Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates

44-42, 18-25 Away

Final

37-46, 18-26 Home


HOU
PIT

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

Astros Hitting

hitters
C. BiggioCF
G. Blum2B-SS
M. Ensberg3B
L. BerkmanLF
R. HidalgoRF
O. Merced1B
B. AusmusC
A. EverettSS
M. GalloP
aB. HunterPH
R. StoneP
bJ. BagwellPH
D. Matranga2B
K. SaarloosP
E. BruntlettSS
cG. ZaunPH
B. LidgeP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.265	.346	.419
5	2	3	1	1	0	0	.272	.315	.447
5	1	2	0	0	0	1	.304	.412	.614
3	0	1	2	0	1	0	.273	.395	.479
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.312	.389	.552
4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.253	.302	.390
4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.208	.279	.271
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.303	.384
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.293	.325
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.354	.464
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	2.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.188
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.227	.293	.295
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
36	3	10	3	1	2	3

a-grounded to second for M Gallo in the 6th

b-flied out to left for R Stone in the 8th

c-struck out swinging for E Bruntlett in the 8th

Batting
2BG Blum (14, J Suppan); L Berkman (15, J Suppan); O Merced 2 (13, J Suppan, M Lincoln)
HRG Blum (9, 9th inning off M Williams 0 on, 1 Out)
RBIL Berkman 2 (51), G Blum (29)
SHK Saarloos
Team LOB11

Pirates Hitting

hitters
K. LoftonCF
J. KendallC
B. GilesLF
A. Ramírez3B
M. Stairs1B
M. WilliamsP
R. SandersRF
J. WilsonSS
J. Reboulet2B
J. SuppanP
M. LincolnP
C. Rivera1B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	2	0	0	0	.279	.338	.434
4	1	1	0	0	0	.302	.389	.403
4	1	1	2	0	1	.309	.449	.516
3	0	2	1	1	0	.283	.339	.425
4	0	0	0	0	2	.273	.350	.517
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	0	0	0	0	1	.262	.313	.494
4	0	1	0	0	1	.253	.295	.351
2	1	1	0	0	0	.280	.366	.374
2	0	1	1	0	1	.300	.344	.333
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.250	.333
31	4	9	4	1	6

Batting
2BB Giles (16, K Saarloos); J Reboulet (5, K Saarloos); J Suppan (1, K Saarloos); A Ramirez (22, M Gallo)
RBIB Giles 2 (41), A Ramirez (48), J Suppan (2)
2Out RBIJ Suppan
SHJ Suppan
Team LOB6

Baserunning
CSK Lofton (5, 2nd base by R Stone/B Ausmus)
SBK Lofton (16, 2nd base off K Saarloos/B Ausmus)

Fielding
ER Sanders (2, bobble)

Astros Pitching

pitchers
K. Saarloos(L,2-1)
M. Gallo
R. Stone
B. Lidge
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
3.2	6	4	4	0	3	72-44	6.67
1.1	1	0	0	0	0	17-13	0.00
2.0	2	0	0	0	1	32-18	3.88
1.0	0	0	0	1	2	20-12	2.66
8.0	9	4	4	1	6	141-87

Pitching
HBPL Berkman (By J Suppan); C Biggio (By J Suppan)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsK Saarloos 3-5; M Gallo 1-3; R Stone 4-0; B Lidge 0-1
Game ScoresK Saarloos 36

Pirates Pitching

pitchers
J. Suppan(W,10-7)
M. Lincoln(H,6)
M. Williams(S,28)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	8	2	2	1	1	0	111-77	3.70
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	10-8	3.38
1.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	16-8	6.29
9.0	10	3	3	2	3	1	137-93

Pitching
HBPJ Reboulet (By K Saarloos)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Suppan 14-6; M Lincoln 0-2; M Williams 1-1
Game ScoresJ Suppan 53

Scoring Summary

		HOU	PIT
1st	L Berkman doubled to deep left, G Blum and M Ensberg scored.	2	0
1st	B Giles doubled to deep right, K Lofton and J Kendall scored, B Giles to third advancing on throw.	2	2
1st	A Ramirez singled to right, B Giles scored.	2	3
4th	J Suppan doubled to deep left center, J Reboulet scored.	2	4
9th	G Blum homered to right.	3	4

Astros
2
Pirates
3

Game 1

4/7

Astros
3
Pirates
4

Game 2

6/7

Astros
3
Pirates
8

Game 3

6/7

PNC Park

12:05 AM, 6 July 2003

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 22,258

Game Time:2:59

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Lance Barksdale
First Base Umpire - Joe West
Second Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
Third Base Umpire - Bill Miller

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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Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates

J. Suppan7-7

K. Saarloos2-1

M. Williams24

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