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Pittsburgh Pirates 9–10 Houston Astros: MLB regular season, 16 September 2000
Houston Astros defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 10–9 at Enron Field on 16 September 2000 in the mlb regular season.
16 September 2000 · Enron Field
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The game
Houston Astros defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 10–9 at Enron Field on 16 September 2000 in the mlb regular season.
The visiting Pittsburgh Pirates scored 9 runs, while the home Houston Astros finished with 10. The winning margin was 1 run.
How the scoring developed
In inning 1, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the top half and Houston Astros scored 4 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 1–4 Houston Astros. In inning 2, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 2 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 3–4 Houston Astros.
In inning 3, Houston Astros scored 5 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 3–9 Houston Astros. In inning 5, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 4–9 Houston Astros.
In inning 8, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 2 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 6–9 Houston Astros. In inning 9, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 3 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 9–9 Houston Astros.
In inning 10, Houston Astros scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 9–10 Houston Astros.
Pitching decisions
Marc Valdes was credited with the pitching win. Scott Sauerbeck was charged with the loss.
Hits, errors and innings
Pittsburgh Pirates finished with 16 hits and 0 errors, alongside 9 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
Houston Astros finished with 9 hits and 1 errors, alongside 10 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
The game extended to 10 innings, beyond the scheduled 9. The inning table shows the scoring through the additional innings.
The season and series
The season record shown with this result was Pittsburgh Pirates 61 wins and 87 losses.
The season record shown with this result was Houston Astros 66 wins and 83 losses.
Inning by inning
| Inning | Pittsburgh Pirates | Houston Astros |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 10 |
Sources
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