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Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2000-04-06 · Day game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 11860 · 63°F, overcast · Wind 18 mph R to L · 2:44

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Houston Astros 10–1. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 8th. Francisco Cordova earned the win. Brian Giles went 5-for-5 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2
PIT	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	4		10	16

W: Francisco Cordova L: Chris Holt SV: (none)

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

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roger Cedeno	4	0	0	0	0	2
Bill Spiers	3	0	0	0	1	1
Jeff Bagwell	4	0	0	0	0	2
Ken Caminiti	3	0	0	0	1	0
Moises Alou	3	0	0	0	0	0
Daryle Ward	2	0	0	0	1	1
Mitch Meluskey	3	1	1	0	0	1
Tim Bogar	3	0	1	1	0	0
Chris Holt	1	0	0	0	0	1
Russ Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Richard Hidalgo	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jason Kendall	4	1	0	0	1	1
Pat Meares	5	2	2	1	0	1
Brian Giles	5	3	5	4	0	0
Kevin Young	4	1	1	1	1	2
Wil Cordero	4	1	2	1	1	1
Warren Morris	5	1	2	0	0	1
Bruce Aven	4	1	1	1	0	0
Aramis Ramirez	5	0	2	0	0	1
Francisco Cordova	3	0	0	0	1	2
Adrian Brown	1	0	1	1	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chris Holt	5.0	7	3	5
Jose Cabrera	1.0	2	1	2
Yorkis Perez	1.0	2	0	2
Mike Maddux	1.0	5	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Francisco Cordova	8.0	2	3	7
Jose Silva	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Roger Cedeno: 43/G4
Bill Spiers: W
Jeff Bagwell: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 1

Jason Kendall: K
Pat Meares: S8/G6M
Brian Giles: S8/G4M.1-3
Kevin Young: K/C
Wil Cordero: 4/L4

Top 2

Ken Caminiti: W
Moises Alou: 23/G2L-.1-2
Daryle Ward: W
Mitch Meluskey: K
Tim Bogar: OA.2-3;1X2(24)#

Bot 2

Warren Morris: K/C
Bruce Aven: 63/G6
Aramis Ramirez: D7/L78S+
Francisco Cordova: K/C

Top 3

Tim Bogar: 63/G6
Chris Holt: K
Roger Cedeno: 43/G4

Bot 3

Jason Kendall: 53/G5S-
Pat Meares: 9/FL/F9LMF
Brian Giles: HR/F9D+
Kevin Young: W
Wil Cordero: S7/L7S+.1-2
Warren Morris: 13/G13-

Top 4

Bill Spiers: 8/F8RD+
Jeff Bagwell: 3/G34S
Ken Caminiti: 13/G13

Bot 4

Bruce Aven: 63/G6
Aramis Ramirez: S9/G6M+
Francisco Cordova: W.1-2
Jason Kendall: 64(1)/FO/G6S.2-3
Pat Meares: K/C

Top 5

Moises Alou: 6/P4M
Daryle Ward: K
Mitch Meluskey: E6/P5D
Tim Bogar: 7/F7D

Bot 5

Brian Giles: HR/L89XD+
Kevin Young: 63/G6S
Wil Cordero: W
Warren Morris: 5/L5
Bruce Aven: SB2
Bruce Aven: 13/G13

Top 6

Russ Johnson: 43/G4S-
Roger Cedeno: K/C
Bill Spiers: K

Bot 6

Aramis Ramirez: 9/L9D+
Francisco Cordova: K
Jason Kendall: W
Pat Meares: SB2
Pat Meares: D/L78XD+.2-H
Brian Giles: S9/L89S+.2-H
Kevin Young: K

Top 7

Jeff Bagwell: K
Ken Caminiti: 3/G34S
Moises Alou: 43/G4

Bot 7

Wil Cordero: K
Warren Morris: S8/L8RM
Bruce Aven: D9/L89M+.1-H
Aramis Ramirez: SB3.2-H(E2/TH3)(UR)
Aramis Ramirez: K
Francisco Cordova: 3/P3

Top 8

Daryle Ward: 43/G4
Mitch Meluskey: D8/F8LXD+
Tim Bogar: D7/G25.2-H
Richard Hidalgo: 8/F8LM
Roger Cedeno: K

Bot 8

Jason Kendall: 3/G3-
Pat Meares: E5/TH1/G56S-
Brian Giles: T9/L3D+.1-H(UR)
Kevin Young: S7/L7S.3-H
Wil Cordero: D/L8LXD+.1-H
Warren Morris: S9/L9S.2-3
Adrian Brown: S9/L89S.3-H;1-2
Aramis Ramirez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+

Top 9

Bill Spiers: 9/F89M
Jeff Bagwell: K
Ken Caminiti: 3/G3