Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Houston Astros 7
Regular Season Game 31
Played on Wednesday, May 15, 1991 (N) at Astrodome
PIT N 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 - 8 11 1 HOU N 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 - 7 18 0
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Merced 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 Bell ss 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 Van Slyke cf 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 Bonilla 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Bonds lf 4 2 2 0 1 1 3 1 Varsho rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 Redus ph,rf 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 LaValliere c 4 1 1 1 1 0 5 0 Wilkerson 2b 3 1 0 1 1 1 3 5 Smiley p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schulz ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Walk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McClendon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kipper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Slaught ph 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 Patterson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Landrum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 8 11 8 5 4 27 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Bonilla-Wilkerson-Merced. E: Bell (5). BATTING - 3B: Slaught (1,off Schilling). HR: Bell (4,6th inning off Jones 0 on 1 out); Van Slyke (5,8th inning off Corsi 1 on 1 out). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Varsho (1,2nd base off Jones/Biggio); Bell (2,3rd base off Henry/Biggio).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Yelding ss 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 Finley cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 Biggio c 5 1 3 0 0 1 4 0 Caminiti 3b 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 Bagwell 1b 5 1 2 0 0 1 13 1 Gonzalez lf 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 Candaele 2b 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 6 Rhodes rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Davidson ph,rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Oberkfell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jones p 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 Corsi p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Osuna p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schilling p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ramirez ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Henry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 42 7 18 5 2 4 27 12 BATTING - 2B: Biggio (6,off Smiley); Candaele 2 (7,off Smiley,off Patterson); Rhodes (3,off Smiley); Bagwell (4,off Landrum). GDP: Bagwell (1,off Kipper). Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING - SB: Biggio (5,2nd base off Smiley/LaValliere); Gonzalez (2,2nd base off Smiley/LaValliere); Finley (7,2nd base off Kipper/LaValliere).
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Smiley 4 7 4 3 1 3 0 19 Walk 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 Heaton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Kipper W(2-1) 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 Patterson 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 Landrum SV(5) 1.2 3 1 1 1 0 0 9 Totals 9 18 7 6 2 4 0 44 WP: Landrum (1). Inherited Runners - Scored: Landrum 2-1. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jones 6.1 5 2 2 1 3 1 25 Corsi 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 5 Osuna 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 Schilling L(0-3) 0.1 2 3 3 2 0 0 5 Henry 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 Totals 9 11 8 8 5 4 2 43 WP: Henry (1). Inherited Runners - Scored: Corsi 1-0; Schilling 1-1. . Umpires: HP - Jerry Layne, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Gerry Davis Time of Game: 3:25 Attendance: 9577 Starting Lineups: Pittsburgh Pirates Houston Astros 1. Merced 1b Yelding ss 2. Bell ss Finley cf 3. Van Slyke cf Biggio c 4. Bonilla 3b Caminiti 3b 5. Bonds lf Bagwell 1b 6. Varsho rf Gonzalez lf 7. LaValliere c Candaele 2b 8. Wilkerson 2b Rhodes rf 9. Smiley p Jones p PIRATES 1ST: Merced grounded out (second to first); Bell lined to center; Van Slyke singled; Bonilla popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Yelding popped to second; Finley flied to center; On a bunt Biggio singled to third; Biggio stole second; Caminiti singled to right [Biggio scored]; Bagwell flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1. PIRATES 2ND: Bonds was called out on strikes; On a bunt Varsho singled; LaValliere lined to center; Varsho stole second; Wilkerson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Gonzalez flied to center; Candaele lined to center; Rhodes flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1. PIRATES 3RD: Smiley grounded out (pitcher to first); Merced grounded out (second to first); Bell flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Jones walked; Yelding struck out; Finley popped to third; Biggio doubled [Jones scored (error by Bell) (unearned) (no RBI), Biggio to third]; Caminiti lined to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2. PIRATES 4TH: Van Slyke grounded out (first unassisted); Bonilla grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Bagwell struck out; Gonzalez singled; Gonzalez stole second; Candaele doubled to left [Gonzalez scored]; Rhodes doubled to left [Candaele scored]; Jones singled to left [Rhodes out at home (left to catcher)]; Yelding struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 4. PIRATES 5TH: Varsho singled; LaValliere grounded out (pitcher to third to first) [Varsho to second]; Wilkerson grounded out (second to first) [Varsho to third]; SCHULZ BATTED FOR SMILEY; Schulz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 4. ASTROS 5TH: WALK REPLACED SCHULZ (PITCHING); On a bunt Finley singled; On a bunt Biggio singled [Finley to second]; Caminiti lined to right; Bagwell singled to center [Finley to third, Biggio to second]; Gonzalez was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball [Finley stayed at third, Biggio stayed at second, Bagwell out at second (first unassisted)]; Candaele forced Gonzalez (shortstop to second) [Candaele to first]; 0 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 4. PIRATES 6TH: Merced struck out; Bell homered; Van Slyke grounded out (second to first); Bonilla flied to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 4. ASTROS 6TH: HEATON REPLACED WALK (PITCHING); Rhodes grounded out (second to first); Jones popped to first; Yelding grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 4. PIRATES 7TH: Bonds walked; Varsho grounded out (first unassisted) [Bonds to second]; LaValliere singled [Bonds scored]; CORSI REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Wilkerson struck out; MCCLENDON BATTED FOR HEATON; McClendon grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: KIPPER REPLACED MCCLENDON (PITCHING); On a bunt Finley singled to second; Finley stole second; Biggio was called out on strikes; Caminiti singled to shortstop [Finley scored]; Bagwell grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Caminiti out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 5. PIRATES 8TH: Merced grounded out (second to first); Bell singled to shortstop; Van Slyke homered [Bell scored]; OSUNA REPLACED CORSI (PITCHING); Bonilla popped to first; Bonds singled to shortstop; REDUS BATTED FOR VARSHO; SCHILLING REPLACED OSUNA (PITCHING); Redus singled [Bonds to third]; LaValliere walked [Redus to second]; Wilkerson walked [Bonds scored (RBI), Redus to third, LaValliere to second]; SLAUGHT BATTED FOR KIPPER; Slaught tripled [Redus scored, LaValliere scored, Wilkerson scored]; Merced flied to left; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: PATTERSON REPLACED SLAUGHT (PITCHING); REDUS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Candaele doubled to right; DAVIDSON BATTED FOR RHODES; Davidson singled to left [Candaele to third]; RAMIREZ BATTED FOR SCHILLING; LANDRUM REPLACED PATTERSON (PITCHING); Ramirez forced Davidson (second to shortstop) [Candaele scored (RBI), Ramirez to first]; Yelding singled to left [Ramirez to second]; Finley flied to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 8, Astros 6. PIRATES 9TH: HENRY REPLACED RAMIREZ (PITCHING); DAVIDSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Bell walked; Van Slyke flied to right; Bonilla lined to left; Bonds singled to second [Bell to second]; Bell stole third; Henry threw a wild pitch [Bonds to second]; Redus walked; LaValliere popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 8, Astros 6. ASTROS 9TH: Biggio lined to left; Caminiti grounded out (first unassisted); Bagwell doubled to right; Gonzalez singled [Bagwell to third]; Candaele walked [Gonzalez to second]; OBERKFELL BATTED FOR DAVIDSON; Landrum threw a wild pitch [Bagwell scored, Gonzalez to third, Candaele to second]; Oberkfell popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 8, Astros 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Pirates 8 11 1 8 Astros 7 18 0 10
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