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SEA
@BAL		10
3
OAK
@BOS		1
2
TOR
@CHW		1
0		 
(6)
DET
@KCR		10
3
TEX
@MIN		11
2
CAL
@NYY		12
3
CIN
@ATL		3
2		 
(13)
STL
@COL		5
10
PIT
@HOU		8
6
PHI
@LAD		5
8
MON
@SFG		5
4
Thursday, August 22, 1996 7:06
, Astrodome
Attendance: 14,899, Time of Game: 3:20
Pirates
8
54-73
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
5th, 13½ GB
 at Astros
6
68-60
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
1st
W: Marc Wilkins (3-0)
L: Billy Wagner (2-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  1   0  0  2   1  0  4    8 11  0
Astros          0  1  0   1  0  0   3  0  1    6 13  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mike Kingery CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .640 18 12 -0.133 1.43 0.000 -0.133 -1.1 1 0 SF
   Jermaine Allensworth PH-CF 0 1 0 0 1 0 .217 .620 5 1 0.055 4.05 0.055 0.000 0.2 0 0
Al Martin LF 3 2 1 0 2 0 .294 .784 25 12 0.197 1.98 0.285 -0.089 0.9 2 0
Jeff King 2B 4 1 1 5 0 1 .274 .839 16 11 0.437 2.61 0.550 -0.113 1.9 3 4 HR,SF,GDP
Dave Clark RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .265 .805 19 10 0.024 0.62 0.074 -0.050 0.3 1 0 2·2B
Mark Johnson 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .288 .882 22 9 -0.091 1.14 0.029 -0.120 -0.3 8 1 2B,IW
Charlie Hayes 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .250 .678 16 9 0.110 1.41 0.159 -0.049 0.7 0 1
   Marc Wilkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .583 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Denny Neagle PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 .400 1 1 -0.004 0.26 0.000 -0.004 -0.3 SH
   John Ericks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jay Bell SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 .226 .635 9 8 -0.013 1.13 0.073 -0.086 -0.5 1 4
Jason Kendall C 3 1 3 1 1 0 .309 .762 17 7 0.439 2.10 0.439 0.000 2.6 9 0 2B
Esteban Loaiza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 2 2 -0.028 2.08 0.000 -0.028 -0.3 1 0 2·SH
   Nelson Liriano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .669 3 3 -0.046 1.82 0.000 -0.046 -0.4
   Francisco Cordova P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Wehner 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 .640 4 2 -0.050 4.62 0.000 -0.050 -0.2 1 0 SH
Team Totals 31 8 11 8 6 2 .355 1.017 157 87 0.897 1.68 1.664 -0.768 3.7 27 11
2B: M Johnson (17, off D Drabek); D Clark 2 (10, 1 off D Drabek, 1 off X Hernandez); J Kendall (20, off D Drabek).
HR: J King (25, off X Hernandez; 9th inn, 3 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).
SF: J King (7, off D Darwin); M Kingery (3, off D Drabek).
SH: D Neagle (14, off X Hernandez); J Wehner (1, off B Wagner); E Loaiza 2 (3, 2 off D Drabek).
IBB: M Johnson (2, by X Hernandez).
TB: D Clark 4; J Kendall 4; J King 4; M Johnson 2; J Bell 2; A Martin; C Hayes.
GIDP: J King (14).
RBI: J King 5 (91); C Hayes (61); J Kendall (37); M Kingery (22).
2-out RBI: J Kendall; C Hayes.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. J King-J Bell-M Johnson; J Bell-J King-M Johnson.

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
John Cangelosi LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .282 .770 19 12 -0.056 1.19 0.043 -0.100 -0.4 2 0
Craig Biggio 2B 4 1 2 1 1 1 .312 .869 17 9 0.183 1.14 0.221 -0.037 1.6 6 3 HR
Jeff Bagwell 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 .308 1.024 18 9 0.043 1.40 0.244 -0.200 -1.1 10 3 HR,GDP
Derek Bell RF 4 2 2 2 1 2 .273 .767 21 11 0.083 0.90 0.132 -0.049 1.8 1 0 2·HR
Bill Spiers 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 .232 .677 22 12 0.190 0.95 0.274 -0.084 0.6 0 5 HR
Tony Eusebio C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 .696 13 9 -0.009 0.78 0.075 -0.084 -0.3 2 0 2B,GDP
   Kirt Manwaring C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 .579 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Brian Hunter CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .283 .675 17 12 -0.086 0.98 0.030 -0.116 -0.6 4 0 CS
Ricky Gutierrez SS 3 0 2 0 0 1 .280 .681 13 11 0.042 1.04 0.076 -0.034 0.4 0 2 SH
Doug Drabek P 2 0 1 1 0 1 .188 .396 5 5 0.045 1.89 0.083 -0.037 0.3 2 1
   Danny Darwin P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .195 .561 5 3 -0.019 0.74 0.000 -0.019 -0.1 0 0
   Derrick May PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .734 5 4 -0.020 0.72 0.000 -0.020 -0.3
   Billy Wagner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Alvin Morman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Xavier Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 36 6 13 6 4 9 .361 1.231 155 97 0.396 1.08 1.178 -0.780 1.7 27 14
2B: T Eusebio (5, off E Loaiza).
