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Standings
SEA
@BOS		8
5
TEX
@CHW		11
5
BAL
@CLE		6
11
OAK
@DET		6
2
TOR
@KCR		8
2
ANA
@NYY		9
7
MIN
@TBD		2
1
MON
@ARI		3
4		 
(10)
MIL
@CIN		1
9
NYM
@COL		5
8
PIT
@HOU		8
19
CHC
@LAD		10
5
FLA
@SDP		5
4
ATL
@SFG		9
8		 
(12)
PHI
@STL		9
4
Tuesday, May 11, 1999 7:06PM
, Astrodome
Attendance: 18,450, Time of Game: 3:22
Pirates
8
16-16
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
3rd, 4 GB
 at Astros
19
20-12
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
W: Sean Bergman (2-1)
L: Todd Ritchie (2-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  1  0   0  2  3   2  0  0    8 14  5
Astros          1  0  3   5  5  0   1  4  X   19 18  0

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 3 3 0 2 .299 .866 26 16 0.151 0.60 0.155 -0.004 2.6 1 0 HR
Pat Meares SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .297 .711 11 8 -0.088 0.86 0.000 -0.088 -1.2 1 3
   Mike Benjamin PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .667 2 1 -0.001 0.04 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 0 0
Brian Giles RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .314 1.065 15 9 -0.063 0.49 0.000 -0.063 -1.1 2 1
Kevin Young 1B 5 0 3 0 0 2 .339 .979 24 14 0.052 0.33 0.053 -0.001 0.3 9 0 2B
Jason Kendall C 5 1 1 0 0 1 .339 .908 22 16 -0.110 0.64 0.001 -0.110 -1.4 6 0 GDP
Brant Brown CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 .259 .743 24 18 -0.046 0.38 0.003 -0.049 0.2 2 0 2B
Ed Sprague 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .324 .911 12 8 -0.023 0.36 0.010 -0.034 2.5 1 3 2·2B
Warren Morris 2B 3 2 2 3 1 0 .250 .759 12 6 0.012 0.24 0.022 -0.010 1.6 2 3 HR
Todd Ritchie P 1 0 1 0 0 0 .375 .750 2 2 0.021 0.85 0.021 0.000 0.2 0 0
   Chris Peters P 0 1 0 0 1 0 .125 .347 7 3 0.006 0.19 0.006 0.000 0.4 0 0
   Freddy Garcia PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .372 3 2 -0.003 0.11 0.000 -0.003 -0.3
   Jeff Wallace P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Turner Ward PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .186 .523 5 3 -0.009 0.33 0.000 -0.009 -0.5
   Scott Sauerbeck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Keith Osik P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .619 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 40 8 14 8 2 8 .350 .981 165 106 -0.101 0.47 0.271 -0.372 3.0 24 10
2B: B Brown (10, off J McCurry); K Young (10, off S Bergman); E Sprague 2 (8, 1 off J McCurry, 1 off S Bergman).
HR: W Morris (3, off S Bergman; 6th inn, 2 on, 0 outs); A Martin (2, off S Bergman; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).
TB: A Martin 6; W Morris 5; K Young 4; E Sprague 4; B Brown 3; T Ritchie; J Kendall.
GIDP: J Kendall (5).
RBI: A Martin 3 (12); W Morris 3 (13); E Sprague 2 (17).
2-out RBI: E Sprague 2; A Martin.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
E: E Sprague 2 (11); P Meares (3); B Giles (1); A Martin (2).
Outfield Assists: B Giles (R Hidalgo at home plate).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Craig Biggio 2B 3 3 2 0 0 0 .276 .834 14 9 0.042 0.58 0.064 -0.023 1.2 1 2 2B,HBP
   Russ Johnson 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .536 8 2 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.4 1 1
Derek Bell RF 6 3 1 0 0 0 .273 .787 18 10 0.078 0.49 0.095 -0.017 1.4 1 0
   Billy Wagner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jeff Bagwell 1B 2 4 2 4 3 0 .356 1.128 26 11 0.206 0.72 0.206 0.000 4.2 6 0 2·2B,SB
   Jack Howell PH-1B 0 1 0 0 1 0 .231 .760 5 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.3 0 0
Ken Caminiti 3B 3 1 2 4 0 1 .324 .834 17 9 0.114 0.76 0.146 -0.032 2.1 2 0 2B,SF
   Bill Spiers 3B 1 1 0 0 1 0 .333 .940 10 4 -0.001 0.01 0.000 -0.001 -0.1 2 0
Carl Everett CF 6 2 3 5 0 1 .284 .758 17 13 0.019 0.34 0.041 -0.021 3.0 1 0 2B
Richard Hidalgo LF 5 3 3 1 0 0 .252 .829 23 14 -0.003 0.23 0.021 -0.024 1.1 6 0 2·2B,HBP
Paul Bako C 5 0 2 1 1 2 .444 1.087 22 11 0.044 0.24 0.047 -0.003 0.1 7 1 2·2B,IW
Tim Bogar SS 5 0 2 3 1 0 .282 .736 25 14 -0.056 0.36 0.001 -0.056 1.3 0 3 2B
Sean Bergman P 3 1 0 0 0 1 .154 .769 6 5 -0.048 0.63 0.003 -0.051 -0.2 0 0
   Trever Miller P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 2 2 0.000 0.02 0.000 0.000 -0.3 0 0
   Jeff McCurry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brian Williams P 1 0 1 1 0 0 .500 1.000 2 2 0.004 0.11 0.004 0.000 1.2 0 0
   Glen Barker PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .455 1.000 1 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.4 0 0
Team Totals 43 19 18 19 8 5 .419 1.170 196 108 0.398 0.40 0.628 -0.229 14.6 27 7
2B: T Bogar (8, off K Osik); R Hidalgo 2 (8, 1 off T Ritchie, 1 off S Sauerbeck); P Bako 2 (3, 1 off T Ritchie, 1 off C Peters); C Biggio (15, off T Ritchie); J Bagwell 2 (10, 1 off T Ritchie, 1 off C Peters); C Everett (7, off K Osik); K Caminiti (5, off T Ritchie).
SF: K Caminiti (1, off C Peters).
IBB: P Bako (2, by T Ritchie).
HBP: R Hidalgo (1, by K Osik); C Biggio (3, by T Ritchie).
TB: R Hidalgo 5; C Everett 4; P Bako 4; J Bagwell 4; T Bogar 3; C Biggio 3; K Caminiti 3; B Williams; D Bell.
RBI: C Everett 5 (20); J Bagwell 4 (32); K Caminiti 4 (15); T Bogar 3 (12); R Hidalgo (18); P Bako (4); B Williams (1).
2-out RBI: T Bogar 3; P Bako; B Williams; K Caminiti.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 12 for 23.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Bogar-C Biggio-J Bagwell.
Baserunning
SB: J Bagwell (7, 3rd base off T Ritchie/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
Todd Ritchie, L (2-2) 3.1 7 8 5 3 3 0 4.01 22 84 46 26 8 12 6 9 5 0 20 -0.347 0.88 -5.2
Chris Peters 1.2 7 6 3 0 1 0 6.35 13 43 29 18 5 6 6 6 2 0 2 2 -0.050 0.08 -6.0
Jeff Wallace 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.00 5 20 9 7 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.02 0.6
Scott Sauerbeck 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2.33 6 22 13 9 1 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 -0.003 0.04 -0.4
Keith Osik 1 2 4 4 2 1 0 36.00 8 27 11 5 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 -0.001 0.00 -3.4
Team Totals 8 18 19 13 8 5 0 14.62 54 196 108 65 18 25 18 21 8 0 20 2 2 -0.400 0.47 -14.6

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
Sean Bergman, W (2-1) 5 11 6 6 1 2 2 4.62 26 90 59 41 7 11 5 18 8 0 22 0.093 0.71 -3.2
Trever Miller 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.29 4 18 11 6 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.007 0.07 0.8
Jeff McCurry 0.1 3 2 2 1 1 0 54.00 5 24 13 10 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 -0.014 0.06 -2.2
Brian Williams 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.65 4 17 10 4 3 3 0 2 2 0 2 0 0.013 0.12 1.0
Billy Wagner 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.65 3 16 13 6 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.6
Team Totals 9 14 8 8 2 8 2 8.00 42 165 106 67 16 23 8 24 12 0 22 2 0 0.099 0.40 -3.0
S Bergman faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: T Ritchie (2).
