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Retrosheet Boxscore: Houston Astros 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

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Houston Astros 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

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Game Played on Wednesday, May 18, 1988 (N) at Astrodome

PIT N    0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
HOU N    1  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  x  -   4 10  0
BATTING
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bonds lf                      5   0   0   0       0   3       2   0
Lind 2b                       4   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Van Slyke cf                  4   0   0   0       0   2       1   0
Bonilla 3b                    2   2   1   0       2   0       1   2
Bream 1b                      3   0   2   0       1   0       7   3
  Gott p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Reynolds rf                   4   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
LaValliere c                  2   0   0   2       0   0       4   2
  Ortiz ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Belliard ss                   2   0   1   0       0   0       1   1
  Fermin pr,ss                0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Milligan ph                 1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Drabek p                      2   0   1   0       0   0       1   1
  Cangelosi ph                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Robinson p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Diaz 1b                     1   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Totals                       31   2   7   2       3   6      24  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Bream-Drabek, Bream-Belliard.
E: LaValliere (3).
BATTING - 
SH: Cangelosi (1,off Andujar).
SF: LaValliere (1,off Ryan).
HBP: Belliard (2,by Ryan).
GDP: LaValliere (3,off Ryan).
Team LOB: 8.
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Young cf                      3   1   2   0       1   0       1   0
Hatcher lf                    4   1   1   0       0   0       4   0
Walling 3b                    4   1   1   2       0   0       1   2
Davis 1b                      4   0   2   0       0   0       8   2
Bass rf                       2   0   0   0       1   0       2   0
Ashby c                       4   0   1   2       0   3       6   0
Pankovits 2b                  4   0   0   0       0   1       1   4
Ramirez ss                    2   0   1   0       0   0       3   1
Ryan p                        2   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Andujar p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Puhl ph                     1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Agosto p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Smith p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   4  10   4       2   4      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Pankovits-Ramirez-Davis.
BATTING - 
HBP: Bass (2,by Drabek); Ramirez (2,by Robinson).
GDP: Young (3,off Drabek); Ryan (1,off Drabek).
IBB: Bass (3,by Drabek).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Young (25,2nd base off Drabek/LaValliere).
CS: Ramirez (1,2nd base by Robinson/LaValliere).
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Drabek L(4-3)                 6     8   3   3   1   2   0  25
Robinson                      1     2   1   1   1   0   0   6
Gott                          1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Totals                        8    10   4   4   2   4   0  34
HBP: Drabek (3,Bass); Robinson (1,Ramirez).
IBB: Drabek (2,Bass).
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ryan W(4-2)                   6     4   2   2   3   2   0  25
Andujar                       1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Agosto                        1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Smith SV(8)                   1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4
Totals                        9     7   2   2   3   6   0  37
Agosto faced 1 batter in the 9th inning
BK: Ryan (2).
HBP: Ryan (4,Belliard).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Smith 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Frank Pulli
Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 19259
Starting Lineups:

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Astros           
1. Bonds               lf        Young               cf
2. Lind                2b        Hatcher             lf
3. Van Slyke           cf        Walling             3b
4. Bonilla             3b        Davis               1b
5. Bream               1b        Bass                rf
6. Reynolds            rf        Ashby               c
7. LaValliere          c         Pankovits           2b
8. Belliard            ss        Ramirez             ss
9. Drabek              p         Ryan                p

PIRATES 1ST: Bonds popped to shortstop; Lind lined to right; Van
Slyke popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros
0.

ASTROS 1ST: Young singled to center; Young stole second [Young
to third (error by LaValliere)]; Hatcher flied to center;
Walling grounded out (second to first) [Young scored]; Davis
singled to center; Bass forced Davis (shortstop to second); 1 R,
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Bonilla walked; Bream walked [Bonilla to second];
Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted) [Bonilla to third,
Bream to second]; LaValliere grounded out (first unassisted)
[Bonilla scored, Bream to third]; Belliard grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Ashby struck out; Pankovits flied to right; Ramirez
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Drabek singled to center; Bonds struck out; Lind
flied to right; Van Slyke grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Ryan singled to left; Young grounded into a double
play (first to pitcher) [Ryan out at second]; Hatcher grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Bonilla walked; Bream singled to left [Bonilla to
second]; Reynolds lined to center [Bonilla to third]; LaValliere
out on a sacrifice fly to left [Bonilla scored]; Ryan balked
[Bream to second]; Belliard was hit by a pitch; Drabek grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros
1.

ASTROS 4TH: Walling flied to right; Davis lined to left; Bass
was hit by a pitch; Ashby was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Bonds grounded out (second to first); Lind grounded
out (third to first); Van Slyke was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Pankovits flied to left; Ramirez singled to
shortstop; On a bunt Ryan grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop) [Ramirez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Pirates 2, Astros 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Bonilla singled to third; Bream singled to center
[Bonilla to second]; Reynolds flied to left; LaValliere grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bream out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Young singled to center; Hatcher singled to left
[Young to second]; On a bunt Walling forced Young (catcher to
third) [Hatcher to second]; Davis singled to center [Hatcher to
third, Walling to second]; Davis was picked off first (pitcher
to first); Bass was walked intentionally; Ashby singled to
center [Hatcher scored, Walling scored, Bass to third];
Pankovits grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Pirates 2, Astros 3.

PIRATES 7TH: ANDUJAR REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Belliard singled
to center; FERMIN RAN FOR BELLIARD; CANGELOSI BATTED FOR DRABEK;
Cangelosi out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Fermin to
second]; Bonds struck out; Lind lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: FERMIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); ROBINSON
REPLACED CANGELOSI (PITCHING); Ramirez was hit by a pitch; PUHL
BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Ramirez was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Puhl singled to center; Young walked [Puhl to
second]; Hatcher forced Young (first to shortstop) [Puhl to
third, Hatcher to first]; Walling singled to center [Puhl
scored, Hatcher to third]; Davis grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros 4.

PIRATES 8TH: AGOSTO REPLACED PUHL (PITCHING); Van Slyke struck
out; Bonilla lined to shortstop; Bream grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: GOTT REPLACED BREAM (PITCHING); DIAZ REPLACED
ROBINSON (PLAYING 1B); Bass grounded out (second to first);
Ashby struck out; Pankovits struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Pirates 2, Astros 4.

PIRATES 9TH: Reynolds singled to right; SMITH REPLACED AGOSTO
(PITCHING); ORTIZ BATTED FOR LAVALLIERE; Ortiz flied to left;
MILLIGAN BATTED FOR FERMIN; Milligan singled to left [Reynolds
to second]; Diaz struck out; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Pirates          2   7   1    8
 Astros           4  10   0    6
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