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Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2000-04-05 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 12208 · 49°F, cloudy · Wind 5 mph R to L · 2:32

Houston Astros defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 11–2. Houston Astros put up 6 in the 8th. Jose Lima earned the win. Daryle Ward went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Jose Lima L: Kris Benson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Brian Gorman · 1B: Mike Everitt · 2B: Mike DiMuro · 3B: Jerry Crawford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Craig Biggio	3	1	1	2	2	1
Bill Spiers	5	1	1	3	0	1
Jeff Bagwell	3	1	1	1	1	0
Ken Caminiti	4	0	2	0	0	0
Moises Alou	5	1	2	0	0	2
Daryle Ward	3	2	2	1	1	0
Richard Hidalgo	4	2	1	0	1	3
Tony Eusebio	3	1	0	0	1	1
Jose Lima	3	0	0	0	0	2
Mitch Meluskey	0	1	0	1	1	0
Tim Bogar	1	0	0	0	0	1
Glen Barker	1	1	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jason Kendall	5	0	1	0	0	0
Pat Meares	5	0	0	0	0	0
Brian Giles	4	1	2	0	0	0
Kevin Young	3	1	0	0	1	0
Wil Cordero	3	0	1	0	1	1
Aramis Ramirez	3	0	3	2	1	0
Chad Hermansen	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Benjamin	4	0	2	0	0	0
Kris Benson	1	0	0	0	0	0
John Vander Wal	1	0	0	0	0	0
Adrian Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jose Lima	7.0	8	2	2
Jay Powell	1.0	1	1	0
Mike Maddux	1.0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kris Benson	6.0	7	2	6
Scott Sauerbeck	1.1	2	4	2
Marc Wilkins	0.2	1	1	1
Mike Williams	1.0	0	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Craig Biggio: K
Bill Spiers: K
Jeff Bagwell: 9/F9D

Bot 1

Jason Kendall: S9/L9LS-
Pat Meares: 16(1)3/GDP
Brian Giles: S9/L9LS
Kevin Young: W.1-2
Wil Cordero: W.2-3;1-2
Aramis Ramirez: S8/G6MD.3-H;2-H;1-2
Chad Hermansen: 13/G15

Top 2

Ken Caminiti: S8/L8LM
Moises Alou: K
Daryle Ward: S7/G5.1X3(75);B-2(TH3)
Richard Hidalgo: W
Tony Eusebio: W.2-3;1-2
Jose Lima: E3/G34.3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(UR)(NR);1-2
Craig Biggio: S9/L9M.2-H(UR);1-3
Bill Spiers: WP.1-2
Bill Spiers: 8/F8RM

Bot 2

Mike Benjamin: S8/L8LM
Kris Benson: 24/SH/BG2L-.1-2
Jason Kendall: 8/L8LD+
Pat Meares: 63/G6

Top 3

Jeff Bagwell: D7/G5+
Ken Caminiti: S9/G34.2-3
Moises Alou: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.3-H
Daryle Ward: HR/F89XD+
Richard Hidalgo: K/C

Bot 3

Brian Giles: 63/G6
Kevin Young: 8/F89D+
Wil Cordero: 53/G5

Top 4

Tony Eusebio: 43/G4
Jose Lima: K
Craig Biggio: 43/G4

Bot 4

Aramis Ramirez: S7/G56
Chad Hermansen: K
Mike Benjamin: 9/F9M
Kris Benson: 53/G56

Top 5

Bill Spiers: 3/G3
Jeff Bagwell: 8/F8LD
Ken Caminiti: 31/G34

Bot 5

Jason Kendall: 63/G6
Pat Meares: 4/L4
Brian Giles: D7/L7LM
Kevin Young: 43/G34

Top 6

Moises Alou: S7/L7S
Daryle Ward: 53.1-2
Richard Hidalgo: K
Tony Eusebio: 53/G5

Bot 6

Wil Cordero: K
Aramis Ramirez: S8/G6M
Chad Hermansen: 46(1)/FO/P89S
Mike Benjamin: D/L78D+.1-3
John Vander Wal: 31/G34S

Top 7

Jose Lima: K/C
Craig Biggio: W
Bill Spiers: 7/F7D+
Jeff Bagwell: WP.1-2
Jeff Bagwell: W+SB3
Ken Caminiti: 53/G56S

Bot 7

Jason Kendall: 13/G13
Pat Meares: 63/G6
Brian Giles: 3/FL/P3DF

Top 8

Moises Alou: D/L78XD+
Daryle Ward: W
Richard Hidalgo: S7/G56.2-3;1-2
Tony Eusebio: K/C
Mitch Meluskey: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Craig Biggio: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Bill Spiers: T8/L8RXD+.3-H;2-H;1-H
Jeff Bagwell: 8/SF/F8LD+.3-H
Tim Bogar: K

Bot 8

Kevin Young: 53/G5
Wil Cordero: S7/G56
Aramis Ramirez: W.1-2
Chad Hermansen: 5(2)/FO/G5.1-2
Mike Benjamin: 54(1)/FO/G5.2-3

Top 9

Moises Alou: K
Glen Barker: K
Richard Hidalgo: K/C

Bot 9

Adrian Brown: 3/G3S
Jason Kendall: 8/F8RXD+
Pat Meares: 6/L6