Houston Astros vs. Pittsburgh Pirates - Box Score - July 08, 2008

Scores for Jul 8, 2008

Final

Series: Game 2 of 3

Pittsburgh leads 2-0 (as of 7/8)

(41-50, 19-29 away)

(42-47, 27-19 home)

7:05 PM ET, July 8, 2008

PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
D Erstad CF	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	.295
M Loretta 2B	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	.262
L Berkman 1B	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	.347
C Lee LF	4	1	2	2	1	0	3	.294
M Bourn PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218
M Tejada SS	5	0	0	0	0	1	5	.277
H Pence RF	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	.265
T Wigginton 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.274
B Ausmus C	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	.216
B Backe P	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.308
D Borkowski P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-D Newhan PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.286
W Wright P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
G Geary P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-G Blum PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.220
D Brocail P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J Valverde P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	31	3	5	3	10	2	13
a-struck out looking for D Borkowski in the 6th b-intentionally walked for G Geary in the 8th
BATTING HR: H Pence (11, 4th inning off I Snell 0 on, 1 Out); C Lee (21, 5th inning off T Beam 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: H Pence (42), C Lee 2 (72) 2-out RBI: C Lee 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Tejada 3, D Erstad 1 Team LOB: 11
BASERUNNING SB: M Bourn (32, 2nd base off D Marte/R Doumit) CS: T Wigginton (3, 2nd base by I Snell/R Doumit)

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Backe	3.0	3	0	0	0	3	0	48-31	5.07
D Borkowski	2.0	4	1	1	1	1	1	44-28	5.67
W Wright (H, 10)	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	10-5	5.18
G Geary (H, 4)	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	17-12	2.48
D Brocail (L, 4-4; B, 2)	0.2	3	3	3	1	0	1	29-15	3.86
J Valverde	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	8-6	3.98
Totals	8.0	11	4	4	2	6	2	156-97
PITCHING IBB: J Bautista (By D Borkowski) HBP: J Bautista (By D Brocail) Batters faced: B Backe 12; D Borkowski 11; W Wright 2; G Geary 5; D Brocail 7; J Valverde 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Backe 3-3; D Borkowski 3-2; W Wright 0-0; G Geary 4-1; D Brocail 0-2; J Valverde 0-0 Game Scores: B Backe 56

Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
N McLouth CF	5	1	2	3	0	0	0	.280
F Sanchez 2B	5	0	2	0	0	1	2	.228
D Marte P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
R Doumit C	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.319
J Bay LF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.292
X Nady RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.322
A LaRoche 1B	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	.250
J Bautista 3B	2	1	0	0	1	2	3	.254
I Snell P	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.148
T Beam P	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000
a-J Michaels PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.245
J Grabow P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-D Mientkiewicz PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.274
L Rivas PR-2B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.243
J Wilson SS	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.298
Totals	35	4	11	4	2	6	17
a-grounded to third for T Beam in the 6th b-singled to left center for J Grabow in the 8th
BATTING 2B: J Bay (21, D Borkowski); A LaRoche (17, W Wright) HR: N Mclouth (17, 5th inning off D Borkowski 0 on, 1 Out); A Laroche (10, 8th inning off D Brocail 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: N McLouth 3 (60), A LaRoche (41) 2-out RBI: A LaRoche, N McLouth 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Wilson 1, I Snell 1, T Beam 1, F Sanchez 2, X Nady 1 Team LOB: 10

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
I Snell	3.2	4	1	1	3	1	1	88-57	5.84
T Beam	2.1	1	2	2	2	1	1	35-22	7.20
J Grabow (W, 5-2)	2.0	0	0	0	4	0	0	40-16	3.35
D Marte (S, 3)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9-4	3.37
Totals	9.0	5	3	3	10	2	2	172-99
PITCHING WP: J Grabow IBB: G Blum (By J Grabow) Batters faced: I Snell 17; T Beam 10; J Grabow 10; D Marte 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: I Snell 6-3; T Beam 3-3; J Grabow 1-5; D Marte 2-1 Game Scores: I Snell 47

			HOU	PIT
	4th	H Pence homered to center.	1	0
	5th	C Lee homered to left center, L Berkman scored.	3	0
	5th	N McLouth homered to right.	3	1
	8th	A LaRoche homered to right.	3	2
	8th	N McLouth singled to right, J Bautista and L Rivas scored, J Wilson to third, N McLouth to second advancing on throw.	3	4
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THE GAME HAS RESUMED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING AFTER A 27 MINUTE DELAY. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, A LAROCHE ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 3, PITTSBURGH 1

Stadium	PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance	17,867 (46.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:58
Weather	85 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	9 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Paul Schrieber, First Base - Kerwin Danley, Second Base - Laz Diaz, Third Base - Wally Bell

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