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OAK  4
@BAL  3

CHW  5
@BOS  2

SEA  6
@CLE  5

MIL 11
@MIN  2

CAL  8
@NYY  4

TEX 10
DET  6

KCR 10
@TOR  4

CHC  6
ATL  2

HOU  9
PIT  7

MON  2
@LAD  0

SDP  2
NYM  0

SFG  2
PHI  1

STL  3
CIN  2

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 20,754

Sunday, July 28, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 3:22
Pirates
7
60-35
Lost 1
1st
                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
W: R Bowen (1-1), L: Z Smith (10-8), S: J Clancy (5)
Astros
9
38-59
Won 1
6th, 18 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Merced 1B                   3   3   2   0    2   0  .288  .821   22    4   1   SB
J Bell SS                     4   1   3   1    1   0  .288  .800   24    2   3   2·2B
G Varsho CF                   4   1   1   2    0   2  .271  .787   12    1   0   2B
  L McClendon PH-LF           0   0   0   0    1   0  .280  .791    5    0   0   
B Bonilla RF                  3   1   0   1    1   0  .305  .893   17    4   0   SF
B Bonds LF-CF                 4   0   2   1    1   1  .292  .913   17    3   0   IW
M LaValliere C                4   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .715   14    5   0   
  J Lind PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .263  .646    5    0   0   
J Wehner 3B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .429  .967   15    0   2   SB
C Wilkerson 2B                2   0   0   1    0   1  .202  .512   13    2   2   SF
  B Kipper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Redus PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .730    6    0   0   
  B Landrum P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  J Gonzalez PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .047  .203    6    0   0   
Z Smith P                     1   0   0   1    0   0  .225  .573    3    0   0   SF
  V Palacios P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .142         0   0   
  C Garcia 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000   12    2   0   
Totals                       34   7   9   7    8   8              171   24   8
BATTING
2B: J Bell 2 (18, off R Bowen, 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               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Young CF                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .192  .574   21    2   0   
C Candaele 2B                 5   4   2   1    0   0  .263  .713    8    1   4   HR,SB
J Bagwell 1B                  4   1   1   1    1   0  .291  .820   22    7   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 4   1   2   1    1   0  .248  .687   14    3   3   2B
M Simms RF                    3   2   1   2    1   0  .222  .689   12    1   0   2B,SB
  S Finley RF                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .300  .778    4    0   0   2B
M Davidson LF                 4   1   3   1    0   1  .236  .635   12    4   0   
  L Gonzalez PH-LF            0   0   0   0    1   0  .241  .734    4    0   0   IW
A Cedeno SS                   5   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .833   27    1   0   3B,GDP
S Servais C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .091   15    8   0   
R Bowen P                     2   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .833    5    0   0   
  J Tolentino PH              0   0   0   0    1   0                7    0   0   
  D Wilkins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Osuna P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  J Clancy P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       36   9  12   8    7   5              154   27   7
BATTING
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; S Finley; C Candaele; M Davidson; J Bagwell; A Cedeno; K Caminiti.
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).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
Z Smith, L (10-8)              2.2   6   6   5    1   1   0   3.38   15   49-26   18· 0· 8    8· 2· 3· 0     24    -     1.15  -0.50
V Palacios                     2     2   2   2    5   3   1   3.27   13   60-31   14· 6·11    1· 3· 1· 0          1-1    0.60  -0.17
B Kipper                       1.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   4.95    6   16-12    9· 1· 2    1· 3· 2· 0          3-0    0.98   0.05
B Landrum                      2     2   1   1    1   1   0   2.06    9   21-13    8· 2· 3    4· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.67  -0.02
Totals                         8    12   9   8    7   5   1          43  146-82   49· 9·24   14·10· 7· 0          4-1 
Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Bowen, W (1-1)               5     6   4   3    5   4   0   7.20   26   93-51   28· 9·14    6· 6· 5· 0     40    -     1.27  -0.22
D Wilkins                      0.2   3   3   1    0   1   0  13.50    6   21-15    9· 3· 3    2· 0· 3· 0          0-0    1.07  -0.22
A 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    2.38   0.17
J Clancy, S (5)                1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.78    3   15-10    4· 5· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.13   0.13
Totals                         9     9   7   4    8   8   0          45  164-92   51·21·20   10·11· 8· 0          2-0 
A Osuna faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: V Palacios (2).
WP: Z Smith (1); V Palacios (5); R Bowen (2).
IBB: R Bowen (1; B Bonds); B Landrum (3; L Gonzalez).
HBP: None.

