September 26, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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TEX 8
@ANA 4 CHW 7
KCR 2 CLE 7
MIN 2 NYY 8
@DET 2 MIL 4
BAL 2 OAK 8
@SEA 5 TOR 3
BOS 0 LAD 10
@COL 4 HOU 2
PIT 0 CIN 7
@MON 1 ATL 7
@NYM 6
(11) PHI 5
FLA 3 SFG 17
SDP 4 CHC 5
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 37,850

Friday, September 26, 1997, 7:06
Time of Game: 2:18

Pirates

78-82

Lost 2

2nd, 5 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
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

W: R Garcia (9-8), L: E Loaiza (11-11), S: B Wagner (23)

Astros

83-77

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Womack 2B                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .278  .702   14    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    0   0   CS
F Garcia 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .176  .693   17    1   0   
M Smith 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .290  .887   17    9   0   
J Guillen RF                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .265  .700   13    4   0   HBP
K Osik C                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .265  .711   14    5   0   
E Brown LF                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .178  .584   16    3   0   3B,HBP
A Nunez SS-2B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .684    9    0   3   GDP
E Loaiza P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .363    6    0   0   
  T Ward PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .358 1.016    6    0   0   
  L Collier SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .107  .245         0   1   
Totals                       28   0   6   0    3   7              143   24   4

BATTING

3B: E Brown (1, off R Garcia).

HBP: J Guillen (7, by R Garcia); E Brown (6, by R Garcia).

TB: E Brown 3; T Womack 2; M Smith; K Osik; A Brown.

GIDP: A Nunez (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

E: K Osik (2); F Garcia (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Womack 2 (60, 2nd base off R Garcia/R Knorr, 2nd base off O Henriquez/T Pena).

CS: A Brown (4, 2nd base by R Garcia/R Knorr).

PO: T Womack (2nd base by R Garcia).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Carr CF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .676   14    1   1   
B Abreu RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .673   12    2   0   
T Howard LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .675   13    2   0   
S Berry 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .251  .733   15    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    3   0   
  T Pena C                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .185  .504    1    5   2   
R Johnson 2B-3B               2   2   2   1    1   0  .308  .821   12    5   1   HR,SB
R Knorr C-1B                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   13    5   3   
L Rivera SS                   1   0   0   1    1   1  .222  .744   13    2   3   SH
R Garcia P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .299    6    1   3   
  J Bagwell PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .286 1.017    5    0   0   
  O Henriquez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Biggio 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .310  .918         0   0   
Totals                       27   2   3   2    3   5              112   27  14

BATTING

2B: S Berry (24, off E Loaiza).

HR: R Johnson (2, off E Loaiza; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SH: L Rivera (1, off E Loaiza).

TB: R Johnson 5; S Berry 2.

RBI: L Rivera (3); R Johnson (8).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. L Rivera-R Johnson-L Gonzalez; S Berry-R Knorr-T Pena-L Rivera.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Johnson (1, 2nd base off E Loaiza/K Osik).

PITCHING

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· 8· 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· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         8     3   2   1    3   5   1          31  111-73   52· 9·12    9· 8· 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· 6· 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· 7· 3· 0           -

Balks: E Loaiza (3).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: R Garcia (4; T Womack, 2nd base).

HBP: R Garcia 2 (9; E Brown, J Guillen).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Mike Winters, 3B - Brian Gorman.

Time of Game: 2:18.

