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Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1998-08-02 · Day game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 21201 · 78°F, sunny, dry · Wind 2 mph to RF · 2:35

Houston Astros defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–2. Houston Astros put up 4 in the 8th. Randy Johnson earned the win and Scott Elarton picked up the save. Aramis Ramirez went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Randy Johnson L: Jason Christiansen SV: Scott Elarton

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

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Craig Biggio	5	1	1	0	0	1
Bill Spiers	3	1	2	0	0	0
Derek Bell	4	0	1	0	1	1
Jeff Bagwell	3	0	1	2	1	0
Moises Alou	5	1	0	0	0	1
Carl Everett	3	1	1	1	1	0
Ricky Gutierrez	3	1	1	2	1	0
Brad Ausmus	3	0	1	0	1	1
Randy Johnson	3	0	0	0	0	1
Sean Berry	2	1	1	0	0	0
Tony Eusebio	1	0	1	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Kevin Polcovich	2	0	0	1	1	1
Jason Kendall	4	0	1	0	0	0
Manny Martinez	4	0	0	0	0	2
Kevin Young	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jose Guillen	4	0	1	0	0	2
Mark Smith	3	1	1	0	0	1
Aramis Ramirez	4	1	2	1	0	2
Lou Collier	2	0	0	0	0	1
Todd Van Poppel	2	0	1	0	0	1
Keith Osik	1	0	0	0	0	1
Turner Ward	1	0	0	0	0	0
Al Martin	1	0	0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Randy Johnson	7.0	6	1	12
Scott Elarton	2.0	0	0	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Todd Van Poppel	7.0	5	2	5
Jason Christiansen	1.0	4	2	0
Jeff McCurry	1.0	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Craig Biggio: 9/L89S
Bill Spiers: D9/L9LS.B-3(E9)
Derek Bell: K
Jeff Bagwell: 9/F9S

Bot 1

Kevin Polcovich: 7/F78D
Jason Kendall: 53/G6S
Manny Martinez: K

Top 2

Moises Alou: 9/F9M
Carl Everett: 7/F7D
Ricky Gutierrez: 9/F9D

Bot 2

Kevin Young: K
Jose Guillen: S8/L89M
Mark Smith: 9/F9S
Aramis Ramirez: K

Top 3

Brad Ausmus: K
Randy Johnson: 3/P4S
Craig Biggio: K

Bot 3

Lou Collier: 6/L6
Todd Van Poppel: S8/G4
Kevin Polcovich: W.1-2
Jason Kendall: 8/F8RD
Manny Martinez: 46(1)/FO/G4M

Top 4

Bill Spiers: D9/F9LD
Derek Bell: 8/F89XD.2-3
Jeff Bagwell: S8/L8LS.3-H
Moises Alou: K
Carl Everett: 46(1)/FO/G4

Bot 4

Kevin Young: 5/L56
Jose Guillen: K23
Mark Smith: K

Top 5

Ricky Gutierrez: W
Brad Ausmus: S8/P8RS.1-2
Randy Johnson: K
Craig Biggio: 46(1)/FO/G4M.2-3
Bill Spiers: 43/G4

Bot 5

Aramis Ramirez: HR/L7LD
Lou Collier: K
Todd Van Poppel: K
Kevin Polcovich: K

Top 6

Derek Bell: S5/G5L
Jeff Bagwell: BK.1-2
Jeff Bagwell: 8/F8LM
Moises Alou: 7/F7D
Carl Everett: IW
Ricky Gutierrez: 8/F8LD

Bot 6

Jason Kendall: S4/G34
Manny Martinez: K
Kevin Young: K+SB2
Jose Guillen: K

Top 7

Brad Ausmus: 9/F9D
Randy Johnson: 63/G6
Craig Biggio: 53/G56S

Bot 7

Mark Smith: S7/L78S
Aramis Ramirez: S8/G6M.1-2
Lou Collier: HP.2-3;1-2
Keith Osik: K
Kevin Polcovich: 9/SF/F9M.3-H
Jason Kendall: 5/P56S

Top 8

Sean Berry: S5/L7S
Derek Bell: 63/G6.1-2
Jeff Bagwell: W
Moises Alou: 64(1)/FO/G6.2-3
Carl Everett: S4/P4MD.3-H;1-2
Ricky Gutierrez: D9/L9LS.2-H;1-H
Brad Ausmus: IW
Tony Eusebio: D7/F78XD.2-H;1XH(762)

Bot 8

Manny Martinez: 31/G34
Kevin Young: 53/G56
Jose Guillen: 13/G13

Top 9

Craig Biggio: S9/L89S
Sean Berry: SB2
Sean Berry: 3/G34.2-3
Derek Bell: W
Jeff Bagwell: 8/SF/F78D.3-H
Moises Alou: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 9

Turner Ward: 6/P5
Aramis Ramirez: K
Al Martin: K