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CAL  7
BOS  6
 BAL  8
@KCR  3
 MIL  7
TEX  6
 DET  8
@MIN  4
 OAK  3
CLE  0
 SEA  6
NYY  5
 CHW  5
@TOR  2
 CIN  4
@CHC  3
 COL  6
FLA  5
 PIT  5
@HOU  2
 MON  3
SFG  0
 SDP  2
@NYM  0
 PHI  7
LAD  6
(20)		 STL  3
ATL  1
Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 24,682

 Wednesday, July 7, 1993, 7:35
Time of Game: 3:13
Pirates
5
40-44
Won 2
5th, 15½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  1   4  0  0   0  0  0    5 14  0
Astros          0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    2  7  0
W: Paul Wagner (4-5), L: Mark Portugal (6-4), S: Stan Belinda (16)
 Astros
2
42-40
Lost 3
4th, 12½ GB

Batting Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
C Garcia 2B                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .254  .682   17   11    2   3   2B,SB,HBP
J Bell SS                     5   1   1   0    0   1  .302  .805   21   13    0   0   
A Martin CF-LF                4   1   1   0    1   3  .257  .735   24   14    2   0   
O Merced RF                   5   0   2   3    0   1  .359  .949   20   12    4   1   2B
J King 3B                     5   0   4   1    0   0  .290  .752   16   13    0   1   
L Smith LF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .751    8    6    2   0   HBP,GDP
  W Pennyfeather CF           1   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .406    4    3    0   0   
D Slaught C                   4   0   1   0    1   2  .306  .809   17    9    8   1   
K Young 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .238  .649   17   11    8   1   
T Wakefield P                 2   1   1   1    0   1  .129  .419    5    4    1   0   HR
  P Wagner P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .513    8    5    0   1   SH
  J Candelaria P              0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  J Johnston P                0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  S Belinda P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
Totals                       38   5  14   0    2  11              157  101   27   8
Batting Events
2B: O Merced (14, off M Portugal); C Garcia (14, off M Portugal).
HR: T Wakefield (1, off M Portugal; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
SH: P Wagner (3, off T Jones).
HBP: L Smith (2, by M Portugal); C Garcia (3, by M Portugal).
TB: T Wakefield 4; J King 4; O Merced 3; C Garcia 3; K Young 2; A Martin; J Bell; D Slaught.
GIDP: L Smith (2).
RBI: O Merced 3 (48); T Wakefield (3); J King (48).
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 6 for 17.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. O Merced-K Young.
Baserunning Events
SB: C Garcia (3, 2nd base off M Portugal/S Servais).
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .266  .824   16   11    2   3   2B
L Gonzalez LF                 3   0   0   0    2   1  .262  .755   35   17    1   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   1   2   0    1   0  .327  .917   15    7    7   1   SB
K Caminiti 3B                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .259  .714   22   14    0   1   
E Anthony RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .724   12    9    2   0   
A Cedeno SS                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .319  .830   13    8    3   4   SF
S Servais C                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .285  .819   18   13   11   2   2B
S Finley CF                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .249  .634   12    7    1   0   
  X Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  K Bass PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .604    3    2    0   0   
M Portugal P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .542    5    3    0   0   
  T Edens P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  C Donnels PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .238  .614    4    2    0   0   
  T Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  C Candaele CF               1   0   0   0    1   0  .246  .651    7    3    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   7   0    6   8              162   96   27  11
Batting Events
2B: C Biggio (23, off T Wakefield); S Servais (8, off T Wakefield).
SF: A Cedeno (3, off T Wakefield).
TB: J Bagwell 2; C Biggio 2; S Servais 2; C Donnels; A Cedeno; K Caminiti.
RBI: C Donnels (5); A Cedeno (33).
2-out RBI: C Donnels.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. C Biggio-A Cedeno-J Bagwell; C Biggio-S Servais-A Cedeno.
Baserunning Events
SB: J Bagwell (7, 2nd base off P Wagner/D Slaught).

Pitching Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Wakefield                    3.2   5   2   2    2   3   0   6.35   18   67-38   22· 3·13    7· 6· 1· 0     44    -     1.06   0.00
P Wagner, W (4-5)              3.1   2   0   0    2   3   0   4.56   13   48-33   20· 4· 8    4· 4· 0· 0          3-0    1.27   0.10
J Candelaria, H (4)            0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   8.24    1    6-5     2· 1· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.28   0.08
J Johnston, H (1)              1.1   0   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    6   32-17   11· 2· 4    1· 2· 0· 0          2-0    1.27   0.11
S Belinda, S (16)              0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.48    1    3-2     2· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.74   0.04
Totals                         9     7   2   2    6   8   0          39  156-95   57·10·27   12·13· 1· 0          9-0
P Wagner faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Portugal, L (6-4)            3.1  10   5   5    1   4   1   3.53   22   76-49   28·13· 8    6· 9· 4· 0     23    -     1.43  -0.26
T Edens                        0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.00    2    3-3     3· 0· 0    1· 1· 1· 0          2-1    0.57   0.00
T Jones                        2.2   2   0   0    1   2   0   0.00   11   38-23   11· 5· 7    5· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.43   0.05
X Hernandez                    2.1   1   0   0    0   5   0   3.12    8   35-24    8· 8· 8    1· 2· 1· 0          2-0    0.27   0.04
Totals                         9    14   5   5    2  11   1          43  152-99   50·26·23   13·15· 6· 0          4-1
Balks: None.
WP: T Wakefield (2); M Portugal (6).
HBP: M Portugal 2 (3; L Smith, C Garcia).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jerry Layne, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Kerwin Danley, 3B - Charlie Reliford.
Time of Game: 3:13.
Attendance: 24,682.
Start Time Weather: In Dome.

Lineups

   Pittsburgh Pirates                        Houston Astros                               
1. Carlos Garcia                2B       1. Craig Biggio                 2B
2. Jay Bell                     SS       2. Luis Gonzalez                LF
3. Al Martin                    CF       3. Jeff Bagwell                 1B
4. Orlando Merced               RF       4. Ken Caminiti                 3B
5. Jeff King                    3B       5. Eric Anthony                 RF
6. Lonnie Smith                 LF       6. Andujar Cedeno               SS
7. Don Slaught                   C       7. Scott Servais                 C
8. Kevin Young                  1B       8. Steve Finley                 CF
9. Tim Wakefield                 P       9. Mark Portugal                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t2 0 123 OO 4,(2-1)  -17% 50% 0-0 PIT K. Young M. Portugal Double Play: Lineout: 2B-C-SS; Smith to 3B; Young to 1B
t4 1 --- R 1,(0-0)  11% 72% 1-0 PIT T. Wakefield M. Portugal Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t4 1 123 RR 2,(1-0)  11% 92% 2-0 PIT O. Merced M. Portugal Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Garcia Scores; Bell Scores; Martin to 3B
b6 0 1-- OO 8,(3-2)  9% 89% 2-5 HOU S. Servais P. Wagner Double Play: Flyball: RF-1B
b8 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  -9% 78% 2-5 HOU K. Caminiti P. Wagner Walk; Bagwell to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mark Portugal facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  6% 56% 0-0 PIT C. Garcia M. Portugal Double to LF (Fly Ball)
t1 0 -2- O 1,(0-0)  -4% 52% 0-0 PIT J. Bell M. Portugal Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t1 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  3% 55% 0-0 PIT A. Martin M. Portugal Wild Pitch; Garcia to 3B
t1 1 --3 O 5,(2-2)  -6% 49% 0-0 PIT A. Martin M. Portugal Strikeout Swinging
t1 2 --3 O 4,(1-2)  -4% 45% 0-0 PIT O. Merced M. Portugal Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 6,(3-2)  2% 48% 0-0 HOU C. Biggio T. Wakefield Strikeout Looking
b1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  -3% 45% 0-0 HOU L. Gonzalez T. Wakefield Walk
b1 1 1-- O 5,(3-1)  3% 48% 0-0 HOU J. Bagwell T. Wakefield Flyball: RF
b1 2 1-- O 4,(1-2)  2% 50% 0-0 HOU K. Caminiti T. Wakefield Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mark Portugal facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  4% 54% 0-0 PIT J. King M. Portugal Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  6% 60% 0-0 PIT L. Smith M. Portugal Hit By Pitch; King to 2B
t2 0 12- 2,(1-0)  8% 67% 0-0 PIT D. Slaught M. Portugal Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); King to 3B; Smith to 2B
t2 0 123 OO 4,(2-1)  -17% 50% 0-0 PIT K. Young M. Portugal Double Play: Lineout: 2B-C-SS; Smith to 3B; Young to 1B
