Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates

61-68, 27-37 Away

Final

50-79, 33-31 Home


HOU
PIT

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	5	11	0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0

R. Clemens6-4

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

V. Santos5-9

6.0 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 4 K, 3 BB

AstrosTop 1st
- V. Santos pitching for PIT
  HOU
  PIT
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Single
- W Taveras stole second.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 1st
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 2nd
- V. Santos pitching for PIT
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 2nd
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 3rd
- V. Santos pitching for PIT
  HOU
  PIT
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 3rd
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  HOU
  PIT
- V Santos to second on wild pitch by R Clemens.
  1
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 4th
- V. Santos pitching for PIT
  HOU
  PIT
- A Everett stole second.
  1
  0
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 4th
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  HOU
  PIT
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 5th
- V. Santos pitching for PIT
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 5th
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 6th
- V. Santos pitching for PIT
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 6th
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 7th
- V. Santos pitching for PIT
  HOU
  PIT
- O Palmeiro hit for R Clemens.
  2
  1
- J. Grabow pitching for PIT
  HOU
  PIT
- C Burke hit for M Lamb.
  2
  1
- C Burke in left field.
  3
  1
- L Berkman at first base.
  3
  1
- L Scott in right field.
  3
  1
- J. Grabow pitching for HOU
  HOU
  PIT
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 7th
- R. Springer pitching for HOU
  HOU
  PIT
- R Paulino hit for J Grabow.
  3
  1
- HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 8th
- B. Reames pitching for PIT
  HOU
  PIT
- C Burke at second base.
  3
  1
- L Scott in left field.
  3
  1
- J Lane in right field.
  3
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 8th
- D. Wheeler pitching for HOU
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 9th
- B. Reames pitching for PIT
  HOU
  PIT
- W Taveras stole second.
  5
  1
- HOU
  PIT
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 9th
- B. Lidge pitching for HOU
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Astros
3
Pirates
5

Game 1

25/8

Astros
5
Pirates
1

Game 2

26/8

Astros
7
Pirates
4

Game 3

27/8

Astros
13
Pirates
1

Game 4

27/8

PNC Park

12:05 AM, 26 August 2006

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 37,009

Game Time:2:48

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Gary Darling
First Base Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
Second Base Umpire - Larry Poncino
Third Base Umpire - Ed Hickox

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

R. Clemens6-4

V. Santos5-9

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Single