April 7, 2001 Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 6
TBD 2 DET 5
@CHW 3 BAL 4
@CLE 2
(11) KCR 5
MIN 3 TOR 3
@NYY 2 OAK 4
ANA 2 SEA 6
@TEX 5 STL 8
@ARI 4 SDP 14
@COL 10 FLA 8
ATL 0 PIT 5
@HOU 3 LAD 10
SFG 4 MIL 6
CIN 1 MON 10
NYM 0 CHC 8
@PHI 4

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 30,046

Saturday, April 7, 2001, 1:35PM
Time of Game: 3:10

Pirates

2-3

Won 1

3rd, 2 GB

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

W: B Arroyo (1-0), L: K Bottenfield (0-1), S: M Williams (1)

Astros

4-1

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Wilson SS                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .734   22    1   2   
D Bell CF-RF                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .316   14    2   0   
J Kendall C                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .222  .753   22   10   1   HR,SB
B Giles LF                    3   0   2   0    2   0  .222  .762   22    0   0   
K Young 1B                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .235  .690   21    8   0   GDP
J Vander Wal RF               3   3   2   0    1   1  .273  .658   15    0   0   
  S Sauerbeck P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Wehner PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0                8    0   0   
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
E Wilson 3B                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .214  .428   14    0   1   CS
P Meares 2B                   3   1   3   3    1   0  .500 1.483   18    5   4   HR
B Arroyo P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   1   
  A Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .583    2    0   0   
  M Wilkins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  E Brown PH-CF               1   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .750    3    1   0   2B
Totals                       38   5  13   5    5   5              166   27  10

BATTING

2B: E Brown (1, off J Powell).

HR: P Meares (1, off K Bottenfield; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); J Kendall (1, off K Bottenfield; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: P Meares 6; J Kendall 5; B Giles 2; E Brown 2; J Vander Wal 2; E Wilson 2; K Young.

GIDP: K Young (1).

RBI: P Meares 3 (3); E Brown (1); J Kendall (2).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Wilson-P Meares-K Young; J Wilson-P Meares-K Young.

E: J Wilson (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Kendall (1, 2nd base off K Bottenfield/B Ausmus).

CS: E Wilson (1, Home by N Cruz/B Ausmus).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Lugo SS                     2   1   2   1    1   0  .357  .795   16    3   6   CS,SH
  O Merced PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .666    5    0   0   
C Biggio 2B                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .545 1.418   25    3   2   2B,SB,HBP
J Bagwell 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .100  .400   25    9   0   IW
L Berkman LF                  3   0   1   2    1   0  .300  .791   12    2   0   
R Hidalgo CF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .353 1.514   11    1   0   HBP,GDP
D Ward RF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .450 1.250   11    2   0   
B Ausmus C                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .111  .311   19    6   1   SB,GDP
C Truby 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .250 1.213   17    1   0   
K Bottenfield P               2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    8    0   1   
  N Cruz P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Spiers PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.167    2    0   0   
  J Powell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  W Franklin P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Vizcaino PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .500 1.071    4    0   0   
Totals                       30   3   6   3    5  10              155   27  11

BATTING

2B: C Biggio (3, off B Arroyo).

SH: J Lugo (1, off M Wilkins).

IBB: J Bagwell (1, by B Arroyo).

HBP: R Hidalgo (2, by B Arroyo); C Biggio (1, by B Arroyo).

TB: C Biggio 2; J Lugo 2; L Berkman; B Spiers; D Ward.

GIDP: R Hidalgo (1); B Ausmus (2).

RBI: L Berkman 2 (4); J Lugo (1).

2-out RBI: L Berkman 2; J Lugo.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Lugo-J Bagwell.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Ausmus (1, 2nd base off B Arroyo/J Kendall); C Biggio (1, 2nd base off B Arroyo/J Kendall).

CS: J Lugo (1, 2nd base by B Arroyo/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
B Arroyo, W (1-0)              5     5   3   3    4   5   0   5.40   25   97-57   30·11·16    7· 3· 4· 0     46    -     1.29  -0.05
M Wilkins, H (1)               2     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    7   26-14    8· 2· 4    5· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.82   0.20
S Sauerbeck, H (1)             1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   10-8     1· 3· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.24   0.10
M Williams, S (1)              1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   10-7     3· 3· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.10
Totals                         9     6   3   3    5  10   0          38  143-86   42·19·25   12· 5· 4· 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
K Bottenfield, L (0-1)         5     9   4   4    3   3   2   7.20   26   98-63   35· 7·21    8· 5· 5· 2     33    -     1.18  -0.34
N Cruz                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    6-5     3· 1· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.45   0.19
J Powell                       2     3   1   1    1   2   0   5.40   10   33-22   12· 2· 8    2· 2· 3· 0          0-0    1.11  -0.02
W Franklin                     1     1   0   0    1   0   0   5.40    5   22-15   12· 2· 1    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.41   0.02
Totals                         9    13   5   5    5   5   2          43  159-105  62·12·31   13· 9· 9· 2          2-0

K Bottenfield faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Arroyo (1).

IBB: B Arroyo (1; J Bagwell).

HBP: B Arroyo 2 (2; C Biggio, R Hidalgo).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Rippley, 1B - Mike Winters, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - Alfonso Marquez.

Time of Game: 3:10.

Attendance: 30,046.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 15mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Astros                       
1. J Wilson             SS    1. J Lugo               SS 
2. D Bell               CF    2. C Biggio             2B 
3. J Kendall            C     3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. B Giles              LF    4. L Berkman            LF 
5. K Young              1B    5. R Hidalgo            CF 
6. J Vander Wal         RF    6. D Ward               RF 
7. E Wilson             3B    7. B Ausmus             C  
8. P Meares             2B    8. C Truby              3B 
9. B Arroyo             P     9. K Bottenfield        P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  0-0  123  2  -18%  24% L Berkman       B Arroyo        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Lugo Scores; Biggio Scores; Bagwell to 3B
   t 4   1  2-0  -2-  2   17%  47% P Meares        K Bottenfield   Home Run; Vander Wal Scores
   t 5   1  3-2  ---  5   13%  47% J Kendall       K Bottenfield   Home Run
   t 6   0  3-3  1--  7   12%  67% E Wilson        K Bottenfield   Single to CF (Line Drive); Vander Wal to 3B
   b 7   1  4-3  1--  1   12%  73% R Hidalgo       M Wilkins       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Kent Bottenfield facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  J Wilson        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   46%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   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, Bronson Arroyo facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   42%  J Lugo          Walk
   O      1--      47%  C Biggio        Lugo Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  3   45%  " "             Hit By Pitch
          1--      43%  J Bagwell       Biggio Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   47%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  2   50%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Kent Bottenfield facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   48%  B Giles         Flyball: SS
          ---  6   50%  K Young         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   47%  J Vander Wal    Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   50%  E Wilson        Single to CF (Line Drive); Young to 3B
          1-3  5   52%  P Meares        Walk; Wilson to 2B
   O      123  4   45%  B Arroyo        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Bronson Arroyo facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   47%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   44%  D Ward          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   OO     1--  3   50%  B Ausmus        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Kent Bottenfield facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  J Wilson        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   45%  D Bell          Popfly: SS
          ---  7   47%  J Kendall       Single (Ground Ball)
          1--      48%  B Giles         Kendall Steals 2B
          -2-  6   49%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  5   44%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Bronson Arroyo facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   47%  C Truby         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   49%  K Bottenfield   Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   47%  J Lugo          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   43%  C Biggio        Double to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Lugo to 3B
          -23  4   42%  J Bagwell       Intentional Walk
   RR     123  2   24%  L Berkman       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Lugo Scores; Biggio Scores; Bagwell to 3B
          1-3  5   23%  R Hidalgo       Hit By Pitch; Berkman to 2B
   O      123  2   28%  D Ward          Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Kent Bottenfield facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   33%  J Vander Wal    Walk
   O      1--  1   30%  E Wilson        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Vander Wal to 2B
   RR     -2-  2   47%  P Meares        Home Run; Vander Wal Scores
   O      ---  1   45%  B Arroyo        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   44%  J Wilson        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Bronson Arroyo facing 7-8-9
          ---  8   40%  B Ausmus        Walk
   O      1--  4   44%  C Truby         Popfly: 2B
          1--      42%  K Bottenfield   Ausmus Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   46%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  3   35%  J Lugo          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Ausmus Scores
          1--      34%  C Biggio        Wild Pitch; Lugo to 2B
          -2-  6   33%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  6   37%  J Bagwell       Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Kent Bottenfield facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   34%  D Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  5   47%  J Kendall       Home Run
          ---  3   50%  B Giles         Single (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  2   43%  K Young         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Bronson Arroyo facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   35%  L Berkman       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Berkman to 2B
   O      -2-  1   41%  R Hidalgo       Lineout: 2B
   O      -2-  2   45%  D Ward          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Berkman to 3B
   O      --3  6   50%  B Ausmus        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Kent Bottenfield facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   55%  J Vander Wal    Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  7   67%  E Wilson        Single to CF (Line Drive); Vander Wal to 3B
   R      1-3  6   78%  P Meares        Single to LF (Line Drive); Vander Wal Scores; Wilson to 3B
                  Nelson Cruz replaces Kent Bottenfield pitching and batting 9th; Adrian Brown pinch hits for Bronson Arroyo batting 9th
   O      1-3  2   72%  A Brown         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1-3      62%  J Wilson        Wilson Caught Stealing Hm (C-2B-C)
   O      1--  4   59%  " "             Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Marc Wilkins facing 8-9-1
                  Marc Wilkins replaces Adrian Brown pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   63%  C Truby         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Bill Spiers pinch hits for Nelson Cruz batting 9th
          ---  2   59%  B Spiers        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  1   62%  J Lugo          Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Spiers to 2B
   O      -2-  6   68%  C Biggio        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jay Powell facing 2-3-4
                  Jay Powell replaces Bill Spiers pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   65%  D Bell          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   63%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   65%  B Giles         Walk
   O      1--  3   62%  K Young         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Marc Wilkins facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   67%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   62%  L Berkman       Walk
   OO     1--  1   73%  R Hidalgo       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jay Powell facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   77%  J Vander Wal    Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   73%  E Wilson        Flyball: LF
          1--  5   80%  P Meares        Single to RF (Line Drive); Vander Wal to 3B
                  Emil Brown pinch hits for Marc Wilkins batting 9th
   R      1-3  3   90%  E Brown         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Vander Wal Scores; Meares to 3B
   O      -23  3   85%  J Wilson        Strikeout Looking
   O      -23  7   82%  D Bell          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Scott Sauerbeck facing 6-7-8
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces John Vander Wal pitching and batting 6th; Emil Brown moves to CF; Derek Bell moves to RF
   O      ---  4   87%  D Ward          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   90%  B Ausmus        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   92%  C Truby         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-3, Wayne Franklin facing 3-4-5
                  Wayne Franklin replaces Jay Powell pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   91%  J Kendall       Popfly: 2B
          ---  1   92%  B Giles         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  5   91%  K Young         Lineout: 3B
                  John Wehner pinch hits for Scott Sauerbeck batting 6th
          1--  8   91%  J Wehner        Walk; Giles to 2B
   O      12-  3   90%  E Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Mike Williams facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Williams replaces John Wehner pitching and batting 6th; Jose Vizcaino pinch hits for Wayne Franklin batting 9th
   O      ---  4   95%  J Vizcaino      Strikeout Swinging
                  Orlando Merced pinch hits for Julio Lugo batting 1st
   O      ---  5   98%  O Merced        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  100%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation