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ANA  8
OAK  4
 MIL  8
@BAL  3
 BOS  4
TOR  3
 CHW  8
@KCR  4
 CLE  7
@MIN  6
 NYY  6
DET  2
 TEX  5
SEA  4
 ATL 10
NYM  2
 STL 12
@CHC  9
 MON  4
@CIN  1
 PHI  5
@FLA  2
 FLA  5
PHI  2
 HOU  8
@PIT  4
 SDP  5
COL  4
 SFG  2
LAD  1
Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 27,422

 Wednesday, September 17, 1997, 8:16
Time of Game: 2:52
Astros
8
77-74
Won 2
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  1  4   0  0  1   2  0  0    8 15  0
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  2    4  8  0
W: Shane Reynolds (8-10), L: Jason Schmidt (9-8)
 Pirates
4
73-79
Lost 1
2nd, 4½ GB

Batting Stats

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   2   1   0   0    2   0  .307  .902   21    9    1   5   SB,HBP
D Bell RF                     5   1   1   0    0   2  .273  .782   19   12    3   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   1   3   2    1   1  .284 1.014   23   14   14   1   HR,2B,CS
L Gonzalez LF                 5   3   2   1    0   1  .261  .728   22   15    0   0   HR,3B
B Spiers 3B                   5   1   3   2    0   0  .320  .902   24   15    0   2   
R Hidalgo CF                  5   1   3   2    0   0  .350  .906   11    7    1   0   HR,2B
R Gutierrez SS                5   0   2   0    0   1  .266  .689   16   10    1   3   GDP
B Ausmus C                    4   0   1   0    1   2  .265  .675   18   10    6   0   SB
S Reynolds P                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .120  .334   15   11    1   2   SH
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
Totals                       38   8  15   0    4   8              169  103   27  13
Batting Events
2B: R Hidalgo (4, off J Schmidt); J Bagwell (36, off E Dessens).
3B: L Gonzalez (2, off C Peters).
HR: R Hidalgo (1, off C Sodowsky; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); J Bagwell (41, off C Peters; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); L Gonzalez (9, off J Schmidt; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
SH: S Reynolds (5, off J Silva).
HBP: C Biggio (31, by J Schmidt).
TB: L Gonzalez 7; J Bagwell 7; R Hidalgo 7; B Spiers 3; R Gutierrez 2; B Ausmus; D Bell.
GIDP: R Gutierrez (16).
RBI: R Hidalgo 2 (4); B Spiers 2 (42); J Bagwell 2 (126); L Gonzalez (64).
2-out RBI: R Hidalgo; B Spiers.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Baserunning Events
SB: B Ausmus (13, 2nd base off C Sodowsky/J Kendall); C Biggio (41, 2nd base off C Sodowsky/J Kendall).
CS: J Bagwell (9, 2nd base by J Schmidt/J Kendall).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Womack 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .707   13    9    4   3   
  L Collier SS                1   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .222    3    3    0   0   
T Ward CF                     4   1   2   0    0   1  .351  .958   12    8    2   1   
A Martin LF                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .286  .815   13    9    1   0   HR
K Young 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .919    9    7    7   3   
J Randa 3B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .294  .794    9    6    1   4   2B
J Kendall C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .293  .817   15    8    8   1   
J Guillen RF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .702    8    6    0   0   
  E Dessens P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          1   1   
  D Sveum PH                  1   1   1   2    0   0  .263  .777    1    1    0   0   HR
A Nunez SS-2B                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .273  .820   11    5    3   4   2B
J Schmidt P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .096  .245              0   0   
  A Brown PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .193  .522    5    4    0   0   
  J Silva P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400              0   0   
  E Williams PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .720    4    3    0   0   
  C Sodowsky P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000              0   0   
  C Peters P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500              0   0   
  M Smith RF                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .285  .881   10    7    0   0   
Totals                       35   4   8   0    2   6              113   76   27  17
Batting Events
2B: J Randa (24, off S Reynolds); A Nunez (1, off S Reynolds).
HR: D Sveum (12, off S Reynolds; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF); A Martin (12, off S Reynolds; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).
TB: D Sveum 4; A Martin 4; J Randa 3; T Ward 2; A Nunez 2; A Brown.
RBI: A Martin 2 (55); D Sveum 2 (47).
2-out RBI: A Martin 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. J Randa-T Womack-J Randa-T Womack-A Nunez.

