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Standings
DET
@BOS		7
5
CHW
@KCR		6
0
NYY
@MIL		6
3
CLE
@MIN		9
6
CAL
@SEA		2
0
OAK
@TEX		2
11
BAL
@TOR		7
0
STL
@CHC		3
5
MON
@FLA		3
9
PIT
@HOU		6
3		 
(11)
COL
@LAD		4
7
CIN
@NYM		4
5
CIN
@NYM		2
9
ATL
@PHI		6
0
SDP
@SFG		4
2
Wednesday, September 27, 1995 1:35
, Astrodome
Attendance: 15,005, Time of Game: 3:35
Pirates
6
57-84
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 25½ GB
 at Astros
3
74-66
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 8 GB
W: Dan Miceli (4-4)
L: Todd Jones (6-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   3  0  0   0  3    6 15  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  2  0   1  0  0   0  0    3  7  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Al Martin LF 5 1 1 0 1 1 .280 .783 26 18 -0.021 1.89 0.173 -0.194 -0.6 2 0 2B,SB
Jay Bell SS 6 1 2 0 0 1 .263 .741 17 11 0.000 1.68 0.178 -0.178 -0.3 5 1 2B
Orlando Merced RF 3 2 2 0 3 0 .298 .831 23 9 0.316 2.29 0.361 -0.045 1.9 3 0 2·IW
Jeff King 1B 5 1 2 2 1 0 .264 .796 23 9 0.183 2.69 0.313 -0.130 1.2 8 1 SB
Midre Cummings CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .234 .620 9 7 -0.175 1.85 0.000 -0.175 -1.5 2 0
   Jon Lieber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .048 .095 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jason Christiansen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Nelson Liriano PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .283 .742 5 3 -0.135 4.93 0.000 -0.135 -0.5
   Dan Miceli P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rich Aude PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 .250 .669 4 2 0.392 6.85 0.392 0.000 1.7
   Jeff McCurry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Carlos Garcia 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 .296 .762 22 12 -0.029 1.16 0.095 -0.125 0.3 3 3 HBP
Kevin Young 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 .235 .669 11 8 -0.124 1.42 0.054 -0.179 -0.7 1 2 GDP
Angelo Encarnacion C 2 0 1 0 0 1 .228 .619 7 4 0.025 0.87 0.038 -0.013 0.3 3 0
   Dave Clark PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 .736 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Don Slaught PH-C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .718 8 6 -0.124 1.65 0.000 -0.124 -0.7 6 0
John Ericks P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .097 .226 5 4 -0.059 1.64 0.000 -0.059 -0.5 0 1 SH
   Dan Plesac P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jacob Brumfield PH-CF 2 1 1 0 1 0 .271 .706 11 6 -0.023 2.01 0.141 -0.163 0.1 0 0 CS
Team Totals 43 6 15 5 6 6 .349 .835 171 99 0.226 1.99 1.745 -1.520 0.7 33 8
2B: J Bell (28, off D Brocail); A Martin (24, off D Drabek).
SH: J Ericks (6, off D Drabek).
IBB: O Merced 2 (9, by T Jones, by D Brocail).
HBP: C Garcia (2, by D Drabek).
TB: J Bell 3; K Young 2; C Garcia 2; J King 2; O Merced 2; A Martin 2; A Encarnacion; R Aude; J Brumfield; M Cummings.
GIDP: K Young (5).
RBI: R Aude 2 (16); J King 2 (87); C Garcia (49).
2-out RBI: R Aude 2; C Garcia.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 4 for 14.
Baserunning
SB: J King (7, 2nd base off D Drabek/R Wilkins); A Martin (20, 2nd base off T Jones/R Wilkins).
