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Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1998-09-19 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 20670 · 76°F, overcast, dry · Wind 12 mph from RF · 2:21

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Houston Astros 7–1. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 4th. Francisco Cordova earned the win. Jose Guillen went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Francisco Cordova L: Jose Lima SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Angel Hernandez · 1B: Paul Nauert · 2B: Randy Marsh · 3B: Bill Hohn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Craig Biggio	3	0	0	0	2	2
Ricky Gutierrez	5	0	0	0	0	0
Derek Bell	3	0	0	0	1	1
Jeff Bagwell	4	0	0	0	0	2
Moises Alou	4	1	2	0	0	0
Carl Everett	4	0	3	0	0	0
Sean Berry	4	0	0	0	0	0
Brad Ausmus	3	0	2	1	0	0
Jose Lima	1	0	1	0	0	0
J. R. Phillips	1	0	0	0	0	1
Mitch Meluskey	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Clark	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Tony Womack	4	0	1	0	1
Adrian Brown	4	1	2	0	0
Jason Kendall	4	2	2	0	0
Kevin Young	4	1	1	0	3
Jose Guillen	4	2	2	5	1
Turner Ward	4	1	1	2	1
Freddy Garcia	4	0	1	0	1
Abraham Nunez	2	0	0	0	2
Francisco Cordova	3	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Jose Lima	5.0	10	6
Mike Magnante	1.0	0	1
Sean Bergman	1.0	0	1
Doug Henry	1.0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Francisco Cordova	8.0	8	3	5
Rich Loiselle	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Craig Biggio: K
Ricky Gutierrez: 3/G3
Derek Bell: W
Jeff Bagwell: K

Bot 1

Tony Womack: S4/G34
Adrian Brown: S8/L8LS.1-2
Jason Kendall: 8/F8RM
Kevin Young: K
Jose Guillen: SB3;SB2
Jose Guillen: K

Top 2

Moises Alou: S8/L8LS
Carl Everett: S8/G4M.1-2
Sean Berry: 54(1)/FO/G5L.2-3
Brad Ausmus: S6/G56.3-H;1-2
Jose Lima: FC1/SH/BG13S.2-3;1-2
Craig Biggio: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 2

Turner Ward: 43/G4
Freddy Garcia: 6/P56D
Abraham Nunez: K

Top 3

Ricky Gutierrez: 63/G6
Derek Bell: E5/G5
Jeff Bagwell: K
Moises Alou: 46(1)/FO/G4M

Bot 3

Francisco Cordova: 43/G4M
Tony Womack: K
Adrian Brown: 43/G4

Top 4

Carl Everett: D9/F89XD
Sean Berry: 3(B)6(2)/LDP/L34
Brad Ausmus: S5/L56D
Jose Lima: D7/F7LM.1-3
Craig Biggio: W
Ricky Gutierrez: 9/F9S

Bot 4

Jason Kendall: S8/G4M
Kevin Young: S7/L7LM.1-2
Jose Guillen: D7/F7LD.2-H;1-H
Turner Ward: HR/F9D.2-H
Freddy Garcia: S7/F78S
Abraham Nunez: 53/SH/BG56S.1-2
Francisco Cordova: 53/G5S.2-3
Tony Womack: 8/F8LM

Top 5

Derek Bell: 53/G56S
Jeff Bagwell: 4/P34
Moises Alou: D8/F89D
Carl Everett: 9/F9D

Bot 5

Adrian Brown: S8/G6M
Jason Kendall: S6/L6MD.1-2
Kevin Young: K
Jose Guillen: HR/F7LD.2-H;1-H
Turner Ward: K
Freddy Garcia: 5/P56

Top 6

Sean Berry: 7/F7M
Brad Ausmus: 9/F89M
J. R. Phillips: K

Bot 6

Abraham Nunez: K
Francisco Cordova: 43/G4
Tony Womack: 13/G23

Top 7

Craig Biggio: W
Ricky Gutierrez: 53/G5S.1-2
Derek Bell: K
Jeff Bagwell: 53/G5

Bot 7

Adrian Brown: 5/L5
Jason Kendall: 63/G6S
Kevin Young: K

Top 8

Moises Alou: 4/P6MD
Carl Everett: T8/F78XD
Sean Berry: FC1/G15.3XH(15);B-2(TH)
Mitch Meluskey: 63/G6

Bot 8

Jose Guillen: 43/G4
Turner Ward: 8/F78D
Freddy Garcia: K

Top 9

Dave Clark: 5/L56
Craig Biggio: K
Ricky Gutierrez: 43/G4