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TEX
@BOS		5
6
SEA
@CHW		2
6
ANA
@CLE		2
1
KCR
@MIN		12
3
BAL
@NYY		3
4
OAK
@TOR		5
13
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@HOU		5
10
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@MIL		9
2
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@MON		3
4		 
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@PHI		2
4
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@SDP		5
2
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@SFG		1
4
LAD
@STL		5
6		 
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Sunday, September 5, 2004 1:05PM
, Minute Maid Park
Attendance: 40,569, Time of Game: 2:54
Pirates
5
62-74
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
5th, 30 GB
 at Astros
10
73-63
⇐ Won 9 ⇒
3rd, 19 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         3  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    5  5  1
Astros          2  1  4   0  0  2   1  0  X   10 16  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jason Kendall C 3 1 3 1 0 0 .307 .766 14 11 0.054 0.88 0.064 -0.010 0.8 6 0 SF
Jack Wilson SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .803 12 9 -0.083 0.97 0.000 -0.083 -0.9 1 4
Daryle Ward 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .259 .827 17 9 -0.051 0.96 0.020 -0.071 -0.6 7 1
Craig Wilson RF 3 1 0 0 0 1 .271 .873 17 9 0.012 0.93 0.058 -0.046 0.1 1 0 HBP
Rob Mackowiak CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 .256 .750 12 8 -0.035 0.89 0.000 -0.035 -0.5 2 1 SF
Jason Bay LF 3 1 1 2 0 1 .293 .940 15 8 0.160 0.87 0.194 -0.034 2.0 1 0 3B,HBP
Ty Wigginton 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .260 .745 24 16 -0.001 0.78 0.050 -0.050 -0.2 3 3
Jose Castillo 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .268 .696 14 11 0.036 0.80 0.073 -0.037 0.3 3 2
Kip Wells P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 .541 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Van Benschoten P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 1.133 4 3 -0.015 0.60 0.000 -0.015 -0.2 0 0
   Nelson Figueroa P 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 1 1 -0.026 2.45 0.000 -0.026 -0.2 0 0
   Abraham Nunez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .600 3 2 -0.016 0.62 0.000 -0.016 -0.2
   John Grabow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 3.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bobby Hill PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .676 2 1 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.1
Team Totals 30 5 5 5 2 6 .167 .483 135 88 0.034 0.89 0.459 -0.424 0.2 24 11
3B: J Bay (3, off P Munro).
SF: R Mackowiak (7, off P Munro); J Kendall (3, off P Munro).
HBP: C Wilson (27, by P Munro); J Bay (10, by P Munro).
TB: J Kendall 3; J Bay 3; J Castillo.
RBI: J Bay 2 (65); N Figueroa (1); R Mackowiak (69); J Kendall (44).
2-out RBI: J Bay 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Castillo-J Wilson-D Ward.
E: T Wigginton (20).
Outfield Assists: R Mackowiak (L Berkman at 3rd base).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Craig Biggio LF 5 0 2 1 0 1 .289 .825 17 12 0.083 0.84 0.124 -0.041 1.3 3 0
   Eric Bruntlett SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .833 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Carlos Beltran CF 3 1 3 1 2 0 .272 .944 28 12 0.145 0.83 0.145 0.000 2.7 5 0 2B
Jeff Bagwell 1B 3 1 1 1 2 0 .267 .847 17 8 -0.038 1.00 0.046 -0.084 0.5 7 0
Lance Berkman RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .313 1.020 18 10 0.084 0.90 0.126 -0.042 -0.5 0 0 2B
Jeff Kent 2B 5 2 2 1 0 1 .285 .848 19 12 0.053 1.03 0.146 -0.093 -0.2 2 1 3B,2B
   Mike Gallo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dan Wheeler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mike Lamb 3B 5 1 4 4 0 0 .305 .906 19 11 0.240 1.06 0.244 -0.005 2.7 1 2 HR
Jose Vizcaino SS-2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .288 .722 9 6 0.009 0.64 0.066 -0.056 -0.7 1 2 2B,SF,GDP
Brad Ausmus C 4 1 0 0 1 1 .249 .642 20 8 -0.041 0.58 0.024 -0.065 -0.6 6 1
Peter Munro P 2 1 0 0 0 1 .077 .215 6 4 -0.021 1.37 0.048 -0.069 -0.0 0 2
   Chris Burke PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .286 5 1 0.016 0.44 0.016 0.000 0.3
   Chad Qualls P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jason Lane PH-LF 2 1 1 0 0 1 .238 .723 7 6 0.004 0.06 0.004 0.000 0.3 2 0
Team Totals 38 10 16 9 6 5 .421 1.147 165 90 0.534 0.85 0.989 -0.455 5.8 27 8
2B: L Berkman (32, off J Van Benschoten); J Kent (27, off J Van Benschoten); J Vizcaino (17, off J Van Benschoten); C Beltran (33, off N Figueroa).
3B: J Kent (8, off N Figueroa).
HR: M Lamb (10, off N Figueroa; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
SF: J Vizcaino (2, off J Van Benschoten).
TB: M Lamb 7; J Kent 5; C Beltran 4; L Berkman 3; C Biggio 2; J Vizcaino 2; J Lane; J Bagwell.
GIDP: J Vizcaino (4).
RBI: M Lamb 4 (47); J Kent (87); J Vizcaino (29); C Beltran (99); J Bagwell (69); C Biggio (53).
2-out RBI: M Lamb 2; C Beltran; C Biggio.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 8 for 19.

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 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 4.55 2 13 7 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 46 -0.002 0.71 -0.0
John Van Benschoten, L (0-3) 2.1 7 6 4 5 1 0 6.64 19 74 33 20 5 8 5 8 6 0 1 1 -0.522 1.40 -6.2
Nelson Figueroa 3.1 4 2 2 1 0 1 6.46 14 43 26 17 2 7 6 7 1 0 3 0 0.000 0.62 0.4
John Grabow 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 5.50 7 25 17 7 4 6 3 3 1 0 0 0 -0.012 0.15 -0.5
Mike Gonzalez 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.04 3 10 7 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.02 0.5
Team Totals 8 16 10 8 6 5 1 9.00 45 165 90 52 15 23 15 19 9 0 46 4 1 -0.535 0.89 -5.8

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
Peter Munro, W (4-5) 5 4 5 5 2 3 0 5.16 23 86 52 32 5 15 8 8 2 0 40 -0.153 1.14 -2.4
Chad Qualls, H (4) 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 4.67 7 26 20 8 4 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0.098 0.71 1.1
Mike Gallo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.87 3 14 8 7 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.013 0.17 0.5
Dan Wheeler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.39 3 9 8 6 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.007 0.09 0.5
Team Totals 9 5 5 5 2 6 0 5.00 36 135 88 53 10 25 11 15 3 0 40 0 0 -0.035 0.85 -0.2
Balks: None.
WP: J Van Benschoten (1).
HBP: P Munro 2 (10; C Wilson, J Bay).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Gary Cederstrom, 2B - Jim Reynolds, 3B - Andy Fletcher.
Time of Game: 2:54.
Attendance: 40,569.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Houston Astros
1 Jason Kendall C 1 Craig Biggio LF
2 Jack Wilson SS 2 Carlos Beltran CF
3 Daryle Ward 1B 3 Jeff Bagwell 1B
4 Craig Wilson RF 4 Lance Berkman RF
5 Rob Mackowiak CF 5 Jeff Kent 2B
6 Jason Bay LF 6 Mike Lamb 3B
7 Ty Wigginton 3B 7 Jose Vizcaino SS
8 Jose Castillo 2B 8 Brad Ausmus C
9 Kip Wells P 9 Peter Munro P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 1-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  RR PIT J. Bay P. Munro -16% 25% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Ward Scores; Wilson Scores
b1 0-3 2 123 3,(1-1)  RRO HOU M. Lamb J. Van Benschoten 10% 40% Single to CF (Line Drive); Beltran Scores; Bagwell Scores; Berkman out at 3B/CF-3B
b3 3-3 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  R HOU J. Kent J. Van Benschoten 10% 72% Double (Ground Ball to RF Line); Berkman Scores
b2 2-3 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  R HOU C. Biggio J. Van Benschoten 10% 52% Single to LF (Line Drive); Vizcaino Scores
t4 3-7 0 12- 5,(2-2)  PIT J. Castillo P. Munro -7% 72% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Bay to 3B; Wigginton to 2B

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' Peter Munro facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT J. Kendall P. Munro -3% 47% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Wilson P. Munro 2% 48% Groundout: P-1B; Kendall to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  PIT D. Ward P. Munro -2% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  PIT C. Wilson P. Munro -6% 41% Hit By Pitch; Kendall to 3B; Ward to 2B
t1 0-0 1 123 3,(2-0)  RO PIT R. Mackowiak P. Munro 1% 41% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Kendall Scores
t1 1-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  RR PIT J. Bay P. Munro -16% 25% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Ward Scores; Wilson Scores
t1 3-0 2 --3 10,(1-2)  O PIT T. Wigginton P. Munro 2% 27% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 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 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU C. Biggio K. Wells -2% 25% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-3 1 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU C. Beltran K. Wells 2% 27% Single to RF (Line Drive)
John Van Benschoten replaces Kip Wells pitching and batting 9th
b1 0-3 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  HOU J. Bagwell J. Van Benschoten 4% 31% Walk; Beltran to 2B
b1 0-3 1 12- 4,(3-0)  HOU L. Berkman J. Van Benschoten 6% 37% Single to RF (Line Drive); Beltran to 3B; Bagwell to 2B
b1 0-3 1 123 4,(2-1)  O HOU J. Kent J. Van Benschoten -7% 30% Popfly: 2B
b1 0-3 2 123 3,(1-1)  RRO HOU M. Lamb J. Van Benschoten 10% 40% Single to CF (Line Drive); Beltran Scores; Bagwell Scores; Berkman out at 3B/CF-3B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Astros' Peter Munro facing 8-9-1
t2 3-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Castillo P. Munro 2% 42% Groundout: P-1B
t2 3-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Van Benschoten P. Munro 2% 44% Strikeout Swinging
