Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates

81-78, 37-41 Away

Final

65-94, 41-37 Home


HOU
PIT

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

AstrosTop 1st
- T. Gorzelanny pitching for PIT
  HOU
  PIT
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Foul Ball
  4
  Ball
  5
  Foul Ball
  6
  Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 1st
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 2nd
- T. Gorzelanny pitching for PIT
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 2nd
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 3rd
- T. Gorzelanny pitching for PIT
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 3rd
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 4th
- T. Gorzelanny pitching for PIT
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 4th
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 5th
- T. Gorzelanny pitching for PIT
  HOU
  PIT
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 5th
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 6th
- T. Gorzelanny pitching for PIT
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 6th
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 7th
- T. Gorzelanny pitching for PIT
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 7th
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  HOU
  PIT
- R Davis hit for T Gorzelanny.
  3
  0
- HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 8th
- J. Pérez pitching for PIT
  HOU
  PIT
- HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 8th
- T. Miller pitching for HOU
  HOU
  PIT
- C. Qualls pitching for HOU
  HOU
  PIT
- HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 9th
- J. Sharpless pitching for PIT
  HOU
  PIT
- A Huff hit for J Lane.
  3
  0
- C Jimerson ran for A Huff.
  3
  0
- C Jimerson stole second.
  3
  0
- C Jimerson in right field.
  3
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 9th
- B. Lidge pitching for HOU
  HOU
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Astros
7
Pirates
4

Game 1

27/9

Astros
7
Pirates
6

Game 2

28/9

Astros
3
Pirates
0

Game 3

28/9

PNC Park

5:35 PM, 28 September 2006

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 12,671

Game Time:2:15

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Paul Schrieber
First Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
Second Base Umpire - Dana Demuth
Third Base Umpire - Jim Joyce

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. Oswalt15-8

T. Gorzelanny2-5

B. Lidge32

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