Astros 3, 
Pirates 2
| W: | A. Arias (1-0) |
| L: | I. Snell (6-11) |
| SV: | J. Valverde (41) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| N Morgan LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .238 |
| F Sanchez 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| N McLouth CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .278 |
| R Doumit C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .325 |
| Ad LaRoche 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .267 |
| B Moss RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .239 |
| An LaRoche 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .176 |
| L Cruz SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .083 |
| b-D Mientkiewicz PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .272 |
| I Snell P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .133 |
| a-S Pearce PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| S Burnett P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| T Yates P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Grabow P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| c-J Michaels PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | |
| a-grounded to shortstop for I Snell in the 7th b-struck out swinging for L Cruz in the 9th c-flied out to right for J Grabow in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Ad LaRoche (26, L Hawkins) RBI: Ad LaRoche (64), B Moss (15) 2-out RBI: Ad LaRoche, B Moss GIDP: L Cruz Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Moss 3, An LaRoche 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (F Sanchez-L Cruz-Ad LaRoche). | ||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| I Snell (L, 6-11) | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 103-66 | 5.54 |
| S Burnett | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-7 | 4.96 |
| T Yates | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-8 | 5.12 |
| J Grabow | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-3 | 3.07 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 129-84 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: I Snell 27; S Burnett 3; T Yates 3; J Grabow 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: I Snell 5-4; S Burnett 1-1; T Yates 0-1; J Grabow 2-0 Game Scores: I Snell 54 | |||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Bourn CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .223 |
| D Erstad LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .287 |
| M Tejada SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .282 |
| L Berkman 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .328 |
| G Blum 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .232 |
| H Pence RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .273 |
| D Newhan 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .259 |
| c-M Loretta PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .278 |
| J Towles C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .141 |
| H Quintero C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 |
| A Arias P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| a-M Saccomanno PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| W Wright P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| D Brocail P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-J Castillo PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .244 |
| C Sampson P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .136 |
| L Hawkins P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Valverde P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | |
| a-homered to right for A Arias in the 5th b-struck out swinging for D Brocail in the 6th c-grounded to shortstop for D Newhan in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: L Berkman (44, T Yates) HR: M Saccomanno (1, 5th inning off I Snell 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Saccomanno (1), M Tejada (58), L Berkman (96) 2-out RBI: M Saccomanno, M Tejada, L Berkman GIDP: M Loretta Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: G Blum 1, D Newhan 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: H Pence (10, 2nd base off I Snell/R Doumit) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Arias (1, throw); D Newhan (1, ground ball) DP: 1 (M Tejada-D Newhan-L Berkman). | ||||||||
| Houston Astros | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| A Arias (W, 1-0) | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 69-38 | 1.93 |
| W Wright (H, 13) | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27-16 | 4.71 |
| D Brocail (H, 20) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-4 | 4.22 |
| C Sampson (H, 11) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-8 | 4.23 |
| L Hawkins (H, 9) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-10 | 0.00 |
| J Valverde (S, 41) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-11 | 3.55 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 144-87 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: A Arias 18; W Wright 6; D Brocail 1; C Sampson 3; L Hawkins 5; J Valverde 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Arias 7-1; W Wright 0-1; D Brocail 1-0; C Sampson 2-0; L Hawkins 1-1; J Valverde 0-2 Game Scores: A Arias 66 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| PIT | HOU | |||
 | 5th | M Saccomanno homered to right. | 0 | 1 |
| 5th | M Tejada singled to left, M Bourn scored, D Erstad to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 5th | L Berkman singled to right, D Erstad scored, M Tejada to third. | 0 | 3 |
 | 6th | Ad LaRoche singled to left, N Morgan scored, F Sanchez to third. | 1 | 3 |
| 6th | B Moss singled to left, F Sanchez scored, Ad LaRoche to second. | 2 | 3 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX |
| Attendance | 26,526 (64.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:48 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Welke, First Base - Bill Welke, Second Base - D.J. Reyburn, Third Base - Chris Guccione |
MLB Scores
Monday, September 8th 2008
| Cleveland | 3 | Final |
| Baltimore | 14 |
| Tampa Bay | 0 | Final |
| Boston | 3 |
| Oakland | 8 | Final |
| Detroit | 14 |
| Florida | 6 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 8 |
| Cincinnati | 5 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 4 |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | Final |
| Houston | 3 |
| Toronto | Postponed | |
| Chi White Sox |
| NY Yankees | 1 | Final |
| LA Angels | 12 |
| LA Dodgers | 0 | Final |
| San Diego | 4 |
| Arizona | 2 | Final |
| San Francisco | 6 |