Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros

14-20, 10-9 Away

Final

18-16, 12-7 Home


PIT
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	1
0	0	2	0	0	1	1	2	-	6	10	1

R. Stone3-0

1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

J. Suppan4-3

6.2 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2 K, 2 BB

Pirates Hitting

hitters
P. Reese2B
J. WilsonSS
B. GilesLF
R. Simon1B
B. BoehringerP
A. Ramírez3B
M. StairsRF
C. WilsonC
R. MackowiakCF
J. SuppanP
J. BeimelP
K. Young1B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	1	0	1	1	.222	.269	.273
5	1	1	0	0	0	.267	.302	.358
4	0	2	2	0	1	.243	.429	.351
4	0	1	0	0	0	.293	.330	.424
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	0	0	0	1	0	.227	.294	.336
3	0	0	0	1	2	.194	.270	.269
4	0	0	0	0	2	.214	.333	.357
2	0	0	0	2	0	.176	.263	.294
1	0	1	0	0	0	.214	.267	.214
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	1	.208	.250	.321
31	2	6	2	5	7

Batting
2BB Giles (4, T Redding)
RBIB Giles 2 (6)
SHJ Suppan 2
GIDPJ Wilson
Team LOB9

Baserunning
SBP Reese (5, 2nd base off R Stone/B Ausmus)

Fielding
DP1 (A Ramirez-P Reese-R Simon)
EA Ramirez (10, throw)

Astros Hitting

hitters
C. BiggioCF
G. Blum3B
J. Bagwell1B
J. Kent2B
L. BerkmanLF
R. HidalgoRF
J. VizcainoSS
A. EverettPR-SS
B. AusmusC
T. ReddingP
aB. HunterPH
R. StoneP
N. BlandP
P. MunroP
bO. MercedPH
O. DotelP
cM. EnsbergPH
B. WagnerP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	1	1	1	1	0	.255	.318	.426
3	1	3	1	1	0	.304	.350	.420
4	0	1	1	0	1	.321	.400	.599
4	1	1	0	0	1	.325	.387	.548
3	1	1	0	1	0	.250	.367	.410
4	0	0	0	0	0	.298	.400	.509
3	1	2	0	0	0	.167	.224	.204
1	1	1	2	0	0	.238	.304	.476
3	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.265	.324
1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.222
1	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.235	.250
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.362	.500
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.391	.538
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
32	6	10	5	3	2

a-grounded to third for T Redding in the 5th

b-grounded to second for P Munro in the 7th

c-popped out to first for O Dotel in the 8th

Batting
2BJ Vizcaino (2, J Suppan); G Blum (7, J Suppan); C Biggio (6, J Suppan); A Everett (3, B Boehringer)
RBIG Blum (14), J Bagwell (24), C Biggio (18), A Everett 2 (3)
2Out RBIG Blum, J Bagwell, C Biggio
SHB Ausmus
GIDPJ Bagwell
Team LOB6

Baserunning
CSR Hidalgo (1, 2nd base by J Suppan/C Wilson)
SBC Biggio (3, 3rd base off J Beimel/C Wilson)

Fielding
DP1 (J Vizcaino-J Kent-J Bagwell)
EJ Vizcaino (2, ground ball)

Pirates Pitching

pitchers
J. Suppan(L,10-7)
J. Beimel
B. Boehringer
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
6.2	7	4	4	2	2	112-70	2.54
0.0	0	0	0	1	0	6-2	2.40
1.1	3	2	2	0	0	27-19	10.38
8.0	10	6	6	3	2	145-91

Pitching
WPJ Suppan 2
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Suppan 12-5; J Beimel 0-0; B Boehringer 1-3
Game ScoresJ Suppan 44

Astros Pitching

pitchers
T. Redding
R. Stone(W,6-4)
N. Bland(H,3)
P. Munro(H,3)
O. Dotel(H,34)
B. Wagner
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	5	2	1	5	2	112-72	3.13
1.0	1	0	0	0	0	18-12	1.42
0.2	0	0	0	0	1	7-5	0.00
0.1	0	0	0	0	0	6-4	3.80
1.0	0	0	0	0	2	12-9	1.93
1.0	0	0	0	0	2	9-8	2.25
9.0	6	2	1	5	7	164-110

Pitching
IBBL Berkman (By J Suppan)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsT Redding 4-9; R Stone 2-1; N Bland 1-0; P Munro 1-0; O Dotel 0-1; B Wagner 0-1
Game ScoresT Redding 48

Scoring Summary

		PIT	HOU
1st	B Giles doubled to deep right center, P Reese and J Wilson scored.	2	0
3rd	G Blum singled to right center, J Vizcaino scored, C Biggio to third.	2	1
3rd	J Bagwell singled to center, C Biggio scored, G Blum to second.	2	2
6th	G Blum scored, L Berkman to second on wild pitch by J Suppan.	2	3
7th	C Biggio doubled to left, A Everett scored.	2	4
8th	A Everett doubled to left center, L Berkman and J Kent scored.	2	6

Pirates
1
Astros
8

Game 1

6/5

Pirates
9
Astros
10

Game 2

7/5

Pirates
4
Astros
13

Game 3

8/5

Pirates
2
Astros
6

Game 4

8/5

Daikin Park

7:05 PM, 8 May 2003

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 28,836

Game Time:3:01

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Tony Randazzo
First Base Umpire - Tim Mcclelland
Second Base Umpire - Ted Barrett
Third Base Umpire - C.B. Bucknor

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	65	.599	-	W1
Chicago	92	70	.568	5	W3
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	14	L1
St. Louis	78	84	.481	19	L4
Pittsburgh	71	91	.438	26	L1

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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros

R. Stone3-0

J. Suppan4-3

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