% 39% Walk; Merced to 2B
t2 2-1 2 12- 5,(1-2)  O PIT G. Varsho R. Bowen 4% 42% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Zane Smith facing 6-7-8
b2 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU M. Davidson Z. Smith 4% 47% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
b2 1-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO HOU A. Cedeno Z. Smith -8% 38% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b2 1-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU S. Servais Z. Smith -1% 37% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Ryan Bowen facing 4-5-6
t3 2-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT B. Bonilla R. Bowen -3% 34% Walk
t3 2-1 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT B. Bonds R. Bowen 3% 37% Strikeout Looking
t3 2-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT M. LaValliere R. Bowen -3% 34% Reached on E9 (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Bonilla to 2B; LaValliere to 1B
t3 2-1 1 12- 5,(3-1)  PIT J. Wehner R. Bowen -6% 28% Walk; Bonilla to 3B; LaValliere to 2B
t3 2-1 1 123 1,(0-0)  RO PIT C. Wilkerson R. Bowen -1% 27% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Bonilla Scores/unER
t3 3-1 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O PIT Z. Smith R. Bowen 3% 30% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Zane Smith facing 9-1-2
b3 1-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU R. Bowen Z. Smith 5% 34% Single (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
b3 1-3 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU G. Young Z. Smith -4% 30% Strikeout Looking
b3 1-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Candaele Z. Smith -3% 27% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Candaele to 1B
b3 1-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Bagwell Z. Smith 1% 28% Candaele Steals 2B
b3 1-3 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  R HOU J. Bagwell Z. Smith 11% 39% Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS); Candaele Scores
b3 2-3 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  HOU K. Caminiti Z. Smith 3% 41% Walk; Bagwell to 2B
b3 2-3 2 12- 2,(1-0)  RR HOU M. Simms Z. Smith 26% 67% Double (Fly Ball); Bagwell Scores; Caminiti Scores
b3 4-3 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  R HOU M. Davidson Z. Smith 11% 78% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Simms Scores; Davidson to 2B/Adv on throw
Vicente Palacios replaces Zane Smith pitching and batting 9th
b3 5-3 2 -2- 8,(3-2)  R HOU A. Cedeno V. Palacios 8% 86% Triple (Fly Ball); Davidson Scores
b3 6-3 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O HOU S. Servais V. Palacios -2% 84% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 6.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-6, Astros' Ryan Bowen facing 1-2-3
t4 3-6 0 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT O. Merced R. Bowen -4% 80% Walk
t4 3-6 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  PIT J. Bell R. Bowen -10% 71% Single (Fly Ball); Merced to 3B
t4 3-6 0 1-3 3,(0-2)  RO PIT G. Varsho R. Bowen 4% 75% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Merced Scores; Varsho to 1B
t4 4-6 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO PIT B. Bonilla R. Bowen 6% 81% Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-4, Pirates' Vicente Palacios facing 9-1-2
b4 6-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU R. Bowen V. Palacios -1% 79% Strikeout Swinging
b4 6-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU G. Young V. Palacios -1% 78% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b4 6-4 2 --- 2,(1-0)  R HOU C. Candaele V. Palacios 8% 87% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Candaele Scores
b4 7-4 2 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU J. Bagwell V. Palacios 0% 87% Walk
b4 7-4 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O HOU K. Caminiti V. Palacios -1% 86% Lineout: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 7.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-7, Astros' Ryan Bowen facing 5-6-7
t5 4-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT B. Bonds R. Bowen -4% 82% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
t5 4-7 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  PIT M. LaValliere R. Bowen -2% 80% Wild Pitch; Bonds to 2B
t5 4-7 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  O PIT M. LaValliere R. Bowen 4% 84% Flyball: CF
t5 4-7 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  O PIT J. Wehner R. Bowen 3% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Bonds stays at 2B
t5 4-7 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O PIT C. Wilkerson R. Bowen 3% 90% Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Bonds out at 3B/3B; Wilkerson to 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 7.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-4, Pirates' Vicente Palacios facing 5-6-7
b5 7-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU M. Simms V. Palacios 1% 91% Walk
b5 7-4 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O HOU M. Davidson V. Palacios -1% 90% Strikeout Swinging
b5 7-4 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  HOU A. Cedeno V. Palacios 1% 91% Simms Steals 2B
b5 7-4 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O HOU A. Cedeno V. Palacios -1% 90% Strikeout Looking
b5 7-4 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  HOU S. Servais V. Palacios 0% 90% Wild Pitch; Simms to 3B
b5 7-4 2 --3 7,(3-2)  HOU S. Servais V. Palacios 0% 90% Walk
Jose Tolentino pinch hits for Ryan Bowen (P) batting 9th
b5 7-4 2 1-3 7,(3-2)  HOU J. Tolentino V. Palacios 1% 91% Walk; Servais to 2B
b5 7-4 2 123 1,(0-0)  R HOU G. Young V. Palacios 4% 95% Balk; Simms Scores; Servais to 3B; Tolentino to 2B
b5 8-4 2 -23 5,(3-1)  HOU G. Young V. Palacios 0% 95% Walk
Bob Kipper replaces Curt Wilkerson (2B) pitching and batting 8th