HBP: T Ritchie (1; C Biggio); K Osik (1; R Hidalgo).
IBB: T Ritchie (1; P Bako).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Charlie Reliford, 2B - Jeff Kellogg, 3B - Sam Holbrook.
Time of Game: 3:22.
Attendance: 18,450.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Houston Astros
1 Al Martin LF 1 Craig Biggio 2B
2 Pat Meares SS 2 Derek Bell RF
3 Brian Giles RF 3 Jeff Bagwell 1B
4 Kevin Young 1B 4 Ken Caminiti 3B
5 Jason Kendall C 5 Carl Everett CF
6 Brant Brown CF 6 Richard Hidalgo LF
7 Ed Sprague 3B 7 Paul Bako C
8 Warren Morris 2B 8 Tim Bogar SS
9 Todd Ritchie P 9 Sean Bergman P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 1-1 0 12- 5,(2-2)  RR HOU J. Bagwell T. Ritchie 17% 82% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Biggio Scores; Bell Scores/unER; Bagwell to 3B
t2 0-1 2 12- 3,(2-0)  R PIT A. Martin S. Bergman -10% 51% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Morris Scores; Ritchie to 2B
b1 0-0 2 --3 6,(3-2)  R HOU K. Caminiti T. Ritchie 8% 62% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bagwell Scores
b4 4-1 1 123 5,(3-1)  RR HOU K. Caminiti T. Ritchie 6% 96% Double to CF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores; Bell Scores/unER; Bagwell to 3B
t3 1-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO PIT J. Kendall S. Bergman 6% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

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' Sean Bergman facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT A. Martin S. Bergman -3% 47% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O PIT P. Meares S. Bergman 3% 50% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT B. Giles S. Bergman 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  PIT K. Young S. Bergman -2% 51% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Martin to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Kendall S. Bergman 4% 55% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU C. Biggio T. Ritchie -2% 53% Popfly: 3B
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU D. Bell T. Ritchie -2% 51% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
b1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU J. Bagwell T. Ritchie 1% 52% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  HOU K. Caminiti T. Ritchie 1% 53% Wild Pitch; Bagwell to 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  HOU K. Caminiti T. Ritchie 0% 54% Bagwell Steals 3B
b1 0-0 2 --3 6,(3-2)  R HOU K. Caminiti T. Ritchie 8% 62% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bagwell Scores
b1 1-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Everett T. Ritchie -2% 60% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Sean Bergman facing 6-7-8
t2 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT B. Brown S. Bergman 3% 62% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT E. Sprague S. Bergman 2% 64% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t2 0-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT W. Morris S. Bergman -1% 63% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
t2 0-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  PIT T. Ritchie S. Bergman -2% 61% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Morris to 2B
t2 0-1 2 12- 3,(2-0)  R PIT A. Martin S. Bergman -10% 51% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Morris Scores; Ritchie to 2B
t2 1-1 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O PIT P. Meares S. Bergman 4% 55% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 6-7-8
b2 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo T. Ritchie -2% 53% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b2 1-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU P. Bako T. Ritchie 4% 57% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b2 1-1 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O HOU T. Bogar T. Ritchie -3% 54% Groundout: SS-1B; Bako to 3B
b2 1-1 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O HOU S. Bergman T. Ritchie -4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Sean Bergman facing 3-4-5
t3 1-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT B. Giles S. Bergman 3% 53% Flyball: LF
t3 1-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT K. Young S. Bergman -3% 50% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t3 1-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO PIT J. Kendall S. Bergman 6% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 1-2-3
b3 1-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU C. Biggio T. Ritchie 4% 60% Hit By Pitch
b3 1-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  HOU D. Bell T. Ritchie 6% 65% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Biggio to 2B
b3 1-1 0 12- 5,(2-2)  RR HOU J. Bagwell T. Ritchie 17% 82% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Biggio Scores; Bell Scores/unER; Bagwell to 3B
b3 3-1 0 --3 4,(1-2)  O HOU K. Caminiti T. Ritchie -3% 79% Strikeout Swinging
b3 3-1 1 --3 2,(0-1)  RO HOU C. Everett T. Ritchie 2% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Bagwell Scores/unER
b3 4-1 2 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU R. Hidalgo T. Ritchie 1% 82% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b3 4-1 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  HOU P. Bako T. Ritchie 0% 83% Intentional Walk
b3 4-1 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O HOU T. Bogar T. Ritchie -2% 80% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Hidalgo out at Hm/RF-C; Bako to 2B
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 4.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Astros' Sean Bergman facing 6-7-8
t4 1-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT B. Brown S. Bergman 2% 83% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t4 1-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT E. Sprague S. Bergman 2% 84% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t4 1-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT W. Morris S. Bergman 1% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 9-1-2
b4 4-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU S. Bergman T. Ritchie -1% 84% Flyball: CF
b4 4-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU C. Biggio T. Ritchie 2% 86% Double to RF (Line Drive)
b4 4-1 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  HOU D. Bell T. Ritchie 3% 89% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Biggio to 3B; Bell to 2B
b4 4-1 1 -23 5,(3-1)  HOU J. Bagwell T. Ritchie 0% 90% Walk
b4 4-1 1 123 5,(3-1)  RR HOU K. Caminiti T. Ritchie 6% 96% Double to CF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores; Bell Scores/unER; Bagwell to 3B
Chris Peters replaces Todd Ritchie pitching and batting 9th
b4 6-1 1 -23 1,(0-0)  RR HOU C. Everett C. Peters 2% 98% Single to RF (Fly Ball); Bagwell Scores; Caminiti Scores; Everett to 2B/Adv on E9
b4 8-1 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  R HOU R. Hidalgo C. Peters 1% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive); Everett Scores
b4 9-1 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU P. Bako C. Peters -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b4 9-1 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O HOU T. Bogar C. Peters -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
5 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 9.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-9, Astros' Sean Bergman facing 9-1-2
t5 1-9 0 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT C. Peters S. Bergman -1% 98% Walk
t5 1-9 0 1-- 8,(3-2)  RR PIT A. Martin S. Bergman -2% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Peters Scores
t5 3-9 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT P. Meares S. Bergman 1% 97% Foul Popfly: 3B
t5 3-9 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT B. Giles S. Bergman 1% 97% Popfly: 3B
t5 3-9 2 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT K. Young S. Bergman -1% 97% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t5 3-9 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Kendall S. Bergman 1% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 9.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-3, Pirates' Chris Peters facing 9-1-2
b5 9-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU S. Bergman C. Peters 0% 98% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
b5 9-3 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  HOU C. Biggio C. Peters 0% 98% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bergman to 2B
b5 9-3 0 12- 2,(0-1)  HOU D. Bell C. Peters 1% 99% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bergman to 3B; Biggio to 2B
b5 9-3 0 123 4,(1-2)  RR HOU J. Bagwell C. Peters 1% 100% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Bergman Scores/unER; Biggio Scores; Bell to 3B
b5 11-3 0 -23 2,(1-0)  RO HOU K. Caminiti C. Peters 0% 100% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Bell Scores; Bagwell to 3B
b5 12-3 1 --3 3,(1-1)  R HOU C. Everett C. Peters 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Bagwell Scores/unER
b5 13-3 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O HOU R. Hidalgo C. Peters -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b5 13-3 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  R HOU P. Bako C. Peters 0% 100% Double to CF (Fly Ball); Hidalgo Scores/unER
b5 14-3 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  O HOU T. Bogar C. Peters 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 14.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-14, Astros' Sean Bergman facing 6-7-8
Russ Johnson replaces Craig Biggio playing 2B batting 1st
Bill Spiers replaces Ken Caminiti playing 3B batting 4th
t6 3-14 0 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT B. Brown S. Bergman -0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t6 3-14 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT E. Sprague S. Bergman -0% 100% Double to LF (Line Drive); Brown to 3B
t6 3-14 0 -23 2,(1-0)  RRR PIT W. Morris S. Bergman -0% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball); Brown Scores; Sprague Scores
Trever Miller replaces Sean Bergman pitching and batting 9th
Freddy Garcia pinch hits for Chris Peters (P) batting 9th
t6 6-14 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT F. Garcia T. Miller 0% 99% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
t6 6-14 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O PIT A. Martin T. Miller 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t6 6-14 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT P. Meares T. Miller 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 14.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 14-6, Pirates' Jeff Wallace facing 9-1-2
