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BOS  4
@CHW  2

(10)
DET  6
TEX  4

(10)
KCR  9
BAL  8

(15)
MIL  6
SEA  1

CLE  2
@OAK  1

ATL 12
CHC  2

STL  6
@CIN  5

SDP  7
@MON  5

NYM  6
SFG  5

PHI  4
LAD  2

HOU 10
@PIT  2

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 38,736

Wednesday, July 17, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 3:33
Astros
10
36-52
Won 1
6th, 13½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  1   2  2  0   0  1  4   10 15  0
Pirates         0  0  1   0  1  0   0  0  0    2  9  4
W: J Jones (6-6), L: D Drabek (9-9), S: A Osuna (6)
Pirates
2
54-32
Lost 1
1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Finley CF-RF                5   1   1   1    0   0  .292  .755   17    2   0   SB,CS
C Biggio C                    5   2   0   0    0   0  .305  .736   28    4   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  3   0   1   1    0   1  .292  .827   19    6   1   SF
  A Osuna P                   1   1   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    3    1   0   
L Gonzalez LF                 5   3   4   1    0   1  .238  .744   24    3   0   2·2B
K Caminiti 3B                 5   1   3   3    0   1  .252  .684   18    1   4   2B,CS
E Anthony RF                  4   0   1   1    0   2  .152  .454   21    4   0   
  G Young CF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .206  .609    4    0   0   
E Yelding SS                  5   0   2   1    0   0  .245  .582   20    3   2   CS
C Candaele 2B                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .252  .680   13    2   3   2B
M Portugal P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .600         0   0   
  J Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .473    2    0   0   SH
  M Davidson PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .624    2    0   0   
  M Capel P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Ortiz PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .540    8    0   0   
  J Corsi P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  K Oberkfell 1B              1   1   1   0    0   0  .234  .669    3    1   1   
Totals                       40  10  15   9    1   6              182   27  12
BATTING
2B: K Caminiti (13, off D Drabek); L Gonzalez 2 (21, off B Patterson, off B Landrum); C Candaele (14, off D Drabek).
SF: J Bagwell (3, off D Drabek).
SH: J Jones (2, off D Drabek).
TB: L Gonzalez 6; K Caminiti 4; E Yelding 2; C Candaele 2; K Oberkfell; S Finley; M Davidson; J Bagwell; E Anthony.
RBI: K Caminiti 3 (38); L Gonzalez (42); A Osuna (1); J Bagwell (38); S Finley (30); E Anthony (7); E Yelding (20).
2-out RBI: E Yelding.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 5 for 10.
BASERUNNING
SB: S Finley (15, 2nd base off D Drabek/M LaValliere).
CS: S Finley (12, 2nd base by D Drabek/M LaValliere); E Yelding (9, 2nd base by B Kipper/M LaValliere); K Caminiti (3, 2nd base by D Drabek/M LaValliere).
PO: C Biggio (2nd base by D Drabek).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Merced 1B                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .273  .791   15    8   0   
J Bell SS                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .757   25    5   3   
A Van Slyke CF                4   2   3   1    0   0  .247  .764   14    1   0   HR
B Bonilla 3B-RF               4   0   2   1    0   0  .306  .865   13    0   1   2B
B Bonds LF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .279  .895   22    2   0   
G Varsho RF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .292  .840   16    2   0   
  D Slaught PH-C              1   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .596    3    1   0   
M LaValliere C                2   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .741   11    5   3   SH
  G Redus PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .644    8    0   0   
  B Landrum P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Lind 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .263  .636   12    3   3   
D Drabek P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .396    9    0   3   
  B Kipper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  Z Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .609    4    0   0   
  V Palacios P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .142         0   0   
  B Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Wehner 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
Totals                       35   2   9   2    2   4              154   27  13
BATTING
2B: B Bonilla (23, off M Capel).
HR: A Van Slyke (10, off J Jones; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).
SH: M LaValliere (1, off J Jones).
TB: A Van Slyke 6; B Bonilla 3; J Lind; B Bonds; G Varsho; O Merced.
RBI: B Bonilla (52); A Van Slyke (50).
2-out RBI: A Van Slyke; B Bonilla.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
FIELDING
E: J Bell (15); B Bonilla (10); D Drabek (3); J Lind (6).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Portugal                     0.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   3.94    4   11-9     6· 1· 2    3· 0· 1· 0     48    -     0.68   0.00
J Jones, W (6-6)               3.1   4   1   1    0   1   1   3.91   14   53-31   19· 4· 8    5· 3· 5· 0          2-0    1.23   0.07
M Capel                        1     2   1   1    1   0   0   2.57    6   31-16    9· 0· 7    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.89  -0.02
J Corsi, H (4)                 1.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   2.76    6   26-15    6· 2· 7    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.16   0.08
A Osuna, S (6)                 2.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   2.22    8   33-22   12· 5· 5    3· 3· 0· 0          1-0    0.27   0.05
Totals                         9     9   2   2    2   4   1          38  154-93   52·12·29   16· 9· 7· 0          3-0 
Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Drabek, L (9-9)              4.2   9   5   3    0   2   0   3.00   22   78-51   31· 7·13   10· 6· 4· 0     32    -     0.91  -0.33
B Kipper                       1.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   5.93    5   23-13   10· 1· 2    1· 2· 1· 0          1-0    0.42   0.03
V Palacios                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.15    3   10-7     3· 0· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.31   0.02
B Patterson                    1     2   1   1    0   2   0   4.08    5   22-17   10· 4· 3    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.33  -0.03
B Landrum                      1     3   4   0    0   1   0   2.11    8   37-25   16· 4· 5    5· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.07  -0.01
Totals                         9    15  10   4    1   6   0          43  170-113  70·16·27   17·11· 8· 0          1-0 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
PO: D Drabek (0; C Biggio, 2nd base).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Mike Winters, 3B - Tom Hallion.
Time of Game: 3:33.
Attendance: 38,736.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 85° F, Wind 9mph out to Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. S Finley             CF    1. O Merced             1B 
2. C Biggio             C     2. J Bell               SS 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. L Gonzalez           LF    4. B Bonilla            3B 
5. K Caminiti           3B    5. B Bonds              LF 
6. E Anthony            RF    6. G Varsho             RF 
7. E Yelding            SS    7. M LaValliere         C  
8. C Candaele           2B    8. J Lind               2B 
9. M Portugal           P     9. D Drabek             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  1-1  1--  4   15%  66% K Caminiti      D Drabek        Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Gonzalez Scores
   b 3   2  1-0  ---  4  -13%  49% A Van Slyke     J Jones         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Van Slyke Scores
   b 4   1  3-1  -23  2   10%  69% J Lind          J Jones         Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   t 4   1  1-2  -2-  3    9%  75% E Anthony       D Drabek        Single to SS (Ground Ball); Caminiti Scores
   t 5   1  1-3  -2-  5    8%  86% C Biggio        D Drabek        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Finley Scores/No RBI/unER; Biggio to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  S Finley        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   46%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   48%  J Bagwell       Single (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  5   45%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Portugal facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   48%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   49%  J Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   48%  A Van Slyke     Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   46%  B Bonilla       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Van Slyke to 2B
                  Jimmy Jones replaces Mark Portugal pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  5   50%  B Bonds         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Bonds to 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   54%  K Caminiti      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--      48%  E Anthony       Caminiti Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6   46%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   45%  E Yelding       Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Jones facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   47%  G Varsho        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   49%  M LaValliere    Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  2   48%  J Lind          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   50%  D Drabek        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B); Drabek to 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   57%  C Candaele      Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   56%  J Jones         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Candaele to 3B
   R      --3  4   62%  S Finley        Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS); Candaele Scores
   O      1--  6   60%  C Biggio        Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   58%  J Bagwell       Finley Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Jimmy Jones facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   60%  O Merced        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  5   62%  J Bell          Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
   R      ---  4   49%  A Van Slyke     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Van Slyke Scores
   O      ---  3   50%  B Bonilla       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Doug Drabek facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   47%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   50%  L Gonzalez      Single (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
   R      1--  4   66%  K Caminiti      Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Gonzalez Scores
   R      -2-  3   75%  E Anthony       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Caminiti Scores
   O      1--  1   73%  E Yelding       Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   71%  C Candaele      Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Jimmy Jones facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   66%  B Bonds         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   58%  G Varsho        Single (Line Drive); Bonds to 2B
   O      12-  1   59%  M LaValliere    Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Bonds to 3B; Varsho to 2B
   O      -23  2   69%  J Lind          Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      -23  5   77%  D Drabek        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Doug Drabek facing 9-1-2
                  Mark Davidson pinch hits for Jimmy Jones batting 9th
          ---  2   79%  M Davidson      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  2   77%  S Finley        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Finley to 1B
          1--      78%  C Biggio        Finley Steals 2B
   R      -2-  5   86%  " "             Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Finley Scores/No RBI/unER; Biggio to 2B
          -2-      88%  J Bagwell       Biggio Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Biggio to 3B
   RO     --3  5   90%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Biggio Scores/unER
          ---  4   90%  L Gonzalez      Single (Fly Ball)
                  Bob Kipper replaces Doug Drabek pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  4   90%  K Caminiti      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Mike Capel facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Capel replaces Mark Davidson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   91%  O Merced        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   92%  J Bell          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  4   91%  A Van Slyke     Single (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   R      1--  4   85%  B Bonilla       Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Van Slyke Scores
          -2-  7   83%  B Bonds         Walk
   O      12-  7   88%  G Varsho        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Bob Kipper facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   87%  E Anthony       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  6   88%  E Yelding       Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--      86%  C Candaele      Yelding Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  4   87%  " "             Walk
                  Javier Ortiz pinch hits for Mike Capel batting 9th
   O      1--  8   86%  J Ortiz         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Jim Corsi facing 7-8-9
                  Jim Corsi replaces Javier Ortiz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   88%  M LaValliere    Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   90%  J Lind          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  Zane Smith pinch hits for Bob Kipper batting 9th
   O      ---  4   91%  Z Smith         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Vicente Palacios facing 1-2-3
                  Vicente Palacios replaces Zane Smith pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   90%  S Finley        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   89%  C Biggio        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   89%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Jim Corsi facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   84%  O Merced        Walk
   O      1--  4   89%  J Bell          Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Right); Bell to 1B
   O      1--  4   92%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  Al Osuna replaces Jeff Bagwell pitching and batting 3rd; Ken Oberkfell replaces Jim Corsi playing 1B batting 9th
   O      1--  3   94%  B Bonilla       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Bob Patterson facing 4-5-6
                  Bob Patterson replaces Vicente Palacios pitching and batting 9th
          ---  8   95%  L Gonzalez      Double (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  3   94%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   94%  E Anthony       Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  4   97%  E Yelding       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Gonzalez Scores
   O      1--  1   96%  C Candaele      Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Al Osuna facing 5-6-7
                  Gerald Young replaces Eric Anthony playing CF batting 6th; Steve Finley moves to RF
   O      ---  4   98%  B Bonds         Groundout: 1B-P
                  Don Slaught pinch hits for Gary Varsho batting 6th
   O      ---  3   98%  D Slaught       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  Gary Redus pinch hits for Mike LaValliere batting 7th
   O      ---  8   99%  G Redus         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-2, Bill Landrum facing 9-1-2
                  Bill Landrum replaces Gary Redus pitching and batting 7th; Don Slaught moves to C; John Wehner replaces Bob Patterson playing 3B batting 9th; Bobby Bonilla moves to RF
          ---  3   99%  K Oberkfell     Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   99%  S Finley        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Oberkfell to 2B; Finley to 1B
   O      12-  6   99%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Oberkfell to 3B; Biggio to 1B
   R      1-3  3  100%  A Osuna         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Oberkfell Scores/unER; Biggio to 3B; Osuna to 1B
   R      1-3  6  100%  L Gonzalez      Double to RF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores/unER; Osuna to 3B
   RR     -23  5  100%  K Caminiti      Single (Fly Ball); Osuna Scores/unER; Gonzalez Scores/unER
   O      1--  4  100%  G Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5  100%  E Yelding       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 10, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-10, Al Osuna facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5  100%  J Lind          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  J Wehner        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3  100%  O Merced        Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5  100%  J Bell          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 10, Pirates 2.

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