Attendance: 37,850.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Astros                       
1. T Womack             2B    1. C Carr               CF 
2. A Brown              CF    2. B Abreu              RF 
3. F Garcia             3B    3. T Howard             LF 
4. M Smith              1B    4. S Berry              3B 
5. J Guillen            RF    5. L Gonzalez           1B 
6. K Osik               C     6. R Johnson            2B 
7. E Brown              LF    7. R Knorr              C  
8. A Nunez              SS    8. L Rivera             SS 
9. E Loaiza             P     9. R Garcia             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  0-0  --3  1   18%  55% A Nunez         R Garcia        Double Play: Groundout: 3B-1B-C-SS (Weak 3B)
   t 2   1  0-0  123  5   15%  55% A Nunez         R Garcia        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
   t 5   0  0-0  ---  6  -13%  37% E Brown         R Garcia        Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   b 7   0  0-1  ---  2   10%  89% R Johnson       E Loaiza        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 7   0  1-0  ---  3   -7%  63% M Smith         R Garcia        Single to P (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ramon Garcia facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   46%  T Womack        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  3   50%  A Brown         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Womack out at 3B/CF-3B
   O      1--  4   53%  F Garcia        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  3   55%  M Smith         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, Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  C Carr          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   51%  B Abreu         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  8   50%  T Howard        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ramon Garcia facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   46%  M Smith         Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  J Guillen       Strikeout Looking
          1--  3   46%  K Osik          Single to CF (Line Drive); Smith to 2B
          12-  5   40%  E Brown         Hit By Pitch; Smith to 3B; Osik to 2B
   OO     123  5   55%  A Nunez         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, Esteban Loaiza facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   61%  S Berry         Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  5   57%  L Gonzalez      Lineout: LF
          -2-  8   59%  R Johnson       Walk
   O      12-  4   54%  R Knorr         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   50%  L Rivera        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ramon Garcia facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   52%  E Loaiza        Flyball: CF
          ---  5   50%  T Womack        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--      48%  A Brown         Womack Steals 2B
   O      -2-      54%  " "             Womack Picked off 2B (P-SS)
   O      ---  6   55%  " "             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, Esteban Loaiza facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   53%  R Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   51%  C Carr          Popfly: 3B (P's Right)
   O      ---  3   50%  B Abreu         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ramon Garcia facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   53%  F Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   55%  M Smith         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  1   53%  J Guillen       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   56%  K Osik          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, Esteban Loaiza facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   53%  T Howard        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   51%  S Berry         Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   50%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ramon Garcia facing 7-8-9
                  Tony Pena replaces Luis Gonzalez playing C batting 5th; Randy Knorr moves to 1B
          ---  6   37%  E Brown         Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   OO     --3  1   55%  A Nunez         Double Play: Groundout: 3B-1B-C-SS (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   57%  E Loaiza        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Esteban Loaiza facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   61%  R Johnson       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   64%  R Knorr         Strikeout Swinging, Johnson Steals 2B; Johnson to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   RO     --3  4   67%  L Rivera        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Johnson Scores/unER
   O      ---  3   66%  R Garcia        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, Ramon Garcia facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   70%  T Womack        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   73%  A Brown         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   74%  F 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, Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   72%  C Carr          Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  4   71%  B Abreu         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   72%  T Howard        Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Howard to 1B
          1--  6   74%  S Berry         Walk; Howard to 2B
   O      12-  1   70%  T Pena          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, Ramon Garcia facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   63%  M Smith         Single to P (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
   O      1--  1   69%  J Guillen       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  5   75%  K Osik          Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B (P's Left)
   O      1--  5   79%  E Brown         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Esteban Loaiza facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  2   89%  R Johnson       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   88%  R Knorr         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  5   89%  L Rivera        Walk
                  Jeff Bagwell pinch hits for Ramon Garcia batting 9th
          1--      90%  J Bagwell       Balk; Rivera to 2B
   O      -2-  4   88%  " "             Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   87%  C Carr          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, Oscar Henriquez facing 8-9-1
                  Oscar Henriquez replaces Jeff Bagwell pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   90%  A Nunez         Groundout: C-1B
                  Turner Ward pinch hits for Esteban Loaiza batting 9th
   O      ---  6   93%  T Ward          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  4   91%  T Womack        Walk
          1--      90%  A Brown         Womack Steals 2B
          -2-  4   87%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   94%  F Garcia        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jason Christiansen facing 2-3-4
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Tony Womack pitching and batting 1st; Abraham Nunez moves to 2B; Lou Collier replaces Turner Ward playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  2   94%  B Abreu         Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   93%  T Howard        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   93%  S Berry         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Billy Wagner facing 4-5-6
                  Billy Wagner replaces Sean Berry pitching and batting 4th; Craig Biggio replaces Oscar Henriquez playing 2B batting 9th; Russ Johnson moves to 3B
   O      ---  5   97%  M Smith         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   99%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  K Osik          Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199709260

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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