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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros

1999-08-13 · Night game · Astrodome · 13 innings · Att: 39829 · 72°F, dome, dry · 4:31

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Houston Astros 6–5. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 13th. Brad Clontz earned the win and Mike Williams picked up the save. Carl Everett went 2-for-6 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	R	H	E
PIT	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	8
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	11

W: Brad Clontz L: Trever Miller SV: Mike Williams

Umpires — HP: Paul Schrieber · 1B: Tom Hallion · 2B: Ron Kulpa · 3B: Bill Hohn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Al Martin	5	0	1	0	1	1
Abraham Nunez	2	1	1	0	1	1
Brian Giles	5	2	1	1	1	2
Kevin Young	5	2	1	1	1	2
John Wehner	4	0	1	1	0	0
Adrian Brown	5	0	0	0	1	3
Joe Oliver	5	1	2	1	0	1
Mike Benjamin	4	0	1	0	1	1
Francisco Cordova	2	0	0	0	0	1
Keith Osik	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dale Sveum	1	0	0	1	0	0
Warren Morris	2	0	0	0	0	0
Todd Ritchie	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brant Brown	1	0	0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Craig Biggio	5	1	2	1	1	0
Bill Spiers	6	0	2	0	0	0
Jeff Bagwell	4	0	0	0	2	0
Carl Everett	6	2	2	3	0	0
Derek Bell	6	0	2	0	0	1
Lance Berkman	5	0	0	0	1	1
Paul Bako	4	0	1	0	1	1
Ricky Gutierrez	2	0	0	0	1	0
Mike Hampton	2	1	2	0	0	0
Daryle Ward	1	0	0	0	0	1
Tim Bogar	2	0	0	0	1	1
Russ Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	1
Matt Mieske	1	0	0	0	0	0
Randy Knorr	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Francisco Cordova	5.2	7	1	0
Jimmy Anderson	0.1	0	0	0
Jose Silva	1.0	2	2	1
Marc Wilkins	2.0	1	0	2
Greg Hansell	2.0	0	1	1
Brad Clontz	1.0	0	1	0
Mike Williams	1.0	1	2	2

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Hampton	7.0	6	3	7
Jay Powell	2.0	1	1	1
Billy Wagner	2.0	0	0	4
Doug Henry	0.2	1	0	1
Trever Miller	0.1	0	1	1
Brian Williams	1.0	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Al Martin: 7/F7S
Abraham Nunez: K
Brian Giles: HR/L9D
Kevin Young: K

Bot 1

Craig Biggio: 7/F7LD
Bill Spiers: 63/G6M
Jeff Bagwell: 9/P9S

Top 2

John Wehner: 53/G56
Adrian Brown: E5/G5
Joe Oliver: S8/G6M.1X2(84)
Mike Benjamin: W.1-2
Francisco Cordova: 3/G3

Bot 2

Carl Everett: 43/G4
Derek Bell: D7/G5
Lance Berkman: 63/G6.2-3
Paul Bako: 43/G34

Top 3

Al Martin: 63/G6M
Abraham Nunez: S6/G6MS.BX1(35)
Brian Giles: 7/F7S

Bot 3

Ricky Gutierrez: 63/G6M
Mike Hampton: S7/G6
Craig Biggio: 4/L4
Bill Spiers: 7/F7S

Top 4

Kevin Young: HR/F7D
John Wehner: 53/G56
Adrian Brown: K
Joe Oliver: 63/G6S

Bot 4

Jeff Bagwell: 3/P3SF
Carl Everett: 43/G4
Derek Bell: 8/L8LM

Top 5

Mike Benjamin: 43/G4
Francisco Cordova: K23
Al Martin: 3/G3

Bot 5

Lance Berkman: 7/L78M
Paul Bako: S8/G4M
Ricky Gutierrez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M

Top 6

Abraham Nunez: W
Brian Giles: WP.1-2
Brian Giles: K23
Kevin Young: 7/F7D
John Wehner: D7/G5.2-H
Adrian Brown: K

Bot 6

Mike Hampton: S4/G4M
Craig Biggio: W.1-2
Bill Spiers: S9/G34.2-3;1-2
Jeff Bagwell: 4(1)3/GDP/G4.3-H(NR);2-3
Carl Everett: HR/F78D.3-H
Derek Bell: S5/G56
Lance Berkman: 43/G4S

Top 7

Joe Oliver: S8/L8LS
Mike Benjamin: E1/SH/BG3S.1-2
Keith Osik: K
Al Martin: W.2-3;1-2
Dale Sveum: 5(2)/FO/G5.3-H(UR);1-2
Brian Giles: 54(1)/FO/G56

Bot 7

Paul Bako: 43/G4
Ricky Gutierrez: W
Daryle Ward: BK.1-2
Daryle Ward: K23.2-3(WP)
Craig Biggio: S4/G4M.3-H
Bill Spiers: S8/G4M.1-3
Jeff Bagwell: W.1-2
Carl Everett: 43/G34

Top 8

Kevin Young: W
John Wehner: 34/SH/BG13.1-2
Adrian Brown: 53/G5.2-3
Joe Oliver: 3/P3

Bot 8

Derek Bell: 53/G56
Lance Berkman: 31/G34
Paul Bako: K

Top 9

Mike Benjamin: S8/G4M
Warren Morris: 7/F7M
Al Martin: K+CS2(26)/DP

Bot 9

Tim Bogar: 43/G4
Russ Johnson: K
Craig Biggio: S5/G56
Bill Spiers: 5/P5SF

Top 10

Todd Ritchie: 43/G4M
Brian Giles: K
Kevin Young: K

Bot 10

Jeff Bagwell: 7/F7M
Carl Everett: 3/G3
Derek Bell: 43/G4S

Top 11

John Wehner: 53/G56
Adrian Brown: K
Joe Oliver: K

Bot 11

Lance Berkman: W
Paul Bako: 14/SH/BG13.1-2
Tim Bogar: K
Matt Mieske: 9/F9S

Top 12

Mike Benjamin: K
Warren Morris: 9/F9D
Al Martin: S9/L34D
Brant Brown: K

Bot 12

Craig Biggio: 7/F7S
Bill Spiers: 8/F8LM
Jeff Bagwell: W
Carl Everett: CS2(26)

Top 13

Brian Giles: W
Kevin Young: E5/L5S.1-2
John Wehner: 5E4/SH/BG15.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
Adrian Brown: W
Joe Oliver: 7/SF/L7S.3-H(UR)
Mike Benjamin: 4/P3
Warren Morris: PO2(16)

Bot 13

Carl Everett: HR/F9D
Derek Bell: K
Lance Berkman: K/C
Paul Bako: W
Tim Bogar: W.1-2
Randy Knorr: 64(1)/FO/G6S