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Pirates
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
August 31, 2011
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 31, 2011 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 2011 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 2011 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | James McDonald |
| Home Starting Pitcher | J.A. Happ |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 22,918 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Everitt 1B: Chris Guccione 2B: Mike Muchlinski 3B: Mike Winters |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Tabata | Right Fielder |
| Alex Presley | Left Fielder |
| Andrew McCutchen | Center Fielder |
| Ryan Doumit | Catcher |
| Neil Walker | Second Baseman |
| Garrett Jones | First Baseman |
| Josh Harrison | Third Baseman |
| Ronny Cedeno | Shortstop |
| James McDonald | Pitcher |
| Clint Hurdle | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jordan Schafer | Center Fielder |
| Jose Altuve | Second Baseman |
| J.D. Martinez | Left Fielder |
| Carlos Lee | First Baseman |
| Brian Bogusevic | Right Fielder |
| Jimmy Paredes | Third Baseman |
| Angel Sanchez | Shortstop |
| Humberto Quintero | Catcher |
| J.A. Happ | Pitcher |
| Brad Mills | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
August 31, 2011
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tabata vs. Happ
Tabata strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Presley vs. Happ
Presley hits a line drive into left field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Happ
McCutchen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Schafer vs. McDonald
Schafer hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. McDonald
Altuve strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. McDonald
Martinez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. McDonald
Lee hits a popup towards first. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Doumit vs. Happ
Doumit hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Happ
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Bogusevic settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Happ
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Harrison vs. Happ
Harrison strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bogusevic vs. McDonald
Bogusevic hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Paredes vs. McDonald
Paredes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bogusevic moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Sanchez vs. McDonald
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrison fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bogusevic moves to third. Paredes moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Quintero vs. McDonald
Quintero hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Happ vs. McDonald
Happ strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Schafer vs. McDonald
Schafer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops it up and throws to first, with McDonald covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Happ
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Happ
McDonald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Tabata vs. Happ
Tabata hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. McDonald
Altuve hits a popup towards short. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. McDonald
Martinez hits a popup towards short. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. McDonald
Lee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bogusevic vs. McDonald
Bogusevic strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Presley vs. Happ
Presley hits a fly ball into center field. Schafer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Happ
McCutchen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Doumit vs. Happ
Doumit hits a line drive into center field. Schafer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Paredes vs. McDonald
Paredes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. McDonald
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Paredes moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Quintero vs. McDonald
Quintero hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Doumit throws to first for one, and Jones throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Paredes scores. Sanchez moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Happ vs. McDonald
Happ takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schafer vs. McDonald
Schafer bunts towards first. Jones fields the ball and throws to McDonald covering. Safe. Sanchez scores. Happ moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Altuve vs. McDonald
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Happ
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Happ
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Happ
Harrison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Happ
Cedeno strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. McDonald
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. McDonald
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bogusevic vs. McDonald
Bogusevic hits a popup towards short. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Happ
McDonald strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tabata vs. Happ
Tabata hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Presley vs. Happ
Presley hits a fly ball into center field. Schafer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Paredes vs. McDonald
Paredes strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. McDonald
Sanchez hits a fly ball into left field. Presley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Quintero vs. McDonald
Quintero hits a line drive into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Happ
McCutchen hits a fly ball into right field. Bogusevic settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Doumit vs. Happ
Doumit hits a fly ball into center field. Schafer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Happ
Walker hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Happ
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Watson
Tony Watson now pitching. Jason Michaels pinch hits for J.A. Happ.
Michaels hits a fly ball into left field. Presley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Schafer vs. Watson
Schafer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Watson
Altuve hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Rodriguez
Fernando Rodriguez now pitching.
Harrison bunts towards third. Paredes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Rodriguez
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Paul vs. Rodriguez
Xavier Paul pinch hits for Tony Watson.
Paul hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Veras
Jose Veras now pitching.
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Veras
Lee hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Presley. Lee reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bogusevic vs. Veras
Bogusevic takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Paredes vs. Veras
Paredes strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Sanchez vs. Hanrahan
Joel Hanrahan now pitching.
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tabata vs. Melancon
Mark Melancon now pitching. Jason Bourgeois now playing left field.
Tabata hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Presley vs. Melancon
Presley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Melancon
McCutchen is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Doumit vs. Melancon
Doumit strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/2011 -- Pittsburgh at Houston (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Tabata J, rf 4 0 0 0 Schafer J, cf 4 0 1 1
Presley A, lf 4 0 0 0 Altuve J, 2b 4 0 0 0
McCutchen A, cf 3 0 0 0 Martinez J, lf 4 0 1 0
Doumit R, c 4 0 1 0 Melancon M, p 0 0 0 0
Walker N, 2b 3 0 1 0 Lee C, 1b 4 0 2 0
Jones G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Bogusevic B, rf 3 0 1 0
Harrison J, 3b 2 0 1 0 Paredes J, 3b 3 1 1 0
Cedeno R, ss 3 0 0 0 Sanchez A, ss 4 1 2 0
McDonald J, p 2 0 1 0 Quintero H, c 3 0 0 1
Watson T, p 0 0 0 0 Happ J, p 1 0 0 0
Paul X, ph 1 0 0 0 Michaels J, ph 1 0 0 0
Veras J, p 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez F, p 0 0 0 0
Hanrahan J, p 0 0 0 0 Bourgeois J, lf 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 4 0 31 2 8 2
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
Houston 000 200 00x -- 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
McDonald J (L) 6.0 7 2 1 2 6
Watson T 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Veras J 0.2 1 0 0 1 1
Hanrahan J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Happ J (W) 7.0 3 0 0 1 6
Rodriguez F 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Melancon M (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Jones G
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Houston 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 4, Houston 8
2B -- Lee C
HBP -- by Melancon M (McCutchen A)
T -- 2:28
A -- 22918
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