August 14, 1999 Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 44,868

Saturday, August 14, 1999, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:45

Pirates

58-58

Lost 1

3rd, 11 GB

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

W: C Holt (3-11), L: K Benson (10-9)

Astros

70-48

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Martin LF                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .289  .875   21    3   0   SB
A Nunez SS                    3   0   0   0    2   0  .219  .552   25    1   1   SB
B Giles CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .299  .951   20    2   0   
  B Clontz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
K Young 1B                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .307  .922   17    7   0   HBP,GDP
D Sveum 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .619   13    0   1   
  S Sauerbeck P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Brown PH-CF               0   0   0   0    1   0  .252  .693    5    0   0   
W Morris 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .305  .831   15    0   1   
B Brown RF                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .228  .723   16    1   0   HBP,GDP
J Oliver C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .269  .676   16   10   0   2B
K Benson P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .133  .348    8    0   2   
  J Wehner 3B                 1   0   0   0    1   0  .242  .700    7    0   0   
Totals                       30   1   6   1    6   8              163   24   5

BATTING

2B: J Oliver (5, off C Holt).

HBP: B Brown (4, by S Bergman); K Young (8, by C Holt).

TB: J Oliver 2; A Martin 2; W Morris; B Brown; B Giles.

GIDP: B Brown (2); K Young (9).

RBI: A Martin (49).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

E: A Nunez 2 (13); J Oliver (2); D Sveum (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Nunez (3, 2nd base off C Holt/P Bako); A Martin (14, 2nd base off C Holt/P Bako).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .311  .873   14    2   4   SH
B Spiers 3B                   2   2   1   0    2   0  .285  .752   18    0   2   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   1   1   2    0   2  .305 1.071   16    9   1   2B
C Everett CF                  4   2   2   4    0   0  .334  .954    9    1   0   HR,2B
D Bell RF                     3   0   0   0    1   3  .245  .672   17    2   0   
D Ward LF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .730   15    1   0   
  G Barker LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .317  .736    6    0   0   
P Bako C                      4   0   2   0    0   1  .278  .769    7    8   0   
T Bogar SS                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .245  .686   16    3   5   
C Holt P                      3   1   0   0    0   1  .056  .161    7    1   0   
  B Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  L Berkman PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .238  .709    7    0   0   
  S Bergman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .107  .428         0   0   
Totals                       31   7   6   6    5  10              132   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Bagwell (26, off K Benson); C Everett (23, off B Clontz).

HR: C Everett (17, off K Benson; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

SH: C Biggio (3, off K Benson).

TB: C Everett 6; P Bako 2; J Bagwell 2; B Spiers.

RBI: C Everett 4 (84); J Bagwell 2 (101).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 3. C Biggio-T Bogar-J Bagwell; B Spiers-C Biggio-J Bagwell; T Bogar-C Biggio.

