Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros

62-72, 30-40 Away

Final

71-63, 34-33 Home


PIT
HOU

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

PiratesTop 1st
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  PIT
  HOU
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Ball
  4
  Foul Ball
  5
  Strike Swinging
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 1st
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  PIT
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 2nd
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  PIT
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 2nd
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  PIT
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 3rd
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  PIT
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 3rd
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  PIT
  HOU
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 4th
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  PIT
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 4th
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  PIT
  HOU
- J Bagwell safe at first on error by third baseman T Wigginton.
  0
  2
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error
PiratesTop 5th
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  PIT
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 5th
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  PIT
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 6th
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  PIT
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 6th
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  PIT
  HOU
- B. Meadows pitching for PIT
  PIT
  HOU
- 5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 7th
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  PIT
  HOU
- B Hill hit for B Meadows.
  2
  7
- R. Springer pitching for HOU
  PIT
  HOU
- R. Springer pitching for PIT
  PIT
  HOU
- 6 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 7th
- J. Grabow pitching for PIT
  PIT
  HOU
- S. Torres pitching for PIT
  PIT
  HOU
- S. Torres pitching for HOU
  PIT
  HOU
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 8th
- D. Wheeler pitching for HOU
  PIT
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 8th
- S. Torres pitching for PIT
  PIT
  HOU
- O Palmeiro hit for D Wheeler.
  6
  8
- J Lane in left field.
  6
  8
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 9th
- B. Lidge pitching for HOU
  PIT
  HOU
- A Nunez hit for S Torres.
  6
  8
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pirates
6
Astros
8

Game 1

4/9

Pirates
5
Astros
6

Game 2

5/9

Pirates
5
Astros
10

Game 3

5/9

Daikin Park

1:05 AM, 4 September 2004

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 40,992

Game Time:2:54

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jim Reynolds
First Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher
Second Base Umpire - Tim Welke
Third Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom

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

R. Clemens15-5

O. Perez9-8

B. Lidge19

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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Strike Looking
3 Ball
4 Foul Ball
5 Strike Swinging