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Standings
NYY
@CAL		6
2
KCR
@DET		0
4
MIN
@MIL		4
5		 
(12)
BOS
@OAK		0
7
BAL
@SEA		5
2
CLE
@TEX		3
5
CHW
@TOR		11
2
ATL
@CHC		2
3
ATL
@CHC		6
5
FLA
@CIN		3
1
SDP
@MON		6
0
SFG
@NYM		6
4
LAD
@PHI		7
6		 
(12)
HOU
@PIT		10
0
COL
@STL		4
7
Friday, August 30, 1996 7:35
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 24,619, Time of Game: 2:44
Astros
10
73-63
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
 at Pirates
0
56-78
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
5th, 16 GB
W: Donne Wall (9-4)
L: Chris Peters (1-4)
 
                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

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian Hunter CF 6 2 2 0 0 0 .280 .666 24 17 0.016 0.39 0.046 -0.030 0.1 8 0
Craig Biggio 2B 4 3 3 0 1 1 .309 .860 18 11 0.091 0.68 0.105 -0.013 1.7 0 2
   Bill Spiers PH-2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251 .721 5 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.4 0 0
Jeff Bagwell 1B 5 3 4 2 0 0 .317 1.042 24 15 0.125 0.86 0.150 -0.026 3.8 7 2 2·2B
   Mike Simms PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .489 3 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.4 1 0
Derek Bell RF 4 1 2 1 2 1 .274 .768 24 11 0.040 0.63 0.088 -0.048 1.4 3 0 SB,IW
Sean Berry 3B 4 0 3 6 1 0 .277 .799 13 5 0.152 0.94 0.153 -0.001 3.3 0 1 2·SB
   Ricky Gutierrez SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .700 1 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.4 0 2
Tony Eusebio C 5 0 1 0 1 1 .243 .673 18 8 -0.090 0.48 0.002 -0.092 -1.2 4 0
James Mouton LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .264 .707 18 11 -0.069 0.49 0.000 -0.069 -2.9 0 0
Orlando Miller SS-3B 4 0 0 1 0 1 .264 .732 26 16 -0.033 0.31 0.004 -0.037 0.1 1 2 HBP
Donne Wall P 5 1 2 0 0 1 .205 .475 11 9 0.008 0.21 0.020 -0.012 -0.8 3 0
Team Totals 44 10 17 10 6 5 .386 .902 185 107 0.240 0.53 0.568 -0.328 5.1 27 9
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
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

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jermaine Allensworth CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .225 .631 14 10 -0.043 0.92 0.037 -0.080 -0.9 4 0
Al Martin LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .789 7 6 -0.068 0.68 0.000 -0.068 -1.0 0 0
Jeff King 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .841 11 9 0.018 0.48 0.037 -0.019 -0.2 10 0
Dave Clark RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .829 9 6 -0.010 0.61 0.021 -0.031 -0.4 3 0 2B
Nelson Liriano 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .251 .670 18 13 -0.093 0.78 0.000 -0.093 -1.3 0 4
Carlos Garcia 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .293 .721 13 10 -0.051 0.50 0.001 -0.052 -0.3 3 0
Jay Bell SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 .224 .630 10 9 0.012 0.36 0.030 -0.018 0.6 2 4
Jason Kendall C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .311 .764 8 5 0.078 0.60 0.091 -0.013 0.2 5 0 2B
Chris Peters P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .077 .154 5 4 -0.083 1.64 0.000 -0.083 -0.8 0 1
   Dave Wainhouse P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Mike Kingery PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .635 1 1 -0.021 0.81 0.000 -0.021 -0.3
   Ramon Morel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dan Miceli P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mark Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .288 .877 2 1 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.5
   Matt Ruebel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .473 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 0 7 0 0 4 .206 .471 98 74 -0.262 0.64 0.217 -0.479 -4.9 27 10
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.

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Donne Wall, W (9-4) 9 7 0 0 0 4 0 3.82 34 98 74 49 8 17 16 14 0 0 77 0.262 0.64 4.9
Team Totals 9 7 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 34 98 74 49 8 17 16 14 0 0 77 0.262 0.53 4.9

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Chris 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 -0.189 0.96 -2.2
Dave Wainhouse 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.58 2 11 6 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.034 0.67 1.0
Ramon Morel 0.1 5 5 5 1 1 0 5.58 7 23 14 8 1 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 -0.080 0.37 -4.4
Dan Miceli 1.2 3 1 1 2 1 0 5.84 11 48 25 18 5 2 3 4 0 0 2 1 -0.003 0.03 -0.5
Matt Ruebel 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.86 8 25 15 13 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 1.1
Team Totals 9 17 10 10 6 5 0 10.00 51 185 107 72 14 21 18 21 6 0 31 4 1 -0.238 0.64 -5.1
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.

Starting 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

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

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

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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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