Houston Astros vs. Pittsburgh Pirates - Box Score - September 26, 2010

Scores for Sep 26, 2010

Final

Series: Game 3 of 3

Pittsburgh won 2-1

(74-82, 33-45 away)

(55-100, 40-41 home)

1:35 PM ET, September 26, 2010

PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

W: P. Maholm (9-15)

L: J. Happ (6-3)

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Bourgeois CF	5	0	1	0	0	1	21	.234	.317	.290
A Sanchez SS	3	1	0	0	1	1	16	.279	.316	.350
H Pence RF	3	2	2	2	1	0	15	.286	.331	.473
C Lee 1B	4	0	2	1	0	1	9	.246	.289	.415
J Keppinger 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	13	.291	.355	.392
J Michaels LF	4	0	2	0	0	1	15	.251	.311	.464
C Johnson 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	14	.317	.347	.502
J Castro C	4	0	1	0	0	3	19	.205	.286	.297
J Happ P	2	0	0	0	0	2	8	.000	.037	.000
a-M Downs PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.221	.292	.326
M Melancon P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
F Abad P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
W Lopez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
F Paulino P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.346	.333
T Byrdak P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
b-B Bogusevic PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	.278	.350	.444
Totals	34	3	8	3	3	10	140
a-grounded to third for J Happ in the 7th b-walked for T Byrdak in the 9th
BATTING 2B: C Lee (28, P Maholm); J Michaels (12, P Maholm); J Castro (8, C Park) HR: H Pence (25, 8th inning off E Meek 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: C Lee (87), H Pence 2 (91) 2-out RBI: C Lee GIDP: C Johnson, J Keppinger Astros RISP: 0-6 (J Bourgeois 0-1, J Castro 0-1, H Pence 0-1, J Keppinger 0-1, J Happ 0-1, C Johnson 0-1) Team LOB: 7
FIELDING E: J Castro (2, catch)

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Happ (L, 6-3)	6.0	4	2	0	2	4	0	101-61	2.77
M Melancon	0.1	1	2	2	1	1	0	11-5	3.18
F Abad	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	8-6	3.31
W Lopez	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4-3	3.13
F Paulino	0.1	3	4	4	0	0	0	21-14	5.22
T Byrdak	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	11-7	3.26
Totals	8.0	11	9	7	3	6	0	156-96
PITCHING WP: F Paulino HBP: A McCutchen (By J Happ) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Happ 11/26; M Melancon 2/3; F Abad 2/3; W Lopez 1/1; F Paulino 1/5; T Byrdak 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Happ 15-7-20-19; M Melancon 1-1-2-1; F Abad 2-0-1-3; W Lopez 0-0-2-1; F Paulino 3-1-5-5; T Byrdak 1-2-2-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Happ 6-8; M Melancon 0-0; F Abad 0-1; W Lopez 1-0; F Paulino 1-0; T Byrdak 0-1 Game Scores: J Happ 62

Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A McCutchen CF	3	2	2	0	1	0	15	.284	.362	.449
J Tabata LF	5	1	1	0	0	2	23	.302	.347	.411
N Walker 2B	5	1	2	3	0	1	20	.301	.352	.474
G Jones RF-1B	3	1	0	1	1	1	19	.248	.308	.412
P Alvarez 3B	5	1	3	2	0	1	20	.242	.317	.432
R Cedeno SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	17	.248	.286	.363
A LaRoche 1B	2	0	1	1	0	0	11	.210	.269	.292
A Presley RF	1	1	1	0	0	0	7	.353	.389	.412
C Snyder C	4	0	0	0	0	0	10	.214	.329	.382
P Maholm P	2	0	0	0	0	1	7	.089	.121	.089
a-D Young PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	.234	.286	.415
P Ciriaco PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.250
E Meek P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
b-R Doumit PH	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	.257	.336	.416
C Park P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	35	9	11	8	3	6	156
a-walked for P Maholm in the 7th b-singled to right for E Meek in the 8th
BATTING 2B: P Alvarez (20, F Abad); N Walker (27, T Byrdak) RBI: A LaRoche (16), N Walker 3 (62), P Alvarez 2 (56), R Doumit (45), G Jones (83) SF: G Jones, A LaRoche 2-out RBI: P Alvarez 2 Pirates RISP: 5-15 (R Doumit 1-1, G Jones 0-2, N Walker 2-2, J Tabata 1-2, R Cedeno 0-2, A McCutchen 0-1, C Snyder 0-2, P Maholm 0-1, P Alvarez 1-2) Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: J Tabata (18, 2nd base off J Happ/J Castro)
FIELDING E: R Cedeno (14, ground ball) DP: 2 (N Walker-R Cedeno-A LaRoche, R Cedeno-N Walker-A LaRoche).

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
P Maholm (W, 9-15)	7.0	6	1	1	1	7	0	94-63	5.10
E Meek	1.0	1	2	2	1	2	1	23-13	2.19
C Park	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	23-12	3.86
Totals	9.0	8	3	3	3	10	1	140-88
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: P Maholm 16/27; E Meek 3/5; C Park 3/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: P Maholm 18-14-12-19; E Meek 5-3-3-2; C Park 4-3-2-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Maholm 11-3; E Meek 1-0; C Park 1-1 Game Scores: P Maholm 67

			HOU	PIT
	1st	C Lee doubled to left, H Pence scored.	1	0
	6th	R Cedeno grounded into fielder's choice to third, G Jones scored, P Alvarez safe at third on error by catcher J Castro.	1	1
	6th	A LaRoche hit sacrifice fly to right, P Alvarez scored.	1	2
	7th	N Walker singled to left, P Ciriaco scored, A McCutchen to second.	1	3
	7th	P Alvarez doubled to deep right, A McCutchen and N Walker scored.	1	5
	8th	H Pence homered to right (413 feet), A Sanchez scored.	3	5
	8th	R Doumit singled to right, A Presley scored, C Snyder to third.	3	6
	8th	N Walker doubled to deep right, R Doumit and A McCutchen scored, J Tabata to third.	3	8
	8th	G Jones hit sacrifice fly to right, J Tabata scored, N Walker to third.	3	9
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Stadium	PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance	23,208 (60.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:01
Weather	64 degrees, cloudy
Wind	6 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Fieldin Culbreth, First Base - Todd Tichenor, Second Base - Ed Hickox, Third Base - Al Porter

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