Houston Astros 8 – 9 Pittsburgh Pirates
28 July 2001 · PIT08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Vinny Castilla | 1 in 321 games |
| 29 | final score 9–8 | 1 in 159 games | |
| 12 | 4 RBI | Brian Giles | 1 in 128 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 0 |
Box score
Houston Astros batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Julio Lugo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Lance Berkman | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vinny Castilla | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 HR |
| Moises Alou | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Daryle Ward | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Richard Hidalgo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Eusebio | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Orlando Merced | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Roy Oswalt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jeff Bagwell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
Houston Astros pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Oswalt | 6.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Ron Villone | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Jackson | 1.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Wagner | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tike Redman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jack Wilson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jason Kendall | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Giles | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Aramis Ramirez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| John Vander Wal | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Kevin Young | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Pat Meares | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Bronson Arroyo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Craig Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Adam Hyzdu | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronson Arroyo | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Omar Olivares | 2.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |