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Pirates
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
April 8, 2001
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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 April 8, 2001 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 8, 2001 |
|---|---|
| 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 | April 8, 2001 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Beimel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Scott Elarton |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 30,174 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Winters 1B: Ted Barrett 2B: Alfonso Marquez 3B: Steve Rippley |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Adrian Brown | Center Fielder |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| John Vander Wal | First Baseman |
| Brian Giles | Left Fielder |
| Aramis Ramirez | Third Baseman |
| Enrique Wilson | Shortstop |
| Pat Meares | Second Baseman |
| Keith Osik | Catcher |
| Joe Beimel | Pitcher |
| Lloyd McClendon | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julio Lugo | Shortstop |
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Richard Hidalgo | Right Fielder |
| Lance Berkman | Left Fielder |
| Chris Truby | Third Baseman |
| Tony Eusebio | Catcher |
| Glen Barker | Center Fielder |
| Scott Elarton | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
April 8, 2001
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Elarton
Brown hits a line drive into left field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Elarton
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Vander Wal vs. Elarton
Vander Wal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Elarton
Giles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berkman. Giles reaches second base with a double. Vander Wal goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Elarton
Ramirez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Elarton
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Beimel
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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Beimel
Biggio hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Beimel
Bagwell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Beimel
Hidalgo is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Elarton
Meares hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Osik vs. Elarton
Osik strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Beimel vs. Elarton
Beimel is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Beimel
Berkman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Truby vs. Beimel
Truby strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Eusebio vs. Beimel
Eusebio hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Barker vs. Beimel
Beimel fires to first and has Berkman trapped. There's the throw to Meares who tags Berkman for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Elarton
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Elarton
There goes Brown. The throw from Eusebio and he is safe. Brown steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Elarton
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Vander Wal vs. Elarton
Vander Wal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brown scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Elarton
Giles hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Vander Wal moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Ramirez vs. Elarton
Ramirez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Elarton
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Elarton
Meares hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Osik vs. Elarton
Osik hits a fly ball into right field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barker vs. Beimel
Barker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Vizcaino vs. Beimel
Jose Vizcaino pinch hits for Scott Elarton.
Vizcaino takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lugo vs. Beimel
Lugo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vizcaino moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Biggio vs. Beimel
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vander Wal fields it and throws to second for the out. Vizcaino moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Bagwell vs. Beimel
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Vizcaino scores. Biggio moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hidalgo vs. Beimel
Hidalgo hits a popup towards short. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Beimel vs. Linebrink
Scott Linebrink now pitching.
Beimel hits a popup towards short. Lugo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Linebrink
Brown hits a popup towards short. Lugo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Linebrink
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Barker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Beimel
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Truby vs. Beimel
Truby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Beimel
Eusebio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Barker vs. Beimel
Barker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Eusebio moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Beimel
Charlie Hayes pinch hits for Scott Linebrink.
Hayes strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vander Wal vs. Cruz
Nelson Cruz now pitching.
Vander Wal strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Cruz
Giles 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, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Cruz
Ramirez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Cruz
Wilson 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
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 8 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Beimel
Lugo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez juggles the ball. That's an error on Ramirez. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Beimel
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Beimel
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hidalgo vs. Beimel
Hidalgo hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 8 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Cruz
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lugo. Meares moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Osik vs. Cruz
Osik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Meares moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Nunez vs. Cruz
Abraham Nunez pinch hits for Joe Beimel.
Nunez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Meares scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Cruz
Cruz fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Cruz. Nunez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Cruz
Nunez is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Cruz
Brown hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Cruz
There goes Brown. The throw from Eusebio and he is out, Biggio applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Taylor
Billy Taylor now pitching.
Berkman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Truby vs. Taylor
Truby hits a popup towards short. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Eusebio vs. Taylor
Eusebio strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Barker vs. Taylor
Barker hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Cruz
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vander Wal vs. Cruz
Vander Wal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Giles vs. Franklin
Wayne Franklin now pitching. Richard Hidalgo now playing center field. Orlando Merced now playing right field.
Giles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Ramirez vs. Franklin
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Franklin
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Taylor
Merced hits a line drive towards third. Ramirez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Taylor
Lugo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Taylor
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Taylor
Bagwell is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 9 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Franklin
Meares hits a line drive into left field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Osik vs. Franklin
Osik 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, 9 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wehner vs. Franklin
John Wehner pinch hits for Billy Taylor.
Wehner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Franklin
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 9 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Silva
Jose Silva now pitching.
Hidalgo hits a popup towards first. Vander Wal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Silva
Berkman strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Truby vs. Silva
Truby hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 9 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wagner
Billy Wagner now pitching.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vander Wal vs. Wagner
Vander Wal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Truby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Wagner
Emil Brown pinch hits for Brian Giles.
Brown strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 9 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Silva
Emil Brown now playing left field.
Eusebio strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Silva
Bill Spiers pinch hits for Billy Wagner.
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Silva
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/8/2001 -- Pittsburgh at Houston (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Brown A, cf 5 1 2 0 Lugo J, ss 4 1 2 1
Bell D, rf 4 0 0 0 Biggio C, 2b 4 0 0 0
Vander Wal J, 1b 4 2 2 1 Bagwell J, 1b 3 1 2 2
Giles B, lf 4 2 2 1 Hidalgo R, rf-cf 4 0 0 0
Brown E, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Berkman L, lf 4 0 2 0
Ramirez A, 3b 3 3 3 6 Truby C, 3b 4 0 0 0
Wilson E, ss 4 0 0 0 Eusebio T, c 3 0 0 0
Meares P, 2b 4 1 1 0 Barker G, cf 3 0 1 0
Osik K, c 4 0 0 0 Franklin W, p 0 0 0 0
Beimel J, p 2 0 0 0 Wagner B, p 0 0 0 0
Nunez A, ph 1 0 1 1 Spiers B, ph 1 0 0 0
Taylor B, p 0 0 0 0 Elarton S, p 0 0 0 0
Wehner J, ph 1 0 1 0 Vizcaino J, ph 0 1 0 0
Silva J, p 0 0 0 0 Linebrink S, p 0 0 0 0
Hayes C, ph 1 0 0 0
Cruz N, p 0 0 0 0
Merced O, rf 2 0 0 0
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37 9 12 9 33 3 7 3
Pittsburgh 304 011 000 -- 9
Houston 101 000 100 -- 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Beimel J (W) 5.0 5 2 2 3 3
Taylor B 2.0 2 1 1 0 3
Silva J 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Elarton S (L) 3.0 7 7 7 1 3
Linebrink S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Cruz N* 2.0 4 2 1 1 1
Franklin W 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Wagner B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Ramirez A, Lugo J, Cruz N
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Houston 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 4, Houston 6
2B -- Giles B
HR -- Ramirez A 3, Bagwell J, Lugo J
SB -- Brown A
CS -- Berkman L, Brown A
T -- 2:47
A -- 30174
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