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SEA
@BAL		4
5
CAL
@BOS		3
4
CHW
@DET		11
3
MIL
@KCR		6
1
CLE
@MIN		5
2
OAK
@NYY		0
5
TOR
@TEX		1
9
ATL
@CHC		5
2
NYM
@LAD		2
5
HOU
@PIT		10
4
HOU
@PIT		5
7
MON
@SDP		5
3
PHI
@SFG		6
4
CIN
@STL		8
1
Monday, September 1, 1980
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 3:07
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Astros
10
75-56
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
 at Pirates
4
70-62
⇐ Lost 8 ⇒
1st
W: Dave Smith (5-5)
L: Don Robinson (5-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          5  0  0   0  4  0   1  0  0   10 11  1
Pirates         2  1  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    4  8  2

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Joe Morgan 2B 2 2 1 1 3 0 .233 .706 0.119 0.71 0.135 -0.015 1.9 1 1 HR,IW
   Julio Gonzalez SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .093 .230 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Enos Cabell 3B 4 1 2 1 1 1 .280 .666 0.154 0.92 0.175 -0.021 0.7 0 0 2B,GDP
   Art Howe 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .719 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Terry Puhl RF 4 1 2 2 1 1 .283 .787 0.167 0.94 0.185 -0.018 2.3 1 0 2B
   Scott Loucks RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jose Cruz LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .313 .816 -0.098 0.66 0.000 -0.098 -1.7 4 0
   Gary Woods LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Cesar Cedeno CF 2 2 2 1 1 0 .306 .861 0.157 1.04 0.157 0.000 1.8 1 0 2B,SB
   Jeffrey Leonard CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .589 -0.004 0.07 0.000 -0.004 -0.4 3 0
Denny Walling 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 .316 .806 0.101 0.59 0.126 -0.026 0.6 6 0 3B
Alan Ashby C 3 2 1 0 2 0 .246 .637 -0.018 0.49 0.031 -0.049 0.3 7 0
Rafael Landestoy SS-2B 5 1 2 2 0 0 .248 .642 0.061 0.49 0.119 -0.057 1.4 2 2 2B
Ken Forsch P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .246 .550 -0.011 0.38 0.000 -0.011 -0.3 0 0
   Randy Niemann P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 -0.022 0.88 0.000 -0.022 -0.2 0 0
   Danny Heep PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .660 -0.058 1.16 0.000 -0.058 -0.8
   Dave Smith P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0.006 0.08 0.006 0.000 0.5 0 1
Team Totals 38 10 11 8 8 4 .289 .939 0.554 0.66 0.934 -0.379 5.9 27 4
2B: R Landestoy (11, off D Robinson); T Puhl (18, off D Robinson); E Cabell (17, off R Scurry); C Cedeno (28, off R Scurry).
3B: D Walling (5, off M Mahler).
HR: J Morgan (7, off D Robinson; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
IBB: J Morgan (5, by E Solomon).
TB: J Morgan 4; R Landestoy 3; E Cabell 3; D Walling 3; C Cedeno 3; T Puhl 3; A Ashby.
GIDP: E Cabell (10).
RBI: R Landestoy 2 (21); T Puhl 2 (45); D Walling (26); C Cedeno (64); J Morgan (33); E Cabell (47).
2-out RBI: R Landestoy 2; T Puhl 2; E Cabell.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 16.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Landestoy-D Walling.
E: J Morgan (5).
Baserunning
SB: C Cedeno (41, 2nd base off M Mahler/E Ott).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Omar Moreno CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .258 .654 -0.003 0.55 0.041 -0.044 0.5 3 0 SB,HBP
Tim Foli SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 .276 .657 -0.027 0.53 0.032 -0.059 -0.9 0 2
Bill Madlock 3B 4 2 2 3 0 1 .273 .729 0.182 0.61 0.209 -0.027 1.9 0 3 2·HR
Dave Parker RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .299 .792 0.047 0.51 0.068 -0.020 0.2 2 0 2B
Mike Easler LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .331 .964 -0.079 0.78 0.000 -0.079 -1.0 2 0
John Milner 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .240 .731 -0.067 0.62 0.000 -0.067 -1.0 11 1
Ed Ott C 3 1 2 1 1 0 .273 .709 0.152 0.59 0.153 -0.001 1.5 5 0 HR
Phil Garner 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .255 .666 -0.092 0.89 0.000 -0.092 -0.9 3 2 GDP
Don Robinson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .366 .878 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rod Scurry P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.016 0.66 0.000 -0.016 -0.1 0 0
   Tony Pena PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.038 1.61 0.000 -0.038 -0.3
   Mickey Mahler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Eddie Solomon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bob Beall PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.005 0.21 0.000 -0.005 -0.2
   Mark Lee P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
   Bernie Carbo PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 .490 0.001 0.03 0.001 0.000 0.2
Team Totals 34 4 8 4 3 7 .235 .845 0.055 0.63 0.504 -0.448 -0.1 27 9
2B: D Parker (25, off K Forsch).
