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7
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5
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3
Friday, September 15, 2000 7:05PM
, Enron Field
Attendance: 32,661, Time of Game: 3:24
Pirates
7
61-86
⇐ Lost 7 ⇒
5th, 25½ GB
 at Astros
16
65-83
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 22 GB
W: Brian Powell (2-1)
L: Matt Skrmetta (1-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  5  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    7 12  3
Astros          0  3  3   0  2  1   1  6  X   16 19  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Adrian Brown CF 5 0 1 2 0 1 .329 .823 16 12 -0.052 1.00 0.062 -0.114 0.0 3 1
Jason Kendall C 5 1 2 0 0 1 .323 .896 22 11 0.027 0.60 0.072 -0.045 0.4 2 1 2B
Brian Giles LF 5 1 2 2 0 1 .313 1.029 19 13 0.124 0.65 0.179 -0.055 0.9 1 0 HR
John Vander Wal RF 5 1 2 1 0 2 .295 .971 21 14 0.071 0.77 0.130 -0.058 0.2 2 0 HR,SB
Kevin Young 1B 4 1 0 0 1 2 .258 .743 30 19 -0.045 0.76 0.032 -0.077 -0.7 12 0
Warren Morris 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .252 .666 14 10 0.016 0.91 0.069 -0.052 0.4 1 2
Keith Osik 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 .313 .878 16 10 0.034 1.14 0.087 -0.054 0.7 2 1 HBP
Pat Meares SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 .232 .673 18 12 0.034 1.14 0.108 -0.073 0.7 1 6 2B
Jimmy Anderson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .146 .312 5 4 -0.068 1.06 0.000 -0.068 -1.1 0 0
   Matt Skrmetta P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 4 3 -0.014 0.51 0.000 -0.014 -0.1 0 0
   Brian Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jeff Wallace P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Enrique Wilson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .292 .765 1 1 0.013 0.31 0.013 0.000 0.1
   Rich Loiselle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 39 7 12 7 1 10 .308 .854 166 109 0.140 0.84 0.752 -0.610 1.6 24 12
2B: P Meares (20, off T McKnight); J Kendall (30, off S Linebrink).
HR: B Giles (33, off S Linebrink; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); J Vander Wal (22, off T McKnight; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).
HBP: K Osik (4, by T McKnight).
TB: B Giles 5; J Vander Wal 5; J Kendall 3; P Meares 2; W Morris 2; E Wilson; K Osik; A Brown.
RBI: A Brown 2 (18); P Meares 2 (44); B Giles 2 (117); J Vander Wal (82).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
E: P Meares 2 (20); W Morris (13).
Outfield Assists: A Brown (J Bagwell at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: J Vander Wal (11, 2nd base off J Green/M Meluskey).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Julio Lugo 2B 5 2 1 0 1 1 .287 .778 23 13 0.013 0.58 0.059 -0.046 0.3 1 2 2B,SB
Mitch Meluskey C 5 0 2 1 0 1 .305 .913 19 12 0.010 0.93 0.096 -0.086 -0.4 10 0
Jeff Bagwell 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .314 1.045 11 7 0.011 0.75 0.067 -0.057 0.7 8 0
Richard Hidalgo CF-RF 5 3 4 0 0 0 .298 .979 21 12 0.014 0.80 0.063 -0.049 1.1 3 0 2B
Moises Alou RF 5 4 3 4 0 0 .360 1.066 13 8 0.207 0.81 0.256 -0.049 2.6 0 0 HR,2·2B
   Glen Barker CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .642 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Lance Berkman LF 3 3 2 1 2 0 .295 .944 17 8 0.110 0.68 0.128 -0.018 1.8 2 0 2B
Chris Truby 3B 5 3 3 5 0 0 .272 .794 14 9 0.295 0.84 0.331 -0.036 4.4 2 3 HR,3B,2B
Tim Bogar SS 5 0 1 3 0 0 .201 .592 19 15 0.033 0.67 0.069 -0.036 1.8 1 1
Tony McKnight P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Scott Linebrink P 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 3 3 0.014 0.44 0.014 0.000 0.1 0 0
   Jason Green P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Roger Cedeno PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .264 .748 2 2 -0.032 1.17 0.000 -0.032 -0.3
   Brian Powell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .633 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bill Spiers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .312 .798 5 2 -0.018 0.70 0.000 -0.018 -0.2
   Marc Valdes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Eddie Zosky PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 1 -0.016 0.55 0.000 -0.016 -0.6
   Joe Slusarski P 1 0 0 1 0 0 .111 .222 4 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 0 0
Team Totals 43 16 19 16 3 2 .442 1.246 152 95 0.641 0.73 1.083 -0.443 11.2 27 6
2B: L Berkman (23, off J Anderson); R Hidalgo (38, off B Smith); C Truby (13, off R Loiselle); J Lugo (20, off R Loiselle); M Alou 2 (26, 1 off R Loiselle, 1 off J Anderson).
3B: C Truby (4, off J Anderson).
HR: C Truby (9, off J Anderson; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); M Alou (29, off M Skrmetta; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: C Truby 9; M Alou 8; R Hidalgo 5; L Berkman 3; M Meluskey 2; J Bagwell 2; J Lugo 2; S Linebrink; T Bogar.
RBI: C Truby 5 (49); M Alou 4 (101); T Bogar 3 (30); L Berkman (60); M Meluskey (65); J Slusarski (1); J Bagwell (121).
2-out RBI: C Truby 2; M Meluskey; L Berkman; T Bogar.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 12 for 20.
Baserunning
SB: J Lugo (15, 2nd base off B Smith/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
Jimmy Anderson 3 7 6 6 1 1 1 4.81 17 58 37 24 4 9 8 6 5 1 21 -0.365 0.90 -4.2
Matt Skrmetta, L (1-2) 2 3 2 2 0 1 1 13.50 8 23 16 9 2 5 1 5 2 1 0 0 -0.138 1.11 -0.8
Brian Smith 1.1 2 2 2 1 0 0 10.38 7 31 17 14 2 1 1 5 2 0 0 0 -0.075 0.75 -0.6
Jeff Wallace 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.88 4 10 5 3 0 2 0 3 2 0 1 1 -0.031 0.76 -0.2
Rich Loiselle 1 6 6 6 0 0 0 6.17 10 30 20 16 1 3 5 5 5 0 0 0 -0.032 0.10 -5.4
Team Totals 8 19 16 16 3 2 2 18.00 46 152 95 66 9 20 15 24 16 2 21 1 1 -0.641 0.84 -11.2

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
Tony McKnight 1.1 4 5 5 1 2 1 5.59 10 43 29 17 4 8 1 4 2 1 27 -0.321 0.99 -4.4
Scott Linebrink 2 6 2 2 0 3 1 10.50 12 48 32 17 7 8 1 7 6 1 1 0 -0.157 0.92 -0.8
Jason Green 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.61 2 7 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.057 1.11 0.6
Brian Powell, W (2-1) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.93 6 28 17 8 2 7 2 3 0 0 0 0 0.146 0.91 1.2
Marc Valdes, H (7) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.96 3 19 11 6 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.080 0.99 0.6
Joe Slusarski, S (3) 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.69 8 21 15 8 3 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 0.053 0.33 1.2
Team Totals 9 12 7 7 1 10 2 7.00 41 166 109 58 22 29 9 18 10 2 27 2 0 -0.142 0.73 -1.6
Balks: None.
WP: J Anderson (6).
HBP: T McKnight (2; K Osik).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim Timmons, 1B - Doug Eddings, 2B - Charlie Reliford, 3B - Morris Hodges.
Time of Game: 3:24.
Attendance: 32,661.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Houston Astros
1 Adrian Brown CF 1 Julio Lugo 2B
2 Jason Kendall C 2 Mitch Meluskey C
3 Brian Giles LF 3 Jeff Bagwell 1B
4 John Vander Wal RF 4 Richard Hidalgo CF
5 Kevin Young 1B 5 Moises Alou RF
6 Warren Morris 2B 6 Lance Berkman LF
7 Keith Osik 3B 7 Chris Truby 3B
8 Pat Meares SS 8 Tim Bogar SS
9 Jimmy Anderson P 9 Tony McKnight P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 6-7 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  RR HOU M. Alou M. Skrmetta 22% 67% Home Run; Hidalgo Scores
b3 4-5 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  RR HOU C. Truby J. Anderson 19% 62% Home Run; Berkman Scores
t4 5-6 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  RR PIT B. Giles S. Linebrink -18% 41% Home Run; Kendall Scores
b2 0-5 1 12- 3,(1-1)  RR HOU C. Truby J. Anderson 14% 31% Triple to CF (Line Drive); Alou Scores; Berkman Scores
t2 1-0 0 123 6,(1-2)  RR PIT P. Meares T. McKnight -11% 16% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Young Scores; Morris Scores; Osik to 3B

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' Tony McKnight facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Brown T. McKnight 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT J. Kendall T. McKnight 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT B. Giles T. McKnight 1% 55% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jimmy Anderson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU J. Lugo J. Anderson -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU M. Meluskey J. Anderson -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU J. Bagwell J. Anderson -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Tony McKnight facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  R PIT J. Vander Wal T. McKnight -9% 41% Home Run
t2 1-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  PIT K. Young T. McKnight -3% 37% Walk
t2 1-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  PIT W. Morris T. McKnight -5% 33% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Young to 2B
t2 1-0 0 12- 4,(0-2)  PIT K. Osik T. McKnight -6% 27% Hit By Pitch; Young to 3B; Morris to 2B
t2 1-0 0 123 6,(1-2)  RR PIT P. Meares T. McKnight -11% 16% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Young Scores; Morris Scores; Osik to 3B
t2 3-0 0 -23 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Anderson T. McKnight 3% 19% Popfly: 1B
t2 3-0 1 -23 3,(1-1)  RR PIT A. Brown T. McKnight -6% 13% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Osik Scores; Meares Scores
Scott Linebrink replaces Tony McKnight pitching and batting 9th
t2 5-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  PIT J. Kendall S. Linebrink -2% 10% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Brown to 3B
t2 5-0 1 1-3 5,(1-2)  O PIT B. Giles S. Linebrink 2% 13% Strikeout Looking
t2 5-0 2 1-3 4,(0-2)  O PIT J. Vander Wal S. Linebrink 2% 15% Strikeout Swinging
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Pirates' Jimmy Anderson facing 4-5-6
b2 0-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU R. Hidalgo J. Anderson 3% 18% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 0-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Alou J. Anderson -3% 15% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b2 0-5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  HOU L. Berkman J. Anderson 1% 16% Wild Pitch; Alou to 2B
