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Pittsburgh Pirates 2–16 Houston Astros: MLB regular season, 14 August 2000
Houston Astros defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 16–2 at Enron Field on 14 August 2000 in the mlb regular season.
14 August 2000 · Enron Field
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The game
Houston Astros defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 16–2 at Enron Field on 14 August 2000 in the mlb regular season.
The visiting Pittsburgh Pirates scored 2 runs, while the home Houston Astros finished with 16. The winning margin was 14 runs.
How the scoring developed
In inning 1, Houston Astros scored 4 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 0–4 Houston Astros. In inning 3, Houston Astros scored 5 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 0–9 Houston Astros.
In inning 4, Houston Astros scored 2 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 0–11 Houston Astros. In inning 5, Houston Astros scored 3 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 0–14 Houston Astros.
In inning 7, Houston Astros scored 2 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 0–16 Houston Astros. In inning 9, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 2 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 2–16 Houston Astros.
Pitching decisions
Chris Holt was credited with the pitching win. Jose Silva was charged with the loss.
Hits, errors and innings
Pittsburgh Pirates finished with 5 hits and 0 errors, alongside 2 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
Houston Astros finished with 19 hits and 0 errors, alongside 16 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
The season and series
The season record shown with this result was Pittsburgh Pirates 49 wins and 68 losses.
The season record shown with this result was Houston Astros 46 wins and 73 losses.
Inning by inning
| Inning | Pittsburgh Pirates | Houston Astros |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | — |
| Total | 2 | 16 |
Sources
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