August 4, 1995 Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 12
@BAL 4 TEX 6
@CAL 4 CLE 13
CHW 3 NYY 4
@DET 1 KCR 12
@MIN 4 OAK 9
SEA 8 BOS 7
@TOR 1 CIN 1
PHI 0 COL 14
SDP 12 ATL 4
@MON 3 FLA 7
@NYM 2 HOU 6
@PIT 5 HOU 5
@PIT 4 SFG 15
LAD 1 CHC 5
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Friday, August 4, 1995, 5:35
Time of Game: 2:53

Astros

53-38

Won 1

2nd, 4½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   1  0  4   0  0  1    6 14  2
Pirates         0  5  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    5  6  0

W: D Veres (4-1), L: J Christiansen (1-1), S: T Jones (11)

Pirates

37-52

Lost 2

4th, 20½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .356  .854   19    3   0   
D Magadan 3B                  4   0   0   0    1   0  .293  .801   36    0   0   GDP
  T Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .600         0   0   
C Biggio 2B                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .305  .927   19    1   4   
D Bell RF                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .330  .809    7    2   0   
D May LF                      3   1   2   1    0   0  .269  .683    9    2   0   
  J Cangelosi PH-LF           1   0   0   0    0   0  .329  .903    6    0   0   
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Shipley 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .654         0   0   
T Eusebio C                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .336  .850   13    5   0   2·2B,GDP
M Simms 1B                    3   0   1   2    1   0  .250  .916   14   10   1   CS
O Miller SS                   4   1   2   0    0   2  .266  .693   26    1   3   2B,CS
D Drabek P                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .225  .512    8    1   0   
  J Tabaka P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M Thompson LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .567         1   0   
  J Mouton PH-LF              1   0   1   1    0   0  .266  .710    6    1   0   
Totals                       36   6  14   6    2   3              163   27   9

BATTING

2B: O Miller (20, off J Christiansen); T Eusebio 2 (19, off J McCurry, off P Wagner).

TB: T Eusebio 4; O Miller 3; D Bell 2; C Biggio 2; D May 2; M Simms; J Mouton; D Drabek; B Hunter.

GIDP: D Magadan (6); T Eusebio (9).

RBI: M Simms 2 (4); T Eusebio 2 (42); D May (20); J Mouton (15).

2-out RBI: T Eusebio.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 7.

FIELDING

E: C Biggio (6); D Drabek (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: O Miller (2, 2nd base by J McCurry/A Encarnacion); M Simms (1, 2nd base by J McCurry/A Encarnacion).

PO: D Magadan (1st base by A Encarnacion).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Martin LF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .254  .726   12    1   0   
J Bell SS                     4   0   2   2    0   1  .242  .685   23    3   3   2B
O Merced RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .815   15    6   0   
J King 3B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .249  .744   12    0   3   
M Johnson 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .230  .814   14    8   0   
N Liriano 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .699   11    1   3   
M Cummings CF                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .179  .494   19    4   0   2B
A Encarnacion C               2   1   0   0    1   1  .276  .643   10    3   3   
P Wagner P                    2   1   1   1    0   0  .250  .618    7    1   1   
  J McCurry P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Pegues PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .652    1    0   0   
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   5   6   5    1   5              124   27  13

BATTING

2B: J Bell (13, off D Drabek); M Cummings (3, off D Drabek).

TB: J Bell 3; M Cummings 2; J King; A Martin; P Wagner.

RBI: J Bell 2 (33); P Wagner (3); A Martin (21); M Cummings (1).

2-out RBI: J Bell 2; A Martin; P Wagner; M Cummings.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 4 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 3. N Liriano-J Bell-M Johnson 2; A Encarnacion-J Bell.

BASERUNNING

PO: P Wagner (2nd base by D Drabek).

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
D Drabek                       7.1   6   5   5    1   5   0   4.59   29   99-64   41· 5·18   11·10· 2· 0     50    -     0.82  -0.09
J Tabaka                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.66    1    4-2     2· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.38   0.03
D Veres, W (4-1)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.75    1    3-2     1· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.81   0.08
T Jones, S (11)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.28    3   16-10    8· 0· 2    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.78   0.21
Totals                         9     6   5   5    1   5   0          34  122-78   52· 5·21   12·13· 3· 0          2-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Wagner                       5     8   4   4    1   2   0   5.08   23   81-50   36· 6· 8   10· 7· 3· 0     36    -     0.82  -0.04
J McCurry, BS (1)              2     3   1   1    1   1   0   4.07    7   28-14    7· 4· 3    3· 0· 2· 0          2-2    1.66  -0.05
J Christiansen, L (1-1)        2     3   1   1    0   0   0   2.62    8   49-31   20· 2· 9    2· 5· 1· 0          0-0    1.78  -0.18
Totals                         9    14   6   6    2   3   0          38  158-95   63·12·20   15·12· 6· 0          2-2

P Wagner faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: D Drabek (0; P Wagner, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Wally Bell.

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 79° F, Wind 8mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B Hunter             CF    1. A Martin             LF 
2. D Magadan            3B    2. J Bell               SS 
3. C Biggio             2B    3. O Merced             RF 
4. D Bell               RF    4. J King               3B 
5. D May                LF    5. M Johnson            1B 
6. T Eusebio            C     6. N Liriano            2B 
7. M Simms              1B    7. M Cummings           CF 
8. O Miller             SS    8. A Encarnacion        C  
9. D Drabek             P     9. P Wagner             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  5-5  -2-  6   28%  83% J Mouton        J Christiansen  Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Miller Scores
   t 6   0  5-2  1-3  2   15%  43% T Eusebio       J McCurry       Double to LF (Line Drive); Bell Scores; May to 3B
   t 6   0  5-3  -23  2   13%  55% M Simms         J McCurry       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); May Scores; Eusebio Scores
   t 9   1  5-5  ---  9   12%  56% O Miller        J Christiansen  Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
   t 6   0  5-1  12-  5   12%  28% D May           P Wagner        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Biggio Scores; Bell to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Wagner facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  B Hunter        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  8   46%  D Magadan       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  3   45%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   49%  J Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   50%  O Merced        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Wagner facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   54%  D Bell          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   50%  D May           Flyball: CF
   OO     1--  5   45%  T Eusebio       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   41%  J King          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   43%  M Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B; King to 2B
   O      -2-  2   46%  N Liriano       Groundout: 2B-1B; King to 3B
   R      --3  2   36%  M Cummings      Double to CF (Fly Ball); King Scores
          -2-  5   35%  A Encarnacion   Walk
   R      12-  2   26%  P Wagner        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Cummings Scores; Encarnacion to 2B
   R      12-  2   19%  A Martin        Single to LF (Fly Ball); Encarnacion Scores; Wagner to 2B
          12-      18%  J Bell          Wagner Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Wagner to 3B
   RR     1-3  5    9%  " "             Double to RF (Fly Ball); Wagner Scores; Martin Scores; Bell to 3B/Adv on E4 (throw)
   O      --3  3   10%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 5.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Paul Wagner facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4    8%  M Simms         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3    7%  O Miller        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2    8%  D Drabek        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4    7%  B Hunter        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2    7%  J King          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3    8%  M Johnson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6    8%  N Liriano       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 5.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Paul Wagner facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  8    7%  D Magadan       Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  7    8%  C Biggio        Single to P (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  2    7%  D Bell          Lineout: CF
          1--  1    8%  D May           Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Biggio to 2B
   R      12-  2   13%  T Eusebio       Double to CF (Fly Ball); Biggio Scores; May to 3B
          -23  4   15%  M Simms         Walk
   O      123  5    9%  O Miller        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Doug Drabek facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   10%  M Cummings      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  1   10%  A Encarnacion   Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   11%  P Wagner        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 5.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Paul Wagner facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2    9%  D Drabek        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1    8%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6    7%  D Magadan       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1    8%  A Martin        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4    8%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4    8%  O Merced        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 5.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Paul Wagner facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   11%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   16%  D Bell          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Biggio to 2B
   R      12-  5   28%  D May           Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Biggio Scores; Bell to 3B
                  Jeff McCurry replaces Paul Wagner pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3  2   43%  T Eusebio       Double to LF (Line Drive); Bell Scores; May to 3B
   RR     -23  2   55%  M Simms         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); May Scores; Eusebio Scores
   O      1--      47%  O Miller        Simms Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  5   50%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   OO     1--  4   42%  D Drabek        Double Play: Strikeout (missed bunt), Miller Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 5-5, Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   46%  J King          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   48%  M Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   50%  N Liriano       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 5.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Jeff McCurry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   46%  B Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   50%  D Magadan       Walk
   O      1--      43%  C Biggio        Magadan Picked off 1B (C-1B)
   O      ---  5   41%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 5-5, Doug Drabek facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   45%  M Cummings      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   48%  A Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
                  Steve Pegues pinch hits for Jeff McCurry batting 9th
   O      ---  1   50%  S Pegues        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 5.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Jason Christiansen facing 4-5-6
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Steve Pegues pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   45%  D Bell          Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  John Cangelosi pinch hits for Derrick May batting 5th
   O      ---  6   42%  J Cangelosi     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   39%  T Eusebio       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 5-5, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
                  John Cangelosi moves to LF
   O      ---  4   44%  A Martin        Popfly: SS
          ---  7   39%  J Bell          Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
                  Jeff Tabaka replaces Doug Drabek pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  4   42%  O Merced        Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line); Bell to 2B
                  Dave Veres replaces John Cangelosi pitching and batting 5th; Milt Thompson replaces Jeff Tabaka playing LF batting 9th
   O      -2-  3   50%  J King          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 5.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Jason Christiansen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   44%  M Simms         Flyball: RF
          ---  9   56%  O Miller        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
                  James Mouton pinch hits for Milt Thompson batting 9th
   R      -2-  6   83%  J Mouton        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Miller Scores
          1--  7   88%  B Hunter        Single to LF (Fly Ball); Mouton to 3B
   OO     1-3 10   79%  D Magadan       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-6, Todd Jones facing 5-6-7
                  Todd Jones replaces Dave Magadan pitching and batting 2nd; Craig Shipley replaces Dave Veres playing 3B batting 5th; James Mouton moves to LF
   O      ---  5   88%  M Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   95%  N Liriano       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  9  100%  M Cummings      Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 5.

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