Top 1

• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Schafer vs. Morton
  
  Schafer 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: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Lowrie vs. Morton
  
  Lowrie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Altuve vs. Morton
  
  Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lowrie moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
  Lee vs. Morton
  
  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: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Tabata vs. Happ
  
  Tabata hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Bogusevic who is chasing the ball. Tabata reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
  Walker vs. Happ
  
  Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Bogusevic settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tabata tags and scores. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  McCutchen vs. Happ
  
  McCutchen hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Alvarez vs. Happ
  
  Alvarez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McCutchen moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  McGehee vs. Happ
  
  There goes McCutchen. The throw from Snyder and he is safe. McCutchen steals third. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
  McGehee vs. Happ
  
  McGehee takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
  Navarro vs. Happ
  
  There goes McGehee. The throw from Snyder and he is safe. McGehee steals second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
  Navarro vs. Happ
  
  Navarro strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Bogusevic vs. Morton
  
  Bogusevic hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Maxwell vs. Morton
  
  Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bogusevic moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
  Downs vs. Morton
  
  Downs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
  Snyder vs. Morton
  
  Snyder is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Happ vs. Morton
  
  Happ hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Barmes vs. Happ
  
  Barmes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Happ fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  McKenry vs. Happ
  
  McKenry hits a fly ball into center field. Schafer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Morton vs. Happ
  
  Morton strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Schafer vs. Morton
  
  Schafer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lowrie vs. Morton
  
  Lowrie hits a line drive towards third. Alvarez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Altuve vs. Morton
  
  Altuve hits a fly ball towards right. Navarro catches it and throws to first to double up Schafer. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Tabata vs. Happ
  
  Tabata hits a fly ball into right field. Bogusevic settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Happ
  
  Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Schafer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  McCutchen vs. Happ
  
  McCutchen hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Alvarez vs. Happ
  
  Alvarez strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Lee vs. Morton
  
  Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Bogusevic vs. Morton
  
  Bogusevic hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGehee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bogusevic for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Maxwell vs. Morton
  
  Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  McGehee vs. Happ
  
  McGehee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops it up and throws to first, with Happ covering, for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Navarro vs. Happ
  
  Navarro hits a fly ball into center field. Schafer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Barmes vs. Happ
  
  Barmes strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Downs vs. Morton
  
  Downs hits a fly ball into left field. Tabata settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Snyder vs. Morton
  
  Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Alvarez. Snyder moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Happ vs. Morton
  
  Happ hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Snyder moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
  Schafer vs. Morton
  
  Schafer hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Navarro. Schafer reaches second base with a double. Snyder scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Lowrie vs. Morton
  
  Lowrie 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 5

• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  McKenry vs. Happ
  
  McKenry hits a fly ball into right field. Bogusevic settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Morton vs. Happ
  
  Morton hits a fly ball into right field. Bogusevic settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Tabata vs. Happ
  
  Tabata hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Happ
  
  Walker hits a popup towards first. Lee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Altuve vs. Morton
  
  Altuve hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Lee vs. Morton
  
  Lee hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Altuve moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bogusevic vs. Morton
  
  Bogusevic hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Altuve moves to third. Lee moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
  Maxwell vs. Morton
  
  Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes fields it and throws to third for the out. Altuve scores. Bogusevic moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Downs vs. Morton
  
  Downs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Astros, 2 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  McCutchen vs. Happ
  
  McCutchen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Alvarez vs. Happ
  
  Alvarez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Alvarez reaches second base with a double. McCutchen moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
  McGehee vs. Cruz
  
  Rhiner Cruz now pitching.
  
  McGehee takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
  Jones vs. Cruz
  
  Garrett Jones pinch hits for Yamaico Navarro.
  
  Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve fields it and throws to home to get McCutchen. Alvarez moves to third. McGehee moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
  Barmes vs. Cruz
  
  Barmes hits a fly ball into center field. Schafer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alvarez tags and scores. McGehee tags and moves to third. Jones tags and moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
  McKenry vs. Cruz
  
  There's a wild pitch. McGehee scores. Jones moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
  McKenry vs. Cruz
  
  McKenry takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
  Presley vs. Abad
  
  Alex Presley pinch hits for Charlie Morton. Fernando Abad now pitching.
  
