Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates

26-25, 8-16 Away

Final/10

16-34, 12-12 Home


HOU
PIT

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

AstrosTop 1st
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  HOU
  PIT
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Ball
  3
  Foul Ball
  4
  Strike Swinging
  5
  Foul Ball
  6
  Ball
  7
  Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 1st
- F. Nieve pitching for HOU
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 2nd
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 2nd
- F. Nieve pitching for HOU
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 3rd
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 3rd
- F. Nieve pitching for HOU
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 4th
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 4th
- F. Nieve pitching for HOU
  HOU
  PIT
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 5th
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 5th
- F. Nieve pitching for HOU
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 6th
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 6th
- F. Nieve pitching for HOU
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 7th
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 7th
- F. Nieve pitching for HOU
  HOU
  PIT
- M. Gallo pitching for HOU
  HOU
  PIT
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 8th
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  HOU
  PIT
- W Taveras safe at first on error by shortstop J Wilson.
  0
  4
- HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
PiratesBottom 8th
- R. Springer pitching for HOU
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 9th
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  HOU
  PIT
- M. Gonzalez pitching for PIT
  HOU
  PIT
- C Biggio hit for R Springer.
  2
  4
- S. Torres pitching for PIT
  HOU
  PIT
- L Berkman hit for C Burke.
  4
  4
- HOU
  PIT
- C Biggio at second base.
  4
  4
- 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 9th
- C. Qualls pitching for HOU
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 10th
- S. Torres pitching for PIT
  HOU
  PIT
- M Lamb caught stealing home, to catcher.
  5
  4
- HOU
  PIT
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 10th
- B. Lidge pitching for HOU
  HOU
  PIT
- J Hernandez ran for R Paulino.
  5
  4
- M Edwards hit for S Torres.
  5
  4
- R Doumit hit for N McLouth.
  5
  4
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Astros
5
Pirates
12

Game 1

27/5

Astros
7
Pirates
8

Game 2

28/5

Astros
5
Pirates
4

Game 3

28/5

PNC Park

6:35 PM, 28 May 2006

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 24,992

Game Time:3:05

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Bill Welke
First Base Umpire - Tim Mcclelland
Second Base Umpire - Marty Foster
Third Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth

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

C. Qualls3-1

S. Torres2-2

B. Lidge13

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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Ball
3 Foul Ball
4 Strike Swinging
5 Foul Ball
6 Ball
7 Ground Out