Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 159
Played on Thursday, September 28, 2000 (N) at Three Rivers Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 2 10 1 PIT N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 3 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Spiers 2b 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 3 Bogar ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Bagwell 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 Hidalgo cf,rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 Alou rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Barker cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Berkman lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 Truby 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 Chavez c 3 0 2 0 0 1 6 0 Meluskey ph,c 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Lima p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ward ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Dotel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 2 10 2 2 4 26 9 FIELDING - E: Alou (6). BATTING - 2B: Berkman (27,off Silva). SH: Lima 2 (8,off Silva 2). SF: Spiers (2,off Silva). GDP: Bogar (15,off Silva). IBB: Meluskey (10,by Silva). Team LOB: 9.
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A A. Brown cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Benjamin 3b 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 4 Giles lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 Vander Wal 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 11 2 E. Brown rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 Kendall ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Morris 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 Osik c 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 Meares ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Silva p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 3 3 3 3 7 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Benjamin-Morris-Vander Wal. BATTING - HR: Giles (35,4th inning off Lima 0 on 2 out). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Kendall (22,2nd base off Franklin/Meluskey).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lima 8 1 1 1 1 6 1 27 Dotel L(3-7) 0.2 1 2 2 2 1 0 5 Franklin 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 8.2 3 3 3 3 7 1 33 Inherited Runners - Scored: Franklin 2-1. .
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Silva W(11-9) 9 10 2 2 2 4 0 38 IBB: Silva (7,Meluskey). Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Mark Wegner, 2B - Jim Reynolds, 3B - John Hirschbeck Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 17710 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Pittsburgh Pirates 1. Spiers 2b A. Brown cf 2. Bogar ss Benjamin 3b 3. Bagwell 1b Giles lf 4. Hidalgo cf Vander Wal 1b 5. Alou rf E. Brown rf 6. Berkman lf Morris 2b 7. Truby 3b Osik c 8. Chavez c Meares ss 9. Lima p Silva p ASTROS 1ST: Spiers singled to right; Bogar grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Spiers out at second]; Bagwell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: A. Brown grounded out (second to first); Benjamin struck out; Giles popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. ASTROS 2ND: Hidalgo was called out on strikes; Alou grounded out (third to first); Berkman singled to center; Truby flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Vander Wal flied to right; E. Brown was called out on strikes; Morris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. ASTROS 3RD: Chavez was called out on strikes; Lima popped to first in foul territory; Spiers lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Osik was called out on strikes; Meares grounded out (pitcher to first); Silva flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. ASTROS 4TH: Bogar grounded out (first unassisted); Bagwell walked; Hidalgo popped to first in foul territory; Alou singled to left [Bagwell to third]; Berkman flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: A. Brown lined to third; Benjamin popped to third in foul territory; Giles homered; 48th homer surrendered by Lima; new NL record; Vander Wal popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1. ASTROS 5TH: Truby singled to left; Chavez singled to center [Truby to second]; Lima out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Truby to third, Chavez to second]; Spiers hit a sacrifice fly to shortstop [Truby scored]; Bogar flied to right in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 1. PIRATES 5TH: E. Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); Morris grounded out (second to first); Osik struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 1. ASTROS 6TH: Bagwell grounded out (third to first); Hidalgo flied to center; Alou singled to center; Berkman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 1. PIRATES 6TH: Meares flied to center; Silva lined to center; A. Brown flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 1. ASTROS 7TH: Truby grounded out (shortstop to first); Chavez singled to center; Lima out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Chavez to second]; Spiers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 1. PIRATES 7TH: Benjamin struck out; Giles walked; Vander Wal reached on an error by Alou [Giles to second]; E. Brown struck out; Morris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 1. ASTROS 8TH: Bogar grounded out (shortstop to first); Bagwell grounded out (shortstop to first); Hidalgo singled to right; Alou flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 1. PIRATES 8TH: Osik grounded out (shortstop to first); Meares flied to center; Silva grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 1. ASTROS 9TH: Berkman doubled to center; Truby flied to right [Berkman to third]; MELUSKEY BATTED FOR CHAVEZ; Meluskey was walked intentionally; WARD BATTED FOR LIMA; Ward struck out; Spiers singled to left [Berkman scored, Meluskey to second]; Bogar popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 1. PIRATES 9TH: BARKER REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING CF); MELUSKEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); HIDALGO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); DOTEL REPLACED WARD (PITCHING); A. Brown struck out; Benjamin walked; Giles grounded out (third to first) [Benjamin to second]; Vander Wal walked; KENDALL BATTED FOR E. BROWN; Kendall singled to right [Benjamin scored, Vander Wal to third]; FRANKLIN REPLACED DOTEL (PITCHING); Kendall stole second; Morris singled to left [Vander Wal scored, Kendall to third]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 2 10 1 9 Pirates 3 3 0 4
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