May 12, 2002 Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

PNC Park, Attendance: 20,202

Sunday, May 12, 2002
Time of Game: 3:17

Astros

15-21

Won 1

4th, 6 GB

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

W: S Reynolds (3-3), L: D Williams (2-4)

Pirates

18-17

Lost 1

2nd, 2½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .637   13    2   0   
J Vizcaino 2B                 5   1   2   0    0   1  .268  .572   21    2   2   
J Bagwell 1B                  2   2   2   1    3   0  .281 1.006   25   10   0   HR,2B
L Berkman LF                  3   0   0   1    2   0  .272  .989   19    1   0   GDP,IW
R Hidalgo RF                  2   1   1   0    2   1  .242  .764   24    3   0   2B
M Ensberg 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .274  .770   13    0   3   GDP
  O Dotel P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Ausmus C                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .229  .649   18    7   0   
J Lugo SS                     3   0   0   0    1   2  .303  .711   26    2   0   
S Reynolds P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .071  .214    8    0   2   
  D Ward PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .311  .795    3    0   0   
  G Blum 3B                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .666    8    0   1   
Totals                       32   5   8   3    8   9              178   27   8

BATTING

2B: R Hidalgo (4, off D Williams); J Bagwell (11, off S Lowe).

HR: J Bagwell (8, off D Williams; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

IBB: L Berkman (5, by S Lowe).

TB: J Bagwell 6; J Vizcaino 2; R Hidalgo 2; M Ensberg; B Ausmus; B Hunter.

GIDP: M Ensberg (4); L Berkman (3).

RBI: J Bagwell (21); M Ensberg (10); L Berkman (39).

2-out RBI: L Berkman.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: M Ensberg (6).

BASERUNNING

PO: L Berkman (1st base by M Fetters).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Hermansen CF                3   0   1   0    2   1  .333  .933   20    3   0   2·SB
P Reese 2B                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .538   33    1   2   
B Giles LF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .265  .875   18    2   1   
A Rios RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .270  .666   15    1   0   2B
C Wilson 1B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .692   13    6   0   
  M Fetters P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Ramirez PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .340  .870    1    0   0   
  S Sauerbeck P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Kendall C                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .269  .707   20   11   1   
R Mackowiak 3B                3   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .725   18    0   2   
J Wilson SS                   4   1   0   0    0   2  .196  .497   18    1   3   SB
D Williams P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .637    4    0   1   
  M Lincoln P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .593    4    0   0   
  S Lowe P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
  J Beimel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Young 1B                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .191  .659   11    2   0   
Totals                       32   1   4   0    6   7              175   27  10

BATTING

2B: A Rios (6, off O Dotel).

TB: A Rios 2; C Hermansen; R Mackowiak; C Wilson.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Wilson-P Reese-K Young; R Mackowiak-J Kendall-C Wilson; B Giles-J Kendall.

E: M Fetters (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Wilson (2, Home off S Reynolds/B Ausmus); C Hermansen 2 (3, 2nd base off S Reynolds/B Ausmus 2).

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
S Reynolds, W (3-3)            6     2   1   0    2   2   0   4.14   23   94-58   30·10·18   11· 5· 3· 0     66    -     1.28   0.25
O Dotel                        2     2   0   0    1   3   0   3.60    9   32-21    7· 8· 6    0· 3· 2· 0          0-0    1.02   0.06
B Wagner                       1     0   0   0    3   2   0   3.38    6   39-21   10· 5· 6    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.18   0.02
Totals                         9     4   1   0    6   7   0          38  165-100  47·23·30   12· 8· 5· 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
D Williams, L (2-4)            3     4   2   2    2   3   1   5.46   14   52-35   24· 4· 7    3· 2· 3· 1     44    -     1.01  -0.07
M Lincoln                      2     0   0   0    0   3   0   0.54    6   28-21   11· 3· 7    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.55   0.08
S Lowe                         1.2   3   3   2    3   1   0   7.92   10   47-25   16· 3· 6    3· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.35   0.04
J Beimel                       0     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.25    1    6-2     0· 0· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          3-1    3.12  -0.12
M Fetters                      1.1   0   0   0    1   2   0   1.32    5   27-16    9· 3· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          3-2    0.54  -0.09
S Sauerbeck                    1     1   0   0    1   0   0   2.40    4   12-6     6· 0· 0    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         9     8   5   4    8   9   1          40  172-105  66·13·26   10· 5· 7· 1          6-3

J Beimel faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Wagner (2).

IBB: S Lowe (2; L Berkman).

PO: M Fetters (2; L Berkman, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Wolf, 1B - Dan Iassogna, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Mike Winters.

Time of Game: 3:17.

