July 6, 1993 Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 3
BOS 2 BAL 8
@KCR 0 TEX 11
@MIL 1 DET 4
@MIN 1 CLE 11
@OAK 8 SEA 12
NYY 4 TOR 5
CHW 1 CHC 3
CIN 2 COL 8
FLA 3 PIT 10
@HOU 3 SFG 13
@MON 5 NYM 9
SDP 7 LAD 7
@PHI 5 STL 5
ATL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 17,582

Tuesday, July 6, 1993, 7:07
Time of Game: 2:54

Pirates

39-44

Won 1

5th, 15½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  3  1   0  0  4   2  0  0   10 12  0
Astros          2  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    3 10  1

W: J Ballard (1-0), L: P Harnisch (7-6)

Astros

42-39

Lost 2

4th, 12½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Garcia 2B                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .250  .670    0    3   4   
J Bell SS                     5   0   1   1    0   1  .304  .811    0    0   5   
A Martin CF-LF                3   1   0   0    2   0  .257  .737    0    2   0   SB
O Merced RF                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .358  .947    0    1   0   GDP
J King 3B                     3   3   2   2    1   0  .282  .739    0    0   5   HR,SB,SF
D Clark LF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .236  .688    0    0   0   2B
  W Pennyfeather PR-CF        1   1   1   0    0   0  .194  .420    0    2   0   
D Slaught C                   5   2   3   2    0   1  .307  .813    0    4   1   HR
K Young 1B                    3   2   2   3    0   0  .234  .643    0   15   0   2·2B,SF
J Ballard P                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   0   SH
  S Belinda P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       36  10  12   9    4   6                    27  15

BATTING

2B: K Young 2 (10, off P Harnisch, off B Williams); D Clark (6, off P Harnisch).

HR: J King (6, off P Harnisch; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); D Slaught (7, off P Harnisch; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

SF: J King (4, off P Harnisch); K Young (6, off B Williams).

SH: J Ballard (1, off B Williams).

TB: D Slaught 6; J King 5; K Young 4; D Clark 2; C Garcia 2; W Pennyfeather; J Bell.

GIDP: O Merced (5).

RBI: K Young 3 (31); D Slaught 2 (34); J King 2 (47); J Bell (30); C Garcia (18).

2-out RBI: J Bell; C Garcia.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Bell-C Garcia-K Young 2; J King-C Garcia-K Young.

BASERUNNING

SB: J King (3, 2nd base off P Harnisch/S Servais); A Martin (3, 2nd base off P Harnisch/S Servais).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .267  .827    0    3   3   2B
A Cedeno SS                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .319  .834    0    1   1   
J Bagwell 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .325  .914    0    9   0   GDP,IW
K Caminiti 3B                 4   0   2   2    0   0  .258  .713    0    1   0   2·GDP
E Anthony RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .734    0    2   0   
C James LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .268  .849    0    2   0   2B
S Servais C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .820    0    6   0   
S Finley CF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .251  .637    0    3   0   
P Harnisch P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .133  .355    0    0   1   SH
  B Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   2   
  C Candaele PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .651    0    0   0   
  A Osuna P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  X Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Parker PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .701         0   0   
  K Bass PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .610    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   3  10   3    1   5                    27   7

BATTING

2B: C James (8, off J Ballard); C Biggio (22, off J Ballard).

SH: P Harnisch (8, off J Ballard).

IBB: J Bagwell (3, by J Ballard).

TB: C Biggio 3; K Caminiti 2; C James 2; S Finley 2; A Cedeno 2; J Bagwell.

GIDP: K Caminiti 2 (12); J Bagwell (9).

RBI: K Caminiti 2 (49); C Biggio (26).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Biggio-J Bagwell.

E: B Williams (1).

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
J Ballard, W (1-0)             8.2  10   3   3    1   4   0   3.12   35     -       ·  ·     14· 6·10· 0     55    -     0.82   0.01
S Belinda                      0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.50    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    10   3   3    1   5   0          36     -       ·  ·     14· 6·10· 0          1-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Harnisch, L (7-6)            5     8   7   7    3   3   2   4.00   25     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 6· 2     23    -     1.07  -0.37
B Williams                     2     3   3   1    1   2   0   4.53   11     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 2· 0          2-2    0.30  -0.12
A Osuna                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
X Hernandez                    1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.28    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    12  10   8    4   6   2          43     -       ·  ·     12·10· 9· 2          2-2

P Harnisch faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Williams 2 (5).

IBB: J Ballard (1; J Bagwell).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Reliford, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Kerwin Danley.

Time of Game: 2:54.

