Houston Astros
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 9 | 1 |
Pitching
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon BackeL | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 104 | 69 |
| Chris Sampson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 |
| Doug Brocail | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul MaholmW | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 64 |
| Matt CappsS | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 1st
Lance Berkman singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jack Wilson. Hunter Pence scores. Lance Berkman to 2nd. Throwing error by shortstop Jack Wilson.
1–0
▼ 1st
Jason Michaels homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. Jack Wilson scores. Jason Bay scores.
1–3
▲ 2nd
Brandon Backe singles on a line drive to right fielder Jason Michaels. Ty Wigginton scores. Brad Ausmus to 3rd.
2–3
▲ 2nd
Hunter Pence out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jason Michaels. Brad Ausmus scores.
3–3
▼ 5th
Jason Bay triples (2) on a fly ball to center fielder Jose Cruz. Nate McLouth scores.
3–4
Box Score
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RFHunter Pence | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BKazuo Matsui | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSMiguel Tejada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BLance Berkman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LFCarlos Lee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BTy Wigginton | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFJosé Cruz Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CBrad Ausmus | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHDarin Erstad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PBrandon Backe | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| PHMark Loretta | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRMichael Bourn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PChris Sampson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PDoug Brocail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHGeoff Blum | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSJack Wilson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BFreddy Sanchez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFNate McLouth | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LFJason Bay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| RFJason Michaels | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1BAdam LaRoche | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BJosé Bautista | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CRaúl Chávez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PPaul Maholm | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PMatt Capps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |