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OAK
@BAL		4
10
MIL
@CHW		0
3
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@CLE		3
11
TOR
@KCR		8
6
CAL
@NYY		6
3
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@SEA		3
4		 
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@TEX		1
6
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@CIN		2
8
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@FLA		9
6
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@HOU		7
4
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@LAD		3
4
SFG
@MON		3
7
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@NYM		6
3
COL
@STL		1
2
Tuesday, April 26, 1994 7:07
, Astrodome
Attendance: 23,151, Time of Game: 3:20
Pirates
7
9-9
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 4 GB
 at Astros
4
10-9
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 3½ GB
W: Mark Dewey (2-0)
L: Todd Jones (0-2)
S: Rick White (4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  1  0   2  0  0   0  4  0    7 11  0
Astros          0  2  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    4 11  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Carlos Garcia 2B 4 0 2 1 1 2 .292 .724 16 10 0.069 0.98 0.122 -0.053 1.2 2 3 2B,SB
Jay Bell SS 2 0 0 0 3 1 .152 .471 24 10 0.000 0.81 0.039 -0.039 -0.0 1 2 IW
Andy Van Slyke CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .221 .606 25 16 -0.134 1.02 0.000 -0.134 -1.3 5 0
Jeff King 3B 4 2 1 0 1 0 .246 .620 21 10 0.081 0.97 0.125 -0.044 0.2 1 4
Orlando Merced RF 4 1 3 1 1 1 .283 .820 28 16 0.465 1.87 0.501 -0.037 3.1 0 0 2·2B
Don Slaught C 2 2 2 0 3 0 .297 .759 20 5 0.331 1.90 0.385 -0.055 1.6 6 2
Al Martin LF 4 0 1 2 0 1 .246 .789 10 8 0.003 2.08 0.159 -0.155 -0.4 1 0 SF,GDP
Kevin Young 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 .176 .516 31 17 -0.237 1.83 0.082 -0.320 -1.9 11 1
Paul Wagner P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 3 3 -0.062 1.34 0.000 -0.062 -0.6 0 2
   Tom Foley PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .130 .405 7 5 -0.044 1.73 0.000 -0.044 -0.2
   Jeff Ballard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mark Dewey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dave Clark PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .381 1.076 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Brian Hunter PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .212 .720 4 3 0.124 1.31 0.124 0.000 1.0 2B
   Rick White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 7 11 6 9 8 .324 .896 189 103 0.596 1.45 1.537 -0.943 2.6 27 14
2B: B Hunter (3, off M Williams); O Merced 2 (6, 2 off B Williams); C Garcia (2, off M Williams).
SF: A Martin (1, off T Jones).
IBB: J Bell (1, by M Williams).
TB: O Merced 5; C Garcia 3; B Hunter 2; D Slaught 2; J King; A Martin; K Young.
GIDP: A Martin (1).
RBI: A Martin 2 (10); B Hunter (7); K Young (3); O Merced (7); C Garcia (6).
2-out RBI: C Garcia; B Hunter.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 5 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. P Wagner-C Garcia-K Young; J Bell-C Garcia-K Young.
Baserunning
SB: C Garcia (3, 2nd base off B Williams/S Servais).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
James Mouton RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .212 .606 14 7 -0.025 1.14 0.073 -0.098 -0.6 2 0 GDP
   Sid Bream PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 5 2 0.010 0.24 0.010 0.000 0.1
Steve Finley CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 .280 .898 19 15 0.230 0.91 0.281 -0.050 1.3 1 1 HR,2B
Craig Biggio 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .324 .949 14 7 -0.029 0.82 0.034 -0.064 -0.4 0 4
Jeff Bagwell 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .371 1.027 15 10 -0.015 0.82 0.075 -0.091 -0.2 7 1 2B,CS,GDP
Luis Gonzalez LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .193 .597 14 8 0.080 1.36 0.150 -0.070 0.6 1 0 2B,SB
Ken Caminiti 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 .161 .553 15 10 -0.001 1.27 0.108 -0.109 0.1 2 0 2B
Scott Servais C 4 0 1 1 0 1 .163 .502 16 8 0.013 1.09 0.098 -0.085 0.2 10 1
Andy Stankiewicz SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .353 1.123 12 8 -0.039 1.12 0.024 -0.063 -0.2 3 2
   Chris Donnels PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1.233 5 3 -0.023 0.89 0.000 -0.023 -0.2
Brian Williams P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1.333 1 1 -0.045 1.59 0.000 -0.045 -0.6 0 2
   Tom Edens P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 7 5 -0.034 1.36 0.000 -0.034 -0.2 1 2
   Mike Hampton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Andujar Cedeno PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .377 1.186 2 1 -0.014 0.55 0.000 -0.014 -0.2
   Todd Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mitch Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kevin Bass PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .391 .984 1 1 -0.013 0.49 0.000 -0.013 -0.2
Team Totals 35 4 11 4 3 7 .314 .883 140 86 0.095 1.03 0.853 -0.759 -0.4 27 13
2B: S Finley (3, off J Ballard); J Bagwell (3, off R White); K Caminiti (4, off P Wagner); L Gonzalez (2, off P Wagner).
