July 10, 1997 Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 8
TOR 7
(11) CHW 6
@KCR 3 MIN 8
CLE 2 NYY 10
DET 3 ANA 8
@OAK 4 SEA 12
TEX 9 NYM 10
@ATL 7 STL 3
@CHC 2 SDP 11
@COL 5 FLA 8
PHI 7 LAD 11
SFG 0 HOU 7
@PIT 0

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 17,335

Thursday, July 10, 1997, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:39

Astros

44-45

Won 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          1  2  0   1  3  0   0  0  0    7 12  1
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  2

W: D Kile (11-3), L: J Schmidt (4-5)

Pirates

43-44

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   1   4   3    1   0  .313  .919   18    2   4   2·2B
C Carr CF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .179  .498   15    3   0   SH
J Bagwell 1B                  4   1   0   0    1   1  .311 1.058   27   10   1   
L Gonzalez LF                 5   0   2   0    0   1  .282  .760   10    2   0   2B
D Bell RF                     5   1   2   1    0   0  .250  .691   17    2   0   2B,CS,GDP
B Spiers 3B                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .303  .863   23    0   1   2B
T Eusebio C                   4   3   1   0    1   0  .276  .691   14    7   0   
T Bogar SS                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .218  .606   12    0   3   SH
D Kile P                      2   0   1   1    1   0  .093  .266   17    1   1   SH
Totals                       36   7  12   6    4   4              153   27  10

BATTING

2B: D Bell (11, off J Schmidt); B Spiers (13, off J Schmidt); C Biggio 2 (26, 2 off J Schmidt); L Gonzalez (20, off J Silva).

SH: T Bogar (2, off J Schmidt); C Carr (2, off J Schmidt); D Kile (4, off J Schmidt).

TB: C Biggio 6; L Gonzalez 3; D Bell 3; B Spiers 2; T Eusebio; D Kile; T Bogar.

GIDP: D Bell (6).

RBI: C Biggio 3 (47); T Bogar (7); D Kile (5); D Bell (27).

2-out RBI: C Biggio 2; T Bogar.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Kile-C Biggio-J Bagwell; J Bagwell.

E: T Eusebio (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Bell (4, 2nd base by J Schmidt/J Kendall).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Womack 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .272  .675   11    2   3   2B
  K Polcovich 2B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .765         0   0   
T Ward CF                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .412 1.059   12    4   0   SH
A Martin LF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .291  .880   18    1   0   
K Young 1B-3B                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .305  .881   20    5   2   
D Sveum 3B                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .300  .875   12    1   1   
  J Silva P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Sodowsky P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  E Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .184  .592    5    0   0   
  M Ruebel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  R Rincon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Osik PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .694    4    0   0   
J Kendall C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .268  .767   15    5   1   SB,GDP
J Guillen RF                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .263  .712    9    0   0   2B
L Collier SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .130  .260   10    1   8   
J Schmidt P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .322    5    1   1   
  M Smith 1B                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .309  .880    5    7   0   2B
Totals                       30   0   6   0    2   7              126   27  17

BATTING

2B: T Womack (7, off D Kile); M Smith (8, off D Kile); J Guillen (14, off D Kile).

SH: T Ward (3, off D Kile).

TB: J Guillen 2; M Smith 2; T Womack 2; J Kendall; T Ward; K Young.

GIDP: J Kendall (5).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Kendall-L Collier; L Collier-T Womack-K Young.

E: T Womack (8); D Sveum (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Kendall (7, 2nd base off D Kile/T Eusebio).

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 Kile, W (11-3)               9     6   0   0    2   7   0   2.04   33  124-78   52· 7·19   10· 8· 6· 0     80    -     0.60   0.23
Totals                         9     6   0   0    2   7   0          33  124-78   52· 7·19   10· 8· 6· 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
J Schmidt, L (4-5)             4     9   7   4    2   2   0   4.45   23   82-52   29· 7·16   10· 3· 6· 0     22    -     0.89  -0.27
J Silva                        2     2   0   0    2   2   0  10.50   10   41-20    7· 3·10    2· 3· 1· 0          2-2    0.24  -0.00
C Sodowsky                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.65    3    9-6     5· 0· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
M Ruebel                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   8.40    4    7-7     6· 0· 1    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
R Rincon                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.94    3   10-6     5· 1· 0    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    12   7   4    4   4   0          43  149-91   52·11·28   19· 9· 7· 0          2-2

J Schmidt faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Schmidt (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Wally Bell, 2B - Tom Hallion, 3B - Jerry Crawford.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 17,335.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 6mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. C Biggio             2B    1. T Womack             2B 
2. C Carr               CF    2. T Ward               CF 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. A Martin             LF 
4. L Gonzalez           LF    4. K Young              1B 
5. D Bell               RF    5. D Sveum              3B 
6. B Spiers             3B    6. J Kendall            C  
7. T Eusebio            C     7. J Guillen            RF 
8. T Bogar              SS    8. L Collier            SS 
9. D Kile               P     9. J Schmidt            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  3-0  1-3  2   11%  79% L Collier       D Kile          Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted; Guillen out at 1B/1B
   t 1   1  0-1  1-3  4  -10%  55% D Bell          J Schmidt       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
   t 2   1  0-2  1-3  3    8%  83% C Biggio        J Schmidt       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Eusebio Scores; Kile to 3B
   b 4   1  4-0  12-  6    8%  89% J Kendall       D Kile          Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B (SS-2B)
   t 4   2  0-3  -2-  6    7%  87% C Biggio        J Schmidt       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Eusebio Scores; Biggio to 2B/Adv on throw

