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Astrodome, Attendance: 37,850 |
Friday, September 26, 1997, 7:06 Time of Game: 2:18 |
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Pirates
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78-82
Lost 2
2nd, 5 GB
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Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2
Astros 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 2 3 0
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Astros
2
83-77
Won 2
1st
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Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details T Womack 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 .278 .702 14 6 2 0 2·SB J Christiansen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A Brown CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .194 .530 31 11 0 0 CS F Garcia 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .176 .693 17 11 1 0 M Smith 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .290 .886 17 10 9 0 J Guillen RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .265 .700 13 7 4 0 HBP K Osik C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .265 .711 14 9 5 0 E Brown LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 .178 .584 16 8 3 0 3B,HBP A Nunez SS-2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .684 9 7 0 3 GDP E Loaiza P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .364 6 4 0 0 T Ward PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .358 1.016 6 3 0 0 L Collier SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107 .245 0 1 Totals 28 0 6 0 3 7 143 76 24 4
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details C Carr CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .677 14 8 1 1 B Abreu RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .673 12 9 2 0 T Howard LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .674 13 11 2 0 S Berry 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .251 .733 15 9 1 1 2B B Wagner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 L Gonzalez 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .723 8 4 3 0 T Pena C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .185 .503 1 1 5 2 R Johnson 2B-3B 2 2 2 1 1 0 .308 .822 12 7 5 1 HR,SB R Knorr C-1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 13 10 5 3 L Rivera SS 1 0 0 1 1 1 .222 .744 13 6 2 3 SH R Garcia P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .298 6 6 1 3 J Bagwell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1.017 5 3 0 0 O Henriquez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C Biggio 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 .919 0 0 Totals 27 2 3 0 3 5 112 74 27 14
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA E Loaiza, L (11-11) 7 3 2 1 3 5 1 4.13 28 103-65 48· 7·10 7·13· 5· 0 67 - 0.92 0.09 J Christiansen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.03 3 8-8 4· 2· 2 2· 1· 1· 0 0-0 0.21 0.01 Totals 8 3 2 1 3 5 1 31 111-73 52· 9·12 9·14· 6· 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 R Garcia, W (9-8) 7 6 0 0 1 3 0 3.69 25 94-50 30· 8·12 10· 9· 3· 0 67 - 1.25 0.45 O Henriquez, H (1) 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.00 5 20-9 5· 1· 3 1· 1· 0· 0 0-0 1.44 0.07 B Wagner, S (23) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.85 3 14-11 2· 6· 3 0· 0· 0· 0 0-0 1.04 0.07 Totals 9 6 0 0 3 7 0 33 128-70 37·15·18 11·10· 3· 0 -
Pittsburgh Pirates Houston Astros 1. Tony Womack 2B 1. Chuck Carr CF 2. Adrian Brown CF 2. Bobby Abreu RF 3. Freddy Garcia 3B 3. Thomas Howard LF 4. Mark Smith 1B 4. Sean Berry 3B 5. Jose Guillen RF 5. Luis Gonzalez 1B 6. Keith Osik C 6. Russ Johnson 2B 7. Emil Brown LF 7. Randy Knorr C 8. Abraham Nunez SS 8. Luis Rivera SS 9. Esteban Loaiza P 9. Ramon Garcia P
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| t5 | 0 | --3 | OO | 1,(0-0) | 18% | 55% | 0-0 | PIT | A. Nunez | R. Garcia | Double Play: Groundout: 3B-1B-C-SS (Weak 3B) |
| t2 | 1 | 123 | OO | 5,(2-2) | 16% | 55% | 0-0 | PIT | A. Nunez | R. Garcia | Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B) |
| t5 | 0 | --- | 6,(3-2) | -13% | 37% | 0-0 | PIT | E. Brown | R. Garcia | Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF) | |
| b7 | 0 | --- | R | 2,(0-1) | 10% | 89% | 1-0 | HOU | R. Johnson | E. Loaiza | Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF) |
| t7 | 0 | --- | 3,(2-0) | -7% | 63% | 0-1 | PIT | M. Smith | R. Garcia | Single to P (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line) |
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Ramon Garcia facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | 4,(2-1) | -3% | 47% | 0-0 | PIT | T. Womack | R. Garcia | Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF) | |
| t1 | 0 | 1-- | O | 3,(2-0) | 3% | 50% | 0-0 | PIT | A. Brown | R. Garcia | Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Womack out at 3B/CF-3B |
| t1 | 1 | 1-- | O | 4,(2-1) | 3% | 53% | 0-0 | PIT | F. Garcia | R. Garcia | Flyball: RF (Short RF) |
| t1 | 2 | 1-- | O | 3,(0-2) | 2% | 55% | 0-0 | PIT | M. Smith | R. Garcia | Brown Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B) |
| 0 runs, 2 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 | --- | O | 4,(2-1) | -2% | 53% | 0-0 | HOU | C. Carr | E. Loaiza | Groundout: 1B unassisted |
| b1 | 1 | --- | O | 3,(1-1) | -2% | 51% | 0-0 | HOU | B. Abreu | E. Loaiza | Groundout: 1B unassisted |
| b1 | 2 | --- | O | 8,(2-2) | -1% | 50% | 0-0 | HOU | T. Howard | E. Loaiza | Flyball: LF |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Ramon Garcia facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | 5,(3-1) | -4% | 46% | 0-0 | PIT | M. Smith | R. Garcia | Walk | |
| t2 | 0 | 1-- | O | 5,(2-2) | 4% | 50% | 0-0 | PIT | J. Guillen | R. Garcia | Strikeout Looking |
| t2 | 1 | 1-- | 3,(2-0) | -4% | 46% | 0-0 | PIT | K. Osik | R. Garcia | Single to CF (Line Drive); Smith to 2B | |
| t2 | 1 | 12- | 5,(2-2) | -6% | 40% | 0-0 | PIT | E. Brown | R. Garcia | Hit By Pitch; Smith to 3B; Osik to 2B | |
| t2 | 1 | 123 | OO | 5,(2-2) | 16% | 55% | 0-0 | PIT | A. Nunez | R. Garcia | Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B) |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Esteban Loaiza facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | 3,(1-1) | 6% | 61% | 0-0 | HOU | S. Berry | E. Loaiza | Double to LF (Line Drive) | |
| b2 | 0 | -2- | O | 5,(2-2) | -4% | 57% | 0-0 | HOU | L. Gonzalez | E. Loaiza | Lineout: LF |
| b2 | 1 | -2- | 8,(3-2) | 2% | 59% | 0-0 | HOU | R. Johnson | E. Loaiza | Walk | |
| b2 | 1 | 12- | O | 4,(1-2) | -4% | 55% | 0-0 | HOU | R. Knorr | E. Loaiza | Strikeout Swinging |
| b2 | 2 | 12- | O | 4,(1-2) | -5% | 50% | 0-0 | HOU | L. Rivera | E. Loaiza | Strikeout Looking |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Ramon Garcia facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | 3,(1-1) | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | PIT | E. Loaiza | R. Garcia | Flyball: CF |
| t3 | 1 | --- | 5,(2-2) | -3% | 50% | 0-0 | PIT | T. Womack | R. Garcia | Single to 2B (Ground Ball) | |
| t3 | 1 | 1-- | 5,(2-2) | -2% | 48% | 0-0 | PIT | A. Brown | R. Garcia | Womack Steals 2B | |
| t3 | 1 | -2- | O | 5,(3-2) | 6% | 54% | 0-0 | PIT | A. Brown | R. Garcia | Womack Picked off 2B (P-SS) |
| t3 | 2 | --- | O | 6,(3-2) | 1% | 56% | 0-0 | PIT | A. Brown | R. Garcia | Groundout: P-1B (P's Left) |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Esteban Loaiza facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | O | 3,(0-2) | -3% | 53% | 0-0 | HOU | R. Garcia | E. Loaiza | Strikeout Swinging |
