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Pittsburgh Pirates @
Houston Astros
1996-08-20 Β· Night game Β· Astrodome Β· Att: 19866 Β· dome, dry Β· 2:44
Houston Astros defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 9β4. Houston Astros put up 3 in the 1st. Donne Wall earned the win and Xavier Hernandez picked up the save. Jeff Bagwell went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| HOU | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 |
W: Donne Wall L: Dan Miceli SV: Xavier Hernandez
Umpires β HP: Ed Rapuano Β· 1B: Gerry Davis Β· 2B: Bill Hohn Β· 3B: Terry Tata Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Al Martin | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff King | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Charlie Hayes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mark Johnson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Dave Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Kingery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Cangelosi | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Craig Biggio | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Jeff Bagwell | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Derek Bell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Spiers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Brian Hunter | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Ricky Gutierrez | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Houston Astros β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | |
Doug Brocail | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Xavier Hernandez | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jermaine Allensworth: K
- Al Martin: 8/L8LD
- Jeff King: S7/L7LM.BX2(74)
Bot 1
- John Cangelosi: D9/L9LM/R4
- Craig Biggio: W
- Jeff Bagwell: W.2-3;1-2
- Derek Bell: S9/G34/R6.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Bill Spiers: K+SB3;SB2
- Tony Eusebio: 8/SF/F8RD/R6.3-H;2-3
- Brian Hunter: 6/P6MS
Top 2
- Orlando Merced: 9/F89M
- Charlie Hayes: K
- Mark Johnson: W
- Jay Bell: 43/G4M
Bot 2
- Orlando Miller: 8/L8LD
- Donne Wall: 4/P4D
- John Cangelosi: S8/F8LS/R4
- Craig Biggio: SB2/R4
- Craig Biggio: S7/G5/R4.2-H
- Jeff Bagwell: D7/G5L/R6.1-H(E7)(NR)(UR)
- Derek Bell: 43/G4
Top 3
- Keith Osik: K
- Dan Miceli: K23
- Jermaine Allensworth: 4/P4
Bot 3
- Bill Spiers: K
- Tony Eusebio: 63/G6
- Brian Hunter: S7/G56/R6
- Orlando Miller: S7/G56/R6.1-2
- Donne Wall: WP.2-3;1-2
- Donne Wall: K
Top 4
- Al Martin: 3/G3L
- Jeff King: 6/P6MD
- Orlando Merced: S3/G3+/R1
- Charlie Hayes: 64(1)/FO/G6D
Bot 4
- John Cangelosi: S8/G6M/R4
- Craig Biggio: CS2(24)
- Craig Biggio: W
- Jeff Bagwell: HR/F7LD.1-H
- Derek Bell: 9/L9D
- Bill Spiers: 4/L4
Top 5
- Mark Johnson: S8/G4M/R4
- Jay Bell: 9/L89D/R4
- Keith Osik: 7/L7M/R6
- Trey Beamon: 9/L9M
Bot 5
- Tony Eusebio: 63/G6M
- Brian Hunter: S8/L8RS/R4
- Orlando Miller: S7/L56D/R6.1-2
- Donne Wall: 9/L9LMF.2-3
- John Cangelosi: W.1-2
- Craig Biggio: 64(1)/FO/G6M
Top 6
- Jermaine Allensworth: HP
- Al Martin: S9/G3+/R4.1-3
- Jeff King: 8/SF/F78D/R4.3-H
- Orlando Merced: 7/F7LS/R4
- Charlie Hayes: 63/G6M
Bot 6
- Jeff Bagwell: 31/G3
- Derek Bell: 13/G13
- Bill Spiers: 13/G56S
Top 7
- Mark Johnson: 31/G3
- Jay Bell: D8/G6M/R4
- Keith Osik: D7/L78M/R6.2-H
- Dave Clark: 31/G3L.2-3
- Jermaine Allensworth: 3/P4MS
Bot 7
- Tony Eusebio: K
- Brian Hunter: K
- Orlando Miller: 4/P34
Top 8
- Al Martin: HR/F8RXD
- Jeff King: W
- Orlando Merced: S9/G34/R6.1-2
- Charlie Hayes: 5/P25F
- Mark Johnson: D9/L3D/R6.2-H;1-3
- Jay Bell: K
- Keith Osik: 43/G4M
Bot 8
- Ricky Gutierrez: W
- John Cangelosi: S8/L8LS/R6.1-2
- Craig Biggio: 64(1)/FO/G6M/R3.2-3;B-1
- Jeff Bagwell: S7/G56/R6.3-H;1-2
- Derek Bell: WP.2-3;1-2
- Derek Bell: 7/SF/F78M/R5.3-H
- Bill Spiers: 9/F9D
Top 9
- Mike Kingery: 7/L78D
- Jermaine Allensworth: K
- Al Martin: D7/L7LM/R6
- Jeff King: WP.2-3
- Jeff King: K














