Top 1

• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Tabata vs. Norris
  
  Tabata strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Cedeno vs. Norris
  
  Cedeno 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: 1-2, RoB: ---
  McCutchen vs. Norris
  
  McCutchen strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Bourn vs. Karstens
  
  Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Barmes vs. Karstens
  
  Barmes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Pence vs. Karstens
  
  Pence hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Norris
  
  Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jones vs. Norris
  
  There's a wild pitch. Walker moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
  Jones vs. Norris
  
  Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walker scores. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Overbay vs. Norris
  
  There goes Jones. The throw from Corporan and he is safe. Jones steals second. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Overbay vs. Norris
  
  Overbay strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  McKenry vs. Norris
  
  McKenry hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wallace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
  Wood vs. Norris
  
  Wood is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Karstens vs. Norris
  
  Karstens hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Keppinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Lee vs. Karstens
  
  Lee 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: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Keppinger vs. Karstens
  
  Keppinger hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Wallace vs. Karstens
  
  Wallace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Overbay fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Karstens covering. It's a double play. View Play 

Top 3

• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Tabata vs. Norris
  
  Tabata 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: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Cedeno vs. Norris
  
  Cedeno strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  McCutchen vs. Norris
  
  McCutchen strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Karstens
  
  Johnson strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Corporan vs. Karstens
  
  Corporan hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Norris vs. Karstens
  
  Norris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Overbay scoops it up and throws to first, with Karstens covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Norris
  
  Walker 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: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Norris
  
  Jones hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Overbay vs. Norris
  
  There goes Jones. The throw from Corporan and he is out, Barmes applying the tag. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Overbay vs. Norris
  
  Overbay takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  McKenry vs. Norris
  
  McKenry hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Bourn vs. Karstens
  
  Bourn hits a fly ball into left field. Tabata settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Barmes vs. Karstens
  
  Barmes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Pence vs. Karstens
  
  Pence hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Wood vs. Norris
  
  Wood 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: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Karstens vs. Norris
  
  Karstens strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tabata vs. Norris
  
  Tabata hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Cedeno vs. Norris
  
  Cedeno strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Lee vs. Karstens
  
  Lee hits a popup towards third. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Keppinger vs. Karstens
  
  Keppinger 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 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Wallace vs. Karstens
  
  Wallace hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Karstens
  
  The umpire calls a balk on Karstens Wallace moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Johnson vs. Karstens
  
  Johnson strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  McCutchen vs. Norris
  
  McCutchen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Walker vs. Norris
  
  Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCutchen moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Jones vs. Norris
  
  Jones strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Overbay vs. Norris
  
  Overbay strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
  McKenry vs. Norris
  
  McKenry hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Corporan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Corporan vs. Karstens
  
  Corporan hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Norris vs. Karstens
  
  Norris strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Bourn vs. Karstens
  
  Bourn 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 

Top 7

• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Wood vs. Norris
  
  Wood hits a line drive into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Karstens vs. Norris
  
  Karstens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Tabata vs. Norris
  
  Tabata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Barmes vs. Karstens
  
  Barmes hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Pence vs. Karstens
  
  Pence hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Lee vs. Karstens
  
  Lee hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Keppinger vs. Resop
  
  Chris Resop now pitching.
  
  Keppinger strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Cedeno vs. Del Rosario
  
  Enerio Del Rosario now pitching.
  
  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, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  McCutchen vs. Del Rosario
  
  McCutchen takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Walker vs. Escalona
  
  Sergio Escalona now pitching.
  
  There goes McCutchen. The throw from Corporan and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
  Walker vs. Escalona
  
  Walker strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
  Jones vs. Escalona
  
  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 

Bottom 8

• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Bourgeois vs. Watson
  
  Tony Watson now pitching. Xavier Paul now playing right field. Jason Bourgeois pinch hits for Brett Wallace.
  
  Bourgeois hits a line drive into right field. Paul settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Wood
  
  Tim Wood now pitching.
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
  Downs vs. Wood
  
  Matt Downs pinch hits for Carlos Corporan.
  
  Downs takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Michaels vs. Veras
  
  Jason Michaels pinch hits for Sergio Escalona. Jose Veras now pitching.
  
  Michaels hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  Bourn vs. Veras
  
  Bourn hits a fly ball into left field. Tabata settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Overbay vs. Rodriguez
  
  Carlos Lee now playing first base. Jason Bourgeois now playing left field. J.R. Towles now catching. Fernando Rodriguez now pitching.
  
  Overbay takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  McKenry vs. Rodriguez
  
  McKenry bunts towards first. Lee scoops it up and throws to first, with Keppinger covering, for the out. Overbay moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Wood vs. Rodriguez
  
  Wood strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
  Paul vs. Rodriguez
  
  Paul is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Tabata vs. Rodriguez
  
  Tabata hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Barmes vs. Hanrahan
  
  Joel Hanrahan now pitching.
  
  Barmes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Pence vs. Hanrahan
  
  Pence 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 
• Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lee vs. Hanrahan
  
  Lee hits a line drive towards short. Cedeno reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 6/14/2011 -- Pittsburgh at Houston (N)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
Tabata J, lf          5  0  1  0   Bourn M, cf           4  0  0  0   
Cedeno R, ss          4  0  0  0   Barmes C, ss          4  0  0  0   
McCutchen A, cf       3  0  1  0   Pence H, rf           4  0  0  0   
Walker N, 2b          4  1  2  0   Lee C, lf-1b          4  0  1  0   
Jones G, rf           4  0  2  1   Keppinger J, 2b       3  0  1  0   
Watson T, p           0  0  0  0   Wallace B, 1b         2  0  1  0   
Wood T, p             0  0  0  0   Bourgeois J, ph-lf    1  0  0  0   
Veras J, p            0  0  0  0   Johnson C, 3b         3  0  1  0   
Hanrahan J, p         0  0  0  0   Corporan C, c         2  0  0  0   
Overbay L, 1b         2  0  0  0   Downs M, ph           0  0  0  0   
McKenry M, c          3  0  0  0   Towles J, c           0  0  0  0   
Wood B, 3b            3  0  0  0   Norris B, p           2  0  0  0   
Karstens J, p         3  0  0  0   Del Rosario E, p      0  0  0  0   
Resop C, p            0  0  0  0   Escalona S, p         0  0  0  0   
Paul X, rf            0  0  0  0   Michaels J, ph        1  0  0  0   
                                   Rodriguez F, p        0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  1  6  1                        30  0  4  0

Pittsburgh       010 000 000 --  1
Houston          000 000 000 --  0

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Karstens J (W)        6.2  3  0  0  0  3
Resop C               0.1  0  0  0  0  1
Watson T              0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Wood T*               0.0  1  0  0  1  0
Veras J               0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Hanrahan J (S)        1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Norris B (L)          7.0  6  1  1  2  9
Del Rosario E         0.1  0  0  0  1  0
Escalona S            0.2  0  0  0  0  1
Rodriguez F           1.0  0  0  0  2  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th

E -- Corporan C
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, Houston 4
SB -- Jones G, McCutchen A
CS -- Jones G
SH -- McKenry M
WP -- Norris B
Balk -- Karstens J
T -- 2:41
A -- 29712

    

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