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Pirates 2 @ Astros 1
Astrodome
May 18, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 18, 1996 at Astrodome. The home team Astros were bested by the visiting Pirates with a score of 2 to 1.

Game Summary

DateMay 18, 1996 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 2 H: 6 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 2
Hits: 6
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Houston Astros
R: 1 H: 3 E: 2 LOB: 4
Runs: 1
Hits: 3
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 4
Winning Pitcher—Francisco Cordova  
Losing Pitcher—Anthony Young  
Save—Dan Plesac  
Game Winning RBI—Jason Kendall 

Game Info

DateMay 18, 1996 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / NightN 
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamHouston Astros 
Visiting Starting PitcherDanny Darwin  
Home Starting PitcherDarryl Kile  
BallparkAstrodome 
CityHouston 
StateTX 
Attendance21,010 
Time of Game3 hours 10 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Paul Runge
1B: Bruce Dreckman
2B: Joe West
3B: Jeff Kellogg

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Carlos Garcia  Second Baseman 
Al Martin  Center Fielder 
Jeff King  First Baseman 
Dave Clark  Left Fielder 
Jay Bell  Shortstop 
Orlando Merced  Right Fielder 
Charlie Hayes  Third Baseman 
Jason Kendall  Catcher 
Danny Darwin  Pitcher 
Jim Leyland  Manager 

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Brian Hunter  Center Fielder 
Craig Biggio  Second Baseman 
Jeff Bagwell  First Baseman 
Derek Bell  Right Fielder 
Sean Berry  Third Baseman 
Rick Wilkins  Catcher 
James Mouton  Left Fielder 
Ricky Gutierrez  Shortstop 
Darryl Kile  Pitcher 
Terry Collins  Manager 

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Pirates 2 @ Astros 1
Astrodome
May 18, 1996

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         Game of 5/18/1996 -- Pittsburgh at Houston (N)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
Garcia C, 2b          5  0  0  0   Hunter B, cf          4  0  0  0   
Martin A, cf-lf       4  0  1  0   Hernandez X, p        0  0  0  0   
King J, 1b-3b         4  0  0  0   Spiers B, 3b          1  0  0  0   
Clark D, lf           3  0  1  0   Biggio C, 2b          4  0  0  0   
Wehner J, pr-lf       0  0  0  0   Bagwell J, 1b         4  0  1  0   
Cummings M, ph-cf     1  0  0  0   Bell D, rf            4  0  0  0   
Bell J, ss            4  2  1  0   Berry S, 3b           4  1  1  1   
Merced O, rf          4  0  1  1   Morman A, p           0  0  0  0   
Hayes C, 3b           4  0  1  0   Young A, p            0  0  0  0   
Cordova F, p          0  0  0  0   Miller O, ss          0  0  0  0   
Kingery M, ph         1  0  0  0   Wilkins R, c          4  0  1  0   
Plesac D, p           0  0  0  0   Mouton J, lf-cf       4  0  0  0   
Kendall J, c          5  0  1  1   Gutierrez R, ss       4  0  0  0   
Darwin D, p           2  0  0  0   Jones T, p            0  0  0  0   
Liriano N, ph         1  0  0  0   Kile D, p             2  0  0  0   
Miceli D, p           0  0  0  0   Cangelosi J, ph-lf    1  0  0  0   
Johnson M, 1b         2  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  2  6  2                        36  1  3  1

Pittsburgh       000 000 100 01 --  2
Houston          010 000 000 00 --  1

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Darwin D              6.0  3  1  1  0  6
Miceli D              2.0  0  0  0  1  3
Cordova F (W)         2.0  0  0  0  0  2
Plesac D (S)          1.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kile D                8.0  4  1  1  1  8
Hernandez X           1.2  1  0  0  1  2
Morman A*             0.0  0  0  0  1  0
Young A (L)+          0.1  0  1  1  2  0
Jones T               1.0  1  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 10th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 11th

E -- Biggio C, Wilkins R
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, Houston 4
2B -- Wilkins R, Bell J, Merced O
HR -- Berry S
SB -- Martin A, Bagwell J, Cangelosi J, Bell J
HBP -- by Darwin D (Biggio C)
PB -- Wilkins R
T -- 3:10
A -- 21010

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