Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates

8-11, 1-9 Away

Final

7-12, 2-6 Home


HOU
PIT

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

Astros Hitting

hitters
W. TaverasCF
C. Biggio2B
J. Bagwell1B
D. WheelerP
J. LaneRF
M. Ensberg3B
E. BruntlettSS
R. ChavezC
R. OswaltP
aM. LambPH-1B
team

AB	H	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	0	0	.286	.352	.413
4	1	0	1	.314	.377	.514
3	1	1	1	.227	.325	.379
0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	0	1	1	.329	.366	.618
4	1	0	2	.271	.358	.424
3	0	0	3	.000	.286	.000
3	1	0	1	.320	.320	.400
2	0	0	1	.154	.154	.154
1	0	0	0	.192	.300	.385
27	4	2	10

a-popped out to second for R Oswalt in the 8th

Batting
2BC Biggio (8, O Perez)
Team LOB7

Baserunning
CSM Ensberg (3, 2nd base by O Perez/H Cota)

Fielding
DP1 (J Bagwell-E Bruntlett-R Oswalt)

Pirates Hitting

hitters
M. LawtonRF
F. Sanchez2B
J. BayLF
R. MackowiakCF
B. Hill3B
C. Wilson1B
H. CotaC
J. WilsonSS
O. PerezP
R. WhiteP
J. MesaP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	1	1	0	0	.288	.398	.411
4	0	0	0	0	1	.265	.375	.441
4	1	1	0	0	1	.273	.333	.442
4	0	1	0	0	1	.296	.345	.389
3	0	0	1	0	1	.345	.394	.448
1	1	1	0	2	0	.254	.380	.271
2	0	0	0	1	0	.154	.214	.385
3	0	2	0	0	0	.157	.192	.171
3	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
27	2	6	2	3	6

Batting
2BJ Bay (5, R Oswalt)
RBIB Hill (5), M Lawton (7)
SFM Lawton; B Hill
GIDPM Lawton
Team LOB6

Astros Pitching

pitchers
R. Oswalt(L,20-12)
D. Wheeler
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	6	2	2	3	6	95-61	3.25
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	10-7	1.86
8.0	6	2	2	3	6	105-68

Pitching
HBPE Bruntlett (By O Perez)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Oswalt 10-5; D Wheeler 1-2
Game ScoresR Oswalt 60

Pirates Pitching

pitchers
O. Perez(W,7-5)
R. White(H,13)
J. Mesa(S,27)
team

IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
7.2	4	2	9	121-80	6.41
0.1	0	0	0	1-1	5.63
1.0	1	0	2	22-13	1.29
9.0	5	2	11	144-94

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsO Perez 3-10; R White 0-1; J Mesa 0-1
Game ScoresO Perez 78

Scoring Summary

Inning				HOU	PIT
		4th	B Hill hit sacrifice fly to left, J Bay scored.	0	1
		7th	M Lawton hit sacrifice fly to right, C Wilson scored, H Cota to third.	0	2

Astros
0
Pirates
2

Game 1

26/4

Astros
-
Pirates
-

Game 2

27/4

Astros
0
Pirates
2

Game 2

27/4

PNC Park

12:05 AM, 26 April 2005

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 8,413

Game Time:2:17

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
First Base Umpire - Rick Reed
Second Base Umpire - Terry Craft
Third Base Umpire - Ted Barrett

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. Perez1-2

R. Oswalt3-2

J. Mesa7

Scoring Summary

Inning

Game Information

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