Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros

46-54, 17-32 Away

Final

46-54, 24-24 Home


PIT
HOU

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

P. Maholm7-6

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

J. Cassel1-1

4.2 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

PiratesTop 1st
- J. Cassel pitching for HOU
  PIT
  HOU
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Strike Swinging
  4
  Strike Swinging
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 1st
- P. Maholm pitching for PIT
  PIT
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 2nd
- J. Cassel pitching for HOU
  PIT
  HOU
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 2nd
- P. Maholm pitching for PIT
  PIT
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 3rd
- J. Cassel pitching for HOU
  PIT
  HOU
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 3rd
- P. Maholm pitching for PIT
  PIT
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 4th
- J. Cassel pitching for HOU
  PIT
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 4th
- P. Maholm pitching for PIT
  PIT
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 5th
- J. Cassel pitching for HOU
  PIT
  HOU
- C. Paronto pitching for HOU
  PIT
  HOU
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 5th
- P. Maholm pitching for PIT
  PIT
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 6th
- C. Paronto pitching for HOU
  PIT
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 6th
- P. Maholm pitching for PIT
  PIT
  HOU
- M Loretta hit for C Paronto.
  5
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 7th
- T. Byrdak pitching for HOU
  PIT
  HOU
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 7th
- P. Maholm pitching for PIT
  PIT
  HOU
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 8th
- T. Byrdak pitching for HOU
  PIT
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 8th
- P. Maholm pitching for PIT
  PIT
  HOU
- G Blum hit for T Byrdak.
  8
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 9th
- W. Wright pitching for HOU
  PIT
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 9th
- S. Burnett pitching for PIT
  PIT
  HOU
- C Lee to second on wild pitch by S Burnett.
  8
  1
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pirates
9
Astros
3

Game 1

22/7

Pirates
8
Astros
2

Game 2

23/7

Pirates
8
Astros
7

Game 3

23/7

Daikin Park

1:05 AM, 23 July 2008

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 33,996

Game Time:2:31

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jim Reynolds
First Base Umpire - Chris Tiller
Second Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
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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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros

P. Maholm7-6

J. Cassel1-1

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