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Pirates
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 20, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 20, 1996 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | August 20, 1996 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 20, 1996 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dan Miceli |
Home Starting Pitcher | Donne Wall |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 19,866 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Rapuano 1B: Gerry Davis 2B: Bill Hohn 3B: Terry Tata |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jermaine Allensworth | Center Fielder |
Al Martin | Left Fielder |
Jeff King | Second Baseman |
Orlando Merced | Right Fielder |
Charlie Hayes | Third Baseman |
Mark Johnson | First Baseman |
Jay Bell | Shortstop |
Keith Osik | Catcher |
Dan Miceli | Pitcher |
Jim Leyland | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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John Cangelosi | Left Fielder |
Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
Bill Spiers | Third Baseman |
Tony Eusebio | Catcher |
Brian Hunter | Center Fielder |
Orlando Miller | Shortstop |
Donne Wall | Pitcher |
Terry Collins | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 20, 1996
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Wall
Allensworth strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Wall
Martin hits a line drive into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Wall
King hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cangelosi throws the ball in to Biggio who tags King, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cangelosi vs. Miceli
Cangelosi hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Merced. Cangelosi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Miceli
Biggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Bagwell vs. Miceli
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. Cangelosi moves to third. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Miceli
Bell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Cangelosi scores. Biggio scores. Bagwell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Spiers vs. Miceli
Spiers strikes out. There goes Bagwell. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Bell. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Eusebio vs. Miceli
Eusebio hits a fly ball into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bagwell tags and scores. Bell tags and moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hunter vs. Miceli
Hunter hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Wall
Merced hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Wall
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wall
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Wall
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Miceli
Miller hits a line drive into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wall vs. Miceli
Wall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cangelosi vs. Miceli
Cangelosi hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Miceli
There goes Cangelosi. The throw from Osik and he is safe. Cangelosi steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Miceli
Biggio hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Cangelosi scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Miceli
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground into left field. That will be extra bases. Martin fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Martin. Biggio goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Miceli
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. King scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Osik vs. Wall
Osik strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Miceli vs. Wall
Miceli strikes out. Eusebio drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Miceli out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Wall
Allensworth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Miceli
Spiers strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Miceli
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Miceli
Hunter hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Miceli
Miller hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wall vs. Miceli
There's a wild pitch. Hunter moves to third. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Wall vs. Miceli
Wall strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Wall
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Wall
King hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Wall
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell fields the ball and throws to Wall covering. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Wall
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cangelosi vs. Miceli
Cangelosi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Miceli
There goes Cangelosi. The throw from Osik and he is out, King applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Miceli
Biggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Miceli
Bagwell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Miceli
Bell hits a line drive into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Miceli
Spiers hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. King reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wall
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Wall
Bell hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Osik vs. Wall
Osik hits a line drive into left field. Cangelosi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Beamon vs. Wall
Trey Beamon pinch hits for Dan Miceli.
Beamon hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Ruebel
Matt Ruebel now pitching.
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Ruebel
Hunter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Ruebel
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Wall vs. Ruebel
Wall hits a line drive, foul, into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hunter moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Cangelosi vs. Ruebel
Cangelosi takes first base on ball four. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Biggio vs. Ruebel
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Wall
Allensworth is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Wall
Martin hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Allensworth moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
King vs. Wall
King hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Allensworth tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Wall
Merced hits a fly ball into left field. Cangelosi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Wall
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Ruebel
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Ruebel covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ruebel
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruebel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Ruebel
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruebel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wall
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Wall covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wall
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Hunter. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Osik vs. Wall
Osik hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cangelosi. Osik reaches second base with a double. Bell scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Wall
Dave Clark pinch hits for Matt Ruebel.
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Wall covering, for the out. Osik moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Allensworth vs. Wall
Allensworth hits a popup towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Wainhouse
Dave Wainhouse now pitching.
Eusebio strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Wainhouse
Hunter strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Wainhouse
Miller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Wall
Martin hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Brocail
Doug Brocail now pitching.
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Brocail
Merced hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. King moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Brocail
Hayes hits a popup, foul, towards third. Spiers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Brocail
Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Johnson reaches second base with a double. King scores. Merced moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Hernandez
Xavier Hernandez now pitching. Ricky Gutierrez now playing shortstop.
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Osik vs. Hernandez
Osik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Wainhouse
Gutierrez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Cangelosi vs. Wainhouse
Cangelosi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Biggio vs. Wainhouse
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. Gutierrez moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bagwell vs. Wainhouse
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gutierrez scores. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Wainhouse
There's a wild pitch. Biggio moves to third. Bagwell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Wainhouse
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Biggio tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Spiers vs. Wainhouse
Spiers hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kingery vs. Hernandez
Mike Kingery pinch hits for Dave Wainhouse.
Kingery hits a line drive into left field. Cangelosi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Hernandez
Allensworth strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Hernandez
Martin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cangelosi. Martin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
King vs. Hernandez
There's a wild pitch. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
King vs. Hernandez
King strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/20/1996 -- Pittsburgh at Houston (N) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Allensworth J, cf 4 1 0 0 Cangelosi J, lf 4 2 4 0 Martin A, lf 5 1 3 1 Biggio C, 2b 3 4 1 1 King J, 2b 3 1 1 1 Bagwell J, 1b 4 2 3 3 Merced O, rf 4 0 2 0 Bell D, rf 4 0 1 3 Hayes C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Spiers B, 3b 5 0 0 0 Johnson M, 1b 3 0 2 1 Eusebio T, c 3 0 0 1 Bell J, ss 4 1 1 0 Hunter B, cf 4 0 2 0 Osik K, c 4 0 1 1 Miller O, ss 4 0 2 0 Miceli D, p 1 0 0 0 Hernandez X, p 0 0 0 0 Beamon T, ph 1 0 0 0 Wall D, p 3 0 0 0 Ruebel M, p 0 0 0 0 Brocail D, p 0 0 0 0 Clark D, ph 1 0 0 0 Gutierrez R, ss 0 1 0 0 Wainhouse D, p 0 0 0 0 Kingery M, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 4 10 4 34 9 13 8 Pittsburgh 000 001 120 -- 4 Houston 320 200 02x -- 9 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Miceli D (L) 4.0 9 7 6 3 3 Ruebel M 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 Wainhouse D 2.0 2 2 2 1 2 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Wall D (W)* 7.0 7 3 3 1 4 Brocail D 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 Hernandez X (S) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th E -- Martin A LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, Houston 8 2B -- Cangelosi J, Bagwell J, Bell J, Osik K, Johnson M, Martin A HR -- Bagwell J, Martin A SB -- Bell D, Bagwell J, Cangelosi J CS -- Cangelosi J SF -- Eusebio T, King J, Bell D HBP -- by Wall D (Allensworth J) WP -- Miceli D, Wainhouse D, Hernandez X T -- 2:44 A -- 19866
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