HR: D Bell 2 (16, 1 off J Ericks, 1 off E Loaiza; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line); B Spiers (6, off F Cordova; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line); C Biggio (14, off F Cordova; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); J Bagwell (27, off F Cordova; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
SH: R Gutierrez (3, off M Wilkins).
TB: D Bell 8; C Biggio 5; B Spiers 4; J Bagwell 4; R Gutierrez 2; B Hunter 2; T Eusebio 2; J Cangelosi; D Drabek.
GIDP: T Eusebio (2); J Bagwell (13).
RBI: D Bell 2 (102); C Biggio (65); J Bagwell (99); D Drabek (2); B Spiers (17).
2-out RBI: B Spiers; D Bell.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Spiers-C Biggio-J Bagwell.
E: D Darwin (1).
Baserunning
CS: B Hunter (7, 3rd base by M Wilkins/J Kendall).

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
Esteban Loaiza 5 8 2 2 3 2 1 8.25 24 84 49 30 9 10 11 8 8 0 42 -0.005 1.24 0.4
Francisco Cordova, BS (6) 2 3 3 3 0 4 3 4.27 9 37 26 8 7 11 1 4 1 0 0 0 -0.459 1.08 -2.0
Marc Wilkins, W (3-0) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.77 4 22 14 7 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.029 0.75 0.5
John Ericks, S (4) 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 5.57 4 15 10 4 4 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.039 0.49 -0.5
Team Totals 9 13 6 6 4 9 5 6.00 41 158 99 49 21 29 14 14 10 0 42 0 0 -0.396 1.68 -1.7

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 7 3 3 2 2 0 4.68 25 89 51 33 4 14 12 9 5 0 43 0.004 1.35 0.5
Danny Darwin 2.1 1 1 0 1 0 0 3.38 9 38 25 19 1 5 4 4 3 0 2 1 -0.097 1.40 -0.6
Billy Wagner, H (2), L (2-1) 0.1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2.68 3 14 4 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.119 3.84 -0.4
Alvin Morman 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5.35 1 5 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 -0.177 6.12 -0.7
Xavier Hernandez, BS (3) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 1 4.94 5 11 5 4 0 1 2 2 1 0 3 3 -0.507 1.73 -2.5
Team Totals 9 11 8 7 6 2 1 7.00 43 157 87 59 5 23 20 15 9 0 43 7 4 -0.896 1.08 -3.7
A Morman faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: X Hernandez (2; M Johnson).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Hohn, 1B - Scott Potter, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Gerry Davis.
Time of Game: 3:20.
