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

Astrodome, Attendance: 36,231

 Sunday, August 15, 1999, 1:35PM
Time of Game: 2:13
Pirates
2
59-58
Won 1
3rd, 10 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  1    2  5  1
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  0
W: Todd Ritchie (11-8), L: Shane Reynolds (14-9), S: Mike Williams (19)
 Astros
0
70-49
Lost 1
1st

Batting Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
A Martin LF                   4   1   1   1    0   3  .289  .879   18   14    4   0   HR
M Benjamin SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .220  .595    9    7    1   3   2B
B Giles CF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .296  .942   16   10    1   0   
K Young 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .304  .914   12    9   11   1   
D Sveum 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .179  .555   10    9    0   3   
W Morris 2B                   3   1   2   1    0   0  .308  .842   10    5    1   2   HR
B Brown RF                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .229  .722   12    8    2   0   SB,CS
  A Brown RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .693              0   0   
K Osik C                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .186  .487    9    7    6   0   
T Ritchie P                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .167  .377    9    9    1   3   
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
Totals                       31   2   5   0    0  14              105   78   27  12
Batting Events
2B: M Benjamin (14, off S Reynolds).
HR: W Morris (13, off S Reynolds; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); A Martin (19, off S Reynolds; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
TB: W Morris 5; A Martin 4; M Benjamin 2; B Brown.
RBI: A Martin (50); W Morris (62).
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding Events
E: K Young (18).
Baserunning Events
SB: B Brown (2, 2nd base off S Reynolds/T Eusebio).
CS: B Brown (3, 3rd base by S Reynolds/T Eusebio).
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
G Barker RF-LF                3   0   2   0    1   0  .341  .786   13    6    1   0   
  M Mieske PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .352  .981    6    4    0   0   
B Spiers 3B                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .283  .749   17    9    2   1   SH
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .305 1.068    7    6    7   2   2B
C Everett CF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .331  .948   14    8    0   0   IW
D Ward LF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .716   10   10    1   0   
  D Bell RF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .672              0   0   
R Johnson 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .800    9    8    0   1   
T Eusebio C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .660   13    8   14   1   
  P Bako PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .769              0   0   
R Gutierrez SS                4   0   1   0    0   0  .268  .721   10    6    0   1   
S Reynolds P                  3   0   1   0    0   2  .188  .445    8    7    2   2   
  C Biggio PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .310  .871    3    3    0   0   
Totals                       33   0   7   0    3   6              110   75   27   8
Batting Events
2B: J Bagwell (27, off T Ritchie).
SH: B Spiers (3, off T Ritchie).
IBB: C Everett (4, by T Ritchie).
TB: J Bagwell 2; G Barker 2; R Gutierrez; S Reynolds; D Ward; R Johnson.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Baserunning Events
Pickoffs: G Barker (1st base by T Ritchie).

Pitching Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Ritchie, W (11-8)            8     6   0   0    3   4   0   3.50   33   94-64   37· 9·18   15·11· 3· 0     71    -     1.46   0.52
M Williams, S (19)             1     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.31    4   13-10    4· 3· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          1-0    3.71   0.20
Totals                         9     7   0   0    3   6   0          37  107-74   41·12·21   16·12· 4· 0          1-0
T Ritchie faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Reynolds, L (14-9)           9     5   2   2    0  14   2   3.49   31  100-74   32·24·18   11· 6· 1· 0     83    -     0.95   0.22
Totals                         9     5   2   2    0  14   2          31  100-74   32·24·18   11· 6· 1· 0           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: T Ritchie (3; C Everett).
Pickoffs: T Ritchie (6; G Barker, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ron Kulpa, 1B - Bill Hohn, 2B - Paul Schrieber, 3B - Tom Hallion.
Time of Game: 2:13.
Attendance: 36,231.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Lineups