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
K Benson, L (10-9)             5     4   6   2    3   7   1   4.34   24   85-51   24·15·12    6· 6· 2· 0     47    -     0.77  -0.19
S Sauerbeck                    2     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.51    6   20-15    7· 4· 4    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
B Clontz                       1     2   1   1    2   1   0   2.52    7   27-16    8· 3· 5    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         8     6   7   3    5  10   1          37  132-82   39·22·21    9·10· 3· 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
C Holt, W (3-11)               7.2   5   0   0    4   6   0   4.11   31  134-74   42·12·20   11· 6· 3· 0     71    -     0.69   0.31
B Williams                     0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   4.13    2    9-4     0· 2· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.33   0.01
S Bergman                      1     1   1   1    1   1   0   5.27    5   16-9     2· 4· 3    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.08   0.00
Totals                         9     6   1   1    6   8   0          38  159-87   44·18·25   11· 6· 5· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: C Holt (8; K Young); S Bergman (3; B Brown).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Hallion, 1B - Ron Kulpa, 2B - Bill Hohn, 3B - Paul Schrieber.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 44,868.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Astros                       
1. A Martin             LF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. A Nunez              SS    2. B Spiers             3B 
3. B Giles              CF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. K Young              1B    4. C Everett            CF 
5. D Sveum              3B    5. D Bell               RF 
6. W Morris             2B    6. D Ward               LF 
7. B Brown              RF    7. P Bako               C  
8. J Oliver             C     8. T Bogar              SS 
9. K Benson             P     9. C Holt               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  1-3  4    9%  76% J Bagwell       K Benson        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Biggio Scores; Spiers to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  4    8%  67% B Spiers        K Benson        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Biggio to 3B
   b 5   1  0-3  12-  1    8%  97% C Everett       K Benson        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Spiers Scores/unER; Bagwell Scores/unER; Everett Scores/unER
   b 5   1  0-2  1-3  4    4%  89% J Bagwell       K Benson        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Holt Scores/unER; Spiers to 2B
   t 1   2  0-0  12-  7    4%  55% D Sveum         C Holt          Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Holt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  A Martin        Lineout: SS (Deep SS)
          ---  5   50%  A Nunez         Walk
   O      1--  5   52%  B Giles         Strikeout Swinging, Nunez Steals 2B
          -2-  2   51%  K Young         Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  7   55%  D Sveum         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kris Benson facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  C Biggio        Walk
          1--  4   67%  B Spiers        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Biggio to 3B
   R      1-3  4   76%  J Bagwell       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Biggio Scores; Spiers to 3B
   RO     -23  4   74%  C Everett       Groundout: 3B-1B; Spiers Scores
   O      -2-  4   71%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   69%  D Ward          Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Chris Holt facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   65%  W Morris        Walk
   O      1--  6   69%  B Brown         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  7   72%  J Oliver        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   74%  K Benson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kris Benson facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   77%  P Bako          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   74%  T Bogar         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  4   72%  C Holt          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   70%  C Biggio        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Chris Holt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   73%  A Martin        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  9   70%  A Nunez         Walk
   O      1--  3   73%  B Giles         Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      1--  5   76%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kris Benson facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   78%  B Spiers        Walk
   O      1--  4   76%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   74%  C Everett       Popfly: CF
   O      1--  3   72%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Chris Holt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   75%  D Sveum         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   77%  W Morris        Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
          ---  2   75%  B Brown         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   78%  J Oliver        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kris Benson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   76%  D Ward          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   75%  P Bako          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  7   74%  T Bogar         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Chris Holt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   77%  K Benson        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   79%  A Martin        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   81%  A Nunez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kris Benson facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   85%  C Holt          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Holt to 2B/Adv on E6
   O      -2-  2   84%  C Biggio        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Holt to 3B
          --3  5   85%  B Spiers        Walk
   R      1-3  4   89%  J Bagwell       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Holt Scores/unER; Spiers to 2B
   RRR    12-  1   97%  C Everett       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Spiers Scores/unER; Bagwell Scores/unER; Everett Scores/unER
   O      ---  3   97%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   97%  D Ward          Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
                  4 runs, 1 hit, 3 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 6.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Chris Holt facing 3-4-5
                  Glen Barker replaces Daryle Ward playing LF batting 6th
          ---  2   96%  B Giles         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  6   98%  K Young         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   98%  D Sveum         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Scott Sauerbeck facing 7-8-9
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Dale Sveum pitching and batting 5th; John Wehner replaces Kris Benson playing 3B batting 9th
   O      ---  3   98%  P Bako          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   98%  T Bogar         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   98%  C Holt          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 6.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Chris Holt facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   97%  W Morris        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   OO     1--  5   99%  B Brown         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  5   99%  J Oliver        Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  2   99%  J Wehner        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Scott Sauerbeck facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   99%  C Biggio        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  B Spiers        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   99%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 6.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Chris Holt facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   98%  A Martin        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  7   99%  A Nunez         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--      99%  B Giles         Martin Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6  100%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Martin to 3B
          --3  4   99%  K Young         Walk
                  Brian Williams replaces Chris Holt pitching and batting 9th; Adrian Brown pinch hits for Scott Sauerbeck batting 5th
          1-3  5   99%  A Brown         Walk; Young to 2B
   O      123  4  100%  W Morris        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Brad Clontz facing 4-5-6
                  Brad Clontz replaces Brian Giles pitching and batting 3rd; Adrian Brown moves to CF
          ---  1  100%  C Everett       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  7  100%  D Bell          Walk
   O      12-  6  100%  G Barker        Flyball: LF
   R      12-  1  100%  P Bako          Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Everett Scores/Adv on E2/No RBI; Bell to 3B; Bako to 2B
   O      -23  3  100%  T Bogar         Strikeout Looking
                  Lance Berkman pinch hits for Brian Williams batting 9th
          -23  7  100%  L Berkman       Walk
   O      123  2  100%  C Biggio        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 7.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-7, Sean Bergman facing 7-8-9
                  Sean Bergman replaces Lance Berkman pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3  100%  B Brown         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3  100%  J Oliver        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5  100%  J Wehner        Walk; Brown to 2B
   R      12-  4   99%  A Martin        Single to CF (Line Drive); Brown Scores; Wehner to 2B
   OO     12-  1  100%  A Nunez         Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199908140

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