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NYY
@CHW		7
6
LAA
@CLE		0
4
MIN
@DET		4
3
BOS
@KCR		4
5
TEX
@OAK		14
0
TBD
@SEA		0
2
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@TOR		3
4
SFG
@ARI		3
5
PHI
@ATL		9
3
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@CIN		7
8
PIT
@HOU		1
14
COL
@LAD		3
1
CHC
@MIL		3
6
SDP
@NYM		3
4
FLA
@WSN		2
5
Wednesday, August 9, 2006, 7:05PM
, Minute Maid Park
Attendance: 31,077, Time of Game: 2:47
Pirates
1
42-72
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
 at Astros
14
55-58
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Roy Oswalt (9-7)
L: Shawn Chacon (6-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  4  1
Astros          3  4  3   0  2  2   0  0  X   14 15  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nate McLouth RF-LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .230 .659 16 11 -0.025 0.25 0.001 -0.025 -0.3 2 0
Jack Wilson SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 .276 .693 20 14 -0.013 0.18 0.004 -0.017 -0.1 2 5 2B
Freddy Sanchez 2B 2 0 1 1 1 0 .342 .868 16 10 0.009 0.18 0.012 -0.003 0.8 3 2 2B
   Jose Castillo 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .271 .749 3 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.3 1 2
Jason Bay LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .287 .937 10 9 -0.026 0.30 0.000 -0.026 -1.0 2 0
   Josh Sharpless P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Damaso Marte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Humberto Cota C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .195 .470 6 4 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.3 2 0
Jose Hernandez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .245 .640 15 12 -0.023 0.22 0.000 -0.023 -1.1 7 0
Ronny Paulino C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .315 .785 12 9 -0.012 0.21 0.002 -0.015 -0.0 2 1
   Mike Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Salomon Torres P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jeromy Burnitz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .234 .729 4 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1
Jose Bautista 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .255 .809 13 8 -0.011 0.13 0.000 -0.011 -0.5 0 0
Chris Duffy CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .169 .454 11 6 -0.009 0.12 0.000 -0.009 -0.7 3 0
Shawn Chacon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Victor Santos P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .103 .207 8 6 -0.006 0.11 0.000 -0.006 -0.5 0 0
   Xavier Nady RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 .812 6 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.4 0 0
Team Totals 31 1 4 1 2 13 .129 .375 140 96 -0.116 0.17 0.019 -0.135 -3.9 24 10
2B: J Wilson (21, off R Oswalt); F Sanchez (38, off R Oswalt).
TB: F Sanchez 2; J Wilson 2; N McLouth; R Paulino.
RBI: F Sanchez (59).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Wilson-J Castillo-J Hernandez.
E: J Bautista (6).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willy Taveras CF 4 2 1 0 1 0 .275 .668 15 8 -0.015 0.23 0.008 -0.023 -0.5 4 0
   Russ Springer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dave Borkowski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Eric Munson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .647 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Craig Biggio 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 .270 .785 15 10 0.091 0.26 0.099 -0.008 0.6 0 1 HR
   Chris Burke 2B-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .795 1 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 0 0
Lance Berkman 1B 1 3 0 0 3 1 .322 1.044 22 8 0.029 0.21 0.029 0.000 0.7 8 0
   Mike Lamb 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .878 1 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.3 0 1
Aubrey Huff RF-3B 4 2 3 6 1 0 .283 .830 24 11 0.170 0.35 0.170 0.000 5.4 0 0 2·HR,2B
Luke Scott LF-RF 5 1 2 2 0 2 .412 1.151 15 9 0.018 0.23 0.028 -0.010 1.4 0 0 HR
Morgan Ensberg 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .239 .879 16 8 0.012 0.24 0.026 -0.014 0.5 0 2 CS
   Orlando Palmeiro PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .228 .582 6 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.3 1 0
Adam Everett SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 .242 .626 18 12 0.025 0.16 0.033 -0.009 0.1 0 4 2B
   Fernando Nieve P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .347 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Brad Ausmus C-2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .229 .590 21 14 -0.025 0.14 0.000 -0.025 -0.6 11 0 GDP
Roy Oswalt P 3 1 1 2 0 0 .180 .472 15 9 0.080 0.25 0.082 -0.002 1.0 0 0 HR
   Jason Lane PH-CF 1 1 1 2 0 0 .211 .740 6 5 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 1.7 0 0 HR
Team Totals 38 14 15 14 6 4 .395 1.398 175 99 0.385 0.21 0.475 -0.091 9.7 27 8
2B: A Huff (19, off V Santos); A Everett (22, off S Chacon).
HR: L Scott (3, off V Santos; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); C Biggio (16, off S Chacon; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); R Oswalt (1, off S Chacon; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); A Huff 2 (12, 1 off V Santos, 1 off S Chacon; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); J Lane (12, off D Marte; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: A Huff 10; C Biggio 5; L Scott 5; J Lane 4; R Oswalt 4; A Everett 3; B Ausmus 2; M Ensberg; W Taveras.
GIDP: B Ausmus (16).
RBI: A Huff 6 (41); L Scott 2 (11); R Oswalt 2 (7); J Lane 2 (32); M Ensberg (46); C Biggio (44).
2-out RBI: A Huff 4; L Scott 2; M Ensberg.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Baserunning
CS: M Ensberg (4, 2nd base by S Chacon/R Paulino).

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
Shawn Chacon, L (6-4) 1.2 6 7 7 4 1 3 7.36 14 56 29 16 4 9 2 7 1 0 12 -0.353 0.53 -5.7
Victor Santos 3.1 6 5 5 2 1 2 5.58 19 79 44 25 5 14 7 9 3 0 3 1 -0.031 0.08 -3.6
Josh Sharpless 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.38 2 7 4 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 -0.0
Damaso Marte 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.32 3 8 7 5 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 1 0.000 0.00 -1.4
Mike Gonzalez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.49 3 10 6 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Salomon Torres 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.95 3 17 10 5 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 8 15 14 14 6 4 6 15.75 44 177 100 55 12 33 12 22 5 0 12 4 2 -0.384 0.17 -9.7

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
Roy Oswalt, W (9-7) 6 4 1 1 1 6 0 3.27 23 99 67 34 9 24 11 5 1 0 65 0.115 0.24 2.2
Russ Springer 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.32 3 11 10 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Dave Borkowski 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.50 4 16 10 3 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Fernando Nieve 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.22 3 14 9 5 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 4 1 1 2 13 0 1.00 33 140 96 46 17 33 12 6 1 0 65 0 0 0.115 0.21 3.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Marvin Hudson, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Bob Davidson, 3B - Mark Wegner.
Time of Game: 2:47.
Attendance: 31,077.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Houston Astros
1 Nate McLouth RF 1 Willy Taveras CF
2 Jack Wilson SS 2 Craig Biggio 2B
3 Freddy Sanchez 2B 3 Lance Berkman 1B
4 Jason Bay LF 4 Aubrey Huff RF
5 Jose Hernandez 1B 5 Luke Scott LF
6 Ronny Paulino C 6 Morgan Ensberg 3B
7 Jose Bautista 3B 7 Adam Everett SS
8 Chris Duffy CF 8 Brad Ausmus C
9 Shawn Chacon P 9 Roy Oswalt P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 1-0 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  RR HOU A. Huff S. Chacon 14% 79% Home Run (Fly Ball); Berkman Scores
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  R HOU C. Biggio S. Chacon 10% 62% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b2 3-0 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  RR HOU R. Oswalt S. Chacon 8% 91% Home Run (Fly Ball); Everett Scores
b2 3-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  HOU A. Everett S. Chacon 3% 85% Double to LF (Fly Ball)
b2 5-0 2 123 4,(3-0)  R HOU L. Scott S. Chacon 3% 95% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Taveras Scores; Berkman to 3B; Huff 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' Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT N. McLouth R. Oswalt 2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT J. Wilson R. Oswalt 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  PIT F. Sanchez R. Oswalt -1% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PIT J. Bay R. Oswalt 2% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Shawn Chacon facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU W. Taveras S. Chacon -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  R HOU C. Biggio S. Chacon 10% 62% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b1 1-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU L. Berkman S. Chacon 2% 65% Walk
b1 1-0 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  RR HOU A. Huff S. Chacon 14% 79% Home Run (Fly Ball); Berkman Scores
b1 3-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU L. Scott S. Chacon -1% 78% Strikeout Looking
b1 3-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU M. Ensberg S. Chacon 1% 79% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b1 3-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O HOU A. Everett S. Chacon -1% 77% Ensberg Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 5-6-7
t2 0-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Hernandez R. Oswalt 2% 79% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT R. Paulino R. Oswalt 1% 81% Flyball: CF
t2 0-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O PIT J. Bautista R. Oswalt 1% 82% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Shawn Chacon facing 7-8-9
b2 3-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  HOU A. Everett S. Chacon 3% 85% Double to LF (Fly Ball)
