Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros

7-11, 2-7 Away

Final

8-10, 5-7 Home


PIT
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	14	1
0	2	3	3	0	0	2	0	-	10	10	0

B. Myers1-1

6.0 IP, 11 H, 2 ER, 6 K, 1 BB

C. Morton0-4

3.0 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 2 K, 2 BB

Pirates Hitting

hitters
A. Iwamura2B
A. McCutchenCF
L. MilledgeLF
G. JonesRF
J. LopezP
R. DoumitC
J. Clement1B
An. LaRoche3B
C. MortonP
aD. YoungPH
B. BassP
bR. ChurchPH
B. BurresP
B. CrosbySS
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	1	0	0	1	.194	.289	.313
5	0	3	0	0	0	.278	.350	.361
5	0	0	0	0	2	.224	.257	.284
4	1	1	0	0	0	.226	.364	.435
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	1	2	0	1	0	.264	.371	.340
4	1	2	0	0	2	.174	.220	.326
4	0	4	2	0	0	.343	.439	.429
1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.289	.382
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.357	.462
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	0	1	1	0	1	.238	.407	.381
37	3	14	3	1	7

a-grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher for C Morton in the 4th

b-flied out to left for B Bass in the 6th

Batting
2BJ Clement (1, T Byrdak)
RBIA LaRoche 2 (3), B Crosby (4)
GIDPL Milledge
Team LOB9
Team RISP4-13 (A Iwamura 0-2, D Young 0-1, C Morton 0-1, G Jones 0-1, A LaRoche 3-3, R Church 0-1, J Clement 0-1, B Crosby 1-3)

Baserunning
CSA McCutchen (2, 2nd base by B Myers/J Towles)
SBA McCutchen (10, 2nd base off B Myers/J Towles)

Fielding
DP1 (B Crosby-J Clement)
EB Crosby (3, throw)

Astros Hitting

hitters
M. BournCF
J. Keppinger2B
C. LeeLF
G. Blum1B
L. Berkman1B
J. FulchinoP
H. PenceRF
P. Feliz3B
J.R. TowlesC
T. ManzellaSS
B. MyersP
C. SampsonP
aJ. MichaelsPH
T. ByrdakP
C. SullivanLF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
2	2	1	0	0	3	0	.328	.435	.397
3	1	0	1	0	2	0	.308	.400	.423
5	2	2	2	0	0	0	.162	.186	.221
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.314	.412
4	1	1	1	1	1	2	.261	.320	.435
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	2	2	1	0	1	0	.209	.232	.284
5	1	2	2	0	0	1	.262	.265	.385
2	1	1	1	0	1	1	.219	.265	.375
4	0	1	1	0	0	1	.229	.260	.250
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.125	.125	.125
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.688
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.158	.222
33	10	10	9	1	8	7

a-struck out swinging for C Sampson in the 7th

Batting
2BJ Towles (2, C Morton); T Manzella (1, B Burres)
3BC Lee (1, B Bass)
HRL Berkman (1, 2nd inning off C Morton 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIL Berkman (4), J Towles (6), H Pence (5), P Feliz 2 (10), C Lee 2 (5), T Manzella (3), J Keppinger (7)
2Out RBIP Feliz 2, J Keppinger
GIDPP Feliz
Team LOB8
Team RISP4-13 (P Feliz 1-2, J Michaels 0-1, T Manzella 1-3, J Towles 1-1, B Myers 0-1, H Pence 0-1, C Lee 1-3, L Berkman 0-1)

Baserunning
SBP Feliz (1, 2nd base off C Morton/R Doumit); C Lee (1, 2nd base off C Morton/R Doumit); H Pence (2, 2nd base off C Morton/R Doumit); M Bourn 3 (8, 2nd base off B Bass/R Doumit, 3rd base off B Bass/R Doumit, 2nd base off B Burres/R Doumit)

Fielding
DP2 (M Bourn-L Berkman, J Keppinger-T Manzella-L Berkman)
AssistsM Bourn (A Iwamura at 1st base, A LaRoche at 2nd base)

Pirates Pitching

pitchers
C. Morton(L,0-4)
B. Bass
B. Burres
J. Lopez
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
3.0	5	5	5	2	2	1	80-48	16.20
2.0	1	3	2	3	2	0	41-20	9.00
1.2	3	2	2	3	3	0	45-22	9.31
1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	13-7	2.45
8.0	10	10	9	8	7	1	179-97

Pitching
WPB Burres
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedC Morton 10-17; B Bass 2-10; B Burres 3-11; J Lopez 2-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesC Morton 12-8-16-12; B Bass 8-4-4-4; B Burres 7-7-3-5; J Lopez 3-0-0-4
Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Morton 4-3; B Bass 2-2; B Burres 0-2; J Lopez 3-1
Game ScoresC Morton 29

Astros Pitching

pitchers
B. Myers(W,1-1)
C. Sampson
T. Byrdak
J. Fulchino
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	11	2	2	1	6	91-58	3.81
1.0	1	0	0	0	0	13-8	1.04
1.0	2	1	1	0	1	21-13	3.68
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	11-7	7.50
9.0	14	3	3	1	8	136-86

Pitching
HBPJ Towles (By C Morton)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedB Myers 15-28; C Sampson 1-3; T Byrdak 2-5; J Fulchino 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesB Myers 17-10-10-21; C Sampson 2-1-2-3; T Byrdak 5-2-2-4; J Fulchino 0-4-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Myers 6-4; C Sampson 2-1; T Byrdak 2-0; J Fulchino 2-0
Game ScoresB Myers 47

Scoring Summary

		PIT	HOU
2nd	A LaRoche singled to center, G Jones scored, R Doumit to second.	1	0
2nd	L Berkman homered to left (367 feet).	1	1
2nd	J Towles doubled to left, P Feliz scored.	1	2
3rd	H Pence grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Bourn scored, L Berkman out at second, C Lee to third.	1	3
3rd	P Feliz singled to center, C Lee and H Pence scored.	1	5
4th	C Lee tripled to deep center, M Bourn and J Keppinger scored, C Lee scored on throwing error by shortstop B Crosby.	1	8
6th	B Crosby grounded into fielder's choice to center, R Doumit scored, A LaRoche out at second, J Clement to third.	2	8
7th	T Manzella hit a ground rule double to deep right, H Pence scored, J Towles to third.	2	9
7th	J Keppinger walked, J Towles scored, T Manzella to third, M Bourn to second.	2	10
8th	A LaRoche singled to left, J Clement scored.	3	10

Pirates
3
Astros
4

Game 1

24/4

Pirates
2
Astros
5

Game 2

25/4

Pirates
3
Astros
10

Game 3

25/4

Daikin Park

7:05 PM, 25 April 2010

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 27,210

Game Time:3:11

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Tom Hallion
First Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
Second Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
Third Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale

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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