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Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1997-07-13 · Day game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 25675 · 88°F, sunny, dry · Wind 5 mph R to L · 3:03

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Houston Astros 5–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 5th. Clint Sodowsky earned the win and Rich Loiselle picked up the save.

Line score

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

W: Clint Sodowsky L: Russ Springer SV: Rich Loiselle

Umpires — HP: Jerry Crawford · 1B: Ed Montague · 2B: Wally Bell · 3B: Tom Hallion · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Craig Biggio	4	1	0	0	1	2
Thomas Howard	4	1	2	0	0	1
Jeff Bagwell	4	0	1	0	0	2
Luis Gonzalez	4	1	1	2	0	1
Derek Bell	3	0	0	0	1	0
Sean Berry	2	0	0	0	1	2
Ricky Gutierrez	3	0	1	0	1	0
Brad Ausmus	4	0	1	0	0	2
Ramon Garcia	2	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Spiers	2	0	0	0	0	1
Bobby Abreu	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tony Womack	5	0	2	1	0	0
Jermaine Allensworth	4	0	0	1	1	2
Al Martin	3	0	1	0	0	0
Kevin Young	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dale Sveum	4	0	1	0	0	1
Keith Osik	3	1	1	0	0	0
Jose Guillen	4	1	1	1	0	0
Kevin Polcovich	3	2	2	1	1	0
Jon Lieber	2	1	1	1	0	0
Turner Ward	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Smith	1	0	1	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ramon Garcia	5.1	6	1	2
Russ Springer	1.2	2	0	1
Tom Martin	0.2	2	1	0
Mike Magnante	0.1	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jon Lieber	5.1	4	2	6
Clint Sodowsky	0.2	0	2	1
Jason Christiansen	1.0	2	0	3
Marc Wilkins	1.0	0	0	0
Rich Loiselle	1.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Craig Biggio: 7/F7M
Thomas Howard: K
Jeff Bagwell: K

Bot 1

Tony Womack: 43/G4
Jermaine Allensworth: W
Al Martin: 36(1)/FO/G3S/R3
Kevin Young: SB2/R4
Kevin Young: 63/G6

Top 2

Luis Gonzalez: 5/P56
Derek Bell: 31/G34S
Sean Berry: K

Bot 2

Dale Sveum: 43/G4
Keith Osik: HP
Jose Guillen: 8/F8RXD
Kevin Polcovich: BK.1-2
Kevin Polcovich: 43/G4

Top 3

Ricky Gutierrez: 3/G3
Brad Ausmus: DGR/F9D
Ramon Garcia: K
Craig Biggio: 13/G13

Bot 3

Jon Lieber: 7/F7D
Tony Womack: 43/G4
Jermaine Allensworth: K

Top 4

Thomas Howard: 43/G4
Jeff Bagwell: 9/F9S
Luis Gonzalez: 7/F78M

Bot 4

Al Martin: 9/F9M
Kevin Young: 43/G4
Dale Sveum: S8/L6MD/R6
Keith Osik: 53/G56

Top 5

Derek Bell: 9/F9S
Sean Berry: W
Ricky Gutierrez: S7/G56/R6.1-2
Brad Ausmus: K
Ramon Garcia: 13/G15S

Bot 5

Jose Guillen: 63/G6M
Kevin Polcovich: S7/L56D/R6
Jon Lieber: SB2/R6
Jon Lieber: D9/F89S/R4.2-H
Tony Womack: S4/G34S/R3.2-3
Jermaine Allensworth: E5/G56/U6.3-H;1-2
Al Martin: S9/L34D/R3.2-3;1-2
Kevin Young: 3/L3/LDP.1X1(3)

Top 6

Craig Biggio: W
Thomas Howard: S9/G34/R5.1-3
Jeff Bagwell: K
Luis Gonzalez: D8/L8RD/R43.3-H;1-H
Derek Bell: W
Sean Berry: K
Ricky Gutierrez: W.2-3;1-2
Brad Ausmus: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Brad Ausmus: 6/L6

Bot 6

Dale Sveum: K
Keith Osik: DGR/F89XD
Jose Guillen: S9/G34/R2.2-H;B-2
Kevin Polcovich: DGR/F78XD.2-H
Turner Ward: 63/G6M.2-3
Tony Womack: 13/G13

Top 7

Bill Spiers: K
Craig Biggio: K
Thomas Howard: S8/F8LS
Jeff Bagwell: S8/L8LM/R6.1-2
Luis Gonzalez: K

Bot 7

Jermaine Allensworth: 31/G3
Al Martin: HP
Kevin Young: K+SB2/R4
Dale Sveum: 5/P5SF

Top 8

Derek Bell: 63/G6M
Bobby Abreu: 8/F8LD
Ricky Gutierrez: 43/G4

Bot 8

Keith Osik: 43/G4M
Jose Guillen: 9/F9M
Kevin Polcovich: W
Mark Smith: S8/G6M/R6.1-2
Tony Womack: D7/F7LS/R5.2-H;1-3
Jermaine Allensworth: K

Top 9

Brad Ausmus: K
Bill Spiers: 6/L6D
Craig Biggio: K