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Sparky didn?t look good tonight. And he started not looking good immediately. An error by Speedy and a couple singles loaded the bases in the first. He got a K for an out and then was bailed out by Ensberg who handled a shot down the line and turned it to a quick round the horn dp.
The Astros, in what has become their habit, got some runs in the bottom of the inning. The script of get a runner on, in this case Taveras, then hit a double, this time by Biggio, worked again. Lane, coming around nicely, singled Biggio home from second. 2-0 Astros.
The Pirates cut the lead in the 4th. Their huge rookie Brad Eldred, momentarily fooled by Roy?s slow curve, stopped his swing, and then using only his arms, hit the homer with all his weight on his front foot.
In the bottom of the inning, Jason knocked a double that scored Taveras and Berkman who had earlier walked. The Pirates phenom Duke was not having a good game in front of 50 family and friends. How many pitchers from Texas have the Astros faced in the last couple series? 4-1.
Once again the Pirates scrapped back. In the 6th, Sanchez took second in a sliding cloud of dirt on a wild pitch that Roy apparently had in a headlock and snapped it in the dirt 3 feet wide of the plate. Bay then singled a very dirty Sanchez home.
The Pirates scrapping continued in the 7th. Ann Wilson beat out a grounder to short, McLouth, another huge lout, doubled down the line and Ann beat the throw to home. It was immaterial as Ausmus didn?t handle the very good relay from Everett. It would have been close otherwise. Mackowiak, possibly irritated that the Astros walked Bay in front of him, wacked a single through the hole between 1st and 2nd that scored McCloud. I think it was Chief Clifford yelling at him to go home. Tied, 4-4.
Wheeler came in for the 8th and almost immediately gave up a homer to 2b Castillo. A revoltin development, Pirates up 5-4.
But, in spite of Brownie droning on about how many times the Astros haven?t come back after the 7th, none, they weren?t done. Our old friend Ho Jo head, I swear Rick White?s head is as big as the fa?ade of a Howard Johnsons, is on in relief in the bottom of the 8th. No sooner does Dierker comment that White has pitched the best of everyone tonight (and he did) than Mo rockets a homer to the Pump. Which he also did with his fist as he flew around the bases. Pheeww! Game tied.
But the excitement was still to come. White strikes out Lane for the second out. Then Everett singles. Burke shoots a single to right, Everett, in a fury, hauls it into third. Sliding just in front of a one hop throw. But the throw kept hopping, it gets by the 3b and Everett comes up pointing. The ump whips his head around and awards everybody an extra base. 6-5 Astros.
Apparently, it was ruled that the ball went out of play. They showed a padded New Era sign that was right in front of the camera well and at ground level. There was a gap in the sign. It looked like the ball hit the sign, went through it, and bounced off the pole in back of the sign and so out of play. Legendary Lloyd pitched a fit. We?ll hear more from him I?m sure.
Lidge found his slider in the 9th, walked a guy for effect, then struck out everybody else.
No TV Sat. Clemens v. Kip Wells, 6:05.