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Pittsburgh Pirates 3–5 Houston Astros: MLB regular season, 17 September 2000
Houston Astros defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–3 at Enron Field on 17 September 2000 in the mlb regular season.
17 September 2000 · Enron Field
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The game
Houston Astros defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–3 at Enron Field on 17 September 2000 in the mlb regular season.
The visiting Pittsburgh Pirates scored 3 runs, while the home Houston Astros finished with 5. The winning margin was 2 runs.
How the scoring developed
In inning 1, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 2 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 2–0 Houston Astros. In inning 2, Houston Astros scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 2–1 Houston Astros.
In inning 3, Houston Astros scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 2–2 Houston Astros. In inning 4, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 3–2 Houston Astros.
In inning 6, Houston Astros scored 2 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 3–4 Houston Astros. In inning 7, Houston Astros scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 3–5 Houston Astros.
Pitching decisions
Scott Elarton was credited with the pitching win. Dan Serafini was charged with the loss.
Octavio Dotel recorded the save. The win, loss and save are the pitcher decisions recorded for this game.
Hits, errors and innings
Pittsburgh Pirates finished with 8 hits and 0 errors, alongside 3 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
Houston Astros finished with 9 hits and 0 errors, alongside 5 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 61 wins and 88 losses.
The season record shown with this result was Houston Astros 67 wins and 83 losses.
Inning by inning
| Inning | Pittsburgh Pirates | Houston Astros |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | — |
| Total | 3 | 5 |
Sources
Check the original record.
Open the governing body or organiser’s publication for the underlying result, decision or tournament update.