Carlos Garcia replaces Vicente Palacios (P) playing 2B batting 9th
b5 8-4 2 123 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Candaele B. Kipper -1% 94% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 8.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-8, Astros' Dean Wilkins facing 9-1-2
Dean Wilkins replaces Jose Tolentino (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 4-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT C. Garcia D. Wilkins 1% 95% Strikeout Swinging
t6 4-8 1 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT O. Merced D. Wilkins -2% 93% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Merced to 1B
t6 4-8 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT J. Bell D. Wilkins -1% 93% Merced Steals 2B
t6 4-8 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  R PIT J. Bell D. Wilkins -6% 87% Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Merced Scores
t6 5-8 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R PIT G. Varsho D. Wilkins -9% 78% Double to RF (Line Drive); Bell Scores/unER
t6 6-8 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O PIT B. Bonilla D. Wilkins 4% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Varsho to 3B
t6 6-8 2 --3 5,(2-2)  R PIT B. Bonds D. Wilkins -10% 72% Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS); Varsho Scores/unER
Al Osuna replaces Dean Wilkins pitching and batting 9th
t6 7-8 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O PIT M. LaValliere A. Osuna 4% 76% Flyball: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-7, Pirates' Bob Kipper facing 3-4-5
b6 8-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell B. Kipper -2% 74% Flyball: RF
b6 8-7 1 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU K. Caminiti B. Kipper 2% 76% Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS)
b6 8-7 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Simms B. Kipper -2% 74% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
b6 8-7 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU M. Davidson B. Kipper 2% 75% Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS); Caminiti to 2B
b6 8-7 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O HOU A. Cedeno B. Kipper -4% 72% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Cedeno to 1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 8.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 7-8, Astros' Al Osuna facing 7-8-9
t7 7-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Wehner A. Osuna 4% 76% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
Gary Redus pinch hits for Bob Kipper (P) batting 8th
t7 7-8 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT G. Redus A. Osuna 3% 79% Popfly: 3B
t7 7-8 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT C. Garcia A. Osuna 2% 81% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-7, Pirates' Bill Landrum facing 8-9-1
Bill Landrum replaces Gary Redus (PH) pitching and batting 8th
b7 8-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU S. Servais B. Landrum -2% 79% Flyball: RF
b7 8-7 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU A. Osuna B. Landrum -1% 78% Strikeout Looking
b7 8-7 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU G. Young B. Landrum -1% 77% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 8.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 7-8, Astros' Al Osuna facing 1-2-3
Steve Finley replaces Mike Simms playing RF batting 5th
t8 7-8 0 --- 4,(3-0)  PIT O. Merced A. Osuna -9% 68% Walk
t8 7-8 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Bell A. Osuna 8% 76% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)
Lloyd McClendon pinch hits for Gary Varsho (CF) batting 3rd
t8 7-8 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  PIT L. McClendon A. Osuna -9% 67% Walk; Merced to 2B
t8 7-8 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O PIT B. Bonilla A. Osuna 10% 78% Popfly: LF (Deep SS)
t8 7-8 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O PIT B. Bonds A. Osuna 10% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-7, Pirates' Bill Landrum facing 2-3-4
Lloyd McClendon moves from PH to LF
Barry Bonds moves from LF to CF
b8 8-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU C. Candaele B. Landrum 2% 90% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
b8 8-7 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Bagwell B. Landrum -1% 89% Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Candaele to 2B
b8 8-7 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O HOU K. Caminiti B. Landrum -2% 88% Groundout: 1B-P; Candaele to 3B
b8 8-7 2 --3 4,(2-1)  R HOU S. Finley B. Landrum 7% 95% Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 1B); Candaele Scores
Luis Gonzalez pinch hits for Mark Davidson (LF) batting 6th
b8 9-7 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  HOU L. Gonzalez B. Landrum 0% 95% Intentional Walk
b8 9-7 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O HOU A. Cedeno B. Landrum -1% 94% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Cedeno to 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 9.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 7-9, Astros' Al Osuna facing 6-7-8
Luis Gonzalez moves from PH to LF
Jose Lind pinch hits for Mike LaValliere (C) batting 6th
t9 7-9 0 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT J. Lind A. Osuna -7% 87% Walk
Jim Clancy replaces Al Osuna pitching and batting 9th
t9 7-9 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Wehner J. Clancy 6% 93% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Wehner to 1B
Jose Gonzalez pinch hits for Bill Landrum (P) batting 8th
t9 7-9 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O PIT J. Gonzalez J. Clancy 4% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t9 7-9 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT C. Garcia J. Clancy 3% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 9.

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