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Wednesday, May 14, 2003 7:05PM
, PNC Park
Attendance: 11,730, Time of Game: 2:39
Astros
2
21-19
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 2½ GB
 at Pirates
3
16-24
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 7½ GB
W: Jeff D'Amico (3-4)
L: Wade Miller (1-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    2  7  0
Pirates         0  0  0   0  2  1   0  0  X    3  7  2

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Craig Biggio CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .262 .755 19 14 0.072 1.14 0.155 -0.082 1.0 2 0 2B
Geoff Blum 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .298 .763 15 10 -0.097 1.10 0.041 -0.138 -1.0 0 1 GDP
Jeff Bagwell 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .314 .960 15 7 -0.033 1.04 0.027 -0.060 -0.2 8 2 2B,IW
Jeff Kent 2B 4 1 1 2 0 3 .313 .926 21 14 -0.025 1.39 0.112 -0.136 0.5 2 4 HR
Lance Berkman LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .868 24 15 -0.095 1.50 0.032 -0.127 -1.1 0 0
Richard Hidalgo RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .306 .901 14 7 0.031 1.07 0.073 -0.041 0.1 1 1
Brad Ausmus C 2 0 1 0 0 0 .215 .584 8 5 0.017 1.00 0.037 -0.020 0.2 5 1
   Jose Vizcaino PH-SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .194 .478 5 4 -0.131 2.51 0.000 -0.131 -0.7 0 1
Adam Everett SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .799 8 7 -0.105 1.26 0.000 -0.105 -1.1 2 2 GDP
   Gregg Zaun PH-C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .278 .718 5 4 -0.091 1.75 0.000 -0.091 -0.4 3 0
Wade Miller P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .500 8 6 0.009 1.09 0.040 -0.031 0.1 1 0
   Peter Munro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brian Hunter PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .500 1 1 -0.009 0.33 0.000 -0.009 -0.1
   Nate Bland P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Brad Lidge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Orlando Merced PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .288 .793 6 3 -0.055 2.17 0.000 -0.055 -0.2
Team Totals 34 2 7 2 3 10 .206 .623 149 97 -0.512 1.29 0.517 -1.026 -2.8 24 13
2B: C Biggio (10, off J D'Amico); J Bagwell (6, off B Boehringer).
HR: J Kent (7, off B Boehringer; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
IBB: J Bagwell (1, by J D'Amico).
TB: J Kent 4; J Bagwell 2; C Biggio 2; B Ausmus; R Hidalgo; G Blum; W Miller.
GIDP: G Blum (3); A Everett (1).
RBI: J Kent 2 (28).
2-out RBI: J Kent 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Kent-A Everett-J Bagwell.
Outfield Assists: R Hidalgo (A Ramirez at 2nd base).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Kenny Lofton CF 2 1 2 2 1 0 .285 .740 15 8 0.224 0.93 0.284 -0.060 1.5 2 0 HR,SB,CS,SH
Jason Kendall C 2 0 0 0 1 2 .272 .769 22 9 0.015 0.67 0.035 -0.020 -0.2 9 1 HBP
Brian Giles LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .232 .822 12 8 -0.094 0.91 0.000 -0.094 -1.2 3 0
Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .219 .602 20 13 -0.079 0.73 0.000 -0.079 -1.0 3 1
Randall Simon 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .301 .770 13 8 0.010 0.63 0.044 -0.035 0.1 5 0
   Mike Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Reggie Sanders RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 .242 .742 17 13 -0.040 0.78 0.020 -0.060 -0.2 2 0
Jack Wilson SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 .255 .626 9 7 0.018 0.84 0.058 -0.040 0.6 1 2
Abraham Nunez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .204 .508 10 6 -0.087 0.94 0.000 -0.087 -1.4 1 4 GDP
Jeff D'Amico P 1 1 0 0 1 1 .182 .432 10 5 0.014 0.81 0.032 -0.018 0.1 0 0
   Craig Wilson PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .803 1 0 0.008 0.22 0.008 0.000 0.4 HBP
   Brian Boehringer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Scott Sauerbeck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Julian Tavarez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kevin Young 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 .586 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 27 3 7 3 3 8 .259 .745 129 77 -0.011 0.79 0.481 -0.493 -1.2 27 8
HR: K Lofton (3, off W Miller; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: K Lofton (1, off N Bland).
HBP: J Kendall (5, by W Miller); C Wilson (2, by N Bland).
TB: K Lofton 5; R Simon 2; J Wilson; A Ramirez; R Sanders.
GIDP: A Nunez (2).
RBI: K Lofton 2 (14); J Wilson (14).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Nunez-J Wilson-R Simon; A Ramirez-R Simon.
E: R Simon (2); A Ramirez (12).
Baserunning
SB: K Lofton (7, 2nd base off W Miller/B Ausmus).
CS: K Lofton (3, 2nd base by W Miller/B Ausmus).

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
Wade Miller, L (1-5) 5.1 7 3 3 3 5 1 5.40 25 96 55 34 7 14 10 6 2 0 44 -0.068 0.91 -0.8
Peter Munro 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.05 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.031 0.65 0.9
Nate Bland 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.84 4 15 9 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.014 0.30 0.5
Brad Lidge 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.54 3 17 12 6 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.033 0.42 0.5
Team Totals 8 7 3 3 3 8 1 3.38 33 129 77 46 11 20 14 6 2 0 44 2 0 0.010 1.29 1.2

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
Jeff D'Amico, W (3-4) 7 4 0 0 3 10 0 3.47 27 110 71 35 16 20 4 10 2 0 76 0.403 1.13 3.7
Brian Boehringer, H (7) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 9.77 4 15 11 7 0 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 -0.089 0.91 -1.6
Scott Sauerbeck 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.91 1 9 6 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.032 1.04 -0.1
Julian Tavarez, H (6) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.36 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0.059 3.06 0.2
Mike Williams, S (10) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.46 3 12 7 5 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.168 2.17 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 3 10 1 2.00 37 149 97 54 16 27 8 16 6 0 76 1 0 0.509 0.79 2.8
S Sauerbeck faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: N Bland (1; C Wilson); W Miller (5; J Kendall).
IBB: J D'Amico (3; J Bagwell).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jerry Meals, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - Chris Guccione.
Time of Game: 2:39.
Attendance: 11,730.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 67° F, Wind 9mph out to Leftfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Craig Biggio CF 1 Kenny Lofton CF
2 Geoff Blum 3B 2 Jason Kendall C
3 Jeff Bagwell 1B 3 Brian Giles LF
4 Jeff Kent 2B 4 Aramis Ramirez 3B
5 Lance Berkman LF 5 Randall Simon 1B
6 Richard Hidalgo RF 6 Reggie Sanders RF
7 Brad Ausmus C 7 Jack Wilson SS
8 Adam Everett SS 8 Abraham Nunez 2B
9 Wade Miller P 9 Jeff D'Amico P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR PIT K. Lofton W. Miller 22% 79% Home Run (Fly Ball); D'Amico Scores
t3 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  HOU C. Biggio J. D'Amico -11% 35% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Miller to 3B
t8 0-3 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  RR HOU J. Kent B. Boehringer -11% 84% Home Run (Fly Ball); Bagwell Scores
t8 2-3 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Vizcaino J. Tavarez 11% 86% Lineout: LF
t2 0-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  OO HOU A. Everett J. D'Amico 9% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B

