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@ANA		4
6
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@BOS		3
1
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@DET		6
4
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@DET		2
4
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@OAK		9
3
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@SEA		1
5
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@TOR		12
1
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@ARI		11
4
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4
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5
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@LAD		6
10
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2
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@MON		10
5
PHI
@NYM		3
4
HOU
@PIT		8
9
HOU
@PIT		12
3
Saturday, July 28, 2001 1:06PM
, PNC Park
Attendance: 32,977, Time of Game: 2:30
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Astros
8
56-47
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
2nd, 3½ GB
 at Pirates
9
40-62
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
5th, 20 GB
W: Omar Olivares (5-7)
L: Billy Wagner (2-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  1  0   0  3  0   0  2  2    8 12  0
Pirates         0  1  0   0  0  0   1  0  7    9 12  0
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Craig Biggio 2B 5 2 3 0 0 0 .309 .882 15 11 0.056 0.77 0.089 -0.033 0.9 2 1
Julio Lugo SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 .272 .739 10 6 -0.081 1.01 0.007 -0.089 0.5 1 3 2B,SH
Lance Berkman CF-LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 .353 1.125 11 6 -0.009 0.83 0.063 -0.072 -0.3 5 0
Vinny Castilla 3B 5 3 3 5 0 1 .266 .790 14 11 0.369 0.99 0.398 -0.029 3.2 1 1 3·HR
Moises Alou RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .354 1.016 20 9 -0.059 0.46 0.000 -0.059 -0.7 3 0
Daryle Ward 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .261 .796 8 4 0.020 0.72 0.042 -0.022 0.3 3 0
   Richard Hidalgo CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .812 2 2 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.5 1 0
Tony Eusebio C 3 0 1 0 1 1 .284 .843 14 7 0.022 0.56 0.045 -0.023 0.5 7 0
Orlando Merced LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .290 .887 14 7 0.053 0.89 0.066 -0.013 0.2 2 0 CS,IW
   Michael Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Billy Wagner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Roy Oswalt P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .263 .616 11 9 -0.132 1.74 0.000 -0.132 -1.3 0 0
   Ron Villone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jeff Bagwell PH-1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 .284 .953 4 2 0.002 0.06 0.002 0.000 0.4 1 0
Team Totals 37 8 12 8 4 5 .324 .985 123 74 0.240 0.82 0.712 -0.473 3.1 26 5
2B: J Lugo (14, off O Olivares).
HR: V Castilla 3 (15, 1 off O Olivares, 2 off B Arroyo; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: J Lugo (7, off B Arroyo).
IBB: O Merced (1, by B Arroyo).
TB: V Castilla 12; C Biggio 3; J Lugo 2; T Eusebio; J Bagwell; L Berkman; D Ward; O Merced.
RBI: V Castilla 5 (57); J Lugo (29); O Merced (15); L Berkman (90).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Baserunning
CS: O Merced (1, 2nd base by O Olivares/J Kendall).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tike Redman CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .250 .622 16 9 -0.094 1.32 0.057 -0.151 -0.5 4 0
Jack Wilson SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 .243 .602 24 16 -0.061 0.85 0.029 -0.090 0.1 0 3
Jason Kendall C 4 1 0 0 0 0 .249 .653 19 11 -0.028 1.00 0.056 -0.084 -0.5 5 1 HBP
Brian Giles LF 5 2 3 4 0 0 .326 1.014 10 5 0.962 1.35 0.993 -0.031 0.5 2 0 HR,2B
Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .288 .857 9 7 -0.033 1.00 0.050 -0.084 -0.6 1 3
John Vander Wal RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .282 .844 10 7 0.070 1.09 0.139 -0.068 0.3 2 0 2B
Kevin Young 1B 3 1 2 2 0 1 .218 .689 13 8 0.002 1.23 0.097 -0.095 0.6 8 1 2B,SF
Pat Meares 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 .239 .615 11 9 0.084 0.93 0.127 -0.043 2.1 4 0 HR
Bronson Arroyo P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .083 7 6 -0.037 0.70 0.000 -0.037 -0.4 1 2
   Warren Morris PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .407 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Craig Wilson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .300 1.083 3 3 -0.130 3.01 0.000 -0.130 -0.8
   Omar Olivares P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .680 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Adam Hyzdu PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .226 .895 1 1 0.004 0.10 0.004 0.000 0.1
Team Totals 37 9 12 9 1 7 .324 .918 123 82 0.739 1.10 1.552 -0.813 0.9 27 10
2B: K Young (23, off M Jackson); B Giles (30, off R Oswalt); J Vander Wal (22, off R Oswalt).
