Starting Lineups:
Houston Astros Pittsburgh Pirates
1. Taveras cf Duffy cf
2. Biggio 2b Hill 3b
3. Berkman rf Lawton rf
4. Ensberg 3b Bay lf
5. Lamb 1b Mackowiak 1b
6. Palmeiro lf Castillo 2b
7. Vizcaino ss J. Wilson ss
8. Ausmus c Doumit c
9. Astacio p Snell p
ASTROS 1ST: On a bunt Taveras singled to catcher; Biggio popped
to shortstop; Taveras was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Berkman doubled to center; Ensberg singled to left
[Berkman scored]; Lamb struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros
1, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 1ST: Duffy grounded out (first to pitcher); Hill struck
out; Lawton walked; Bay forced Lawton (third to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Palmeiro doubled to left; Vizcaino grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Palmeiro to third]; Ausmus was hit by a
pitch; Astacio out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first)
[Ausmus to second]; Taveras doubled to left [Palmeiro scored,
Ausmus scored]; Biggio popped to catcher; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 3, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 2ND: Mackowiak grounded out (first unassisted); Castillo
singled to center; J. Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Castillo to second]; Doumit walked; Snell was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Berkman doubled to center; Ensberg tripled to center
[Berkman scored]; Lamb struck out; Palmeiro walked; Vizcaino
singled to center [Ensberg scored, Palmeiro to third]; Ausmus
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Vizcaino out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5,
Pirates 0.
PIRATES 3RD: Duffy flied to left; Hill grounded out (first
unassisted); Lawton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5,
Pirates 0.
ASTROS 4TH: Astacio singled to left; Taveras flied to left;
Biggio struck out; Berkman grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 4TH: Bay flied to right; Mackowiak flied to center;
Castillo flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates
0.
ASTROS 5TH: Ensberg flied to left; Lamb grounded out (second to
first); Palmeiro singled to right; Vizcaino forced Palmeiro
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 5TH: J. Wilson struck out; Doumit homered to right; T.
REDMAN BATTED FOR SNELL; T. Redman flied to center; Duffy
singled to left; Hill reached on a fielder's choice [Duffy to
second]; Lawton was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 5, Pirates 1.
ASTROS 6TH: MEADOWS REPLACED LAWTON (PITCHING); T. REDMAN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Ausmus was called out on strikes; Astacio
grounded out (second to first); Taveras was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 1.
PIRATES 6TH: Bay singled to center; Mackowiak flied to left;
Castillo singled to center [Bay to third]; J. Wilson out on a
sacrifice fly to right [Bay scored]; Doumit grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 2.
ASTROS 7TH: Biggio grounded out (shortstop to first); Berkman
flied to left; Ensberg walked; Lamb forced Ensberg (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 2.
PIRATES 7TH: GALLO REPLACED ASTACIO (PITCHING); T. Redman
grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Duffy singled to
first; Hill forced Duffy (third to second); RESTOVICH BATTED FOR
MEADOWS; Restovich singled to shortstop [Hill to second]; QUALLS
REPLACED GALLO (PITCHING); Bay walked [Hill to third, Restovich
to second]; Mackowiak grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 2.
ASTROS 8TH: TORRES REPLACED RESTOVICH (PITCHING); On a bunt
Palmeiro singled to third; Vizcaino singled to right [Palmeiro
to third]; Ausmus reached on an error by J. Wilson [Palmeiro
scored, Vizcaino to second]; LANE BATTED FOR QUALLS; Doumit
allowed a passed ball [Vizcaino to third, Ausmus to second];
Lane walked; Taveras reached on an error by Hill [Vizcaino
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Ausmus to third, Lane to second];
Biggio out on a sacrifice fly to right [Ausmus scored
(unearned), Lane to third]; Berkman grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Taveras out at second]; 3 R (1
ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Pirates 2.
PIRATES 8TH: SPRINGER REPLACED BERKMAN (PITCHING); LANE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BRUNTLETT REPLACED BIGGIO (PLAYING SS);
VIZCAINO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Castillo struck out; J.
Wilson struck out; Doumit homered to right; T. Redman flied to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Pirates 3.
ASTROS 9TH: Ensberg singled to center; Lamb singled to right
[Ensberg to second]; Palmeiro flied to center [Ensberg to
third]; Vizcaino reached on an error by Torres [Ensberg scored,
Lamb to second]; Ausmus grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Vizcaino out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 9, Pirates 3.
PIRATES 9TH: BURNS REPLACED SPRINGER (PITCHING); Duffy was
called out on strikes; Hill reached on an error by Lamb; WARD
BATTED FOR TORRES; Ward grounded out (first to pitcher) [Hill to
second]; Bay was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 9, Pirates 3.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Astros 9 14 1 8
Pirates 3 8 3 10
