Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Houston Astros - Box Score - September 08, 2008

Scores for Sep 8, 2008

Final

Series: Game 1 of 4

Houston leads 1-0 (as of 9/8)

(60-83, 26-46 away)

(77-67, 40-29 home)

8:05 PM ET, September 8, 2008

Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas

W: A. Arias (1-0)

L: I. Snell (6-11)

Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
N Morgan LF	3	1	1	0	1	2	0	.238
F Sanchez 2B	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.264
N McLouth CF	4	0	1	0	0	2	2	.278
R Doumit C	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.325
Ad LaRoche 1B	3	0	2	1	1	1	0	.267
B Moss RF	4	0	1	1	0	2	5	.239
An LaRoche 3B	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.176
L Cruz SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.083
b-D Mientkiewicz PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.272
I Snell P	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.133
a-S Pearce PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242
S Burnett P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
T Yates P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J Grabow P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-J Michaels PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236
Totals	32	2	6	2	4	10	12
a-grounded to shortstop for I Snell in the 7th b-struck out swinging for L Cruz in the 9th c-flied out to right for J Grabow in the 9th
BATTING 2B: Ad LaRoche (26, L Hawkins) RBI: Ad LaRoche (64), B Moss (15) 2-out RBI: Ad LaRoche, B Moss GIDP: L Cruz Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Moss 3, An LaRoche 1 Team LOB: 6
FIELDING DP: 1 (F Sanchez-L Cruz-Ad LaRoche).

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
I Snell (L, 6-11)	6.0	6	3	3	3	9	1	103-66	5.54
S Burnett	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12-7	4.96
T Yates	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	10-8	5.12
J Grabow	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4-3	3.07
Totals	8.0	8	3	3	3	10	1	129-84
PITCHING Batters faced: I Snell 27; S Burnett 3; T Yates 3; J Grabow 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: I Snell 5-4; S Burnett 1-1; T Yates 0-1; J Grabow 2-0 Game Scores: I Snell 54

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
M Bourn CF	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	.223
D Erstad LF	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.287
M Tejada SS	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.282
L Berkman 1B	3	0	2	1	1	1	0	.328
G Blum 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.232
H Pence RF	4	0	2	0	0	1	1	.273
D Newhan 2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.259
c-M Loretta PH-2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.278
J Towles C	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.141
H Quintero C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234
A Arias P	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
a-M Saccomanno PH	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
W Wright P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
D Brocail P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-J Castillo PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.244
C Sampson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136
L Hawkins P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J Valverde P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	31	3	8	3	3	10	10
a-homered to right for A Arias in the 5th b-struck out swinging for D Brocail in the 6th c-grounded to shortstop for D Newhan in the 8th
BATTING 2B: L Berkman (44, T Yates) HR: M Saccomanno (1, 5th inning off I Snell 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Saccomanno (1), M Tejada (58), L Berkman (96) 2-out RBI: M Saccomanno, M Tejada, L Berkman GIDP: M Loretta Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: G Blum 1, D Newhan 1 Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: H Pence (10, 2nd base off I Snell/R Doumit)
FIELDING E: A Arias (1, throw); D Newhan (1, ground ball) DP: 1 (M Tejada-D Newhan-L Berkman).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
A Arias (W, 1-0)	5.0	2	0	0	3	6	0	69-38	1.93
W Wright (H, 13)	0.2	2	2	0	1	1	0	27-16	4.71
D Brocail (H, 20)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-4	4.22
C Sampson (H, 11)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12-8	4.23
L Hawkins (H, 9)	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	17-10	0.00
J Valverde (S, 41)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	14-11	3.55
Totals	9.0	6	2	0	4	10	0	144-87
PITCHING Batters faced: A Arias 18; W Wright 6; D Brocail 1; C Sampson 3; L Hawkins 5; J Valverde 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Arias 7-1; W Wright 0-1; D Brocail 1-0; C Sampson 2-0; L Hawkins 1-1; J Valverde 0-2 Game Scores: A Arias 66

			PIT	HOU
	5th	M Saccomanno homered to right.	0	1
	5th	M Tejada singled to left, M Bourn scored, D Erstad to second.	0	2
	5th	L Berkman singled to right, D Erstad scored, M Tejada to third.	0	3
	6th	Ad LaRoche singled to left, N Morgan scored, F Sanchez to third.	1	3
	6th	B Moss singled to left, F Sanchez scored, Ad LaRoche to second.	2	3
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Stadium	Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Attendance	26,526 (63.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:48
Weather	indoors
Umpires	Home Plate - Tim Welke, First Base - Bill Welke, Second Base - D.J. Reyburn, Third Base - Chris Guccione

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