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Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1999-05-28 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 17309 · 79°F, night · Wind 4 mph L to R · 2:50

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Houston Astros 6–5. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 1st. Todd Ritchie earned the win and Mike Williams picked up the save. Jason Kendall went 1-for-3 with 4 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Todd Ritchie L: Jose Lima SV: Mike Williams

Umpires — HP: Jerry Crawford · 1B: CB Bucknor · 2B: Brian Gorman · 3B: Paul Nauert · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Craig Biggio	4	1	1	1	1	1
Derek Bell	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Bagwell	4	1	1	0	0	1
Bill Spiers	3	2	1	0	1	0
Richard Hidalgo	2	0	0	1	1	1
Alex Diaz	4	0	1	2	0	1
Paul Bako	2	0	1	1	1	1
Russ Johnson	2	0	1	0	2	0
Jose Lima	2	1	0	0	0	1
Carlos Hernandez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Glen Barker	1	0	0	0	0	0
Daryle Ward	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Al Martin	4	0	1	1	0	2
Warren Morris	3	3	2	0	1	0
Brian Giles	4	1	2	0	0	0
Kevin Young	2	1	2	1	2	0
Jason Kendall	3	0	1	4	0	0
Jose Guillen	4	0	0	0	0	1
Freddy Garcia	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Benjamin	4	0	1	0	0	1
Todd Ritchie	2	1	0	0	0	0
Brant Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jose Lima	6.0	7	3	3
Trever Miller	1.0	2	0	1
Jay Powell	1.0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Todd Ritchie	6.0	5	5	4
Brad Clontz	1.0	1	0	1
Jason Christiansen	1.0	0	0	1
Mike Williams	1.0	0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Craig Biggio: 53/G5
Derek Bell: 9/L9D
Jeff Bagwell: 8/L8RD

Bot 1

Al Martin: K
Warren Morris: S9/G34
Brian Giles: S9/G34.1-2
Kevin Young: W.2-3;1-2
Jason Kendall: D7/L7S.3-H;2-H;1-H;B-3
Jose Guillen: FC6/G6S.3X3(6256)
Freddy Garcia: 53/G5

Top 2

Bill Spiers: S7/G56
Richard Hidalgo: 7/F78XD
Alex Diaz: 9/L89D
Paul Bako: D8/L8RXD.1-H
Russ Johnson: W
Jose Lima: K

Bot 2

Mike Benjamin: 5/P56
Todd Ritchie: 9/F9S
Al Martin: 43/G4

Top 3

Craig Biggio: W
Derek Bell: 9/L9D
Jeff Bagwell: K
Bill Spiers: W.1-2
Richard Hidalgo: W.2-3;1-2
Alex Diaz: S8/L8LS.3-H;2-H;1-2
Paul Bako: K

Bot 3

Warren Morris: W
Brian Giles: D9/L3D.1-3
Kevin Young: W
Jason Kendall: 8/SF/F89D.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jose Guillen: K
Freddy Garcia: K

Top 4

Russ Johnson: S8/L8LS
Jose Lima: 36(1)/FO/BG23.B-2(E6)
Craig Biggio: S7/L78S.2-H(UR)
Derek Bell: 54(1)/FO/G5
Jeff Bagwell: CS2(24)

Bot 4

Mike Benjamin: 63/G6
Todd Ritchie: E5/G5.B-2
Al Martin: S7/L56D.2-H(UR)
Warren Morris: CS2(26)
Warren Morris: 8/F89D

Top 5

Jeff Bagwell: 53/G56
Bill Spiers: 63/G6
Richard Hidalgo: K

Bot 5

Brian Giles: 3/G3
Kevin Young: S7/L7S
Jason Kendall: 7/L7M
Jose Guillen: SB2
Jose Guillen: 63/G6

Top 6

Alex Diaz: 63/G6
Paul Bako: W
Russ Johnson: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M

Bot 6

Freddy Garcia: 63/G6
Mike Benjamin: S8/L8LS
Brant Brown: 3(B)3(1)/LDP/L3S

Top 7

Carlos Hernandez: 63/G6S
Craig Biggio: K
Derek Bell: 9/F89M

Bot 7

Al Martin: K
Warren Morris: S4/G4MS
Brian Giles: 9/F9S
Kevin Young: T7/G5.1-H
Jason Kendall: 43/G4

Top 8

Jeff Bagwell: D7/L7LM
Bill Spiers: 3/G3.2-3
Richard Hidalgo: 8/SF/F8RD.3-H
Alex Diaz: K

Bot 8

Jose Guillen: 63/G6
Freddy Garcia: 4/L4
Mike Benjamin: K

Top 9

Glen Barker: 3/G3L
Russ Johnson: W
Daryle Ward: K
Craig Biggio: PO1(E1).1-3
Craig Biggio: 8/F8LM