| b3 | 1 | --- | O | 2,(0-1) | -2% | 51% | 0-0 | HOU | C. Carr | E. Loaiza | Popfly: 3B (P's Right) |
| b3 | 2 | --- | O | 3,(1-1) | -1% | 50% | 0-0 | HOU | B. Abreu | E. Loaiza | Lineout: RF |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Ramon Garcia facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | 5,(1-2) | 3% | 53% | 0-0 | PIT | F. Garcia | R. Garcia | Strikeout Swinging |
| t4 | 1 | --- | O | 1,(0-0) | 2% | 55% | 0-0 | PIT | M. Smith | R. Garcia | Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul) |
| t4 | 2 | --- | 1,(0-0) | -1% | 53% | 0-0 | PIT | J. Guillen | R. Garcia | Hit By Pitch | |
| t4 | 2 | 1-- | O | 3,(1-1) | 3% | 56% | 0-0 | PIT | K. Osik | R. Garcia | Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B) |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Esteban Loaiza facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | O | 1,(0-0) | -3% | 53% | 0-0 | HOU | T. Howard | E. Loaiza | Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B) |
| b4 | 1 | --- | O | 2,(1-0) | -2% | 51% | 0-0 | HOU | S. Berry | E. Loaiza | Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-3B Hole) |
| b4 | 2 | --- | O | 3,(2-0) | -1% | 50% | 0-0 | HOU | L. Gonzalez | E. Loaiza | Groundout: 1B unassisted |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Ramon Garcia facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| Tony Pena replaces Luis Gonzalez (1B) playing C batting 5th; Randy Knorr moves from C to 1B | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | 6,(3-2) | -13% | 37% | 0-0 | PIT | E. Brown | R. Garcia | Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF) | |
| t5 | 0 | --3 | OO | 1,(0-0) | 18% | 55% | 0-0 | PIT | A. Nunez | R. Garcia | Double Play: Groundout: 3B-1B-C-SS (Weak 3B) |
| t5 | 2 | --- | O | 3,(1-1) | 1% | 57% | 0-0 | PIT | E. Loaiza | R. Garcia | Groundout: SS-1B |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Esteban Loaiza facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | 2,(1-0) | 5% | 61% | 0-0 | HOU | R. Johnson | E. Loaiza | Single to RF (Line Drive) | |
| b5 | 0 | 1-- | O | 6,(2-2) | 2% | 63% | 0-0 | HOU | R. Knorr | E. Loaiza | Strikeout Swinging, Johnson Steals 2B; Johnson to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw) |
| b5 | 1 | --3 | RO | 4,(2-1) | 4% | 68% | 0-0 | HOU | L. Rivera | E. Loaiza | Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Johnson Scores/unER |
| b5 | 2 | --- | O | 3,(0-2) | -1% | 67% | 1-0 | HOU | R. Garcia | E. Loaiza | Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B) |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Ramon Garcia facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | O | 1,(0-0) | 4% | 70% | 0-1 | PIT | T. Womack | R. Garcia | Flyball: LF (Deep LF) |
| t6 | 1 | --- | O | 6,(3-2) | 3% | 73% | 0-1 | PIT | A. Brown | R. Garcia | Groundout: 1B-P |
| t6 | 2 | --- | O | 5,(3-1) | 2% | 74% | 0-1 | PIT | F. Garcia | R. Garcia | Flyball: RF (Short RF) |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | O | 5,(3-1) | -2% | 72% | 1-0 | HOU | C. Carr | E. Loaiza | Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B) |
| b6 | 1 | --- | O | 4,(1-2) | -1% | 71% | 1-0 | HOU | B. Abreu | E. Loaiza | Strikeout Swinging |
| b6 | 2 | --- | 2,(0-1) | 1% | 72% | 1-0 | HOU | T. Howard | E. Loaiza | Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Howard to 1B | |
| b6 | 2 | 1-- | 6,(3-2) | 2% | 74% | 1-0 | HOU | S. Berry | E. Loaiza | Walk; Howard to 2B | |
| b6 | 2 | 12- | O | 1,(0-0) | -4% | 70% | 1-0 | HOU | T. Pena | E. Loaiza | Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B) |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Ramon Garcia facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | 3,(2-0) | -7% | 63% | 0-1 | PIT | M. Smith | R. Garcia | Single to P (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line) | |
