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Monday, September 20, 1999 7:05PM
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 10,256, Time of Game: 3:07
Astros
5
92-60
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Pirates
11
74-75
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 16½ GB
W: Pete Schourek (4-7)
L: Shane Reynolds (16-12)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          1  3  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    5  9  2
Pirates         2  0  6   0  0  0   0  3  X   11 14  1

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Craig Biggio 2B 3 2 0 0 2 0 .302 .863 15 6 -0.078 1.55 0.050 -0.128 -1.0 1 3
Bill Spiers SS 4 0 0 1 1 1 .295 .775 21 13 0.066 1.33 0.126 -0.060 0.7 1 0
Jeff Bagwell 1B 4 0 2 3 1 0 .309 1.067 11 6 0.179 1.15 0.258 -0.079 1.8 4 0 SB,GDP
Carl Everett CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .334 .986 21 12 -0.076 0.78 0.013 -0.090 -1.1 2 0
Ken Caminiti 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 .293 .870 16 9 -0.030 0.66 0.044 -0.074 -0.5 1 0 2B
Daryle Ward LF 4 1 2 0 1 1 .270 .782 24 15 0.069 0.72 0.096 -0.027 0.6 2 0
Tony Eusebio C 5 0 1 1 0 1 .278 .723 17 9 0.006 0.99 0.084 -0.077 -0.0 11 1
Stan Javier RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .277 .690 14 8 0.006 1.14 0.067 -0.061 0.1 2 0
Shane Reynolds P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .169 .437 6 5 -0.008 1.69 0.023 -0.031 0.0 0 1 SH
   Trever Miller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Russ Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .776 2 1 -0.050 2.13 0.000 -0.050 -0.5
   Brian Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Matt Mieske PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .306 .853 4 3 -0.022 0.75 0.000 -0.022 -0.3
   Jay Powell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 36 5 9 5 6 7 .250 .635 151 87 0.062 1.09 0.761 -0.699 -0.0 24 5
2B: K Caminiti (11, off P Schourek).
SH: S Reynolds (15, off F Cordova).
TB: K Caminiti 2; J Bagwell 2; D Ward 2; S Javier 2; C Everett; T Eusebio.
GIDP: J Bagwell (18).
RBI: J Bagwell 3 (123); T Eusebio (29); B Spiers (36).
2-out RBI: J Bagwell 2; B Spiers.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
E: C Biggio (11); J Bagwell (8).
Baserunning
SB: J Bagwell (27, 2nd base off M Wilkins/K Osik).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Al Martin LF 3 2 1 0 2 2 .288 .871 20 10 0.069 0.72 0.081 -0.013 0.4 1 0 SB
Mike Benjamin SS 5 1 2 1 0 2 .247 .653 20 13 0.008 0.75 0.082 -0.074 1.0 1 1 2B
Brian Giles CF 4 3 3 2 1 0 .312 1.031 18 9 0.213 0.81 0.222 -0.009 2.6 5 0 2B,SB,IW
Kevin Young 1B 3 1 1 2 2 1 .302 .922 26 16 0.047 0.77 0.074 -0.027 1.2 8 0
Brant Brown RF 5 1 3 4 0 2 .244 .771 22 17 0.289 0.81 0.308 -0.019 2.1 3 0 HR,CS
   Adrian Brown RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .706 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Aramis Ramirez 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 .267 .821 21 15 -0.063 0.60 0.004 -0.066 0.0 0 2
Abraham Nunez 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .213 .532 5 4 -0.021 0.60 0.027 -0.048 -0.3 3 2
   Marc Wilkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Dale Sveum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .751 2 2 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.6
   Scott Sauerbeck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Keith Osik C 4 1 0 0 0 2 .196 .515 18 13 0.088 0.62 0.125 -0.038 0.8 6 1
Francisco Cordova P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .178 .391 8 6 -0.061 0.84 0.000 -0.061 -0.8 0 1
   Pete Schourek P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .077 2 2 -0.011 0.40 0.000 -0.011 -0.3 0 0
   Mike Garcia P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Warren Morris 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 .294 .801 6 3 0.005 0.11 0.005 0.000 0.4 0 1
Team Totals 38 11 14 10 5 11 .368 .942 168 110 0.562 0.69 0.928 -0.367 6.5 27 9
2B: M Benjamin (26, off J Powell); B Giles (33, off S Reynolds).
HR: B Brown (15, off S Reynolds; 3rd inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).
IBB: B Giles (7, by J Powell).
TB: B Brown 6; B Giles 4; M Benjamin 3; A Nunez 2; W Morris; A Martin; A Ramirez; K Young.
RBI: B Brown 4 (53); K Young 2 (94); B Giles 2 (114); M Benjamin (36); A Ramirez (5).
2-out RBI: M Benjamin; A Ramirez; B Giles.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 7 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Benjamin-A Nunez-K Young.
E: M Benjamin (8).
Baserunning
SB: B Giles (6, 2nd base off S Reynolds/T Eusebio); A Martin (19, 2nd base off S Reynolds/T Eusebio).
CS: B Brown (4, 2nd base by B Williams/T Eusebio).

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
Shane Reynolds, L (16-12) 2.2 7 8 5 4 3 1 3.71 20 74 46 28 6 12 4 9 5 0 17 -0.573 1.17 -5.8
Trever Miller 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5.14 6 20 13 8 3 2 1 4 2 0 2 1 -0.022 0.41 0.0
Brian Williams 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 4.52 6 28 20 9 5 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.045 0.28 1.1
Jay Powell 2 4 3 3 1 4 0 4.13 11 50 33 18 6 9 5 1 1 0 0 0 -0.012 0.16 -1.9
Team Totals 8 14 11 8 5 11 1 9.00 43 172 112 63 20 29 11 16 9 0 17 2 1 -0.562 1.09 -6.5

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
Francisco Cordova 3 6 4 4 3 2 0 4.63 19 65 35 23 6 6 6 8 3 0 30 -0.247 1.43 -2.3
Pete Schourek, W (4-7) 3.2 3 1 1 2 3 0 5.42 16 58 36 22 4 10 4 7 3 0 0 0 0.112 1.04 1.0
Mike Garcia, H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.86 1 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.022 0.75 0.3
Marc Wilkins, H (8) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.24 4 14 7 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.049 0.66 0.6
Scott Sauerbeck 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.99 3 10 6 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.003 0.04 0.6
Team Totals 9 9 5 5 6 7 0 5.00 43 151 87 54 14 19 13 17 6 0 30 1 0 -0.061 0.69 0.0
Balks: None.
WP: F Cordova (5).
HBP: None.
IBB: J Powell (4; B Giles).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Phil Cuzzi, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Alfonso Marquez, 3B - Brian Gorman.
Time of Game: 3:07.
Attendance: 10,256.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 65° F, Wind 5mph from Right to Left, Overcast, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Craig Biggio 2B 1 Al Martin LF
2 Bill Spiers SS 2 Mike Benjamin SS
3 Jeff Bagwell 1B 3 Brian Giles CF
4 Carl Everett CF 4 Kevin Young 1B
5 Ken Caminiti 3B 5 Brant Brown RF
6 Daryle Ward LF 6 Aramis Ramirez 3B
7 Tony Eusebio C 7 Abraham Nunez 2B
8 Stan Javier RF 8 Keith Osik C
9 Shane Reynolds P 9 Francisco Cordova P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 2-4 0 12- 6,(1-2)  RRR PIT B. Brown S. Reynolds 22% 66% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Giles Scores; Young Scores
t2 2-2 2 123 1,(0-0)  RR HOU J. Bagwell F. Cordova -16% 31% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Javier Scores; Biggio Scores; Spiers to 3B
b3 5-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  R PIT K. Osik S. Reynolds 13% 79% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Nunez Scores/No RBI/unER; Osik to 3B
t2 1-2 2 123 7,(3-2)  R HOU B. Spiers F. Cordova -10% 48% Walk; Ward Scores; Javier to 3B; Biggio to 2B
b1 1-1 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R PIT B. Brown S. Reynolds 9% 67% Single to RF (Line Drive); Giles Scores; Young to 2B

Play By Play

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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' Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU C. Biggio F. Cordova -3% 47% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU B. Spiers F. Cordova 2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B; Biggio to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R HOU J. Bagwell F. Cordova -8% 41% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Biggio Scores
t1 1-0 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O HOU C. Everett F. Cordova 2% 43% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Bagwell to 2B
t1 1-0 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O HOU K. Caminiti F. Cordova 3% 45% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 4,(3-0)  PIT A. Martin S. Reynolds 4% 49% Walk
b1 0-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT M. Benjamin S. Reynolds 2% 51% Martin Steals 2B
b1 0-1 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O PIT M. Benjamin S. Reynolds -4% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-1 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R PIT B. Giles S. Reynolds 8% 55% Single to CF (Line Drive); Martin Scores
b1 1-1 1 1-- 9,(2-2)  PIT K. Young S. Reynolds 1% 57% Giles Steals 2B
b1 1-1 1 -2- 11,(3-2)  PIT K. Young S. Reynolds 2% 59% Walk
b1 1-1 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R PIT B. Brown S. Reynolds 9% 67% Single to RF (Line Drive); Giles Scores; Young to 2B
b1 2-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. Ramirez S. Reynolds -3% 64% Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF); Young to 3B
b1 2-1 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. Nunez S. Reynolds -4% 60% Popfly: SS
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Francisco Cordova facing 6-7-8
t2 1-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU D. Ward F. Cordova -4% 56% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t2 1-2 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  O HOU T. Eusebio F. Cordova 4% 60% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
t2 1-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  HOU S. Javier F. Cordova -4% 56% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ward to 2B
t2 1-2 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O HOU S. Reynolds F. Cordova 3% 59% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Ward to 3B; Javier to 2B
t2 1-2 2 -23 6,(3-2)  HOU C. Biggio F. Cordova -2% 57% Walk
t2 1-2 2 123 7,(3-2)  R HOU B. Spiers F. Cordova -10% 48% Walk; Ward Scores; Javier to 3B; Biggio to 2B
t2 2-2 2 123 1,(0-0)  RR HOU J. Bagwell F. Cordova -16% 31% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Javier Scores; Biggio Scores; Spiers to 3B
t2 4-2 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O HOU C. Everett F. Cordova 4% 35% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 8-9-1
b2 2-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT K. Osik S. Reynolds -3% 33% Strikeout Swinging
b2 2-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT F. Cordova S. Reynolds -2% 31% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
b2 2-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT A. Martin S. Reynolds 1% 32% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
b2 2-4 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O PIT M. Benjamin S. Reynolds -3% 30% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 2.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pirates' Francisco Cordova facing 5-6-7
t3 4-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU K. Caminiti F. Cordova 2% 32% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t3 4-2 1 --- 5,(1-2)  HOU D. Ward F. Cordova -2% 30% Single to 2B (Line Drive to P's Left)
t3 4-2 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O HOU T. Eusebio F. Cordova 2% 32% Flyball: RF
t3 4-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  HOU S. Javier F. Cordova -2% 31% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Ward to 2B
t3 4-2 2 12- 4,(1-2)  HOU S. Reynolds F. Cordova -2% 28% Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Ward to 3B; Javier to 2B; Reynolds to 1B
t3 4-2 2 123 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Biggio F. Cordova 6% 34% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 3-4-5
b3 2-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT B. Giles S. Reynolds 7% 41% Double to RF (Line Drive)
b3 2-4 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  PIT K. Young S. Reynolds 4% 45% Walk
b3 2-4 0 12- 6,(1-2)  RRR PIT B. Brown S. Reynolds 22% 66% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Giles Scores; Young Scores
b3 5-4 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT A. Ramirez S. Reynolds -2% 64% Flyball: CF
b3 5-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT A. Nunez S. Reynolds 2% 67% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
b3 5-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  R PIT K. Osik S. Reynolds 13% 79% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Nunez Scores/No RBI/unER; Osik to 3B
b3 6-4 1 --3 3,(0-2)  O PIT F. Cordova S. Reynolds -4% 75% Strikeout Looking
b3 6-4 2 --3 6,(3-2)  PIT A. Martin S. Reynolds 1% 76% Walk
b3 6-4 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R PIT M. Benjamin S. Reynolds 7% 83% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Osik Scores/unER; Martin to 2B
Trever Miller replaces Shane Reynolds pitching and batting 9th
b3 7-4 2 12- 7,(3-2)  R PIT B. Giles T. Miller 6% 89% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Martin Scores/unER; Benjamin to 3B
b3 8-4 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O PIT K. Young T. Miller -2% 87% Flyball: CF
6 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 8.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-8, Pirates' Pete Schourek facing 2-3-4
Pete Schourek replaces Francisco Cordova pitching and batting 9th
t4 4-8 0 --- 5,(2-2)  HOU B. Spiers P. Schourek -3% 84% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t4 4-8 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO HOU J. Bagwell P. Schourek 6% 90% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t4 4-8 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU C. Everett P. Schourek 1% 90% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 8.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-4, Astros' Trever Miller facing 5-6-7
b4 8-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT B. Brown T. Miller -1% 90% Strikeout Swinging
b4 8-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT A. Ramirez T. Miller -1% 89% Lineout: 3B
b4 8-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT A. Nunez T. Miller 0% 89% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b4 8-4 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT K. Osik T. Miller -1% 89% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 8.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-8, Pirates' Pete Schourek facing 5-6-7
t5 4-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU K. Caminiti P. Schourek -4% 84% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t5 4-8 0 -2- 8,(3-2)  HOU D. Ward P. Schourek -4% 80% Walk
t5 4-8 0 12- 1,(0-0)  R HOU T. Eusebio P. Schourek -8% 72% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Caminiti Scores; Ward to 2B
t5 5-8 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O HOU S. Javier P. Schourek 6% 78% Flyball: CF
Russ Johnson pinch hits for Trever Miller (P) batting 9th
t5 5-8 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O HOU R. Johnson P. Schourek 5% 83% Flyball: CF
