Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 28, 2001 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 2001 at PNC Park. The Houston Astros defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 2 1 0
  Villone p 0 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
Lugo ss 5 2 2 0
Bagwell 1b 4 3 3 3
Berkman lf 4 2 2 2
Alou rf 4 1 3 1
  Merced pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Hidalgo cf 4 1 2 2
Castilla 3b 4 1 1 1
Ausmus c 4 0 1 2
McKnight p 3 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 38 12 15 11
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Redman cf 5 0 1 0
Nunez ss 5 0 2 0
Kendall c 4 0 1 0
  Lincoln p 0 0 0 0
  Sauerbeck p 0 0 0 0
  Manzanillo p 0 0 0 0
  Young ph 1 0 0 0
Giles lf 3 1 1 0
Vander Wal rf 4 0 0 0
Wilson 1b,c 3 0 0 0
Morris 2b 3 2 3 1
Osik 3b 4 0 2 1
Anderson p 1 0 0 0
  Wilkins p 0 0 0 0
  Meares ph 1 0 1 1
  Marte p 1 0 0 0
  Hyzdu 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 11 3
Houston 014 300 00412150
Pittsburgh 000 101 0103112
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
McKnight  W (1-0) 7.0 9 2 2 1 5
  Villone   0.1 2 1 1 0 1
  Dotel   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
1
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson  L (6-10) 3.0 8 8 7 2 0
  Wilkins   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Marte   3.0 2 0 0 0 3
  Lincoln   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Sauerbeck   0.0 2 3 3 2 0
  Manzanillo   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
12
11
5
3

  E–Kendall (12), Vander Wal (4).  DP–Houston 2, Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Houston Hidalgo (18,off Anderson); Bagwell 2 (25,off Anderson 2); Lugo (15,off Anderson); Berkman (34,off Wilkins), Pittsburgh Nunez (11,off McKnight).  HR–Pittsburgh Morris (1,6th inning off McKnight 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Berkman (5,off Anderson).  HBP–Biggio (23,by Anderson); Morris (2,by McKnight); C Wilson (3,by Villone).  IBB–Ausmus (2,by Anderson); Castilla (1,by Anderson).  HBP–McKnight (2,Morris); Villone (4,C Wilson); Anderson (4,Biggio).  IBB–Anderson 2 (6,Ausmus,Castilla).  U-HP–Chuck Meriwether, 1B–Brian O'Nora, 2B–Bill Welke, 3B–Justin Klemm.  T–2:59.  A–38,295.
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