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Schmidt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   56%  C Biggio        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   54%  C Carr          Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B); Biggio to 3B
   R      --3      57%  J Bagwell       Wild Pitch; Biggio Scores/No RBI
          ---  6   60%  " "             Walk
          1--  1   65%  L Gonzalez      Reached on E4 (catch) (Ground Ball to SS); Bagwell to 3B; Gonzalez to 1B
   OO     1-3  4   55%  D Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Darryl Kile facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   49%  T Womack        Double to RF (Pop Fly to Deep 1B)
   O      -2-  2   51%  T Ward          Bunt Groundout: 1B-P/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Womack to 3B
   O      --3  6   56%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  3   60%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jason Schmidt facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   66%  B Spiers        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
          -2-  4   68%  T Eusebio       Walk
   O      12-  1   68%  T Bogar         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Spiers to 3B; Eusebio to 2B
   R      -23  4   75%  D Kile          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Spiers Scores; Eusebio to 3B
   R      1-3  3   83%  C Biggio        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Eusebio Scores; Kile to 3B
   O      -23  3   78%  C Carr          Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      -23  1   74%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Darryl Kile facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   77%  D Sveum         Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   74%  J Kendall       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--      71%  J Guillen       Kendall Steals 2B; Kendall to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
          --3  5   68%  " "             Walk
   OO     1-3  2   79%  L Collier       Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted; Guillen out at 1B/1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jason Schmidt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   78%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   79%  D Bell          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   OO     1--  6   76%  B Spiers        Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Bell Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Darryl Kile facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   78%  J Schmidt       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   80%  T Womack        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   81%  T Ward          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jason Schmidt facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   83%  T Eusebio       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   81%  T Bogar         Lineout: CF
   O      1--  5   80%  D Kile          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Eusebio to 2B
   R      -2-  6   87%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Eusebio Scores; Biggio to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  3   85%  C Carr          Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Darryl Kile facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   82%  A Martin        Walk
          1--  1   76%  K Young         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Martin to 2B
   O      12-  6   82%  D Sveum         Strikeout Swinging
   OO     12-  6   89%  J Kendall       Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jason Schmidt facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   91%  J Bagwell       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bagwell to 1B
          1--  1   94%  L Gonzalez      Single to CF (Fly Ball); Bagwell to 3B
   R      1-3  3   96%  D Bell          Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Bagwell Scores/unER; Gonzalez to 3B
                  Jose Silva replaces Dale Sveum pitching and batting 5th; Mark Smith replaces Jason Schmidt playing 1B batting 9th; Kevin Young moves to 3B
   O      -23  3   95%  B Spiers        Flyball: LF
   O      -23  5   93%  T Eusebio       Fielder's Choice 2B; Gonzalez out at Hm/2B-C; Bell to 3B; Eusebio to 1B
   R      1-3  3   96%  T Bogar         Single to CF (Pop Fly to Deep SS-2B); Bell Scores/unER; Eusebio to 2B
          12-  5   96%  D Kile          Walk; Eusebio to 3B; Bogar to 2B
   R      123  4   98%  C Biggio        Walk; Eusebio Scores/unER; Bogar to 3B; Kile to 2B
   O      123  4   97%  C Carr          Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Astros 7, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-7, Darryl Kile facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   98%  J Guillen       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   98%  L Collier       Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   98%  M Smith         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1   98%  T Womack        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-0, Jose Silva facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   98%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   99%  L Gonzalez      Double to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   98%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-1B; Gonzalez to 3B
   O      --3  2   98%  B Spiers        Foul Popfly: 3B (Short LF Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-7, Darryl Kile facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   99%  T Ward          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  A Martin        Flyball: LF
   O      --- 11   99%  K Young         Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-0, Clint Sodowsky facing 7-8-9
                  Clint Sodowsky replaces Jose Silva pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---  1   99%  T Eusebio       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   99%  T Bogar         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   99%  D Kile          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-7, Darryl Kile facing 5-6-7
                  Emil Brown pinch hits for Clint Sodowsky batting 5th
   O      ---  5   99%  E Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   99%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   99%  J Guillen       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
   O      -2-  5  100%  L Collier       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Pirates 0.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-0, Matt Ruebel facing 1-2-3
                  Matt Ruebel replaces Emil Brown pitching and batting 5th
          ---  2  100%  C Biggio        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2  100%  C Carr          Groundout: P-1B; Biggio to 2B
   O      -2-  2  100%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  1   99%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-7, Darryl Kile facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3  100%  M Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  T Womack        Flyball: CF
          ---  4  100%  T Ward          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  2  100%  A Martin        Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Pirates 0.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-0, Ricardo Rincon facing 5-6-7
                  Ricardo Rincon replaces Matt Ruebel pitching and batting 5th; Kevin Polcovich replaces Tony Womack playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---  2  100%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6  100%  B Spiers        Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  2  100%  T Eusebio       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-7, Darryl Kile facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5  100%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  Keith Osik pinch hits for Ricardo Rincon batting 5th
   O      ---  4  100%  K Osik          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4  100%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Pirates 0.

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