May 5, 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 6
@BAL 1 KCR 7
BOS 6 ARI 10
PHI 1 MIL 5
@CHC 3 CIN 5
STL 4 HOU 8
PIT 1

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 22,765

Monday, May 5, 2003, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:17

Pirates

14-17

Lost 3

4th, 3½ GB

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

W: W Miller (1-3), L: K Benson (3-4)

Astros

15-16

Won 4

3rd, 2½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .232  .593   14    4   0   
J Wilson SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .644   18    0   2   
J Kendall C                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .295  .833   14    1   0   
  C Wilson C                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .775    5    2   0   
R Simon 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .288  .734   10    8   1   
A Ramirez 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .631   12    1   4   GDP
M Stairs LF                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .217  .577   12    0   0   HR
R Sanders RF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .795    7    3   0   
P Reese 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .227  .547   11    4   3   
K Benson P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .067    5    0   0   
  B Meadows P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                1    1   0   SH
  R Mackowiak PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .563    4    0   0   
  D Reyes P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       29   1   4   1    1   5              113   24  10

BATTING

HR: M Stairs (1, off W Miller; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

SH: B Meadows (1, off W Miller).

TB: M Stairs 4; P Reese; R Simon; K Lofton.

GIDP: A Ramirez (5).

RBI: M Stairs (4).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio CF                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .256  .740   19    1   0   2B
G Blum 3B                     4   1   1   2    0   0  .272  .709   12    0   2   HR,SF
J Bagwell 1B                  5   2   2   2    0   1  .320 1.021   15   14   1   HR
J Kent 2B                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .310  .897   20    2   4   
L Berkman LF                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .242  .729   16    3   0   
R Hidalgo RF                  4   0   3   3    0   0  .314  .954   21    1   0   2B,SB
B Ausmus C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .630   13    5   0   
A Everett SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .904    7    0   4   2B
W Miller P                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .214  .428   10    1   2   
  B Hunter PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .427    3    0   0   
  N Bland P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Stone P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       36   8  13   8    2   3              136   27  14

BATTING

2B: R Hidalgo (9, off K Benson); C Biggio (4, off K Benson); A Everett (2, off D Reyes).

HR: G Blum (2, off K Benson; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); J Bagwell (11, off K Benson; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: G Blum (1, off K Benson).

TB: J Bagwell 5; G Blum 4; R Hidalgo 4; C Biggio 3; A Everett 2; B Ausmus; L Berkman; W Miller; J Kent.

RBI: R Hidalgo 3 (16); J Bagwell 2 (21); G Blum 2 (9); C Biggio (17).

2-out RBI: R Hidalgo.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Blum-J Kent-J Bagwell.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Hidalgo (4, 2nd base off K Benson/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
K Benson, L (3-4)              2.1   8   6   6    0   0   2   4.01   15   49-28   21· 4· 3    7· 7· 1· 0     17    -     0.79  -0.30
B Meadows                      4.2   3   1   1    2   1   0   2.45   19   68-47   29· 5·13   10· 6· 0· 0          1-0    0.08   0.02
D Reyes                        1     2   1   1    0   2   0   3.12    5   17-12    3· 4· 5    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         8    13   8   8    2   3   2          39  134-87   53·13·21   20·13· 1· 0          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
W Miller, W (1-3)              8     3   1   1    1   4   1   5.02   27   97-66   37· 8·21   15· 7· 0· 0     75    -     0.38   0.22
N Bland                        0     1   0   0    0   0   0  undef    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.04  -0.00
R Stone                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.59    3   14-8     2· 5· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     4   1   1    1   5   1          31  113-75   40·13·22   18· 7· 0· 0          1-0

N Bland faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Ted Barrett, 2B - CB Bucknor, 3B - Tony Randazzo.

Time of Game: 2:17.

Attendance: 22,765.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Astros                       
1. K Lofton             CF    1. C Biggio             CF 
2. J Wilson             SS    2. G Blum               3B 
3. J Kendall            C     3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. R Simon              1B    4. J Kent               2B 
5. A Ramirez            3B    5. L Berkman            LF 
6. M Stairs             LF    6. R Hidalgo            RF 
7. R Sanders            RF    7. B Ausmus             C  
8. P Reese              2B    8. A Everett            SS 
9. K Benson             P     9. W Miller             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  ---  2   10%  62% G Blum          K Benson        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 3   0  0-1  1--  4    9%  79% C Biggio        K Benson        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Miller to 3B
   b 3   1  0-2  --3  3    9%  88% J Bagwell       K Benson        Home Run (Fly Ball); Biggio Scores
   b 3   1  0-4  12-  5    6%  96% R Hidalgo       K Benson        Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Kent Scores; Berkman Scores
   b 3   0  0-1  ---  4    3%  70% W Miller        K Benson        Single to LF (Ground Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Wade Miller facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  K Lofton        Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   54%  J Wilson        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   55%  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, Kris Benson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF
   R      ---  2   62%  G Blum          Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  2   61%  J Bagwell       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  4   60%  J Kent          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Wade Miller facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   63%  R Simon         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   64%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   65%  M Stairs        Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kris Benson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   63%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   66%  R Hidalgo       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      67%  B Ausmus        Hidalgo Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   64%  " "             Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-  1   61%  A Everett       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Wade Miller facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   64%  R Sanders       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   66%  P Reese         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   67%  K Benson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kris Benson facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   70%  W Miller        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   79%  C Biggio        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Miller to 3B
   RO     -23  1   80%  G Blum          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Miller Scores; Biggio to 3B
   RR     --3  3   88%  J Bagwell       Home Run (Fly Ball); Biggio Scores
          ---  4   89%  J Kent          Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   90%  L Berkman       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Kent to 2B
   RR     12-  5   96%  R Hidalgo       Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Kent Scores; Berkman Scores
                  Brian Meadows replaces Kris Benson pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  3   95%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 1B-P; Hidalgo to 3B
   O      --3  1   95%  A Everett       Flyball: CF
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 6.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Wade Miller facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   96%  K Lofton        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   96%  J Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   97%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Brian Meadows facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   96%  W Miller        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   96%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   96%  G Blum          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 6.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Wade Miller facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   97%  R Simon         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   97%  A Ramirez       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  7   98%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Brian Meadows facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   97%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   97%  J Kent          Flyball: RF
          ---  4   97%  L Berkman       Walk
   O      1--  5   97%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 6.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Wade Miller facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   98%  R Sanders       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   97%  P Reese         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   98%  B Meadows       Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Reese to 2B
   O      -2-  5   99%  K Lofton        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Brian Meadows facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   99%  B Ausmus        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   99%  A Everett       Groundout: SS-1B; Ausmus to 2B
   O      -2-  1   98%  W Miller        Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-  4   98%  C Biggio        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 6.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Wade Miller facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   99%  J Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   98%  J Kendall       Walk
          1--  1   97%  R Simon         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Kendall to 2B
   OO     12-  3   99%  A Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Brian Meadows facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   99%  G Blum          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   99%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  9   99%  J Kent          Walk; Bagwell to 2B
   O      12-  7   99%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  5  100%  R Hidalgo       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Bagwell Scores; Kent to 2B
   O      12-  1  100%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 7.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-7, Wade Miller facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  1   99%  M Stairs        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  2  100%  R Sanders       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4  100%  P Reese         Popfly: 2B
                  Rob Mackowiak pinch hits for Brian Meadows batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  R Mackowiak     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-1, Dennys Reyes facing 8-9-1
                  Dennys Reyes replaces Rob Mackowiak pitching and batting 9th; Craig Wilson replaces Jason Kendall playing C batting 3rd
          ---  3  100%  A Everett       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
                  Brian Hunter pinch hits for Wade Miller batting 9th
   O      -2-  3  100%  B Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  3  100%  C Biggio        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Everett Scores; Biggio to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  2  100%  G Blum          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  6  100%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 8.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-8, Nate Bland facing 1-2-3
                  Nate Bland replaces Brian Hunter pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2  100%  K Lofton        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
                  Ricky Stone replaces Nate Bland pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  4  100%  J Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B; Lofton to 2B
   O      -2-  5  100%  C Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5  100%  R Simon         Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200305050

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