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Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1999-05-30 · Day game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 28905 · 86°F, sunny · Wind 2 mph to LF · 2:33

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Houston Astros 7–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 2nd. Kris Benson earned the win. Richard Hidalgo went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Kris Benson L: Mike Hampton SV: (none)

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

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Craig Biggio	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Spiers	4	1	1	0	0	0
Jeff Bagwell	2	1	0	0	2	1
Derek Bell	4	0	1	1	0	1
Carl Everett	3	0	0	1	0	2
Richard Hidalgo	4	1	1	1	0	1
Tony Eusebio	2	0	0	0	2	1
Russ Johnson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Mike Hampton	2	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Diaz	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Abraham Nunez	5	0	1	0	0	1
Ed Sprague	3	0	0	0	1	1
Freddy Garcia	4	1	1	0	0	2
Kevin Young	3	0	3	1	0	0
Jason Kendall	4	2	1	0	0	0
Jose Guillen	3	2	2	0	1	0
Turner Ward	4	1	1	1	0	0
Mike Benjamin	3	1	2	3	1	0
Kris Benson	2	0	0	2	0	0
Keith Osik	1	0	0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Hampton	4.2	10	3	3
Jeff McCurry	1.1	0	0	0
Brian Williams	1.0	1	0	0
Billy Wagner	1.0	0	0	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kris Benson	8.0	3	3	7
Brad Clontz	1.0	1	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Craig Biggio: 3/G34S
Bill Spiers: S9/L9S
Jeff Bagwell: PB.1-2
Jeff Bagwell: W
Derek Bell: S9/L34D.2-H;1-3;B-2
Carl Everett: 7/SF/F7LM.3-H
Richard Hidalgo: K

Bot 1

Abraham Nunez: S9/P3D
Ed Sprague: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M
Freddy Garcia: K

Top 2

Tony Eusebio: K
Russ Johnson: D7/G5
Mike Hampton: 7/F78S
Craig Biggio: 63/G6S

Bot 2

Kevin Young: S7/L5
Jason Kendall: 54(1)/FO/G5
Jose Guillen: S8/L8RS.1-2
Turner Ward: E6/G6S.2-3;1-2
Mike Benjamin: D7/L7LM.3-H;2-H;1-H(UR);B-3
Kris Benson: 13/SH/BG13S.3-H(UR)
Abraham Nunez: 43/G4

Top 3

Bill Spiers: 43/G4
Jeff Bagwell: W
Derek Bell: 13/G13.1-2
Carl Everett: K

Bot 3

Ed Sprague: K
Freddy Garcia: K
Kevin Young: D7/L7LS
Jason Kendall: 63/G6

Top 4

Richard Hidalgo: 53/G56S
Tony Eusebio: W
Russ Johnson: 4/L4MD
Mike Hampton: 46(1)/FO/G4M

Bot 4

Jose Guillen: W
Turner Ward: 13/G15.1-2
Mike Benjamin: D8/P8RS.2-3
Kris Benson: 43/G4S.3-H;2-3
Abraham Nunez: 53/G56S

Top 5

Craig Biggio: K
Bill Spiers: 3/G3
Jeff Bagwell: K

Bot 5

Ed Sprague: W
Freddy Garcia: D8/F78XD.1XH(862);B-3
Kevin Young: 9/SF/F89M.3-H
Jason Kendall: S8/L8RS
Jose Guillen: S7/L6D.1-2
Turner Ward: S8/G4M.2-H;1-2
Mike Benjamin: WP.2-3;1-2
Mike Benjamin: IW
Kris Benson: 53/G56

Top 6

Derek Bell: 43/G4MD
Carl Everett: K
Richard Hidalgo: 9/P89S

Bot 6

Abraham Nunez: 3/G3
Ed Sprague: 7/F78D
Freddy Garcia: 53/G56

Top 7

Tony Eusebio: 9/P89S
Russ Johnson: 63/G6
Alex Diaz: K

Bot 7

Kevin Young: S8/L8RS
Jason Kendall: 54(1)/FO/G5
Jose Guillen: 7/F7M
Turner Ward: SB2
Turner Ward: 7/L7S

Top 8

Craig Biggio: 63/G56
Bill Spiers: 3/G3
Jeff Bagwell: 63/G56

Bot 8

Mike Benjamin: 63/G6
Keith Osik: K
Abraham Nunez: K

Top 9

Derek Bell: K
Carl Everett: 43/G34
Richard Hidalgo: HR/F7LD
Tony Eusebio: W
Russ Johnson: K