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Astros
@ Pirates
PNC Park
September 21, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Houston Astros, played on September 21, 2008 at PNC Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 21, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 21, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roy Oswalt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ross Ohlendorf |
| Ballpark | PNC Park |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 20,311 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Scott Barry 1B: Bruce Dreckman 2B: Rob Drake 3B: Brian Gorman |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Michael Bourn | Center Fielder |
| Mark Loretta | Second Baseman |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| Lance Berkman | First Baseman |
| Geoff Blum | Third Baseman |
| Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
| Ty Wigginton | Left Fielder |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Roy Oswalt | Pitcher |
| Cecil Cooper | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nyjer Morgan | Left Fielder |
| Freddy Sanchez | Second Baseman |
| Nate McLouth | Center Fielder |
| Ryan Doumit | Catcher |
| Adam LaRoche | First Baseman |
| Brandon Moss | Right Fielder |
| Andy LaRoche | Third Baseman |
| Luis Cruz | Shortstop |
| Ross Ohlendorf | Pitcher |
| John Russell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Pirates
PNC Park
September 21, 2008
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Ohlendorf
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ohlendorf fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Loretta vs. Ohlendorf
Loretta hits a line drive into center field. McLouth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Ohlendorf
Tejada strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Ohlendorf
Berkman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Oswalt
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Loretta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Oswalt
Sanchez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLouth vs. Oswalt
McLouth hits a fly ball towards right. Pence catches it and throws to first to double up Sanchez. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Ohlendorf
Blum hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Ohlendorf
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards third. LaRoche fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Wigginton vs. Ohlendorf
Wigginton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pence moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Ausmus vs. Ohlendorf
Ausmus hits a line drive into center field. McLouth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oswalt vs. Ohlendorf
Oswalt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Doumit vs. Oswalt
Doumit hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
LaRoche vs. Oswalt
LaRoche hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Oswalt
Moss strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Ohlendorf
Bourn hits a fly ball into center field. McLouth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Loretta vs. Ohlendorf
Loretta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Ohlendorf
Tejada hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Loretta moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Berkman vs. Ohlendorf
Berkman hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Morgan. Berkman reaches second base with a double. Loretta scores. Tejada moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Blum vs. Ohlendorf
Blum hits a fly ball into right field. Moss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tejada tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pence vs. Ohlendorf
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Berkman moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wigginton vs. Ohlendorf
Wigginton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. Oswalt
LaRoche strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Oswalt
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ohlendorf vs. Oswalt
Ohlendorf strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Ohlendorf
Ausmus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Oswalt vs. Ohlendorf
Oswalt bunts towards first. LaRoche scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oswalt for the out. Ausmus moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Bourn vs. Ohlendorf
There's a wild pitch. Ausmus moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Bourn vs. Ohlendorf
Bourn strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Loretta vs. Ohlendorf
Loretta hits a ball on the ground towards third. LaRoche fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Oswalt
Morgan hits a popup towards third. Blum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Oswalt
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McLouth vs. Oswalt
McLouth hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Doumit vs. Oswalt
Doumit hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Ohlendorf
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ohlendorf fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Ohlendorf
Berkman hits a fly ball into center field. McLouth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blum vs. Ohlendorf
Blum hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moss. Blum reaches second base with a double. Tejada moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Pence vs. Ohlendorf
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Wigginton vs. Ohlendorf
Wigginton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Ausmus vs. Ohlendorf
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Tejada scores. Blum scores. Wigginton moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Oswalt vs. Ohlendorf
Oswalt hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. Oswalt
LaRoche hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Oswalt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Oswalt
Moss strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. Oswalt
LaRoche hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Oswalt
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Pence. Cruz reaches second base with a double. LaRoche goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Oswalt
Jack Wilson pinch hits for Ross Ohlendorf.
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Morgan vs. Oswalt
Morgan hits a line drive into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Bautista
Denny Bautista now pitching.
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Loretta vs. Bautista
There goes Bourn. The throw from Doumit and he is safe. Bourn steals second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Loretta vs. Bautista
Loretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Tejada vs. Bautista
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaRoche scoops it up and throws to first, with Bautista covering, for the out. Bourn moves to third. Loretta moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Berkman vs. Bautista
Berkman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Blum vs. Beam
T.J. Beam now pitching.
