Pirates 8, Astros 2

W:	P. Maholm (7-6)
L:	J. Cassel (1-1)

Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
N McLouth CF	5	1	1	1	0	1	2	.279
F Sanchez 2B	5	3	3	2	0	0	0	.239
R Doumit C	5	1	2	3	0	0	0	.323
J Bay LF	4	0	2	1	0	2	0	.289
X Nady RF	3	1	1	0	1	0	2	.327
A LaRoche 1B	3	0	1	0	1	1	1	.258
J Bautista 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.249
P Maholm P	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.116
S Burnett P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
J Wilson SS	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	.280
Totals	36	8	11	7	3	5	10
BATTING 2B: X Nady (26, J Cassel); J Bay (23, J Cassel); J Wilson (9, J Cassel); F Sanchez (15, T Byrdak) HR: F Sanchez (7, 1st inning off J Cassel 0 on, 1 Out); N Mclouth (20, 3rd inning off J Cassel 0 on, 1 Out); R Doumit (12, 7th inning off T Byrdak 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: F Sanchez 2 (41), N McLouth (67), J Bay (57), R Doumit 3 (33) 2-out RBI: J Bay GIDP: J Bautista Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: P Maholm 1 Team LOB: 4

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
P Maholm (W, 7-6)	8.0	5	1	1	1	5	0	108-69	3.92
S Burnett	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	23-16	4.64
Totals	9.0	6	2	2	1	6	0	131-85
PITCHING WP: S Burnett HBP: C Lee (By S Burnett) Batters faced: P Maholm 30; S Burnett 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Maholm 14-5; S Burnett 1-1 Game Scores: P Maholm 72

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
K Matsui 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.279
M Bourn CF	4	0	2	0	0	2	0	.222
L Berkman 1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	3	.338
C Lee LF	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	.306
M Tejada SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.276
H Pence RF	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	.265
T Wigginton 3B	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	.270
H Quintero C	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.222
J Cassel P	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333
C Paronto P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-M Loretta PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254
T Byrdak P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
b-G Blum PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.212
W Wright P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	33	2	6	2	1	6	12
a-grounded to second for C Paronto in the 6th b-walked for T Byrdak in the 8th
BATTING RBI: H Pence (49), T Wigginton (23) 2-out RBI: H Pence, T Wigginton Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Tejada 1, L Berkman 1 Team LOB: 6
FIELDING DP: 1 (M Tejada-K Matsui-L Berkman). Outfield Assist: H Pence (R Doumit at 2nd base).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Cassel (L, 1-1)	4.2	9	5	5	1	2	2	79-46	7.11
C Paronto	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13-8	3.24
T Byrdak	2.0	2	3	3	2	3	1	37-21	2.88
W Wright	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14-10	4.84
Totals	9.0	11	8	8	3	5	3	143-85
PITCHING IBB: A LaRoche (By J Cassel) Batters faced: J Cassel 22; C Paronto 4; T Byrdak 10; W Wright 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Cassel 7-4; C Paronto 1-3; T Byrdak 0-3; W Wright 2-1 Game Scores: J Cassel 27

Scoring Summary
			PIT	HOU
	1st	F Sanchez homered to left center.	1	0
	2nd	J Bautista grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, X Nady scored, A LaRoche out at second.	2	0
	3rd	N McLouth homered to center.	3	0
	5th	F Sanchez singled to left, J Wilson scored.	4	0
	5th	J Bay singled to left, F Sanchez scored.	5	0
	7th	R Doumit homered to left, J Wilson and F Sanchez scored.	8	0
	7th	H Pence singled to deep left, L Berkman scored.	8	1
	9th	T Wigginton singled to center, C Lee scored.	8	2
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Game Information
Stadium	Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Attendance	33,996 (83% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:31
Weather	indoors
Umpires	Home Plate - Jim Reynolds, First Base - Chris Tiller, Second Base - Tim Timmons, Third Base - Fieldin Culbreth

Pittsburgh leads 2-0 (as of 7/22)

Toronto	10	Final
Baltimore	8

Minnesota	2	Final
NY Yankees	8

San Diego	3	Final
Cincinnati	4	in 11

Philadelphia	8	Final
NY Mets	6

Atlanta	0	Final
Florida	4

Oakland	8	Final
Tampa Bay	1

Pittsburgh	8	Final
Houston	2

Detroit	7	Final
Kansas City	1

Texas	2	Final
Chi White Sox	10

Milwaukee	4	Final
St. Louis	3

LA Dodgers	1	Final
Colorado	10

Chi Cubs	2	Final
Arizona	9

Cleveland	2	Final
LA Angels	3

Boston	4	Final
Seattle	2

Washington	3	Final
San Francisco	6

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