CS: J Brumfield (12, 2nd base by T Jones/R Wilkins).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
John Cangelosi LF 3 2 1 0 2 1 .326 .870 25 15 0.100 1.36 0.159 -0.059 0.9 4 0 2·SB
Craig Biggio 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .293 .869 17 10 0.211 2.04 0.303 -0.091 1.2 4 4 SB,SH
Jeff Bagwell 1B 5 0 3 2 0 0 .286 .876 13 10 0.218 1.90 0.353 -0.134 1.4 8 4 2B
Derrick May RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .720 13 8 -0.115 1.07 0.000 -0.115 -1.5 3 0
   Mike Simms PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .261 .869 7 5 -0.063 2.27 0.000 -0.063 -0.3
   Doug Brocail P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .625 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tony Eusebio PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .307 .785 4 3 -0.090 3.17 0.000 -0.090 -0.3
   Todd Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .600 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Henneman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Dave Magadan 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .311 .820 10 5 -0.021 1.04 0.037 -0.058 -0.3 0 3
   Craig Shipley PH-3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .264 .638 4 4 -0.151 2.80 0.000 -0.151 -0.5 2 2
Brian Hunter CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .301 .745 16 12 -0.122 1.00 0.000 -0.122 -1.1 1 1
Rick Wilkins C 4 0 1 0 1 0 .201 .653 16 7 0.016 0.72 0.063 -0.047 0.3 7 2
Ricky Gutierrez SS 4 1 0 0 1 1 .266 .589 21 12 -0.083 1.37 0.046 -0.130 -0.6 2 3
Doug Drabek P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .550 3 2 -0.071 1.90 0.000 -0.071 -0.7 1 0 SH
   Jeff Tabaka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jim Dougherty P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dean Hartgraves P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dave Veres P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Milt Thompson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .605 1 1 -0.048 1.91 0.000 -0.048 -0.2
   James Mouton RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .685 4 3 -0.057 1.12 0.000 -0.057 -0.4 1 0
Team Totals 38 3 7 3 5 8 .184 .490 154 97 -0.276 1.50 0.961 -1.236 -2.3 33 19
2B: J Bagwell (27, off J Ericks).
SH: D Drabek (8, off J Ericks); C Biggio (11, off J Ericks).
TB: J Bagwell 4; C Biggio 2; J Cangelosi; R Wilkins.
RBI: J Bagwell 2 (84); C Biggio (73).
2-out RBI: J Bagwell.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Gutierrez-C Biggio-J Bagwell.
E: D Magadan (16).
Outfield Assists: B Hunter (R Aude at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: C Biggio (31, 2nd base off D Miceli/D Slaught); J Cangelosi 2 (20, 2nd base off J Lieber/D Slaught, 2nd base off J Ericks/A Encarnacion).

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
John Ericks 4.1 3 2 2 5 1 0 4.58 21 74 38 27 0 11 5 10 6 0 45 -0.099 1.29 -1.0
Dan Plesac 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.58 5 20 14 5 5 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 0.112 0.64 1.9
Jon Lieber, BS (1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.53 4 11 9 4 1 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 -0.211 2.08 -0.8
Jason Christiansen 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.28 4 17 11 8 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0.167 1.61 0.8
Dan Miceli, W (4-4) 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 4.42 7 22 18 6 6 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.266 2.58 1.0
Jeff McCurry, S (1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.02 4 10 7 5 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0.038 0.74 0.5
Team Totals 11 7 3 3 5 8 0 2.45 45 154 97 55 16 26 15 17 7 0 45 3 0 0.273 1.99 2.3

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
Doug Drabek 5.2 9 0 0 0 4 0 4.55 25 78 54 37 7 10 11 9 4 0 55 0.281 1.16 2.5
Jeff Tabaka, H (4) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 2.97 3 10 7 3 2 2 1 2 1 0 2 0 0.052 1.99 0.4
Jim Dougherty 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.93 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 -0.061 1.78 -0.4
Dean Hartgraves 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3.06 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 -0.099 3.18 -0.7
Dave Veres, BS (2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.28 3 8 4 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 3 -0.307 3.19 -1.5
Doug Brocail 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.11 11 38 22 10 9 3 2 6 3 0 0 0 0.371 2.40 1.4
Todd Jones, L (6-4) 0.2 0 3 3 4 0 0 2.99 5 23 5 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.035 3.12 -0.3
Mike Henneman 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.84 2 6 4 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 3 3 -0.426 3.69 -2.2
Team Totals 11 15 6 6 6 6 0 4.91 51 171 99 60 19 20 20 18 9 0 55 11 6 -0.224 1.50 -0.7
J Dougherty faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
D Hartgraves faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: D Veres (4).
HBP: D Drabek (8; C Garcia).
