Starting Lineups:
Houston Astros Pittsburgh Pirates
1. Biggio 2b Garcia 2b
2. Finley cf Bell ss
3. Bagwell 1b Van Slyke cf
4. Caminiti 3b Merced 1b
5. Bass rf Clark rf
6. Gonzalez lf King 3b
7. Servais c Cummings lf
8. Miller ss Slaught c
9. Harnisch p Smith p
ASTROS 1ST: Biggio popped to right; Finley grounded out (first
unassisted); Bagwell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 1ST: Garcia struck out; Bell grounded out (third to
first); Van Slyke doubled to left; Merced grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Caminiti singled to left; Bass singled to right
[Caminiti to second]; On a bunt Gonzalez forced Caminiti
(pitcher to third) [Bass to second, Gonzalez to first]; Servais
singled to center [Bass scored, Gonzalez to second]; Miller
singled to pitcher [Gonzalez scored, Servais to second];
Harnisch grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Miller out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates
0.
PIRATES 2ND: Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); King flied
to left; Cummings singled to center; Slaught was hit by a pitch
[Cummings to second]; Smith grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Biggio flied to center; Finley grounded out (pitcher
to first); Bagwell singled to center; Bagwell stole second;
Caminiti grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 2, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 3RD: Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell was
called out on strikes; Van Slyke grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0.
ASTROS 4TH: Bass grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez homered
to center; Servais singled to center; Miller flied to right;
Harnisch grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 3, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 4TH: Merced flied to center; Clark grounded out (second
to first); King grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 0.
ASTROS 5TH: Biggio struck out; Finley singled to left; Finley
stole second; Bagwell grounded out (shortstop to first);
Caminiti was walked intentionally; Bass forced Caminiti
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates
0.
PIRATES 5TH: Cummings grounded out (second to first); Slaught
flied to center; Smith singled to center; Garcia reached on an
error by Finley [Smith scored (error by Finley) (unearned) (no
RBI), Garcia to third]; Bell was called out on strikes; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 1.
ASTROS 6TH: Gonzalez grounded out (first to pitcher); Servais
lined to right; Miller was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 1.
PIRATES 6TH: Van Slyke struck out; Merced flied to center; Clark
singled to right; King flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 3, Pirates 1.
ASTROS 7TH: On a bunt Harnisch made an out to pitcher; Biggio
walked; Finley lined to center; Biggio stole second; Bagwell
doubled [Biggio scored]; Caminiti was walked intentionally; Bass
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros
4, Pirates 1.
PIRATES 7TH: Cummings singled to right; Slaught forced Cummings
(shortstop to second) [Slaught to first]; VARSHO BATTED FOR
SMITH; Varsho struck out; Garcia grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 1.
ASTROS 8TH: DEWEY REPLACED VARSHO (PITCHING); Gonzalez doubled
to right; On a bunt Servais singled to first [Gonzalez to
third]; Miller singled to left [Gonzalez scored, Servais to
second]; BREAM BATTED FOR HARNISCH; Bream grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Servais to third, Miller out at
second]; Biggio singled to left [Servais scored]; Finley singled
to center [Biggio to third]; Bagwell doubled to left [Biggio
scored, Finley to third]; Caminiti was walked intentionally;
Bass grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Astros 7, Pirates 1.
PIRATES 8TH: HAMPTON REPLACED BASS (PITCHING); MOUTON REPLACED
BREAM (PLAYING RF); Bell flied to center; Van Slyke grounded out
(second to first); Merced grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Pirates 1.
ASTROS 9TH: MICELI REPLACED DEWEY (PITCHING); Gonzalez singled
to center; Servais flied to left; Miller was hit by a pitch
[Gonzalez to second]; Mouton lined to center; Biggio popped to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Pirates 1.
PIRATES 9TH: HUDEK REPLACED HAMPTON (PITCHING); Clark flied to
left; King flied to center; Cummings flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Pirates 1.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Astros 7 16 2 12
Pirates 1 5 0 6
