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Retrosheet Boxscore: Houston Astros 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

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Houston Astros 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

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Game Played on Saturday, August 1, 1998 (D) at Three Rivers Stadium

HOU N    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   2 10  1
PIT N    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
BATTING
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Biggio 2b                     4   1   1   0       1   2       1   0
Spiers 3b                     5   0   1   0       0   2       1   1
Bell rf                       3   0   2   1       2   0       3   0
Bagwell 1b                    3   0   1   0       2   1       4   0
Alou lf                       5   1   1   0       0   0       3   0
Everett cf                    4   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
Ausmus c                      4   0   3   0       0   0      10   0
Bogar ss                      3   0   0   0       0   1       2   1
  Clark ph                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gutierrez ph,ss             0   0   0   1       1   0       0   0
Lima p                        4   0   0   0       0   3       0   0
Totals                       35   2  10   2       6  10      27   2
FIELDING - 
E: Ausmus (6).
BATTING - 
2B: Biggio (36,off Schmidt).
GDP: Bagwell (10,off Schmidt).
Team LOB: 12.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Ausmus (8,2nd base off Schmidt/Kendall).
CS: Bagwell (6,2nd base by Williams/Kendall).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Womack 2b                     4   0   0   0       0   0       2   2
Kendall c                     4   0   0   0       0   0      12   1
Ward cf                       3   0   1   0       1   0       6   0
Young 1b                      1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Smith 1b                    3   0   1   0       0   1       5   2
Guillen rf                    4   1   1   0       0   2       1   0
Martin lf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Ramirez 3b                    3   0   0   0       0   2       0   3
Collier ss                    3   0   1   1       0   2       0   0
Schmidt p                     2   0   1   0       0   1       1   1
  Strange ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Williams p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Rincon p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   1   5   1       1  10      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Schmidt-Kendall-Smith.
BATTING - 
2B: Collier (11,off Lima); Smith (6,off Lima); Ward (12,off Lima).
HBP: Ramirez (2,by Lima).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lima W(10-6)                  9     5   1   1   1  10   0  34
HBP: Lima (5,Ramirez).
Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Schmidt                       7     7   1   1   2   9   0  29
Williams L(2-1)               0.2   3   1   1   1   0   0   5
Rincon                        1.1   0   0   0   3   1   0   7
Totals                        9    10   2   2   6  10   0  41
WP: Schmidt 2 (8).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Rincon 3-1.
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Umpires: HP - Brian Gibbons, 1B - Larry Poncino, 2B - Steve Rippley, 3B - Gary Darling
Ejections: Kevin Young by Brian Gibbons [Called third strike]
Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 19783
Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates       
1. Biggio              2b        Womack              2b
2. Spiers              3b        Kendall             c
3. Bell                rf        Ward                cf
4. Bagwell             1b        Young               1b
5. Alou                lf        Guillen             rf
6. Everett             cf        Martin              lf
7. Ausmus              c         Ramirez             3b
8. Bogar               ss        Collier             ss
9. Lima                p         Schmidt             p

ASTROS 1ST: Biggio struck out; Spiers flied to center; Bell
singled to shortstop; Bagwell singled to shortstop [Bell to
second]; Alou popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Womack flied to right; Kendall flied to center;
Ward walked; Young was called out on strikes; Kevin Young
ejected by HP umpire Brian Gibbons; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 0, Pirates 0.

ASTROS 2ND: SMITH REPLACED YOUNG (PLAYING 1B); Everett grounded
out (first to pitcher); Ausmus singled to center; Bogar struck
out; Lima struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Guillen singled to shortstop; Martin flied to
right; Ramirez was hit by a pitch [Guillen to second]; Collier
doubled to left [Guillen scored, Ramirez to third]; Schmidt
struck out; Womack popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Astros 0, Pirates 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Biggio doubled to right; Spiers singled to center
[Biggio to third]; Bell walked [Spiers to second]; Bagwell
grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first)
[Spiers to third, Bell to second, Biggio out at home]; Alou
flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); Ward
flied to left; Smith doubled to third; Guillen grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Everett was called out on strikes; Ausmus singled to
center; Ausmus stole second; Bogar lined to second; Schmidt
threw a wild pitch [Ausmus to third]; Lima was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Martin popped to third; Ramirez struck out; Collier
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Pirates 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Biggio walked; Spiers flied to center; Schmidt threw
a wild pitch [Biggio to second]; Bell singled to center [Biggio
scored]; Bagwell struck out; Alou grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Schmidt singled to shortstop; Ausmus dropped a foul
fly hit by Womack for an error; Womack flied to center; Kendall
popped to second; Ward flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 1, Pirates 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Everett flied to right; Ausmus flied to center;
Bogar flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates
1.

PIRATES 6TH: Smith popped to shortstop; Guillen struck out;
Martin was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
1, Pirates 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Lima was called out on strikes; Biggio was called
out on strikes; Spiers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Ramirez struck out; Collier struck out; STRANGE
BATTED FOR SCHMIDT; Strange grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates 1.

ASTROS 8TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED STRANGE (PITCHING); Bell grounded
out (third to first); Bagwell walked; Bagwell was caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to second to catcher); Alou
singled to shortstop; Everett singled to center [Alou to
second]; Ausmus singled to third [Alou to third, Everett to
second]; CLARK BATTED FOR BOGAR; RINCON REPLACED WILLIAMS
(PITCHING); GUTIERREZ BATTED FOR CLARK; Gutierrez walked [Alou
scored, Everett to third, Ausmus to second]; Lima grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: GUTIERREZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Womack flied
to left; Kendall lined to left; Ward doubled to left; Smith
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 1.

ASTROS 9TH: Biggio grounded out (third to first); Spiers was
called out on strikes; Bell walked; Bagwell walked [Bell to
second]; Alou lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Guillen struck out; Martin popped to first; Ramirez
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           2  10   1   12
 Pirates          1   5   0    6
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