Pirates 2, 
Astros 1
| W: | P. Maholm (8-8) |
| L: | F. Paulino (2-9) |
| SV: | M. Capps (25) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| A McCutchen CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .270 | .347 |
| A LaRoche 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .246 | .325 |
| G Jones 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .304 | .368 |
| R Doumit C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .239 | .277 |
| B Moss RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .244 | .305 |
| L Milledge LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .287 | .333 |
| R Cedeno SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .292 | .341 |
| R Vazquez 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | .247 | .355 |
| P Maholm P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .073 | .121 |
a-D Young PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .268 | .329 |
M Capps P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 141 | ||
| a-grounded to second for P Maholm in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A McCutchen (22, F Paulino) HR: R Doumit (9, 8th inning off T Byrdak 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: G Jones (39), R Doumit (29) S: P Maholm Pirates RISP: 1-9 (R Vazquez 0-1, B Moss 0-1, G Jones 1-1, A LaRoche 0-2, R Cedeno 0-1, A McCutchen 0-1, P Maholm 0-1, L Milledge 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING Picked Off: G Jones (1st base by F Paulino) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 3 (A LaRoche-R Vazquez-G Jones 2, M Capps-R Cedeno-G Jones). Outfield Assist: L Milledge (H Quintero at 2nd base). | |||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| P Maholm (W, 8-8) | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 95-64 | 4.51 |
| M Capps (S, 25) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9-7 | 5.96 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 104-71 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: P Maholm 21/29; M Capps 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: P Maholm 20-6-13-25; M Capps 2-1-0-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Maholm 14-7; M Capps 2-1 Game Scores: P Maholm 70 | |||||||||
| Houston Astros | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| M Bourn CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | .293 | .365 |
| K Matsui 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .251 | .299 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | |
| L Berkman 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .275 | .404 |
| C Lee LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .305 | .353 |
T Manzella PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| M Tejada SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .301 | .332 |
| H Pence RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .287 | .351 |
| C Johnson 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .077 | .077 |
| H Quintero C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .235 | .283 |
b-J Keppinger PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 | .329 |
| F Paulino P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .050 | .050 |
W Wright P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 |
a-J Michaels PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .242 | .324 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
T Byrdak P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
c-G Blum PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .260 | .325 |
C Coste C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 | .307 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 104 | ||
| a-walked for W Wright in the 6th b-singled to right for H Quintero in the 8th c-grounded to second for T Byrdak in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Bourn (26, P Maholm) HR: L Berkman (21, 9th inning off M Capps 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: L Berkman (72) GIDP: H Pence 2, G Blum Astros RISP: 0-7 (H Quintero 0-1, C Lee 0-2, L Berkman 0-2, C Johnson 0-1, K Matsui 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Bourn (54, 2nd base off P Maholm/R Doumit) | |||||||||
| Houston Astros | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| F Paulino (L, 2-9) | 5.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 95-58 | 6.06 |
| W Wright | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-5 | 5.35 |
| D Brocail | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-3 | 3.86 |
| S Gervacio | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-6 | 0.69 |
| T Byrdak | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15-10 | 2.87 |
| J Fulchino | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-6 | 3.33 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 141-88 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: F Paulino 12/21; W Wright 3/3; D Brocail 0/3; S Gervacio 1/2; T Byrdak 3/4; J Fulchino 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: F Paulino 15-19-11-13; W Wright 1-2-0-2; D Brocail 1-0-0-2; S Gervacio 3-2-0-1; T Byrdak 4-0-2-4; J Fulchino 1-0-2-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Paulino 2-5; W Wright 1-1; D Brocail 1-0; S Gervacio 1-0; T Byrdak 1-2; J Fulchino 2-0 Game Scores: F Paulino 57 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| PIT | HOU | |||
 | 1st | G Jones singled to right, A McCutchen scored. | 1 | 0 |
| 8th | R Doumit homered to left center. | 2 | 0 |
 | 9th | L Berkman homered to center. | 2 | 1 |
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| Game Notes |
| THE GAME HAS RESUMED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE NINTH INNING AFTER A 3 MINUTE DELAY. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2, HOUSTON 1 |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX |
| Attendance | 34,405 (84% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:29 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bill Miller, First Base - Adrian Johnson, Second Base - Derryl Cousins, Third Base - Jim Joyce |
MLB Scores
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