September 26, 2000 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Kris BensonL: Chris Holt
2B1-4H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterBG
Brian Giles
LF2-3H-ABHR · 3 RBI · 3 RP7.0IP2 ER · 9 K · WP6.0IP4 ER · 3 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead PIT by 7
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1ST Cardinals | 95 | 67 | .586 | — |
2CI Reds | 85 | 77 | .525 | 10.0 |
3MI Brewers | 73 | 89 | .451 | 22.0 |
| 4HOAstros | 72 | 90 | .444 | 23.0 |
| 5PIPirates | 69 | 93 | .426 | 26.0 |
6CH Cubs | 65 | 97 | .401 | 30.0 |
| JLJulio Lugo2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| MMMitch MeluskeyC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
JB Jeff Bagwell1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| DWDaryle WardLF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
MA Moises AlouRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RHRichard HidalgoCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CTChris Truby3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TBTim BogarSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CHChris HoltP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
LB Lance BerkmanPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WFWayne FranklinP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MVMarc ValdesP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BSBill SpiersPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SLScott LinebrinkP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
2B: Hidalgo
HR: Lugo
RBI: Lugo, Alou 2, Bogar
LOB: 19
| ABAdrian BrownCF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
JK Jason KendallC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BGBrian GilesLF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| JVJohn Vander WalRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| KYKevin Young1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WMWarren Morris2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KOKeith Osik3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| PMPat MearesSS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KBKris BensonP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| EBEmil BrownLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AHAdam HyzduPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JMJosias ManzanilloP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSScott SauerbeckP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MW Mike WilliamsP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
2B: Young, Morris 2
HR: Giles, Meares
RBI: Giles 3, Young 2, Morris 2, Meares 2
LOB: 15
| KBKris BensonW | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 115 |
| JMJosias Manzanillo | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| SSScott SauerbeckH | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MWMike Williams | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 163 |
The Pirates routed the Astros 9-4 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Kris Benson got the win and Chris Holt took the loss. Brian Giles went 2-for-3 for the Pirates, while Julio Lugo went 1-for-4 for the Astros.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
