Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Houston Astros - Box Score - August 15, 2010

Scores for Aug 15, 2010

Final

Series: Game 3 of 3

Houston won 3-0

(39-78, 13-48 away)

(51-65, 30-31 home)

2:05 PM ET, August 15, 2010

Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas

W: J. Happ (3-1)

Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A McCutchen CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	17	.279	.351	.423
G Jones 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	15	.256	.318	.426
J Tabata LF	4	1	1	0	0	1	12	.292	.340	.378
P Alvarez 3B	1	1	0	0	3	1	20	.245	.333	.446
N Walker 2B	2	0	1	0	1	0	9	.303	.350	.437
L Milledge RF	4	0	1	1	0	0	14	.272	.330	.370
C Snyder C	3	0	1	1	0	2	17	.223	.341	.402
A Diaz SS	2	0	0	0	1	2	18	.308	.400	.308
b-D Young PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.247	.294	.418
J Karstens P	2	0	0	0	0	1	8	.067	.097	.067
S Gallagher P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000
a-A LaRoche PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.220	.286	.298
D McCutchen P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091
W Ledezma P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
C Park P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	27	2	4	2	5	8	132
a-grounded to third for S Gallagher in the 7th b-grounded to shortstop for A Diaz in the 9th
BATTING RBI: L Milledge (33), C Snyder (39) S: N Walker SF: C Snyder GIDP: G Jones Pirates RISP: 1-8 (D Young 0-1, J Karstens 0-1, G Jones 0-1, A McCutchen 0-1, C Snyder 0-1, L Milledge 1-3) Team LOB: 6
FIELDING E: P Alvarez (8, ground ball)

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Karstens (L, 2-9)	5.2	7	5	5	0	5	0	87-63	4.57
S Gallagher	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	9-7	5.45
D McCutchen	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	0	9-6	6.97
W Ledezma	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7-5	11.05
C Park	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	18-11	11.25
Totals	8.0	11	8	8	1	6	1	130-92
PITCHING HBP: B Wallace (By J Karstens) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Karstens 20/26; S Gallagher 1/2; D McCutchen 3/4; W Ledezma 1/1; C Park 4/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Karstens 20-15-8-20; S Gallagher 3-1-2-1; D McCutchen 1-0-1-4; W Ledezma 0-0-4-1; C Park 3-2-2-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Karstens 4-8; S Gallagher 0-0; D McCutchen 0-2; W Ledezma 1-0; C Park 3-0 Game Scores: J Karstens 40

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
M Bourn CF	4	0	0	0	1	3	24	.248	.325	.325
A Sanchez SS	5	1	1	0	0	0	11	.286	.323	.373
H Pence RF	4	3	3	1	0	0	12	.285	.330	.460
C Lee LF	4	0	1	1	0	0	15	.247	.294	.402
J Keppinger 2B	2	0	0	2	0	0	14	.286	.349	.397
B Wallace 1B	3	1	0	0	0	1	16	.270	.372	.324
C Johnson 3B	4	2	3	1	0	0	12	.360	.384	.551
J Castro C	4	1	2	1	0	1	13	.198	.276	.279
J Happ P	2	0	0	0	0	1	6	.000	.083	.000
a-P Feliz PH	1	0	1	2	0	0	4	.223	.245	.314
M Melancon P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
T Byrdak P	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000
J Fulchino P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	34	8	11	8	1	6	130
a-doubled to deep center for J Happ in the 6th
BATTING 2B: H Pence 2 (24, J Karstens, D McCutchen); P Feliz (12, S Gallagher); A Sanchez (7, D McCutchen) HR: C Johnson (6, 8th inning off C Park 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: C Lee (62), J Keppinger 2 (46), J Castro (6), P Feliz 2 (31), H Pence (62), C Johnson (34) SF: J Keppinger 2 2-out RBI: C Lee, J Castro, P Feliz 2 Astros RISP: 4-8 (P Feliz 1-1, J Castro 1-1, M Bourn 0-1, H Pence 1-1, C Lee 1-3, J Happ 0-1) Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: H Pence (15, 2nd base off J Karstens/C Snyder)
FIELDING DP: 2 (J Keppinger-A Sanchez-B Wallace-J Castro, J Keppinger-A Sanchez-B Wallace).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Happ (W, 3-1)	6.0	3	2	2	4	5	0	100-55	3.38
M Melancon (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12-9	0.00
T Byrdak	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	11-5	3.99
J Fulchino	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9-5	6.15
Totals	9.0	4	2	2	5	8	0	132-74
PITCHING M Melancon pitched to 1 batter in the 8th; T Byrdak pitched to 2 batters in the 9th WP: J Happ HBP: A McCutchen (By M Melancon) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Happ 16/24; M Melancon 3/4; T Byrdak 1/4; J Fulchino 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Happ 16-9-17-13; M Melancon 5-0-3-1; T Byrdak 1-1-0-3; J Fulchino 1-2-0-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Happ 4-8; M Melancon 1-0; T Byrdak 2-1; J Fulchino 1-1 Game Scores: J Happ 59

			PIT	HOU
	3rd	C Lee singled to center, H Pence scored.	0	1
	4th	L Milledge singled to center, J Tabata scored, P Alvarez to third.	1	1
	4th	C Snyder hit sacrifice fly to right, P Alvarez scored.	2	1
	6th	J Keppinger hit sacrifice fly to right, H Pence scored.	2	2
	6th	J Castro singled to right, B Wallace scored, C Johnson to second, C Johnson to third advancing on throw.	2	3
	6th	P Feliz doubled to deep center, C Johnson and J Castro scored.	2	5
	7th	H Pence doubled to center, A Sanchez scored.	2	6
	7th	J Keppinger hit sacrifice fly to center, H Pence scored.	2	7
	8th	C Johnson homered to left (374 feet).	2	8
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HOME PLATE UMPIRE AL PORTER LEFT THE GAME IN THE SIXTH INNING AFTER BEING STRUCK IN THE HEAD ON A BACKSWING. HUNTER WENDELSTEDT FINISHED THE GAME BEHIND THE PLATE.

Stadium	Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Attendance	34,372 (81.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:47
Weather	indoors
Umpires	Home Plate - Hunter Wendelstedt, First Base - Jerry Layne, Third Base - David Rackley

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