b2 3-0 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O HOU B. Ausmus S. Chacon -2% 83% Flyball: RF
b2 3-0 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  RR HOU R. Oswalt S. Chacon 8% 91% Home Run (Fly Ball); Everett Scores
b2 5-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU W. Taveras S. Chacon 1% 92% Walk
b2 5-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Biggio S. Chacon -1% 91% Flyball: LF
b2 5-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  HOU L. Berkman S. Chacon 1% 91% Walk; Taveras to 2B
b2 5-0 2 12- 4,(3-0)  HOU A. Huff S. Chacon 1% 92% Walk; Taveras to 3B; Berkman to 2B
b2 5-0 2 123 4,(3-0)  R HOU L. Scott S. Chacon 3% 95% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Taveras Scores; Berkman to 3B; Huff to 2B
Victor Santos replaces Shawn Chacon pitching and batting 9th
b2 6-0 2 123 6,(3-2)  R HOU M. Ensberg V. Santos 2% 97% Walk; Berkman Scores; Huff to 3B; Scott to 2B
b2 7-0 2 123 2,(0-1)  O HOU A. Everett V. Santos -1% 96% Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 7.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-7, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 8-9-1
t3 0-7 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O PIT C. Duffy R. Oswalt 1% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-7 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT V. Santos R. Oswalt 0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-7 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT N. McLouth R. Oswalt 0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 7.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-0, Pirates' Victor Santos facing 8-9-1
b3 7-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU B. Ausmus V. Santos -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 7-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU R. Oswalt V. Santos -0% 97% Popfly: SS
b3 7-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU W. Taveras V. Santos 0% 97% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b3 7-0 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  HOU C. Biggio V. Santos 0% 97% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Taveras to 2B
b3 7-0 2 12- 5,(3-1)  HOU L. Berkman V. Santos 0% 97% Walk; Taveras to 3B; Biggio to 2B
b3 7-0 2 123 4,(2-1)  RRR HOU A. Huff V. Santos 2% 99% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Taveras Scores; Biggio Scores; Berkman Scores
b3 10-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O HOU L. Scott V. Santos -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 10.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-10, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 2-3-4
t4 0-10 0 --- 7,(2-2)  PIT J. Wilson R. Oswalt -0% 99% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
t4 0-10 0 -2- 4,(0-2)  O PIT F. Sanchez R. Oswalt 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-10 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O PIT J. Bay R. Oswalt 0% 99% Flyball: CF
t4 0-10 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Hernandez R. Oswalt 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 10.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 10-0, Pirates' Victor Santos facing 6-7-8
b4 10-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Ensberg V. Santos -0% 100% Flyball: LF
b4 10-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU A. Everett V. Santos 0% 100% Reached on E5 (Pop Fly to Front of Home)
b4 10-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  HOU B. Ausmus V. Santos 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive); Everett to 2B
b4 10-0 1 12- 5,(1-2)  O HOU R. Oswalt V. Santos -0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Everett to 3B
b4 10-0 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O HOU W. Taveras V. Santos -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 10.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-10, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 6-7-8
t5 0-10 0 --- 6,(2-2)  PIT R. Paulino R. Oswalt -0% 99% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t5 0-10 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Bautista R. Oswalt 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B; Paulino to 2B
t5 0-10 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  O PIT C. Duffy R. Oswalt 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-10 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O PIT V. Santos R. Oswalt 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 10.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 10-0, Pirates' Victor Santos facing 2-3-4
b5 10-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU C. Biggio V. Santos -0% 100% Flyball: CF
b5 10-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU L. Berkman V. Santos -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b5 10-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  R HOU A. Huff V. Santos 0% 100% Home Run (Line Drive)
b5 11-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R HOU L. Scott V. Santos 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b5 12-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU M. Ensberg V. Santos 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 12.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-12, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
