Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Houston Astros 3
Regular Season Game 39
Played on Wednesday, May 20, 1987 (N) at Three Rivers Stadium

HOU N    0  0  0    1  0  1    1  0  0  -   3  6  1
PIT N    1  0  2    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   5  9  0
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hatcher cf                    4   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
Doran 2b                      4   0   1   0       0   1       0   2
Walling 3b                    3   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
  Garner ph,3b                1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
Cruz lf                       3   2   2   1       1   0       3   0
Bass rf                       3   0   0   0       1   1       1   0
Ashby c                       4   1   2   2       0   0       9   1
Davis 1b                      4   0   1   0       0   2       5   1
C. Reynolds ss                2   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Thon ph,ss                  1   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Darwin p                      2   0   0   0       0   2       1   1
  Pankovits ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Meads p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   3   6   3       3  10      24   7

FIELDING - 
E: C. Reynolds (4).

BATTING - 
HR: Cruz (4,6th inning off Taylor 0 on 2 out); Ashby (3,7th inning off Taylor
0 on 0 out).
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Doran (2,2nd base by Taylor/LaValliere).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bonds cf                      4   1   1   2       0   2       4   0
Van Slyke rf                  4   1   1   1       0   1       1   0
Ray 2b                        4   1   2   0       0   0       2   4
Bream 1b                      4   1   2   2       0   0       7   1
Morrison 3b                   4   0   0   0       0   2       1   1
Reynolds lf                   2   0   1   0       2   1       0   0
LaValliere c                  4   0   0   0       0   1      10   1
Belliard ss                   3   1   2   0       1   0       1   2
Taylor p                      3   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  Pena p                      1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       33   5   9   5       3   8      27  10

BATTING - 
HR: Van Slyke (3,1st inning off Darwin 0 on 1 out); Bream (8,3rd inning off
Darwin 1 on 1 out); Bonds (6,6th inning off Darwin 1 on 1 out).
HBP: Bonds (1,by Darwin).
IBB: Belliard (2,by Darwin).
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Morrison (5,2nd base off Darwin/Ashby).
CS: Bonds (2,2nd base by Darwin/Ashby).

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Darwin L(2-4)                 6     8   5   5   3   6   3  30
Meads                         2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7
Totals                        8     9   5   5   3   8   3  37

HBP: Darwin (3,Bonds).
IBB: Darwin (7,Belliard).

Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Taylor W(1-0)                 6.1   6   3   3   1   7   2  25
Pena SV(1)                    2.2   0   0   0   2   3   0  10
Totals                        9     6   3   3   3  10   2  35


Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Frank Pulli
Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 14096


Starting Lineups:

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

ASTROS 1ST: Hatcher struck out; Doran singled; Doran was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Walling struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Bonds was hit by a pitch; Bonds was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Van Slyke homered; Ray singled;
Bream singled [Ray to third]; Morrison struck out; Reynolds
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz flied out to center; Bass struck out; Ashby
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: LaValliere flied out to left; Belliard singled;
Taylor struck out; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 0, Pirates 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Davis singled; C. Reynolds popped to first in foul
territory; Darwin struck out; Hatcher flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Van Slyke struck out; Ray singled; Bream homered
[Ray scored]; Morrison reached on an error by C. Reynolds
[Morrison to first]; Morrison stole second; Reynolds walked;
LaValliere grounded out (second to first) [Morrison to third,
Reynolds to second]; Belliard was walked intentionally; Taylor
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Astros
0, Pirates 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Doran grounded out (second to first); Walling popped
to third in foul territory; Cruz singled; Bass walked [Cruz to
second]; Ashby singled [Cruz scored, Bass to third]; Davis
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Bonds popped to third in foul territory; Van Slyke
flied out to left; Ray grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates 3.

ASTROS 5TH: C. Reynolds grounded out (first to pitcher); Darwin
struck out; Hatcher flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Bream flied out to left; Morrison was called out on
strikes; Reynolds walked; LaValliere flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Doran struck out; Walling flied out to center; Cruz
homered; Bass grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Belliard singled; Taylor popped to third in foul
territory; Bonds homered [Belliard scored]; Van Slyke flied out
to center; Ray grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Ashby homered; Davis struck out; THON BATTED FOR C.
REYNOLDS; PENA REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Thon walked;
PANKOVITS BATTED FOR DARWIN; Pankovits lined to second; Hatcher
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 7TH: THON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); MEADS REPLACED
PANKOVITS (PITCHING); Bream grounded out (second to first);
Morrison popped to catcher in foul territory; Reynolds singled;
LaValliere struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Pirates
5.

ASTROS 8TH: Doran grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
GARNER BATTED FOR WALLING; Garner struck out; Cruz walked; Bass
forced Cruz (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
3, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: GARNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Belliard flied
to right in foul territory; Pena grounded out (third to first);
Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Pirates 5.

ASTROS 9TH: Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis
struck out; Thon flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 3, Pirates 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           3   6   1    5
 Pirates          5   9   0    8


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