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Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1998-08-01 · Day game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 19783 · 78°F, sunny, dry · Wind 8 mph L to R · 2:49

Houston Astros defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 2–1. Jose Lima earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Jose Lima L: Mike Williams SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Brian Gibbons · 1B: Larry Poncino · 2B: Steve Rippley · 3B: Gary Darling · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Craig Biggio	4	1	1	0	1	2
Bill Spiers	5	0	1	0	0	2
Derek Bell	3	0	2	1	2	0
Jeff Bagwell	3	0	1	0	2	1
Moises Alou	5	1	1	0	0	0
Carl Everett	4	0	1	0	0	1
Brad Ausmus	4	0	3	0	0	0
Tim Bogar	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jose Lima	4	0	0	0	0	3
Ricky Gutierrez	0	0	0	1	1	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tony Womack	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jason Kendall	4	0	0	0	0	0
Turner Ward	3	0	1	0	1	0
Kevin Young	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jose Guillen	4	1	1	0	0	2
Al Martin	4	0	0	0	0	1
Aramis Ramirez	3	0	0	0	0	2
Lou Collier	3	0	1	1	0	2
Jason Schmidt	2	0	1	0	0	1
Mark Smith	3	0	1	0	0	1
Doug Strange	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jose Lima	9.0	5	1	10

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jason Schmidt	7.0	7	2	9
Mike Williams	0.2	3	1	0
Ricardo Rincon	1.1	0	3	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Craig Biggio: K
Bill Spiers: 8/F8RXD
Derek Bell: S6/G6
Jeff Bagwell: S6/G56.1-2
Moises Alou: 4/P4M

Bot 1

Tony Womack: 9/F89D
Jason Kendall: 8/F8LD
Turner Ward: W
Kevin Young: K

Top 2

Carl Everett: 31/G34
Brad Ausmus: S8/F8RS
Tim Bogar: K
Jose Lima: K

Bot 2

Jose Guillen: S6/L6MD
Al Martin: 9/F9M
Aramis Ramirez: HP.1-2
Lou Collier: D7/L7LM.2-H;1-3
Jason Schmidt: K
Tony Womack: 6/P56D

Top 3

Craig Biggio: D9/L9LS
Bill Spiers: S8/L8LS.2-3
Derek Bell: W.1-2
Jeff Bagwell: 12(3)3(B)/GDP/G15.2-3;1-2
Moises Alou: 8/F78D

Bot 3

Jason Kendall: 63/G56
Turner Ward: 7/F7LD
Mark Smith: D5/G5L
Jose Guillen: 53/G56

Top 4

Carl Everett: K
Brad Ausmus: S8/F8RS
Tim Bogar: SB2
Tim Bogar: 4/L4M
Jose Lima: WP.2-3
Jose Lima: K

Bot 4

Al Martin: 5/P5F
Aramis Ramirez: K
Lou Collier: K

Top 5

Craig Biggio: W
Bill Spiers: 8/F8RXD
Derek Bell: WP.1-2
Derek Bell: S8/G4M.2-H
Jeff Bagwell: K
Moises Alou: 43/G4MS

Bot 5

Jason Schmidt: S6/G56
Tony Womack: FLE2
Tony Womack: 8/F8LD
Jason Kendall: 4/P3F
Turner Ward: 8/F78D

Top 6

Carl Everett: 9/F9M
Brad Ausmus: 8/F8RS
Tim Bogar: 8/F8RM

Bot 6

Mark Smith: 6/P56D
Jose Guillen: K
Al Martin: K

Top 7

Jose Lima: K
Craig Biggio: K
Bill Spiers: K

Bot 7

Aramis Ramirez: K
Lou Collier: K
Doug Strange: 3/G34S

Top 8

Derek Bell: 53/G5
Jeff Bagwell: W
Moises Alou: CS2(1342)
Moises Alou: S6/L6MD
Carl Everett: S8/L8RS.1-2
Brad Ausmus: S5/G56.2-3;1-2
Ricky Gutierrez: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jose Lima: 53/G5

Bot 8

Tony Womack: 7/F7LMF
Jason Kendall: 7/L7M
Turner Ward: D7/F7LM
Mark Smith: K

Top 9

Craig Biggio: 53/G5L
Bill Spiers: K
Derek Bell: W
Jeff Bagwell: W.1-2
Moises Alou: 8/L8LM

Bot 9

Jose Guillen: K
Al Martin: 3/P3F
Aramis Ramirez: 9/F9M

Notes & reviews

Kevin Young ejected by HP umpire Brian Gibbons

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