t2 3-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT J. Kendall P. Munro -1% 42% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t2 3-2 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O PIT J. Wilson P. Munro 2% 45% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Pirates' John Van Benschoten facing 7-8-9
b2 2-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  HOU J. Vizcaino J. Van Benschoten 7% 51% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b2 2-3 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  O HOU B. Ausmus J. Van Benschoten -5% 46% Lineout: 3B
b2 2-3 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O HOU P. Munro J. Van Benschoten -4% 43% Strikeout Looking
b2 2-3 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  R HOU C. Biggio J. Van Benschoten 10% 52% Single to LF (Line Drive); Vizcaino Scores
b2 3-3 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  HOU C. Beltran J. Van Benschoten 2% 54% Walk; Biggio to 2B
b2 3-3 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell J. Van Benschoten -4% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' Peter Munro facing 3-4-5
t3 3-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT D. Ward P. Munro 3% 53% Flyball: LF
t3 3-3 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT C. Wilson P. Munro 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 3-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT R. Mackowiak P. Munro 1% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Pirates' John Van Benschoten facing 4-5-6
b3 3-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU L. Berkman J. Van Benschoten 7% 62% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b3 3-3 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  R HOU J. Kent J. Van Benschoten 10% 72% Double (Ground Ball to RF Line); Berkman Scores
b3 4-3 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  HOU M. Lamb J. Van Benschoten 6% 78% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Kent to 3B
b3 4-3 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  RO HOU J. Vizcaino J. Van Benschoten -2% 76% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Kent Scores
b3 5-3 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  HOU B. Ausmus J. Van Benschoten 2% 79% Walk; Lamb to 2B
b3 5-3 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O HOU P. Munro J. Van Benschoten -3% 76% Bunt Groundout: 1B-3B/Forceout at 3B; Ausmus to 2B; Munro to 1B
b3 5-3 2 12- 3,(1-1)  HOU C. Biggio J. Van Benschoten 2% 78% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Ausmus to 3B; Munro to 2B
b3 5-3 2 123 6,(3-2)  R HOU C. Beltran J. Van Benschoten 7% 85% Walk; Ausmus Scores/unER; Munro to 3B; Biggio to 2B
b3 6-3 2 123 R HOU J. Bagwell J. Van Benschoten 5% 89% Wild Pitch; Munro Scores/unER; Biggio to 3B; Beltran to 2B
b3 7-3 2 -23 5,(3-1)  HOU J. Bagwell J. Van Benschoten 0% 90% Walk
Nelson Figueroa replaces John Van Benschoten pitching and batting 9th
b3 7-3 2 123 2,(0-1)  O HOU L. Berkman N. Figueroa -3% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 7.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-7, Astros' Peter Munro facing 6-7-8
t4 3-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT J. Bay P. Munro -3% 84% Hit By Pitch
t4 3-7 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  PIT T. Wigginton P. Munro -5% 79% Walk; Bay to 2B
t4 3-7 0 12- 5,(2-2)  PIT J. Castillo P. Munro -7% 72% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Bay to 3B; Wigginton to 2B
t4 3-7 0 123 1,(0-0)  RO PIT N. Figueroa P. Munro 3% 75% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Bay Scores; Wigginton to 3B; Figueroa to 1B
t4 4-7 1 1-3 6,(2-2)  RO PIT J. Kendall P. Munro 1% 76% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Wigginton Scores
t4 5-7 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Wilson P. Munro 3% 78% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 7.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-5, Pirates' Nelson Figueroa facing 5-6-7
b4 7-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU J. Kent N. Figueroa -2% 77% Popfly: 2B
b4 7-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU M. Lamb N. Figueroa 2% 78% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b4 7-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO HOU J. Vizcaino N. Figueroa -4% 75% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 7.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-7, Astros' Peter Munro facing 3-4-5
t5 5-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT D. Ward P. Munro 3% 78% Flyball: CF
t5 5-7 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT C. Wilson P. Munro 2% 80% Strikeout Swinging
t5 5-7 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT R. Mackowiak P. Munro 1% 81% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 7.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-5, Pirates' Nelson Figueroa facing 8-9-1
b5 7-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU B. Ausmus N. Figueroa -2% 79% Flyball: RF
Chris Burke pinch hits for Peter Munro (P) batting 9th
b5 7-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU C. Burke N. Figueroa 2% 81% Walk
b5 7-5 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Biggio N. Figueroa -2% 79% Popfly: 1B
