Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates

42-56, 18-34 Away

Final

41-56, 23-29 Home


HOU
PIT

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

Astros Hitting

hitters
H. PenceCF
L. ScottRF
M. Loretta2B
C. LeeLF
M. Ensberg3B
M. Lamb1B
E. BruntlettSS
B. AusmusC
W. WilliamsP
B. LidgeP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
2	0	1	0	0	0	.330	.355	.564
2	0	1	1	0	1	.232	.328	.459
3	0	0	0	1	0	.305	.383	.400
4	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.349	.513
4	0	0	0	0	1	.228	.317	.367
3	0	0	0	0	1	.301	.380	.495
3	0	0	0	0	0	.298	.394	.316
3	1	2	0	0	0	.249	.331	.332
2	0	0	0	0	1	.100	.100	.175
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
26	1	4	1	1	4

Batting
RBIL Scott (41)
2Out RBIL Scott
SHW Williams
GIDPM Loretta
Team LOB4

Fielding
DP1 (M Lamb-E Bruntlett)

Pirates Hitting

hitters
N. McLouthCF
M. Kata3B
F. Sanchez2B
A. LaRoche1B
R. DavisPR
X. NadyRF
J. BayLF
R. DoumitC
C. IzturisSS
S. YoumanP
aJ. PhelpsPH
M. CappsP
team

AB	H	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	1	.232	.303	.377
4	2	1	.216	.266	.341
4	0	1	.295	.326	.409
4	1	0	.246	.326	.439
0	0	0	.267	.358	.333
4	1	1	.280	.334	.479
3	1	0	.246	.323	.412
3	0	1	.293	.362	.492
3	1	0	.247	.298	.304
2	0	1	.143	.143	.143
1	0	0	.263	.346	.347
0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
32	6	6

a-flied out to left for S Youman in the 8th

Batting
2BM Kata (3, W Williams)
GIDPA LaRoche
Team LOB5

Fielding
DP1 (M Kata-F Sanchez-A LaRoche)

Astros Pitching

pitchers
W. Williams(W,8-15)
B. Lidge(S,19)
team

IP	H	K	PC-ST	ERA
8.0	5	3	92-62	5.03
1.0	1	3	17-12	2.04
9.0	6	6	109-74

Pitching
WPB Lidge
Ground Balls-Fly BallsW Williams 10-11; B Lidge 0-0
Game ScoresW Williams 75

Pirates Pitching

pitchers
S. Youman(L,3-5)
M. Capps
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
8.0	4	1	1	2	3	105-68	3.24
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	11-7	2.24
9.0	4	1	1	2	4	116-75

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsS Youman 8-13; M Capps 1-1
Game ScoresS Youman 71

Scoring Summary

Inning				HOU	PIT
		6th	L Scott singled to center, B Ausmus scored.	1	0

Astros
2
Pirates
1

Game 1

21/7

Astros
3
Pirates
7

Game 2

22/7

Astros
1
Pirates
0

Game 3

22/7

PNC Park

6:35 PM, 22 July 2007

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 22,404

Game Time:2:11

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ed Hickox
First Base Umpire - C.B. Bucknor
Second Base Umpire - Joe West
Third Base Umpire - Ed Rapuano

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

W. Williams5-11

S. Youman2-2

B. Lidge3

Scoring Summary

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