Pirates 6-2 Astros (31 Jul, 2024) Play-by-Play

Houston Astros

55-52, 30-24 home


PIT
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	6	11	1
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	10	3

B. Falter5-7

5.1 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 3 K, 0 BB

H. Brown9-7

5.2 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 8 K, 2 BB

PiratesTop 1st
- H. Brown pitching for HOU
  PIT
  HOU
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Sinker 96
  2
  Strike Looking
  Sinker 96
  3
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 96
  4
  Ground Out
  Sinker 96
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 1st
- B. Falter pitching for PIT
  PIT
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 2nd
- H. Brown pitching for HOU
  PIT
  HOU
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 2nd
- B. Falter pitching for PIT
  PIT
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 3rd
- H. Brown pitching for HOU
  PIT
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 3rd
- B. Falter pitching for PIT
  PIT
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 4th
- H. Brown pitching for HOU
  PIT
  HOU
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
AstrosBottom 4th
- B. Falter pitching for PIT
  PIT
  HOU
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 5th
- H. Brown pitching for HOU
  PIT
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
AstrosBottom 5th
- B. Falter pitching for PIT
  PIT
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 6th
- H. Brown pitching for HOU
  PIT
  HOU
- B. King pitching for HOU
  PIT
  HOU
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 6th
- B. Falter pitching for PIT
  PIT
  HOU
- D. Santana pitching for PIT
  PIT
  HOU
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
PiratesTop 7th
- B. King pitching for HOU
  PIT
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 7th
- D. Santana pitching for PIT
  PIT
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 8th
- S. Martinez pitching for HOU
  PIT
  HOU
- Bae ran for Joe
  5
  2
- S. Dubin pitching for HOU
  PIT
  HOU
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
AstrosBottom 8th
- K. Nicolas pitching for PIT
  PIT
  HOU
- Bae in right field.
  6
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 9th
- S. Dubin pitching for HOU
  PIT
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 9th
- H. Stratton pitching for PIT
  PIT
  HOU
- Caratini hit for Dubón
  6
  2
- Cabbage ran for Caratini
  6
  2
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Sinker	96
2 Strike Looking	Sinker	96
3 Ball	Four-seam FB	96
4 Ground Out	Sinker	96

Pirates
5
Astros
3

Game 1

30/7

Pirates
6
Astros
2

Game 2

31/7

Pirates
4
Astros
5

Game 3

1/8

Minute Maid Park

1:10 AM, 31 July 2024

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 37,518

Game Time:2:47

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Austin Jones
First Base Umpire - Nestor Ceja
Second Base Umpire - Manny Gonzalez
Third Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	93	69	.574	-	L1
St. Louis	83	79	.512	10	W1
Chicago	83	79	.512	10	L1
Cincinnati	77	85	.475	16	W1
Pittsburgh	76	86	.469	17	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	88	73	.547	-	W2
Seattle	85	77	.525	3.5	W4
Texas	78	84	.481	10.5	W3
Oakland	69	93	.426	19.5	L3
Los Angeles	63	99	.389	25.5	L6

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