| t7 | 0 | 1-- | O | 1,(0-0) | 6% | 69% | 0-1 | PIT | J. Guillen | R. Garcia | Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B |
| t7 | 1 | 1-- | O | 5,(2-2) | 6% | 75% | 0-1 | PIT | K. Osik | R. Garcia | Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B (P's Left) |
| t7 | 2 | 1-- | O | 5,(2-2) | 5% | 79% | 0-1 | PIT | E. Brown | R. Garcia | Strikeout Looking |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Esteban Loaiza facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | R | 2,(0-1) | 10% | 89% | 1-0 | HOU | R. Johnson | E. Loaiza | Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF) |
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | 3,(0-2) | -1% | 88% | 2-0 | HOU | R. Knorr | E. Loaiza | Flyball: RF (Short RF) |
| b7 | 1 | --- | 5,(3-1) | 1% | 89% | 2-0 | HOU | L. Rivera | E. Loaiza | Walk | |
| Jeff Bagwell pinch hits for Ramon Garcia (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b7 | 1 | 1-- | 1,(0-1) | 1% | 90% | 2-0 | HOU | J. Bagwell | E. Loaiza | Balk; Rivera to 2B | |
| b7 | 1 | -2- | O | 4,(2-1) | -2% | 88% | 2-0 | HOU | J. Bagwell | E. Loaiza | Flyball: RF (Short RF Line) |
| b7 | 2 | -2- | O | 3,(1-1) | -2% | 87% | 2-0 | HOU | C. Carr | E. Loaiza | Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF) |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Oscar Henriquez facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| Oscar Henriquez replaces Jeff Bagwell (PH) pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | O | 3,(0-2) | 4% | 90% | 0-2 | PIT | A. Nunez | O. Henriquez | Groundout: C-1B |
| Turner Ward pinch hits for Esteban Loaiza (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t8 | 1 | --- | O | 6,(3-2) | 2% | 93% | 0-2 | PIT | T. Ward | O. Henriquez | Flyball: LF (Deep LF) |
| t8 | 2 | --- | 4,(3-0) | -2% | 91% | 0-2 | PIT | T. Womack | O. Henriquez | Walk | |
| t8 | 2 | 1-- | 2,(1-0) | -1% | 90% | 0-2 | PIT | A. Brown | O. Henriquez | Womack Steals 2B | |
| t8 | 2 | -2- | 4,(3-0) | -3% | 87% | 0-2 | PIT | A. Brown | O. Henriquez | Walk | |
| t8 | 2 | 12- | O | 3,(0-2) | 7% | 94% | 0-2 | PIT | F. Garcia | O. Henriquez | Strikeout Looking |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Jason Christiansen facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| Jason Christiansen replaces Tony Womack (2B) pitching and batting 1st; Abraham Nunez moves from SS to 2B; Lou Collier replaces Turner Ward (PH) playing SS batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | O | 2,(0-1) | -1% | 94% | 2-0 | HOU | B. Abreu | J. Christiansen | Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF) |
| b8 | 1 | --- | O | 2,(0-1) | -0% | 93% | 2-0 | HOU | T. Howard | J. Christiansen | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| b8 | 2 | --- | O | 4,(0-2) | -0% | 93% | 2-0 | HOU | S. Berry | J. Christiansen | Groundout: SS-1B |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Billy Wagner facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| Billy Wagner replaces Sean Berry (3B) pitching and batting 4th; Craig Biggio replaces Oscar Henriquez (P) playing 2B batting 9th; Russ Johnson moves from 2B to 3B | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | O | 5,(0-2) | 4% | 96% | 0-2 | PIT | M. Smith | B. Wagner | Strikeout Swinging |
| t9 | 1 | --- | O | 6,(3-2) | 2% | 99% | 0-2 | PIT | J. Guillen | B. Wagner | Strikeout Swinging |
| t9 | 2 | --- | O | 3,(0-2) | 1% | 100% | 0-2 | PIT | K. Osik | B. Wagner | Strikeout Swinging |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2. | |||||||||||
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