Top 1

• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Bourgeois vs. Duke
  
  Bourgeois hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno misplays the ball. That's an error on Cedeno. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Keppinger vs. Duke
  
  There's a wild pitch. Bourgeois moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
  Keppinger vs. Duke
  
  Keppinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Pence vs. Duke
  
  Pence hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
  Lee vs. Duke
  
  Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  McCutchen vs. Norris
  
  McCutchen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Manzella fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Manzella. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tabata vs. Norris
  
  Tabata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Manzella scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Norris
  
  Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Jones vs. Norris
  
  Jones takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Alvarez vs. Norris
  
  There's a wild pitch. Walker moves to third. Jones moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
  Alvarez vs. Norris
  
  Alvarez strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Michaels vs. Duke
  
  Michaels hits a fly ball into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Johnson vs. Duke
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Michaels scores. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Manzella vs. Duke
  
  Manzella strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Quintero vs. Duke
  
  Quintero hits a fly ball into left field. Tabata settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
  Norris vs. Duke
  
  Norris takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Bourgeois vs. Duke
  
  Bourgeois hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Doumit vs. Norris
  
  Doumit hits a fly ball into center field. Bourgeois settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Bowker vs. Norris
  
  Bowker hits a popup in front of the plate. Quintero juggles the ball. That's an error on Quintero. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cedeno vs. Norris
  
  Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bowker moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Duke vs. Norris
  
  Quintero fires to second and picks off Bowker for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Duke vs. Norris
  
  Duke strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Keppinger vs. Duke
  
  Keppinger hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Pence vs. Duke
  
  Pence hits a popup, foul, towards third. Alvarez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Lee vs. Duke
  
  Lee 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 

Bottom 3

• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  McCutchen vs. Norris
  
  McCutchen hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tabata vs. Norris
  
  Norris fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Norris. McCutchen moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Tabata vs. Norris
  
  Tabata bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Quintero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
  Walker vs. Norris
  
  Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Jones vs. Norris
  
  Jones strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
  Alvarez vs. Norris
  
  Alvarez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Doumit vs. Norris
  
  Doumit strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Michaels vs. Duke
  
  Michaels hits a fly ball into right field. Bowker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Duke
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Manzella vs. Duke
  
  Manzella hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tabata. Manzella reaches second base with a double. Johnson moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Quintero vs. Duke
  
  Quintero hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Tabata. Quintero reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. Manzella scores. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Norris vs. Duke
  
  Norris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Bourgeois vs. Duke
  
  Bourgeois hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Bowker vs. Norris
  
  Bowker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Cedeno vs. Norris
  
  Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Keppinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Duke vs. Norris
  
  Duke strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Keppinger vs. Duke
  
  Alex Presley now playing right field.
  
  Keppinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pence vs. Duke
  
  Pence hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Lee vs. Duke
  
  Lee hits a fly ball into right field. Presley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Michaels vs. Duke
  
  Duke fires to first and has Pence trapped. There's the throw to Walker who tags Pence for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  McCutchen vs. Norris
  
  McCutchen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Michaels. McCutchen reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Tabata vs. Norris
  
  Tabata hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCutchen scores. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Walker vs. Norris
  
  Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tabata moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Jones vs. Norris
  
  Jones hits a popup towards short. Manzella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Alvarez vs. Norris
  
  Alvarez strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Doumit vs. Norris
  
  Doumit hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tabata scores. Walker moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  Presley vs. Byrdak
  
  Tim Byrdak now pitching.
  
  Presley strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Michaels vs. Duke
  
  Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Duke
  
  Johnson strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Manzella vs. Duke
  
  Manzella strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Cedeno vs. Fulchino
  
  Jeff Fulchino now pitching.
  
  Cedeno hits a line drive into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Duke vs. Fulchino
  
  Duke strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCutchen vs. Fulchino
  
  McCutchen hits a fly ball into center field. Bourgeois settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Quintero vs. Duke
  
  Quintero hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Downs vs. Gallagher
  
  Matt Downs pinch hits for Jeff Fulchino. Sean Gallagher now pitching.
  
