Pirates 4, 
Astros 3
| W: | J. Grabow (5-2) |
| L: | D. Brocail (4-4) |
| SV: | D. Marte (3) |
| Houston Astros | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Erstad CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .295 |
| M Loretta 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| L Berkman 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .347 |
| C Lee LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .294 |
| M Bourn PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .218 |
| M Tejada SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .277 |
| H Pence RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| T Wigginton 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| B Ausmus C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .216 |
| B Backe P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .308 |
| D Borkowski P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-D Newhan PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 |
| W Wright P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| G Geary P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-G Blum PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .220 |
| D Brocail P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Valverde P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 13 | |
| a-struck out looking for D Borkowski in the 6th b-intentionally walked for G Geary in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING HR: H Pence (11, 4th inning off I Snell 0 on, 1 Out); C Lee (21, 5th inning off T Beam 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: H Pence (42), C Lee 2 (72) 2-out RBI: C Lee 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Tejada 3, D Erstad 1 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Bourn (32, 2nd base off D Marte/R Doumit) CS: T Wigginton (3, 2nd base by I Snell/R Doumit) | ||||||||
| Houston Astros | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Backe | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48-31 | 5.07 |
| D Borkowski | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 44-28 | 5.67 |
| W Wright (H, 10) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-5 | 5.18 |
| G Geary (H, 4) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-12 | 2.48 |
| D Brocail (L, 4-4; B, 2) | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29-15 | 3.86 |
| J Valverde | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-6 | 3.98 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 156-97 | |
| PITCHING IBB: J Bautista (By D Borkowski) HBP: J Bautista (By D Brocail) Batters faced: B Backe 12; D Borkowski 11; W Wright 2; G Geary 5; D Brocail 7; J Valverde 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Backe 3-3; D Borkowski 3-2; W Wright 0-0; G Geary 4-1; D Brocail 0-2; J Valverde 0-0 Game Scores: B Backe 56 | |||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| N McLouth CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| F Sanchez 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .228 |
| D Marte P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| R Doumit C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .319 |
| J Bay LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| X Nady RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .322 |
| A LaRoche 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| J Bautista 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .254 |
| I Snell P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .148 |
| T Beam P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| a-J Michaels PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 |
| J Grabow P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-D Mientkiewicz PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| L Rivas PR-2B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 |
| J Wilson SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .298 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | |
| a-grounded to third for T Beam in the 6th b-singled to left center for J Grabow in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Bay (21, D Borkowski); A LaRoche (17, W Wright) HR: N Mclouth (17, 5th inning off D Borkowski 0 on, 1 Out); A Laroche (10, 8th inning off D Brocail 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: N McLouth 3 (60), A LaRoche (41) 2-out RBI: A LaRoche, N McLouth 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Wilson 1, I Snell 1, T Beam 1, F Sanchez 2, X Nady 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| I Snell | 3.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 88-57 | 5.84 |
| T Beam | 2.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 35-22 | 7.20 |
| J Grabow (W, 5-2) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40-16 | 3.35 |
| D Marte (S, 3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-4 | 3.37 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 172-99 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Grabow IBB: G Blum (By J Grabow) Batters faced: I Snell 17; T Beam 10; J Grabow 10; D Marte 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: I Snell 6-3; T Beam 3-3; J Grabow 1-5; D Marte 2-1 Game Scores: I Snell 47 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| HOU | PIT | |||
 | 4th | H Pence homered to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 5th | C Lee homered to left center, L Berkman scored. | 3 | 0 |
 | 5th | N McLouth homered to right. | 3 | 1 |
| 8th | A LaRoche homered to right. | 3 | 2 |
| 8th | N McLouth singled to right, J Bautista and L Rivas scored, J Wilson to third, N McLouth to second advancing on throw. | 3 | 4 |
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| Game Notes |
| THE GAME HAS RESUMED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING AFTER A 27 MINUTE DELAY. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, A LAROCHE ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 3, PITTSBURGH 1 |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Attendance | 17,867 (46.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:58 |
| Weather | 85 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Schrieber, First Base - Kerwin Danley, Second Base - Laz Diaz, Third Base - Wally Bell |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, July 8th 2008
| Minnesota | 5 | Final |
| Boston | 6 |
| Cleveland | 2 | Final |
| Detroit | 9 |
| Tampa Bay | 0 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 5 |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 0 |
| Houston | 3 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 |
| Baltimore | 6 | Final |
| Toronto | 7 |
| Arizona | 2 | Final |
| Washington | 0 |
| San Francisco | 0 | Final |
| NY Mets | 7 |
| Colorado | 3 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 7 |
| LA Angels | 2 | Final |
| Texas | 3 |
| Cincinnati | 3 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 7 |
| Chi White Sox | 8 | Final |
| Kansas City | 7 | in 13 |
| Seattle | 0 | Final |
| Oakland | 2 |
| Florida | 1 | Final |
| San Diego | 10 |
| Atlanta | 9 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 3 |