HR: E Ott (7, off K Forsch; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); B Madlock 2 (8, 2 off K Forsch; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
HBP: O Moreno (1, by D Smith).
TB: B Madlock 8; E Ott 5; D Parker 3; P Garner; T Foli.
GIDP: P Garner (10).
RBI: B Madlock 3 (41); E Ott (38).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. P Garner-J Milner.
E: E Ott (11); E Solomon (3).
Baserunning
SB: O Moreno (80, 2nd base off K Forsch/A Ashby).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ken Forsch 2.1 5 4 4 1 1 3 3.28 13 31 -0.243 0.81 -3.1
Randy Niemann 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 5.32 6 1 0 0.126 1.40 0.9
Dave Smith, W (5-5) 5 2 0 0 2 3 0 1.94 19 0 0 0.062 0.25 2.3
Team Totals 9 8 4 4 3 7 3 4.00 38 31 1 0 -0.055 0.66 0.1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Robinson, L (5-8) 0.2 5 5 5 1 0 1 4.44 8 21 -0.388 0.92 -4.8
Rod Scurry 3.1 2 0 0 2 3 0 2.21 14 1 0 0.122 0.82 1.7
Mickey Mahler 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 -0.211 1.10 -2.3
Eddie Solomon 3 2 2 1 3 0 0 2.83 14 2 2 -0.080 0.53 -1.3
Mark Lee 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 7 0 0 0.002 0.02 0.9
Team Totals 9 11 10 9 8 4 1 9.00 46 21 3 2 -0.555 0.63 -5.9
M Mahler faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.
Balks: D Robinson (2).
WP: None.
HBP: D Smith (4; O Moreno).
IBB: E Solomon (4; J Morgan).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - John McSherry.
Time of Game: 3:07.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Joe Morgan 2B 1 Omar Moreno CF
2 Enos Cabell 3B 2 Tim Foli SS
3 Terry Puhl RF 3 Bill Madlock 3B
4 Jose Cruz LF 4 Dave Parker RF
5 Cesar Cedeno CF 5 Mike Easler LF
6 Denny Walling 1B 6 John Milner 1B
7 Alan Ashby C 7 Ed Ott C
8 Rafael Landestoy SS 8 Phil Garner 2B
9 Ken Forsch P 9 Don Robinson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 5-4 0 -2- R HOU D. Walling M. Mahler 13% 84% Triple to RF; Cedeno Scores
b3 3-5 1 --- R PIT B. Madlock K. Forsch -11% 60% Home Run
t1 3-0 2 12- RR HOU R. Landestoy D. Robinson 11% 89% Double to LF; Cedeno Scores; Ashby Scores
t1 0-0 0 --- R HOU J. Morgan D. Robinson 10% 60% Home Run
b1 0-5 1 -2- RR PIT B. Madlock K. Forsch -10% 77% Home Run; Moreno Scores

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Don Robinson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- R HOU J. Morgan D. Robinson 10% 60% Home Run
t1 1-0 0 --- HOU E. Cabell D. Robinson 3% 64% Single to CF
t1 1-0 0 1-- HOU T. Puhl D. Robinson 9% 73% Double to RF; Cabell to 3B
t1 1-0 0 -23 R HOU J. Cruz D. Robinson 4% 77% Balk; Cabell Scores; Puhl to 3B
t1 2-0 0 --3 O HOU J. Cruz D. Robinson -3% 74% Foul Flyball: C
t1 2-0 1 --3 R HOU C. Cedeno D. Robinson 4% 78% Single to LF; Puhl Scores
t1 3-0 1 1-- O HOU D. Walling D. Robinson -2% 76% Flyball: CF
t1 3-0 2 1-- HOU A. Ashby D. Robinson 1% 78% Walk; Cedeno to 2B
t1 3-0 2 12- RR HOU R. Landestoy D. Robinson 11% 89% Double to LF; Cedeno Scores; Ashby Scores
Rod Scurry replaces Don Robinson pitching and batting 9th
t1 5-0 2 -2- O HOU K. Forsch R. Scurry -1% 88% Strikeout
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 1-2-3
b1 0-5 0 --- PIT O. Moreno K. Forsch -2% 85% Walk
b1 0-5 0 1-- PIT T. Foli K. Forsch -1% 84% Moreno Steals 2B
b1 0-5 0 -2- O PIT T. Foli K. Forsch 3% 87% Flyball: LF
b1 0-5 1 -2- RR PIT B. Madlock K. Forsch -10% 77% Home Run; Moreno Scores
b1 2-5 1 --- PIT D. Parker K. Forsch -4% 73% Double to LF
b1 2-5 1 -2- O PIT M. Easler K. Forsch 3% 77% Lineout: SS
b1 2-5 2 -2- O PIT J. Milner K. Forsch 3% 79% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 2.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Pirates' Rod Scurry facing 1-2-3
t2 5-2 0 --- HOU J. Morgan R. Scurry 2% 81% Walk
t2 5-2 0 1-- O HOU E. Cabell R. Scurry -2% 80% Strikeout
t2 5-2 1 1-- O HOU T. Puhl R. Scurry -2% 78% Strikeout
t2 5-2 2 1-- O HOU J. Cruz R. Scurry -1% 77% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 7-8-9
b2 2-5 0 --- R PIT E. Ott K. Forsch -9% 68% Home Run
b2 3-5 0 --- O PIT P. Garner K. Forsch 2% 70% Flyball: 2B
b2 3-5 1 --- O PIT R. Scurry K. Forsch 2% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 3-5 2 --- O PIT O. Moreno K. Forsch 1% 73% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 3.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-3, Pirates' Rod Scurry facing 5-6-7
t3 5-3 0 --- HOU C. Cedeno R. Scurry 5% 77% Double to LF
t3 5-3 0 -2- O HOU D. Walling R. Scurry -1% 77% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Cedeno to 3B
t3 5-3 1 --3 O HOU A. Ashby R. Scurry -5% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 5-3 2 --3 O HOU R. Landestoy R. Scurry -3% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 2-3-4
b3 3-5 0 --- O PIT T. Foli K. Forsch 3% 72% Foul Flyball: 1B
b3 3-5 1 --- R PIT B. Madlock K. Forsch -11% 60% Home Run
b3 4-5 1 --- PIT D. Parker K. Forsch -3% 57% Single to LF
Randy Niemann replaces Ken Forsch pitching and batting 9th
b3 4-5 1 1-- O PIT M. Easler R. Niemann 3% 61% Strikeout
b3 4-5 2 1-- O PIT J. Milner R. Niemann 3% 63% Lineout: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 4.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Pirates' Rod Scurry facing 9-1-2
t4 5-4 0 --- O HOU R. Niemann R. Scurry -2% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 5-4 1 --- O HOU J. Morgan R. Scurry -2% 60% Flyball: RF
t4 5-4 2 --- HOU E. Cabell R. Scurry 2% 62% Double to LF
t4 5-4 2 -2- HOU T. Puhl R. Scurry 1% 63% Walk
t4 5-4 2 12- O HOU J. Cruz R. Scurry -4% 58% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Astros' Randy Niemann facing 7-8-9
b4 4-5 0 --- PIT E. Ott R. Niemann -5% 54% Single to LF
b4 4-5 0 1-- O PIT P. Garner R. Niemann 5% 58% Flyball: CF
Tony Pena pinch hits for Rod Scurry (P) batting 9th
b4 4-5 1 1-- O PIT T. Pena R. Niemann 4% 62% Strikeout
b4 4-5 2 1-- O PIT O. Moreno R. Niemann 3% 65% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 4.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Pirates' Mickey Mahler facing 5-6-7
Mickey Mahler replaces Tony Pena (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t5 5-4 0 --- HOU C. Cedeno M. Mahler 4% 69% Walk
t5 5-4 0 1-- HOU D. Walling M. Mahler 3% 71% Cedeno Steals 2B
t5 5-4 0 -2- R HOU D. Walling M. Mahler 13% 84% Triple to RF; Cedeno Scores
t5 6-4 0 --3 HOU A. Ashby M. Mahler 2% 86% Walk
Eddie Solomon replaces Mickey Mahler pitching and batting 9th
t5 6-4 0 1-3 O HOU R. Landestoy E. Solomon -3% 83% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Ashby to 2B
Danny Heep pinch hits for Randy Niemann (P) batting 9th
t5 6-4 1 -23 O HOU D. Heep E. Solomon -6% 77% Foul Flyball: LF
t5 6-4 2 -23 HOU J. Morgan E. Solomon 1% 78% Intentional Walk
t5 6-4 2 123 R HOU E. Cabell E. Solomon 8% 86% Walk; Walling Scores; Ashby to 3B; Morgan to 2B
t5 7-4 2 123 RR HOU T. Puhl E. Solomon 8% 95% Single to RF; Ashby Scores; Morgan Scores; Cabell to 2B
t5 9-4 2 12- O HOU J. Cruz E. Solomon -1% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 9, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-9, Astros' Dave Smith facing 2-3-4
Dave Smith replaces Danny Heep (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Jeffrey Leonard replaces Cesar Cedeno playing CF batting 5th
b5 4-9 0 --- PIT T. Foli D. Smith -3% 91% Single to CF/Interference called; Foli to 2B/Adv on E4
b5 4-9 0 -2- O PIT B. Madlock D. Smith 2% 93% Flyball: LF
b5 4-9 1 -2- O PIT D. Parker D. Smith 2% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 4-9 2 -2- O PIT M. Easler D. Smith 1% 96% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Pirates 4.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-4, Pirates' Eddie Solomon facing 5-6-7
t6 9-4 0 --- O HOU J. Leonard E. Solomon -0% 96% Flyball: LF
t6 9-4 1 --- O HOU D. Walling E. Solomon -0% 95% Flyball: RF
t6 9-4 2 --- O HOU A. Ashby E. Solomon -0% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-9, Astros' Dave Smith facing 6-7-8
b6 4-9 0 --- O PIT J. Milner D. Smith 1% 96% Foul Flyball: 1B
b6 4-9 1 --- PIT E. Ott D. Smith -1% 95% Walk
b6 4-9 1 1-- OO PIT P. Garner D. Smith 2% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Pirates 4.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-4, Pirates' Eddie Solomon facing 8-9-1
t7 9-4 0 --- HOU R. Landestoy E. Solomon 0% 98% Single to CF
t7 9-4 0 1-- HOU D. Smith E. Solomon 0% 98% Landestoy Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Landestoy to 2B
t7 9-4 0 -2- HOU D. Smith E. Solomon 1% 99% Reached on E2 (Ground Ball); Landestoy to 3B; Smith to 1B
t7 9-4 0 1-3 HOU J. Morgan E. Solomon 0% 99% Walk; Smith to 2B
t7 9-4 0 123 ROO HOU E. Cabell E. Solomon -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Landestoy Scores/unER/No RBI; Smith to 3B
t7 10-4 2 --3 O HOU T. Puhl E. Solomon -0% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 10, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-10, Astros' Dave Smith facing 9-1-2
Rafael Landestoy moves from SS to 2B
Art Howe replaces Enos Cabell playing 3B batting 2nd
Julio Gonzalez replaces Joe Morgan (2B) playing SS batting 1st
Bob Beall pinch hits for Eddie Solomon (P) batting 9th
b7 4-10 0 --- O PIT B. Beall D. Smith 1% 99% Strikeout
b7 4-10 1 --- O PIT O. Moreno D. Smith 0% 99% Flyball: LF
b7 4-10 2 --- O PIT T. Foli D. Smith 0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 10, Pirates 4.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 10-4, Pirates' Mark Lee facing 4-5-6
Mark Lee replaces Bob Beall (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 10-4 0 --- O HOU J. Cruz M. Lee -0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
t8 10-4 1 --- O HOU J. Leonard M. Lee -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 10-4 2 --- O HOU D. Walling M. Lee -0% 99% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 10, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-10, Astros' Dave Smith facing 3-4-5
Gary Woods replaces Jose Cruz playing LF batting 4th
b8 4-10 0 --- O PIT B. Madlock D. Smith 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b8 4-10 1 --- O PIT D. Parker D. Smith 0% 100% Flyball: 3B
b8 4-10 2 --- O PIT M. Easler D. Smith 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 10, Pirates 4.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 10-4, Pirates' Mark Lee facing 7-8-9
t9 10-4 0 --- HOU A. Ashby M. Lee 0% 100% Single to CF
t9 10-4 0 1-- O HOU R. Landestoy M. Lee -0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 10-4 1 1-- O HOU D. Smith M. Lee -0% 100% Strikeout
t9 10-4 2 1-- O HOU J. Gonzalez M. Lee -0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 10, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-10, Astros' Dave Smith facing 6-7-8
Scott Loucks replaces Terry Puhl playing RF batting 3rd
b9 4-10 0 --- O PIT J. Milner D. Smith 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b9 4-10 1 --- O PIT E. Ott D. Smith 0% 100% Flyball: 3B
b9 4-10 2 --- PIT P. Garner D. Smith -0% 100% Single to LF
Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Mark Lee (P) batting 9th
b9 4-10 2 1-- PIT B. Carbo D. Smith -0% 100% Walk; Garner to 2B
b9 4-10 2 12- PIT O. Moreno D. Smith -0% 100% Hit By Pitch; Garner to 3B; Carbo to 2B
b9 4-10 2 123 O PIT T. Foli D. Smith 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 10, Pirates 4.

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