   Pittsburgh Pirates                        Houston Astros                               
1. Al Martin                    LF       1. Glen Barker                  RF
2. Mike Benjamin                SS       2. Bill Spiers                  3B
3. Brian Giles                  CF       3. Jeff Bagwell                 1B
4. Kevin Young                  1B       4. Carl Everett                 CF
5. Dale Sveum                   3B       5. Daryle Ward                  LF
6. Warren Morris                2B       6. Russ Johnson                 2B
7. Brant Brown                  RF       7. Tony Eusebio                  C
8. Keith Osik                    C       8. Ricky Gutierrez              SS
9. Todd Ritchie                  P       9. Shane Reynolds                P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t8 0 --- R 1,(0-0)  23% 73% 0-0 PIT W. Morris S. Reynolds Home Run (Fly Ball)
b8 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  -13% 44% 0-1 HOU B. Spiers T. Ritchie Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Weak 1B); Barker to 2B
b8 0 12- O 2,(0-1)  13% 58% 0-1 HOU J. Bagwell T. Ritchie Popfly: 1B (P's Left)
b8 2 12- O 2,(0-1)  13% 83% 0-1 HOU D. Ward T. Ritchie Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b8 1 12- O 4,(1-2)  12% 70% 0-1 HOU C. Everett T. Ritchie Strikeout Swinging

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 48% 0-0 PIT A. Martin S. Reynolds Strikeout Swinging
t1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  4% 52% 0-0 PIT M. Benjamin S. Reynolds Double to LF (Ground Ball)
t1 1 -2- O 4,(1-2)  -3% 48% 0-0 PIT B. Giles S. Reynolds Strikeout Swinging
t1 2 -2- O 5,(1-2)  -3% 45% 0-0 PIT K. Young S. Reynolds Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4,(3-0)  -3% 42% 0-0 HOU G. Barker T. Ritchie Walk
b1 0 1-- O 3,(2-1)  6% 47% 0-0 HOU B. Spiers T. Ritchie Barker Picked off 1B (P-1B)
b1 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  2% 49% 0-0 HOU B. Spiers T. Ritchie Strikeout Looking
b1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  -2% 47% 0-0 HOU J. Bagwell T. Ritchie Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b1 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  -1% 46% 0-0 HOU C. Everett T. Ritchie Intentional Walk
b1 2 12- O 3,(0-2)  4% 50% 0-0 HOU D. Ward T. Ritchie Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O 5,(1-2)  -2% 48% 0-0 PIT D. Sveum S. Reynolds Strikeout Swinging
t2 1 --- O 5,(3-1)  -2% 46% 0-0 PIT W. Morris S. Reynolds Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 45% 0-0 PIT B. Brown S. Reynolds Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  2% 47% 0-0 HOU R. Johnson T. Ritchie Groundout: P-1B
b2 1 --- O 3,(2-0)  2% 49% 0-0 HOU T. Eusebio T. Ritchie Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  1% 50% 0-0 HOU R. Gutierrez T. Ritchie Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -3% 47% 0-0 PIT K. Osik S. Reynolds Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1 --- O 3,(0-2)  -2% 45% 0-0 PIT T. Ritchie S. Reynolds Strikeout Swinging
t3 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 44% 0-0 PIT A. Martin S. Reynolds Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  3% 47% 0-0 HOU S. Reynolds T. Ritchie Strikeout Looking
b3 1 --- O 5,(3-1)  2% 49% 0-0 HOU G. Barker T. Ritchie Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
b3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  -1% 47% 0-0 HOU B. Spiers T. Ritchie Walk
b3 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  3% 50% 0-0 HOU J. Bagwell T. Ritchie Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -3% 47% 0-0 PIT M. Benjamin S. Reynolds Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t4 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 45% 0-0 PIT B. Giles S. Reynolds Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
t4 2 --- O 3,(2-0)  -1% 44% 0-0 PIT K. Young S. Reynolds Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  3% 47% 0-0 HOU C. Everett T. Ritchie Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b4 1 --- O 3,(0-2)  2% 49% 0-0 HOU D. Ward T. Ritchie Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  1% 50% 0-0 HOU R. Johnson T. Ritchie Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 5-6-7
t5 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  -3% 47% 0-0 PIT D. Sveum S. Reynolds Strikeout Swinging
t5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  3% 50% 0-0 PIT W. Morris S. Reynolds Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t5 1 1-- O 4,(1-2)  -4% 46% 0-0 PIT B. Brown S. Reynolds Strikeout Swinging
t5 2 1-- O 3,(1-1)  -3% 43% 0-0 PIT K. Osik S. Reynolds Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  3% 46% 0-0 HOU T. Eusebio T. Ritchie Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
b5 1 --- O 4,(2-1)  2% 48% 0-0 HOU R. Gutierrez T. Ritchie Groundout: SS-1B
b5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  -2% 47% 0-0 HOU S. Reynolds T. Ritchie Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b5 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  -3% 44% 0-0 HOU G. Barker T. Ritchie Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Reynolds to 2B
b5 2 12- O 2,(0-1)  6% 50% 0-0 HOU B. Spiers T. Ritchie Lineout: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 9-1-2
t6 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  -4% 46% 0-0 PIT T. Ritchie S. Reynolds Strikeout Swinging
t6 1 --- O 3,(0-2)  -3% 44% 0-0 PIT A. Martin S. Reynolds Strikeout Looking
t6 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 42% 0-0 PIT M. Benjamin S. Reynolds Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 3-4-5
b6 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  3% 46% 0-0 HOU J. Bagwell T. Ritchie Flyball: LF
b6 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  3% 48% 0-0 HOU C. Everett T. Ritchie Flyball: LF
b6 2 --- 2,(0-1)  -2% 46% 0-0 HOU D. Ward T. Ritchie Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b6 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  4% 50% 0-0 HOU R. Johnson T. Ritchie Popfly: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 3-4-5
t7 0 --- O 6,(3-2)  -4% 46% 0-0 PIT B. Giles S. Reynolds Strikeout Swinging
t7 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  -3% 43% 0-0 PIT K. Young S. Reynolds Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
t7 2 --- O 2,(0-1)  -2% 41% 0-0 PIT D. Sveum S. Reynolds Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 7-8-9
b7 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  4% 45% 0-0 HOU T. Eusebio T. Ritchie Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b7 1 --- O 4,(2-1)  3% 48% 0-0 HOU R. Gutierrez T. Ritchie Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b7 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  2% 50% 0-0 HOU S. Reynolds T. Ritchie Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 6-7-8
t8 0 --- R 1,(0-0)  23% 73% 0-0 PIT W. Morris S. Reynolds Home Run (Fly Ball)
t8 0 --- 4,(2-1)  4% 77% 1-0 PIT B. Brown S. Reynolds Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
t8 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  3% 80% 1-0 PIT K. Osik S. Reynolds Brown Steals 2B
t8 0 -2- O 4,(1-2)  -5% 75% 1-0 PIT K. Osik S. Reynolds Strikeout Swinging
t8 1 -2- O 3,(0-2)  -4% 72% 1-0 PIT T. Ritchie S. Reynolds Strikeout Swinging
t8 2 -2- O 4,(0-2)  -4% 68% 1-0 PIT A. Martin S. Reynolds Brown Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 1-2-3
b8 0 --- 2,(0-1)  -10% 58% 0-1 HOU G. Barker T. Ritchie Single to 2B (Bunt)
b8 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  -13% 44% 0-1 HOU B. Spiers T. Ritchie Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Weak 1B); Barker to 2B
b8 0 12- O 2,(0-1)  13% 58% 0-1 HOU J. Bagwell T. Ritchie Popfly: 1B (P's Left)
b8 1 12- O 4,(1-2)  12% 70% 0-1 HOU C. Everett T. Ritchie Strikeout Swinging
b8 2 12- O 2,(0-1)  13% 83% 0-1 HOU D. Ward T. Ritchie Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
Glen Barker moves from RF to LF; Derek Bell replaces Daryle Ward (LF) playing RF batting 5th
t9 0 --- R 3,(1-1)  9% 92% 1-0 PIT A. Martin S. Reynolds Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t9 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  -1% 91% 2-0 PIT M. Benjamin S. Reynolds Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 90% 2-0 PIT B. Giles S. Reynolds Foul Popfly: 1B
t9 2 --- O 3,(0-2)  -1% 90% 2-0 PIT K. Young S. Reynolds Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 6-7-8
Adrian Brown replaces Brant Brown playing RF batting 7th
b9 0 --- 2,(0-1)  -10% 80% 0-2 HOU R. Johnson T. Ritchie Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
Mike Williams replaces Todd Ritchie pitching and batting 9th
b9 0 1-- O 3,(1-1)  8% 88% 0-2 HOU T. Eusebio M. Williams Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
Paul Bako pinch runs for Tony Eusebio (C) batting 7th
b9 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  -9% 79% 0-2 HOU R. Gutierrez M. Williams Single to CF (Line Drive); Bako to 2B
Craig Biggio pinch hits for Shane Reynolds (P) batting 9th
b9 1 12- O 3,(0-2)  11% 90% 0-2 HOU C. Biggio M. Williams Strikeout Swinging
Matt Mieske pinch hits for Glen Barker (LF) batting 1st
b9 2 12- O 6,(2-2)  10% 100% 0-2 HOU M. Mieske M. Williams Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 0.

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