Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros
Pirates Hitting
- Batting
- 2BX Nady (26, J Cassel); J Bay (23, J Cassel); J Wilson (9, J Cassel); F Sanchez (15, T Byrdak)
- HRF Sanchez (7, 1st inning off J Cassel 0 on, 1 Out); N Mclouth (20, 3rd inning off J Cassel 0 on, 1 Out); R Doumit (12, 7th inning off T Byrdak 2 on, 1 Out)
- RBIF Sanchez 2 (41), N McLouth (67), J Bay (57), R Doumit 3 (33)
- 2Out RBIJ Bay
- GIDPJ Bautista
- Team LOB4
Astros Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. BournCF |
C. LeeLF |
H. PenceRF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .279 | .344 | .366 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .280 | .294 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .336 | .432 | .624 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .356 | .548 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .318 | .420 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .303 | .424 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .355 | .447 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .222 | .267 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .321 | .367 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .212 | .256 | .345 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 33 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
a-grounded to second for C Paronto in the 6th
b-walked for T Byrdak in the 8th
- Batting
- RBIH Pence (49), T Wigginton (23)
- 2Out RBIH Pence, T Wigginton
- Team LOB6
- Fielding
- DP1 (M Tejada-K Matsui-L Berkman)
- AssistsH Pence (R Doumit at 2nd base)
Pirates Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
P. Maholm(W,7-6) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 108-69 | 3.92 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23-16 | 4.64 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 131-85 |
- Pitching
- WPS Burnett
- IBBA LaRoche (By J Cassel)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsP Maholm 14-5; S Burnett 1-1
- Game ScoresP Maholm 72
Astros Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Cassel(L,1-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 79-46 | 7.11 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-8 | 3.24 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 37-21 | 2.88 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-10 | 4.84 |
| 9.0 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 143-85 |
- Pitching
- HBPC Lee (By S Burnett)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Cassel 7-4; C Paronto 1-3; T Byrdak 0-3; W Wright 2-1
- Game ScoresJ Cassel 27
Scoring Summary
Inning | PIT | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | F Sanchez homered to left center. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | J Bautista grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, X Nady scored, A LaRoche out at second. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | N McLouth homered to center. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 5th | F Sanchez singled to left, J Wilson scored. | 4 | 0 | ||
| 5th | J Bay singled to left, F Sanchez scored. | 5 | 0 | ||
| 7th | R Doumit homered to left, J Wilson and F Sanchez scored. | 8 | 0 | ||
| 7th | H Pence singled to deep left, L Berkman scored. | 8 | 1 | ||
| 9th | T Wigginton singled to center, C Lee scored. | 8 | 2 | ||
PIT wins 3-0
Game Information
Daikin Park
1:05 AM, 23 July 2008
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 33,996
Game Time:2:31
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Jim Reynolds
- First Base Umpire - Chris Tiller
- Second Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
- Third Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
2025 National League Central Standings
| 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 |

