Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates

76-64, 37-31 Away

Final

64-75, 34-33 Home


HOU
PIT

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

Astros Hitting

hitters
C. BiggioLF
C. BeltranCF
J. Bagwell1B
L. BerkmanRF
J. Kent2B
M. Lamb3B
J. VizcainoSS
R. ChavezC
D. WheelerP
C. HernandezP
C. HarvilleP
bJ. LanePH
B. AusmusC
team

AB	H	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	0	.288	.347	.477
4	0	3	.273	.374	.573
4	1	1	.273	.388	.480
4	0	2	.309	.451	.564
4	1	1	.286	.344	.512
3	0	3	.316	.379	.557
3	0	1	.285	.325	.396
2	0	1	.204	.259	.255
0	0	0	.200	.200	.200
2	0	1	.125	.125	.125
0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	1	.234	.317	.395
0	0	0	.252	.311	.336
31	3	14

b-struck out looking for C Harville in the 8th

Batting
2BC Biggio (42, O Perez)
Team LOB4

Fielding
ER Chavez (4, throw)

Pirates Hitting

hitters
J. KendallC
J. WilsonSS
J. BayLF
C. Wilson1B
D. Ward1B
T. AlvarezCF
aT. RedmanPH-CF
T. Wigginton3B
J. BautistaRF
bR. MackowiakPH-RF
José Castillo2B
O. PerezP
cB. HillPH
J. MesaP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	0	1	1	0	.306	.391	.372
3	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.327	.461
3	1	0	0	1	1	.294	.370	.576
3	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.360	.507
0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.306	.508
2	0	1	1	1	1	.267	.343	.433
0	1	0	0	1	0	.270	.300	.361
3	0	1	1	1	0	.261	.322	.429
3	0	0	0	0	2	.222	.284	.259
1	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.325	.430
4	1	3	0	0	1	.275	.319	.389
1	0	1	0	0	0	.220	.250	.220
1	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.342	.330
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
27	3	6	3	5	5

a-walked for T Alvarez in the 7th

b-grounded to second for J Bautista in the 7th

c-grounded to shortstop for O Perez in the 8th

Batting
2BJ Castillo (15, C Hernandez)
RBIT Alvarez (7), J Kendall (47), T Wigginton (52)
2Out RBIT Alvarez, T Wigginton
SFJ Kendall
SHO Perez 2
Team LOB10

Baserunning
SBT Redman (14, 2nd base off C Harville/R Chavez)

Fielding
ER Mackowiak (9, fly ball)

Astros Pitching

pitchers
C. Hernandez(L,1-3)
C. Harville
D. Wheeler
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
5.2	5	2	2	4	3	98-57	5.74
1.1	1	1	0	1	1	25-16	4.88
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	13-9	4.31
8.0	6	3	2	5	5	136-82

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Hernandez 6-8; C Harville 1-2; D Wheeler 1-1
Game ScoresC Hernandez 50

Pirates Pitching

pitchers
O. Perez(W,12-10)
J. Mesa(S,43)
team

IP	H	R	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
8.0	3	1	1	14	114-80	3.01
1.0	0	0	0	0	11-6	3.30
9.0	3	1	1	14	125-86

Pitching
HBPC Wilson (By C Hernandez); J Wilson (By C Hernandez)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsO Perez 3-7; J Mesa 1-2
Game ScoresO Perez 87

Scoring Summary

		HOU	PIT
1st	T Alvarez singled to center, J Bay scored, C Wilson to third, T Alvarez to second advancing on throw.	0	1
4th	J Kendall hit sacrifice fly to left, J Castillo scored.	0	2
7th	T Wigginton reached on infield single to shortstop, T Redman scored.	0	3
8th	C Biggio safe at second on error by right fielder R Mackowiak, C Burke scored.	1	3

Astros
1
Pirates
3

Game 1

9/9

Astros
9
Pirates
2

Game 2

10/9

Astros
1
Pirates
6

Game 3

11/9

Astros
2
Pirates
5

Game 4

11/9

Astros
5
Pirates
4

Game 5

13/9

PNC Park

10:05 PM, 9 September 2004

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game Time:2:27

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Brian Gorman
First Base Umpire - Darren Spagnardi
Second Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
Third Base Umpire - Bill Miller

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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Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates

O. Perez10-8

C. Hernandez1-2

J. Mesa38

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