May 14, 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 5
@BAL 4 CHW 5
SEA 3 DET 8
OAK 3 MIN 2
BOS 1
(12) TEX 7
@NYY 5
(13) KCR 10
@TBD 2 TOR 5
ANA 4 ARI 4
MIL 1 CIN 11
FLA 8 CHC 9
@COL 7 PIT 7
@HOU 2 PHI 4
@LAD 0 SDP 3
NYM 1 SDP 6
NYM 2 SFG 6
MON 1 SFG 2
MON 0 ATL 7
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 16,123

Thursday, May 14, 1998, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:36

Pirates

19-21

Won 1

6th, 6½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  2  1   1  2  0   1  0  0    7 13  0
Astros          1  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    2  6  1

W: J Silva (4-3), L: P Schourek (1-1)

Astros

25-14

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Womack 2B                   4   0   1   0    1   2  .241  .577   21    1   3   CS
M Martinez LF                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .333  .929   17    0   0   2B,HBP
J Kendall C                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .348  .921   18    8   1   
K Young 1B                    4   2   1   1    1   1  .260  .827   17   11   0   2B
J Allensworth CF              4   3   2   1    1   1  .339  .878   16    4   0   HR
J Guillen RF                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .352  .938   19    2   0   
K Polcovich 3B                4   0   1   2    0   0  .164  .432   12    1   4   SF
L Collier SS                  4   1   3   2    1   0  .286  .776   23    0   1   2B
J Silva P                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   13    0   2   SH
  M Wilkins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Sanford PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .409    2    0   0   
  R Loiselle P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       38   7  13   7    4   6              158   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Martinez (1, off P Schourek); L Collier (6, off P Schourek); K Young (8, off P Schourek).

HR: J Allensworth (3, off T Miller; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SF: K Polcovich (1, off M Grzanich).

SH: J Silva (2, off P Schourek).

HBP: M Martinez (1, by T Miller).

TB: J Allensworth 5; L Collier 4; M Martinez 3; K Young 2; J Kendall 2; T Womack; J Guillen; K Polcovich.

RBI: K Polcovich 2 (4); L Collier 2 (9); K Young (29); J Allensworth (14); M Martinez (1).

2-out RBI: L Collier 2; M Martinez.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

BASERUNNING

CS: T Womack (3, 2nd base by P Schourek/T Eusebio).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .320  .905   14    0   4   
D Bell RF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .355  .985   20    3   0   
J Howell 1B                   3   0   2   0    1   1  .259  .703   18   12   2   2·2B
S Berry 3B                    3   0   0   1    0   1  .316  .949   18    0   3   SF
M Alou LF                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .333 1.048   15    1   0   HR
R Hidalgo CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .649   11    1   0   CS
R Gutierrez SS                3   0   0   0    0   1  .343  .832   21    2   3   
T Eusebio C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .567    5    7   0   
P Schourek P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   3   
  M Grzanich P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Ward PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    7    0   0   
  T Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500         1   1   
  D Clark PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .118  .329    3    0   0   
  B Scanlan P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   2   6   2    1   8              138   27  16

BATTING

2B: J Howell 2 (3, 2 off J Silva).

HR: M Alou (9, off J Silva; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

SF: S Berry (2, off J Silva).

TB: M Alou 5; J Howell 4; C Biggio; R Hidalgo.

RBI: M Alou (33); S Berry (18).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

E: R Gutierrez (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Hidalgo (2, 2nd base by J Silva/J Kendall).