HR: B Giles (25, off B Wagner; 9th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to RF); P Meares (4, off M Jackson; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: K Young (3, off R Oswalt).
HBP: J Kendall (12, by B Wagner).
TB: B Giles 7; P Meares 5; K Young 3; J Vander Wal 2; A Hyzdu; A Ramirez; J Wilson; T Redman.
RBI: B Giles 4 (66); P Meares 2 (19); K Young 2 (40); J Wilson (15).
2-out RBI: B Giles 4; P Meares 2; J Wilson; K Young.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 5 for 9.

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
Roy Oswalt 6.1 7 2 2 0 6 0 3.35 26 86 60 36 9 15 5 15 7 0 57 -0.016 1.14 0.3
Ron Villone, H (6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.20 2 4 4 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.240 3.31 1.5
Michael Jackson 1.2 4 5 5 1 0 1 4.30 10 28 16 12 1 3 3 5 1 1 0 0 -0.010 0.23 -2.4
Billy Wagner, BS (2), L (2-4) 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 3.38 2 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 -0.955 2.79 -0.3
Team Totals 8.2 12 9 9 1 7 2 9.35 40 123 82 51 10 21 8 21 8 2 57 4 2 -0.741 0.82 -0.9

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
Bronson Arroyo 7 7 4 4 2 4 2 6.11 30 89 54 36 10 8 10 12 5 2 49 -0.133 1.08 -0.2
Omar Olivares, W (5-7) 2 5 4 4 2 1 1 7.07 12 40 23 15 4 4 4 4 3 1 0 0 -0.108 0.19 -2.9
Team Totals 9 12 8 8 4 5 3 8.00 42 129 77 51 14 12 14 16 8 3 49 0 0 -0.241 1.10 -3.1
Balks: None.
WP: B Arroyo (3).
HBP: B Wagner (1; J Kendall).
IBB: B Arroyo (3; O Merced).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Jay Klemm, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Bill Welke.
Time of Game: 2:30.
Attendance: 32,977.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 78° F, Wind 2mph out to Leftfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Craig Biggio 2B 1 Tike Redman CF
2 Julio Lugo SS 2 Jack Wilson SS
3 Lance Berkman CF 3 Jason Kendall C
4 Vinny Castilla 3B 4 Brian Giles LF
5 Moises Alou RF 5 Aramis Ramirez 3B
6 Daryle Ward 1B 6 John Vander Wal RF
7 Tony Eusebio C 7 Kevin Young 1B
8 Orlando Merced LF 8 Pat Meares 2B
9 Roy Oswalt P 9 Bronson Arroyo P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 5-8 2 123 2,(1-0)  RRRR PIT B. Giles B. Wagner 90% 100% Home Run; Redman Scores; Wilson Scores; Kendall Scores
t5 1-1 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  RRR HOU V. Castilla B. Arroyo -23% 18% Home Run; Biggio Scores; Berkman Scores
b7 1-4 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT J. Vander Wal R. Oswalt 14% 32% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Ramirez to 3B
b7 2-4 1 -23 3,(0-2)  O PIT C. Wilson R. Villone -13% 25% Strikeout Looking
b7 2-4 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  PIT P. Meares R. Oswalt 13% 38% Single to RF (Line Drive); Vander Wal to 3B; Meares to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm

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' Bronson Arroyo facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Biggio B. Arroyo 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU J. Lugo B. Arroyo 2% 54% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU L. Berkman B. Arroyo 1% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT T. Redman R. Oswalt -2% 53% Popfly: SS
b1 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT J. Wilson R. Oswalt -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O PIT J. Kendall R. Oswalt -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bronson Arroyo facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R HOU V. Castilla B. Arroyo -10% 40% Home Run (LF-CF)
t2 1-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU M. Alou B. Arroyo 2% 42% Strikeout Looking
t2 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU D. Ward B. Arroyo 2% 44% Flyball: CF
t2 1-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O HOU T. Eusebio B. Arroyo 1% 45% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT B. Giles R. Oswalt 6% 51% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b2 0-1 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. Ramirez R. Oswalt -5% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O PIT J. Vander Wal R. Oswalt -4% 43% Popfly: 2B
b2 0-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  R PIT K. Young R. Oswalt 10% 52% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Giles Scores
b2 1-1 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  O PIT P. Meares R. Oswalt -2% 50% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 1.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Bronson Arroyo facing 8-9-1
t3 1-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  HOU O. Merced B. Arroyo -4% 46% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
