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Standings
CLE
@ANA		1
6
DET
@BAL		7
6
BOS
@KCR		7
3
CHW
@OAK		0
6
NYY
@SEA		7
12
MIN
@TBD		7
3
TOR
@TEX		15
5
PHI
@ARI		5
6
COL
@ATL		2
3
MIL
@CHC		9
6
STL
@CIN		5
6
SFG
@FLA		4
2
PIT
@HOU		9
10
SDP
@MON		2
4
LAD
@NYM		2
3
Tuesday, May 6, 2003 7:05PM
, Minute Maid Park
Attendance: 27,023, Time of Game: 3:08
Pirates
9
14-18
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
5th, 3½ GB
 at Astros
10
16-16
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
3rd, 1½ GB
W: Nate Bland (1-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         3  2  0   0  2  2   0  0  0    9 12  1
Astros          0  1  0   3  0  0   0  6  X   10  9  2

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Kenny Lofton CF 4 3 3 1 1 0 .250 .663 28 14 0.119 0.52 0.138 -0.018 1.2 2 0 HR,2B,SB,CS
Reggie Sanders RF 5 1 2 3 0 3 .265 .826 21 15 0.078 0.78 0.138 -0.060 1.7 1 0 HR
Jason Kendall C 3 2 1 0 2 1 .296 .838 20 8 0.041 0.47 0.051 -0.010 0.4 6 0
Randall Simon 1B 4 2 2 2 0 0 .298 .758 7 6 0.239 0.94 0.245 -0.005 2.7 6 1 2B
   Kevin Young PH-1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .212 .581 1 1 0.002 0.03 0.002 0.000 0.2 0 0 2B
Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 0 1 3 0 0 .230 .633 10 8 0.159 0.78 0.186 -0.027 0.9 0 1 2B,SF
   Mike Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Matt Stairs LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .206 .561 17 8 -0.015 0.41 0.009 -0.024 -0.5 4 0 IW
   Craig Wilson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .756 8 5 -0.076 2.91 0.000 -0.076 -0.2
Pokey Reese 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 .217 .532 26 17 -0.107 0.80 0.005 -0.112 -0.9 3 2 SB
Jack Wilson SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 .261 .650 12 8 -0.053 0.66 0.020 -0.073 -0.2 1 1 SB
Kip Wells P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .750 7 6 -0.037 0.49 0.000 -0.037 -0.7 0 0
   Adam Hyzdu PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .571 3 3 -0.006 0.25 0.000 -0.006 -0.5
   Brian Boehringer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Scott Sauerbeck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Abraham Nunez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 .484 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 38 9 12 9 5 9 .316 .965 160 99 0.344 0.69 0.794 -0.448 4.2 24 6
2B: R Simon (5, off K Saarloos); A Ramirez (9, off P Munro); K Young (3, off N Bland); K Lofton (4, off K Saarloos).
HR: K Lofton (2, off P Munro; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); R Sanders (6, off P Munro; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
SF: A Ramirez (2, off K Saarloos).
IBB: M Stairs (1, by P Munro).
TB: K Lofton 7; R Sanders 5; R Simon 3; K Young 2; A Ramirez 2; J Wilson 2; J Kendall.
RBI: A Ramirez 3 (10); R Sanders 3 (18); R Simon 2 (16); K Lofton (11).
2-out RBI: R Sanders 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
PB: J Kendall (2).
E: J Kendall (1).
Baserunning
SB: J Wilson (2, 2nd base off N Bland/G Zaun); P Reese (4, 3rd base off N Bland/G Zaun); K Lofton (6, 2nd base off K Saarloos/G Zaun).
CS: K Lofton (2, 2nd base by B Puffer/G Zaun).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Craig Biggio CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .254 .736 15 11 -0.142 1.24 0.054 -0.196 -0.6 4 0 2B
Geoff Blum 3B-SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 .271 .699 23 14 -0.007 1.49 0.060 -0.068 -0.6 1 3 SF
Jeff Bagwell 1B 4 0 1 1 1 2 .318 1.010 31 18 0.221 1.16 0.289 -0.068 0.3 7 0
Jeff Kent 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .308 .889 15 9 -0.029 0.65 0.034 -0.063 -0.1 2 1
Lance Berkman LF 3 2 1 1 1 0 .245 .765 17 8 0.027 0.84 0.088 -0.061 0.9 2 0 HR
Richard Hidalgo RF 2 2 1 0 2 1 .318 .964 23 10 0.118 0.87 0.132 -0.014 1.5 1 0
Gregg Zaun C 3 1 1 1 1 1 .286 .721 15 7 0.114 1.32 0.153 -0.038 1.1 10 1
Adam Everett SS 3 1 0 0 0 1 .235 .748 15 10 -0.063 1.05 0.000 -0.063 -0.7 0 2
   Nate Bland P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brian Hunter PH 0 1 0 1 1 0 .200 .452 4 0 0.133 3.52 0.133 0.000 1.0
   Billy Wagner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Kirk Saarloos P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jose Vizcaino PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .140 .364 1 1 -0.024 0.84 0.000 -0.024 -0.3
   Brandon Puffer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Morgan Ensberg PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 .306 .937 1 1 0.196 1.68 0.196 0.000 2.1 HR
   Peter Munro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Orlando Merced 3B 2 1 1 2 0 0 .310 .856 6 4 0.300 2.31 0.312 -0.012 1.3 0 0 SB
Team Totals 32 10 9 10 7 6 .281 .900 166 93 0.844 1.24 1.451 -0.607 5.7 27 8
2B: C Biggio (5, off K Wells).
HR: L Berkman (4, off K Wells; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); M Ensberg (3, off K Wells; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: G Blum (2, off M Williams).
TB: M Ensberg 4; L Berkman 4; C Biggio 2; G Zaun; R Hidalgo; J Bagwell; G Blum; O Merced; J Kent.
RBI: M Ensberg 3 (11); O Merced 2 (8); G Zaun (4); B Hunter (3); J Bagwell (22); L Berkman (12); G Blum (10).
2-out RBI: J Bagwell.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
E: A Everett 2 (2).
Baserunning
SB: O Merced (3, 2nd base off M Williams/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
Kip Wells 6 5 4 4 3 5 2 3.25 26 110 63 43 5 15 7 11 4 0 48 -0.060 0.90 -0.8
Brian Boehringer 1 2 3 3 2 1 0 10.03 7 25 15 10 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 -0.086 0.50 -1.3
Scott Sauerbeck, L (0-3) 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 5.54 3 12 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 -0.513 3.50 -3.5
Mike Williams, BS (2) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.68 4 19 13 10 1 2 1 3 2 0 2 2 -0.186 2.73 -0.1
Team Totals 8 9 10 10 7 6 2 11.25 40 166 93 64 8 21 11 16 6 0 48 5 5 -0.845 0.69 -5.7
B Boehringer faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.
S Sauerbeck faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

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
Kirk Saarloos 2 4 5 4 2 4 0 18.00 12 46 29 13 8 8 1 6 3 0 32 -0.323 0.89 -3.9
Brandon Puffer 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.14 7 22 15 8 4 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0.045 0.41 1.1
Peter Munro 2 5 4 4 2 1 2 3.86 13 43 23 14 2 7 3 7 2 0 0 0 -0.249 0.70 -2.9
Nate Bland, W (1-0) 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 9 35 22 14 3 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 0.012 0.13 1.1
Billy Wagner, S (7) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.37 3 15 11 7 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.170 2.18 0.5
Team Totals 9 12 9 8 5 9 2 8.00 44 161 100 56 19 25 10 21 5 0 32 0 0 -0.345 1.24 -4.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: P Munro (2; M Stairs).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ted Barrett, 1B - CB Bucknor, 2B - Tony Randazzo, 3B - Tim McClelland.
Time of Game: 3:08.
Attendance: 27,023.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 81° F, Wind 14mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Houston Astros
1 Kenny Lofton CF 1 Craig Biggio CF
2 Reggie Sanders RF 2 Geoff Blum 3B
3 Jason Kendall C 3 Jeff Bagwell 1B
4 Randall Simon 1B 4 Jeff Kent 2B
5 Aramis Ramirez 3B 5 Lance Berkman LF
6 Matt Stairs LF 6 Richard Hidalgo RF
7 Pokey Reese 2B 7 Gregg Zaun C
8 Jack Wilson SS 8 Adam Everett SS
9 Kip Wells P 9 Kirk Saarloos P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 6-9 0 123 4,(2-1)  RR HOU O. Merced S. Sauerbeck 28% 64% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru RF Line); Hidalgo Scores; Zaun Scores; Hunter to 3B
b8 9-9 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  R HOU J. Bagwell M. Williams 26% 85% Single to RF (Line Drive); Merced Scores
b4 1-5 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RRR HOU M. Ensberg K. Wells 20% 40% Home Run (Fly Ball); Hidalgo Scores; Everett Scores
t1 0-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  RR PIT R. Simon K. Saarloos -18% 28% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Lofton Scores; Kendall Scores; Simon to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw)
t5 5-4 1 12- 3,(1-1)  RR PIT A. Ramirez P. Munro -17% 16% Double to CF (Fly Ball); Kendall Scores; Simon Scores

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' Kirk Saarloos facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT K. Lofton K. Saarloos -3% 47% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT R. Sanders K. Saarloos 3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  PIT J. Kendall K. Saarloos -1% 48% Lofton Steals 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  PIT J. Kendall K. Saarloos -2% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  RR PIT R. Simon K. Saarloos -18% 28% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Lofton Scores; Kendall Scores; Simon to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw)
t1 2-0 1 --3 1,(0-0)  RO PIT A. Ramirez K. Saarloos -2% 27% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Simon Scores/unER
t1 3-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT M. Stairs K. Saarloos 1% 27% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Kip Wells facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU C. Biggio K. Wells 5% 33% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball)
b1 0-3 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  O HOU G. Blum K. Wells -4% 29% Lineout: 2B
b1 0-3 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell K. Wells -3% 26% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-3 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Kent K. Wells -3% 23% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Kirk Saarloos facing 7-8-9
t2 3-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT P. Reese K. Saarloos 1% 24% Flyball: RF
t2 3-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT J. Wilson K. Saarloos -2% 23% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t2 3-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT K. Wells K. Saarloos 2% 24% Strikeout (foul bunt)
t2 3-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  PIT K. Lofton K. Saarloos -2% 22% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive); Wilson to 3B
t2 3-0 2 -23 5,(2-2)  RR PIT R. Sanders K. Saarloos -10% 12% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Wilson Scores; Lofton Scores
t2 5-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Kendall K. Saarloos 1% 13% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Pirates' Kip Wells facing 5-6-7
b2 0-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R HOU L. Berkman K. Wells 6% 19% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b2 1-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU R. Hidalgo K. Wells 3% 22% Walk
b2 1-5 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  O HOU G. Zaun K. Wells -3% 19% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-5 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU A. Everett K. Wells -2% 17% Strikeout Swinging; Hidalgo to 2B/Adv on E2 (throw)
Jose Vizcaino pinch hits for Kirk Saarloos (P) batting 9th
b2 1-5 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Vizcaino K. Wells -2% 15% Lineout: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Astros' Brandon Puffer facing 4-5-6
Brandon Puffer replaces Jose Vizcaino (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t3 5-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT R. Simon B. Puffer -3% 12% Reached on E6 (Pop Fly); Simon to 2B
t3 5-1 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Ramirez B. Puffer 2% 14% Popfly: 3B
t3 5-1 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O PIT M. Stairs B. Puffer 1% 15% Groundout: 2B-1B; Simon to 3B
t3 5-1 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O PIT P. Reese B. Puffer 2% 17% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Pirates' Kip Wells facing 1-2-3
b3 1-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Biggio K. Wells -2% 15% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU G. Blum K. Wells -1% 14% Flyball: LF
b3 1-5 2 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU J. Bagwell K. Wells 1% 15% Walk
b3 1-5 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  HOU J. Kent K. Wells 2% 16% Walk; Bagwell to 2B
b3 1-5 2 12- 3,(2-0)  HOU L. Berkman K. Wells 1% 18% Passed Ball; Bagwell to 3B; Kent to 2B
b3 1-5 2 -23 5,(3-1)  O HOU L. Berkman K. Wells -5% 13% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 1.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Astros' Brandon Puffer facing 8-9-1
t4 5-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Wilson B. Puffer 1% 14% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 5-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT K. Wells B. Puffer 1% 14% Groundout: P-1B
t4 5-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT K. Lofton B. Puffer -1% 14% Single to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
t4 5-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT R. Sanders B. Puffer 1% 15% Lofton Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Pirates' Kip Wells facing 6-7-8
b4 1-5 0 --- 6,(2-2)  HOU R. Hidalgo K. Wells 3% 18% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b4 1-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU G. Zaun K. Wells 6% 24% Single to LF (Line Drive); Hidalgo to 2B
b4 1-5 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O HOU A. Everett K. Wells -3% 21% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Hidalgo to 3B
Morgan Ensberg pinch hits for Brandon Puffer (P) batting 9th
b4 1-5 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RRR HOU M. Ensberg K. Wells 20% 40% Home Run (Fly Ball); Hidalgo Scores; Everett Scores
b4 4-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU C. Biggio K. Wells -2% 38% Strikeout Swinging
b4 4-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU G. Blum K. Wells -1% 37% Groundout: 1B unassisted
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 4.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-4, Astros' Peter Munro facing 2-3-4
Peter Munro replaces Morgan Ensberg (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t5 5-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT R. Sanders P. Munro 2% 39% Strikeout Swinging
t5 5-4 1 --- 4,(3-0)  PIT J. Kendall P. Munro -3% 36% Walk
t5 5-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  PIT R. Simon P. Munro -4% 33% Single to CF (Line Drive); Kendall to 2B
t5 5-4 1 12- 3,(1-1)  RR PIT A. Ramirez P. Munro -17% 16% Double to CF (Fly Ball); Kendall Scores; Simon Scores
t5 7-4 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  PIT M. Stairs P. Munro -1% 15% Intentional Walk
t5 7-4 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O PIT P. Reese P. Munro 2% 17% Lineout: LF
t5 7-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Wilson P. Munro 2% 20% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-7, Pirates' Kip Wells facing 3-4-5
b5 4-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell K. Wells -3% 17% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b5 4-7 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Kent K. Wells -2% 15% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 4-7 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU L. Berkman K. Wells -1% 14% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 4.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-4, Astros' Peter Munro facing 9-1-2
t6 7-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT K. Wells P. Munro 1% 15% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 7-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  R PIT K. Lofton P. Munro -6% 9% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t6 8-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  R PIT R. Sanders P. Munro -4% 5% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t6 9-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT J. Kendall P. Munro -0% 5% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
t6 9-4 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PIT R. Simon P. Munro 1% 6% Flyball: LF
t6 9-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. Ramirez P. Munro 0% 6% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-9, Pirates' Kip Wells facing 6-7-8
b6 4-9 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo K. Wells -1% 5% Strikeout Swinging
b6 4-9 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU G. Zaun K. Wells -1% 4% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 4-9 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU A. Everett K. Wells -0% 3% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 9, Astros 4.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-4, Astros' Nate Bland facing 6-7-8
Nate Bland replaces Adam Everett (SS) pitching and batting 8th
Orlando Merced replaces Peter Munro (P) playing 3B batting 9th
Geoff Blum moves from 3B to SS
t7 9-4 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT M. Stairs N. Bland 0% 4% Popfly: 1B
t7 9-4 1 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT P. Reese N. Bland -0% 3% Walk
t7 9-4 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT J. Wilson N. Bland -0% 3% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Reese to 2B
Adam Hyzdu pinch hits for Kip Wells (P) batting 9th
t7 9-4 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O PIT A. Hyzdu N. Bland 0% 3% Strikeout Swinging, Reese Steals 3B, Wilson Steals 2B
t7 9-4 2 -23 8,(3-2)  O PIT K. Lofton N. Bland 1% 4% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 9, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-9, Pirates' Brian Boehringer facing 9-1-2
Brian Boehringer replaces Adam Hyzdu (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-9 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU O. Merced B. Boehringer -1% 3% Groundout: 1B-P
b7 4-9 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Biggio B. Boehringer -1% 2% Flyball: LF
b7 4-9 2 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU G. Blum B. Boehringer 1% 3% Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
b7 4-9 2 1-- 7,(1-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell B. Boehringer -1% 2% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Astros 4.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-4, Astros' Nate Bland facing 2-3-4
t8 9-4 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT R. Sanders N. Bland 0% 2% Strikeout Swinging
t8 9-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT J. Kendall N. Bland 0% 2% Groundout: SS-1B
Kevin Young pinch hits for Randall Simon (1B) batting 4th
t8 9-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT K. Young N. Bland -0% 2% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball)
t8 9-4 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. Ramirez N. Bland 0% 2% Popfly: C (Front of Home)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-9, Pirates' Brian Boehringer facing 4-5-6
Kevin Young moves from PH to 1B
b8 4-9 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Kent B. Boehringer 2% 4% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
b8 4-9 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  HOU L. Berkman B. Boehringer 3% 7% Walk; Kent to 2B
b8 4-9 0 12- 6,(3-2)  HOU R. Hidalgo B. Boehringer 6% 13% Walk; Kent to 3B; Berkman to 2B
Scott Sauerbeck replaces Brian Boehringer pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-9 0 123 4,(3-0)  R HOU G. Zaun S. Sauerbeck 10% 23% Walk; Kent Scores; Berkman to 3B; Hidalgo to 2B
Brian Hunter pinch hits for Nate Bland (P) batting 8th
b8 5-9 0 123 4,(3-0)  R HOU B. Hunter S. Sauerbeck 13% 36% Walk; Berkman Scores; Hidalgo to 3B; Zaun to 2B
b8 6-9 0 123 4,(2-1)  RR HOU O. Merced S. Sauerbeck 28% 64% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru RF Line); Hidalgo Scores; Zaun Scores; Hunter to 3B
Mike Williams replaces Aramis Ramirez (3B) pitching and batting 5th
Abraham Nunez replaces Scott Sauerbeck (P) playing 3B batting 9th
b8 8-9 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Biggio M. Williams -15% 50% Lineout: SS
b8 8-9 1 1-3 8,(2-2)  RO HOU G. Blum M. Williams 6% 55% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hunter Scores
b8 9-9 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  HOU J. Bagwell M. Williams 3% 58% Merced Steals 2B
b8 9-9 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  R HOU J. Bagwell M. Williams 26% 85% Single to RF (Line Drive); Merced Scores
b8 10-9 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O HOU J. Kent M. Williams -2% 83% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
6 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Astros 10.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 9-10, Astros' Billy Wagner facing 6-7-8
Billy Wagner replaces Brian Hunter (PH) pitching and batting 8th
Craig Wilson pinch hits for Matt Stairs (LF) batting 6th
t9 9-10 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O PIT C. Wilson B. Wagner 8% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 9-10 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O PIT P. Reese B. Wagner 6% 96% Strikeout Looking
t9 9-10 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Wilson B. Wagner 4% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 9, Astros 10.

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