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
S Reynolds, W (8-10)           8.1   8   4   4    1   5   2   4.34   34  102-70   40·11·19   14·14· 4· 0     55    -     0.47   0.21
B Wagner                       0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   3.02    3   11-6     1· 3· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.33   0.01
Totals                         9     8   4   4    2   6   2          37  113-76   41·14·21   14·15· 4· 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 (9-8)             3     6   5   5    1   2   1   4.54   15   58-35   20· 2·13    6· 5· 1· 0     28    -     0.96  -0.28
J Silva                        2     1   0   0    1   3   0   6.52    8   28-17    6· 1·10    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.30   0.03
C Sodowsky                     1     1   1   1    2   1   1   3.91    6   20-9     3· 2· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.16  -0.01
C Peters                       1     5   2   2    0   0   1   4.25    7   25-16   10· 0· 6    4· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.04  -0.01
E Dessens                      2     2   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    8   27-20   11· 0· 9    4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    15   8   8    4   8   3          44  158-97   50· 5·42   19·12· 3· 0           -
Balks: None.
WP: J Schmidt (7).
HBP: J Schmidt (8; C Biggio).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Hohn, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Terry Tata.
Time of Game: 2:52.
Attendance: 27,422.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: 70° F, Wind 6mph out to Leftfield, Night, Showers.

Lineups

   Houston Astros                            Pittsburgh Pirates                           
1. Craig Biggio                 2B       1. Tony Womack                  2B
2. Derek Bell                   RF       2. Turner Ward                  CF
3. Jeff Bagwell                 1B       3. Al Martin                    LF
4. Luis Gonzalez                LF       4. Kevin Young                  1B
5. Bill Spiers                  3B       5. Joe Randa                    3B
6. Richard Hidalgo              CF       6. Jason Kendall                 C
7. Ricky Gutierrez              SS       7. Jose Guillen                 RF
8. Brad Ausmus                   C       8. Abraham Nunez                SS
9. Shane Reynolds                P       9. Jason Schmidt                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t2 0 --- R 8,(3-2)  10% 60% 0-0 HOU L. Gonzalez J. Schmidt Home Run (Fly Ball)
t3 1 12- R 4,(1-2)  9% 74% 1-0 HOU J. Bagwell J. Schmidt Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Biggio Scores; Bell to 2B
t3 2 1-3 R 3,(1-1)  7% 78% 2-0 HOU B. Spiers J. Schmidt Wild Pitch; Bell Scores; Gonzalez to 2B
t3 2 -2- R 7,(3-2)  6% 84% 3-0 HOU B. Spiers J. Schmidt Single to RF (Line Drive); Gonzalez Scores
b5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  -5% 87% 0-5 PIT A. Nunez S. Reynolds Double to LF (Ground Ball); Kendall to 3B

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' Jason Schmidt facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  -2% 48% 0-0 HOU C. Biggio J. Schmidt Groundout: SS-1B
t1 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 46% 0-0 HOU D. Bell J. Schmidt Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  1% 47% 0-0 HOU J. Bagwell J. Schmidt Walk
t1 2 1-- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 45% 0-0 HOU L. Gonzalez J. Schmidt Bagwell Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  2% 47% 0-0 PIT T. Womack S. Reynolds Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  -2% 45% 0-0 PIT T. Ward S. Reynolds Single to CF (Fly Ball)
b1 1 1-- O 6,(3-2)  2% 47% 0-0 PIT A. Martin S. Reynolds Groundout: 2B-1B; Ward to 2B
b1 2 -2- O 6,(2-2)  3% 50% 0-0 PIT K. Young S. Reynolds Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jason Schmidt facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- R 8,(3-2)  10% 60% 0-0 HOU L. Gonzalez J. Schmidt Home Run (Fly Ball)
t2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  3% 63% 1-0 HOU B. Spiers J. Schmidt Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t2 0 1-- O 2,(1-0)  -3% 60% 1-0 HOU R. Hidalgo J. Schmidt Flyball: CF
t2 1 1-- O 5,(2-2)  -3% 58% 1-0 HOU R. Gutierrez J. Schmidt Strikeout Looking
t2 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 56% 1-0 HOU B. Ausmus J. Schmidt Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  3% 58% 0-1 PIT J. Randa S. Reynolds Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b2 1 --- O 3,(0-2)  2% 60% 0-1 PIT J. Kendall S. Reynolds Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2 --- O 3,(1-1)  1% 61% 0-1 PIT J. Guillen S. Reynolds Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Jason Schmidt facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 59% 1-0 HOU S. Reynolds J. Schmidt Strikeout Looking
t3 1 --- 6,(2-2)  2% 61% 1-0 HOU C. Biggio J. Schmidt Hit By Pitch
t3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  3% 65% 1-0 HOU D. Bell J. Schmidt Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Biggio to 2B
t3 1 12- R 4,(1-2)  9% 74% 1-0 HOU J. Bagwell J. Schmidt Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Biggio Scores; Bell to 2B
t3 1 12- O 2,(1-0)  -3% 71% 2-0 HOU L. Gonzalez J. Schmidt Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bell to 3B
t3 2 1-3 R 3,(1-1)  7% 78% 2-0 HOU B. Spiers J. Schmidt Wild Pitch; Bell Scores; Gonzalez to 2B
t3 2 -2- R 7,(3-2)  6% 84% 3-0 HOU B. Spiers J. Schmidt Single to RF (Line Drive); Gonzalez Scores
t3 2 1-- RO 4,(1-2)  4% 89% 4-0 HOU R. Hidalgo J. Schmidt Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Spiers Scores; Hidalgo out at 3B/CF-1B-3B
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  2% 90% 0-5 PIT A. Nunez S. Reynolds Strikeout Swinging
Adrian Brown pinch hits for Jason Schmidt (P) batting 9th
b3 1 --- 5,(1-2)  -2% 88% 0-5 PIT A. Brown S. Reynolds Single to CF (Fly Ball)
b3 1 1-- O 5,(2-2)  2% 90% 0-5 PIT T. Womack S. Reynolds Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
b3 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  1% 92% 0-5 PIT T. Ward S. Reynolds Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Pirates' Jose Silva facing 7-8-9
Jose Silva replaces Adrian Brown (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  1% 93% 5-0 HOU R. Gutierrez J. Silva Single to CF (Line Drive)
t4 0 1-- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 92% 5-0 HOU B. Ausmus J. Silva Strikeout Looking
t4 1 1-- O 2,(1-0)  -0% 91% 5-0 HOU S. Reynolds J. Silva Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Gutierrez to 2B
t4 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  0% 92% 5-0 HOU C. Biggio J. Silva Walk
t4 2 12- O 4,(2-1)  -1% 90% 5-0 HOU D. Bell J. Silva Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  2% 92% 0-5 PIT A. Martin S. Reynolds Lineout: 1B
b4 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  1% 93% 0-5 PIT K. Young S. Reynolds Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 2 --- O 5,(3-1)  1% 93% 0-5 PIT J. Randa S. Reynolds Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Pirates' Jose Silva facing 3-4-5
t5 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 93% 5-0 HOU J. Bagwell J. Silva Strikeout Looking
t5 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  -0% 92% 5-0 HOU L. Gonzalez J. Silva Strikeout Looking
t5 2 --- O 3,(0-2)  -0% 92% 5-0 HOU B. Spiers J. Silva Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 6-7-8
b5 0 --- 4,(3-0)  -2% 90% 0-5 PIT J. Kendall S. Reynolds Walk
b5 0 1-- O 4,(1-2)  2% 92% 0-5 PIT J. Guillen S. Reynolds Strikeout Swinging
b5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  -5% 87% 0-5 PIT A. Nunez S. Reynolds Double to LF (Ground Ball); Kendall to 3B
Eddie Williams pinch hits for Jose Silva (P) batting 9th
b5 1 -23 O 4,(1-2)  5% 92% 0-5 PIT E. Williams S. Reynolds Strikeout Looking
b5 2 -23 O 1,(0-0)  4% 95% 0-5 PIT T. Womack S. Reynolds Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 0.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Pirates' Clint Sodowsky facing 6-7-8
Clint Sodowsky replaces Eddie Williams (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 0 --- R 1,(0-0)  2% 97% 5-0 HOU R. Hidalgo C. Sodowsky Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t6 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -0% 97% 6-0 HOU R. Gutierrez C. Sodowsky Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t6 1 --- 4,(3-0)  0% 97% 6-0 HOU B. Ausmus C. Sodowsky Walk
