Pirates 8, Astros 7

Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
N McLouth CF	3	2	1	0	2	1	0	.280
F Sanchez 2B	5	1	2	1	0	2	3	.241
R Doumit C	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.322
J Bay LF	5	1	1	2	0	0	2	.288
X Nady RF	5	2	2	0	0	0	1	.328
A LaRoche 1B	4	1	2	0	1	0	1	.261
D Mientkiewicz 3B	4	0	4	2	1	0	0	.274
D Marte P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
I Snell P	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	.188
T Beam P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-C Gomez PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.301
F Osoria P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400
b-J Michaels PH	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	.239
T Yates P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J Grabow P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-J Bautista PH-3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.248
J Wilson SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	5	.275
Totals	39	8	14	8	4	5	19
a-grounded to shortstop for T Beam in the 5th b-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for F Osoria in the 7th c-struck out swinging for J Grabow in the 9th
BATTING 2B: F Sanchez (16, B Moehler); A LaRoche (21, B Moehler); D Mientkiewicz (11, B Moehler) HR: J Bay (21, 1st inning off B Moehler 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: R Doumit (34), J Bay 2 (59), I Snell (1), F Sanchez (42), D Mientkiewicz 2 (17), J Michaels (26) SF: R Doumit 2-out RBI: I Snell GIDP: C Gomez, F Sanchez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Wilson 2, J Bautista 2, F Sanchez 1, X Nady 1 Team LOB: 9
FIELDING DP: 1 (D Mientkiewicz-A LaRoche).

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
I Snell	3.0	6	5	5	3	6	1	85-52	6.10
T Beam	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	23-13	6.00
F Osoria (W, 4-3)	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	21-15	6.12
T Yates (H, 12)	0.2	3	1	1	1	0	0	16-7	4.11
J Grabow (H, 9)	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	17-10	3.08
D Marte (S, 5)	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	13-8	3.47
Totals	9.0	11	7	7	7	8	1	175-105
PITCHING WP: I Snell Batters faced: I Snell 18; T Beam 6; F Osoria 6; T Yates 5; J Grabow 5; D Marte 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: I Snell 1-2; T Beam 0-3; F Osoria 3-2; T Yates 2-0; J Grabow 2-2; D Marte 2-0 Game Scores: I Snell 30

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
K Matsui 2B	2	3	1	1	3	0	0	.280
M Bourn CF	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	.226
L Berkman 1B	3	1	1	1	2	1	1	.338
C Lee LF	5	0	1	0	0	1	7	.304
M Loretta SS	5	1	3	2	0	1	0	.264
H Pence RF	5	0	0	1	0	0	5	.262
T Wigginton 3B	3	1	1	0	2	1	1	.271
B Ausmus C	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	.229
b-G Blum PH	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.217
W Wright P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
D Brocail P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
d-M Tejada PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.275
B Moehler P	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
C Sampson P	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.143
a-D Newhan PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259
G Geary P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-D Erstad PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.276
H Quintero C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222
Totals	36	7	11	7	7	8	19
a-flied out to center for C Sampson in the 5th b-singled to right for B Ausmus in the 7th c-grounded into fielder's choice to third for G Geary in the 7th d-struck out swinging for D Brocail in the 9th
BATTING 2B: T Wigginton (15, I Snell); B Ausmus (8, I Snell) HR: K Matsui (2, 2nd inning off I Snell 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Loretta 2 (27), H Pence (50), K Matsui (20), B Ausmus (16), L Berkman (74), G Blum (21) S: M Bourn 2-out RBI: K Matsui, B Ausmus, G Blum GIDP: H Pence Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: T Wigginton 1, H Pence 1, D Erstad 1, C Lee 2, C Sampson 1 Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING SB: H Pence (7, 2nd base off I Snell/R Doumit); M Bourn (33, 2nd base off I Snell/R Doumit); K Matsui (17, 2nd base off T Beam/R Doumit)
FIELDING E: L Berkman (3, ground ball) DP: 2 (K Matsui-M Loretta-L Berkman 2).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Moehler	2.1	9	6	5	0	0	1	51-39	4.45
C Sampson	2.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	33-21	4.59
G Geary (L, 2-2)	2.0	3	2	2	1	3	0	38-24	2.45
W Wright	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13-6	4.71
D Brocail	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	22-13	3.61
Totals	9.0	14	8	7	4	5	1	157-103
PITCHING WP: D Brocail IBB: N McLouth (By C Sampson) Batters faced: B Moehler 17; C Sampson 9; G Geary 10; W Wright 3; D Brocail 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Moehler 3-4; C Sampson 5-2; G Geary 1-2; W Wright 2-1; D Brocail 1-1 Game Scores: B Moehler 17

Scoring Summary
			PIT	HOU
	1st	R Doumit hit sacrifice fly to center, N McLouth scored.	1	0
	1st	J Bay homered to left center, F Sanchez scored.	3	0
	1st	I Snell singled to right center, X Nady scored, D Mientkiewicz to third.	4	0
	1st	M Loretta singled to center, K Matsui and M Bourn scored, L Berkman to third.	4	2
	1st	H Pence grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, L Berkman scored, M Loretta out at second.	4	3
	2nd	F Sanchez doubled to deep right, N McLouth scored.	5	3
	2nd	K Matsui homered to right.	5	4
	3rd	D Mientkiewicz doubled to deep right, A LaRoche scored.	6	4
	3rd	B Ausmus doubled to deep right center, T Wigginton scored.	6	5
	4th	L Berkman singled to center, K Matsui scored.	6	6
	7th	D Mientkiewicz singled to right, R Doumit scored, X Nady to third, A LaRoche to second.	7	6
	7th	J Michaels grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, X Nady scored, D Mientkiewicz out at second, A LaRoche to third.	8	6
	7th	G Blum singled to right, M Loretta scored, T Wigginton to second.	8	7
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Game Information
Stadium	Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Attendance	36,091 (88.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:24
Weather	indoors
Umpires	Home Plate - Chris Tiller, First Base - Tim Timmons, Second Base - Fieldin Culbreth, Third Base - Jim Reynolds

Pittsburgh won 3-0

San Diego	5	Final
Cincinnati	9

Oakland	3	Final
Tampa Bay	4

Minnesota	1	Final
NY Yankees	5

Texas	8	Final
Chi White Sox	10

Pittsburgh	8	Final
Houston	7

Detroit	7	Final
Kansas City	1

LA Dodgers	3	Final
Colorado	5

Cleveland	11	Final
LA Angels	14

Boston	6	Final
Seattle	3	in 12

Toronto	5	Final
Baltimore	1

Philadelphia	3	Final
NY Mets	6

Atlanta	9	Final
Florida	4

Milwaukee	3	Final
St. Louis	0

Chi Cubs	10	Final
Arizona	6

Washington	4	Final
San Francisco	6

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