Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Houston Astros 4 (11 innings)
Regular Season Game 162
Played on Sunday, September 28, 1997 (D) at Astrodome

PIT N    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  1  0    0  2  -   5  7  1
HOU N    1  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   4 11  0
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Nunez 2b                      4   0   2   1       1   0       1   6
Ward lf                       2   1   0   0       1   0       1   0
  Garcia 3b                   2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Smith 1b                      4   0   0   0       1   1      15   3
Sveum 3b                      3   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Lieber p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kendall ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Sodowsky p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Womack ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Christiansen p              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Loiselle p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Guillen rf                    3   2   2   3       1   1       5   0
Allensworth cf                4   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
Osik c                        5   0   1   0       0   2       5   0
Collier ss                    5   1   1   1       0   2       1   7
Silva p                       2   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
  E. Brown lf                 1   0   0   0       1   1       1   0
Totals                       37   5   7   5       5  12      33  17

FIELDING - 
E: Guillen (9).
PB: Osik (4).

BATTING - 
2B: Sveum (20,off Barrios).
HR: Guillen (14,8th inning off Cabrera 0 on 2 out).
SH: Allensworth (9,off Henriquez).
HBP: Guillen (8,by Lima); Nunez (1,by Hudek); E. Brown (7,by Henriquez).
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Collier (1,2nd base off Henriquez/Pena).
CS: Guillen (2,2nd base by Lima/Ausmus).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Spiers 1b                     1   1   1   0       1   0       3   0
  Bagwell ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Holt p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Mouton rf                   3   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Gonzalez lf                   3   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  Hidalgo cf                  2   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Abreu rf,lf                   5   1   2   1       0   2       0   0
Berry 3b                      3   0   2   1       0   0       0   0
  Rivera 2b                   2   0   1   0       0   0       3   2
Howard cf                     3   1   1   0       0   0       3   0
  Barrios p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Cabrera p                   2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Henriquez p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Johnson 2b,3b                 5   0   1   1       0   1       2   4
Gutierrez ss                  5   0   0   0       0   0       1   4
Ausmus c                      1   0   0   0       1   0       4   1
  Biggio pr                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Knorr 1b                    3   1   2   1       0   0       4   0
Lima p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Eusebio ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hudek p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bell ph                     1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Pena c                      3   0   0   0       0   0       8   1
Totals                       44   4  11   4       2   5      33  12

BATTING - 
2B: Howard (16,off Silva).
HR: Abreu (3,5th inning off Silva 0 on 1 out); Knorr (1,11th inning off Loiselle
0 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 9.

PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Silva                         5     8   3   2   2   2   1  25
Lieber                        2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6
Sodowsky                      2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7
Christiansen W(3-0)           1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4
Loiselle SV(29)               1     1   1   1   0   0   1   4
Totals                       11    11   4   3   2   5   2  46

WP: Sodowsky (6).

Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lima                          2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7
Hudek                         2     0   0   0   1   4   0   8
Holt                          1     0   0   0   0   3   0   3
Barrios                       2     4   2   2   1   2   0  11
Cabrera                       3     1   1   1   1   3   1  11
Henriquez L(0-1)              1     2   2   2   1   0   0   6
Totals                       11     7   5   5   5  12   1  46

HBP: Lima (5,Guillen); Hudek (3,Nunez); Henriquez (1,E. Brown).

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Brian Gorman, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Jerry Layne
Ejections: PIT Manager Gene Lamont by Mike Winters [Balls and strikes];
PIT Coach Pete Vuckovich by Mike Winters [Balls and strikes (from bench)]
Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 30606


Starting Lineups:

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Astros           
1. Nunez               2b        Spiers              1b
2. Ward                lf        Gonzalez            lf
3. Smith               1b        Abreu               rf
4. Sveum               3b        Berry               3b
5. Guillen             rf        Howard              cf
6. Allensworth         cf        Johnson             2b
7. Osik                c         Gutierrez           ss
8. Collier             ss        Ausmus              c
9. Silva               p         Lima                p

PIRATES 1ST: Nunez grounded out (shortstop to first); Ward flied
to center; Smith walked; Sveum flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Spiers walked; Gonzalez flied to left; Abreu singled
to center [Spiers to second]; Berry singled to center [Spiers
scored, Abreu to second]; Howard forced Berry (first to
shortstop) [Abreu to third]; Johnson flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Guillen was hit by a pitch; Allensworth popped to
first; Guillen was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Osik flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Gutierrez grounded out (shortstop to first); Ausmus
flied to right; EUSEBIO BATTED FOR LIMA; Eusebio grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 1.

PIRATES 3RD: HUDEK REPLACED EUSEBIO (PITCHING); Collier struck
out; Silva was called out on strikes; Nunez was hit by a pitch;
Ward walked [Nunez to second]; Smith flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Spiers singled to left; Gonzalez flied to right;
Abreu struck out; Berry singled to right [Spiers to second];
Howard grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Pirates 0, Astros 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Sveum grounded out (second to first); Guillen
struck out; Allensworth struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Pirates 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Gutierrez
grounded out (first unassisted); Ausmus walked; BELL BATTED FOR
HUDEK; Bell singled to center [Ausmus to second]; BIGGIO RAN FOR
AUSMUS; BAGWELL BATTED FOR SPIERS; Bagwell forced Bell
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros
1.

PIRATES 5TH: PENA REPLACED BELL (PLAYING C ); KNORR REPLACED
BIGGIO (PLAYING 1B); HOLT REPLACED BAGWELL (PITCHING); Osik was
called out on strikes; Collier was called out on strikes; Silva
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Gonzalez was called out on strikes; Abreu homered;
Berry grounded out (first to pitcher); Howard doubled to right
[Howard to third (error by Guillen)]; Johnson singled to left
[Howard scored (unearned)]; Gutierrez grounded out (second to
first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 3.

PIRATES 6TH: BARRIOS REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); MOUTON REPLACED
HOLT (PLAYING RF); HIDALGO REPLACED GONZALEZ (PLAYING CF); ABREU
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); RIVERA REPLACED BERRY (PLAYING
2B); JOHNSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Nunez walked; Ward
forced Nunez (shortstop to second); Smith was called out on
strikes; Sveum doubled [Ward to third]; Guillen singled to
center [Ward scored, Sveum scored]; Allensworth forced Guillen
(third to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: LIEBER REPLACED SVEUM (PITCHING); E. BROWN REPLACED
SILVA (PLAYING LF); GARCIA REPLACED WARD (PLAYING 3B); Knorr
grounded out (shortstop to first); Pena grounded out (second to
first); Mouton flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Astros 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Osik singled to center; Collier popped to second;
E. Brown struck out; Nunez singled to left [Osik to second];
Garcia grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Pirates 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Hidalgo struck out; Abreu flied to center; Rivera
flied to center; Pirates coach Pete Vuckovich ejected by HP
umpire Mike Winters sometime in eighth inning Pirates manager
Gene Lamont ejected by HP umpire Mike Winters arguing
Vuckovich's ejection sometime in eighth inning; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros 3.

PIRATES 8TH: CABRERA REPLACED BARRIOS (PITCHING); Smith flied to
center; KENDALL BATTED FOR LIEBER; Kendall struck out; Guillen
homered; Allensworth struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: SODOWSKY REPLACED KENDALL (PITCHING); Cabrera flied
to right; Johnson grounded out (third to first); Gutierrez
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
3, Astros 3.

PIRATES 9TH: Osik was called out on strikes; Collier grounded
out (second to first); E. Brown walked; Nunez grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 9TH: Knorr singled to center; Pena flied to right;
Sodowsky threw a wild pitch [Knorr to second]; Mouton grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Knorr to third]; Hidalgo grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Astros 3.

PIRATES 10TH: Garcia flied to right; Smith flied to center;
WOMACK BATTED FOR SODOWSKY; Womack popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 10TH: CHRISTIANSEN REPLACED WOMACK (PITCHING); Abreu was
called out on strikes; Rivera singled to left; On a bunt Cabrera
made an out to first; Osik allowed a passed ball [Rivera to
second]; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Astros 3.

PIRATES 11TH: HENRIQUEZ REPLACED CABRERA (PITCHING); Guillen
walked; Allensworth out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted)
[Guillen to second]; Osik grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Guillen to third]; Collier singled to center [Guillen scored];
Collier stole second; E. Brown was hit by a pitch; Nunez singled
to second [Collier scored, E. Brown out at third (second to
shortstop to catcher to shortstop to third to shortstop)]; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Astros 3.

ASTROS 11TH: LOISELLE REPLACED CHRISTIANSEN (PITCHING);
Gutierrez grounded out (second to first); Knorr homered; Pena
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mouton grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Astros 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Pirates          5   7   1    8
 Astros           4  11   0    9


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