Jeff Wallace replaces Freddy Garcia (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 14-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU T. Miller J. Wallace -0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 14-6 1 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU R. Johnson J. Wallace 0% 100% Walk
b6 14-6 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU D. Bell J. Wallace -0% 100% Flyball: LF
b6 14-6 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  HOU J. Bagwell J. Wallace 0% 100% Walk; Johnson to 2B
b6 14-6 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O HOU B. Spiers J. Wallace -0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 14.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 6-14, Astros' Trever Miller facing 3-4-5
t7 6-14 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT B. Giles T. Miller 0% 100% Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B)
Jeff McCurry replaces Trever Miller pitching and batting 9th
t7 6-14 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT K. Young J. McCurry 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t7 6-14 2 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT J. Kendall J. McCurry -0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t7 6-14 2 1-- 7,(2-2)  PIT B. Brown J. McCurry -0% 99% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Kendall to 3B
t7 6-14 2 -23 3,(2-0)  RR PIT E. Sprague J. McCurry -1% 99% Double to 3B (Ground Ball); Kendall Scores; Brown Scores
t7 8-14 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  PIT W. Morris J. McCurry -0% 98% Walk
Brian Williams replaces Jeff McCurry pitching and batting 9th
Turner Ward pinch hits for Jeff Wallace (P) batting 9th
t7 8-14 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O PIT T. Ward B. Williams 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 8, Astros 14.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 14-8, Pirates' Scott Sauerbeck facing 5-6-7
Scott Sauerbeck replaces Turner Ward (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 14-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Everett S. Sauerbeck -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 14-8 1 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU R. Hidalgo S. Sauerbeck 0% 99% Double to CF (Fly Ball)
b7 14-8 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O HOU P. Bako S. Sauerbeck -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b7 14-8 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  HOU T. Bogar S. Sauerbeck 0% 99% Walk
b7 14-8 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R HOU B. Williams S. Sauerbeck 0% 100% Single to LF (Pop Fly to Deep SS-3B Hole); Hidalgo Scores; Bogar to 3B; Williams to 2B/Adv on E7
b7 15-8 2 -23 4,(2-1)  O HOU R. Johnson S. Sauerbeck -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 8, Astros 15.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 8-15, Astros' Brian Williams facing 1-2-3
t8 8-15 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT A. Martin B. Williams 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
Mike Benjamin pinch hits for Pat Meares (SS) batting 2nd
t8 8-15 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT M. Benjamin B. Williams 0% 100% Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
t8 8-15 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT B. Giles B. Williams 0% 100% Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Astros 15.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 15-8, Pirates' Keith Osik facing 2-3-4
Keith Osik replaces Scott Sauerbeck pitching and batting 9th
Mike Benjamin moves from PH to SS
b8 15-8 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU D. Bell K. Osik -0% 100% Foul Popfly: 1B
Jack Howell pinch hits for Jeff Bagwell (1B) batting 3rd
b8 15-8 1 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU J. Howell K. Osik 0% 100% Walk
b8 15-8 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  HOU B. Spiers K. Osik 0% 100% Walk; Howell to 2B
b8 15-8 1 12- 3,(1-1)  R HOU C. Everett K. Osik 0% 100% Double to LF (Line Drive); Howell Scores; Spiers to 3B
b8 16-8 1 -23 1,(0-0)  HOU R. Hidalgo K. Osik -0% 100% Hit By Pitch
b8 16-8 1 123 5,(2-2)  O HOU P. Bako K. Osik -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 16-8 2 123 2,(1-0)  RRR HOU T. Bogar K. Osik 0% 100% Double to 3B (Ground Ball); Spiers Scores; Everett Scores; Hidalgo Scores; Bogar to 3B
Glen Barker pinch hits for Brian Williams (P) batting 9th
b8 19-8 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O HOU G. Barker K. Osik 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Astros 19.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 8-19, Astros' Billy Wagner facing 4-5-6
Billy Wagner replaces Derek Bell (RF) pitching and batting 2nd
Jack Howell moves from PH to 1B
Glen Barker moves from PH to RF
t9 8-19 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT K. Young B. Wagner 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 8-19 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O PIT J. Kendall B. Wagner 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 8-19 2 --- 7,(1-2)  O PIT B. Brown B. Wagner 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Astros 19.

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