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Pirates
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
September 16, 2007
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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 September 16, 2007 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 16, 2007 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 16, 2007 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Maholm |
Home Starting Pitcher | Brandon Backe |
Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 35,715 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Brian Knight 1B: Larry Poncino 2B: Jerry Meals 3B: Gary Darling |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Nyjer Morgan | Center Fielder |
Jose Bautista | Third Baseman |
Freddy Sanchez | Second Baseman |
Adam LaRoche | First Baseman |
Xavier Nady | Right Fielder |
Jason Bay | Left Fielder |
Jack Wilson | Shortstop |
Carlos Maldonado | Catcher |
Paul Maholm | Pitcher |
Jim Tracy | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chris Burke | Shortstop |
Josh Anderson | Center Fielder |
Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
Mark Loretta | First Baseman |
Ty Wigginton | Third Baseman |
Cody Ransom | Second Baseman |
J.R. Towles | Catcher |
Brandon Backe | Pitcher |
Cecil Cooper | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
September 16, 2007
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Backe
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bautista vs. Backe
Bautista hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Backe
Sanchez hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaRoche vs. Backe
LaRoche hits a popup towards short. Burke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Maholm
Burke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Maholm
There goes Burke. The throw from Maldonado and he is safe. Burke steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Anderson vs. Maholm
Anderson hits a ball on the ground into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Burke scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pence vs. Maholm
Pence hits a fly ball into right field. Nady settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Maholm
Lee hits a fly ball into right field. Nady settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Loretta vs. Maholm
Loretta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Anderson scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Wigginton vs. Maholm
Wigginton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bay. Wigginton reaches second base with a double. Loretta moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Ransom vs. Maholm
Ransom hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Towles vs. Maholm
Towles hits a fly ball into left field. Bay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nady vs. Backe
Nady hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bay vs. Backe
Bay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wigginton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Backe
Wilson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Backe
Maldonado takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Maholm vs. Backe
Maholm hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Backe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Backe vs. Maholm
Backe hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Nady. Backe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burke vs. Maholm
Burke bunts towards third. Bautista fields it and throws to first for the out. Backe moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Anderson vs. Maholm
Anderson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Backe scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Maholm
Pence hits a fly ball into center field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Maholm
Lee strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Backe
Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Backe
Bautista hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Backe
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wigginton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Loretta vs. Maholm
Loretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Wigginton vs. Maholm
Wigginton hits a fly ball into center field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ransom vs. Maholm
Ransom hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Loretta moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Towles vs. Maholm
Towles hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Loretta scores. Ransom moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Backe vs. Maholm
Backe hits a fly ball into center field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ransom moves to third. Towles moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Burke vs. Maholm
Burke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ransom scores. Towles scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Perez
Juan Perez now pitching.
Anderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burke moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Pence vs. Perez
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bautista fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burke moves to third. Anderson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Lee vs. Perez
Lee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burke scores. Anderson scores. Pence moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Loretta vs. Perez
Loretta hits a fly ball into right field. Nady settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. Backe
LaRoche hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nady vs. Backe
Nady strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bay vs. Backe
Bay hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Backe
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Anderson. Wilson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Maldonado vs. Backe
Maldonado hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Backe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wigginton vs. Armas
Tony Armas now pitching.
Wigginton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ransom vs. Armas
Ransom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Towles vs. Armas
Towles hits a fly ball into center field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Backe vs. Armas
Backe hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Burke vs. Armas
Burke takes first base on ball four. Backe moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Anderson vs. Armas
Anderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Backe scores. Burke moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Pence vs. Armas
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kata vs. Backe
Matt Kata pinch hits for Tony Armas.
Kata hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Backe
Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Backe
Bautista hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Bullington
Bryan Bullington now pitching. Matt Kata now playing third base.
Lee hits a fly ball into right field. Nady settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Loretta vs. Bullington
Loretta hits a fly ball into right field. Nady settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wigginton vs. Bullington
Wigginton hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ransom vs. Bullington
Ransom hits a fly ball into center field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Backe
Eric Bruntlett now playing left field. Jose Castillo pinch hits for Freddy Sanchez.
