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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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
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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
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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
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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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