HR: S Finley (5, off P Wagner; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
TB: S Finley 6; J Bagwell 3; K Caminiti 2; L Gonzalez 2; A Stankiewicz; C Biggio; J Mouton; S Servais; S Bream.
GIDP: J Bagwell (2); J Mouton (3).
RBI: S Finley 2 (9); K Caminiti (9); S Servais (7).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Biggio-A Stankiewicz-J Bagwell.
PB: S Servais 2 (2).
Outfield Assists: S Finley (O Merced at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: L Gonzalez (3, 2nd base off P Wagner/D Slaught).
CS: J Bagwell (3, 2nd base by P Wagner/D Slaught).

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
Paul Wagner 6 7 4 4 3 6 1 5.55 25 96 57 35 13 9 9 7 5 0 45 -0.228 1.11 -1.1
Jeff Ballard 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.16 4 11 7 5 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 -0.006 0.60 -0.1
Mark Dewey, W (2-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.96 1 6 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.048 1.66 0.6
Rick White, S (4) 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.79 8 31 21 16 1 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0.090 0.92 1.0
Team Totals 9 11 4 4 3 7 1 4.00 38 144 89 59 16 14 16 12 5 0 45 2 0 -0.096 1.45 0.4

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
Brian Williams 3.2 6 3 3 4 3 0 5.40 19 75 40 24 4 12 6 6 3 0 36 -0.234 1.25 -1.8
Tom Edens 3 1 0 0 1 5 0 3.00 10 49 29 13 6 10 2 2 1 0 3 0 0.253 1.32 2.0
Mike Hampton, H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.18 1 5 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.045 1.61 0.2
Todd Jones, BS (3), L (0-2) 0.2 2 3 3 1 0 0 6.55 5 22 12 8 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 -0.252 3.47 -1.0
Mitch Williams 1.1 2 1 1 3 0 0 5.40 9 41 21 16 1 4 2 4 1 0 2 2 -0.409 0.77 -2.0
Team Totals 9 11 7 7 9 8 0 7.00 44 192 104 62 12 30 13 14 5 0 36 6 2 -0.597 1.03 -2.6
Balks: None.
WP: P Wagner (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: M Williams (1; J Bell).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Brian Gorman, 2B - Steve Rippley, 3B - Jeff Kellogg.
Time of Game: 3:20.
Attendance: 23,151.
Start Time Weather: In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Houston Astros
1 Carlos Garcia 2B 1 James Mouton RF
2 Jay Bell SS 2 Steve Finley CF
3 Andy Van Slyke CF 3 Craig Biggio 2B
4 Jeff King 3B 4 Jeff Bagwell 1B
5 Orlando Merced RF 5 Luis Gonzalez LF
6 Don Slaught C 6 Ken Caminiti 3B
7 Al Martin LF 7 Scott Servais C
8 Kevin Young 1B 8 Andy Stankiewicz SS
9 Paul Wagner P 9 Brian Williams P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 2-3 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  RR HOU S. Finley P. Wagner -25% 31% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Mouton Scores
t8 4-4 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  R PIT B. Hunter M. Williams 24% 74% Passed Ball; Slaught Scores; Young to 2B
t8 3-4 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  PIT O. Merced T. Jones 21% 55% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); King to 3B
t8 4-4 1 -23 7,(3-2)  O PIT K. Young T. Jones -18% 50% Fielder's Choice SS; Merced out at Hm/SS-C; Slaught to 3B; Young to 1B
t4 1-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R PIT A. Martin B. Williams 16% 58% Single to LF (Pop Fly to Deep SS); Merced Scores; Slaught to 3B

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' Brian Williams facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT C. Garcia B. Williams -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT J. Bell B. Williams -2% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Van Slyke B. Williams -1% 45% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Paul Wagner facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Mouton P. Wagner 2% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU S. Finley P. Wagner 2% 49% Lineout: 1B
b1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU C. Biggio P. Wagner -1% 48% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell P. Wagner 2% 50% Strikeout Looking (C-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Brian Williams facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT J. King B. Williams 4% 54% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  R PIT O. Merced B. Williams 13% 66% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); King Scores
t2 1-0 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O PIT D. Slaught B. Williams -5% 61% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Merced out at Hm/CF-C
t2 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO PIT A. Martin B. Williams -5% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Paul Wagner facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU L. Gonzalez P. Wagner -7% 49% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
b2 0-1 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  R HOU K. Caminiti P. Wagner -11% 39% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Gonzalez Scores
b2 1-1 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  R HOU S. Servais P. Wagner -10% 29% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Caminiti Scores; Servais to 2B/Adv on throw
b2 2-1 0 -2- 5,(1-2)  HOU A. Stankiewicz P. Wagner -2% 26% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Servais stays at 2B
