Astros 6,
Pirates 0
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| N McLouth CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .277 |
| L Rivas 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| R Doumit C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .319 |
| Ad LaRoche 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| D Mientkiewicz 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| S Pearce RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .236 |
| B Moss LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .226 |
| L Cruz SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Z Duke P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .151 |
| M Salas P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-C Gomez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 |
| C Hansen P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Chavez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-J Michaels PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .229 |
| Totals | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| a-grounded to pitcher for M Salas in the 6th b-grounded to shortstop for J Chavez in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING GIDP: R Doumit, S Pearce, J Michaels Team LOB: 0 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: Z Duke (2, throw); D Mientkiewicz 2 (7, throw 2) | ||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Duke (L, 5-14) | 4.2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71-45 | 4.84 |
| M Salas | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-3 | 8.36 |
| C Hansen | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-8 | 8.10 |
| J Chavez | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 38-22 | 6.14 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 128-78 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Chavez IBB: L Berkman (By M Salas) Batters faced: Z Duke 21; M Salas 2; C Hansen 4; J Chavez 9 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Duke 7-6; M Salas 1-0; C Hansen 0-1; J Chavez 1-1 Game Scores: Z Duke 37 | |||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Erstad LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .285 |
| M Loretta 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| M Tejada SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .287 |
| L Berkman 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .328 |
| H Pence RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .273 |
| J Castillo 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .247 |
| R Abercrombie CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .319 |
| B Ausmus C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .220 |
| R Oswalt P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .190 |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Tejada (35, Z Duke) RBI: R Oswalt 2 (4), R Abercrombie (5), D Erstad (30), M Loretta (37), M Tejada (63) S: R Oswalt SF: M Loretta 2-out RBI: M Tejada Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Oswalt 2, H Pence 1, L Berkman 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 3 (R Oswalt-M Tejada-L Berkman 2, M Tejada-M Loretta-L Berkman). | ||||||||
| Houston Astros | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Oswalt (W, 15-9) | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 91-70 | 3.54 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 91-70 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: R Oswalt 27 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Oswalt 19-4 Game Scores: R Oswalt 85 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| PIT | HOU | |||
| 3rd | R Oswalt sacrificed to pitcher, R Abercrombie scored. | 0 | 1 | |
| 5th | R Abercrombie singled to center, H Pence scored, J Castillo to second. | 0 | 2 | |
| 5th | R Oswalt singled to right, J Castillo scored, R Abercrombie to third, B Ausmus to second. | 0 | 3 | |
| 5th | D Erstad grounded out to first, R Abercrombie scored, B Ausmus to third, R Oswalt to second. | 0 | 4 | |
| 5th | M Loretta hit sacrifice fly to center, B Ausmus scored, R Oswalt to third. | 0 | 5 | |
| 5th | M Tejada doubled to left, R Oswalt scored. | 0 | 6 | |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX |
| Attendance | 31,101 (75.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:09 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chris Guccione, First Base - Chuck Meriwether, Second Base - Bill Welke, Third Base - D.J. Reyburn |
MLB Scores
Thursday, September 11th 2008
| Kansas City | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota | 2 | in 10 |
| Colorado | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta | 8 |
| Cleveland | 3 | Final |
| Baltimore | 6 |
| Milwaukee | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 6 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | Final |
| Houston | 6 |
| Toronto | 6 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 4 |
| Chi Cubs | 3 | Final |
| St. Louis | 2 |
| Seattle | 4 | Final |
| LA Angels | 7 |
| Texas | 6 | Final |
| Oakland | 1 |
| San Francisco | 3 | Final |
| San Diego | 11 |