Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros

26-41, 15-19 Away

Final

37-33, 19-18 Home


PIT
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	10	0
1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	-	5	8	0

Pirates Hitting

hitters
J. KendallC
J. WilsonSS
D. Ward1B
C. WilsonRF
R. Mackowiak3B
J. BayLF
T. RedmanCF
José Castillo2B
aA. NunezPH
K. BensonP
S. TorresP
bR. SimonPH
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	4	0	0	0	.329	.406	.391
4	1	2	1	0	0	.346	.365	.505
4	0	0	1	0	1	.283	.313	.539
4	0	1	1	0	1	.304	.384	.561
4	0	1	0	0	1	.265	.328	.493
4	1	1	1	1	0	.280	.336	.580
4	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.268	.343
3	0	0	0	0	1	.248	.297	.338
1	0	0	0	0	1	.253	.267	.345
3	1	1	0	0	1	.200	.231	.200
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.255	.241
36	4	10	4	1	6

a-struck out swinging for J Castillo in the 9th

b-flied out to right for S Torres in the 9th

Batting
2BR Mackowiak (11, R Oswalt); J Wilson (17, R Oswalt)
HRJ Bay (7, 9th inning off B Lidge 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIJ Wilson (27), D Ward (31), C Wilson (42), J Bay (17)
2Out RBIC Wilson
GIDPD Ward
Team LOB5

Fielding
DP1 (J Wilson-J Castillo-D Ward)

Astros Hitting

hitters
C. BiggioCF
J. VizcainoSS-2B
L. BerkmanLF
J. Bagwell1B
M. Lamb2B
J. LaneRF
M. Ensberg3B
O. PalmeiroRF
E. BruntlettSS
R. ChavezC
R. OswaltP
aA. EverettPH
B. LidgeP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	1	0	0	2	.305	.366	.468
5	0	1	0	0	0	.290	.339	.355
2	2	0	0	2	0	.326	.481	.633
3	1	2	1	1	0	.285	.404	.482
4	0	1	1	0	1	.333	.368	.556
0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.349	.461
3	0	1	2	1	0	.279	.340	.358
4	1	1	0	0	0	.222	.300	.375
0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.333	.667
3	0	1	1	1	2	.196	.241	.275
1	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.125	.133
0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.322	.370
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
30	5	8	5	5	5

a-hit by pitch for R Oswalt in the 8th

Batting
2BR Chavez (4, K Benson)
3BJ Bagwell (1, K Benson); M Ensberg (2, K Benson)
RBIM Lamb (23), R Chavez (7), J Bagwell (38), M Ensberg 2 (25)
2Out RBIM Ensberg 2
SHR Oswalt 2
GIDPM Ensberg
Team LOB9

Fielding
DP1 (J Bagwell-J Vizcaino)

Pirates Pitching

pitchers
K. Benson(L,12-12)
S. Torres
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	8	5	5	5	3	122-71	5.11
1.0	0	0	0	0	2	20-13	3.23
8.0	8	5	5	5	5	142-84

Pitching
WPS Torres
Ground Balls-Fly BallsK Benson 14-5; S Torres 1-0
Game ScoresK Benson 39

Astros Pitching

pitchers
R. Oswalt(W,20-10)
B. Lidge(S,29)
team

IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
8.0	9	3	3	5	0	109-78	3.91
1.0	1	1	1	1	1	17-10	2.61
9.0	10	4	4	6	1	126-88

Pitching
HBPA Everett (By S Torres)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Oswalt 12-7; B Lidge 1-1
Game ScoresR Oswalt 57

Scoring Summary

		PIT	HOU
1st	M Lamb singled to right, C Biggio scored, J Vizcaino to third, J Bagwell to second.	0	1
2nd	R Chavez doubled to deep left center, O Palmeiro scored.	0	2
3rd	J Wilson hit a ground rule double to left, K Benson scored, J Kendall to third.	1	2
3rd	D Ward grounded out to first, J Kendall scored, J Wilson to third.	2	2
3rd	C Wilson singled to left, J Wilson scored.	3	2
5th	J Bagwell tripled to deep right, L Berkman scored.	3	3
7th	M Ensberg tripled to deep right center, L Berkman and J Bagwell scored.	3	5
9th	J Bay homered to left.	4	5

Pirates
5
Astros
7

Game 1

22/6

Pirates
4
Astros
5

Game 2

23/6

Pirates
7
Astros
2

Game 3

24/6

Pirates
2
Astros
3

Game 4

25/6

Daikin Park

1:05 AM, 23 June 2004

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 31,819

Game Time:2:40

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Brian Knight
First Base Umpire - Brian Onora
Second Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
Third Base Umpire - Jerry Crawford

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	65	.599	-	W1
Chicago	92	70	.568	5	W3
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	14	L1
St. Louis	78	84	.481	19	L4
Pittsburgh	71	91	.438	26	L1

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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros

R. Oswalt5-6

K. Benson5-7

B. Lidge2

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