NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
08/08/1998
 
NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2671 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (51-59) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 6 12 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (42-69) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 10 2
Houston Gets 6-3 Win Against Pirates
The Houston Astros picked up a win at Three Rivers Stadium, dropping the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-3. Pete Harnisch, who is tied for 6th in the NL in quality starts with 16, was the difference-maker. Harnisch, now 10-6, was the winner. In 7.1 innings, he gave up 5 hits, while striking out 1, walking 2, and allowing no runs. Kurt Miller collected his 1st save.

Houston right fielder Jermaine Dye contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the fifth. With two down, he hit a slider to center field for a run-scoring single. It was his 96th hit of the season and put the Astros ahead, 2-0.

Afterward, Pittsburgh manager Jim Silveira Jr. said: "Every team has a bad week."

The losses continue to mount for Pittsburgh, which has now dropped 7 in a row.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Winn LF 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .263 0 20
G. DiSarcina SS 5 1 1 2 0 0 4 .254 0 42
C. Everett CF 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .273 14 72
R. Jefferson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .282 20 68
   a-R. Milliard 1B, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 1 8
J. Jaha DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .208 17 47
W. Greene 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .249 19 58
   b-R. Petagine 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 3 6
E. Marrero C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254 5 37
R. Coomer 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .281 12 64
J. Dye RF 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 .274 9 38
Totals 37 6 12 6 1 4 16      
a - R. Milliard substituted for R. Jefferson in the 8th
b - R. Petagine substituted for W. Greene in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Winn 2 (16, 1st Inning off J. Burkett, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Burkett, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Everett (32, 1st Inning off J. Burkett, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Winn 5 , G. DiSarcina , C. Everett 3 , W. Greene 2 , J. Dye 4
2-out RBI: J. Dye
GIDP: G. DiSarcina
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Everett (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Greene-DiSarcina-Jefferson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Lofton CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .305 7 36
F. Tatis 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .231 9 31
T. Walker 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .321 8 47
S. Hatteberg 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .256 21 80
J. Posada C 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .251 16 53
T. Goodwin LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .111 0 1
C. Curtis RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .118 0 0
T. Tarasco DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .147 7 18
P. Polanco SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .220 2 35
Totals 35 3 10 3 3 2 16      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Tatis (14, 8th Inning off J. Poole, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Hatteberg (21, 8th Inning off J. Poole, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Lofton , F. Tatis 2 , T. Walker , S. Hatteberg 4 , J. Posada 2 , C. Curtis , T. Tarasco , P. Polanco 2
2-out RBI: S. Hatteberg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Tatis , T. Walker
GIDP: S. Hatteberg
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Walker (10)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Walker (11) , T. Goodwin (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Burkett-Polanco-Hatteberg)
OF assists: 1 (Curtis(Jefferson at 3rd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Harnisch W (10-6) 7.1 5 0 0 2 1 0 111 3.61   
J. Poole 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 1 14 5.80   
J. Ruffin H (11) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 3.50   
K. Miller SV (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Harnisch 67
Batters Faced: P. Harnisch 27, J. Poole 4, J. Ruffin 4, K. Miller 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Harnisch 12-7, J. Poole 1-0, J. Ruffin 1-1, K. Miller 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Harnisch 111-66, J. Poole 14-8, J. Ruffin 20-11, K. Miller 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Miller 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Burkett L (8-9) 7.0 10 6 4 1 3 0 109 5.97   
B. Woodall 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 33 3.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Burkett 39
Batters Faced: J. Burkett 31, B. Woodall 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Burkett 6-10, B. Woodall 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Burkett 109-70, B. Woodall 33-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Woodall 3-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pete Harnisch
Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 18605
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