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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
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 12,216

Friday, August 4, 1995, 8:56
Time of Game: 2:54
Astros
5
54-38
Won 2
2nd, 4½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          1  0  1   0  0  1   2  0  0    5 13  0
Pirates         2  0  0   0  0  0   1  1  0    4 10  0
W: D Brocail (4-1), L: S Parris (4-4), S: T Jones (12)
Pirates
4
37-53
Lost 3
4th, 20½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .360  .857   12    5   0   SH
J Cangelosi LF                3   0   2   1    1   1  .342  .930   19    2   0   HBP
C Biggio 2B                   4   1   1   1    1   0  .305  .924   22    4   3   SB,GDP
D Bell RF                     5   1   3   3    0   0  .333  .823   18    0   0   HR,2B
D Magadan 1B                  4   0   0   0    1   0  .287  .788   18    4   1   
  T Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .600         0   2   
C Shipley 3B-1B               4   0   1   0    0   0  .264  .657    7    1   0   2B,CS
R Gutierrez SS-3B             4   0   2   0    0   0  .211  .461   16    1   3   
J Goff C                      3   1   1   0    1   1  .154  .613   15   10   0   2B,GDP
D Brocail P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .286  .572    8    0   0   
  D Hartgraves P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Thompson PH               1   1   1   0    0   0  .212  .583    1    0   0   
  J Dougherty P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   
  M Simms PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .851    2    0   0   
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  O Miller SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .693         0   0   
Totals                       35   5  13   5    4   4              138   27  10
BATTING
2B: D Bell (18, off S Parris); J Goff (2, off S Parris); C Shipley (5, off M Dyer).
HR: D Bell (7, off S Parris; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
SH: B Hunter (1, off D Konuszewski).
HBP: J Cangelosi (2, by S Parris).
TB: D Bell 7; J Goff 2; R Gutierrez 2; B Hunter 2; C Shipley 2; J Cangelosi 2; C Biggio; M Thompson.
GIDP: C Biggio (3); J Goff (1).
RBI: D Bell 3 (79); C Biggio (55); J Cangelosi (9).
2-out RBI: D Bell 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 5 for 16.
BASERUNNING
SB: C Biggio (17, 2nd base off S Parris/M Parent).
CS: C Shipley (1, 2nd base by S Parris/M Parent).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Brumfield CF                5   1   2   0    0   1  .260  .702   20    2   0   SB
  D Miceli P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
J Bell SS                     4   1   0   0    1   1  .239  .680   20    1   6   
O Merced RF                   4   0   1   1    1   1  .291  .813   22    1   0   
J King 3B-2B                  5   0   2   1    0   0  .252  .748   18    1   1   2B
M Johnson 1B                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .225  .802   19   11   1   IW
N Liriano 2B                  3   1   2   1    0   0  .277  .715    9    4   4   HBP
  F Garcia 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .378   10    1   0   
A Martin LF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .718   15    1   0   
  M Dyer P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  J Wehner PH-LF              0   0   0   0    2   0  .349  .862   11    1   0   IW
M Parent C                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .258  .859   15    4   1   2B
  A Encarnacion PR-C          1   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .633    5    0   0   
S Parris P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .600   10    0   2   
  D Konuszewski P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Cummings LF-CF            1   0   1   0    1   0  .200  .548    9    0   0   IW
Totals                       37   4  10   4    6   7              183   27  16
BATTING
2B: M Parent (8, off D Veres); J King (18, off T Jones).
IBB: M Johnson (2, by T Jones); M Cummings (1, by D Veres); J Wehner (1, by T Jones).
HBP: N Liriano (2, by D Veres).
TB: M Parent 3; J King 3; J Brumfield 2; N Liriano 2; M Cummings; O Merced.
RBI: J King (50); O Merced (44); N Liriano (18); M Parent (29).
2-out RBI: N Liriano; O Merced.
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 4 for 15.
FIELDING
DP: 3. N Liriano-M Johnson-J Bell-M Johnson; N Liriano-M Johnson; J Bell-N Liriano-M Johnson.
BASERUNNING
SB: J Brumfield (10, 2nd base off D Brocail/J Goff).

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 Brocail, W (4-1)             5.1   4   2   2    2   5   0   3.73   22   87-54   33·11·10    6· 8· 1· 0     55    -     1.14   0.07
D Hartgraves, H (2)            0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.74    3   14-11    8· 2· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          1-0    2.14   0.09
J Dougherty, H (3)             1     3   1   1    0   1   0   5.19    6   23-15    8· 1· 6    3· 0· 2· 0          0-0    2.32  -0.01
D Veres, H (11)                1     1   1   1    2   0   0   1.85    7   27-14    7· 3· 4    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    3.93   0.00
T Jones, S (12)                1     1   0   0    2   1   0   2.25    6   27-11    5· 1· 5    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    6.22   0.21
Totals                         9    10   4   4    6   7   0          44  178-105  61·18·26   14·13· 3· 0          1-0 
Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Parris, L (4-4)              6     7   3   3    2   4   1   4.29   25   89-56   30· 8·18    8· 6· 4· 0     48    -     1.07  -0.02
D Konuszewski                  0.1   3   2   2    1   0   0  54.00    5   15-8     8· 0· 0    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.47  -0.22
M Dyer                         1.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   4.40    6   14-11    8· 1· 2    3· 2· 1· 0          2-0    0.73   0.07
D Miceli                       1     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.09    5   14-7     5· 1· 1    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.16   0.04
Totals                         9    13   5   5    4   4   1          41  132-82   51·10·21   16·10· 6· 0          2-0 
Balks: None.
WP: T Jones (4).
IBB: T Jones 2 (10; M Johnson, J Wehner); D Veres (4; M Cummings).
HBP: D Veres (4; N Liriano); S Parris (4; J Cangelosi).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Wally Bell, 3B - Mike Winters.
Time of Game: 2:54.
Attendance: 12,216.
Field Condition: Wet.
Weather: 78° F, Wind 3mph out to Rightfield, Night, Drizzle.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B Hunter             CF    1. J Brumfield          CF 
2. J Cangelosi          LF    2. J Bell               SS 
3. C Biggio             2B    3. O Merced             RF 
4. D Bell               RF    4. J King               3B 
5. D Magadan            1B    5. M Johnson            1B 
6. C Shipley            3B    6. N Liriano            2B 
7. R Gutierrez          SS    7. A Martin             LF 
8. J Goff               C     8. M Parent             C  
9. D Brocail            P     9. S Parris             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  5-4  -23  6   30%  75% F Garcia        T Jones         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   b 8   1  5-3  12-  4  -30%  45% M Parent        D Veres         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Liriano Scores; Wehner to 3B
   b 9   2  5-4  123  5   28% 100% A Encarnacion   T Jones         Fielder's Choice P; King out at Hm/P-C; Johnson to 3B; Wehner to 2B
   b 9   1  5-4  12-  4  -21%  45% F Garcia        T Jones         Wild Pitch; King to 3B; Johnson to 2B
   b 8   2  5-4  123  1   20%  83% J Bell          D Veres         Groundout: P-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Parris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   53%  B Hunter        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   59%  J Cangelosi     Hit By Pitch; Hunter to 2B
   OO     12-  5   49%  C Biggio        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Hunter to 3B
   R      --3  1   58%  D Bell          Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Hunter Scores
   O      -2-  4   55%  D Magadan       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Brocail facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   51%  J Brumfield     Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--      49%  J Bell          Brumfield Steals 2B
          -2-  8   46%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  5   48%  O Merced        Flyball: CF; Brumfield to 3B
   R      1-3  1   39%  J King          Single to LF (Line Drive); Brumfield Scores; Bell to 3B
   O      1-3  3   45%  M Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  1   36%  N Liriano       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bell Scores; King to 2B
   O      12-  8   40%  A Martin        Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Steve Parris facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   37%  C Shipley       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  2   40%  R Gutierrez     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   37%  J Goff          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   34%  D Brocail       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Doug Brocail facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   36%  M Parent        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   38%  S Parris        Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  3   39%  J Brumfield     Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Steve Parris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   36%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   34%  J Cangelosi     Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   36%  C Biggio        Walk
          1--      37%  D Bell          Biggio Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   48%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Biggio Scores; Bell to 2B