b2 2-1 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Williams P. Wagner 5% 31% Bunt Groundout: 1B-3B/Forceout at 3B; Stankiewicz to 2B; Williams to 1B
b2 2-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO HOU J. Mouton P. Wagner 8% 38% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Brian Williams facing 8-9-1
t3 1-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT K. Young B. Williams -3% 36% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT P. Wagner B. Williams -2% 34% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t3 1-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT C. Garcia B. Williams 1% 35% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
t3 1-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  PIT J. Bell B. Williams 1% 37% Garcia Steals 2B
t3 1-2 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  PIT J. Bell B. Williams 1% 38% Walk
t3 1-2 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O PIT A. Van Slyke B. Williams -5% 33% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Paul Wagner facing 2-3-4
b3 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU S. Finley P. Wagner 2% 35% Lineout: CF
b3 2-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU C. Biggio P. Wagner -2% 33% Walk
b3 2-1 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  OO HOU J. Bagwell P. Wagner 5% 37% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B (P's Left)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Brian Williams facing 4-5-6
t4 1-2 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O PIT J. King B. Williams -3% 34% Popfly: CF
t4 1-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT O. Merced B. Williams 5% 40% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t4 1-2 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  PIT D. Slaught B. Williams 3% 42% Walk
t4 1-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R PIT A. Martin B. Williams 16% 58% Single to LF (Pop Fly to Deep SS); Merced Scores; Slaught to 3B
t4 2-2 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  R PIT K. Young B. Williams 8% 66% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Slaught Scores; Martin to 2B
t4 3-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT P. Wagner B. Williams -4% 62% Bunt Groundout: 1B-3B/Forceout at 3B; Young to 2B; Wagner to 1B
t4 3-2 2 12- 5,(3-1)  PIT C. Garcia B. Williams 3% 65% Walk; Young to 3B; Wagner to 2B
Tom Edens replaces Brian Williams pitching and batting 9th
t4 3-2 2 123 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Bell T. Edens -7% 58% Baserunner Out Advancing; Young out at Hm/C-P
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Pirates' Paul Wagner facing 5-6-7
b4 2-3 0 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU L. Gonzalez P. Wagner -5% 53% Walk
b4 2-3 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  HOU K. Caminiti P. Wagner -3% 50% Gonzalez Steals 2B
b4 2-3 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O HOU K. Caminiti P. Wagner 6% 55% Strikeout Swinging
b4 2-3 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O HOU S. Servais P. Wagner 5% 60% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 2-3 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O HOU A. Stankiewicz P. Wagner 4% 64% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Astros' Tom Edens facing 2-3-4
t5 3-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Bell T. Edens -2% 62% Strikeout Looking
t5 3-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT A. Van Slyke T. Edens -2% 60% Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
t5 3-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. King T. Edens -1% 59% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Pirates' Paul Wagner facing 9-1-2
b5 2-3 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O HOU T. Edens P. Wagner 3% 62% Strikeout Swinging
b5 2-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU J. Mouton P. Wagner -4% 59% Walk
b5 2-3 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  HOU S. Finley P. Wagner -2% 56% Wild Pitch; Mouton to 2B
b5 2-3 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  RR HOU S. Finley P. Wagner -25% 31% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Mouton Scores
b5 4-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Biggio P. Wagner 2% 32% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 4-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU J. Bagwell P. Wagner -1% 31% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b5 4-3 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  O HOU L. Gonzalez P. Wagner 2% 34% Bagwell Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 4.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Astros' Tom Edens facing 5-6-7
t6 3-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT O. Merced T. Edens -4% 30% Strikeout Swinging
t6 3-4 1 --- 3,(2-0)  PIT D. Slaught T. Edens 4% 34% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t6 3-4 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. Martin T. Edens -5% 29% Strikeout Swinging
t6 3-4 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O PIT K. Young T. Edens -4% 26% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Pirates' Paul Wagner facing 5-6-7
b6 4-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU L. Gonzalez P. Wagner 2% 28% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
b6 4-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU K. Caminiti P. Wagner 1% 29% Strikeout Swinging