Blum hits a popup towards short. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Pence vs. Beam
Pence strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Oswalt
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McLouth vs. Oswalt
McLouth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Loretta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Doumit vs. Oswalt
Doumit hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaRoche vs. Oswalt
LaRoche hits a fly ball into left field. Wigginton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wigginton vs. Beam
Wigginton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Beam
Ausmus hits a fly ball into right field. Moss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Newhan vs. Burnett
David Newhan pinch hits for Roy Oswalt. Sean Burnett now pitching.
Newhan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Geary
Geoff Geary now pitching.
Moss hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Loretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. Geary
LaRoche hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Geary
Cruz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Loretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Burnett
Doug Mientkiewicz now playing first base.
Bourn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Loretta vs. Chavez
Jesse Chavez now pitching.
Loretta strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Chavez
There goes Bourn. The throw from Doumit and he is safe. Bourn steals second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Tejada vs. Chavez
Tejada hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bourn scores. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Chavez
Berkman hits a fly ball into left field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Blum vs. Chavez
Blum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mientkiewicz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blum for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Hawkins
LaTroy Hawkins now pitching. Jason Michaels pinch hits for Jesse Chavez.
Michaels hits a line drive into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Hawkins
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Loretta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Hawkins
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Sanchez
Romulo Sanchez now pitching.
Pence takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Wigginton vs. Sanchez
Wigginton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pence moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ausmus vs. Sanchez
There's a wild pitch. Pence moves to third. Wigginton moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Ausmus vs. Sanchez
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards third. LaRoche fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Abercrombie vs. Sanchez
Reggie Abercrombie pinch hits for LaTroy Hawkins.
There's a wild pitch. Pence scores. Wigginton moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Abercrombie vs. Sanchez
Abercrombie strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Bourn vs. Sanchez
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards third. LaRoche fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McLouth vs. Wright
Wesley Wright now pitching. Reggie Abercrombie now playing left field.
McLouth strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doumit vs. Wright
Doumit hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Abercrombie. Doumit reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mientkiewicz vs. Wright
The umpire calls a balk on Wright Doumit moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mientkiewicz vs. Wright
Mientkiewicz hits a line drive into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Moss vs. Wright
Moss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Doumit scores. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
LaRoche vs. Wright
LaRoche hits a fly ball into left field. Abercrombie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/21/2008 -- Houston at Pittsburgh (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Bourn M, cf 6 1 3 0 Morgan N, lf 4 0 0 0
Loretta M, 2b 4 1 1 0 Sanchez F, 2b 4 0 2 0
Tejada M, ss 5 2 3 1 McLouth N, cf 4 0 0 0
Berkman L, 1b 4 0 1 1 Doumit R, c 4 1 3 0
Blum G, 3b 4 1 2 1 LaRoche A, 1b 3 0 0 0
Pence H, rf 4 1 1 0 Mientkiewicz D, 1b 1 0 0 0
Wigginton T, lf 4 0 2 0 Moss B, rf 4 0 1 1
Wright W, p 0 0 0 0 LaRoche A, 3b 4 1 1 0
Ausmus B, c 4 0 1 2 Cruz L, ss 3 0 1 1
Oswalt R, p 2 0 0 0 Ohlendorf R, p 1 0 0 0
Newhan D, ph 1 0 0 0 Wilson J, ph 1 0 1 0
Geary G, p 0 0 0 0 Bautista D, p 0 0 0 0
Hawkins L, p 0 0 0 0 Beam T, p 0 0 0 0
Abercrombie R, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Burnett S, p 0 0 0 0
Chavez J, p 0 0 0 0
Michaels J, ph 1 0 0 0
Sanchez R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 6 14 5 34 2 9 2
Houston 002 020 011 -- 6
Pittsburgh 000 010 001 -- 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt R (W) 6.0 7 1 1 0 4
Geary G 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Hawkins L 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Wright W 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Ohlendorf R (L) 5.0 10 4 4 2 3
Bautista D 0.1 1 0 0 2 0
Beam T 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Burnett S* 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Chavez J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Sanchez R 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
DP -- Houston 2
LOB -- Houston 13, Pittsburgh 5
2B -- Berkman L, Blum G, Cruz L, Doumit R
SB -- Bourn M 2
SH -- Oswalt R
SF -- Blum G
WP -- Ohlendorf R, Sanchez R 2
Balk -- Wright W
T -- 3:07
A -- 20311
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