Houston Astros 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Regular Season Game 37
Played on Monday, May 18, 1987 (N) at Three Rivers Stadium

HOU N    0  0  2    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  7  1
PIT N    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  0
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hatcher cf                    4   1   1   0       0   1       2   0
Doran 2b                      4   0   0   0       0   1       1   3
Garner 3b                     4   1   1   1       0   1       3   1
Cruz lf                       3   0   1   0       1   1       3   0
Bass rf                       4   0   1   1       0   0       1   0
Ashby c                       4   0   0   0       0   0       8   0
Davis 1b                      3   1   2   0       1   0       8   2
Thon ss                       3   1   1   2       1   0       0   0
Scott p                       4   0   0   0       0   2       1   2
Totals                       33   4   7   4       3   6      27   8

FIELDING - 
E: Thon (1).

BATTING - 
2B: Davis (6,off Kipper).
3B: Bass (2,off Kipper).
HR: Thon (1,4th inning off Kipper 1 on 0 out).
GDP: Bass (5,off Pena).
IBB: Thon (2,by Kipper).
Team LOB: 5.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bonds cf                      4   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
Van Slyke rf                  4   0   1   1       0   1       0   0
Ray 2b                        4   0   0   0       0   0       4   1
Bream 1b                      3   0   2   0       1   0      11   0
Morrison 3b                   4   0   0   0       0   2       0   7
Reynolds lf                   4   0   0   0       0   2       1   0
LaValliere c                  3   0   0   0       0   1       7   0
Belliard ss                   2   1   0   0       1   0       0   5
Kipper p                      1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Bonilla ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Pena p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Easley p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   1   3   1       2   8      27  13

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Morrison-Ray-Bream.

BATTING - 
SH: Kipper (1,off Scott).
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Bream 2 (4,2nd base off Scott/Ashby 2); Belliard (2,2nd base off Scott/Ashby);
Van Slyke (9,2nd base off Scott/Ashby).

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Scott W(5-2)                  9     3   1   1   2   8   0  33


Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kipper L(2-4)                 7     7   4   4   2   5   1  30
Pena                          1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3
Easley                        1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9     7   4   4   3   6   1  36

WP: Kipper (2).
IBB: Kipper (2,Thon).

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Bill Williams
Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 4213


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates       
1. Hatcher             cf        Bonds               cf
2. Doran               2b        Van Slyke           rf
3. Garner              3b        Ray                 2b
4. Cruz                lf        Bream               1b
5. Bass                rf        Morrison            3b
6. Ashby               c         Reynolds            lf
7. Davis               1b        LaValliere          c
8. Thon                ss        Belliard            ss
9. Scott               p         Kipper              p

ASTROS 1ST: Hatcher flied out to center; Doran struck out;
Garner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Bonds struck out; Van Slyke grounded out (first
unassisted); Ray grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled; Bass forced Cruz (third to second);
Ashby flied out to left; Davis doubled [Bass to third]; Thon was
walked intentionally; Scott popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Bream singled; Morrison struck out; Reynolds flied
out to left; Bream stole second; LaValliere flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Hatcher singled; Doran grounded out (third to first)
[Hatcher to second]; Garner singled [Hatcher scored]; Cruz
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Garner to second]; Bass
tripled [Garner scored]; Ashby grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Belliard walked; Belliard stole second; Kipper out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Belliard to third]; Bonds
popped to third in foul territory; Van Slyke singled [Belliard
scored]; Van Slyke stole second; Ray flied out to center; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Davis singled; Thon homered [Davis scored]; Scott
grounded out (third to first); Hatcher flied out to center;
Doran flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Bream singled; Morrison lined to third; Reynolds
struck out; Bream stole second; LaValliere grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Pirates 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Garner struck out; Cruz struck out; Bass popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Belliard grounded out (third to first); Kipper
struck out; Bonds grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Pirates 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Ashby grounded out (third to first); Davis walked;
Thon forced Davis (shortstop to second); Kipper threw a wild
pitch [Thon to second]; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 4, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Van Slyke struck out; Ray flied out to left; Bream
walked; Morrison struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4,
Pirates 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Hatcher struck out; Doran grounded out (shortstop to
first); Garner popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 4, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Reynolds lined to third; LaValliere struck out;
Belliard reached on an error by Thon [Belliard to first];
BONILLA BATTED FOR KIPPER; Bonilla flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Pirates 1.

ASTROS 8TH: PENA REPLACED BONILLA (PITCHING); Cruz walked; Bass
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cruz out
at second]; Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Bonds grounded out (pitcher to first); Van Slyke
flied out to right; Ray grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Pirates 1.

ASTROS 9TH: EASLEY REPLACED PENA (PITCHING); Davis grounded out
(third to first); Thon grounded out (third to first); Scott
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Bream grounded out (second to first); Morrison
popped to first; Reynolds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 4, Pirates 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           4   7   1    5
 Pirates          1   3   0    5


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