b5 7-5 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  HOU C. Beltran N. Figueroa 2% 81% Double to RF (Ground Ball thru RF Line); Burke to 3B
b5 7-5 2 -23 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Bagwell N. Figueroa -4% 78% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 7.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-7, Astros' Chad Qualls facing 6-7-8
Chad Qualls replaces Chris Burke (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 5-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Bay C. Qualls 3% 81% Strikeout Swinging
t6 5-7 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT T. Wigginton C. Qualls 2% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 5-7 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Castillo C. Qualls 1% 84% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-5, Pirates' Nelson Figueroa facing 4-5-6
b6 7-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU L. Berkman N. Figueroa -1% 83% Flyball: LF
b6 7-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU J. Kent N. Figueroa 5% 88% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b6 7-5 1 --3 6,(3-2)  RR HOU M. Lamb N. Figueroa 7% 94% Home Run (Fly Ball); Kent Scores
b6 9-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU J. Vizcaino N. Figueroa -0% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 9-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU B. Ausmus N. Figueroa -0% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 9.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-9, Astros' Chad Qualls facing 9-1-2
Abraham Nunez pinch hits for Nelson Figueroa (P) batting 9th
t7 5-9 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT A. Nunez C. Qualls 2% 95% Flyball: LF
t7 5-9 1 --- 3,(0-2)  PIT J. Kendall C. Qualls -2% 94% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t7 5-9 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Wilson C. Qualls 2% 95% Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home); Kendall to 2B
t7 5-9 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O PIT D. Ward C. Qualls 2% 97% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 9.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-5, Pirates' John Grabow facing 9-1-2
John Grabow replaces Abraham Nunez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Jason Lane pinch hits for Chad Qualls (P) batting 9th
b7 9-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU J. Lane J. Grabow 0% 97% Single to CF (Fly Ball)
b7 9-5 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  HOU C. Biggio J. Grabow 1% 98% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Lane to 2B
b7 9-5 0 12- 5,(2-2)  HOU C. Beltran J. Grabow 1% 99% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Lane to 3B; Biggio to 2B
b7 9-5 0 123 3,(1-1)  R HOU J. Bagwell J. Grabow 1% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive); Lane Scores; Biggio to 3B; Beltran to 2B
b7 10-5 0 123 1,(0-0)  O HOU L. Berkman J. Grabow -0% 99% Groundout: SS-C/Forceout at Hm; Beltran to 3B; Bagwell to 2B; Berkman to 1B
b7 10-5 1 123 7,(3-2)  O HOU J. Kent J. Grabow -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b7 10-5 2 123 2,(0-1)  O HOU M. Lamb J. Grabow -0% 98% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 10.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-10, Astros' Mike Gallo facing 4-5-6
Mike Gallo replaces Jeff Kent (2B) pitching and batting 5th
Jose Vizcaino moves from SS to 2B
Eric Bruntlett replaces Craig Biggio (LF) playing SS batting 1st
Jason Lane moves from PH to LF
t8 5-10 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT C. Wilson M. Gallo 1% 99% Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
t8 5-10 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT R. Mackowiak M. Gallo 0% 99% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t8 5-10 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O PIT J. Bay M. Gallo 0% 99% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 10.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 10-5, Pirates' Mike Gonzalez facing 7-8-9
Mike Gonzalez replaces John Grabow pitching and batting 9th
b8 10-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Vizcaino M. Gonzalez -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 10-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU B. Ausmus M. Gonzalez -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b8 10-5 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Lane M. Gonzalez -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 10.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-10, Astros' Dan Wheeler facing 7-8-9
Dan Wheeler replaces Mike Gallo pitching and batting 5th
t9 5-10 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O PIT T. Wigginton D. Wheeler 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 5-10 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Castillo D. Wheeler 0% 100% Lineout: LF
Bobby Hill pinch hits for Mike Gonzalez (P) batting 9th
t9 5-10 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT B. Hill D. Wheeler 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 10.

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