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Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2001-08-25 · Night game · PNC Park · Att: 37665 · 82°F, sunny · Wind 2 mph to LF · 2:33

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Houston Astros 8–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 6 in the 1st. Todd Ritchie earned the win. Aramis Ramirez went 1-for-4 with 1 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	1	2	10
PIT	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		8	7

W: Todd Ritchie L: Dave Mlicki SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Rick Reed · 1B: Dave Phillips · 2B: Mark Wegner · 3B: Lance Barksdale · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Craig Biggio	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jose Vizcaino	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Bagwell	4	0	1	0	0	2
Lance Berkman	4	0	0	0	0	1
Vinny Castilla	4	1	1	1	0	0
Orlando Merced	4	0	1	0	0	1
Richard Hidalgo	4	1	3	0	0	0
Brad Ausmus	4	0	2	0	0	0
Dave Mlicki	1	0	0	0	0	1
Julio Lugo	2	0	2	0	1	0
Daryle Ward	1	0	0	1	0	1
Chris Truby	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gary Matthews	2	1	0	0	3	1
Jack Wilson	4	2	0	0	0	0
Brian Giles	3	2	2	2	1	0
Aramis Ramirez	4	1	1	4	0	0
Jason Kendall	4	1	2	0	0	0
Kevin Young	4	1	2	1	0	1
Rob Mackowiak	4	0	0	0	0	1
Pat Meares	4	0	0	1	0	1
Todd Ritchie	4	0	0	0	0	2

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Mlicki	5.0	6	3	2
Nelson Cruz	2.0	1	0	2
Mike Williams	1.0	0	1	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Todd Ritchie	8.1	9	1	5
Josias Manzanillo	0.2	1	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Craig Biggio: W
Jose Vizcaino: 9/F89D
Jeff Bagwell: K/C
Lance Berkman: 8/L8RXD+

Bot 1

Gary Matthews: W
Jack Wilson: E5/SH/BG56S.1-2
Brian Giles: W.2-3;1-2
Aramis Ramirez: HR/F7D+.3-H;2-H(UR);1-H
Jason Kendall: S/G15+
Kevin Young: D8/F8LXD+.1-H
Rob Mackowiak: 6/P6
Pat Meares: SB3
Pat Meares: 63/G6S-.3-H(UR)
Todd Ritchie: 43/G4S

Top 2

Vinny Castilla: 1/P1
Orlando Merced: S9/L4D
Richard Hidalgo: S7/L7S+.1-2
Brad Ausmus: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M

Bot 2

Gary Matthews: 7/F78D+
Jack Wilson: 8/F8RD
Brian Giles: D9/L9LS+
Aramis Ramirez: 8/F8LXD+

Top 3

Dave Mlicki: K
Craig Biggio: 7/L7D+
Jose Vizcaino: 7/F7M

Bot 3

Jason Kendall: 53/G5+
Kevin Young: S7/L7S+
Rob Mackowiak: K
Pat Meares: 53/G56S-

Top 4

Jeff Bagwell: K/C
Lance Berkman: 3/G
Vinny Castilla: 43/G4

Bot 4

Todd Ritchie: 63/G6
Gary Matthews: W
Jack Wilson: 53/G56S-.1-2
Brian Giles: 9/F9M

Top 5

Orlando Merced: K/C
Richard Hidalgo: 53/G56+
Brad Ausmus: 63/G6+

Bot 5

Aramis Ramirez: 9/F9M
Jason Kendall: S7
Kevin Young: K
Rob Mackowiak: SB2
Rob Mackowiak: 8/F8RD+

Top 6

Julio Lugo: S/G56S-
Craig Biggio: 8/F8LS-
Jose Vizcaino: 6/L6
Jeff Bagwell: 9/FL/F9LSF

Bot 6

Pat Meares: 63/G6S-
Todd Ritchie: K/C
Gary Matthews: K

Top 7

Lance Berkman: 6/P7LS
Vinny Castilla: 43/G4
Orlando Merced: 53/G56-

Bot 7

Jack Wilson: E6/TH1/G56-.B-2
Brian Giles: HR/F89XD+.2-H(UR)
Aramis Ramirez: 2/FL/P2RF
Jason Kendall: 13/G13-
Kevin Young: E6/G6S-
Rob Mackowiak: 8/F8LXD+

Top 8

Richard Hidalgo: S/G56
Brad Ausmus: S7/L7M+.1-2
Julio Lugo: S7/L56+.2-3;1-2
Craig Biggio: 8/F8LM
Daryle Ward: 7/SF/F7LM.3-H
Jeff Bagwell: S8/L4MD+.2-3;1-2
Lance Berkman: K

Bot 8

Pat Meares: K
Todd Ritchie: K
Gary Matthews: W
Jack Wilson: 3/FL/P3F-

Top 9

Vinny Castilla: HR/F7D+
Orlando Merced: 7/F7D+
Richard Hidalgo: S8/L8LM+
Brad Ausmus: S7/G56.1-2
Julio Lugo: W.2-3;1-2
Chris Truby: K
Daryle Ward: K/C