Attendance: 20,202.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 12mph from Right to Left, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B Hunter             CF    1. C Hermansen          CF 
2. J Vizcaino           2B    2. P Reese              2B 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. B Giles              LF 
4. L Berkman            LF    4. A Rios               RF 
5. R Hidalgo            RF    5. C Wilson             1B 
6. M Ensberg            3B    6. J Kendall            C  
7. B Ausmus             C     7. R Mackowiak          3B 
8. J Lugo               SS    8. J Wilson             SS 
9. S Reynolds           P     9. D Williams           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   0  1-2  123  1  -15%  67% M Ensberg       S Lowe          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-C-1B; Berkman to 3B; Hidalgo to 2B
   t 2   1  0-1  123  3  -13%  56% B Hunter        D Williams      Line Drive Double Play: LF-C
   t 7   2  1-2  123  6   12%  83% L Berkman       J Beimel        Walk; Hunter Scores; Vizcaino to 3B; Bagwell to 2B
   t 7   2  1-3  123  6   11%  94% R Hidalgo       M Fetters       Berkman Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Vizcaino Scores; Bagwell Scores/unER; Berkman to 3B
   t 3   1  0-1  ---  2   11%  70% J Bagwell       D Williams      Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Williams facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  B Hunter        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   46%  J Vizcaino      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   47%  J Bagwell       Walk
   O      1--  5   45%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   42%  C Hermansen     Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      39%  P Reese         Hermansen Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   43%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   46%  B Giles         Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Hermansen to 3B
   O      --3  4   50%  A Rios          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Williams facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   56%  R Hidalgo       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   R      -2-  4   64%  M Ensberg       Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Hidalgo Scores
          1--  1   69%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Ensberg to 2B
          12-  5   75%  J Lugo          Walk; Ensberg to 3B; Ausmus to 2B
   O      123  3   69%  S Reynolds      Strikeout Looking
   OO     123  3   56%  B Hunter        Line Drive Double Play: LF-C
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Shane Reynolds facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   52%  C Wilson        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   56%  J Kendall       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   59%  R Mackowiak     Lineout: RF
   O      1--  6   61%  J Wilson        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Williams facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   59%  J Vizcaino      Flyball: RF
   R      ---  2   70%  J Bagwell       Home Run
   O      ---  3   68%  L Berkman       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   68%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Shane Reynolds facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   70%  D Williams      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   72%  C Hermansen     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   73%  P Reese         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Lincoln facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Lincoln replaces Dave Williams pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7   71%  M Ensberg       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   70%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   69%  J Lugo          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Shane Reynolds facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   64%  B Giles         Walk
   O      1--  5   67%  A Rios          Groundout: 2B-1B; Giles to 2B
   O      -2-  4   71%  C Wilson        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  4   75%  J Kendall       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Lincoln facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   74%  S Reynolds      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   72%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   71%  J Vizcaino      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Shane Reynolds facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   75%  R Mackowiak     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   69%  J Wilson        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Wilson to 2B
                  Adrian Brown pinch hits for Mike Lincoln batting 9th
   O      -2-  4   73%  A Brown         Groundout: P-1B; Wilson to 3B
          --3  6   71%  C Hermansen     Walk
   R      1-3      61%  P Reese         Wilson Steals Hm (uk-PR); Hermansen Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   66%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Sean Lowe facing 3-4-5
                  Sean Lowe replaces Adrian Brown pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   73%  J Bagwell       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-  4   75%  L Berkman       Intentional Walk
          12-  4   82%  R Hidalgo       Walk; Bagwell to 3B; Berkman to 2B
   OO     123  1   67%  M Ensberg       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-C-1B; Berkman to 3B; Hidalgo to 2B
   O      -23  6   61%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Shane Reynolds facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   65%  B Giles         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   67%  A Rios          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   69%  C Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Sean Lowe facing 8-9-1
   O      --- 12   67%  J Lugo          Popfly: 1B
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Shane Reynolds batting 9th
   O      ---  3   65%  D Ward          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  1   66%  B Hunter        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   69%  J Vizcaino      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Hunter to 3B
          1-3  6   71%  J Bagwell       Walk; Vizcaino to 2B
                  Joe Beimel replaces Sean Lowe pitching and batting 9th
   R      123  6   83%  L Berkman       Walk; Hunter Scores; Vizcaino to 3B; Bagwell to 2B
                  Mike Fetters replaces Craig Wilson pitching and batting 5th; Kevin Young replaces Joe Beimel playing 1B batting 9th
   RR     123      94%  R Hidalgo       Berkman Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Vizcaino Scores; Bagwell Scores/unER; Berkman to 3B
          --3  7   94%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  1   93%  M Ensberg       Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Octavio Dotel facing 6-7-8
                  Octavio Dotel replaces Morgan Ensberg pitching and batting 6th; Geoff Blum replaces Daryle Ward playing 3B batting 9th
          ---  6   90%  J Kendall       Walk
          1--  2   84%  R Mackowiak     Single to CF (Line Drive); Kendall to 2B
   O      12-  3   89%  J Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   93%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   96%  C Hermansen     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 1.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Mike Fetters facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   96%  B Ausmus        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   96%  J Lugo          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   96%  G Blum          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Octavio Dotel facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   97%  P Reese         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  3   98%  B Giles         Popfly: SS
          ---  3   97%  A Rios          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
                  Aramis Ramirez pinch hits for Mike Fetters batting 5th
   O      -2-  1   99%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 1.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Scott Sauerbeck facing 1-2-3
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Aramis Ramirez pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---  6   98%  B Hunter        Lineout: CF
          ---  1   99%  J Vizcaino      Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   99%  J Bagwell       Walk; Vizcaino to 2B
   OO     12-  1   98%  L Berkman       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Billy Wagner facing 6-7-8
                  Billy Wagner replaces Octavio Dotel pitching and batting 6th
          ---  7   96%  J Kendall       Walk
          1--      96%  R Mackowiak     Wild Pitch; Kendall to 2B
          -2-  7   91%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  5   96%  J Wilson        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  5   99%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
          12-  8   95%  C Hermansen     Walk; Kendall to 3B; Mackowiak to 2B
   O      123  7  100%  P Reese         Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation