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NYY  6
@CAL  2
 DET  4
KCR  0
 MIL  5
MIN  4
(12)		 OAK  7
BOS  0
 BAL  5
@SEA  2
 TEX  5
CLE  3
 CHW 11
@TOR  2
 CHC  3
ATL  2
 ATL  6
@CHC  5
 FLA  3
@CIN  1
 SDP  6
@MON  0
 SFG  6
@NYM  4
 LAD  7
@PHI  6
(12)		 HOU 10
@PIT  0
 STL  7
COL  4
Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 24,619

 Friday, August 30, 1996, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:44
Astros
10
73-63
Won 1
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          1  0  2   0  1  5   1  0  0   10 17  0
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  0
W: Donne Wall (9-4), L: Chris Peters (1-4)
 Pirates
0
56-78
Lost 3
5th, 16 GB

Batting Stats

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   6   2   2   0    0   0  .280  .666   24   17    8   0   
C Biggio 2B                   4   3   3   0    1   1  .309  .860   18   11    0   2   
  B Spiers PH-2B              0   0   0   0    1   0  .251  .721    5    1    0   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  5   3   4   2    0   0  .317 1.042   24   15    7   2   2·2B
  M Simms PH-1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .489    3    2    1   0   
D Bell RF                     4   1   2   1    2   1  .274  .768   24   11    3   0   SB,IW
S Berry 3B                    4   0   3   6    1   0  .277  .799   13    5    0   1   2·SB
  R Gutierrez SS              1   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .700    1    1    0   2   
T Eusebio C                   5   0   1   0    1   1  .243  .673   24   11    4   0   
J Mouton LF                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .707   20   12    0   0   
O Miller SS-3B                4   0   0   1    0   1  .264  .732   26   16    1   2   HBP
D Wall P                      5   1   2   0    0   1  .205  .475   11    9    3   0   
Totals                       44  10  17   0    6   5              193  111   27   9
Batting Events
2B: J Bagwell 2 (39, 1 off D Miceli, 1 off C Peters).
IBB: D Bell (8, by R Morel).
HBP: O Miller (8, by D Miceli).
TB: J Bagwell 6; C Biggio 3; S Berry 3; D Bell 2; D Wall 2; B Hunter 2; T Eusebio.
RBI: S Berry 6 (79); J Bagwell 2 (104); D Bell (105); O Miller (51).
2-out RBI: O Miller.
Team LOB: 14.
With RISP: 6 for 19.
Baserunning Events
SB: D Bell (24, 3rd base off D Wainhouse/J Kendall); S Berry 2 (12, 2nd base off C Peters/J Kendall, 2nd base off D Wainhouse/J Kendall).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Allensworth CF              4   0   1   0    0   1  .225  .631   14   10    4   0   
A Martin LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .789    7    6    0   0   
J King 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .841   11    9   10   0   
D Clark RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .829    9    6    3   0   2B
N Liriano 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .670   18   13    0   4   
C Garcia 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .293  .721   13   10    3   0   
J Bell SS                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .224  .630   10    9    2   4   
J Kendall C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .311  .764    8    5    5   0   2B
C Peters P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .077  .154    5    4    0   1   
  D Wainhouse P               0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   1   
  M Kingery PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .635    1    1    0   0   
  R Morel P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  D Miceli P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  M Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .877    2    1    0   0   
  M Ruebel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .473              0   0   
Totals                       34   0   7   0    0   4               98   74   27  10
Batting Events
2B: D Clark (12, off D Wall); J Kendall (21, off D Wall).
TB: J Bell 2; D Clark 2; J Kendall 2; J King; J Allensworth; C Garcia.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 8.

Pitching Stats

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 Wall, W (9-4)                9     7   0   0    0   4   0   3.82   34   98-74   49· 8·17   16·14· 0· 0     77    -     0.64   0.26
Totals                         9     7   0   0    0   4   0          34   98-74   49· 8·17   16·14· 0· 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
C Peters, L (1-4)              4.1   8   4   4    2   2   0   6.50   23   78-47   31· 5·11    9·10· 4· 0     31    -     0.96  -0.19
D Wainhouse                    0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.58    2   11-6     2· 2· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.68   0.03
R Morel                        0.1   5   5   5    1   1   0   5.58    7   23-14    8· 1· 5    2· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.39  -0.08
D Miceli                       1.2   3   1   1    2   1   0   5.84   11   48-25   18· 5· 2    3· 4· 0· 0          2-1    0.03  -0.00
M Ruebel                       2     1   0   0    1   0   0   4.86    8   25-15   13· 1· 1    3· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    17  10  10    6   5   0          51  185-107  72·14·21   18·21· 6· 0          4-1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: D Miceli (3; O Miller).
IBB: R Morel (5; D Bell).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Mike Winters.
Time of Game: 2:44.
Attendance: 24,619.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 80° F, Wind 4mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

