Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates

22-19, 10-12 Away

Final

16-25, 6-16 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
C. BiggioCF	2-5	1	0	2	.266
G. Blum3B	1-5	0	0	1	.294
J. Bagwell1B	0-5	0	0	0	.304
L. BerkmanLF	1-3	1	0	0	.270
R. HidalgoRF	2-4	2	1	2	.312
J. Vizcaino2B	3-4	0	0	1	.225
B. AusmusC	1-4	1	0	0	.216
A. EverettSS	0-4	0	0	0	.256
R. OswaltP	1-3	1	0	0	.273
R. StoneP	0-0	0	0	0	.000
O. DotelP	0-0	0	0	0	.000
O. MercedPH	0-1	0	0	0	.283
B. WagnerP	0-0	0	0	0	.000

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
R. Oswalt	6.0	7	2	2	5	83-56	3.68
R. Stone	1.0	0	0	0	0	11-5	1.14
O. Dotel	1.0	1	0	1	2	22-16	1.59
B. Wagner	1.0	1	0	0	2	18-14	1.96

HOU

PIT

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

PNC Park

10:05 PM, 15 May 2003

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 16,752

Game Time:2:33

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Gary Darling
First Base Umpire - Larry Vanover
Second Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
Third Base Umpire - Jerry Meals


HOU
PIT

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	6	11	0
0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	0

R. Oswalt3-4

6.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 5 K, 2 BB

K. Benson4-5

6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

		HOU	PIT
3rd	R Simon grounded out to second, K Lofton scored, J Wilson to third.	0	1
3rd	M Stairs singled to deep right, J Wilson scored.	0	2
4th	R Hidalgo doubled to left, L Berkman scored.	1	2
4th	J Vizcaino doubled to center, R Hidalgo scored.	2	2
6th	R Hidalgo homered to left.	3	2
7th	C Biggio doubled to left center, R Oswalt scored.	4	2
9th	C Biggio singled to center, B Ausmus scored.	5	2
9th	G Blum doubled to right center, C Biggio scored.	6	2

Data is currently unavailable.

Astros
9
Pirates
4

Game 1

13/5

Astros
6
Pirates
3

Game 2

14/5

Astros
2
Pirates
3

Game 3

15/5

Astros
6
Pirates
2

Game 4

15/5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cincinnati	20	11	.645	-	W1
Chicago	20	12	.625	0.5	W3
St. Louis	18	13	.581	2	W4
Milwaukee	16	14	.533	3.5	W1
Pittsburgh	16	16	.500	4.5	L5

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Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Game Information

R. Oswalt3-4

K. Benson4-5

Scoring Summary

Inning

2026 National League Central Standings

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