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Pirates
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 22, 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 August 22, 1996 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 22, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 22, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Esteban Loaiza |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Doug Drabek |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 14,899 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Hohn 1B: Scott Potter 2B: Ed Rapuano 3B: Gerry Davis |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Kingery | Center Fielder |
| Al Martin | Left Fielder |
| Jeff King | Second Baseman |
| Dave Clark | Right Fielder |
| Mark Johnson | First Baseman |
| Charlie Hayes | Third Baseman |
| Jay Bell | Shortstop |
| Jason Kendall | Catcher |
| Esteban Loaiza | Pitcher |
| Jim Leyland | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| John Cangelosi | Left Fielder |
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Bill Spiers | Third Baseman |
| Tony Eusebio | Catcher |
| Brian Hunter | Center Fielder |
| Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Doug Drabek | Pitcher |
| Terry Collins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 22, 1996
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kingery vs. Drabek
Kingery hits a fly ball into left field. Cangelosi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Drabek
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Drabek
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cangelosi vs. Loaiza
Cangelosi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. King scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Loaiza
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Loaiza
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Drabek
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Drabek covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Drabek
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Drabek
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Loaiza
Bell hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Loaiza
Spiers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Eusebio vs. Loaiza
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Loaiza
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Loaiza
Gutierrez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Drabek vs. Loaiza
Drabek strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Drabek
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Drabek
Kendall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Loaiza vs. Drabek
Loaiza bunts towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to third. Kendall moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kingery vs. Drabek
Kingery hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bell tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Drabek
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cangelosi vs. Loaiza
Cangelosi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Loaiza
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. King fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cangelosi moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bagwell vs. Loaiza
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. King fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Cangelosi moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Loaiza
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Spiers vs. Loaiza
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards second base. King fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Drabek
King is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Drabek
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Drabek covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Drabek
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hunter. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Drabek
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Drabek
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Loaiza
Eusebio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kingery. Eusebio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Loaiza
Hunter hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. King reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Gutierrez vs. Loaiza
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Eusebio moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Drabek vs. Loaiza
Drabek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Eusebio scores. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Cangelosi vs. Loaiza
Cangelosi hits a line drive into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Biggio vs. Loaiza
Biggio takes first base on ball four. Gutierrez moves to third. Drabek moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Bagwell vs. Loaiza
Bagwell hits a line drive into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Drabek
Kendall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cangelosi. Kendall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Loaiza vs. Drabek
Loaiza bunts towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. Kendall moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Kingery vs. Drabek
Kingery hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Martin vs. Drabek
Martin bunts towards the mound. Drabek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Loaiza
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Loaiza
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Loaiza covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Loaiza
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Drabek
King hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Drabek
Clark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cangelosi. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Drabek
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Hayes vs. Drabek
Hayes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clark scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Drabek
Bell hits a line drive towards the mound. Drabek can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Kendall vs. Darwin
Danny Darwin now pitching.
Kendall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hayes scores. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Liriano vs. Darwin
Nelson Liriano pinch hits for Esteban Loaiza.
Liriano hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Liriano for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Cordova
Francisco Cordova now pitching.
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. King scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Cordova
Gutierrez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Cordova
Darwin is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kingery vs. Darwin
Kingery hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Darwin
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
King vs. Darwin
Darwin fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Darwin. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
King vs. Darwin
King hits a line drive into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Martin tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Darwin
Clark hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Biggio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cangelosi vs. Cordova
Cangelosi hits a fly ball into center field. Kingery settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Cordova
Biggio hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Cordova
Bagwell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Cordova
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Cordova
Spiers hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Cordova
Eusebio strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Darwin
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Cangelosi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Darwin
Hayes hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Darwin
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bell for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Wilkins
Marc Wilkins now pitching. John Wehner now playing third base.
Hunter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Wilkins
Gutierrez bunts towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gutierrez for the out. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
May vs. Wilkins
Derrick May pinch hits for Danny Darwin.
May strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Cangelosi vs. Wilkins
Cangelosi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Biggio vs. Wilkins
Hunter is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Wagner
Billy Wagner now pitching. Kirt Manwaring now catching.
Kendall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Wehner vs. Wagner
Wehner bunts towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Biggio covering, for the out. Kendall moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Allensworth vs. Wagner
Jermaine Allensworth pinch hits for Mike Kingery.
Allensworth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Morman
Alvin Morman now pitching.
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell fields the ball and throws to Morman covering. Safe. Kendall moves to third. Allensworth moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
King vs. Hernandez
Xavier Hernandez now pitching.
King hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hernandez
Clark hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Hunter. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Hernandez
Johnson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Neagle vs. Hernandez
Denny Neagle pinch hits for Marc Wilkins.
Neagle bunts towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. Clark moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Hernandez
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 8 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Ericks
John Ericks now pitching. Jermaine Allensworth now playing center field.
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Ericks
Bagwell hits a line drive into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ericks
Bell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Ericks
Spiers strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/22/1996 -- Pittsburgh at Houston (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Kingery M, cf 3 0 0 1 Cangelosi J, lf 4 0 1 0
Allensworth J, ph-cf 0 1 0 0 Biggio C, 2b 4 1 2 1
Martin A, lf 3 2 1 0 Bagwell J, 1b 5 1 1 1
King J, 2b 4 1 1 5 Bell D, rf 4 2 2 2
Clark D, rf 5 1 2 0 Spiers B, 3b 4 1 1 1
Johnson M, 1b 4 0 1 0 Eusebio T, c 4 1 1 0
Hayes C, 3b 3 1 1 1 Manwaring K, c 0 0 0 0
Wilkins M, p 0 0 0 0 Hunter B, cf 4 0 2 0
Neagle D, ph 0 0 0 0 Gutierrez R, ss 3 0 2 0
Ericks J, p 0 0 0 0 Drabek D, p 2 0 1 1
Bell J, ss 5 1 2 0 Darwin D, p 1 0 0 0
Kendall J, c 3 1 3 1 May D, ph 1 0 0 0
Loaiza E, p 0 0 0 0 Wagner B, p 0 0 0 0
Liriano N, ph 1 0 0 0 Morman A, p 0 0 0 0
Cordova F, p 0 0 0 0 Hernandez X, p 0 0 0 0
Wehner J, 3b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 8 11 8 36 6 13 6
Pittsburgh 001 002 104 -- 8
Houston 010 100 301 -- 6
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Loaiza E 5.0 8 2 2 3 2
Cordova F 2.0 3 3 3 0 4
Wilkins M (W) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Ericks J (S) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek D 5.2 7 3 3 2 2
Darwin D 2.1 1 1 0 1 0
Wagner B (L) 0.1 0 2 2 2 0
Morman A* 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Hernandez X 0.2 2 1 1 1 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Darwin D
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, Houston 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, Houston 8
2B -- Johnson M, Eusebio T, Kendall J, Clark D 2
HR -- Bell D 2, Biggio C, Bagwell J, Spiers B, King J
CS -- Hunter B
SH -- Loaiza E 2, Gutierrez R, Wehner J, Neagle D
SF -- Kingery M, King J
T -- 3:20
A -- 14899
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