Lineups

   Houston Astros                            Pittsburgh Pirates                           
1. Brian Hunter                 CF       1. Jermaine Allenswor           CF
2. Craig Biggio                 2B       2. Al Martin                    LF
3. Jeff Bagwell                 1B       3. Jeff King                    1B
4. Derek Bell                   RF       4. Dave Clark                   RF
5. Sean Berry                   3B       5. Nelson Liriano               3B
6. Tony Eusebio                  C       6. Carlos Garcia                2B
7. James Mouton                 LF       7. Jay Bell                     SS
8. Orlando Miller               SS       8. Jason Kendall                 C
9. Donne Wall                    P       9. Chris Peters                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t3 1 -23 RR 2,(1-0)  10% 79% 1-0 HOU S. Berry C. Peters Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Biggio Scores; Bagwell Scores
t3 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  10% 74% 1-0 HOU J. Bagwell C. Peters Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Biggio to 3B
b2 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  -9% 46% 0-1 PIT J. Kendall D. Wall Double to LF (Ground Ball); Bell to 3B
b2 1 -23 O 5,(1-2)  8% 54% 0-1 PIT C. Peters D. Wall Strikeout Swinging
b2 2 -23 O 3,(2-0)  7% 61% 0-1 PIT J. Allensworth D. Wall Flyball: CF

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Chris Peters facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  3% 53% 0-0 HOU B. Hunter C. Peters Single to CF (Pop Fly)
t1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  5% 59% 0-0 HOU C. Biggio C. Peters Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Hunter to 2B
t1 0 12- O 3,(2-0)  -3% 56% 0-0 HOU J. Bagwell C. Peters Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Hunter to 3B
t1 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  3% 59% 0-0 HOU D. Bell C. Peters Walk; Biggio to 2B
t1 1 123 RO 3,(2-0)  -0% 59% 0-0 HOU S. Berry C. Peters Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Hunter Scores; Biggio to 3B
t1 2 1-3 O 1,(0-0)  -4% 55% 1-0 HOU T. Eusebio C. Peters Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Donne Wall facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  -4% 51% 0-1 PIT J. Allensworth D. Wall Single to RF (Pop Fly to Deep 2B-1B)
b1 0 1-- O 1,(0-0)  3% 55% 0-1 PIT A. Martin D. Wall Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  -4% 51% 0-1 PIT J. King D. Wall Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Allensworth to 2B
b1 1 12- O 1,(0-0)  3% 54% 0-1 PIT D. Clark D. Wall Groundout: P unassisted (Short 1B Line); Allensworth to 3B; King to 2B
b1 2 -23 O 5,(2-2)  6% 60% 0-1 PIT N. Liriano D. Wall Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Chris Peters facing 7-8-9
t2 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  -2% 58% 1-0 HOU J. Mouton C. Peters Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 56% 1-0 HOU O. Miller C. Peters Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  1% 57% 1-0 HOU D. Wall C. Peters Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
t2 2 1-- O 2,(0-1)  -2% 55% 1-0 HOU B. Hunter C. Peters Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Donne Wall facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  3% 58% 0-1 PIT C. Garcia D. Wall Flyball: CF
b2 1 --- 5,(1-2)  -3% 55% 0-1 PIT J. Bell D. Wall Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b2 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  -9% 46% 0-1 PIT J. Kendall D. Wall Double to LF (Ground Ball); Bell to 3B
b2 1 -23 O 5,(1-2)  8% 54% 0-1 PIT C. Peters D. Wall Strikeout Swinging
b2 2 -23 O 3,(2-0)  7% 61% 0-1 PIT J. Allensworth D. Wall Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Chris Peters facing 2-3-4
t3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  3% 64% 1-0 HOU C. Biggio C. Peters Walk
t3 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  10% 74% 1-0 HOU J. Bagwell C. Peters Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Biggio to 3B
t3 0 -23 O 5,(2-2)  -5% 69% 1-0 HOU D. Bell C. Peters Strikeout Swinging
t3 1 -23 RR 2,(1-0)  10% 79% 1-0 HOU S. Berry C. Peters Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Biggio Scores; Bagwell Scores
t3 1 1-- O 2,(1-0)  -2% 77% 3-0 HOU T. Eusebio C. Peters Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t3 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  1% 78% 3-0 HOU J. Mouton C. Peters Berry Steals 2B
t3 2 -2- O 3,(1-1)  -2% 75% 3-0 HOU J. Mouton C. Peters Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Donne Wall facing 2-3-4
b3 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  2% 78% 0-3 PIT A. Martin D. Wall Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  2% 80% 0-3 PIT J. King D. Wall Flyball: CF
b3 2 --- 3,(2-0)  -2% 77% 0-3 PIT D. Clark D. Wall Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b3 2 -2- O 2,(1-0)  3% 81% 0-3 PIT N. Liriano D. Wall Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Chris Peters facing 8-9-1
t4 0 --- O 6,(3-2)  -1% 79% 3-0 HOU O. Miller C. Peters Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 78% 3-0 HOU D. Wall C. Peters Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t4 2 --- O 5,(3-1)  -1% 77% 3-0 HOU B. Hunter C. Peters Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Donne Wall facing 6-7-8
b4 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  3% 80% 0-3 PIT C. Garcia D. Wall Strikeout Looking
b4 1 --- O 3,(0-2)  2% 82% 0-3 PIT J. Bell D. Wall Strikeout Looking
b4 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  1% 83% 0-3 PIT J. Kendall D. Wall Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Chris Peters facing 2-3-4
t5 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 81% 3-0 HOU C. Biggio C. Peters Strikeout Swinging
t5 1 --- 6,(2-2)  1% 83% 3-0 HOU J. Bagwell C. Peters Single to RF (Fly Ball)
t5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  4% 87% 3-0 HOU D. Bell C. Peters Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bagwell to 3B
t5 1 1-3 R 2,(0-1)  4% 90% 3-0 HOU S. Berry C. Peters Single to CF (Line Drive); Bagwell Scores; Bell to 2B
Dave Wainhouse replaces Chris Peters pitching and batting 9th
t5 1 12- 6,(3-2)  2% 92% 4-0 HOU T. Eusebio D. Wainhouse Bell Steals 3B; Berry Steals 2B
t5 1 -23 O 6,(3-2)  -3% 89% 4-0 HOU T. Eusebio D. Wainhouse Strikeout Swinging
t5 2 -23 O 5,(2-2)  -2% 87% 4-0 HOU J. Mouton D. Wainhouse Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Donne Wall facing 9-1-2
Mike Kingery pinch hits for Dave Wainhouse (P) batting 9th
b5 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  2% 89% 0-4 PIT M. Kingery D. Wall Flyball: CF
b5 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  1% 90% 0-4 PIT J. Allensworth D. Wall Groundout: SS-1B
b5 2 --- O 2,(0-1)  1% 91% 0-4 PIT A. Martin D. Wall Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 0.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pirates' Ramon Morel facing 8-9-1
Ramon Morel replaces Mike Kingery (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 90% 4-0 HOU O. Miller R. Morel Strikeout Swinging
t6 1 --- 2,(0-1)  1% 91% 4-0 HOU D. Wall R. Morel Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF)
t6 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  1% 92% 4-0 HOU B. Hunter R. Morel Single to LF (Line Drive); Wall to 2B
t6 1 12- 3,(1-1)  2% 94% 4-0 HOU C. Biggio R. Morel Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Wall to 3B; Hunter to 2B
t6 1 123 RR 4,(1-2)  4% 98% 4-0 HOU J. Bagwell R. Morel Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Wall Scores; Hunter Scores; Biggio to 3B; Bagwell to 2B/Adv on throw
t6 1 -23 4,(3-0)  0% 98% 6-0 HOU D. Bell R. Morel Intentional Walk
t6 1 123 RR 2,(1-0)  1% 99% 6-0 HOU S. Berry R. Morel Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Biggio Scores; Bagwell Scores; Bell to 2B
Dan Miceli replaces Ramon Morel pitching and batting 9th
t6 1 12- 4,(3-0)  0% 99% 8-0 HOU T. Eusebio D. Miceli Walk; Bell to 3B; Berry to 2B
t6 1 123 O 2,(1-0)  -0% 99% 8-0 HOU J. Mouton D. Miceli Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
t6 2 123 R 12,(3-2)  0% 100% 8-0 HOU O. Miller D. Miceli Hit By Pitch; Bell Scores; Berry to 3B; Eusebio to 2B
t6 2 123 O 3,(0-2)  -0% 99% 9-0 HOU D. Wall D. Miceli Strikeout Swinging
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 9, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-9, Astros' Donne Wall facing 3-4-5
b6 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  0% 100% 0-9 PIT J. King D. Wall Flyball: CF
b6 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 0-9 PIT D. Clark D. Wall Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 2 --- O 7,(1-2)  0% 100% 0-9 PIT N. Liriano D. Wall Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Pirates 0.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-0, Pirates' Dan Miceli facing 1-2-3
t7 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  0% 100% 9-0 HOU B. Hunter D. Miceli Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
t7 1 --- 3,(1-1)  0% 100% 9-0 HOU C. Biggio D. Miceli Single to LF (Pop Fly to Deep 3B)
t7 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  0% 100% 9-0 HOU J. Bagwell D. Miceli Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Biggio to 3B
t7 1 -23 RO 2,(1-0)  0% 100% 9-0 HOU D. Bell D. Miceli Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Biggio Scores
t7 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  0% 100% 10-0 HOU S. Berry D. Miceli Walk
t7 2 12- 4,(2-1)  0% 100% 10-0 HOU T. Eusebio D. Miceli Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Bagwell to 3B; Berry to 2B
t7 2 123 O 5,(2-2)  -0% 100% 10-0 HOU J. Mouton D. Miceli Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 10, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-10, Astros' Donne Wall facing 6-7-8
Orlando Miller moves from SS to 3B; Ricky Gutierrez replaces Sean Berry (3B) playing SS batting 5th
b7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  -0% 100% 0-10 PIT C. Garcia D. Wall Single to CF (Pop Fly)
b7 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  -0% 100% 0-10 PIT J. Bell D. Wall Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Garcia to 2B
b7 0 12- O 4,(1-2)  0% 100% 0-10 PIT J. Kendall D. Wall Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Bell to 2B
Mark Johnson pinch hits for Dan Miceli (P) batting 9th
b7 1 12- O 2,(1-0)  0% 100% 0-10 PIT M. Johnson D. Wall Flyball: RF
b7 2 12- O 7,(2-2)  0% 100% 0-10 PIT J. Allensworth D. Wall Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 10, Pirates 0.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 10-0, Pirates' Matt Ruebel facing 8-9-1
Matt Ruebel replaces Mark Johnson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 0 --- O 3,(2-0)  0% 100% 10-0 HOU O. Miller M. Ruebel Flyball: CF
t8 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 10-0 HOU D. Wall M. Ruebel Flyball: RF
t8 2 --- O 8,(2-2)  0% 100% 10-0 HOU B. Hunter M. Ruebel Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 10, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-10, Astros' Donne Wall facing 2-3-4
b8 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 0-10 PIT A. Martin D. Wall Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b8 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  0% 100% 0-10 PIT J. King D. Wall Groundout: SS-1B
b8 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  0% 100% 0-10 PIT D. Clark D. Wall Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 10, Pirates 0.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 10-0, Pirates' Matt Ruebel facing 2-3-4
Bill Spiers pinch hits for Craig Biggio (2B) batting 2nd
t9 0 --- 5,(3-1)  0% 100% 10-0 HOU B. Spiers M. Ruebel Walk
Mike Simms pinch hits for Jeff Bagwell (1B) batting 3rd
t9 0 1-- O 3,(1-1)  0% 100% 10-0 HOU M. Simms M. Ruebel Flyball: CF
t9 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  0% 100% 10-0 HOU D. Bell M. Ruebel Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Spiers to 2B
t9 1 12- O 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 10-0 HOU R. Gutierrez M. Ruebel Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Spiers to 3B
t9 2 1-3 O 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 10-0 HOU T. Eusebio M. Ruebel Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 10, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-10, Astros' Donne Wall facing 5-6-7
Mike Simms moves from PH to 1B; Bill Spiers moves from PH to 2B
b9 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  0% 100% 0-10 PIT N. Liriano D. Wall Flyball: CF
b9 1 --- O 4,(0-2)  0% 100% 0-10 PIT C. Garcia D. Wall Popfly: CF
b9 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 0-10 PIT J. Bell D. Wall Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 10, Pirates 0.

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  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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