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Pirates
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
September 17, 2000
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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 September 17, 2000 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 2000 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 17, 2000 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dan Serafini |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Scott Elarton |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 40,036 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Reliford 1B: Morris Hodges 2B: Tim Timmons 3B: Doug Eddings |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Adrian Brown | Center Fielder |
| Abraham Nunez | Shortstop |
| Brian Giles | Left Fielder |
| John Vander Wal | First Baseman |
| John Wehner | Third Baseman |
| Warren Morris | Second Baseman |
| Emil Brown | Right Fielder |
| Keith Osik | Catcher |
| Dan Serafini | Pitcher |
| Gene Lamont | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julio Lugo | Second Baseman |
| Mitch Meluskey | Catcher |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Richard Hidalgo | Center Fielder |
| Moises Alou | Right Fielder |
| Lance Berkman | Left Fielder |
| Chris Truby | Third Baseman |
| Tim Bogar | Shortstop |
| Scott Elarton | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
September 17, 2000
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Elarton
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Nunez vs. Elarton
Nunez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Elarton
Giles hits a fly ball into left field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Vander Wal vs. Elarton
Vander Wal hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wehner vs. Elarton
Wehner hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Serafini
Lugo bunts towards third. Wehner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Meluskey vs. Serafini
Meluskey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Serafini
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nunez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Elarton
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Elarton covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Elarton
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Osik vs. Elarton
Osik takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Serafini vs. Elarton
Serafini bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Elarton
Brown hits a popup towards short. Bogar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Serafini
Hidalgo hits a popup towards third. Wehner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Serafini
Alou hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Serafini
Berkman hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Truby vs. Serafini
Truby strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Nunez vs. Elarton
Nunez hits a popup towards short. Bogar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Elarton
Giles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vander Wal vs. Elarton
Vander Wal is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Serafini
Bogar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elarton vs. Serafini
Elarton bunts in front of the plate. Osik fields it and throws to first for the out. Bogar moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lugo vs. Serafini
Lugo hits a popup towards first. Vander Wal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Meluskey vs. Serafini
Meluskey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bogar scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Serafini
There's a wild pitch. Meluskey moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Serafini
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hidalgo vs. Serafini
Hidalgo hits a popup towards short. Nunez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wehner vs. Elarton
Wehner hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Hidalgo. Wehner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Morris vs. Elarton
Morris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wehner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Elarton
Brown hits a line drive towards third. Truby reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Osik vs. Elarton
Osik hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Wehner scores. Morris moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Serafini vs. Elarton
Serafini bunts towards third. Truby fields it and throws to first for the out. Morris moves to third. Osik moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Elarton
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Elarton covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Serafini
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Serafini
Berkman hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Truby vs. Serafini
Truby strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nunez vs. Elarton
Nunez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Elarton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Elarton
Giles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Vander Wal vs. Elarton
Vander Wal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Giles moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Wehner vs. Elarton
Wehner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morris vs. Elarton
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Serafini
Bogar hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vander Wal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Elarton vs. Serafini
Elarton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lugo vs. Serafini
Lugo hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Meluskey vs. Serafini
Meluskey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wehner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Elarton
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Truby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Osik vs. Elarton
Osik hits a ball on the ground towards third. Truby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Serafini vs. Elarton
Serafini hits a ball on the ground towards third. Truby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Serafini
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hidalgo vs. Serafini
Hidalgo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Giles. Hidalgo reaches second base with a double. Bagwell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Alou vs. Serafini
Alou hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Giles. Alou reaches second base with a double. Bagwell scores. Hidalgo scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Serafini
Berkman hits a popup towards short. Nunez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Truby vs. Serafini
Truby hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wehner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Bogar vs. Serafini
Bogar is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elarton vs. Wilkins
Marc Wilkins now pitching.
Elarton is hit by the pitch. Alou moves to third. Bogar moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Lugo vs. Wilkins
Lugo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Osik settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Elarton
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Elarton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nunez vs. Elarton
Nunez hits a fly ball into left field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Elarton
Giles is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Meluskey vs. Wilkins
Meluskey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Wilkins
Bagwell hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hidalgo vs. Wilkins
Hidalgo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Meluskey moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Alou vs. Wilkins
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Meluskey tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Wilkins
There goes Hidalgo. The throw from Osik and he is safe. Hidalgo steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Wilkins
Berkman strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Vander Wal vs. Elarton
Richard Hidalgo now playing left field. Glen Barker now playing center field.
Vander Wal hits a line drive towards first. Bagwell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wehner vs. Elarton
Wehner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Elarton
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lugo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Truby vs. Manzanillo
Josias Manzanillo now pitching. Mike Benjamin now playing second base.
Truby hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vander Wal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Manzanillo
Bogar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Manzanillo
Bill Spiers pinch hits for Scott Elarton.
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards second. Benjamin scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Dotel
Octavio Dotel now pitching.
Brown hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Meluskey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Osik vs. Dotel
Osik hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Benjamin vs. Dotel
Benjamin hits a fly ball into left field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Dotel
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Lugo fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/2000 -- Pittsburgh at Houston (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Brown A, cf 5 1 1 0 Lugo J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Nunez A, ss 4 1 1 2 Meluskey M, c 3 1 2 1
Giles B, lf 4 0 1 0 Bagwell J, 1b 2 1 0 0
Vander Wal J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hidalgo R, cf-lf 4 1 2 0
Wehner J, 3b 3 1 2 0 Alou M, rf 3 1 2 4
Morris W, 2b 4 0 1 0 Berkman L, lf 4 0 0 0
Manzanillo J, p 0 0 0 0 Barker G, cf 0 0 0 0
Brown E, rf 4 0 1 0 Truby C, 3b 4 0 0 0
Osik K, c 3 0 1 1 Bogar T, ss 3 1 2 0
Serafini D, p 2 0 0 0 Elarton S, p 1 0 1 0
Wilkins M, p 0 0 0 0 Spiers B, ph 1 0 0 0
Benjamin M, 2b 1 0 0 0 Dotel O, p 0 0 0 0
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34 3 8 3 29 5 9 5
Pittsburgh 200 100 000 -- 3
Houston 011 002 10x -- 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Serafini D (L) 5.2 7 4 4 3 2
Wilkins M 1.1 1 1 1 1 1
Manzanillo J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Elarton S (W) 8.0 7 3 3 2 3
Dotel O (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, Houston 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, Houston 7
2B -- Wehner J, Hidalgo R, Alou M
HR -- Nunez A, Alou M
SB -- Hidalgo R
SH -- Elarton S, Serafini D
SF -- Alou M
HBP -- by Wilkins M (Elarton S)
WP -- Serafini D
T -- 2:43
A -- 40036
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