September 19, 1998 Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 5
SEA 3 BAL 5
NYY 3 CHW 5
BOS 2 KCR 7
@CLE 6 DET 8
MIN 7
(10) TBD 7
TOR 5 OAK 8
@TEX 4 ATL 5
@ARI 0 CIN 7
@CHC 2 STL 7
@MIL 4 NYM 4
FLA 3 PHI 4
MON 3 PIT 7
HOU 1 SDP 4
COL 1 SFG 18
LAD 4

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 20,670

Saturday, September 19, 1998, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:21

Astros

98-58

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  8  0
Pirates         0  0  0   4  3  0   0  0  X    7 10  1

W: F Cordova (13-13), L: J Lima (15-8)

Pirates

69-85

Won 1

6th, 28 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   3   0   0   0    2   2  .326  .915   21    0   5   GDP
R Gutierrez SS                5   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .680   24    1   1   
D Bell RF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .313  .848   16    0   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .298  .973   10    9   0   
M Alou LF                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .311  .989   12    0   0   2B
  P Incaviglia LF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .103  .299         0   0   
C Everett CF                  4   0   3   0    0   0  .302  .855   10    3   0   3B,2B
S Berry 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .323  .922   10    2   2   
B Ausmus C                    3   0   2   1    0   0  .268  .709    9    8   0   
  M Meluskey PH-C             1   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.100    2    1   0   
J Lima P                      1   0   1   0    0   0  .141  .330    7    0   0   2B,SH
  J Phillips PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .190  .570    4    0   0   
  M Magnante P                0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   1   
  S Bergman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .200         0   0   
  D Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Clark PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .568    3    0   0   
Totals                       34   1   8   1    3   6              128   24   9

BATTING

2B: J Lima (2, off F Cordova); C Everett (34, off F Cordova); M Alou (33, off F Cordova).

3B: C Everett (3, off F Cordova).

SH: J Lima (9, off F Cordova).

TB: C Everett 6; M Alou 3; B Ausmus 2; J Lima 2.

GIDP: C Biggio (10).

RBI: B Ausmus (45).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Womack 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .671   20    4   3   SB
A Brown CF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .295  .680   11    0   0   SB
J Kendall C                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .330  .889    9    6   0   
K Young 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   3  .273  .811   14    9   1   
J Guillen RF                  4   2   2   5    0   1  .272  .726   15    3   0   HR,2B
T Ward LF                     4   1   1   2    0   1  .261  .763   11    1   0   HR
F Garcia 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .265  .853   13    2   4   
A Nunez SS                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .161  .656   12    2   3   SH
F Cordova P                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .123  .311    7    0   1   
  R Loiselle P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   7  10   7    0   9              112   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Guillen (37, off J Lima).

HR: T Ward (9, off J Lima; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); J Guillen (14, off J Lima; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

SH: A Nunez (3, off J Lima).

TB: J Guillen 6; T Ward 4; J Kendall 2; A Brown 2; T Womack; K Young; F Garcia.

RBI: J Guillen 5 (83); T Ward 2 (46).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Nunez-T Womack-K Young; K Young-A Nunez.

E: F Garcia (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Womack (54, 3rd base off J Lima/B Ausmus); A Brown (4, 2nd base off J Lima/B Ausmus).

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
J Lima, L (15-8)               5    10   7   7    0   6   2   3.74   25   84-64   39·10·15    8· 8· 3· 0     25    -     0.98  -0.33
M Magnante                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.91    3   12-8     4· 2· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
S Bergman                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.76    3    8-7     3· 2· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
D Henry                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.13    3    7-6     2· 3· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    10   7   7    0   9   2          34  111-85   48·17·20   12· 9· 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
F Cordova, W (13-13)           8     8   1   1    3   5   0   3.23   35  117-80   47· 8·25   14·10· 3· 0     64    -     0.85   0.17
R Loiselle                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.57    3   11-10    6· 2· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     8   1   1    3   6   0          38  128-90   53·10·27   15·10· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Angel Hernandez, 1B - Paul Nauert, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Bill Hohn.

Time of Game: 2:21.

Attendance: 20,670.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 12mph in from Rightfield, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. C Biggio             2B    1. T Womack             2B 
2. R Gutierrez          SS    2. A Brown              CF 
3. D Bell               RF    3. J Kendall            C  
4. J Bagwell            1B    4. K Young              1B 
5. M Alou               LF    5. J Guillen            RF 
6. C Everett            CF    6. T Ward               LF 
7. S Berry              3B    7. F Garcia             3B 
8. B Ausmus             C     8. A Nunez              SS 
9. J Lima               P     9. F Cordova            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  1-0  12-  7   19%  74% J Guillen       J Lima          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Kendall Scores; Young Scores
   t 2   1  0-1  123  1   13%  44% C Biggio        F Cordova       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 4   0  1-2  -2-  2   12%  86% T Ward          J Lima          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Guillen Scores
   t 4   0  0-1  -2-  4   10%  42% S Berry         F Cordova       Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS (2B-1B)
   b 5   1  1-4  12-  1    8%  98% J Guillen       J Lima          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Brown Scores; Kendall Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   54%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  6   53%  D Bell          Walk
   O      1--  4   55%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Lima facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  T Womack        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
          1--  2   64%  A Brown         Single to CF (Line Drive); Womack to 2B
   O      12-  2   58%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF
   O      12-  4   54%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
          12-      56%  J Guillen       Womack Steals 3B; Brown Steals 2B
   O      -23  4   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Francisco Cordova facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   46%  M Alou          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   41%  C Everett       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Alou to 2B
   O      12-  1   43%  S Berry         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Alou to 3B
   R      1-3  2   36%  B Ausmus        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Alou Scores; Berry to 2B
          12-  3   31%  J Lima          Fielder's Choice P/Sacrifice Bunt; Berry to 3B; Ausmus to 2B
   OO     123  1   44%  C Biggio        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose Lima facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   42%  T Ward          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   40%  F Garcia        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   39%  A Nunez         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Francisco Cordova facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  9   41%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   39%  D Bell          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   41%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   44%  M Alou          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose Lima facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   41%  F Cordova       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   39%  T Womack        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   38%  A Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Francisco Cordova facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   32%  C Everett       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   OO     -2-  4   42%  S Berry         Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS (2B-1B)
          ---  3   41%  B Ausmus        Single to 3B (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   37%  J Lima          Double to LF (Fly Ball); Ausmus to 3B
          -23  5   36%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      123  5   43%  R Gutierrez     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose Lima facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   48%  J Kendall       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   55%  K Young         Single to LF (Line Drive); Kendall to 2B
   RR     12-  7   74%  J Guillen       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Kendall Scores; Young Scores
   RR     -2-  2   86%  T Ward          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Guillen Scores
          ---  4   88%  F Garcia        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   87%  A Nunez         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Garcia to 2B
   O      -2-  1   85%  F Cordova       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Garcia to 3B
   O      --3  6   83%  T Womack        Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Francisco Cordova facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   86%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   87%  J Bagwell       Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
          ---  3   85%  M Alou          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   88%  C Everett       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jose Lima facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   90%  A Brown         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   92%  J Kendall       Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Brown to 2B
   O      12-  5   90%  K Young         Strikeout Looking
   RRR    12-  1   98%  J Guillen       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Brown Scores; Kendall Scores
   O      ---  3   97%  T Ward          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   97%  F Garcia        Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 7.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Francisco Cordova facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   98%  S Berry         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   98%  B Ausmus        Flyball: RF
                  J.R. Phillips pinch hits for Jose Lima batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  J Phillips      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-1, Mike Magnante facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Magnante replaces J.R. Phillips pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   98%  A Nunez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   98%  F Cordova       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   98%  T Womack        Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 7.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   97%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      1--  3   98%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Biggio to 2B
   O      -2-  4   99%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   99%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-1, Sean Bergman facing 2-3-4
                  Sean Bergman replaces Mike Magnante pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   99%  A Brown         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  2   99%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   99%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 7.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Francisco Cordova facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3  100%  M Alou          Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  3   99%  C Everett       Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      --3  2  100%  S Berry         Fielder's Choice P; Everett out at Hm/P-3B; Berry to 2B/Adv on throw
                  Mitch Meluskey pinch hits for Brad Ausmus batting 8th
   O      -2-  2  100%  M Meluskey      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-1, Doug Henry facing 5-6-7
                  Doug Henry replaces Sean Bergman pitching and batting 9th; Mitch Meluskey moves to C; Pete Incaviglia replaces Moises Alou playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---  2  100%  J Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  T Ward          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4  100%  F Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 7.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Rich Loiselle facing 9-1-2
                  Rich Loiselle replaces Francisco Cordova pitching and batting 9th; Dave Clark pinch hits for Doug Henry batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  D Clark         Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4  100%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 7.

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