Astros 9,
Pirates 3
| W: | R. Wolf (10-11) |
| L: | R. Ohlendorf (1-2) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| N McLouth CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
| N Morgan CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 |
| F Sanchez 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 |
| L Rivas 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .220 |
| R Doumit C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .325 |
| R Paulino C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| Ad LaRoche 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| J Michaels LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .231 |
| S Pearce RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 |
| An LaRoche 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .173 |
| B Bixler SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .156 |
| R Ohlendorf P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-R Diaz PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| J Davis P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Chavez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| C Hansen P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-C Gomez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| M Capps P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| a-singled to shallow center for R Ohlendorf in the 5th b-flied out to right for C Hansen in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Ad LaRoche (27, R Wolf) HR: S Pearce (1, 7th inning off R Wolf 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: R Doumit (55), Ad LaRoche (65), S Pearce (11) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S Pearce 1 Team LOB: 2 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: R Paulino (2, catchers interference) | ||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Ohlendorf (L, 0-1) | 4.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 72-45 | 8.10 |
| J Davis | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21-12 | 5.90 |
| J Chavez | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23-17 | 8.44 |
| C Hansen | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-5 | 8.76 |
| M Capps | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-10 | 3.30 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 134-89 | |
| PITCHING WP: R Ohlendorf HBP: H Quintero (By J Davis) Balk: R Ohlendorf Batters faced: R Ohlendorf 21; J Davis 7; J Chavez 6; C Hansen 3; M Capps 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Ohlendorf 5-3; J Davis 3-0; J Chavez 1-0; C Hansen 2-1; M Capps 1-0 Game Scores: R Ohlendorf 22 | |||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Bourn CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .222 |
| D Erstad LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| M Tejada SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .285 |
| G Geary P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-M Saccomanno PH-1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| L Berkman 1B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .331 |
| c-R Abercrombie PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .256 |
| T Byrdak P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| G Blum 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .236 |
| H Pence RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .273 |
| D Newhan 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .258 |
| H Quintero C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 |
| R Wolf P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .130 |
| a-E Maysonet PH-SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 38 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 18 | |
| a-popped out to second for R Wolf in the 7th b-reached first base on catcher's interference for G Geary in the 8th c-struck out swinging for L Berkman in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: L Berkman (45, R Ohlendorf); D Erstad (16, R Ohlendorf); H Pence (32, J Chavez) 3B: G Blum (1, J Davis) HR: L Berkman (28, 1st inning off R Ohlendorf 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: L Berkman 4 (100), D Newhan 2 (11), D Erstad (28), G Blum (50), H Pence (73) 2-out RBI: D Erstad, H Pence Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Tejada 1, M Bourn 2, D Newhan 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Bourn (38, 2nd base off R Ohlendorf/R Doumit) CS: G Blum (2, Home by R Ohlendorf/R Doumit) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: H Quintero (1, throw) | ||||||||
| Houston Astros | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Wolf (W, 10-11) | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 106-73 | 4.45 |
| G Geary | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-8 | 2.44 |
| T Byrdak | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-6 | 4.26 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 124-87 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: R Wolf 26; G Geary 3; T Byrdak 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Wolf 8-9; G Geary 0-3; T Byrdak 2-1 Game Scores: R Wolf 60 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| PIT | HOU | |||
| 1st | R Doumit singled to left, N McLouth scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | Ad LaRoche doubled to right, R Doumit scored, Ad LaRoche to third on throwing error by catcher H Quintero. | 2 | 0 | |
| 1st | L Berkman homered to left, D Erstad and M Tejada scored. | 2 | 3 | |
| 3rd | L Berkman doubled to deep right, D Erstad scored, M Tejada to third. | 2 | 4 | |
| 3rd | D Newhan grounded into fielder's choice to first, L Berkman scored, H Pence out at second, G Blum to third. | 2 | 5 | |
| 4th | D Erstad doubled to deep left center, M Bourn scored. | 2 | 6 | |
| 5th | G Blum tripled to deep right, L Berkman scored. | 2 | 7 | |
| 5th | D Newhan singled to right, G Blum scored. | 2 | 8 | |
| 6th | H Pence doubled to deep right, M Tejada scored, G Blum to third. | 2 | 9 | |
| 7th | S Pearce homered to left center. | 3 | 9 | |
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| Game Notes |
| THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO VIDEO REVIEW. |
| THE UMPIRES RULED AFTER VIDEO REVIEW THAT HUNTER PENCE'S DOUBLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING WAS CORRECTLY RULED ON THE FIELD. |
| PITTSBURGH SECOND BASEMAN FREDDY SANCHEZ LEFT THE GAME IN THE SECOND INNING WITH BLURRED VISION. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX |
| Attendance | 30,034 (73.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:39 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bill Welke, First Base - D.J. Reyburn, Second Base - Chris Guccione, Third Base - Tim Welke |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, September 9th 2008
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