BATTING - 2B: Drabek (2,off Williams); Bonds (20,off Murphy).
HR: King (8,6th inning off Williams 0 on 0 out).
SF: King (2,off Hernandez).
Team LOB: 8.
Starting Lineups:
Pittsburgh Pirates Houston Astros
1. A. Cole rf Biggio 2b
2. Bell ss Finley cf
3. Van Slyke cf Riles 1b
4. Bonds lf Anthony rf
5. Merced 1b Caminiti 3b
6. King 3b Incaviglia lf
7. LaValliere c Candaele ss
8. Lind 2b Taubensee c
9. Drabek p Williams p
PIRATES 1ST: A. Cole flied to center; Bell walked; Van Slyke
walked [Bell to second]; Bonds singled to center [Bell scored,
Van Slyke to second]; Merced grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Van Slyke to third, Bonds to second]; King popped to third; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 1ST: Biggio singled; Biggio was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Finley singled; Riles grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Finley to second]; Anthony grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.
PIRATES 2ND: LaValliere lined to left; Lind flied to center;
Drabek doubled to left; A. Cole struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Caminiti popped to second; Incaviglia popped to
third; Candaele flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1,
Astros 0.
PIRATES 3RD: Bell walked; Van Slyke flied to left; Bonds singled
to right [Bell to second]; Merced flied to right; King forced
Bonds (third to second) [King to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Taubensee popped to third; Williams popped to
shortstop; Biggio grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.
PIRATES 4TH: LaValliere grounded out (first to pitcher); Lind
popped to second; Drabek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 4TH: Finley struck out; Riles flied to right; Anthony
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.
PIRATES 5TH: A. Cole grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell
flied to left; Van Slyke singled to center; Bonds walked [Van
Slyke to second]; Merced forced Bonds (second to shortstop)
[Merced to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 5TH: Caminiti singled to first; Incaviglia flied to
center; Candaele grounded out (first to pitcher) [Caminiti to
second]; Taubensee flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates
1, Astros 0.
PIRATES 6TH: King homered to left; LaValliere lined to
shortstop; Lind flied to left; Drabek struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 0.
ASTROS 6TH: YOUNG BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Young flied to center;
Biggio flied to center; Finley singled to second; Riles popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 0.
PIRATES 7TH: MURPHY REPLACED YOUNG (PITCHING); A. Cole was
called out on strikes; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first);
Van Slyke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 0.
ASTROS 7TH: Anthony flied to center; Caminiti doubled to right;
Incaviglia popped to second; Candaele grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 0.
PIRATES 8TH: Bonds doubled; Merced grounded out (second to
first) [Bonds to third]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING);
King out on a sacrifice fly to center [Bonds scored (RBI)];
LaValliere flied to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3,
Astros 0.
ASTROS 8TH: DISTEFANO BATTED FOR TAUBENSEE; Distefano singled to
first; BAGWELL BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Bagwell flied to left;
Biggio flied to left [Distefano to second]; Finley flied to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 0.
PIRATES 9TH: BOEVER REPLACED BAGWELL (PITCHING); SERVAIS
REPLACED DISTEFANO (PLAYING C ); Lind grounded out (shortstop to
first); Drabek grounded out (pitcher to first); A. Cole singled
to second [A. Cole to second (error by Anthony)]; Bell was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros
0.
ASTROS 9TH: Riles singled to right; Anthony singled [Riles to
third]; BELINDA REPLACED DRABEK (PITCHING); Caminiti out on a
sacrifice fly to center [Riles scored (RBI)]; Incaviglia doubled
to left [Anthony scored]; Belinda threw a wild pitch [Incaviglia
to third]; Candaele out on a sacrifice fly to center [Incaviglia
scored (RBI)]; Servais popped to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Astros 3.
PIRATES 10TH: OSUNA REPLACED BOEVER (PITCHING); Van Slyke
grounded out (second to first); Bonds struck out; Merced popped
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3.
ASTROS 10TH: GUERRERO BATTED FOR OSUNA; Guerrero walked; Biggio
hit into a double play (first to second) [Guerrero out at
second]; Finley singled to shortstop; PATTERSON REPLACED MERCED
(PITCHING); MCCLENDON REPLACED BELINDA (PLAYING 1B); Riles flied
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3.
PIRATES 11TH: D. JONES REPLACED FINLEY (PITCHING); CANDAELE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); GUERRERO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
SS); King struck out; LaValliere grounded out (shortstop to
first); Lind flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3,
Astros 3.
ASTROS 11TH: Anthony struck out; Caminiti struck out; Incaviglia
walked; Candaele flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates
3, Astros 3.
PIRATES 12TH: VARSHO BATTED FOR MCCLENDON; Varsho grounded out
(pitcher to first); A. Cole grounded out (first unassisted);
Bell lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3.
ASTROS 12TH: MASON REPLACED VARSHO (PITCHING); REDUS REPLACED
PATTERSON (PLAYING 1B); Servais flied to left; Guerrero homered
to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 4.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Pirates 3 7 0 8
Astros 4 11 1 7