b2 0-5 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  HOU L. Berkman J. Anderson 2% 18% Walk
b2 0-5 1 12- 3,(1-1)  RR HOU C. Truby J. Anderson 14% 31% Triple to CF (Line Drive); Alou Scores; Berkman Scores
b2 2-5 1 --3 6,(2-2)  RO HOU T. Bogar J. Anderson 1% 32% Groundout: SS-1B; Truby Scores
b2 3-5 2 --- 3,(0-2)  HOU S. Linebrink J. Anderson 1% 33% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b2 3-5 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  HOU J. Lugo J. Anderson 2% 35% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Linebrink to 2B
b2 3-5 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Meluskey J. Anderson -5% 31% Single (Ground Ball); Linebrink out at 3B/3B; Lugo to 2B
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 3.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-3, Astros' Scott Linebrink facing 5-6-7
t3 5-3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT K. Young S. Linebrink 2% 33% Lineout: 3B
t3 5-3 1 --- 4,(0-2)  PIT W. Morris S. Linebrink -2% 31% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t3 5-3 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  PIT K. Osik S. Linebrink -3% 28% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Morris to 2B
t3 5-3 1 12- 4,(3-0)  O PIT P. Meares S. Linebrink 4% 31% Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
t3 5-3 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Anderson S. Linebrink 4% 35% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Pirates' Jimmy Anderson facing 3-4-5
b3 3-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU J. Bagwell J. Anderson -3% 32% Flyball: RF
b3 3-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU R. Hidalgo J. Anderson -2% 30% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 3-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU M. Alou J. Anderson 2% 33% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b3 3-5 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R HOU L. Berkman J. Anderson 10% 43% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Alou Scores
b3 4-5 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  RR HOU C. Truby J. Anderson 19% 62% Home Run; Berkman Scores
b3 6-5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU T. Bogar J. Anderson -1% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 6.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-6, Astros' Scott Linebrink facing 1-2-3
t4 5-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Brown S. Linebrink 3% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 5-6 1 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT J. Kendall S. Linebrink -5% 59% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
t4 5-6 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  RR PIT B. Giles S. Linebrink -18% 41% Home Run; Kendall Scores
t4 7-6 1 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT J. Vander Wal S. Linebrink -3% 39% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Jason Green replaces Scott Linebrink pitching and batting 9th
t4 7-6 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT K. Young J. Green 3% 42% Strikeout Swinging
t4 7-6 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  PIT W. Morris J. Green -1% 41% Vander Wal Steals 2B
t4 7-6 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O PIT W. Morris J. Green 4% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-7, Pirates' Matt Skrmetta facing 9-1-2
Matt Skrmetta replaces Jimmy Anderson pitching and batting 9th
Roger Cedeno pinch hits for Jason Green (P) batting 9th
b4 6-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU R. Cedeno M. Skrmetta -3% 41% Flyball: CF
b4 6-7 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Lugo M. Skrmetta -2% 39% Strikeout Swinging
b4 6-7 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU M. Meluskey M. Skrmetta -2% 38% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 6.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-6, Astros' Brian Powell facing 7-8-9
Brian Powell replaces Roger Cedeno (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t5 7-6 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O PIT K. Osik B. Powell 3% 40% Flyball: LF
t5 7-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT P. Meares B. Powell 2% 42% Flyball: CF
t5 7-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT M. Skrmetta B. Powell 1% 44% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-7, Pirates' Matt Skrmetta facing 3-4-5
b5 6-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Bagwell M. Skrmetta 5% 49% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b5 6-7 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O HOU R. Hidalgo M. Skrmetta -3% 46% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Bagwell out at 3B/CF-3B; Hidalgo to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
b5 6-7 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  RR HOU M. Alou M. Skrmetta 22% 67% Home Run; Hidalgo Scores
b5 8-7 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU L. Berkman M. Skrmetta -2% 66% Flyball: LF
b5 8-7 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU C. Truby M. Skrmetta -1% 64% Popfly: 1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 8.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 7-8, Astros' Brian Powell facing 1-2-3
t6 7-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Brown B. Powell 4% 68% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 7-8 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT J. Kendall B. Powell 3% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 7-8 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT B. Giles B. Powell 2% 73% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-7, Pirates' Brian Smith facing 8-9-1
Brian Smith replaces Matt Skrmetta pitching and batting 9th