Castillo hits a popup towards first. Loretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. Backe
LaRoche strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nady vs. Backe
Nady hits a popup towards short. Burke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Towles vs. Bullington
Jose Castillo now playing second base. Cesar Izturis now playing shortstop.
Towles hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kata settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Bullington
Eric Munson pinch hits for Brandon Backe.
Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Burke vs. Bullington
Burke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kata throws to second for one, and Castillo throws to first, and LaRoche drops the ball. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Bullington
Anderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burke moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Pence vs. Bullington
Pence strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bay vs. McLemore
Eric Munson now playing first base. Mark McLemore now pitching.
Bay strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Izturis vs. McLemore
Izturis hits a popup towards first. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. McLemore
Maldonado hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kata vs. McLemore
Kata hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wigginton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Astros, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bruntlett vs. Bullington
Bruntlett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Quintero vs. Bullington
Humberto Quintero pinch hits for Mark McLemore.
Quintero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Izturis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wigginton vs. Bullington
Wigginton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Izturis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Astros, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Miller
Brad Ausmus now playing third base. Trever Miller now pitching.
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McLouth vs. Miller
Nate McLouth pinch hits for Bryan Bullington.
McLouth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ransom scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Miller
Castillo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Astros, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ransom vs. Davidson
Nate McLouth now playing left field. Josh Phelps now playing first base. Steven Pearce now playing right field. Dave Davidson now pitching.
Ransom hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kata fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Towles vs. Davidson
Towles hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Pearce settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Davidson
Munson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Burke vs. Davidson
Burke hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Davidson
Anderson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Davidson
Pence takes first base on ball four. Anderson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Bruntlett vs. Davidson
Bruntlett hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Anderson moves to third. Pence moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Ausmus vs. Davidson
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Izturis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Astros, 15
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Moehler
Brian Moehler now pitching.
Phelps hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pearce vs. Moehler
Pearce hits a popup towards short. Burke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Paulino vs. Moehler
Ronny Paulino pinch hits for Dave Davidson.
Paulino hits a line drive into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/16/2007 -- Pittsburgh at Houston (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Morgan N, cf 3 0 0 0 Burke C, ss 4 3 3 4 Bautista J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Anderson J, cf 5 2 5 3 Bullington B, p 0 0 0 0 Pence H, rf 5 0 1 0 McLouth N, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Lee C, lf 4 0 1 2 Sanchez F, 2b 2 0 0 0 Bruntlett E, lf 1 0 1 0 Castillo J, ph-2b 2 0 0 0 Loretta M, 1b 4 2 2 1 LaRoche A, 1b 3 0 0 0 McLemore M, p 0 0 0 0 Phelps J, 1b 1 0 0 0 Quintero H, ph 1 0 0 0 Nady X, rf 3 0 0 0 Ausmus B, 3b 1 0 0 0 Pearce S, rf 1 0 0 0 Wigginton T, 3b 5 2 3 1 Bay J, lf 3 1 1 1 Miller T, p 0 0 0 0 Davidson D, p 0 0 0 0 Moehler B, p 0 0 0 0 Paulino R, ph 1 0 0 0 Ransom C, 2b 5 2 2 3 Wilson J, ss 2 1 2 1 Towles J, c 5 1 1 1 Izturis C, ss 1 0 0 0 Backe B, p 3 2 2 0 Maldonado C, c 2 1 1 1 Munson E, ph-1b 1 1 1 0 Maholm P, p 1 0 0 0 Perez J, p 0 0 0 0 Armas T, p 0 0 0 0 Kata M, ph-3b 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 3 4 3 44 15 22 15 Pittsburgh 010 100 100 -- 3 Houston 515 200 02x -- 15 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Maholm P (L) 2.2 11 10 10 0 1 Perez J 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 Armas T 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 Bullington B 3.0 3 0 0 1 1 Davidson D 1.0 2 2 2 2 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Backe B (W) 6.0 3 2 2 2 2 McLemore M 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 Miller T 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Moehler B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 E -- LaRoche A DP -- Pittsburgh 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 3, Houston 11 2B -- Anderson J, Wigginton T, Backe B, Wilson J HR -- Ransom C, Wilson J, Bay J, Wigginton T, Maldonado C, Burke C SB -- Burke C SH -- Burke C HBP -- by Davidson D (Anderson J) T -- 2:52 A -- 35715
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