t6 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  0% 97% 6-0 HOU S. Reynolds C. Sodowsky Ausmus Steals 2B
t6 1 -2- O 3,(0-2)  -0% 97% 6-0 HOU S. Reynolds C. Sodowsky Groundout: SS-1B; Ausmus to 3B
t6 2 --3 5,(3-1)  0% 97% 6-0 HOU C. Biggio C. Sodowsky Walk
t6 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  0% 97% 6-0 HOU D. Bell C. Sodowsky Biggio Steals 2B
t6 2 -23 O 6,(3-2)  -1% 97% 6-0 HOU D. Bell C. Sodowsky Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 2-3-4
b6 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  1% 97% 0-6 PIT T. Ward S. Reynolds Strikeout Looking
b6 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  1% 98% 0-6 PIT A. Martin S. Reynolds Lineout: 1B
b6 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  0% 98% 0-6 PIT K. Young S. Reynolds Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 0.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Pirates' Chris Peters facing 3-4-5
Chris Peters replaces Clint Sodowsky pitching and batting 9th
t7 0 --- R 4,(1-2)  1% 99% 6-0 HOU J. Bagwell C. Peters Home Run (Fly Ball)
t7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  0% 99% 7-0 HOU L. Gonzalez C. Peters Triple to CF (Fly Ball)
t7 0 --3 R 4,(1-2)  0% 100% 7-0 HOU B. Spiers C. Peters Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gonzalez Scores
t7 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  0% 100% 8-0 HOU R. Hidalgo C. Peters Single to P (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line); Spiers to 2B
t7 0 12- OO 6,(3-2)  -0% 99% 8-0 HOU R. Gutierrez C. Peters Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-3B-2B-SS
t7 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  0% 100% 8-0 HOU B. Ausmus C. Peters Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Gutierrez to 3B
t7 2 1-3 O 4,(2-1)  -0% 99% 8-0 HOU S. Reynolds C. Peters Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-8, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 5-6-7
b7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  -0% 99% 0-8 PIT J. Randa S. Reynolds Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b7 0 -2- O 3,(1-1)  0% 99% 0-8 PIT J. Kendall S. Reynolds Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b7 1 -2- O 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 0-8 PIT J. Guillen S. Reynolds Groundout: SS-1B; Randa to 3B
b7 2 --3 O 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 0-8 PIT A. Nunez S. Reynolds Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Pirates 0.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-0, Pirates' Elmer Dessens facing 1-2-3
Elmer Dessens replaces Jose Guillen (RF) pitching and batting 7th; Mark Smith replaces Chris Peters (P) playing RF batting 9th
t8 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  -0% 100% 8-0 HOU C. Biggio E. Dessens Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 1 --- O 5,(1-2)  0% 100% 8-0 HOU D. Bell E. Dessens Strikeout Looking
t8 2 --- 5,(2-2)  0% 100% 8-0 HOU J. Bagwell E. Dessens Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t8 2 -2- O 3,(0-2)  -0% 100% 8-0 HOU L. Gonzalez E. Dessens Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-8, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 9-1-2
b8 0 --- O 6,(2-2)  0% 100% 0-8 PIT M. Smith S. Reynolds Strikeout Swinging
b8 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  0% 100% 0-8 PIT T. Womack S. Reynolds Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
b8 2 --- 2,(1-0)  0% 100% 0-8 PIT T. Ward S. Reynolds Single to CF (Line Drive)
b8 2 1-- RR 4,(1-2)  -0% 100% 0-8 PIT A. Martin S. Reynolds Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Ward Scores
b8 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 2-8 PIT K. Young S. Reynolds Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Pirates 2.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-2, Pirates' Elmer Dessens facing 5-6-7
Abraham Nunez moves from SS to 2B; Lou Collier replaces Tony Womack (2B) playing SS batting 1st
t9 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  0% 100% 8-2 HOU B. Spiers E. Dessens Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t9 1 --- O 2,(1-0)  -0% 100% 8-2 HOU R. Hidalgo E. Dessens Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t9 2 --- 3,(1-1)  0% 100% 8-2 HOU R. Gutierrez E. Dessens Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
t9 2 1-- O 4,(1-2)  0% 100% 8-2 HOU B. Ausmus E. Dessens Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-8, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 5-6-7
b9 0 --- 1,(0-0)  -0% 99% 2-8 PIT J. Randa S. Reynolds Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
b9 0 1-- O 5,(2-2)  1% 100% 2-8 PIT J. Kendall S. Reynolds Flyball: CF
Dale Sveum pinch hits for Elmer Dessens (P) batting 7th
b9 1 1-- RR 1,(0-0)  -1% 99% 2-8 PIT D. Sveum S. Reynolds Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Randa Scores
Billy Wagner replaces Shane Reynolds pitching and batting 9th
b9 1 --- 4,(3-0)  -1% 98% 4-8 PIT A. Nunez B. Wagner Walk
b9 1 1-- O 4,(1-2)  1% 99% 4-8 PIT M. Smith B. Wagner Popfly: 1B
b9 2 1-- O 3,(0-2)  1% 100% 4-8 PIT L. Collier B. Wagner Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Pirates 4.

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