Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Houston Astros - Box Score - August 09, 2006

Scores for Aug 9, 2006

Final

Series: Game 2 of 3

Houston leads 2-0 (as of 8/9)

(42-72, 14-44 away)

(55-58, 32-26 home)

8:05 PM ET, August 9, 2006

Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas

Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
N McLouth RF-LF	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.230
J Wilson SS	4	0	1	0	0	2	1	.276
F Sanchez 2B	2	0	1	1	1	0	1	.342
J Castillo 2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.271
J Bay LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	.287
J Sharpless P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
D Marte P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
H Cota C	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.195
J Hernandez 1B	4	0	0	0	0	3	2	.245
R Paulino C	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.315
M Gonzalez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
S Torres P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
a-J Burnitz PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234
J Bautista 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.255
C Duffy CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.169
S Chacon P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
V Santos P	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.103
X Nady RF	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.268
Totals	31	1	4	1	2	13	11
a-flied out to left for S Torres in the 9th
BATTING 2B: J Wilson (21, R Oswalt); F Sanchez (38, R Oswalt) RBI: F Sanchez (59) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Castillo 1, J Hernandez 2, V Santos 1 Team LOB: 5
FIELDING E: J Bautista (6, pop up) DP: 1 (J Wilson-J Castillo-J Hernandez).

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
S Chacon (L, 2-3)	1.2	6	7	7	4	1	3	56-29	10.80
V Santos	3.1	6	5	5	2	1	2	79-44	5.58
J Sharpless	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	0	7-4	3.37
D Marte	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1	8-7	3.32
M Gonzalez	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10-6	2.49
S Torres	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	17-10	3.95
Totals	8.0	15	14	14	6	4	6	177-100
PITCHING Batters faced: S Chacon 14; V Santos 19; J Sharpless 2; D Marte 3; M Gonzalez 3; S Torres 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Chacon 1-2; V Santos 5-4; J Sharpless 0-1; D Marte 0-2; M Gonzalez 1-1; S Torres 2-0 Game Scores: S Chacon 12

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
W Taveras CF	4	2	1	0	1	0	2	.275
R Springer P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
D Borkowski P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
E Munson C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208
C Biggio 2B	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	.270
C Burke 2B-SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273
L Berkman 1B	1	3	0	0	3	1	0	.322
M Lamb 1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318
A Huff RF-3B	4	2	3	6	1	0	0	.286
L Scott LF-RF	5	1	2	2	0	2	1	.412
M Ensberg 3B	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	.239
b-O Palmeiro PH-LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.228
A Everett SS	5	1	2	0	0	0	3	.242
F Nieve P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125
B Ausmus C-2B	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	.229
R Oswalt P	3	1	1	2	0	0	1	.180
a-J Lane PH-CF	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	.211
Totals	38	14	15	14	6	4	10
a-homered to left for R Oswalt in the 6th b-struck out swinging for M Ensberg in the 8th
BATTING 2B: A Everett (22, S Chacon); A Huff (4, V Santos) HR: C Biggio (16, 1st inning off S Chacon 0 on, 1 Out); A Huff 2 (4, 1st inning off S Chacon 1 on, 1 Out; 5th inning off V Santos 0 on, 2 Out); R Oswalt (1, 2nd inning off S Chacon 1 on, 1 Out); L Scott (3, 5th inning off V Santos 0 on, 2 Out); J Lane (12, 6th inning off D Marte 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: C Biggio (44), A Huff 6 (13), R Oswalt 2 (7), L Scott 2 (11), M Ensberg (46), J Lane 2 (32) 2-out RBI: L Scott 2, M Ensberg, A Huff 4 GIDP: B Ausmus Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Everett 2, W Taveras 1, L Scott 1 Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING CS: M Ensberg (4, 2nd base by S Chacon/R Paulino)

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
R Oswalt (W, 15-8)	6.0	4	1	1	1	6	0	99-67	3.27
R Springer	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	11-10	3.32
D Borkowski	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	16-10	3.50
F Nieve	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14-9	4.22
Totals	9.0	4	1	1	2	13	0	140-96
PITCHING Batters faced: R Oswalt 23; R Springer 3; D Borkowski 4; F Nieve 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Oswalt 8-4; R Springer 0-0; D Borkowski 1-0; F Nieve 0-1 Game Scores: R Oswalt 65

			PIT	HOU
	1st	C Biggio homered to left.	0	1
	1st	A Huff homered to left, L Berkman scored.	0	3
	2nd	R Oswalt homered to left, A Everett scored.	0	5
	2nd	L Scott singled to right, W Taveras scored, L Berkman to third, A Huff to second.	0	6
	2nd	M Ensberg walked, L Berkman scored, A Huff to third, L Scott to second.	0	7
	3rd	A Huff doubled to deep right center, W Taveras, C Biggio and L Berkman scored.	0	10
	5th	A Huff homered to right.	0	11
	5th	L Scott homered to right.	0	12
	6th	F Sanchez doubled to left, N McLouth scored.	1	12
	6th	J Lane homered to left, B Ausmus scored.	1	14
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PITTSBURGH PITCHER JOSH SHARPLESS LEFT THE GAME IN BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING WITH AN UNDISCLOSED INJURY.
THE HOME RUNS BY HOUSTON'S AUBREY HUFF AND LUKE SCOTT IN THE FIFTH INNING WERE HIT BACK-TO-BACK.
HOUSTON'S WILLY TAVERAS EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 12 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE THIRD INNING.
THE HOME RUN BY HOUSTON'S ROY OSWALT IN THE SECOND INNING WAS THE FIRST OF HIS MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER.

Stadium	Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Attendance	31,077 (73.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:47
Weather	indoors
Umpires	Home Plate - Marvin Hudson, First Base - Jerry Layne, Second Base - Bob Davidson, Third Base - Mark Wegner

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