April 8, 2001 Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 3
TBD 0 DET 5
@CHW 3 CLE 4
BAL 3 KCR 15
MIN 4 NYY 16
TOR 5 ANA 6
@OAK 4 TEX 5
SEA 4 STL 9
@ARI 4 SDP 11
@COL 3 FLA 6
ATL 1 PIT 9
@HOU 3 SFG 8
@LAD 3 MIL 8
CIN 4 MON 5
NYM 2 PHI 3
CHC 1

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 30,174

Sunday, April 8, 2001, 1:35PM
Time of Game: 2:47

Pirates

3-3

Won 2

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         3  0  4   0  1  1   0  0  0    9 12  1
Astros          1  0  1   0  0  0   1  0  0    3  7  2

W: J Beimel (1-0), L: S Elarton (1-1)

Astros

4-2

Lost 2

1st

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Brown CF                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .217  .628   17    3   0   SB,CS
D Bell RF                     4   0   0   0    1   0  .130  .297   21    1   0   
J Vander Wal 1B               4   2   2   1    1   1  .333  .777   22    7   2   
B Giles LF                    4   2   2   1    0   0  .273  .846   14    2   0   2B,GDP
  E Brown PH-LF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .600    4    0   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  3   3   3   6    1   0  .278 1.094   12    1   2   3·HR
E Wilson SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .334   16    3   2   
P Meares 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .429 1.214   18    2   3   
K Osik C                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   19    8   0   
J Beimel P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   1   
  A Nunez PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .667 1.500    3    0   0   
  B Taylor P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Wehner PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    6    0   0   
  J Silva P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       37   9  12   9    3   5              158   27  10

BATTING

2B: B Giles (2, off S Elarton).

HR: A Ramirez 3 (3, 2 off S Elarton, off N Cruz; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: A Ramirez 12; B Giles 3; J Vander Wal 2; A Brown 2; A Nunez; P Meares; J Wehner.

GIDP: B Giles (1).

RBI: A Ramirez 6 (7); J Vander Wal (1); B Giles (3); A Nunez (3).

2-out RBI: A Ramirez 3; B Giles.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Wilson-P Meares-J Vander Wal.

E: A Ramirez (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Brown (1, 2nd base off S Elarton/T Eusebio).

CS: A Brown (1, 2nd base by N Cruz/T Eusebio).

PO: A Nunez (1st base by N Cruz).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Lugo SS                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .389 1.006   17    3   6   HR
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .462 1.209   15    2   6   GDP
J Bagwell 1B                  3   1   2   2    1   1  .174  .669   18   11   1   HR
R Hidalgo RF-CF               4   0   0   0    0   1  .286 1.242   17    1   0   
L Berkman LF                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .333  .824   16    2   0   CS
C Truby 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .983   19    1   1   
T Eusebio C                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .250   19    5   1   
G Barker CF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666   10    1   0   
  W Franklin P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Spiers PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833    3    0   0   
S Elarton P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Vizcaino PH               0   1   0   0    1   0  .500 1.125    5    0   0   
  S Linebrink P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Hayes PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .333    5    0   0   
  N Cruz P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Merced RF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    6    1   0   
Totals                       33   3   7   3    3   8              150   27  15

BATTING

HR: J Bagwell (1, off J Beimel; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); J Lugo (1, off B Taylor; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: J Lugo 5; J Bagwell 5; L Berkman 2; G Barker.

GIDP: C Biggio (1).

RBI: J Bagwell 2 (3); J Lugo (2).

2-out RBI: J Bagwell 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Biggio-J Lugo-J Bagwell.

E: J Lugo (2); N Cruz (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: L Berkman (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by J Beimel).

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
J Beimel, W (1-0)              5     5   2   2    3   3   1   3.60   22   82-46   23· 9·14    7· 5· 3· 1     49    -     0.68   0.07
B Taylor                       2     2   1   1    0   3   1   4.50    8   38-24    9· 8· 7    0· 2· 2· 1          0-0    0.19   0.01
J Silva                        2     0   0   0    0   2   0   6.23    6   28-16    7· 5· 4    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.08   0.01
Totals                         9     7   3   3    3   8   2          36  148-86   39·22·25    9· 9· 5· 2           -

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 Elarton, L (1-1)             3     7   7   7    1   3   2   9.00   17   62-41   28· 4· 9    5· 2· 4· 2     19    -     0.65  -0.39
S Linebrink                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   11-7     4· 0· 3    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.20   0.02
N Cruz                         2     4   2   1    1   1   1   1.50   10   39-23   13· 3· 7    4· 0· 3· 1          0-0    0.10  -0.03
W Franklin                     2     1   0   0    1   0   0   2.45    7   31-19   16· 1· 2    4· 1· 1· 0          2-0    0.05   0.01
B Wagner                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   11-8     4· 1· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    12   9   8    3   5   3          40  154-98   65· 9·24   15· 6· 8· 3          2-0

N Cruz faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: J Beimel (1; L Berkman, 2nd base (CS)); N Cruz (0; A Nunez, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 30,174.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 17mph out to Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Astros                       
1. A Brown              CF    1. J Lugo               SS 
2. D Bell               RF    2. C Biggio             2B 
3. J Vander Wal         1B    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. B Giles              LF    4. R Hidalgo            RF 
5. A Ramirez            3B    5. L Berkman            LF 
6. E Wilson             SS    6. C Truby              3B 
7. P Meares             2B    7. T Eusebio            C  
8. K Osik               C     8. G Barker             CF 
9. J Beimel             P     9. S Elarton            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-1  -2-  2   15%  73% A Ramirez       S Elarton       Home Run (LF-CF); Giles Scores
   t 3   1  1-4  1-3  2   10%  92% A Ramirez       S Elarton       Home Run; Vander Wal Scores; Giles Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  1--  7   10%  57% B Giles         S Elarton       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Vander Wal Scores
   b 1   2  3-0  ---  2   -8%  68% J Bagwell       J Beimel        Home Run
   t 3   1  1-3  --3  7    4%  78% J Vander Wal    S Elarton       Single to CF (Line Drive); Brown Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Elarton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  A Brown         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  2   46%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   47%  J Vander Wal    Walk
   R      1--  7   57%  B Giles         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Vander Wal Scores
   RR     -2-  2   73%  A Ramirez       Home Run (LF-CF); Giles Scores
   O      ---  3   72%  E Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Joe Beimel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   74%  J Lugo          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   76%  C Biggio        Flyball: LF
   R      ---  2   68%  J Bagwell       Home Run
   O      ---  5   69%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Scott Elarton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   67%  P Meares        Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  7   66%  K Osik          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   65%  J Beimel        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Joe Beimel facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   61%  L Berkman       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   64%  C Truby         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   68%  T Eusebio       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   70%  G Barker        Berkman Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Scott Elarton facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   73%  A Brown         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
          1--      75%  D Bell          Brown Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   74%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Brown to 3B
   R      --3  7   78%  J Vander Wal    Single to CF (Line Drive); Brown Scores
          1--  1   82%  B Giles         Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Vander Wal to 3B
   RRR    1-3  2   92%  A Ramirez       Home Run; Vander Wal Scores; Giles Scores
   O      ---  5   92%  E Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   92%  P Meares        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  1   92%  K Osik          Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Joe Beimel facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   93%  G Barker        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Jose Vizcaino pinch hits for Scott Elarton batting 9th
          ---  5   92%  J Vizcaino      Walk
          1--  2   90%  J Lugo          Single to RF (Line Drive); Vizcaino to 2B
   O      12-  5   92%  C Biggio        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Vizcaino to 3B
   R      1-3  4   88%  J Bagwell       Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Vizcaino Scores; Biggio to 3B
   O      1-3  1   91%  R Hidalgo       Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-2, Scott Linebrink facing 9-1-2
                  Scott Linebrink replaces Jose Vizcaino pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   90%  J Beimel        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  5   90%  A Brown         Popfly: SS
   O      ---  4   89%  D Bell          Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-7, Joe Beimel facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   91%  L Berkman       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   92%  C Truby         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   91%  T Eusebio       Walk
          1--  4   90%  G Barker        Single (Ground Ball); Eusebio to 2B
                  Charlie Hayes pinch hits for Scott Linebrink batting 9th
   O      12-  5   93%  C Hayes         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-2, Nelson Cruz facing 3-4-5
                  Nelson Cruz replaces Charlie Hayes pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   92%  J Vander Wal    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   92%  B Giles         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  4   95%  A Ramirez       Home Run
   O      ---  1   95%  E Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-8, Joe Beimel facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   93%  J Lugo          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  3   97%  C Biggio        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  6   96%  J Bagwell       Walk
   O      1--  6   97%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-2, Nelson Cruz facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   98%  P Meares        Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Meares to 2B
   O      -2-  7   98%  K Osik          Groundout: SS-1B; Meares to 3B
                  Abraham Nunez pinch hits for Joe Beimel batting 9th
   R      --3  3   98%  A Nunez         Single to CF (Line Drive); Meares Scores/unER
          1--      98%  A Brown         Nunez Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Nunez to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  " "             Baserunner Out Advancing; Nunez out at 3B/1B-2B-3B
          ---  5   98%  " "             Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   98%  D Bell          Brown Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 9, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-9, Billy Taylor facing 5-6-7
                  Billy Taylor replaces Abraham Nunez pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   97%  L Berkman       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   98%  C Truby         Popfly: SS
   O      1--  6   99%  T Eusebio       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   99%  G Barker        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-2, Nelson Cruz facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   99%  D Bell          Walk
          1--  1   99%  J Vander Wal    Single to RF (Line Drive); Bell to 2B
                  Wayne Franklin replaces Glen Barker pitching and batting 8th; Richard Hidalgo moves to CF; Orlando Merced replaces Nelson Cruz playing RF batting 9th
   OO     12-  3   99%  B Giles         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Bell to 3B
          --3  4   99%  A Ramirez       Walk
   O      1-3  7   99%  E Wilson        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 9, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-9, Billy Taylor facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   99%  O Merced        Lineout: 3B
   R      ---  7   98%  J Lugo          Home Run
   O      ---  5   99%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   99%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 9, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-3, Wayne Franklin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   99%  P Meares        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   99%  K Osik          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  John Wehner pinch hits for Billy Taylor batting 9th
          ---  6   99%  J Wehner        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  3   99%  A Brown         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-9, Jose Silva facing 4-5-6
                  Jose Silva replaces John Wehner pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   99%  R Hidalgo       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  4  100%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  100%  C Truby         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 9, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-3, Billy Wagner facing 2-3-4
                  Billy Wagner replaces Wayne Franklin pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  2  100%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  J Vander Wal    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Emil Brown pinch hits for Brian Giles batting 4th
   O      ---  4  100%  E Brown         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 9, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-9, Jose Silva facing 7-8-9
                  Emil Brown moves to LF
   O      ---  5  100%  T Eusebio       Strikeout Swinging
                  Bill Spiers pinch hits for Billy Wagner batting 8th
   O      ---  3  100%  B Spiers        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 9, Astros 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200104080

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation