Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros

60-83, 26-46 Away

Final

77-67, 40-29 Home


PIT
HOU

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

Pirates Hitting

hitters
N. MorganLF
F. Sanchez2B
N. McLouthCF
R. DoumitC
A. LaRoche1B
B. MossRF
An. LaRoche3B
L. CruzSS
bD. MientkiewiczPH
I. SnellP
aS. PearcePH
S. BurnettP
T. YatesP
J. GrabowP
cJ. MichaelsPH
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	1	1	0	1	2	.238	.308	.295
3	1	0	0	1	0	.264	.292	.368
4	0	1	0	0	2	.278	.356	.502
4	0	1	0	0	1	.325	.364	.509
3	0	2	1	1	1	.267	.342	.468
4	0	1	1	0	2	.262	.326	.467
3	0	0	0	1	0	.176	.272	.302
3	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083
1	0	0	0	0	1	.272	.368	.374
2	0	0	0	0	1	.133	.170	.156
1	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.316	.333
0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.292	.372
32	2	6	2	4	10

a-grounded to shortstop for I Snell in the 7th

b-struck out swinging for L Cruz in the 9th

c-flied out to right for J Grabow in the 9th

Batting
2BAd LaRoche (26, L Hawkins)
RBIAd LaRoche (64), B Moss (15)
2Out RBIAd LaRoche, B Moss
GIDPL Cruz
Team LOB6

Fielding
DP1 (F Sanchez-L Cruz-Ad LaRoche)

Astros Hitting

hitters
M. BournCF
D. ErstadLF
M. TejadaSS
L. Berkman1B
G. Blum3B
H. PenceRF
D. Newhan2B
cM. LorettaPH-2B
J.R. TowlesC
H. QuinteroC
A. AriasP
aM. SaccomannoPH
W. WrightP
D. BrocailP
bJosé CastilloPH
C. SampsonP
L. HawkinsP
J. ValverdeP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	1	1	0	0	1	1	.223	.286	.295
4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.287	.318	.369
4	0	1	1	0	0	1	.284	.316	.416
3	0	2	1	0	1	1	.327	.428	.592
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.232	.273	.418
4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.273	.315	.463
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.259	.300	.435
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.346	.390
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.141	.256	.261
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.266	.314
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	4.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.244	.292	.377
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.174	.136
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
31	3	8	3	1	3	10

a-homered to right for A Arias in the 5th

b-struck out swinging for D Brocail in the 6th

c-grounded to shortstop for D Newhan in the 8th

Batting
2BL Berkman (44, T Yates)
HRM Saccomanno (1, 5th inning off I Snell 0 on, 2 Out)
RBIM Saccomanno (1), M Tejada (58), L Berkman (96)
2Out RBIM Saccomanno, M Tejada, L Berkman
GIDPM Loretta
Team LOB7

Baserunning
SBH Pence (10, 2nd base off I Snell/R Doumit)

Fielding
DP1 (M Tejada-D Newhan-L Berkman)
EA Arias (1, throw); D Newhan (1, ground ball)

Pirates Pitching

pitchers
I. Snell(L,6-11)
S. Burnett
T. Yates
J. Grabow
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	6	3	3	3	9	1	103-66	5.54
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12-7	4.96
0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	10-8	5.12
0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4-3	3.07
8.0	8	3	3	3	10	1	129-84

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsI Snell 5-4; S Burnett 1-1; T Yates 0-1; J Grabow 2-0
Game ScoresI Snell 54

Astros Pitching

pitchers
A. Arias(W,1-0)
W. Wright(H,13)
D. Brocail(H,20)
C. Sampson(H,11)
L. Hawkins(H,9)
J. Valverde(S,41)
team

IP	H	R	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	2	0	3	6	69-38	1.93
0.2	2	2	1	1	27-16	4.71
0.1	0	0	0	0	5-4	4.22
1.0	0	0	0	1	12-8	4.23
1.0	2	0	0	1	17-10	4.33
1.0	0	0	0	1	14-11	3.55
9.0	6	2	4	10	144-87

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsA Arias 7-1; W Wright 0-1; D Brocail 1-0; C Sampson 2-0; L Hawkins 1-1; J Valverde 0-2
Game ScoresA Arias 66

Scoring Summary

		PIT	HOU
5th	M Saccomanno homered to right.	0	1
5th	M Tejada singled to left, M Bourn scored, D Erstad to second.	0	2
5th	L Berkman singled to right, D Erstad scored, M Tejada to third.	0	3
6th	Ad LaRoche singled to left, N Morgan scored, F Sanchez to third.	1	3
6th	B Moss singled to left, F Sanchez scored, Ad LaRoche to second.	2	3

Pirates
2
Astros
3

Game 1

9/9

Pirates
3
Astros
9

Game 2

10/9

Pirates
4
Astros
7

Game 3

11/9

Pirates
0
Astros
6

Game 4

12/9

Daikin Park

1:05 AM, 9 September 2008

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 26,526

Game Time:2:48

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Tim Welke
First Base Umpire - Bill Welke
Second Base Umpire - D.J. Reyburn
Third Base Umpire - Chris Guccione

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

A. Arias1-0

I. Snell6-11

J. Valverde41

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