IBB: T Jones (17; O Merced); D Brocail (1; O Merced).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Greg Bonin, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - John McSherry.
Time of Game: 3:35.
Attendance: 15,005.
Start Time Weather: 76° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Houston Astros
1 Al Martin LF 1 John Cangelosi LF
2 Jay Bell SS 2 Craig Biggio 2B
3 Orlando Merced RF 3 Jeff Bagwell 1B
4 Jeff King 1B 4 Derrick May RF
5 Midre Cummings CF 5 Dave Magadan 3B
6 Carlos Garcia 2B 6 Brian Hunter CF
7 Kevin Young 3B 7 Rick Wilkins C
8 Angelo Encarnacion C 8 Ricky Gutierrez SS
9 John Ericks P 9 Doug Drabek P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t11 3-3 2 123 4,(2-1)  RR PIT R. Aude M. Henneman 39% 93% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Martin Scores; Merced Scores; King to 2B
b7 2-3 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  R HOU J. Bagwell J. Lieber -24% 44% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Cangelosi Scores; Bagwell to 2B
t7 0-2 1 123 2,(1-0)  RR PIT J. King D. Veres 22% 56% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Brumfield Scores; Bell Scores; Merced to 2B
t7 2-2 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  R PIT C. Garcia D. Veres 19% 69% Wild Pitch; Merced Scores; Cummings to 3B/Safe on E5 (catch)
b5 0-0 1 12- 6,(3-2)  R HOU C. Biggio J. Ericks -16% 22% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Gutierrez Scores; Cangelosi 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' Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT A. Martin D. Drabek -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Bell D. Drabek -2% 46% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT O. Merced D. Drabek 1% 48% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  PIT J. King D. Drabek 3% 50% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Merced to 3B
t1 0-0 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  PIT M. Cummings D. Drabek 1% 51% King Steals 2B
t1 0-0 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O PIT M. Cummings D. Drabek -6% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' John Ericks facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  HOU J. Cangelosi J. Ericks -4% 42% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  HOU C. Biggio J. Ericks -2% 39% Cangelosi Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  O HOU C. Biggio J. Ericks 1% 41% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Cangelosi to 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 5,(1-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell J. Ericks 6% 46% Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
b1 0-0 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O HOU D. May J. Ericks 4% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Doug Drabek facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT C. Garcia D. Drabek -2% 48% Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B)
t2 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT K. Young D. Drabek 3% 50% Single to P (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
t2 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  PIT A. Encarnacion D. Drabek 4% 54% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Young to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Ericks D. Drabek -3% 51% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Young to 3B; Encarnacion to 2B
t2 0-0 2 -23 2,(0-1)  O PIT A. Martin D. Drabek -6% 45% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' John Ericks facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU D. Magadan J. Ericks -4% 41% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU B. Hunter J. Ericks 3% 45% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  HOU R. Wilkins J. Ericks -4% 41% Walk; Magadan to 2B
b2 0-0 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O HOU R. Gutierrez J. Ericks 4% 45% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Magadan to 3B
b2 0-0 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O HOU D. Drabek J. Ericks 5% 50% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Doug Drabek facing 2-3-4
t3 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Bell D. Drabek -2% 48% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
t3 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT O. Merced D. Drabek 3% 50% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
t3 0-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O PIT J. King D. Drabek -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Merced to 2B
t3 0-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O PIT M. Cummings D. Drabek -4% 45% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Merced out at Hm/1B-3B-C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' John Ericks facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Cangelosi J. Ericks 2% 47% Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
b3 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Biggio J. Ericks 2% 49% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
b3 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Bagwell J. Ericks -1% 47% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b3 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU D. May J. Ericks 3% 50% Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Doug Drabek facing 6-7-8
t4 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT C. Garcia D. Drabek 4% 54% Hit By Pitch
t4 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO PIT K. Young D. Drabek -9% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t4 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. Encarnacion D. Drabek -1% 44% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' John Ericks facing 5-6-7
b4 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU D. Magadan J. Ericks 3% 47% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
b4 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Hunter J. Ericks 2% 49% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b4 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU R. Wilkins J. Ericks 1% 50% Foul Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Doug Drabek facing 9-1-2
t5 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Ericks D. Drabek -3% 47% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-0 1 --- 7,(1-2)  PIT A. Martin D. Drabek 6% 53% Double to CF (Fly Ball)
t5 0-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Bell D. Drabek -5% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-0 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  O PIT O. Merced D. Drabek -5% 43% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' John Ericks facing 8-9-1
b5 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU R. Gutierrez J. Ericks -5% 39% Walk
b5 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU D. Drabek J. Ericks 2% 41% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Gutierrez to 2B
b5 0-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  HOU J. Cangelosi J. Ericks -2% 39% Walk
b5 0-0 1 12- 6,(3-2)  R HOU C. Biggio J. Ericks -16% 22% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Gutierrez Scores; Cangelosi to 3B
b5 1-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R HOU J. Bagwell J. Ericks -10% 13% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Cangelosi Scores; Biggio to 3B
Dan Plesac replaces John Ericks pitching and batting 9th
b5 2-0 1 -23 7,(3-2)  O HOU D. May D. Plesac 5% 18% Fielder's Choice 1B; Biggio out at Hm/1B-C; Bagwell to 3B
b5 2-0 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  O HOU D. Magadan D. Plesac 3% 21% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
t6 0-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O PIT J. King D. Drabek -3% 18% Lineout: LF (Short LF)
t6 0-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT M. Cummings D. Drabek -2% 16% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t6 0-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT C. Garcia D. Drabek 2% 18% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t6 0-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  PIT K. Young D. Drabek 3% 21% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Garcia to 2B
Jeff Tabaka replaces Doug Drabek pitching and batting 9th
Don Slaught pinch hits for Dave Clark batting 8th
Dave Clark pinch hits for Angelo Encarnacion (C) batting 8th
t6 0-2 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O PIT D. Slaught J. Tabaka -6% 15% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Dan Plesac facing 6-7-8
Don Slaught moves from PH to C
b6 2-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Hunter D. Plesac 1% 16% Strikeout Swinging
b6 2-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU R. Wilkins D. Plesac 1% 17% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 2-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU R. Gutierrez D. Plesac 1% 18% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Jeff Tabaka facing 9-1-2
Jacob Brumfield pinch hits for Dan Plesac (P) batting 9th
t7 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT J. Brumfield J. Tabaka 6% 23% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t7 0-2 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. Martin J. Tabaka -5% 18% Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
Jim Dougherty replaces Jeff Tabaka pitching and batting 9th
t7 0-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT J. Bell J. Dougherty 6% 24% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Brumfield to 2B
Dean Hartgraves replaces Jim Dougherty pitching and batting 9th
t7 0-2 1 12- 5,(3-1)  PIT O. Merced D. Hartgraves 10% 34% Walk; Brumfield to 3B; Bell to 2B
Dave Veres replaces Dean Hartgraves pitching and batting 9th
t7 0-2 1 123 2,(1-0)  RR PIT J. King D. Veres 22% 56% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Brumfield Scores; Bell Scores; Merced to 2B
t7 2-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT M. Cummings D. Veres -6% 50% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Merced to 3B
t7 2-2 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  R PIT C. Garcia D. Veres 19% 69% Wild Pitch; Merced Scores; Cummings to 3B/Safe on E5 (catch)
t7 3-2 2 --3 5,(3-1)  O PIT C. Garcia D. Veres -4% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Pirates' Jon Lieber facing 9-1-2
Jon Lieber replaces Midre Cummings (CF) pitching and batting 5th
Jacob Brumfield moves from PH to CF
Milt Thompson pinch hits for Dave Veres (P) batting 9th
b7 2-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Thompson J. Lieber 5% 70% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 2-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU J. Cangelosi J. Lieber -5% 64% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
b7 2-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Biggio J. Lieber 6% 70% Foul Flyball: RF
b7 2-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Bagwell J. Lieber -2% 68% Cangelosi Steals 2B
b7 2-3 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  R HOU J. Bagwell J. Lieber -24% 44% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Cangelosi Scores; Bagwell to 2B
Jason Christiansen replaces Jon Lieber pitching and batting 5th
Mike Simms pinch hits for Derrick May (RF) batting 4th
b7 3-3 2 -2- 7,(2-2)  O HOU M. Simms J. Christiansen 6% 50% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' Doug Brocail facing 7-8-9
Doug Brocail replaces Mike Simms (PH) pitching and batting 4th
James Mouton replaces Milt Thompson (PH) playing RF batting 9th
t8 3-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT K. Young D. Brocail -5% 45% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
t8 3-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT D. Slaught D. Brocail -3% 42% Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
t8 3-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Brumfield D. Brocail -2% 40% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Pirates' Jason Christiansen facing 5-6-7
Craig Shipley pinch hits for Dave Magadan (3B) batting 5th
b8 3-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Shipley J. Christiansen 5% 44% Popfly: 3B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
b8 3-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Hunter J. Christiansen 3% 47% Flyball: RF
b8 3-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU R. Wilkins J. Christiansen 3% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' Doug Brocail facing 1-2-3
Craig Shipley moves from PH to 3B
t9 3-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Martin D. Brocail -6% 44% Strikeout Looking
t9 3-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT J. Bell D. Brocail 12% 56% Double to CF (Line Drive)
t9 3-3 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  PIT O. Merced D. Brocail 2% 58% Intentional Walk
t9 3-3 1 12- 4,(2-1)  O PIT J. King D. Brocail -8% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Bell to 3B
Nelson Liriano pinch hits for Jason Christiansen (P) batting 5th
t9 3-3 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O PIT N. Liriano D. Brocail -14% 37% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Pirates' Dan Miceli facing 8-9-1
Dan Miceli replaces Nelson Liriano (PH) pitching and batting 5th
b9 3-3 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU R. Gutierrez D. Miceli 6% 42% Strikeout Swinging
b9 3-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU J. Mouton D. Miceli 4% 47% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
b9 3-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Cangelosi D. Miceli 3% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3.
Top of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' Doug Brocail facing 6-7-8
t10 3-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT C. Garcia D. Brocail -6% 44% Flyball: RF
t10 3-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT K. Young D. Brocail -4% 40% Lineout: 3B
t10 3-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT D. Slaught D. Brocail -3% 37% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Pirates' Dan Miceli facing 2-3-4
b10 3-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU C. Biggio D. Miceli -7% 29% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b10 3-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O HOU J. Bagwell D. Miceli 8% 37% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
Tony Eusebio pinch hits for Doug Brocail (P) batting 4th
b10 3-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  HOU T. Eusebio D. Miceli -6% 31% Biggio Steals 2B
b10 3-3 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O HOU T. Eusebio D. Miceli 9% 39% Strikeout Swinging
b10 3-3 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Shipley D. Miceli 11% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3.
Top of the 11th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' Todd Jones facing 9-1-2
Todd Jones replaces Tony Eusebio (PH) pitching and batting 4th
t11 3-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT J. Brumfield T. Jones 8% 58% Walk
t11 3-3 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PIT A. Martin T. Jones -14% 44% Brumfield Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t11 3-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT A. Martin T. Jones 6% 50% Walk
t11 3-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT J. Bell T. Jones 6% 56% Martin Steals 2B
t11 3-3 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  O PIT J. Bell T. Jones -9% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B
t11 3-3 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  PIT O. Merced T. Jones 1% 48% Intentional Walk
t11 3-3 2 12- 4,(3-0)  PIT J. King T. Jones 6% 54% Walk; Martin to 3B; Merced to 2B
Mike Henneman replaces Todd Jones pitching and batting 4th
Rich Aude pinch hits for Dan Miceli (P) batting 5th
t11 3-3 2 123 4,(2-1)  RR PIT R. Aude M. Henneman 39% 93% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Martin Scores; Merced Scores; King to 2B
t11 5-3 2 12- 2,(0-1)  RO PIT C. Garcia M. Henneman 3% 96% Single to CF (Line Drive); King Scores; Aude out at 3B/CF-3B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 11th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Pirates' Jeff McCurry facing 6-7-8
Jeff McCurry replaces Rich Aude (PH) pitching and batting 5th
b11 3-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU B. Hunter J. McCurry 2% 98% Flyball: LF
b11 3-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU R. Wilkins J. McCurry -3% 96% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b11 3-6 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU R. Gutierrez J. McCurry 3% 99% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
b11 3-6 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O HOU J. Mouton J. McCurry 1% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 3.

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