   O      -2-  5   44%  D Magadan       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Doug Brocail facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   47%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   49%  O Merced        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   50%  J King          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Steve Parris facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   47%  C Shipley       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   45%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   48%  J Goff          Double to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  3   44%  D Brocail       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Doug Brocail facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   47%  M Johnson       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   49%  N Liriano       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   50%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Steve Parris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   47%  B Hunter        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  4   50%  J Cangelosi     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   OO     1--  5   43%  C Biggio        Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Cangelosi out at 1B/2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Doug Brocail facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   46%  M Parent        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  5   48%  S Parris        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   47%  J Brumfield     Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   50%  J Bell          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Steve Parris facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  3   66%  D Bell          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  4   70%  D Magadan       Walk
   O      1--  2   66%  C Shipley       Fielder's Choice P; Magadan out at 2B/P-SS
   O      1--      61%  R Gutierrez     Shipley Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  5   60%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Doug Brocail facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   54%  O Merced        Walk
   O      1--  5   60%  J King          Fielder's Choice SS; Merced out at 2B/SS-2B
                  Dean Hartgraves replaces Doug Brocail pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  8   65%  M Johnson       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  5   61%  N Liriano       Single to CF (Fly Ball); King to 2B
   O      12-  1   69%  A Martin        Fielder's Choice 2B; Liriano out at 2B/2B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dennis Konuszewski facing 8-9-1
                  Dennis Konuszewski replaces Steve Parris pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   73%  J Goff          Walk
                  Milt Thompson pinch hits for Dean Hartgraves batting 9th
          1--  1   78%  M Thompson      Single to LF (Pop Fly to Deep SS-3B Hole); Goff to 2B
   O      12-  3   78%  B Hunter        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Goff to 3B; Thompson to 2B
   R      -23  5   86%  J Cangelosi     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Goff Scores; Thompson to 3B
   R      1-3  1   91%  C Biggio        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Thompson Scores; Cangelosi to 2B
                  Mike Dyer replaces Al Martin pitching and batting 7th; Midre Cummings replaces Dennis Konuszewski playing LF batting 9th
   O      12-  1   89%  D Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      12-  4   87%  D Magadan       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Jim Dougherty facing 8-9-1
                  Jim Dougherty replaces Milt Thompson pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   82%  M Parent        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  5   73%  M Cummings      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Parent to 2B
   O      12-  3   81%  J Brumfield     Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  3   87%  J Bell          Lineout: LF
   R      12-  5   77%  O Merced        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Parent Scores; Cummings to 3B
   O      1-3  3   86%  J King          Fielder's Choice SS; Merced out at 2B/SS-2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 3.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-3, Mike Dyer facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   90%  C Shipley       Double to SS (Fly Ball)
          -2-  3   93%  R Gutierrez     Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Shipley to 3B
   OO     1-3  1   85%  J Goff          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B-SS-1B; Shipley stays at 3B
                  Mike Simms pinch hits for Jim Dougherty batting 9th
   O      --3  2   83%  M Simms         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Dave Veres facing 5-6-7
                  Dave Veres replaces Mike Simms pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   87%  M Johnson       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  2   82%  N Liriano       Hit By Pitch
                  John Wehner pinch hits for Mike Dyer batting 7th
          1--  7   74%  J Wehner        Walk; Liriano to 2B
   R      12-  4   45%  M Parent        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Liriano Scores; Wehner to 3B
                  Angelo Encarnacion pinch runs for Mark Parent batting 8th
          -23  4   44%  M Cummings      Intentional Walk
   O      123  6   63%  J Brumfield     Fielder's Choice 1B; Wehner out at Hm/1B-C; Encarnacion to 3B; Cummings to 2B
   O      123  1   83%  J Bell          Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Dan Miceli facing 1-2-3
                  Dan Miceli replaces Jacob Brumfield pitching and batting 1st; Angelo Encarnacion moves to C; Jeff King moves to 2B; Freddy Garcia replaces Nelson Liriano playing 3B batting 6th; John Wehner moves to LF; Midre Cummings moves to CF
          ---  1   86%  B Hunter        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5   89%  J Cangelosi     Walk; Hunter to 2B
   O      12-  5   86%  C Biggio        Fielder's Choice P; Hunter out at 3B/P-3B; Cangelosi to 2B
   O      12-  2   83%  D Bell          Lineout: RF
   O      12-  1   79%  D Magadan       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Todd Jones facing 3-4-5
                  Todd Jones replaces Dave Magadan pitching and batting 5th; Craig Shipley moves to 1B; Ricky Gutierrez moves to 3B; Orlando Miller replaces Dave Veres playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  4   88%  O Merced        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   71%  J King          Double to CF (Fly Ball)
          -2-  4   66%  M Johnson       Intentional Walk
          12-      45%  F Garcia        Wild Pitch; King to 3B; Johnson to 2B
   O      -23  6   75%  " "             Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          -23  4   72%  J Wehner        Intentional Walk
   O      123  5  100%  A Encarnacion   Fielder's Choice P; King out at Hm/P-C; Johnson to 3B; Wehner to 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 4.

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