Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates

20-18, 8-11 Away

Final

15-23, 5-14 Home


HOU
PIT

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	4	9	12	0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	4	12	1

R. Stone4-0

1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

S. Torres2-1

5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

Astros Hitting

hitters
C. BiggioCF
M. Ensberg3B
aG. BlumPH-3B
J. Bagwell1B
J. Kent2B
L. BerkmanLF
R. HidalgoRF
B. AusmusC
A. EverettSS
R. StoneP
bO. MercedPH
cB. HunterPH
O. DotelP
dG. ZaunPH
N. BlandP
S. LinebrinkP
J. RobertsonP
J. VizcainoSS
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	3	0	0	0	1	.272	.339	.443
3	1	1	1	1	0	1	.271	.345	.521
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.336	.423
5	1	3	0	0	0	1	.315	.393	.570
4	2	1	1	1	1	0	.310	.369	.535
4	3	3	3	1	1	1	.268	.394	.482
4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.302	.405	.488
3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.207	.268	.302
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.303	.361	.485
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.377	.479
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.250	.265
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.303	.385	.394
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.222	.222	.222
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167	.219	.200
38	9	12	5	3	5	9

a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for M Ensberg in the 7th

b-hit for A Everett in the 8th

c-reached on error for O Merced in the 8th

d-walked for O Dotel in the 9th

Batting
2BC Biggio (9, S Torres); L Berkman (6, B Meadows)
HRL Berkman (6, 2nd inning off S Torres 0 on, 0 Out); J Kent (6, 4th inning off S Torres 0 on, 0 Out); M Ensberg (4, 5th inning off S Torres 0 on, 2 Out)
RBIL Berkman 3 (21), J Kent (26), M Ensberg (12)
2Out RBIM Ensberg
GIDPM Ensberg
Team LOB9

Fielding
DP2 (A Everett-J Kent-J Bagwell, G Blum-J Kent-J Bagwell)

Pirates Hitting

hitters
K. LoftonCF
J. KendallC
B. GilesLF
A. Ramírez3B
R. Simon1B
bK. YoungPH
R. SandersRF
J. WilsonSS
P. Reese2B
B. MeadowsP
aM. StairsPH
J. TavarezP
J. BeimelP
D. ReyesP
S. SauerbeckP
cC. WilsonPH
S. TorresP
A. Nunez2B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.270	.329	.365
5	1	2	0	0	0	0	.279	.382	.403
2	0	1	0	0	3	0	.245	.431	.449
4	0	1	1	0	0	1	.223	.288	.324
3	0	1	1	0	1	0	.295	.333	.438
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.218	.259	.327
4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.243	.313	.443
5	1	2	0	0	0	1	.259	.291	.348
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.215	.271	.262
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.266	.264
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	1	1	2	1	0	0	.233	.346	.442
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.167	.000
2	1	1	0	0	1	0	.222	.300	.222
35	4	12	4	1	8	6

a-popped out to shallow left for B Meadows in the 7th

b-singled to right center for R Simon in the 9th

c-homered to left for S Sauerbeck in the 9th

Batting
2BR Sanders (3, S Linebrink); J Kendall (5, S Linebrink)
HRC Wilson (2, 9th inning off N Bland 1 on, 2 Out)
RBIR Simon (20), A Ramirez (13), C Wilson 2 (7)
2Out RBIC Wilson 2
SFA Ramirez
SHS Torres
GIDPR Sanders 2
Team LOB14

Fielding
DP2 (J Wilson-P Reese-R Simon, P Reese)
EJ Wilson (2, throw)
PBJ Kendall

Astros Pitching

pitchers
S. Linebrink
J. Robertson
R. Stone(W,6-4)
O. Dotel(H,34)
N. Bland
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
3.2	4	0	0	4	3	0	89-43	3.32
1.2	4	2	2	3	1	0	47-25	8.49
1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	21-15	1.19
1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	15-9	1.66
1.0	3	2	2	0	0	1	16-9	3.38
9.0	12	4	4	8	6	1	188-101

Pitching
WPS Linebrink 2
IBBJ Kent (By D Reyes)
HBPC Biggio (By S Torres); R Hidalgo (By S Torres)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsS Linebrink 3-5; J Robertson 1-3; R Stone 1-2; O Dotel 0-3; N Bland 3-0
Game ScoresS Linebrink 52

Pirates Pitching

pitchers
S. Torres(L,7-5)
B. Meadows
J. Tavarez
J. Beimel
D. Reyes
S. Sauerbeck
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	6	3	3	1	5	3	75-48	3.63
2.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	38-24	1.59
0.2	1	2	0	1	0	0	17-10	7.53
0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12-8	2.12
0.2	3	4	4	3	0	0	33-15	10.45
0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4-3	4.91
9.0	12	9	7	5	9	3	179-108

Pitching
WPD Reyes 2
Ground Balls-Fly BallsS Torres 2-7; B Meadows 2-1; J Tavarez 1-1; J Beimel 1-0; D Reyes 1-1; S Sauerbeck 0-0
Game ScoresS Torres 47

Scoring Summary

		HOU	PIT
2nd	L Berkman homered to center.	1	0
4th	J Kent homered to right.	2	0
5th	M Ensberg homered to center.	3	0
5th	R Simon singled to center, J Kendall scored, A Ramirez to second.	3	1
6th	A Ramirez hit sacrifice fly to left center, A Nunez scored, K Lofton to third.	3	2
8th	B Hunter safe at second on throwing error by shortstop J Wilson, L Berkman and R Hidalgo scored.	5	2
9th	C Biggio scored, J Bagwell to third, J Kent to second on wild pitch by D Reyes.	6	2
9th	L Berkman singled to center, J Bagwell and J Kent scored, L Berkman to second advancing on throw.	8	2
9th	L Berkman scored on D Reyes' wild pitch.	9	2
9th	C Wilson homered to left, J Wilson scored.	9	4

Astros
9
Pirates
4

Game 1

13/5

Astros
6
Pirates
3

Game 2

14/5

Astros
2
Pirates
3

Game 3

15/5

Astros
6
Pirates
2

Game 4

15/5

PNC Park

12:05 AM, 13 May 2003

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 9,095

Game Time:3:33

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Larry Vanover
First Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
Second Base Umpire - Jerry Meals
Third Base Umpire - Gary Darling

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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