Mike Lamb replaces Lance Berkman playing 1B batting 3rd
Chris Burke replaces Craig Biggio playing 2B batting 2nd
t6 0-12 0 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT N. McLouth R. Oswalt -0% 100% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t6 0-12 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O PIT J. Wilson R. Oswalt 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t6 0-12 1 1-- 8,(2-2)  R PIT F. Sanchez R. Oswalt -0% 100% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); McLouth Scores
t6 1-12 1 -2- 6,(1-2)  O PIT J. Bay R. Oswalt 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t6 1-12 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Hernandez R. Oswalt 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 12.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 12-1, Pirates' Josh Sharpless facing 7-8-9
Josh Sharpless replaces Jason Bay (LF) pitching and batting 4th
Jose Castillo replaces Freddy Sanchez playing 2B batting 3rd
Nate McLouth moves from RF to LF
Xavier Nady replaces Victor Santos (P) playing RF batting 9th
b6 12-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU A. Everett J. Sharpless 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b6 12-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  HOU B. Ausmus J. Sharpless 0% 100% Single to P (Ground Ball)
Damaso Marte replaces Josh Sharpless pitching and batting 4th
Jason Lane pinch hits for Roy Oswalt (P) batting 9th
b6 12-1 1 1-- 6,(1-2)  RR HOU J. Lane D. Marte 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball); Ausmus Scores
b6 14-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU W. Taveras D. Marte 0% 100% Lineout: 1B
b6 14-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Burke D. Marte 0% 100% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 14.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-14, Astros' Russ Springer facing 6-7-8
Russ Springer replaces Willy Taveras (CF) pitching and batting 1st
Jason Lane moves from PH to CF
t7 1-14 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT R. Paulino R. Springer 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t7 1-14 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Bautista R. Springer 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t7 1-14 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT C. Duffy R. Springer 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 14.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 14-1, Pirates' Mike Gonzalez facing 3-4-5
Mike Gonzalez replaces Ronny Paulino (C) pitching and batting 6th
Humberto Cota replaces Damaso Marte (P) playing C batting 4th
b7 14-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Lamb M. Gonzalez 0% 100% Flyball: LF
b7 14-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU A. Huff M. Gonzalez 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 14-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU L. Scott M. Gonzalez 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 14.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-14, Astros' Dave Borkowski facing 9-1-2
Dave Borkowski replaces Russ Springer pitching and batting 1st
t8 1-14 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT X. Nady D. Borkowski -0% 100% Walk
t8 1-14 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT N. McLouth D. Borkowski 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t8 1-14 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PIT J. Wilson D. Borkowski 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P; Nady to 2B
t8 1-14 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Castillo D. Borkowski 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 14.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 14-1, Pirates' Salomon Torres facing 6-7-8
Salomon Torres replaces Mike Gonzalez pitching and batting 6th
Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Morgan Ensberg (3B) batting 6th
b8 14-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU O. Palmeiro S. Torres 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 14-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU A. Everett S. Torres 0% 100% Single to RF (Fly Ball)
b8 14-1 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  OO HOU B. Ausmus S. Torres 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 14.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-14, Astros' Fernando Nieve facing 4-5-6
Fernando Nieve replaces Adam Everett (SS) pitching and batting 7th
Eric Munson replaces Dave Borkowski (P) playing C batting 1st
Brad Ausmus moves from C to 2B
Aubrey Huff moves from RF to 3B
Chris Burke moves from 2B to SS
Orlando Palmeiro moves from PH to LF
Luke Scott moves from LF to RF
t9 1-14 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT H. Cota F. Nieve 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 1-14 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Hernandez F. Nieve 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
Jeromy Burnitz pinch hits for Salomon Torres (P) batting 6th
t9 1-14 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT J. Burnitz F. Nieve 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 14.

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