Astros 7, Pirates 4

Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
N Morgan LF	4	0	1	1	0	1	1	.236
N McLouth CF	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	.279
R Doumit C	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.322
Ad LaRoche 1B	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	.269
B Moss RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.231
T Yates P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
An LaRoche 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169
L Cruz 2B	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	.200
b-C Gomez PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284
B Bixler SS	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	.162
c-D Mientkiewicz PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.274
T Gorzelanny P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107
T Beam P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
D Bautista P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
J Grabow P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-J Michaels PH-RF	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	.230
Totals	34	4	9	4	1	2	9
a-walked for J Grabow in the 8th b-flied out to left for L Cruz in the 9th c-reached on infield single to second for B Bixler in the 9th
BATTING 2B: N Morgan (7, B Moehler); N McLouth (42, W Wright); Ad LaRoche (28, T Byrdak) HR: A Laroche (19, 4th inning off B Moehler 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Ad LaRoche 2 (67), N Morgan (5), N McLouth (84) S: T Beam 2-out RBI: N Morgan, Ad LaRoche GIDP: B Bixler Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Michaels 1, B Moss 1, N McLouth 1 Team LOB: 5

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
T Gorzelanny	2.1	3	2	2	2	2	1	52-31	6.66
T Beam	2.1	2	0	0	2	2	0	33-18	4.03
D Bautista (L, 4-3)	1.1	3	5	5	2	0	1	36-18	6.49
J Grabow	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	10-8	3.03
T Yates	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12-9	5.04
Totals	8.0	9	7	7	6	8	2	143-84
PITCHING IBB: L Berkman (By T Beam) Batters faced: T Gorzelanny 12; T Beam 10; D Bautista 9; J Grabow 4; T Yates 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Gorzelanny 2-3; T Beam 2-2; D Bautista 0-4; J Grabow 0-1; T Yates 0-1 Game Scores: T Gorzelanny 43

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
D Erstad LF	3	0	0	1	1	2	0	.289
M Loretta 2B	4	1	1	0	1	3	0	.278
M Tejada SS	3	1	2	4	1	0	0	.287
L Berkman 1B	2	1	0	0	2	1	2	.330
H Pence RF	4	1	1	2	0	1	4	.273
J Castillo 3B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.247
R Abercrombie CF	4	1	3	0	0	1	1	.302
H Quintero C	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	.229
B Moehler P	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.024
a-D Newhan PH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.258
C Sampson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136
W Wright P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
T Byrdak P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
b-M Saccomanno PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
J Valverde P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	31	7	9	7	6	8	14
a-walked for B Moehler in the 6th b-flied out to center for T Byrdak in the 8th
BATTING 2B: M Tejada (34, T Beam); R Abercrombie (4, D Bautista) HR: H Pence (22, 2nd inning off T Gorzelanny 1 on, 0 Out); M Tejada (13, 6th inning off D Bautista 3 on, 2 Out) RBI: H Pence 2 (75), D Erstad (29), M Tejada 4 (62) SF: D Erstad 2-out RBI: M Tejada 4 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: H Pence 2, B Moehler 1 Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: R Abercrombie (3, 2nd base off T Gorzelanny/R Doumit) CS: D Erstad (3, 2nd base by T Beam/R Doumit)
FIELDING DP: 1 (M Tejada-M Loretta-L Berkman).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Moehler (W, 11-6)	6.0	5	2	2	0	0	1	82-49	4.16
C Sampson	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8-7	4.19
W Wright	0.1	1	2	2	1	1	0	18-11	5.04
T Byrdak	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	9-6	4.21
J Valverde (S, 42)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11-7	3.49
Totals	9.0	9	4	4	1	2	1	128-80
PITCHING Batters faced: B Moehler 23; C Sampson 3; W Wright 3; T Byrdak 3; J Valverde 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Moehler 14-4; C Sampson 2-1; W Wright 0-0; T Byrdak 0-1; J Valverde 0-3 Game Scores: B Moehler 54

Scoring Summary
			PIT	HOU
	2nd	H Pence homered to right center, L Berkman scored.	0	2
	4th	Ad LaRoche homered to center.	1	2
	5th	N Morgan hit a ground rule double to deep right, B Bixler scored.	2	2
	6th	D Erstad hit sacrifice fly to center, J Castillo scored.	2	3
	6th	M Tejada homered to left center, R Abercrombie, D Newhan and M Loretta scored.	2	7
	8th	N McLouth doubled to deep left, J Michaels scored.	3	7
	8th	Ad LaRoche doubled to deep center, N McLouth scored.	4	7
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Game Notes

PITTSBURGH'S TOM GORZELANNY LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE THIRD INNING WITH AN INJURY TO HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

Game Information
Stadium	Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Attendance	26,859 (65.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:50
Weather	indoors
Umpires	Home Plate - D.J. Reyburn, First Base - Chris Guccione, Second Base - Chuck Meriwether, Third Base - Bill Welke

Houston leads 3-0 (as of 9/10)

Oakland	5	Final
Detroit	2

Cincinnati	3	Final
Milwaukee	4

NY Yankees	2	Final
LA Angels	4

Arizona	3	Final
San Francisco	4

Florida	7	Final
Philadelphia	3

Texas	7	Final
Seattle	8

Colorado	5	Final
Atlanta	9

Tampa Bay	4	Final
Boston	2	in 14

Cleveland	7	Final
Baltimore	1

Washington	10	Final
NY Mets	13

Pittsburgh	4	Final
Houston	7

Kansas City	1	Final
Minnesota	7

Toronto	5	Final
Chi White Sox	6

Chi Cubs	4	Final
St. Louis	3

LA Dodgers	7	Final
San Diego	2

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