OTHER

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

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Astros                       
1. O Merced             1B    1. G Young              CF 
2. J Bell               SS    2. C Candaele           2B 
3. G Varsho             CF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. B Bonilla            RF    4. K Caminiti           3B 
5. B Bonds              LF    5. M Simms              RF 
6. M LaValliere         C     6. M Davidson           LF 
7. J Wehner             3B    7. A Cedeno             SS 
8. C Wilkerson          2B    8. S Servais            C  
9. Z Smith              P     9. R Bowen              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  3-2  12-  2   26%  67% M Simms         Z Smith         Double (Fly Ball); Bagwell Scores; Caminiti Scores
   b 1   2  1-0  -2-  4   12%  53% K Caminiti      Z Smith         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Candaele Scores/unER
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  6  -11%  35% J Bell          R Bowen         Double to RF (Line Drive); Merced to 3B
   b 3   2  3-4  -2-  6   11%  78% M Davidson      Z Smith         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Simms Scores; Davidson to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 3   2  3-1  -2-  4   11%  39% J Bagwell       Z Smith         Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS); Candaele Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Bowen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  7   46%  O Merced        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   35%  J Bell          Double to RF (Line Drive); Merced to 3B
   O      -23  3   41%  G Varsho        Strikeout Swinging
   RO     -23  2   40%  B Bonilla       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Merced Scores
          -2-  4   39%  B Bonds         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  6   43%  M LaValliere    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, Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   41%  G Young         Lineout: RF
          ---  2   43%  C Candaele      Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball); Candaele to 1B
          1--      45%  J Bagwell       Wild Pitch; Candaele to 2B
   O      -2-  3   42%  " "             Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   R      -2-  4   53%  K Caminiti      Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Candaele Scores/unER
   O      -2-  3   50%  M Simms         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, Ryan Bowen facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   46%  J Wehner        Single (Line Drive)
          1--      40%  C Wilkerson     Wehner Steals 2B; Wehner to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3  5   44%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   RO     --3  1   42%  Z Smith         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Wehner Scores
          ---  4   40%  O Merced        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  6   39%  J Bell          Walk; Merced to 2B
   O      12-  5   42%  G Varsho        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Zane Smith facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   47%  M Davidson      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  2   38%  A Cedeno        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   37%  S Servais       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ryan Bowen facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   34%  B Bonilla       Walk
   O      1--  5   37%  B Bonds         Strikeout Looking
          1--  1   34%  M LaValliere    Reached on E9 (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Bonilla to 2B; LaValliere to 1B
          12-  5   28%  J Wehner        Walk; Bonilla to 3B; LaValliere to 2B
   RO     123  1   27%  C Wilkerson     Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Bonilla Scores/unER
   O      12-  2   30%  Z Smith         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Zane Smith facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   34%  R Bowen         Single (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   30%  G Young         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   27%  C Candaele      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Candaele to 1B
          1--      28%  J Bagwell       Candaele Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   39%  " "             Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS); Candaele Scores
          1--  4   41%  K Caminiti      Walk; Bagwell to 2B
   RR     12-  2   67%  M Simms         Double (Fly Ball); Bagwell Scores; Caminiti Scores
   R      -2-  6   78%  M Davidson      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
   R      -2-  8   86%  A Cedeno        Triple (Fly Ball); Davidson Scores
   O      --3  1   84%  S Servais       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, Ryan Bowen facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   80%  O Merced        Walk
          1--  3   71%  J Bell          Single (Fly Ball); Merced to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   75%  G Varsho        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Merced Scores; Varsho to 1B
   OO     1--  2   81%  B Bonilla       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, Vicente Palacios facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   79%  R Bowen         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   78%  G Young         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   R      ---  2   87%  C Candaele      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Candaele Scores
          ---  7   87%  J Bagwell       Walk
   O      1--  2   86%  K Caminiti      Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 7.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-7, Ryan Bowen facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   82%  B Bonds         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--      80%  M LaValliere    Wild Pitch; Bonds to 2B
   O      -2-  3   85%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  3   88%  J Wehner        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Bonds stays at 2B
   O      -2-  3   90%  C Wilkerson     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, Vicente Palacios facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   91%  M Simms         Walk
   O      1--  3   90%  M Davidson      Strikeout Swinging
          1--      91%  A Cedeno        Simms Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   90%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          -2-      90%  S Servais       Wild Pitch; Simms to 3B
          --3  7   90%  " "             Walk
                  Jose Tolentino pinch hits for Ryan Bowen batting 9th
          1-3  7   91%  J Tolentino     Walk; Servais to 2B
   R      123      95%  G Young         Balk; Simms Scores; Servais to 3B; Tolentino to 2B
          -23  5   95%  " "             Walk
                  Bob Kipper replaces Curtis Wilkerson pitching and batting 8th; Carlos Garcia replaces Vicente Palacios playing 2B batting 9th
   O      123  2   94%  C Candaele      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, Dean Wilkins facing 9-1-2
                  Dean Wilkins replaces Jose Tolentino pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   95%  C Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   93%  O Merced        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Merced to 1B
          1--      93%  J Bell          Merced Steals 2B
   R      -2-  5   87%  " "             Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Merced Scores
   R      -2-  1   78%  G Varsho        Double to RF (Line Drive); Bell Scores/unER
   O      -2-  4   82%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Varsho to 3B
   R      --3  5   72%  B Bonds         Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS); Varsho Scores/unER
                  Al Osuna replaces Dean Wilkins pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  2   76%  M LaValliere    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, Bob Kipper facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   74%  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF
          ---  2   76%  K Caminiti      Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  1   74%  M Simms         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          1--  2   75%  M Davidson      Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS); Caminiti to 2B
   O      12-  4   72%  A Cedeno        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, Al Osuna facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   76%  J Wehner        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  Gary Redus pinch hits for Bob Kipper batting 8th
   O      ---  6   79%  G Redus         Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  4   81%  C Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-7, Bill Landrum facing 8-9-1
                  Bill Landrum replaces Gary Redus pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  1   79%  S Servais       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   78%  A Osuna         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   77%  G Young         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 8.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 7-8, Al Osuna facing 1-2-3
                  Steve Finley replaces Mike Simms playing RF batting 5th
          ---  4   68%  O Merced        Walk
   O      1--  3   76%  J Bell          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)
                  Lloyd McClendon pinch hits for Gary Varsho batting 3rd
          1--  5   67%  L McClendon     Walk; Merced to 2B
   O      12-  3   78%  B Bonilla       Popfly: LF (Deep SS)
   O      12-  2   88%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-7, Bill Landrum facing 2-3-4
                  Lloyd McClendon moves to LF; Barry Bonds moves to CF
          ---  1   90%  C Candaele      Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   89%  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Candaele to 2B
   O      -2-  2   88%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 1B-P; Candaele to 3B
   R      --3  4   95%  S Finley        Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 1B); Candaele Scores
                  Luis Gonzalez pinch hits for Mark Davidson batting 6th
          -2-  4   95%  L Gonzalez      Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   94%  A Cedeno        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, Al Osuna facing 6-7-8
                  Luis Gonzalez moves to LF; Jose Lind pinch hits for Mike LaValliere batting 6th
          ---  5   87%  J Lind          Walk
                  Jim Clancy replaces Al Osuna pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  5   93%  J Wehner        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Wehner to 1B
                  Jose Gonzalez pinch hits for Bill Landrum batting 8th
   O      1--  6   97%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4  100%  C Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 9.

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