t2 2 1-3 O 4,(1-2)  -5% 45% 0-0 PIT T. Wakefield M. Portugal Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Tim Wakefield facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  2% 47% 0-0 HOU E. Anthony T. Wakefield Foul Popfly: C
b2 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  2% 49% 0-0 HOU A. Cedeno T. Wakefield Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  1% 50% 0-0 HOU S. Servais T. Wakefield Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mark Portugal facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  4% 54% 0-0 PIT C. Garcia M. Portugal Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
t3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  3% 57% 0-0 PIT J. Bell M. Portugal Garcia Steals 2B
t3 0 -2- O 8,(3-2)  -5% 52% 0-0 PIT J. Bell M. Portugal Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  5% 58% 0-0 PIT A. Martin M. Portugal Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Garcia to 3B
t3 1 1-3 R 4,(2-1)  8% 65% 0-0 PIT O. Merced M. Portugal Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Garcia Scores; Martin to 2B
t3 1 12- 4,(1-2)  6% 71% 1-0 PIT J. King M. Portugal Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Martin to 3B; Merced to 2B
t3 1 123 O 2,(0-1)  -7% 64% 1-0 PIT L. Smith M. Portugal Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t3 2 123 O 2,(0-1)  -7% 57% 1-0 PIT D. Slaught M. Portugal Flyball: RF (Short RF)
1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Tim Wakefield facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  3% 60% 0-1 HOU S. Finley T. Wakefield Groundout: 1B-P
b3 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  2% 62% 0-1 HOU M. Portugal T. Wakefield Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  -3% 59% 0-1 HOU C. Biggio T. Wakefield Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b3 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  -0% 58% 0-1 HOU L. Gonzalez T. Wakefield Wild Pitch; Biggio to 3B
b3 2 --3 O 7,(3-2)  5% 63% 0-1 HOU L. Gonzalez T. Wakefield Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Mark Portugal facing 8-9-1
t4 0 --- O 4,(0-2)  -2% 61% 1-0 PIT K. Young M. Portugal Strikeout Swinging
t4 1 --- R 1,(0-0)  11% 72% 1-0 PIT T. Wakefield M. Portugal Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  2% 74% 2-0 PIT C. Garcia M. Portugal Hit By Pitch
t4 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  3% 77% 2-0 PIT J. Bell M. Portugal Single to CF (Line Drive); Garcia to 2B
t4 1 12- 4,(3-0)  4% 81% 2-0 PIT A. Martin M. Portugal Walk; Garcia to 3B; Bell to 2B
t4 1 123 RR 2,(1-0)  11% 92% 2-0 PIT O. Merced M. Portugal Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Garcia Scores; Bell Scores; Martin to 3B
Tom Edens replaces Mark Portugal pitching and batting 9th
t4 1 -23 R 1,(0-0)  3% 94% 4-0 PIT J. King T. Edens Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Martin Scores; Merced to 3B
t4 1 1-3 OO 2,(0-1)  -3% 91% 5-0 PIT L. Smith T. Edens Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Pirates' Tim Wakefield facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  -2% 89% 0-5 HOU J. Bagwell T. Wakefield Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b4 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  -6% 83% 0-5 HOU K. Caminiti T. Wakefield Single to RF (Ground Ball); Bagwell to 3B
b4 0 1-3 O 2,(1-0)  5% 88% 0-5 HOU E. Anthony T. Wakefield Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
b4 1 1-3 RO 1,(0-0)  1% 89% 0-5 HOU A. Cedeno T. Wakefield Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Bagwell Scores
b4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  -3% 86% 1-5 HOU S. Servais T. Wakefield Double to RF (Fly Ball); Caminiti to 3B
b4 2 -23 4,(3-0)  -2% 84% 1-5 HOU S. Finley T. Wakefield Walk
Chris Donnels pinch hits for Tom Edens (P) batting 9th
b4 2 123 R 4,(2-1)  -8% 76% 1-5 HOU C. Donnels T. Wakefield Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Caminiti Scores; Servais to 3B; Finley to 2B
Paul Wagner replaces Tim Wakefield pitching and batting 9th
b4 2 123 O 1,(0-0)  8% 84% 2-5 HOU C. Biggio P. Wagner Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 2.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Astros' Todd Jones facing 7-8-9
Todd Jones replaces Chris Donnels (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t5 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 83% 5-2 PIT D. Slaught T. Jones Strikeout Swinging
t5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  1% 85% 5-2 PIT K. Young T. Jones Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t5 1 1-- O 2,(0-1)  -1% 84% 5-2 PIT P. Wagner T. Jones Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Young to 2B
t5 2 -2- O 2,(0-1)  -2% 82% 5-2 PIT C. Garcia T. Jones Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Pirates' Paul Wagner facing 2-3-4