  Presley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abad fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Astros, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Snyder vs. Resop
  
  Jose Tabata now playing right field. Chris Resop now pitching. Alex Presley now playing left field.
  
  Snyder hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Alvarez, and into shallow left field. Snyder reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Gonzalez vs. Resop
  
  Marwin Gonzalez pinch hits for Fernando Abad.
  
  Gonzalez strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Schafer vs. Watson
  
  Tony Watson now pitching.
  
  Schafer hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
  Lowrie vs. Watson
  
  Lowrie hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Astros, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Tabata vs. Carpenter
  
  David Carpenter now pitching.
  
  Tabata hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Carpenter
  
  Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Bogusevic settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  McCutchen vs. Carpenter
  
  McCutchen hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Alvarez vs. Carpenter
  
  Alvarez takes first base on ball four. McCutchen moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  McGehee vs. Carpenter
  
  McGehee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Altuve settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Astros, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Altuve vs. Watson
  
  Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Lee vs. Watson
  
  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 
• Astros, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bogusevic vs. Watson
  
  Bogusevic hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Astros, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  McLouth vs. Lyon
  
  Brandon Lyon now pitching. Nate McLouth pinch hits for Tony Watson.
  
  McLouth strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Barmes vs. Lyon
  
  Barmes hits a fly ball into right field. Bogusevic settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  McKenry vs. Lyon
  
  McKenry hits a fly ball into right field. Bogusevic settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Astros, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Maxwell vs. Cruz
  
  Juan Cruz now pitching.
  
  Maxwell strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Downs vs. Cruz
  
  Downs hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Snyder vs. Cruz
  
  Snyder hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Buck vs. Cruz
  
  Travis Buck pinch hits for Brandon Lyon.
  
  That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Downs moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Buck vs. Cruz
  
  Buck hits a fly ball into left field. Presley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 5/12/2012 -- Houston at Pittsburgh (N)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Schafer J, cf         4  0  2  1   Tabata J, lf-rf       4  2  2  1   
Lowrie J, ss          4  0  1  0   Walker N, 2b          3  0  0  1   
Altuve J, 2b          4  1  1  0   McCutchen A, cf       4  1  4  1   
Lee C, 1b             4  0  1  0   Alvarez P, 3b         3  1  1  0   
Bogusevic B, rf       4  0  2  0   McGehee C, 1b         2  1  0  0   
Maxwell J, lf         4  0  0  1   Navarro Y, rf         2  0  0  0   
Downs M, 3b           4  0  1  0   Jones G, ph           1  0  0  0   
Snyder C, c           3  1  1  0   Resop C, p            0  0  0  0   
Happ J, p             2  0  0  0   Watson T, p           0  0  0  0   
Cruz R, p             0  0  0  0   McLouth N, ph         1  0  0  0   
Abad F, p             0  0  0  0   Cruz J, p             0  0  0  0   
Gonzalez M, ph        1  0  0  0   Barmes C, ss          3  0  0  1   
Carpenter D, p        0  0  0  0   McKenry M, c          3  0  0  0   
Lyon B, p             0  0  0  0   Morton C, p           2  0  0  0   
Buck T, ph            1  0  0  0   Presley A, ph-lf      1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  2  9  2                        29  5  7  4

Houston          000 011 000 --  2
Pittsburgh       101 012 00x --  5

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Happ J (L)*           5.0  6  5  5  1  4
Cruz R                0.2  0  0  0  2  0
Abad F                0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Carpenter D           1.0  1  0  0  1  0
Lyon B                1.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Morton C (W)          6.0  7  2  1  1  0
Resop C               0.1  1  0  0  0  1
Watson T              1.2  0  0  0  0  0
Cruz J (S)            1.0  1  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 6th

E -- Alvarez P
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Houston 7, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- Schafer J, Alvarez P, Snyder C
3B -- Tabata J
HR -- McCutchen A, Tabata J
SB -- McCutchen A, McGehee C
SF -- Walker N, Barmes C
WP -- Cruz R
T -- 2:59
A -- 34187

    

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