Astros @ Pirates
August 2, 1998

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 6 10 0
Pirates 2 6 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 6 10 0
Pirates 2 6 1

Al Martin Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .236
OBP .000 .290
At Bats 0 369
Hits 0 87
• Singles 0 63
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 25
RBI’s 0 41

Scott Elarton Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 1
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Three Rivers Stadium - August 2, 1998
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Strikeout
Scott Elarton
Brad Ausmus
Jeff Bagwell
Craig Biggio
Sean Berry
Ricky Gutierrez
Moises Alou
Carl Everett
Derek Bell
Al Martin

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 6 10 0 8
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 6 1 6
Winning Pitcher Randy Johnson
Losing Pitcher Jason Christiansen
Save Scott Elarton
Game Winning RBI Ricky Gutierrez
Attendance 21,201
Time of Game 2 hours 35 minutes
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Count: 3-2, 2 Outs
Count: 3-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Al Martin pinch hits for Lou Collier. Martin strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Ramirez strikes out.
Bottom 9 Ward hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Collier fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Bagwell hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Biggio tags and scores.
Top 9 Bell takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Berry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berry for the out. Biggio moves to third.
Top 9 There goes Biggio. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Biggio steals second.
Top 9 Jeff McCurry now pitching. Biggio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Elarton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Sean Berry now playing third base. Scott Elarton now pitching. Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Elarton covering, for the out.
Top 8 Tony Eusebio pinch hits for Randy Johnson. Eusebio hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Ward. Eusebio reaches second base with a double. Gutierrez scores. There goes Ausmus trying to get to home. Ward throws the ball in to Collier who relays the ball to Kendall, who tags Ausmus, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Top 8 Ausmus is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Gutierrez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Guillen. Gutierrez reaches second base with a double. Alou scores. Everett goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Everett hits a popup beyond second. Polcovich can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Berry scores. Alou moves to second.
Top 8 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Collier fields it and throws to second for the out. Berry moves to third.
Top 8 Bagwell takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Collier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Berry moves to second.
Top 8 Jason Christiansen now pitching. Turner Ward now playing left field. Sean Berry pinch hits for Bill Spiers. Berry hits a line drive beyond third. Ramirez can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Bottom 7 Kendall hits a popup towards third. Spiers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Polcovich hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith tags and scores.
Bottom 7 Keith Osik pinch hits for Todd Van Poppel. Osik strikes out.
Bottom 7 Collier is hit by the pitch. Smith moves to third. Ramirez moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ramirez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Collier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ausmus hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Guillen strikes out.
Bottom 6 Young strikes out. There goes Kendall. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 6 Martinez strikes out.
Bottom 6 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Gutierrez hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Everett is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bagwell hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 The umpire calls a balk on Van Poppel Bell moves to second.
Top 6 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Polcovich strikes out.
Bottom 5 Van Poppel strikes out.
Bottom 5 Collier strikes out.
Bottom 5 Ramirez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polcovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polcovich fields it and throws to second for the out. Gutierrez moves to third.
Top 5 Johnson strikes out.
Top 5 Ausmus hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Gutierrez moves to second.
Top 5 Gutierrez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 4 Guillen strikes out. Ausmus drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Guillen out.
Bottom 4 Young hits a line drive towards third. Spiers reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Everett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polcovich fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Alou strikes out.
Top 4 Bagwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spiers scores.
Top 4 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Spiers moves to third.
Top 4 Spiers hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Guillen. Spiers reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Kendall hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Polcovich takes first base on ball four. Van Poppel moves to second.
Bottom 3 Van Poppel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Collier hits a line drive towards short. Gutierrez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Biggio strikes out.
Top 3 Johnson hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ausmus strikes out.
Bottom 2 Ramirez strikes out.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Guillen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Young strikes out.
Top 2 Gutierrez hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Everett hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Martinez strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Polcovich hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bagwell hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bell strikes out.
Top 1 Spiers hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Guillen fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Guillen. Spiers moves to third.
Top 1 Biggio hits a line drive into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.