April 6, 2000 Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 6
CLE 2 TBD 7
@MIN 6 SEA 5
BOS 2 CHW 6
@TEX 2 KCR 9
@TOR 3 ARI 3
PHI 2
(11) CIN 5
MIL 1 FLA 5
SFG 4 MON 11
LAD 3 SDP 8
@NYM 5 PIT 10
HOU 1 STL 13
CHC 3

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 11,860

Thursday, April 6, 2000, 1:35PM
Time of Game: 2:44

Astros

2-1

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  2  2
Pirates         0  0  1   0  1  2   2  4  X   10 16  1

W: F Cordova (1-0), L: C Holt (0-1)

Pirates

1-2

Won 1

4th, 2 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Cedeno CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   15    0   0   
B Spiers 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .083  .404   14    3   1   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .100  .431   14    9   0   GDP
K Caminiti 3B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .300  .717   21    1   1   
M Alou RF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .697    8    2   0   
D Ward LF                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .400 1.571   11    0   0   
M Meluskey C                  3   1   1   0    0   1  .333 1.167    9    9   0   2B
T Bogar SS                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .143  .536   12    0   5   2B
C Holt P                      1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   2   
  R Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
  J Cabrera P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  Y Perez P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Hidalgo PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .444 1.389    6    0   0   
  M Maddux P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       28   1   2   1    3   8              115   24   9

BATTING

2B: T Bogar (1, off F Cordova); M Meluskey (1, off F Cordova).

TB: T Bogar 2; M Meluskey 2.

GIDP: J Bagwell (1).

RBI: T Bogar (1).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Bogar-B Spiers-J Bagwell.

E: K Caminiti (2); M Meluskey (1).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Kendall C                   4   1   0   0    1   1  .083  .297   20    8   2   SB
P Meares SS                   5   2   2   1    0   1  .214  .500   17    1   2   2B
B Giles RF                    5   3   5   4    0   0  .727 2.314   18    1   0   2·HR,3B
K Young 1B                    4   1   1   1    1   2  .091  .322   31   12   0   
W Cordero LF                  4   1   2   1    1   1  .273  .749   20    1   0   2B,SB
W Morris 2B                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .400  .800   15    2   6   
B Aven CF                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .200  .600   19    1   0   2B,SB
  A Brown CF                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .500 1.000    1    1   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  5   0   2   0    0   1  .417  .962   17    0   0   2B,GDP
F Cordova P                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .250   15    0   1   
  J Silva P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       40  10  16   9    4   9              173   27  11

BATTING

2B: A Ramirez (1, off C Holt); B Aven (1, off Y Perez); W Cordero (1, off M Maddux); P Meares (1, off J Cabrera).

3B: B Giles (1, off M Maddux).

HR: B Giles 2 (2, 2 off C Holt; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: B Giles 13; A Ramirez 3; P Meares 3; W Cordero 3; B Aven 2; W Morris 2; A Brown; K Young.

GIDP: A Ramirez (1).

RBI: B Giles 4 (4); A Brown (1); K Young (1); B Aven (1); P Meares (1); W Cordero (1).

2-out RBI: B Giles 2; P Meares.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Meares-W Morris-K Young.

E: P Meares (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Aven (1, 3rd base off Y Perez/M Meluskey); W Cordero (1, 2nd base off C Holt/M Meluskey); J Kendall (1, 2nd base off J Cabrera/M Meluskey).

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
C Holt, L (0-1)                5     7   2   2    3   5   2   3.60   25   99-58   36· 9·13    7· 1· 7· 2     47    -     0.94   0.03
J Cabrera                      1     2   2   2    1   2   0  18.00    6   32-22   13· 5· 4    0· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.46  -0.10
Y Perez                        1     2   2   1    0   2   0   9.00    5   23-16   11· 3· 2    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.09  -0.02
M Maddux                       1     5   4   3    0   0   0  13.50    8   15-12   10· 2· 0    3· 0· 5· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.01
Totals                         8    16  10   8    4   9   2          44  169-108  70·19·19   10· 2·17· 2           -

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 (1-0)             8     2   1   1    3   7   0   1.13   28  107-62   36·14·12   12· 3· 3· 0     78    -     0.81   0.40
J Silva                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3    7-5     3· 2· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     2   1   1    3   8   0          31  114-67   39·16·12   13· 4· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Gorman, 1B - Mike Everitt, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Mike DiMuro.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 11,860.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 63° F, Wind 18mph from Right to Left, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. R Cedeno             CF    1. J Kendall            C  
2. B Spiers             2B    2. P Meares             SS 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. B Giles              RF 
4. K Caminiti           3B    4. K Young              1B 
5. M Alou               RF    5. W Cordero            LF 
6. D Ward               LF    6. W Morris             2B 
7. M Meluskey           C     7. B Aven               CF 
8. T Bogar              SS    8. A Ramirez            3B 
9. C Holt               P     9. F Cordova            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  0-0  ---  5   12%  63% B Giles         C Holt          Home Run
   b 5   0  0-1  ---  6   10%  81% B Giles         C Holt          Home Run
   b 6   2  0-2  -2-  3    7%  90% P Meares        J Cabrera       Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Kendall Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  1-3  5   -6%  55% K Young         C Holt          Strikeout Looking
   b 1   1  0-0  1--  2    6%  61% B Giles         C Holt          Single to CF (Line Drive); Meares to 3B