  Downs hits a fly ball into left field. Tabata settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Bourgeois vs. Gallagher
  
  Bourgeois hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Tabata vs. Wright
  
  Wesley Wright now pitching.
  
  Tabata hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tabata for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Wright
  
  Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Bourgeois settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Wright
  
  Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Keppinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Keppinger vs. Meek
  
  Evan Meek now pitching.
  
  Keppinger strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Pence vs. Meek
  
  Pence strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Lee vs. Meek
  
  Lee takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Michaels vs. Meek
  
  Michaels 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 

Bottom 8

• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alvarez vs. Wright
  
  Alvarez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Doumit vs. Wright
  
  Doumit strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Presley vs. Wright
  
  Presley hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Michaels. Presley reaches second base with a double. Alvarez moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
  Cedeno vs. Lindstrom
  
  Matt Lindstrom now pitching.
  
  There's a wild pitch. Alvarez scores. Presley moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
  Cedeno vs. Lindstrom
  
  Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Young vs. Lindstrom
  
  Delwyn Young pinch hits for Evan Meek.
  
  Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Manzella scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Hanrahan
  
  Joel Hanrahan now pitching.
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Hernandez vs. Hanrahan
  
  Anderson Hernandez pinch hits for Tommy Manzella.
  
  Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Quintero vs. Hanrahan
  
  Quintero strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bogusevic vs. Hanrahan
  
  Brian Bogusevic pinch hits for Matt Lindstrom.
  
  That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Hernandez moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Bogusevic vs. Hanrahan
  
  Bogusevic hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Presley. Bogusevic reaches second base with a double. Hernandez scores. View Play 
• Astros, 4 - Pirates, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Blum vs. Hanrahan
  
  Geoff Blum pinch hits for Jason Bourgeois.
  
  Blum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first, with Hanrahan covering, for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/25/2010 -- Houston at Pittsburgh (N)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Bourgeois J, cf       4  0  0  0   McCutchen A, cf       4  2  2  0   
Blum G, ph            1  0  0  0   Tabata J, lf          4  1  1  1   
Keppinger J, 2b       4  0  0  0   Walker N, 2b          2  1  1  0   
Pence H, rf           4  0  1  0   Jones G, 1b           3  0  0  0   
Lee C, 1b             3  0  0  0   Alvarez P, 3b         4  2  2  3   
Michaels J, lf        4  1  1  0   Doumit R, c           4  0  1  1   
Johnson C, 3b         4  1  2  1   Bowker J, rf          2  0  0  0   
Manzella T, ss        3  1  1  0   Presley A, rf         2  0  1  0   
Hernandez A, ph       0  1  0  0   Cedeno R, ss          4  0  1  0   
Quintero H, c         4  0  2  2   Duke Z, p             3  0  0  0   
Norris B, p           1  0  0  0   Gallagher S, p        0  0  0  0   
Byrdak T, p           0  0  0  0   Meek E, p             0  0  0  0   
Fulchino J, p         0  0  0  0   Young D, ph           1  0  0  0   
Downs M, ph           1  0  0  0   Hanrahan J, p         0  0  0  0   
Wright W, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Lindstrom M, p        0  0  0  0                                      
Bogusevic B, ph       1  0  1  1                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  4  8  4                        33  6  9  5

Houston          010 200 001 --  4
Pittsburgh       003 020 01x --  6

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Norris B (L)          4.2  7  5  5  3  6
Byrdak T              0.1  0  0  0  0  1
Fulchino J            1.0  0  0  0  0  1
Wright W              1.1  2  1  1  0  1
Lindstrom M           0.2  0  0  0  0  0

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Duke Z (W)*           6.0  7  3  3  1  3
Gallagher S           1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Meek E                1.0  0  0  0  1  2
Hanrahan J (S)        1.0  1  1  1  1  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th

E -- Cedeno R, Manzella T, Quintero H, Norris B
DP -- Houston 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Houston 6, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- Michaels J, Manzella T, Quintero H, McCutchen A, Presley A, Bogusevic B
HR -- Alvarez P
CS -- Pence H
WP -- Duke Z, Norris B, Lindstrom M
T -- 2:46
A -- 25350

    

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