Astros 6, 
Pirates 4
| W: | B. Moehler (5-4) |
| L: | S. Burnett (0-1) |
| SV: | J. Valverde (23) |
| Houston Astros | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| H Pence RF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .260 |
| K Matsui 2B | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .273 |
| L Berkman 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .348 |
| C Lee LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .293 |
| M Tejada SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| G Blum SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .219 |
| J Valverde P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| T Wigginton 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .277 |
| M Bourn CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .220 |
| B Ausmus C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .221 |
| B Moehler P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| a-M Loretta PH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 |
| C Sampson P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .150 |
| b-D Erstad PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 21 | |
| a-grounded into fielder's choice to catcher for B Moehler in the 7th b-doubled to deep right center for C Sampson in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: K Matsui 2 (15, J Van Benschoten, T Yates); D Erstad (12, T Beam) HR: G Blum (6, 1st inning off J Van Benschoten 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: G Blum 3 (20), B Ausmus (14), H Pence (43), K Matsui (19) S: B Ausmus 2-out RBI: G Blum 3, B Ausmus, K Matsui Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: T Wigginton 1, G Blum 2, H Pence 2, C Lee 1, B Moehler 1, K Matsui 1 Team LOB: 14 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: L Berkman 2 (14, 2nd base off J Van Benschoten/R Doumit, 2nd base off S Burnett/R Doumit) CS: T Wigginton (4, 2nd base by J Van Benschoten/R Doumit) | ||||||||
| Houston Astros | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Moehler (W, 5-4) | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 91-62 | 4.28 |
| C Sampson (H, 4) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23-16 | 4.72 |
| J Valverde (S, 23) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-13 | 3.89 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 133-91 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: B Moehler 25; C Sampson 6; J Valverde 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Moehler 7-7; C Sampson 4-1; J Valverde 1-2 Game Scores: B Moehler 44 | |||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| N McLouth CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| F Sanchez 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .226 |
| R Doumit C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .318 |
| J Bay LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .291 |
| X Nady RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .321 |
| A LaRoche 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .251 |
| D Mientkiewicz 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 |
| T Yates P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| T Beam P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-J Michaels PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 |
| J Van Benschoten P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| S Burnett P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Bautista 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .252 |
| J Wilson SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .299 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| a-flied out to right for T Beam in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: N McLouth 3 (32, B Moehler 3); J Bay (22, B Moehler); J Wilson (7, B Moehler) 3B: X Nady (1, B Moehler) RBI: A LaRoche (42), R Doumit (28), J Bay (46), F Sanchez (33) SF: F Sanchez 2-out RBI: R Doumit, J Bay Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: X Nady 1, J Bay 1 Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Van Benschoten | 4.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 117-62 | 9.77 |
| S Burnett (L, 0-1) | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28-14 | 4.88 |
| T Yates | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32-17 | 3.74 |
| T Beam | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-7 | 6.55 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 190-100 | |
| PITCHING IBB: L Berkman (By T Yates) HBP: L Berkman (By J Van Benschoten) Batters faced: J Van Benschoten 27; S Burnett 8; T Yates 8; T Beam 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Van Benschoten 4-3; S Burnett 3-2; T Yates 2-1; T Beam 2-1 Game Scores: J Van Benschoten 34 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| HOU | PIT | |||
 | 1st | G Blum homered to right, L Berkman and C Lee scored. | 3 | 0 |
| 1st | B Ausmus singled to right center, T Wigginton scored, M Bourn to third. | 4 | 0 |
 | 2nd | A LaRoche grounded out to third, X Nady scored. | 4 | 1 |
| 3rd | R Doumit singled to center, N McLouth scored. | 4 | 2 |
| 3rd | J Bay doubled to deep left, R Doumit scored. | 4 | 3 |
| 5th | F Sanchez hit sacrifice fly to center, N McLouth scored. | 4 | 4 |
| 7th | H Pence grounded out to third, M Bourn scored, M Loretta to second. | 5 | 4 |
| 7th | K Matsui doubled to center, M Loretta scored. | 6 | 4 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Attendance | 13,884 (36.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:15 |
| Weather | 81 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Kerwin Danley, First Base - Laz Diaz, Second Base - Wally Bell, Third Base - Paul Schrieber |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, July 9th 2008
| Minnesota | 5 | Final |
| Boston | 18 |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 2 | in 10 |
| Florida | 5 | Final |
| San Diego | 2 |
| Cleveland | 6 | Final |
| Detroit | 8 |
| Houston | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 |
| Baltimore | 8 | Final |
| Toronto | 9 |
| Arizona | 0 | Final |
| Washington | 5 |
| San Francisco | 0 | Final |
| NY Mets | 5 |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 4 |
| Colorado | 8 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 3 |
| LA Angels | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 5 |
| Cincinnati | 1 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| Chi White Sox | 7 | Final |
| Kansas City | 6 |
| Seattle | 6 | Final |
| Oakland | 4 |
| Atlanta | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 2 |