b5 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  3% 84% 2-5 HOU L. Gonzalez P. Wagner Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  -3% 82% 2-5 HOU J. Bagwell P. Wagner Walk
b5 1 1-- O 4,(0-2)  2% 84% 2-5 HOU K. Caminiti P. Wagner Strikeout Swinging, Bagwell Steals 2B
b5 2 -2- O 1,(0-0)  3% 87% 2-5 HOU E. Anthony P. Wagner Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 2.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Astros' Todd Jones facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- O 3,(2-0)  -1% 86% 5-2 PIT J. Bell T. Jones Popfly: SS
t6 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 85% 5-2 PIT A. Martin T. Jones Strikeout Swinging
t6 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 85% 5-2 PIT O. Merced T. Jones Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Pirates' Paul Wagner facing 6-7-8
b6 0 --- 4,(2-1)  -5% 80% 2-5 HOU A. Cedeno P. Wagner Single to RF (Fly Ball)
b6 0 1-- OO 8,(3-2)  9% 89% 2-5 HOU S. Servais P. Wagner Double Play: Flyball: RF-1B
b6 2 --- O 4,(0-2)  1% 90% 2-5 HOU S. Finley P. Wagner Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 2.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Astros' Todd Jones facing 5-6-7
t7 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 89% 5-2 PIT J. King T. Jones Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
t7 1 --- O 2,(1-0)  -1% 89% 5-2 PIT L. Smith T. Jones Flyball: CF
t7 2 --- 4,(3-0)  1% 89% 5-2 PIT D. Slaught T. Jones Walk
t7 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  1% 90% 5-2 PIT K. Young T. Jones Single to RF (Ground Ball); Slaught to 3B
Xavier Hernandez replaces Steve Finley (CF) pitching and batting 8th; Casey Candaele replaces Todd Jones (P) playing CF batting 9th
t7 2 1-3 O 6,(3-2)  -2% 88% 5-2 PIT P. Wagner X. Hernandez Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Pirates' Paul Wagner facing 9-1-2
Al Martin moves from CF to LF; Will Pennyfeather replaces Lonnie Smith (LF) playing CF batting 6th
b7 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  3% 91% 2-5 HOU C. Candaele P. Wagner Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 1 --- O 3,(0-2)  2% 92% 2-5 HOU C. Biggio P. Wagner Strikeout Swinging
b7 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  1% 93% 2-5 HOU L. Gonzalez P. Wagner Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 2.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Astros' Xavier Hernandez facing 1-2-3
t8 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  -1% 93% 5-2 PIT C. Garcia X. Hernandez Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 1 --- O 3,(0-2)  -1% 92% 5-2 PIT J. Bell X. Hernandez Strikeout Swinging
t8 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  -0% 92% 5-2 PIT A. Martin X. Hernandez Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Pirates' Paul Wagner facing 3-4-5
b8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  -5% 87% 2-5 HOU J. Bagwell P. Wagner Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
b8 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  -9% 78% 2-5 HOU K. Caminiti P. Wagner Walk; Bagwell to 2B
John Candelaria replaces Paul Wagner pitching and batting 9th
b8 0 12- O 6,(1-2)  8% 86% 2-5 HOU E. Anthony J. Candelaria Strikeout Looking
Joel Johnston replaces John Candelaria pitching and batting 9th
b8 1 12- O 7,(3-2)  6% 92% 2-5 HOU A. Cedeno J. Johnston Popfly: 2B
b8 2 12- O 4,(1-2)  5% 97% 2-5 HOU S. Servais J. Johnston Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 2.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Astros' Xavier Hernandez facing 4-5-6
t9 0 --- O 6,(3-2)  -0% 97% 5-2 PIT O. Merced X. Hernandez Flyball: LF
t9 1 --- 4,(1-2)  0% 97% 5-2 PIT J. King X. Hernandez Single to CF (Line Drive)
t9 1 1-- O 4,(1-2)  -0% 96% 5-2 PIT W. Pennyfeather X. Hernandez Strikeout Swinging
t9 2 1-- O 5,(2-2)  -0% 96% 5-2 PIT D. Slaught X. Hernandez Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Pirates' Joel Johnston facing 8-9-1
Kevin Bass pinch hits for Xavier Hernandez (P) batting 8th
b9 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  2% 98% 2-5 HOU K. Bass J. Johnston Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b9 1 --- 5,(3-1)  -3% 96% 2-5 HOU C. Candaele J. Johnston Walk
b9 1 1-- O 5,(2-2)  3% 99% 2-5 HOU C. Biggio J. Johnston Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
b9 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  -0% 99% 2-5 HOU L. Gonzalez J. Johnston Defensive Indifference; Candaele to 2B
b9 2 -2- 8,(3-2)  -3% 96% 2-5 HOU L. Gonzalez J. Johnston Walk
Stan Belinda replaces Joel Johnston pitching and batting 9th
b9 2 12- O 3,(1-1)  4% 100% 2-5 HOU J. Bagwell S. Belinda Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 2.

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