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Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1995-08-04 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · 79°F, night, wet · Wind 8 mph to LF · 2:53

Houston Astros defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–5. Houston Astros put up 4 in the 6th. Dave Veres earned the win and Todd Jones picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	1	6	14
PIT	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	6

W: Dave Veres L: Jason Christiansen SV: Todd Jones

Umpires — HP: Mike Winters · 1B: Eric Gregg · 2B: Gerry Davis · 3B: Wally Bell · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brian Hunter	5	0	1	0	0	0
Dave Magadan	4	0	0	0	1	0
Craig Biggio	4	2	2	0	0	0
Derek Bell	4	1	2	0	0	0
Derrick May	3	1	2	1	0	0
Tony Eusebio	4	1	2	2	0	0
Mike Simms	3	0	1	2	1	0
Orlando Miller	4	1	2	0	0	2
Doug Drabek	3	0	1	0	0	1
John Cangelosi	1	0	0	0	0	0
James Mouton	1	0	1	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Al Martin	4	1	1	1	0	1
Jay Bell	4	0	2	2	0	1
Orlando Merced	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff King	4	1	1	0	0	0
Mark Johnson	4	0	0	0	0	1
Nelson Liriano	4	0	0	0	0	1
Midre Cummings	4	1	1	1	0	0
Angelo Encarnacion	2	1	0	0	1	1
Paul Wagner	2	1	1	1	0	0
Steve Pegues	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Doug Drabek	7.1	6	1	5
Jeff Tabaka	0.1	0	0	0
Dave Veres	0.1	0	0	0
Todd Jones	1.0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Wagner	5.0	8	1	2
Jeff McCurry	2.0	3	1	1
Jason Christiansen	2.0	3	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Brian Hunter: 9/F89M
Dave Magadan: 13/G13
Craig Biggio: 53/G56

Bot 1

Al Martin: K
Jay Bell: 8/F8LXD
Orlando Merced: 3/G3

Top 2

Derek Bell: S9/L89S
Derrick May: 8/F8LS
Tony Eusebio: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M

Bot 2

Jeff King: S8/G6M
Mark Johnson: 43/G4.1-2
Nelson Liriano: 43/G4.2-3
Midre Cummings: D8/F8RXDW.3-H
Angelo Encarnacion: W
Paul Wagner: S8/L6MD.2-H;1-2
Al Martin: S7/F7LM.2-H;1-2
Jay Bell: PO2(E1).2-3
Jay Bell: D9/F9LM.3-H;1-H;B-3(E4/TH)
Orlando Merced: 43/G4M

Top 3

Mike Simms: 9/F89D
Orlando Miller: K
Doug Drabek: S8/G4M
Brian Hunter: 8/F8RM

Bot 3

Jeff King: 63/G6
Mark Johnson: 3/G3L
Nelson Liriano: K

Top 4

Dave Magadan: 41/G34
Craig Biggio: S16/G6M
Derek Bell: 8/L8RD
Derrick May: S8/G4M.1-2
Tony Eusebio: D8/F8RXDW.2-H;1-3
Mike Simms: W
Orlando Miller: K

Bot 4

Midre Cummings: 4/L4
Angelo Encarnacion: 9/F9M
Paul Wagner: 63/G6M

Top 5

Doug Drabek: 7/F8LXD
Brian Hunter: 63/G56
Dave Magadan: 8/F8RD

Bot 5

Al Martin: 31/G3L
Jay Bell: K
Orlando Merced: 8/F8LXD

Top 6

Craig Biggio: S8/G6M
Derek Bell: S8/L6MD.1-2
Derrick May: S8/G4M.2-H;1-3
Tony Eusebio: D7/L78XDW.3-H;1-3
Mike Simms: S8/G6M.3-H;2-H
Orlando Miller: CS2(24)
Orlando Miller: S8/L4MD
Doug Drabek: K+CS2(26)/DP

Bot 6

Jeff King: 7/F7D
Mark Johnson: K
Nelson Liriano: 43/G4M

Top 7

Brian Hunter: 53/G5
Dave Magadan: W
Craig Biggio: PO1(23)
Craig Biggio: 53/G5

Bot 7

Midre Cummings: 7/F78M
Angelo Encarnacion: K
Steve Pegues: 63/G6

Top 8

Derek Bell: 9/F89S
John Cangelosi: 9/F9M
Tony Eusebio: 9/F89D

Bot 8

Al Martin: 6/P6
Jay Bell: S7/F78S
Orlando Merced: 13/G25.1-2
Jeff King: 7/F78D

Top 9

Mike Simms: 9/F9LM
Orlando Miller: D7/L5D
James Mouton: S8/G6M.2-H
Brian Hunter: S7/F78M.1-3
Dave Magadan: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 9

Mark Johnson: 8/F8RD
Nelson Liriano: 7/F7M
Midre Cummings: 9/L9D