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Pirates
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
September 13, 2009
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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 13, 2009 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 13, 2009 |
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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 13, 2009 |
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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 | Felipe Paulino |
Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 34,405 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Miller 1B: Adrian Johnson 2B: Derryl Cousins 3B: Jim Joyce |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Andrew McCutchen | Center Fielder |
Andy LaRoche | Third Baseman |
Garrett Jones | First Baseman |
Ryan Doumit | Catcher |
Brandon Moss | Right Fielder |
Lastings Milledge | Left Fielder |
Ronny Cedeno | Shortstop |
Ramon Vazquez | Second Baseman |
Paul Maholm | Pitcher |
John Russell | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Michael Bourn | Center Fielder |
Kazuo Matsui | Second Baseman |
Lance Berkman | First Baseman |
Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
Chris Johnson | Third Baseman |
Humberto Quintero | Catcher |
Felipe Paulino | Pitcher |
Cecil Cooper | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
September 13, 2009
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Paulino
McCutchen hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Lee. McCutchen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
LaRoche vs. Paulino
LaRoche hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McCutchen moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Paulino
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCutchen scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Doumit vs. Paulino
Doumit hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Moss vs. Paulino
Moss strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Milledge vs. Paulino
Milledge hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Maholm
Bourn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Matsui vs. Maholm
Matsui hits a fly ball into right field. Moss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Maholm
There goes Bourn. The throw from Doumit and he is safe. Bourn steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Maholm
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maholm fields it and throws to first for the out. Bourn moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Lee vs. Maholm
Lee hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Paulino
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Vazquez vs. Paulino
Vazquez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Maholm vs. Paulino
Maholm strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Maholm
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Maholm
Pence hits a fly ball into left field. Milledge settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Maholm
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Paulino
McCutchen hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. Paulino
LaRoche hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Paulino
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Doumit vs. Paulino
Doumit hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quintero vs. Maholm
Quintero hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Milledge throws the ball in to Vazquez who tags Quintero, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Paulino vs. Maholm
Paulino hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vazquez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Maholm
Bourn strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Paulino
Moss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Milledge vs. Paulino
Milledge hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Moss moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Paulino
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Vazquez vs. Paulino
Vazquez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Maholm vs. Paulino
Maholm strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Maholm
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Maholm
Berkman hits a fly ball into right field. Moss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Maholm
Lee hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Paulino
McCutchen hits a line drive into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. Paulino
LaRoche hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Paulino
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doumit vs. Paulino
Paulino fires to first and picks off Jones. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Maholm
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Maholm
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tejada moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Maholm
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tejada moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Quintero vs. Maholm
Quintero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Doumit vs. Wright
Wesley Wright now pitching.
Doumit strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Wright
Moss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milledge vs. Wright
Milledge hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Maholm
Jason Michaels pinch hits for Wesley Wright.
Michaels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bourn vs. Maholm
Bourn strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Matsui vs. Maholm
Matsui hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Michaels moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Berkman vs. Maholm
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno fields it and throws to second for the out. Michaels moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lee vs. Maholm
Lee hits a line drive towards third. LaRoche reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Brocail
Doug Brocail now pitching.
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Vazquez vs. Brocail
Vazquez takes first base on ball four. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Maholm vs. Brocail
Maholm bunts towards the mound. Brocail fields it and throws to first for the out. Cedeno moves to third. Vazquez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
McCutchen vs. Gervacio
Samuel Gervacio now pitching.
McCutchen strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
LaRoche vs. Gervacio
LaRoche hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Maholm
Tejada bunts towards third. LaRoche fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Maholm
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards third. LaRoche fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Maholm
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Byrdak
Tim Byrdak now pitching.
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Doumit vs. Byrdak
Doumit hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Byrdak
Moss hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Milledge vs. Byrdak
Milledge hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keppinger vs. Maholm
Jeff Keppinger pinch hits for Humberto Quintero.
Keppinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Blum vs. Maholm
Geoff Blum pinch hits for Tim Byrdak.
Blum hits a ball on the ground towards third. LaRoche fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Maholm
Bourn hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of McCutchen. Bourn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Matsui vs. Maholm
Matsui hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Fulchino
Jeff Fulchino now pitching. Jeff Keppinger now playing second base. Chris Coste now catching.
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 -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Vazquez vs. Fulchino
Vazquez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Fulchino
Delwyn Young pinch hits for Paul Maholm.
There goes Vazquez. The throw from Coste and he is out, Tejada applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Fulchino
Young 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
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Capps
Matt Capps now pitching.
Berkman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Capps
Lee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Capps
Tommy Manzella pinch runs for Carlos Lee.
Tejada hits a popup towards short. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Capps
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Capps fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/13/2009 -- Pittsburgh at Houston (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI McCutchen A, cf 4 1 1 0 Bourn M, cf 3 0 1 0 LaRoche A, 3b 4 0 1 0 Matsui K, 2b 4 0 1 0 Jones G, 1b 3 0 1 1 Fulchino J, p 0 0 0 0 Doumit R, c 4 1 2 1 Berkman L, 1b 4 1 1 1 Moss B, rf 4 0 1 0 Lee C, lf 4 0 1 0 Milledge L, lf 4 0 1 0 Manzella T, pr 0 0 0 0 Cedeno R, ss 4 0 1 0 Tejada M, ss 4 0 2 0 Vazquez R, 2b 3 0 1 0 Pence H, rf 4 0 0 0 Maholm P, p 2 0 0 0 Johnson C, 3b 3 0 0 0 Young D, ph 1 0 0 0 Quintero H, c 2 0 1 0 Capps M, p 0 0 0 0 Keppinger J, ph-2b 1 0 1 0 Paulino F, p 1 0 0 0 Wright W, p 0 0 0 0 Michaels J, ph 0 0 0 0 Brocail D, p 0 0 0 0 Gervacio S, p 0 0 0 0 Byrdak T, p 0 0 0 0 Blum G, ph 1 0 0 0 Coste C, c 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 2 9 2 31 1 8 1 Pittsburgh 100 000 010 -- 2 Houston 000 000 001 -- 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Maholm P (W) 8.0 6 0 0 2 2 Capps M (S) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Paulino F (L) 5.0 6 1 1 1 7 Wright W 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Brocail D 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 Gervacio S 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Byrdak T 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 Fulchino J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 DP -- Pittsburgh 3 LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, Houston 5 2B -- McCutchen A, Bourn M HR -- Doumit R, Berkman L SB -- Bourn M SH -- Maholm P T -- 2:29 A -- 34405
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