b6 8-7 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O HOU T. Bogar B. Smith -2% 71% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
Bill Spiers pinch hits for Brian Powell (P) batting 9th
b6 8-7 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU B. Spiers B. Smith -2% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 8-7 2 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU J. Lugo B. Smith 1% 70% Walk
b6 8-7 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU M. Meluskey B. Smith 2% 72% Lugo Steals 2B; Lugo to 3B/Adv on E6
b6 8-7 2 --3 7,(2-2)  R HOU M. Meluskey B. Smith 10% 81% Single to RF (Line Drive); Lugo Scores
b6 9-7 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Bagwell B. Smith -2% 79% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 9.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 7-9, Astros' Marc Valdes facing 4-5-6
Marc Valdes replaces Bill Spiers (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 7-9 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Vander Wal M. Valdes 4% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 7-9 1 --- 9,(3-2)  O PIT K. Young M. Valdes 3% 86% Strikeout Swinging
t7 7-9 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O PIT W. Morris M. Valdes 2% 87% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 9.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-7, Pirates' Brian Smith facing 4-5-6
b7 9-7 0 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU R. Hidalgo B. Smith 3% 91% Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b7 9-7 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  O HOU M. Alou B. Smith -2% 88% Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
Jeff Wallace replaces Brian Smith pitching and batting 9th
b7 9-7 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  HOU L. Berkman J. Wallace 1% 89% Walk
b7 9-7 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Truby J. Wallace -2% 87% Flyball: CF
b7 9-7 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R HOU T. Bogar J. Wallace 6% 93% Single to RF (Line Drive); Hidalgo Scores; Berkman to 3B
Eddie Zosky pinch hits for Marc Valdes (P) batting 9th
b7 10-7 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O HOU E. Zosky J. Wallace -2% 92% Lineout: SS
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 10.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 7-10, Astros' Joe Slusarski facing 7-8-9
Joe Slusarski replaces Eddie Zosky (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 7-10 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT K. Osik J. Slusarski 3% 94% Strikeout Swinging
t8 7-10 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT P. Meares J. Slusarski 2% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
Enrique Wilson pinch hits for Jeff Wallace (P) batting 9th
t8 7-10 2 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT E. Wilson J. Slusarski -1% 95% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t8 7-10 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. Brown J. Slusarski 2% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 10.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 10-7, Pirates' Rich Loiselle facing 1-2-3
Rich Loiselle replaces Enrique Wilson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 10-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU J. Lugo R. Loiselle 1% 98% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
b8 10-7 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O HOU M. Meluskey R. Loiselle -1% 97% Groundout: P-1B
b8 10-7 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R HOU J. Bagwell R. Loiselle 2% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Lugo Scores; Bagwell to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b8 11-7 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  HOU R. Hidalgo R. Loiselle 0% 99% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Bagwell to 3B
b8 11-7 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  RR HOU M. Alou R. Loiselle 1% 100% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Bagwell Scores; Hidalgo Scores
b8 13-7 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  HOU L. Berkman R. Loiselle 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive); Alou to 3B
b8 13-7 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  R HOU C. Truby R. Loiselle 0% 100% Double to LF (Line Drive); Alou Scores; Berkman to 3B
b8 14-7 1 -23 5,(2-2)  R HOU T. Bogar R. Loiselle 0% 100% Fielder's Choice 2B; Berkman Scores; Truby to 3B; Bogar to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw)
b8 15-7 1 -23 4,(1-2)  RO HOU J. Slusarski R. Loiselle 0% 100% Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home); Truby Scores; Bogar to 3B
b8 16-7 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O HOU J. Lugo R. Loiselle -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
6 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 16.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 7-16, Astros' Joe Slusarski facing 2-3-4
Glen Barker replaces Moises Alou (RF) playing CF batting 5th
Richard Hidalgo moves from CF to RF
t9 7-16 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT J. Kendall J. Slusarski 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 7-16 1 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT B. Giles J. Slusarski -0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t9 7-16 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Vander Wal J. Slusarski 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 7-16 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PIT K. Young J. Slusarski 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 16.

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