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
J Silva, W (4-3)               7     5   2   2    0   5   1   4.30   25  105-71   45· 7·19   11· 5· 4· 0     64    -     0.76   0.16
M Wilkins                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.84    3    8-7     4· 3· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.23   0.01
R Loiselle                     1     1   0   0    1   1   0   3.38    5   19-12    7· 2· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.16   0.01
Totals                         9     6   2   2    1   8   1          33  132-90   56·12·22   13· 6· 5· 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
P Schourek, L (1-1)            4     8   4   2    1   2   0   2.00   21   71-47   26· 6·15   12· 1· 5· 0     35    -     1.13  -0.24
M Grzanich                     1     1   2   2    2   1   0  18.00    6   23-12    7· 2· 3    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.63  -0.09
T Miller                       3     3   1   1    0   3   1   2.51   13   43-31   21· 6· 4    7· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.11   0.00
B Scanlan                      1     1   0   0    1   0   0   4.50    5   18-10    7· 1· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    13   7   5    4   6   1          45  155-100  61·15·24   21· 6· 7· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: T Miller (1; M Martinez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Tom Hallion.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 16,123.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Astros                       
1. T Womack             2B    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. M Martinez           LF    2. D Bell               RF 
3. J Kendall            C     3. J Howell             1B 
4. K Young              1B    4. S Berry              3B 
5. J Allensworth        CF    5. M Alou               LF 
6. J Guillen            RF    6. R Hidalgo            CF 
7. K Polcovich          3B    7. R Gutierrez          SS 
8. L Collier            SS    8. T Eusebio            C  
9. J Silva              P     9. P Schourek           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  1-1  -2-  7   11%  59% L Collier       P Schourek      Double to CF (Line Drive); Allensworth Scores/unER
   t 3   1  1-2  1-3  4   10%  78% K Young         P Schourek      Double to RF (Line Drive); Martinez Scores; Kendall to 3B
   t 4   2  1-3  1-3  1    9%  82% M Martinez      P Schourek      Double to SS (Ground Ball); Collier Scores; Womack to 3B
   b 1   1  0-0  1--  1   -8%  37% J Howell        J Silva         Double to CF (Line Drive); Biggio to 3B
   b 2   0  2-1  1--  6    7%  58% R Gutierrez     J Silva         Hidalgo Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Schourek facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  T Womack        Walk
   O      1--      48%  M Martinez      Womack Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  5   46%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   45%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Silva facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   42%  C Biggio        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  7   45%  D Bell          Flyball: CF
          1--  1   37%  J Howell        Double to CF (Line Drive); Biggio to 3B
   RO     -23  4   37%  S Berry         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Biggio Scores
   O      -2-  2   40%  M Alou          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Pete Schourek facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   43%  K Young         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   50%  J Allensworth   Single to P (Bunt); Young to 2B
   O      12-  2   47%  J Guillen       Lineout: RF; Young to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   48%  K Polcovich     Groundout: SS-1B; Young Scores/unER; Allensworth to 2B
   R      -2-  7   59%  L Collier       Double to CF (Line Drive); Allensworth Scores/unER
   O      -2-  5   56%  J Silva         Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Jose Silva facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   52%  R Hidalgo       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      58%  R Gutierrez     Hidalgo Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  7   60%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   61%  T Eusebio       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pete Schourek facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   59%  T Womack        Flyball: LF
          ---  3   62%  M Martinez      Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  5   68%  J Kendall       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Martinez to 3B
   R      1-3  4   78%  K Young         Double to RF (Line Drive); Martinez Scores; Kendall to 3B
   O      -23  4   72%  J Allensworth   Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  4   68%  J Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Jose Silva facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   70%  P Schourek      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   72%  C Biggio        Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3   73%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pete Schourek facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   71%  K Polcovich     Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2   73%  L Collier       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   72%  J Silva         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Collier to 2B
          -2-  3   73%  T Womack        Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Collier to 3B
   R      1-3  1   82%  M Martinez      Double to SS (Ground Ball); Collier Scores; Womack to 3B
   O      -23  1   79%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Jose Silva facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   73%  J Howell        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   77%  S Berry         Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      -2-  4   81%  M Alou          Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  6   84%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mike Grzanich facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Grzanich replaces Pete Schourek pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   86%  K Young         Walk
          1--  4   88%  J Allensworth   Walk; Young to 2B
   O      12-  7   89%  J Guillen       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Young to 3B; Allensworth to 2B
   RO     -23  1   89%  K Polcovich     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Young Scores
   R      -2-  2   93%  L Collier       Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Allensworth Scores
   O      1--  5   93%  J Silva         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Jose Silva facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   94%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   95%  T Eusebio       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Mike Grzanich batting 9th
   O      ---  7   95%  D Ward          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Trever Miller facing 1-2-3
                  Trever Miller replaces Daryle Ward pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   95%  T Womack        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   95%  M Martinez      Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  5   95%  J Kendall       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   95%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Jose Silva facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   96%  C Biggio        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  6   97%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   97%  J Howell        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 1.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Trever Miller facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  2   98%  J Allensworth   Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  2   99%  J Guillen       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   98%  K Polcovich     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  7   98%  L Collier       Groundout: 3B-1B; Polcovich to 2B
   O      -2-  2   98%  J Silva         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Jose Silva facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   99%  S Berry         Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  4   97%  M Alou          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   98%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   98%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-2, Trever Miller facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   98%  T Womack        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   98%  M Martinez      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   98%  J Kendall       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  1   98%  K Young         Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-7, Marc Wilkins facing 8-9-1
                  Marc Wilkins replaces Jose Silva pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   99%  T Eusebio       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Dave Clark pinch hits for Trever Miller batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  D Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   99%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-2, Bob Scanlan facing 5-6-7
                  Bob Scanlan replaces Dave Clark pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  J Allensworth   Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   99%  J Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   99%  K Polcovich     Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
          1--  5   99%  L Collier       Walk; Polcovich to 2B
                  Chance Sanford pinch hits for Marc Wilkins batting 9th
   O      12-  2   99%  C Sanford       Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-7, Rich Loiselle facing 2-3-4
                  Rich Loiselle replaces Chance Sanford pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   99%  J Howell        Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  S Berry         Lineout: CF
          1--  5  100%  M Alou          Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Deep 2B); Howell to 3B
   O      1-3  1  100%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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