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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' Jeff D'Amico facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Biggio J. D'Amico 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU G. Blum J. D'Amico -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Bagwell J. D'Amico 3% 53% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Kent J. D'Amico 2% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Wade Miller facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT K. Lofton W. Miller 3% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Kendall W. Miller -6% 53% Lofton Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B-2B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT J. Kendall W. Miller 2% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT B. Giles W. Miller -3% 52% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Ramirez W. Miller -2% 50% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jeff D'Amico facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU L. Berkman J. D'Amico 2% 52% Popfly: 3B
t2 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU R. Hidalgo J. D'Amico -3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  HOU B. Ausmus J. D'Amico -4% 46% Single to RF (Line Drive); Hidalgo to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  OO HOU A. Everett J. D'Amico 9% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Wade Miller facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT R. Simon W. Miller -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT R. Sanders W. Miller -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Wilson W. Miller -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jeff D'Amico facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU W. Miller J. D'Amico -4% 46% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to LF Line)
t3 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  HOU C. Biggio J. D'Amico -11% 35% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Miller to 3B
t3 0-0 0 -23 8,(1-2)  O HOU G. Blum J. D'Amico 6% 41% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-0 1 -23 4,(3-0)  HOU J. Bagwell J. D'Amico -1% 39% Intentional Walk
t3 0-0 1 123 7,(3-2)  O HOU J. Kent J. D'Amico 8% 47% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-0 2 123 5,(2-2)  O HOU L. Berkman J. D'Amico 8% 56% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Wade Miller facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT A. Nunez W. Miller -3% 53% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. D'Amico W. Miller -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT K. Lofton W. Miller 1% 53% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
b3 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  PIT J. Kendall W. Miller 1% 54% Lofton Steals 2B
b3 0-0 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  PIT J. Kendall W. Miller 1% 55% Hit By Pitch
b3 0-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT B. Giles W. Miller -5% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jeff D'Amico facing 6-7-8
t4 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU R. Hidalgo J. D'Amico 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t4 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU B. Ausmus J. D'Amico 2% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-0 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O HOU A. Everett J. D'Amico 1% 56% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Wade Miller facing 4-5-6
b4 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. Ramirez W. Miller -3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT R. Simon W. Miller 3% 56% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B)
b4 0-0 1 1-- 8,(2-2)  O PIT R. Sanders W. Miller -3% 53% Strikeout Looking
b4 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Wilson W. Miller -3% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jeff D'Amico facing 9-1-2
t5 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU W. Miller J. D'Amico 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Biggio J. D'Amico 2% 55% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t5 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU G. Blum J. D'Amico -2% 54% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t5 0-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell J. D'Amico 3% 57% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Wade Miller facing 8-9-1
b5 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT A. Nunez W. Miller -3% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT J. D'Amico W. Miller 3% 57% Walk
b5 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR PIT K. Lofton W. Miller 22% 79% Home Run (Fly Ball); D'Amico Scores
b5 2-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Kendall W. Miller -1% 78% Strikeout Swinging
b5 2-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT B. Giles W. Miller -1% 78% Groundout: 1B-P
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 2.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Jeff D'Amico facing 4-5-6
t6 0-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Kent J. D'Amico 3% 81% Strikeout Swinging
t6 0-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU L. Berkman J. D'Amico 2% 83% Flyball: RF
t6 0-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo J. D'Amico 1% 84% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Wade Miller facing 4-5-6
b6 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT A. Ramirez W. Miller -1% 83% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Ramirez out at 2B/RF-SS
b6 2-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  PIT R. Simon W. Miller 1% 84% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b6 2-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT R. Sanders W. Miller 2% 86% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Simon to 2B
b6 2-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  R PIT J. Wilson W. Miller 6% 92% Single to CF (Line Drive); Simon Scores; Sanders to 2B
Peter Munro replaces Wade Miller pitching and batting 9th
b6 3-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO PIT A. Nunez P. Munro -3% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 3.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Jeff D'Amico facing 7-8-9
Jose Vizcaino pinch hits for Brad Ausmus (C) batting 7th
t7 0-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Vizcaino J. D'Amico 2% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
Gregg Zaun pinch hits for Adam Everett (SS) batting 8th
t7 0-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU G. Zaun J. D'Amico 2% 93% Strikeout Swinging
Brian Hunter pinch hits for Peter Munro (P) batting 9th
t7 0-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Hunter J. D'Amico 1% 94% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Nate Bland facing 9-1-2
Nate Bland replaces Brian Hunter (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Gregg Zaun moves from PH to C
Jose Vizcaino moves from PH to SS
Craig Wilson pinch hits for Jeff D'Amico (P) batting 9th
b7 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT C. Wilson N. Bland 1% 95% Hit By Pitch
b7 3-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PIT K. Lofton N. Bland -0% 95% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Wilson to 2B
b7 3-0 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  O PIT J. Kendall N. Bland -1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b7 3-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O PIT B. Giles N. Bland -1% 93% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 3.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Brian Boehringer facing 1-2-3
Brian Boehringer replaces Craig Wilson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 0-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU C. Biggio B. Boehringer -4% 88% Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B); Biggio to 1B
t8 0-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO HOU G. Blum B. Boehringer 8% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t8 0-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  HOU J. Bagwell B. Boehringer -2% 95% Double to RF (Line Drive)
t8 0-3 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  RR HOU J. Kent B. Boehringer -11% 84% Home Run (Fly Ball); Bagwell Scores
Scott Sauerbeck replaces Brian Boehringer pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-3 2 --- 9,(3-2)  HOU L. Berkman S. Sauerbeck -3% 81% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
Julian Tavarez replaces Scott Sauerbeck pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-3 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  HOU R. Hidalgo J. Tavarez -5% 76% Single to CF (Line Drive); Berkman to 2B
t8 2-3 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Vizcaino J. Tavarez 11% 86% Lineout: LF
2 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Astros' Brad Lidge facing 4-5-6
Brad Lidge replaces Nate Bland pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-2 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O PIT A. Ramirez B. Lidge -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 3-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT R. Simon B. Lidge -1% 84% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8 3-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT R. Sanders B. Lidge -1% 83% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 3.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Pirates' Mike Williams facing 8-9-1
Mike Williams replaces Randall Simon (1B) pitching and batting 5th
Kevin Young replaces Julian Tavarez (P) playing 1B batting 9th
t9 2-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU G. Zaun M. Williams 8% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
Orlando Merced pinch hits for Brad Lidge (P) batting 9th
t9 2-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU O. Merced M. Williams 6% 96% Flyball: LF
t9 2-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU C. Biggio M. Williams 4% 100% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 3.

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  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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