t3 1-1 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O HOU R. Oswalt B. Arroyo 4% 50% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-1 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  HOU C. Biggio B. Arroyo -4% 46% Single to LF (Line Drive); Merced to 2B
t3 1-1 1 12- 4,(2-1)  O HOU J. Lugo B. Arroyo 4% 50% Flyball: CF; Merced to 3B
t3 1-1 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O HOU L. Berkman B. Arroyo 6% 56% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 9-1-2
b3 1-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT B. Arroyo R. Oswalt -3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT T. Redman R. Oswalt -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Wilson R. Oswalt -1% 50% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 1.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Bronson Arroyo facing 4-5-6
t4 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU V. Castilla B. Arroyo 3% 53% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t4 1-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU M. Alou B. Arroyo 2% 55% Lineout: 3B
t4 1-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU D. Ward B. Arroyo -2% 53% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
t4 1-1 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  HOU T. Eusebio B. Arroyo -2% 51% Walk; Ward to 2B
t4 1-1 2 12- 1,(0-0)  HOU O. Merced B. Arroyo -2% 49% Wild Pitch; Ward to 3B; Eusebio to 2B
t4 1-1 2 -23 4,(3-0)  HOU O. Merced B. Arroyo -2% 47% Intentional Walk
t4 1-1 2 123 2,(1-0)  O HOU R. Oswalt B. Arroyo 9% 56% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 3-4-5
b4 1-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT J. Kendall R. Oswalt -3% 53% Flyball: CF
b4 1-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT B. Giles R. Oswalt 3% 56% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b4 1-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. Ramirez R. Oswalt -3% 53% Flyball: LF
b4 1-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Vander Wal R. Oswalt -3% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 1.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Bronson Arroyo facing 1-2-3
t5 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU C. Biggio B. Arroyo -5% 45% Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t5 1-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Lugo B. Arroyo 2% 48% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Biggio to 2B
t5 1-1 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  HOU L. Berkman B. Arroyo -6% 41% Single to CF (Line Drive); Biggio to 3B
t5 1-1 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  RRR HOU V. Castilla B. Arroyo -23% 18% Home Run; Biggio Scores; Berkman Scores
t5 4-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU M. Alou B. Arroyo 1% 19% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t5 4-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU D. Ward B. Arroyo 1% 20% Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 7-8-9
b5 1-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT K. Young R. Oswalt -3% 17% Strikeout Swinging
b5 1-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT P. Meares R. Oswalt -2% 15% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b5 1-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT B. Arroyo R. Oswalt -1% 14% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 1.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pirates' Bronson Arroyo facing 7-8-9
t6 4-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU T. Eusebio B. Arroyo 1% 16% Strikeout Swinging
t6 4-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU O. Merced B. Arroyo 1% 16% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 4-1 2 --- 6,(1-2)  O HOU R. Oswalt B. Arroyo 1% 17% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
b6 1-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT T. Redman R. Oswalt 5% 22% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b6 1-4 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  O PIT J. Wilson R. Oswalt -4% 17% Flyball: LF
b6 1-4 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Kendall R. Oswalt -4% 14% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b6 1-4 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O PIT B. Giles R. Oswalt -3% 11% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 1.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pirates' Bronson Arroyo facing 1-2-3
t7 4-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Biggio B. Arroyo 1% 12% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 4-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU J. Lugo B. Arroyo 1% 13% Flyball: LF
t7 4-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU L. Berkman B. Arroyo 1% 14% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 5-6-7
b7 1-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT A. Ramirez R. Oswalt 5% 19% Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b7 1-4 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT J. Vander Wal R. Oswalt 14% 32% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Ramirez to 3B
b7 1-4 0 -23 3,(2-0)  RO PIT K. Young R. Oswalt -7% 26% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Ramirez Scores
b7 2-4 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  PIT P. Meares R. Oswalt 13% 38% Single to RF (Line Drive); Vander Wal to 3B; Meares to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
Ron Villone replaces Roy Oswalt pitching and batting 9th
Craig Wilson pinch hits for Warren Morris batting 9th
Warren Morris pinch hits for Bronson Arroyo (P) batting 9th
b7 2-4 1 -23 3,(0-2)  O PIT C. Wilson R. Villone -13% 25% Strikeout Looking
b7 2-4 2 -23 1,(0-0)  O PIT T. Redman R. Villone -11% 14% Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 2.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pirates' Omar Olivares facing 4-5-6
Omar Olivares replaces Craig Wilson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  R HOU V. Castilla O. Olivares -7% 8% Home Run
t8 5-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU M. Alou O. Olivares 1% 8% Flyball: RF
t8 5-2 1 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU D. Ward O. Olivares -1% 8% Walk
t8 5-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  HOU T. Eusebio O. Olivares -2% 5% Single to RF (Line Drive); Ward to 3B
t8 5-2 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO HOU O. Merced O. Olivares -1% 4% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Ward Scores
Jeff Bagwell pinch hits for Ron Villone (P) batting 9th
t8 6-2 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell O. Olivares 0% 5% Merced Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Astros' Michael Jackson facing 2-3-4
Michael Jackson replaces Orlando Merced (LF) pitching and batting 8th
Jeff Bagwell moves from PH to 1B
Lance Berkman moves from CF to LF
Richard Hidalgo replaces Daryle Ward (1B) playing CF batting 6th
b8 2-6 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O PIT J. Wilson M. Jackson -2% 3% Flyball: RF
b8 2-6 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT J. Kendall M. Jackson -1% 2% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 2-6 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT B. Giles M. Jackson -0% 2% Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 2.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-2, Pirates' Omar Olivares facing 9-1-2
t9 6-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU J. Bagwell O. Olivares -0% 1% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t9 6-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU C. Biggio O. Olivares -0% 1% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Bagwell to 2B
t9 6-2 0 12- 1,(0-0)  R HOU J. Lugo O. Olivares -1% 0% Double to RF (Line Drive); Bagwell Scores; Biggio to 3B
t9 7-2 0 -23 2,(0-1)  RO HOU L. Berkman O. Olivares -0% 0% Groundout: SS-1B; Biggio Scores; Lugo to 3B
t9 8-2 1 --3 3,(0-2)  O HOU V. Castilla O. Olivares 0% 0% Strikeout Swinging
t9 8-2 2 --3 6,(3-2)  HOU M. Alou O. Olivares -0% 0% Walk
t9 8-2 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O HOU R. Hidalgo O. Olivares 0% 0% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-8, Astros' Michael Jackson facing 5-6-7
b9 2-8 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT A. Ramirez M. Jackson -0% 0% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b9 2-8 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Vander Wal M. Jackson -0% 0% Flyball: CF
b9 2-8 2 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT K. Young M. Jackson 0% 0% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b9 2-8 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  RR PIT P. Meares M. Jackson 0% 0% Home Run; Young Scores
Adam Hyzdu pinch hits for Omar Olivares (P) batting 9th
b9 4-8 2 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT A. Hyzdu M. Jackson 0% 1% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
b9 4-8 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  PIT T. Redman M. Jackson 1% 2% Walk; Hyzdu to 2B
b9 4-8 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R PIT J. Wilson M. Jackson 3% 5% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Hyzdu Scores; Redman to 2B
Billy Wagner replaces Michael Jackson pitching and batting 8th
b9 5-8 2 12- 3,(1-1)  PIT J. Kendall B. Wagner 6% 10% Hit By Pitch; Redman to 3B; Wilson to 2B
b9 5-8 2 123 2,(1-0)  RRRR PIT B. Giles B. Wagner 90% 100% Home Run; Redman Scores; Wilson Scores; Kendall Scores
7 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Pirates 9.

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