August 19, 2001 Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 13
@BOS 7 OAK 8
@CHW 7 ANA 4
@CLE 1 DET 4
KCR 3 TBD 5
@MIN 1 SEA 10
@NYY 2 TEX 8
@TOR 4 ARI 13
CHC 6 MIL 6
@CIN 4 COL 6
FLA 5 HOU 12
PIT 2 NYM 6
@LAD 5 MON 2
@SDP 1 SFG 4
ATL 1 STL 9
PHI 0

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 35,915

Sunday, August 19, 2001, 1:35PM
Time of Game: 2:30

Pirates

45-78

Lost 7

6th, 25½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  1   0  0  0   1  0  0    2  7  1
Astros          1  6  1   0  1  0   2  1  X   12 13  1

W: R Oswalt (10-2), L: T Ritchie (9-11)

Astros

71-53

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Nunez 2B                    4   1   0   0    0   1  .266  .659   14    6   3   
J Wilson SS                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .236  .585   14    1   6   
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .296  .878   15    0   5   2B
B Giles LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .322 1.009   15    2   1   
J Kendall C                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .267  .714   12    1   0   
G Matthews CF                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .234  .729   15    1   0   3B,GDP
K Young 1B                    4   0   0   1    0   2  .223  .697   14   11   1   
R Mackowiak RF                3   0   0   0    0   2  .281  .806   11    0   0   
  M Fetters P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Sauerbeck P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
T Ritchie P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .441         1   0   
  O Olivares P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .629    3    0   0   
  K Osik PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .594    4    0   0   
  B Arroyo P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .083         0   0   
  A Hyzdu RF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .725    2    1   0   
Totals                       34   2   7   2    0  10              119   24  16

BATTING

2B: A Ramirez (31, off R Oswalt).

3B: G Matthews (2, off R Oswalt).

TB: G Matthews 4; A Ramirez 3; J Kendall 2; J Wilson.

GIDP: G Matthews (6).

RBI: K Young (50); A Ramirez (81).

2-out RBI: A Ramirez.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Nunez-J Wilson.

E: J Wilson (13).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .310  .882   15    3   2   
  J Lugo SS                   1   1   0   0    0   0  .263  .704    5    0   0   
J Vizcaino SS-2B              4   2   2   1    0   0  .273  .649   17    3   3   HBP
J Bagwell 1B                  3   2   1   3    1   0  .293  .975   19    6   0   HR
  C Truby 1B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .215  .733    4    1   0   
O Merced LF                   4   0   2   2    1   0  .292  .851   23    0   0   
M Alou RF                     3   1   1   0    0   0  .361 1.018    9    0   0   HBP
  G Barker PR-CF              1   1   0   0    0   0  .095  .354    1    1   0   
R Hidalgo CF-RF               4   2   3   4    0   0  .275  .824   12    2   0   HR,2·2B
V Castilla 3B                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .254  .771   16    1   4   HR
B Ausmus C                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .215  .602   13   10   0   2B
R Oswalt P                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .194  .445   18    0   1   
  R Villone P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       36  12  13  12    3   1              152   27  10

BATTING

2B: R Hidalgo 2 (22, off T Ritchie, off M Fetters); B Ausmus (20, off T Ritchie).

HR: R Hidalgo (16, off B Arroyo; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); J Bagwell (32, off T Ritchie; 2nd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF); V Castilla (20, off O Olivares; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

HBP: J Vizcaino (2, by T Ritchie); M Alou (3, by M Fetters).

TB: R Hidalgo 8; V Castilla 4; J Bagwell 4; B Ausmus 3; J Vizcaino 2; O Merced 2; R Oswalt; M Alou.

RBI: R Hidalgo 4 (65); J Bagwell 3 (100); O Merced 2 (23); V Castilla (68); B Ausmus (26); J Vizcaino (10).

2-out RBI: J Bagwell 3; R Hidalgo; J Vizcaino; O Merced.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 7 for 14.

FIELDING

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

E: J Vizcaino (11).

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
T Ritchie, L (9-11)            1.2   6   7   7    2   1   1   4.44   13   54-28   17· 6· 5    5· 0· 3· 1     14    -     0.82  -0.35
O Olivares                     2.1   1   1   1    0   0   1   6.50    8   28-19   10· 2· 7    4· 2· 1· 1          1-0    0.08  -0.00
B Arroyo                       2     2   1   1    0   0   1   5.85    8   23-16   11· 3· 2    4· 1· 2· 1          0-0    0.03  -0.00
M Fetters                      1     2   2   2    1   0   0   5.86    7   27-12    8· 2· 2    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
S Sauerbeck                    1     2   1   0    0   0   0   5.55    5   20-13   10· 1· 2    2· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    13  12  11    3   1   3          41  152-88   56·14·18   17· 4·11· 3          1-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Oswalt, W (10-2)             8     5   2   1    0  10   0   3.13   29   98-71   38·11·22   11· 2· 6· 0     76    -     0.39   0.14
R Villone                      1     2   0   0    0   0   0   6.04    5   21-14    9· 0· 5    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     7   2   1    0  10   0          34  119-85   47·11·27   13· 4· 7· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: T Ritchie (6; J Vizcaino); M Fetters (3; M Alou).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Wolf, 1B - Angel Hernandez, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Hunter Wendelstedt.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 35,915.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Astros                       
1. A Nunez              2B    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. J Wilson             SS    2. J Vizcaino           SS 
3. A Ramirez            3B    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. B Giles              LF    4. O Merced             LF 
5. J Kendall            C     5. M Alou               RF 
6. G Matthews           CF    6. R Hidalgo            CF 
7. K Young              1B    7. V Castilla           3B 
8. R Mackowiak          RF    8. B Ausmus             C  
9. T Ritchie            P     9. R Oswalt             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-1  1--  5   10%  78% R Hidalgo       T Ritchie       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Alou Scores
   b 2   2  0-4  12-  5    9%  96% J Bagwell       T Ritchie       Home Run; Biggio Scores; Vizcaino Scores
   b 2   1  0-2  -2-  2    7%  82% B Ausmus        T Ritchie       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Hidalgo Scores
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-  4    7%  60% O Merced        T Ritchie       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Vizcaino Scores; Merced out at 2B/LF-2B
   b 2   2  0-3  1-3  1    5%  86% J Vizcaino      T Ritchie       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Ausmus Scores; Biggio to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  A Nunez         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   50%  J Wilson        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
          1--  6   46%  A Ramirez       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Wilson to 2B
   O      12-  6   51%  B Giles         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      12-  1   55%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Ritchie facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   55%  J Vizcaino      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   53%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B; Vizcaino to 2B
   RO     -2-  4   60%  O Merced        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Vizcaino Scores; Merced out at 2B/LF-2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Roy Oswalt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   62%  G Matthews      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   64%  K Young         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   65%  R Mackowiak     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Todd Ritchie facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   68%  M Alou          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   R      1--  5   78%  R Hidalgo       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Alou Scores
   O      -2-  5   75%  V Castilla      Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  2   82%  B Ausmus        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Hidalgo Scores
   O      -2-  3   80%  R Oswalt        Groundout: 1B-P; Ausmus to 3B
          --3  6   81%  C Biggio        Walk
   R      1-3  1   86%  J Vizcaino      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Ausmus Scores; Biggio to 2B
   RRR    12-  5   96%  J Bagwell       Home Run; Biggio Scores; Vizcaino Scores
          ---  8   96%  O Merced        Walk
                  Omar Olivares replaces Todd Ritchie pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  1   95%  M Alou          Flyball: CF
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 7.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-7, Roy Oswalt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   96%  O Olivares      Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   95%  A Nunez         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   96%  J Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  2   94%  A Ramirez       Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Nunez Scores/unER
   O      -2-  5   95%  B Giles         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-1, Omar Olivares facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   95%  R Hidalgo       Lineout: 2B
   R      ---  4   97%  V Castilla      Home Run
   O      ---  4   97%  B Ausmus        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  7   96%  R Oswalt        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 8.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-8, Roy Oswalt facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   95%  J Kendall       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   98%  G Matthews      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  3   98%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 8.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-1, Omar Olivares facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   98%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   98%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   97%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 8.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-8, Roy Oswalt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   98%  R Mackowiak     Strikeout Swinging
                  Keith Osik pinch hits for Omar Olivares batting 9th
   O      ---  4   98%  K Osik          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   99%  A Nunez         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 8.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-1, Bronson Arroyo facing 4-5-6
                  Bronson Arroyo replaces Keith Osik pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   98%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   98%  M Alou          Lineout: LF
   R      ---  1   99%  R Hidalgo       Home Run
   O      ---  5   99%  V Castilla      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 9.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-9, Roy Oswalt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   99%  J Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   99%  A Ramirez       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  1  100%  B Giles         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-1, Bronson Arroyo facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   99%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6  100%  R Oswalt        Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  3  100%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B; Oswalt to 2B
   O      -2-  4   99%  J Vizcaino      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 9.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-9, Roy Oswalt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3  100%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   99%  G Matthews      Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   RO     --3  3   99%  K Young         Groundout: 3B-1B; Matthews Scores
   O      ---  2  100%  R Mackowiak     Lineout: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-2, Mike Fetters facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Fetters replaces Rob Mackowiak pitching and batting 8th; Adam Hyzdu replaces Bronson Arroyo playing RF batting 9th
          ---  5  100%  J Bagwell       Walk
   O      1--  6  100%  O Merced        Flyball: RF
          1--  4  100%  M Alou          Hit By Pitch; Bagwell to 2B
                  Glen Barker pinch runs for Moises Alou batting 5th
   RR     12-  3  100%  R Hidalgo       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Bagwell Scores; Barker Scores
   O      -2-  2  100%  V Castilla      Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-  5  100%  B Ausmus        Single to LF (Line Drive); Hidalgo to 3B
   O      1-3  2  100%  R Oswalt        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 11.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-11, Roy Oswalt facing 9-1-2
                  Chris Truby replaces Jeff Bagwell playing 1B batting 3rd; Jose Vizcaino moves to 2B; Julio Lugo replaces Craig Biggio playing SS batting 1st; Glen Barker moves to CF; Richard Hidalgo moves to RF
   O      ---  2  100%  A Hyzdu         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  A Nunez         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  2  100%  J Wilson        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 11-2, Scott Sauerbeck facing 1-2-3
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Mike Fetters pitching and batting 8th
          ---  5  100%  J Lugo          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--  6  100%  J Vizcaino      Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Lugo to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  C Truby         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Lugo to 3B
   R      1-3  4  100%  O Merced        Single to RF (Line Drive); Lugo Scores/unER; Truby to 2B
   OO     12-  1  100%  G Barker        Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 12.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-12, Ron Villone facing 3-4-5
                  Ron Villone replaces Roy Oswalt pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3  100%  B Giles         Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
          ---  5  100%  J Kendall       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3  100%  G Matthews      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Kendall to 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  K Young         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 12.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200108190

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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