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      ---  1   52%  R Cedeno        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   50%  B Spiers        Walk
   OO     1--  2   55%  J Bagwell       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Holt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  J Kendall       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   55%  P Meares        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   61%  B Giles         Single to CF (Line Drive); Meares to 3B
   O      1-3  5   55%  K Young         Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3  7   50%  W Cordero       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Francisco Cordova facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   46%  K Caminiti      Walk
   O      1--  4   48%  M Alou          Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home); Caminiti to 2B
          -2-  5   46%  D Ward          Walk
   O      12-  5   51%  M Meluskey      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   55%  T Bogar         Baserunner Out Advancing; Caminiti to 3B; Ward out at 2B/C-2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Holt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   53%  W Morris        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   51%  B Aven          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   54%  A Ramirez       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   50%  F Cordova       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Francisco Cordova facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   53%  T Bogar         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   55%  C Holt          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   56%  R Cedeno        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Holt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   51%  P Meares        Foul Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   R      ---  5   63%  B Giles         Home Run
          ---  8   64%  K Young         Walk
          1--  3   66%  W Cordero       Single to LF (Line Drive); Young to 2B
   O      12-  4   62%  W Morris        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Francisco Cordova facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   65%  B Spiers        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   67%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   68%  K Caminiti      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chris Holt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   66%  B Aven          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   68%  A Ramirez       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   72%  F Cordova       Walk; Ramirez to 2B
   O      12-  3   68%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Ramirez to 3B
   O      1-3  6   63%  P Meares        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Francisco Cordova facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   66%  M Alou          Popfly: SS
   O      ---  5   69%  D Ward          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   67%  M Meluskey      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   70%  T Bogar         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chris Holt facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  6   81%  B Giles         Home Run
   O      ---  4   79%  K Young         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   81%  W Cordero       Walk
   O      1--  3   79%  W Morris        Lineout: 3B
          1--      79%  B Aven          Cordero Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   77%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Francisco Cordova facing 9-1-2
                  Russ Johnson pinch hits for Chris Holt batting 9th
   O      ---  2   80%  R Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   82%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   84%  B Spiers        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jose Cabrera facing 8-9-1
                  Jose Cabrera replaces Russ Johnson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7   82%  A Ramirez       Lineout: RF
   O      ---  3   81%  F Cordova       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   82%  J Kendall       Walk
          1--      83%  P Meares        Kendall Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3   90%  " "             Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Kendall Scores
   R      -2-  4   94%  B Giles         Single to RF (Line Drive); Meares Scores
   O      1--  8   94%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Francisco Cordova facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   95%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  9   96%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   97%  M Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Yorkis Perez facing 5-6-7
                  Yorkis Perez replaces Jose Cabrera pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   96%  W Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   97%  W Morris        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  7   99%  B Aven          Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Morris Scores
   R      -2-      99%  A Ramirez       Aven Steals 3B; Aven Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 3B)/unER
   O      ---  6   99%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  F Cordova       Popfly: 1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 6.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Francisco Cordova facing 6-7-8
                  Adrian Brown replaces Bruce Aven playing CF batting 7th
   O      ---  1  100%  D Ward          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   99%  M Meluskey      Double to CF (Line Drive)
   R      -2-  3   98%  T Bogar         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Meluskey Scores
                  Richard Hidalgo pinch hits for Yorkis Perez batting 9th
   O      -2-  6   99%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  6   99%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mike Maddux facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Maddux replaces Richard Hidalgo pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   99%  J Kendall       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  1   99%  P Meares        Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  1  100%  B Giles         Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Meares Scores/unER
   R      --3  6  100%  K Young         Single to LF (Line Drive); Giles Scores
   R      1--  2  100%  W Cordero       Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Young Scores
          -2-  2  100%  W Morris        Single to RF (Line Drive); Cordero to 3B
   R      1-3  1  100%  A Brown         Single to RF (Line Drive); Cordero Scores; Morris to 2B
   OO     12-  1  100%  A Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 10.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-10, Jose Silva facing 2-3-4
                  Jose Silva replaces Francisco Cordova pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  B Spiers        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5  100%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  100%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 10.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation