Houston Astros 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Regular Season Game 151
Played on Wednesday, September 17, 1997 (N) at Three Rivers Stadium

HOU N    0  1  4    0  0  1    2  0  0  -   8 15  0
PIT N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  2  -   4  8  0
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Biggio 2b                     2   1   0   0       2   0       1   5
Bell rf                       5   1   1   0       0   2       3   0
Bagwell 1b                    4   1   3   2       1   1      14   1
Gonzalez lf                   5   3   2   1       0   1       0   0
Spiers 3b                     5   1   3   2       0   0       0   2
Hidalgo cf                    5   1   3   2       0   0       1   0
Gutierrez ss                  5   0   2   0       0   1       1   3
Ausmus c                      4   0   1   0       1   2       6   0
Reynolds p                    3   0   0   0       0   1       1   2
  Wagner p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       38   8  15   7       4   8      27  13

BATTING - 
2B: Hidalgo (4,off Schmidt); Bagwell (36,off Dessens).
3B: Gonzalez (2,off Peters).
HR: Gonzalez (9,2nd inning off Schmidt 0 on 0 out); Hidalgo (1,6th inning off
Sodowsky 0 on 0 out); Bagwell (41,7th inning off Peters 0 on 0 out).
SH: Reynolds (5,off Silva).
HBP: Biggio (31,by Schmidt).
GDP: Gutierrez (16,off Peters).
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Ausmus (13,2nd base off Sodowsky/Kendall); Biggio (41,2nd base off Sodowsky/Kendall).
CS: Bagwell (9,2nd base by Schmidt/Kendall).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Womack 2b                     4   0   0   0       0   0       4   3
  Collier ss                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Ward cf                       4   1   2   0       0   1       2   1
Martin lf                     4   1   1   2       0   0       1   0
Young 1b                      4   0   0   0       0   0       7   3
Randa 3b                      4   1   2   0       0   0       1   3
Kendall c                     3   0   0   0       1   0       8   1
Guillen rf                    3   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Dessens p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Sveum ph                    1   1   1   2       0   0       0   0
Nunez ss,2b                   3   0   1   0       1   1       3   4
Schmidt p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  A. Brown ph                 1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Silva p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Williams ph                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Sodowsky p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Peters p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Smith rf                    2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       35   4   8   4       2   6      27  16

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Randa-Womack-Randa-Womack-Nunez.

BATTING - 
2B: Nunez (1,off Reynolds); Randa (24,off Reynolds).
HR: Martin (12,8th inning off Reynolds 1 on 2 out); Sveum (12,9th inning off
Reynolds 1 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 6.

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Reynolds W(8-10)              8.1   8   4   4   1   5   2  34
Wagner                        0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3
Totals                        9     8   4   4   2   6   2  37


Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Schmidt L(9-8)                3     6   5   5   1   2   1  15
Silva                         2     1   0   0   1   3   0   8
Sodowsky                      1     1   1   1   2   1   1   6
Peters                        1     5   2   2   0   0   1   7
Dessens                       2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8
Totals                        9    15   8   8   4   8   3  44

WP: Schmidt (7).
HBP: Schmidt (8,Biggio).

Umpires: HP - Bill Hohn, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Terry Tata
Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 27422


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates       
1. Biggio              2b        Womack              2b
2. Bell                rf        Ward                cf
3. Bagwell             1b        Martin              lf
4. Gonzalez            lf        Young               1b
5. Spiers              3b        Randa               3b
6. Hidalgo             cf        Kendall             c
7. Gutierrez           ss        Guillen             rf
8. Ausmus              c         Nunez               ss
9. Reynolds            p         Schmidt             p

ASTROS 1ST: Biggio grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell
grounded out (third to first); Bagwell walked; Bagwell was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Womack grounded out (second to first); Ward singled
to center; Martin grounded out (second to first) [Ward to
second]; Young flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Pirates 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Gonzalez homered; Spiers singled to center; Hidalgo
flied to center; Gutierrez was called out on strikes; Ausmus
flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Randa grounded out (third to first); Kendall
grounded out (shortstop to first); Guillen grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Reynolds was called out on strikes; Biggio was hit
by a pitch; Bell singled to shortstop [Biggio to second];
Bagwell singled to center [Biggio scored, Bell to second];
Gonzalez forced Bagwell (second to shortstop) [Bell to third];
Schmidt threw a wild pitch [Bell scored, Gonzalez to second];
Spiers singled to right [Gonzalez scored]; Hidalgo doubled to
left [Spiers scored, Hidalgo out at third (center to first to
third)]; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Nunez struck out; A. BROWN BATTED FOR SCHMIDT; A.
Brown singled to center; Womack forced A. Brown (second to
shortstop); Ward grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 5, Pirates 0.

ASTROS 4TH: SILVA REPLACED A. BROWN (PITCHING); Gutierrez
singled to center; Ausmus was called out on strikes; Reynolds
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Gutierrez to second];
Biggio walked; Bell forced Biggio (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Martin lined to first; Young grounded out (third to
first); Randa grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 5, Pirates 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Bagwell was called out on strikes; Gonzalez was
called out on strikes; Spiers grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Kendall walked; Guillen struck out; Nunez doubled
to left [Kendall to third]; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR SILVA; Williams
was called out on strikes; Womack grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Pirates 0.

ASTROS 6TH: SODOWSKY REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Hidalgo
homered; Gutierrez grounded out (third to first); Ausmus walked;
Ausmus stole second; Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Ausmus to third]; Biggio walked; Biggio stole second; Bell was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 6, Pirates
0.

PIRATES 6TH: Ward was called out on strikes; Martin lined to
first; Young grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 6, Pirates 0.

ASTROS 7TH: PETERS REPLACED SODOWSKY (PITCHING); Bagwell
homered; Gonzalez tripled to center; Spiers singled to center
[Gonzalez scored]; Hidalgo singled to pitcher [Spiers to
second]; Gutierrez grounded into a double play (third to second
to third to second to shortstop) [Spiers out at third, Hidalgo
out at second]; Ausmus singled to center [Gutierrez to third];
Reynolds forced Ausmus (shortstop to second); 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 8, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Randa doubled to center; Kendall flied to right;
Guillen grounded out (shortstop to first) [Randa to third];
Nunez flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 8, Pirates 0.

ASTROS 8TH: SMITH REPLACED PETERS (PLAYING RF); DESSENS REPLACED
GUILLEN (PITCHING); Biggio grounded out (first unassisted); Bell
was called out on strikes; Bagwell doubled to right; Gonzalez
flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 8, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Smith struck out; Womack grounded out (pitcher to
first); Ward singled to center; Martin homered [Ward scored];
Young popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 8, Pirates
2.

ASTROS 9TH: COLLIER REPLACED WOMACK (PLAYING SS); NUNEZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Spiers grounded out (first to pitcher);
Hidalgo grounded out (pitcher to first); Gutierrez singled to
third; Ausmus was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 8, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Randa singled to right; Kendall flied to center;
SVEUM BATTED FOR DESSENS; Sveum homered [Randa scored]; WAGNER
REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Nunez walked; Smith popped to
first; Collier struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 8,
Pirates 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           8  15   0    9
 Pirates          4   8   0    6


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