Starting Lineups:
Pittsburgh Pirates Houston Astros
1. McLouth cf Matsui 2b
2. F. Sanchez 2b Bourn cf
3. Doumit c Berkman 1b
4. Bay lf Lee lf
5. Nady rf Loretta ss
6. Adam LaRoche 1b Pence rf
7. Mientkiewicz 3b Wigginton 3b
8. Snell p Ausmus c
9. Wilson ss Moehler p
PIRATES 1ST: McLouth singled to center; F. Sanchez singled to
right [McLouth to third]; Doumit out on a sacrifice fly to
center [McLouth scored]; Bay homered to left-center [F. Sanchez
scored]; Nady singled to center; Adam LaRoche lined to third;
Mientkiewicz singled to left [Nady to second]; Snell singled to
center [Nady scored, Mientkiewicz to third]; Wilson popped to
first; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 0.
ASTROS 1ST: Matsui walked; Bourn singled to left [Matsui to
second]; Berkman walked [Matsui to third, Bourn to second]; Lee
popped to second; Loretta singled to left [Matsui scored, Bourn
scored, Berkman to third]; Pence forced Loretta (shortstop to
second) [Berkman scored]; Pence stole second; Wigginton struck
out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 3.
PIRATES 2ND: McLouth reached on an error by Berkman [McLouth to
second]; F. Sanchez doubled to right [McLouth scored
(unearned)]; Doumit popped to second; Bay grounded out (third to
first) [F. Sanchez to third]; Nady grounded out (third to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 3.
ASTROS 2ND: Ausmus struck out; Moehler was called out on
strikes; Matsui homered to right; Bourn singled to left; Bourn
stole second; Berkman walked; Lee struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 4.
PIRATES 3RD: Adam LaRoche doubled; Mientkiewicz doubled to right
[Adam LaRoche scored]; Snell grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Mientkiewicz to third]; SAMPSON REPLACED MOEHLER (PITCHING);
Wilson popped to third; McLouth was walked intentionally; F.
Sanchez was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 6, Astros 4.
ASTROS 3RD: Loretta was called out on strikes; Pence popped to
second; Wigginton doubled to center; Snell threw a wild pitch
[Wigginton to third]; Ausmus doubled to center [Wigginton
scored]; Sampson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 6,
Astros 5.
PIRATES 4TH: Doumit grounded out (first unassisted); Bay flied
to right; Nady grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 5.
ASTROS 4TH: BEAM REPLACED SNELL (PITCHING); Matsui walked; Bourn
flied to center; Matsui stole second; Berkman singled to center
[Matsui scored]; Lee flied to center; Loretta singled to center
[Berkman to second]; Pence popped to catcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 6.
PIRATES 5TH: Adam LaRoche grounded out (second to first);
Mientkiewicz singled to center; GOMEZ BATTED FOR BEAM; Gomez
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Mientkiewicz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 6,
Astros 6.
ASTROS 5TH: OSORIA REPLACED GOMEZ (PITCHING); Wigginton grounded
out (shortstop to first); Ausmus grounded out (shortstop to
first); NEWHAN BATTED FOR SAMPSON; Newhan flied to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 6.
PIRATES 6TH: GEARY REPLACED NEWHAN (PITCHING); Wilson popped to
first; McLouth struck out; F. Sanchez was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 6.
ASTROS 6TH: Matsui grounded out (shortstop to first); Bourn
lined to first; Berkman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 6, Astros 6.
PIRATES 7TH: Doumit singled to center; Bay popped to second;
Nady singled to left [Doumit to second]; Adam LaRoche walked
[Doumit to third, Nady to second]; Mientkiewicz singled to right
[Doumit scored, Nady to third, Adam LaRoche to second]; MICHAELS
BATTED FOR OSORIA; Michaels forced Mientkiewicz (shortstop to
second) [Nady scored, Adam LaRoche to third]; Wilson struck out;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 8, Astros 6.
ASTROS 7TH: YATES REPLACED MICHAELS (PITCHING); Lee singled to
right; Loretta singled to center [Lee to second]; Pence grounded
into a double play (third to first) [Loretta to second, Lee out
at third]; Wigginton walked; BLUM BATTED FOR AUSMUS; Blum
singled to right [Loretta scored, Wigginton to second]; ERSTAD
BATTED FOR GEARY; GRABOW REPLACED YATES (PITCHING); Erstad
forced Wigginton (third unassisted) [Blum to second]; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 8, Astros 7.
PIRATES 8TH: QUINTERO REPLACED ERSTAD (PLAYING C ); WRIGHT
REPLACED BLUM (PITCHING); McLouth walked; F. Sanchez grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [McLouth out
at second]; Doumit flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 8, Astros 7.
ASTROS 8TH: Matsui walked; Bourn out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Matsui to second]; Berkman flied to center;
Lee flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Astros 7.
PIRATES 9TH: BROCAIL REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Bay grounded
out (third to first); Nady popped to first; Adam LaRoche singled
to center; Mientkiewicz walked [Adam LaRoche to second]; J.
BAUTISTA BATTED FOR GRABOW; Brocail threw a wild pitch [Adam
LaRoche to third, Mientkiewicz to second]; J. Bautista struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 8, Astros 7.
ASTROS 9TH: MARTE REPLACED MIENTKIEWICZ (PITCHING); J. BAUTISTA
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Loretta grounded out (third to
first); Pence grounded out (second to first); Wigginton walked;
TEJADA BATTED FOR BROCAIL; Tejada struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Pirates 8, Astros 7.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Pirates 8 14 0 9
Astros 7 11 1 10