Attendance: 14,899.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Houston Astros
1 Mike Kingery CF 1 John Cangelosi LF
2 Al Martin LF 2 Craig Biggio 2B
3 Jeff King 2B 3 Jeff Bagwell 1B
4 Dave Clark RF 4 Derek Bell RF
5 Mark Johnson 1B 5 Bill Spiers 3B
6 Charlie Hayes 3B 6 Tony Eusebio C
7 Jay Bell SS 7 Brian Hunter CF
8 Jason Kendall C 8 Ricky Gutierrez SS
9 Esteban Loaiza P 9 Doug Drabek P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 4-5 1 123 1,(0-0)  RRRR PIT J. King X. Hernandez 51% 97% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Kendall Scores; Allensworth Scores; Martin Scores; King Scores
b7 3-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  R HOU J. Bagwell F. Cordova -24% 45% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Bagwell Scores
b7 4-4 2 --- 5,(1-2)  R HOU B. Spiers F. Cordova -24% 24% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Spiers Scores
t9 4-5 1 12- 5,(3-1)  PIT A. Martin A. Morman 18% 45% Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Kendall to 3B; Allensworth to 2B
t6 2-2 2 12- 4,(2-1)  R PIT J. Kendall D. Darwin 17% 66% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hayes Scores; Bell to 2B

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 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT M. Kingery D. Drabek -2% 48% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT A. Martin D. Drabek 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO PIT J. King D. Drabek -5% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU J. Cangelosi E. Loaiza 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Biggio E. Loaiza 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  O HOU J. Bagwell E. Loaiza 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT D. Clark D. Drabek -2% 48% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t2 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT M. Johnson D. Drabek -2% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
t2 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT C. Hayes D. Drabek -1% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Esteban Loaiza facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R HOU D. Bell E. Loaiza -11% 34% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b2 1-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU B. Spiers E. Loaiza -3% 31% Walk
b2 1-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO HOU T. Eusebio E. Loaiza 6% 37% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
b2 1-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  HOU B. Hunter E. Loaiza -1% 36% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
b2 1-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  HOU R. Gutierrez E. Loaiza -2% 35% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Hunter to 2B
b2 1-0 2 12- 4,(0-2)  O HOU D. Drabek E. Loaiza 4% 38% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Doug Drabek facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT J. Bell D. Drabek 4% 43% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t3 0-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT J. Kendall D. Drabek 7% 49% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bell to 2B
t3 0-1 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT E. Loaiza D. Drabek -1% 49% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Bell to 3B; Kendall to 2B
t3 0-1 1 -23 1,(0-0)  RO PIT M. Kingery D. Drabek -0% 48% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bell Scores
t3 1-1 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  O PIT A. Martin D. Drabek -4% 45% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
b3 1-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  HOU J. Cangelosi E. Loaiza -4% 41% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b3 1-1 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  HOU C. Biggio E. Loaiza -6% 35% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Cangelosi to 2B
b3 1-1 0 12- 5,(2-2)  OO HOU J. Bagwell E. Loaiza 11% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Cangelosi to 3B
b3 1-1 2 --3 5,(3-1)  HOU D. Bell E. Loaiza -1% 44% Walk
b3 1-1 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O HOU B. Spiers E. Loaiza 6% 50% Fielder's Choice 2B unassisted/Interference called; Bell out at 2B/2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Doug Drabek facing 3-4-5
t4 1-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT J. King D. Drabek -3% 47% Strikeout Looking
t4 1-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT D. Clark D. Drabek -2% 45% Groundout: 1B-P
t4 1-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  PIT M. Johnson D. Drabek 3% 48% Double to CF (Line Drive)
t4 1-1 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  PIT C. Hayes D. Drabek 1% 49% Walk
t4 1-1 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Bell D. Drabek -5% 44% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Esteban Loaiza facing 6-7-8
b4 1-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU T. Eusebio E. Loaiza -8% 37% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b4 1-1 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Hunter E. Loaiza 5% 42% Lineout: 2B
b4 1-1 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  HOU R. Gutierrez E. Loaiza -6% 36% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Eusebio to 3B
b4 1-1 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R HOU D. Drabek E. Loaiza -8% 28% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Eusebio Scores; Gutierrez to 2B
b4 2-1 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O HOU J. Cangelosi E. Loaiza 4% 32% Lineout: LF
b4 2-1 2 12- 4,(3-0)  HOU C. Biggio E. Loaiza -3% 29% Walk; Gutierrez to 3B; Drabek to 2B
b4 2-1 2 123 4,(2-1)  O HOU J. Bagwell E. Loaiza 7% 36% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Doug Drabek facing 8-9-1
t5 1-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT J. Kendall D. Drabek 9% 44% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t5 1-2 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O PIT E. Loaiza D. Drabek -2% 42% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Kendall to 3B
t5 1-2 1 --3 6,(2-2)  O PIT M. Kingery D. Drabek -8% 34% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t5 1-2 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O PIT A. Martin D. Drabek -5% 29% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Esteban Loaiza facing 4-5-6
b5 2-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU D. Bell E. Loaiza 2% 31% Strikeout Swinging
b5 2-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU B. Spiers E. Loaiza 1% 32% Groundout: 1B-P
b5 2-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU T. Eusebio E. Loaiza 1% 33% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Doug Drabek facing 3-4-5
t6 1-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. King D. Drabek -4% 30% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t6 1-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT D. Clark D. Drabek 7% 36% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t6 1-2 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  O PIT M. Johnson D. Drabek -5% 31% Flyball: CF; Clark to 3B
t6 1-2 2 --3 6,(3-2)  R PIT C. Hayes D. Drabek 15% 46% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Clark Scores
t6 2-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT J. Bell D. Drabek 3% 49% Single to P (Line Drive to P's Left); Hayes to 2B
Danny Darwin replaces Doug Drabek pitching and batting 9th
t6 2-2 2 12- 4,(2-1)  R PIT J. Kendall D. Darwin 17% 66% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hayes Scores; Bell to 2B
Nelson Liriano pinch hits for Esteban Loaiza (P) batting 9th
t6 3-2 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O PIT N. Liriano D. Darwin -5% 61% Groundout: 1B unassisted
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Pirates' Francisco Cordova facing 7-8-9
Francisco Cordova replaces Nelson Liriano (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 2-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Hunter F. Cordova 4% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b6 2-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU R. Gutierrez F. Cordova 3% 68% Strikeout Swinging
b6 2-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU D. Darwin F. Cordova 2% 70% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Astros' Danny Darwin facing 1-2-3
t7 3-2 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O PIT M. Kingery D. Darwin -2% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
t7 3-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT A. Martin D. Darwin 3% 70% Walk
t7 3-2 1 1-- 3,(1-2)  PIT J. King D. Darwin 6% 76% Martin Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Martin to 3B
t7 3-2 1 --3 4,(1-2)  RO PIT J. King D. Darwin 4% 80% Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Martin Scores/unER
t7 4-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT D. Clark D. Darwin -1% 79% Lineout: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Pirates' Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
b7 2-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Cangelosi F. Cordova 4% 83% Flyball: CF
b7 2-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  R HOU C. Biggio F. Cordova -13% 70% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Biggio Scores
b7 3-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  R HOU J. Bagwell F. Cordova -24% 45% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Bagwell Scores
b7 4-4 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU D. Bell F. Cordova 3% 48% Strikeout Swinging
b7 4-4 2 --- 5,(1-2)  R HOU B. Spiers F. Cordova -24% 24% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Spiers Scores
b7 5-4 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU T. Eusebio F. Cordova 1% 25% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 5.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Astros' Danny Darwin facing 5-6-7
t8 4-5 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT M. Johnson D. Darwin -5% 19% Flyball: LF
t8 4-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT C. Hayes D. Darwin -4% 15% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
t8 4-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Bell D. Darwin -3% 13% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Pirates' Marc Wilkins facing 7-8-9
Marc Wilkins replaces Charlie Hayes (3B) pitching and batting 6th
John Wehner replaces Francisco Cordova (P) playing 3B batting 9th
b8 5-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU B. Hunter M. Wilkins -2% 11% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b8 5-4 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU R. Gutierrez M. Wilkins 1% 12% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Hunter to 2B
Derrick May pinch hits for Danny Darwin (P) batting 9th
b8 5-4 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  O HOU D. May M. Wilkins 2% 14% Strikeout Swinging
b8 5-4 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  HOU J. Cangelosi M. Wilkins -0% 13% Walk
b8 5-4 2 12- 3,(1-2)  O HOU C. Biggio M. Wilkins 3% 16% Hunter Caught Stealing 3B (P-3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 5.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Astros' Billy Wagner facing 8-9-1
Billy Wagner replaces Derrick May (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Kirt Manwaring replaces Tony Eusebio playing C batting 6th
t9 4-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT J. Kendall B. Wagner 11% 27% Walk
t9 4-5 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O PIT J. Wehner B. Wagner -5% 22% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Kendall to 2B
Jermaine Allensworth pinch hits for Mike Kingery (CF) batting 1st
t9 4-5 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  PIT J. Allensworth B. Wagner 5% 28% Walk
Alvin Morman replaces Billy Wagner pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-5 1 12- 5,(3-1)  PIT A. Martin A. Morman 18% 45% Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Kendall to 3B; Allensworth to 2B
Xavier Hernandez replaces Alvin Morman pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-5 1 123 1,(0-0)  RRRR PIT J. King X. Hernandez 51% 97% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Kendall Scores; Allensworth Scores; Martin Scores; King Scores
t9 8-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT D. Clark X. Hernandez 1% 97% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t9 8-5 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  PIT M. Johnson X. Hernandez 0% 97% Intentional Walk
Denny Neagle pinch hits for Marc Wilkins (P) batting 6th
t9 8-5 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT D. Neagle X. Hernandez -0% 97% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Clark to 3B; Johnson to 2B
t9 8-5 2 -23 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Bell X. Hernandez -1% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 8, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-8, Pirates' John Ericks facing 2-3-4
John Ericks replaces Denny Neagle (PH) pitching and batting 6th
Jermaine Allensworth moves from PH to CF
b9 5-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Biggio J. Ericks 2% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b9 5-8 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Bagwell J. Ericks 1% 100% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
b9 5-8 2 --- 6,(3-2)  R HOU D. Bell J. Ericks -1% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b9 6-8 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Spiers J. Ericks 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Astros 6.

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