Houston Astros 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Regular Season Game 77
Played on Wednesday, June 25, 1997 (D) at Astrodome

PIT N    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  2
HOU N    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  4  x  -   5  9  0
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Womack 2b                     3   0   1   0       1   0       3   2
Allensworth cf                4   0   0   0       0   2       1   0
Martin lf                     3   0   2   0       1   0       1   0
Young 1b                      4   0   0   0       0   1      10   0
  Loiselle p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Sveum 3b,1b                   4   0   1   0       0   2       1   2
Kendall c                     3   1   1   0       0   1       6   1
Guillen rf                    4   0   1   1       0   2       1   0
Polcovich ss                  3   0   0   0       0   1       1   5
Cooke p                       2   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Cummings ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Sodowsky p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Ruebel p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Randa 3b                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   1   6   1       2  10      24  12

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Polcovich-Young.
E: Sveum 2 (5).

BATTING - 
2B: Martin (5,off Kile); Kendall (16,off Kile).
HBP: Kendall (18,by Kile).
GDP: Guillen (9,off Kile).
IBB: Martin (4,by Kile).
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Kendall (5,3rd base off Kile/Eusebio); Martin 2 (10,2nd base off Kile/Eusebio,3rd
base off Kile/Eusebio); Womack (29,2nd base off Kile/Eusebio).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Biggio 2b                     4   2   2   0       1   0       3   5
Mouton cf                     5   0   2   3       0   0       1   0
Bagwell 1b                    2   0   0   0       3   0      10   1
Gonzalez lf                   4   0   1   0       0   1       2   1
Bell rf                       4   1   1   1       0   1       1   0
Berry 3b                      4   0   1   0       0   1       0   1
  Wagner p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Eusebio c                     2   0   1   0       2   1       6   1
  Ausmus pr,c                 0   1   0   0       0   0       3   0
Bogar ss                      2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Gutierrez ph,ss             2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Kile p                        3   0   0   0       0   2       1   2
  Spiers ph,3b                1   1   1   1       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   5   9   5       6   6      27  13

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Berry-Biggio-Bagwell.

BATTING - 
2B: Spiers (12,off Ruebel); Mouton (6,off Loiselle).
HR: Bell (4,8th inning off Sodowsky 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Bell (4,off Cooke).
IBB: Bagwell 2 (16,by Cooke 2); Biggio (2,by Ruebel).
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Mouton (6,2nd base off Cooke/Kendall); Biggio (12,3rd base off Cooke/Kendall);
Bagwell (10,2nd base off Cooke/Kendall).
CS: Berry (4,2nd base by Cooke/Kendall).

PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Cooke                         7     6   1   0   4   6   0  31
Sodowsky L(0-1)               0.2   1   2   2   1   0   1   4
Ruebel                        0     1   2   2   1   0   0   2
Loiselle                      0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2
Totals                        8     9   5   4   6   6   1  39

WP: Cooke (7).
IBB: Cooke 2 (6,Bagwell 2); Ruebel (3,Biggio).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Ruebel 1-1; Loiselle 2-2.
.

Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kile W(9-3)                   8     6   1   1   2   7   0  31
Wagner                        1     0   0   0   0   3   0   3
Totals                        9     6   1   1   2  10   0  34

HBP: Kile (6,Kendall).
IBB: Kile (1,Martin).

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - Jerry Layne
Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 26954


Starting Lineups:

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Astros           
1. Womack              2b        Biggio              2b
2. Allensworth         cf        Mouton              cf
3. Martin              lf        Bagwell             1b
4. Young               1b        Gonzalez            lf
5. Sveum               3b        Bell                rf
6. Kendall             c         Berry               3b
7. Guillen             rf        Eusebio             c
8. Polcovich           ss        Bogar               ss
9. Cooke               p         Kile                p

PIRATES 1ST: Womack grounded out (second to first); Allensworth
was called out on strikes; Martin doubled to right; Young
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Biggio singled to pitcher; Mouton forced Biggio
(shortstop to second); Mouton stole second; Bagwell was walked
intentionally; Gonzalez singled to right [Mouton to third,
Bagwell to second]; Bell grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Gonzalez out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Pirates 0, Astros 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Sveum grounded out (second to first); Kendall
doubled to right; Kendall stole third; Guillen singled to left
[Kendall scored, Guillen out at second (left to second)];
Polcovich popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Berry struck out; Eusebio singled to center; Bogar
forced Eusebio (shortstop to second); Kile flied to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Cooke grounded out (second to first); Womack
grounded out (first to pitcher); Allensworth flied to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Biggio grounded out (pitcher to first); Mouton
grounded out (third to first); Bagwell reached on an error by
Sveum [Bagwell to first]; Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Martin singled to center; Young struck out; Martin
stole second; Sveum struck out; Martin stole third; Kendall
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Bell struck out; Berry flied to right; Eusebio
walked; Bogar grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Guillen struck out (catcher to first); Polcovich
struck out; Cooke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Kile struck out; Biggio singled to right; Mouton
grounded out (third to first) [Biggio to second]; Biggio stole
third; Bagwell was walked intentionally; Bagwell stole second;
Gonzalez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Pirates 1, Astros 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Womack singled to right; Allensworth was called out
on strikes; Martin lined to center; Womack stole second; Young
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Pirates 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Berry
singled to center; Eusebio struck out; Berry was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Astros 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Sveum singled to center; Kendall was hit by a pitch
[Sveum to second]; Guillen grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Sveum to third, Kendall out at second];
Polcovich grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Pirates 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: GUTIERREZ BATTED FOR BOGAR; Gutierrez grounded out
(second to first); Kile struck out; Biggio reached on an error
by Sveum [Biggio to second]; Cooke threw a wild pitch [Biggio to
third]; On a bunt Mouton singled to third [Biggio scored
(unearned)]; Bagwell walked [Mouton to second]; Gonzalez flied
to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 1.

PIRATES 8TH: GUTIERREZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); CUMMINGS
BATTED FOR COOKE; Cummings flied to left; Womack walked;
Allensworth grounded out (shortstop to first) [Womack to
second]; Martin was walked intentionally; Young flied to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: SODOWSKY REPLACED CUMMINGS (PITCHING); Bell homered;
Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); Eusebio walked; AUSMUS
RAN FOR EUSEBIO; Gutierrez grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Ausmus to second]; SPIERS BATTED FOR KILE; RUEBEL REPLACED
SODOWSKY (PITCHING); Spiers doubled to right [Ausmus scored];
Biggio was walked intentionally; LOISELLE REPLACED YOUNG
(PITCHING); RANDA REPLACED RUEBEL (PLAYING 3B); SVEUM CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Mouton doubled to left [Spiers scored,
Biggio scored]; Bagwell grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 5.

PIRATES 9TH: AUSMUS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); SPIERS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); WAGNER REPLACED BERRY (PITCHING); Sveum
struck out; Kendall struck out; Guillen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Pirates          1   6   2    6
 Astros           5   9   0   10


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