b6 4-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU S. Servais P. Wagner 1% 30% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 4.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Astros' Tom Edens facing 9-1-2
Tom Foley pinch hits for Paul Wagner (P) batting 9th
t7 3-4 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O PIT T. Foley T. Edens -4% 26% Strikeout Swinging
t7 3-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT C. Garcia T. Edens -3% 23% Strikeout Looking
t7 3-4 2 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT J. Bell T. Edens 2% 25% Walk
Mike Hampton replaces Tom Edens pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-4 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O PIT A. Van Slyke M. Hampton -5% 21% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Pirates' Jeff Ballard facing 8-9-1
Jeff Ballard replaces Tom Foley (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU A. Stankiewicz J. Ballard 2% 23% Groundout: SS-1B
Andujar Cedeno pinch hits for Mike Hampton (P) batting 9th
b7 4-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU A. Cedeno J. Ballard 1% 24% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b7 4-3 2 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU J. Mouton J. Ballard -1% 23% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
b7 4-3 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  HOU S. Finley J. Ballard -3% 20% Double to LF (Pop Fly to Deep SS); Mouton to 3B
Mark Dewey replaces Jeff Ballard pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-3 2 -23 6,(2-2)  O HOU C. Biggio M. Dewey 5% 25% Popfly: LF (Short LF Line)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 4.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Astros' Todd Jones facing 4-5-6
Todd Jones replaces Andujar Cedeno (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-4 0 --- 3,(2-0)  PIT J. King T. Jones 9% 34% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t8 3-4 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  PIT O. Merced T. Jones 21% 55% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); King to 3B
t8 3-4 0 1-3 5,(3-1)  PIT D. Slaught T. Jones 8% 63% Walk; Merced to 2B
t8 3-4 0 123 1,(0-0)  RO PIT A. Martin T. Jones -6% 57% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); King Scores
t8 4-4 1 12- 5,(2-2)  PIT K. Young T. Jones 11% 68% Passed Ball; Merced to 3B; Slaught to 2B
t8 4-4 1 -23 7,(3-2)  O PIT K. Young T. Jones -18% 50% Fielder's Choice SS; Merced out at Hm/SS-C; Slaught to 3B; Young to 1B
Mitch Williams replaces Todd Jones pitching and batting 9th
Brian Hunter pinch hits for Dave Clark batting 9th
Dave Clark pinch hits for Mark Dewey (P) batting 9th
t8 4-4 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  R PIT B. Hunter M. Williams 24% 74% Passed Ball; Slaught Scores; Young to 2B
t8 5-4 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  R PIT B. Hunter M. Williams 12% 86% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Young Scores
t8 6-4 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R PIT C. Garcia M. Williams 7% 93% Double to CF (Fly Ball); Hunter Scores
t8 7-4 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  PIT J. Bell M. Williams 0% 93% Intentional Walk
t8 7-4 2 12- 7,(2-2)  O PIT A. Van Slyke M. Williams -1% 92% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-7, Pirates' Rick White facing 4-5-6
Rick White replaces Brian Hunter (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU J. Bagwell R. White -6% 85% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b8 4-7 0 -2- 7,(1-2)  O HOU L. Gonzalez R. White 5% 90% Strikeout Swinging
b8 4-7 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O HOU K. Caminiti R. White 4% 94% Flyball: CF; Bagwell to 3B
b8 4-7 2 --3 3,(2-0)  O HOU S. Servais R. White 3% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 4.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-4, Astros' Mitch Williams facing 4-5-6
t9 7-4 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT J. King M. Williams -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 7-4 1 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT O. Merced M. Williams 0% 97% Walk
t9 7-4 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  PIT D. Slaught M. Williams 0% 97% Walk; Merced to 2B
t9 7-4 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O PIT A. Martin M. Williams -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Merced to 3B; Martin to 1B
t9 7-4 2 1-3 8,(3-2)  O PIT K. Young M. Williams -1% 96% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-7, Pirates' Rick White facing 8-9-1
Chris Donnels pinch hits for Andy Stankiewicz (SS) batting 8th
b9 4-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU C. Donnels R. White 2% 98% Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
Kevin Bass pinch hits for Mitch Williams (P) batting 9th
b9 4-7 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU K. Bass R. White 1% 100% Flyball: CF
Sid Bream pinch hits for James Mouton (RF) batting 1st
b9 4-7 2 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU S. Bream R. White -1% 99% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
b9 4-7 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O HOU S. Finley R. White 1% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 4.

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