Houston Astros vs. Pittsburgh Pirates - Box Score - April 16, 2009

Scores for Apr 16, 2009

Final

Series: Game 3 of 3

Houston won 2-1

(3-6, 2-4 away)

(4-5, 1-2 home)

12:35 PM ET, April 16, 2009

PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
M Bourn CF	3	2	1	0	2	0	27	.286	.375	.393
M Tejada SS	4	1	2	0	1	0	24	.353	.405	.412
L Berkman 1B	4	1	1	3	1	1	19	.219	.342	.469
C Lee LF	4	0	1	1	0	0	14	.212	.229	.394
C Sampson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
T Byrdak P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
c-D Erstad PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.167	.000
L Hawkins P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
H Pence RF	4	1	1	1	1	1	17	.303	.342	.606
G Blum 3B	5	0	1	0	0	0	19	.269	.345	.308
I Rodriguez C	4	0	1	0	1	1	21	.194	.242	.323
J Keppinger 2B	2	1	1	0	1	0	11	.467	.529	.933
b-J Smith PH-2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	.000	.000	.000
R Ortiz P	2	0	1	1	0	0	5	.250	.250	.250
W Wright P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-J Michaels PH-LF	2	0	0	0	0	2	10	.111	.111	.111
Totals	36	6	10	6	7	6	175
a-struck out looking for W Wright in the 6th b-struck out swinging for J Keppinger in the 7th c-fouled out to third for T Byrdak in the 9th
BATTING 2B: C Lee (3, C Hansen); M Bourn (1, S Burnett) 3B: J Keppinger (1, J Karstens) HR: H Pence (3, 2nd inning off J Karstens 0 on, 1 Out); L Berkman (2, 6th inning off S Burnett 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: H Pence (5), C Lee (5), R Ortiz (1), L Berkman 3 (5) 2-out RBI: R Ortiz, L Berkman 3 GIDP: L Berkman Astros RISP: 3-13 (J Michaels 0-1, M Tejada 1-2, G Blum 0-1, I Rodriguez 0-2, H Pence 0-1, R Ortiz 1-2, C Lee 0-1, L Berkman 1-2, J Smith 0-1) Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING SB: M Bourn (1, 2nd base off J Karstens/J Jaramillo); H Pence (1, 2nd base off M Capps/J Jaramillo)
FIELDING DP: 2 (C Sampson-M Tejada-L Berkman, M Tejada-J Smith-L Berkman).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
R Ortiz	4.2	5	3	3	2	2	0	99-54	6.23
W Wright (W, 1-1)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3-1	10.80
C Sampson (H, 7)	1.2	3	0	0	1	0	0	45-30	0.00
T Byrdak (H, 3)	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	16-11	1.93
L Hawkins (S, 7)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16-10	4.50
Totals	9.0	10	3	3	3	4	0	179-106
PITCHING WP: R Ortiz First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: R Ortiz 8/21; W Wright 0/1; C Sampson 5/8; T Byrdak 2/4; L Hawkins 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: R Ortiz 19-6-12-17; W Wright 0-0-0-1; C Sampson 3-0-20-7; T Byrdak 4-1-4-2; L Hawkins 2-1-3-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Ortiz 6-6; W Wright 0-1; C Sampson 3-2; T Byrdak 2-0; L Hawkins 2-1 Game Scores: R Ortiz 42

Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
N Morgan LF	5	1	3	1	0	0	18	.400	.429	.550
J Wilson SS	3	0	0	0	1	0	18	.310	.375	.379
F Sanchez 2B	3	0	0	0	1	0	29	.308	.325	.538
N McLouth CF	4	1	1	0	0	1	16	.219	.375	.406
Ad LaRoche 1B	4	0	2	1	0	1	21	.294	.314	.647
B Moss RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	19	.259	.310	.333
An LaRoche 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	17	.050	.095	.050
J Jaramillo C	3	0	1	0	0	0	13	.333	.333	.333
c-E Hinske PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.250	.308	.417
J Karstens P	0	1	0	0	1	0	6	.000	1.000	.000
a-C Monroe PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	9	.125	.125	.125
C Hansen P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
S Burnett P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
T Yates P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
b-R Vazquez PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.188	.350	.188
J Grabow P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
M Capps P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
d-R Doumit PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	.235	.250	.441
Totals	34	3	10	2	3	4	179
a-struck out swinging for J Karstens in the 4th b-grounded to second for T Yates in the 7th c-flied out to left for J Jaramillo in the 9th d-singled to right for M Capps in the 9th
BATTING 2B: N Morgan (2, R Ortiz); Ad LaRoche 2 (3, C Sampson, R Ortiz) 3B: N Morgan (2, R Ortiz) RBI: Ad LaRoche (6), N Morgan (8) S: J Wilson 2-out RBI: Ad LaRoche, N Morgan GIDP: J Jaramillo, An LaRoche Pirates RISP: 1-7 (J Wilson 0-1, B Moss 0-2, An LaRoche 1-1, F Sanchez 0-1, N McLouth 0-1, J Jaramillo 0-1) Team LOB: 8
FIELDING DP: 1 (An LaRoche-F Sanchez-Ad LaRoche).

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Karstens	4.0	4	3	3	5	1	1	87-47	6.75
C Hansen	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18-9	0.00
S Burnett (L, 1-1)	1.0	2	3	3	1	1	1	30-17	7.36
T Yates	1.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	19-12	9.00
J Grabow	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7-5	0.00
M Capps	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	14-6	0.00
Totals	9.0	10	6	6	7	6	2	175-96
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Karstens 9/21; C Hansen 2/4; S Burnett 4/6; T Yates 2/5; J Grabow 3/3; M Capps 1/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Karstens 17-3-12-15; C Hansen 2-1-2-4; S Burnett 5-3-5-4; T Yates 2-5-3-2; J Grabow 2-0-0-3; M Capps 1-2-1-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Karstens 5-6; C Hansen 2-1; S Burnett 1-1; T Yates 0-0; J Grabow 3-0; M Capps 0-2 Game Scores: J Karstens 38

			HOU	PIT
	1st	N Morgan scored on R Ortiz' wild pitch.	0	1
	1st	Ad LaRoche doubled to deep center, N McLouth scored.	0	2
	2nd	H Pence homered to left.	1	2
	2nd	N Morgan tripled to deep right center, J Karstens scored.	1	3
	3rd	C Lee grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Bourn scored, L Berkman out at second.	2	3
	4th	R Ortiz singled to left, J Keppinger scored.	3	3
	6th	L Berkman homered to left, M Bourn and M Tejada scored.	6	3
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Stadium	PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance	13,877 (36.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:28
Weather	55 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	1 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Randy Marsh, First Base - Brian Knight, Second Base - Mike Winters, Third Base - James Hoye

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