Attendance: 17,582.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Astros                       
1. C Garcia             2B    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. J Bell               SS    2. A Cedeno             SS 
3. A Martin             CF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. O Merced             RF    4. K Caminiti           3B 
5. J King               3B    5. E Anthony            RF 
6. D Clark              LF    6. C James              LF 
7. D Slaught            C     7. S Servais            C  
8. K Young              1B    8. S Finley             CF 
9. J Ballard            P     9. P Harnisch           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  3-2  12-     -15%  30% C Biggio        J Ballard       Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Finley Scores; Harnisch to 3B
   b 2   1  3-3  123      15%  50% K Caminiti      J Ballard       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 2   2  2-2  -2-      11%  59% C Garcia        P Harnisch      Single to LF (Line Drive); Young Scores; Garcia to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 2   1  2-1  ---      11%  48% D Slaught       P Harnisch      Home Run (LF-CF)
   b 1   1  0-0  -23     -11%  26% K Caminiti      J Ballard       Single to LF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores; Cedeno Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Harnisch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  C Garcia        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      50%  J Bell          Flyball: LF
          1--      54%  A Martin        Walk; Garcia to 2B
   OO     12-      45%  O Merced        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Ballard facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      36%  A Cedeno        Single to RF (Line Drive); Biggio to 2B
   O      12-      37%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B; Biggio to 3B; Cedeno to 2B
   RR     -23      26%  K Caminiti      Single to LF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores; Cedeno Scores
   O      1--      28%  E Anthony       Strikeout Looking
          1--      25%  C James         Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Caminiti to 3B
   O      -23      29%  S Servais       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Pete Harnisch facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      39%  J King          Home Run
   O      ---      37%  D Clark         Flyball: LF
   R      ---      48%  D Slaught       Home Run (LF-CF)
          ---      52%  K Young         Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-      48%  J Ballard       Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-      59%  C Garcia        Single to LF (Line Drive); Young Scores; Garcia to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-      56%  J Bell          Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Jeff Ballard facing 8-9-1
          ---      52%  S Finley        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      46%  P Harnisch      Fielder's Choice C/Sacrifice Bunt; Finley to 2B; Harnisch to 1B
   R      12-      30%  C Biggio        Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Finley Scores; Harnisch to 3B
   O      -23      36%  A Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B
          -23      35%  J Bagwell       Intentional Walk
   OO     123      50%  K Caminiti      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Pete Harnisch facing 3-4-5
          ---      54%  A Martin        Walk
          1--      57%  O Merced        Martin Steals 2B
   O      -2-      55%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Martin to 3B
   RO     --3      58%  J King          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Martin Scores
          ---      60%  D Clark         Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      57%  D Slaught       Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Jeff Ballard facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      60%  E Anthony       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      62%  C James         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      63%  S Servais       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 3.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Pete Harnisch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      61%  K Young         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      59%  J Ballard       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      58%  C Garcia        Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Jeff Ballard facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      61%  S Finley        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      63%  P Harnisch      Strikeout
   O      ---      64%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 3.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Pete Harnisch facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      62%  J Bell          Strikeout
   O      ---      60%  A Martin        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      59%  O Merced        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Jeff Ballard facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      63%  A Cedeno        Strikeout
          ---      59%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--      67%  K Caminiti      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Pete Harnisch facing 5-6-7
          ---      70%  J King          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      73%  D Clark         King Steals 2B
          -2-      76%  " "             Walk
   R      12-      85%  D Slaught       Single to CF (Line Drive); King Scores; Clark to 2B
                  Brian Williams replaces Pete Harnisch pitching and batting 9th
   RR     12-      94%  K Young         Double to LF (Line Drive); Clark Scores; Slaught Scores
   O      -2-      94%  J Ballard       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Young to 3B
   O      --3      92%  C Garcia        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      --3      95%  J Bell          Single to CF (Line Drive); Young Scores
          1--      95%  A Martin        Wild Pitch; Bell to 2B
   O      -2-      95%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-8, Jeff Ballard facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  E Anthony       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  C James         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      97%  S Servais       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-3, Brian Williams facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      97%  O Merced        Strikeout
          ---      97%  J King          Walk
          1--      97%  D Clark         Wild Pitch; King to 2B
   R      -2-      99%  " "             Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball); King Scores/unER; Clark to 2B
                  Will Pennyfeather pinch runs for Dave Clark batting 6th
          -2-      99%  D Slaught       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Pennyfeather to 3B
   RO     1-3      99%  K Young         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Pennyfeather Scores/unER
   O      1--      99%  J Ballard       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 10, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-10, Jeff Ballard facing 8-9-1
                  Al Martin moves to LF; Will Pennyfeather moves to CF
   O      ---      99%  S Finley        Flyball: CF
                  Casey Candaele pinch hits for Brian Williams batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  C Candaele      Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  C Biggio        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 10, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 10-3, Al Osuna facing 1-2-3
                  Al Osuna replaces Casey Candaele pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  C Garcia        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---     100%  J Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  A Martin        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 10, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-10, Jeff Ballard facing 2-3-4
          ---      99%  A Cedeno        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--     100%  J Bagwell       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---     100%  K Caminiti      Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--     100%  E Anthony       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 10, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 10-3, Xavier Hernandez facing 4-5-6
                  Xavier Hernandez replaces Al Osuna pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  O Merced        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J King          Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  W Pennyfeather  Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--     100%  D Slaught       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 10, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-10, Jeff Ballard facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  C James         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  S Servais       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  S Finley        Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Stan Belinda replaces Jeff Ballard pitching and batting 9th; Rick Parker pinch hits for Xavier Hernandez batting 9th; Kevin Bass pinch hits for Rick Parker batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  K Bass          Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 10, Astros 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199307060

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