Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates

42-93, 14-53 Away

Final

70-64, 40-27 Home


HOU
PIT

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

E. Gonzalez1-0

5.1 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

J. Locke0-1

5.0 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 6 K, 1 BB

Astros Hitting

hitters
J. Altuve2B
T. GreeneSS
B. Wallace1B
J. MaxwellLF
M. DownsRF
B. BogusevicRF
M. Dominguez3B
C. SnyderC
B. BarnesCF
E. GonzalezP
M. StoreyP
W. WrightP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	2	0	0	0	1	.291	.344	.399
4	3	2	0	0	1	2	.232	.277	.406
4	1	3	3	1	0	0	.287	.352	.490
4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.230	.303	.451
3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.208	.250	.377
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.209	.299	.303
4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.296	.321	.519
4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.192	.310	.338
4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.167	.211	.241
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
36	5	10	5	1	1	14

Batting
HRB Wallace (7, 5th inning off J Locke 2 on, 1 Out)
RBIM Downs (14), J Maxwell (39), B Wallace 3 (16)
SHE Gonzalez
Team LOB6
Team RISP2-8 (M Downs 0-1, B Wallace 2-2, J Maxwell 0-2, B Barnes 0-1, J Altuve 0-1, M Dominguez 0-1)

Pirates Hitting

hitters
B. Holt2B
dJ. HarrisonPH-2B
T. SniderLF
A. McCutchenCF
G. JonesRF
G. Sanchez1B
P. Alvarez3B
R. BarajasC
bA. PresleyPH
H. TakahashiP
J. HughesP
C. BarmesSS
J. LockeP
aJ. ClementPH
K. McPhersonP
cM. McKenryPH-C
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.333	.250
1	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.283	.366
3	0	0	0	1	1	.274	.364	.379
4	0	0	0	0	0	.341	.405	.559
4	0	3	0	0	0	.291	.328	.554
4	0	0	0	0	2	.216	.266	.335
4	1	1	0	0	1	.250	.329	.498
2	0	0	0	0	1	.199	.273	.332
1	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.278	.387
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	0	1	1	0	0	.220	.246	.311
1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	1	.262	.336	.513
32	1	5	1	1	9

a-flied out to center for J Locke in the 5th

b-flied out to left for R Barajas in the 7th

c-struck out swinging for K Mcpherson in the 7th

d-flied out to right for B Holt in the 8th

Batting
2BG Jones (25, E Gonzalez)
3BP Alvarez (1, E Gonzalez)
RBIC Barmes (40)
Team LOB5
Team RISP1-7 (R Barajas 0-2, C Barmes 1-1, G Sanchez 0-2, P Alvarez 0-2)

Astros Pitching

pitchers
E. Gonzalez(W,1-0)
M. Storey(H,2)
W. Wright
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
5.1	5	1	1	1	5	82-54	1.69
1.2	0	0	0	0	2	15-13	2.89
2.0	0	0	0	0	2	16-14	3.56
9.0	5	1	1	1	9	113-81

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedE Gonzalez 12-22; M Storey 3-5; W Wright 5-6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesE Gonzalez 18-7-13-16; M Storey 6-3-1-3; W Wright 4-3-3-4
Ground Balls-Fly BallsE Gonzalez 5-6; M Storey 1-2; W Wright 1-3
Game ScoresE Gonzalez 58

Pirates Pitching

pitchers
J. Locke(L,0-1)
K. McPherson
H. Takahashi
J. Hughes
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	7	5	5	1	6	1	76-58	4.82
2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	40-24	1.59
1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	19-12	9.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	17-12	2.73
9.0	10	5	5	1	14	1	152-106

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Locke 18-23; K McPherson 4-8; H Takahashi 0-4; J Hughes 3-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Locke 20-9-14-15; K McPherson 3-4-11-6; H Takahashi 4-6-1-1; J Hughes 2-5-5-0
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Locke 5-4; K McPherson 1-3; H Takahashi 0-0; J Hughes 0-0
Game ScoresJ Locke 38

Scoring Summary

		HOU	PIT
1st	M Downs grounded out to second, T Greene scored, B Wallace to third, J Maxwell to second.	1	0
3rd	J Maxwell grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, T Greene scored, B Wallace out at second.	2	0
5th	B Wallace homered to right center (400 feet), J Altuve and T Greene scored.	5	0
5th	C Barmes singled to right, P Alvarez scored.	5	1

Astros
5
Pirates
1

Game 1

3/9

Astros
2
Pirates
6

Game 2

5/9

Astros
3
Pirates
6

Game 3

6/9

PNC Park

6:35 PM, 3 September 2012

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 20,055

Game Time:2:49

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Wally Bell
First Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
Second Base Umpire - Jordan Baker
Third Base Umpire - Mike Winters

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

E. Gonzalez1-0

J. Locke0-1

Scoring Summary

Inning

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