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Houston Astros 4–9 Pittsburgh Pirates: MLB regular season, 26 September 2000
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Houston Astros 9–4 at Three Rivers Stadium on 26 September 2000 in the mlb regular season.
26 September 2000 · Three Rivers Stadium
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The game
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Houston Astros 9–4 at Three Rivers Stadium on 26 September 2000 in the mlb regular season.
The visiting Houston Astros scored 4 runs, while the home Pittsburgh Pirates finished with 9. The winning margin was 5 runs.
How the scoring developed
In inning 1, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 3 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Houston Astros 0–3 Pittsburgh Pirates. In inning 4, Houston Astros scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was Houston Astros 1–3 Pittsburgh Pirates.
In inning 5, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Houston Astros 1–4 Pittsburgh Pirates. In inning 7, Houston Astros scored 1 run in the top half and Pittsburgh Pirates scored 5 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Houston Astros 2–9 Pittsburgh Pirates.
In inning 8, Houston Astros scored 2 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Houston Astros 4–9 Pittsburgh Pirates.
Pitching decisions
Kris Benson was credited with the pitching win. Chris Holt was charged with the loss.
Hits, errors and innings
Houston Astros finished with 7 hits and 1 errors, alongside 4 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
Pittsburgh Pirates finished with 10 hits and 0 errors, alongside 9 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
The season and series
The season record shown with this result was Houston Astros 69 wins and 88 losses.
The season record shown with this result was Pittsburgh Pirates 66 wins and 91 losses.
Inning by inning
| Inning | Houston Astros | Pittsburgh Pirates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | — |
| Total | 4 | 9 |
Sources
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