t5 5-8 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Biggio P. Schourek 4% 88% Lineout: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 8.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-5, Astros' Brian Williams facing 9-1-2
Brian Williams replaces Russ Johnson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 8-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT P. Schourek B. Williams -1% 87% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b5 8-5 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT A. Martin B. Williams -1% 86% Strikeout Looking
b5 8-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT M. Benjamin B. Williams -1% 85% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 8.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-8, Pirates' Pete Schourek facing 2-3-4
t6 5-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Spiers P. Schourek 3% 88% Strikeout Looking
t6 5-8 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell P. Schourek 2% 89% Popfly: SS
t6 5-8 2 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU C. Everett P. Schourek -1% 88% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t6 5-8 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O HOU K. Caminiti P. Schourek 2% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-5, Astros' Brian Williams facing 3-4-5
b6 8-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT B. Giles B. Williams -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 8-5 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT K. Young B. Williams -1% 89% Strikeout Swinging
b6 8-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT B. Brown B. Williams 0% 89% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
b6 8-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Ramirez B. Williams -1% 88% Brown Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 8.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-8, Pirates' Pete Schourek facing 6-7-8
t7 5-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU D. Ward P. Schourek 3% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t7 5-8 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU T. Eusebio P. Schourek 2% 93% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t7 5-8 2 --- 8,(3-2)  HOU S. Javier P. Schourek -1% 91% Walk
Mike Garcia replaces Pete Schourek pitching and batting 9th
Matt Mieske pinch hits for Brian Williams (P) batting 9th
t7 5-8 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU M. Mieske M. Garcia 2% 94% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-5, Astros' Jay Powell facing 6-7-8
Jay Powell replaces Matt Mieske (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 8-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT A. Ramirez J. Powell -1% 93% Strikeout Looking
b7 8-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT A. Nunez J. Powell -0% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
b7 8-5 2 --- 9,(2-2)  O PIT K. Osik J. Powell -0% 92% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 8.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-8, Pirates' Marc Wilkins facing 1-2-3
Marc Wilkins replaces Abraham Nunez (2B) pitching and batting 7th
Warren Morris replaces Mike Garcia (P) playing 2B batting 9th
t8 5-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Biggio M. Wilkins 3% 95% Groundout: P-1B
t8 5-8 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU B. Spiers M. Wilkins 2% 96% Flyball: RF
t8 5-8 2 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU J. Bagwell M. Wilkins -1% 95% Walk
t8 5-8 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  HOU C. Everett M. Wilkins -0% 95% Bagwell Steals 2B
t8 5-8 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O HOU C. Everett M. Wilkins 2% 97% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-5, Astros' Jay Powell facing 9-1-2
b8 8-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT W. Morris J. Powell 0% 97% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b8 8-5 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Martin J. Powell -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b8 8-5 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT M. Benjamin J. Powell 1% 98% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Morris to 3B
b8 8-5 1 -23 4,(3-0)  PIT B. Giles J. Powell 0% 98% Intentional Walk
b8 8-5 1 123 3,(0-2)  RR PIT K. Young J. Powell 1% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Morris Scores; Benjamin Scores; Giles to 2B
b8 10-5 1 12- 6,(2-2)  O PIT B. Brown J. Powell -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b8 10-5 2 12- 8,(3-2)  R PIT A. Ramirez J. Powell 0% 100% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Giles Scores; Young to 3B; Ramirez to 2B/Adv on E3
Dale Sveum pinch hits for Marc Wilkins (P) batting 7th
b8 11-5 2 -23 2,(0-1)  O PIT D. Sveum J. Powell -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 11.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-11, Pirates' Scott Sauerbeck facing 5-6-7
Scott Sauerbeck replaces Dale Sveum (PH) pitching and batting 7th
Adrian Brown replaces Brant Brown playing RF batting 5th
t9 5-11 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O HOU K. Caminiti S. Sauerbeck 0% 100% Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
t9 5-11 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU D. Ward S. Sauerbeck 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
t9 5-11 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU T. Eusebio S. Sauerbeck 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 11.

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