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Game 1: Monday, July 2
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Game 2: Tuesday, July 3
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Game 3: Wednesday, July 4
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Game 4: Thursday, July 5
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Astros 7

(32-49, 9-30 away)

Pirates 8

(44-36, 25-13 home)

Coverage:  ROOT Sports

7:05 PM ET, July 3, 2012

PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 

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HOU 021102001 7 13 0
PIT 000203201 8 13 0

W: J. Hanrahan (4-0)

L: W. Wright (0-2)

Houston Astros
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBPSLG
J Schafer CF50220213.238.319.321
J Altuve 2B31110010.304.346.446
J Lowrie SS31221016.258.342.473
C Lee 1B51200019.286.336.412
S Moore 3B40110217.333.333.667
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1011007.255.335.385
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J Martinez LF50000123.235.316.394
B Bogusevic RF41100316.217.300.343
C Snyder C22102013.188.301.308
L Harrell P3120008.226.226.226
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1000014.171.216.352
Totals36713739146   
a-doubled to deep right for B Lyon in the 9th
BATTING
2B: C Lee 2 (15, A Burnett 2); S Moore (2, A Burnett); J Altuve (19, A Burnett); C Snyder (5, A Burnett); J Castro (11, J Hanrahan)
RBI: J Schafer 2 (20), J Altuve (24), S Moore (2), J Lowrie 2 (35), J Castro (17)
S: J Altuve
SF: J Altuve, J Lowrie
2-out RBI: J Castro
GIDP: C Lee
Astros RISP: 6-13 (S Moore 1-2, J Martinez 0-2, L Harrell 2-3, J Schafer 2-2, B Bogusevic 0-1, C Lee 0-1, J Lowrie 1-2)
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING
SB: B Bogusevic (8, 2nd base off A Burnett/R Barajas); J Schafer (19, 2nd base off A Burnett/R Barajas)
Houston Astros
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
L Harrell5.0955091100-654.56
F Rodriguez
(H, 7)		1.010001018-136.46
B Lyon
(B, 1)		2.022202130-193.13
W Wright
(L, 0-2)		0.11110118-53.91
Totals8.113880133156-102 
PITCHING
L Harrell pitched to 3 batters in the 6th
WP: F Rodriguez
First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L Harrell 14/24; F Rodriguez 3/4; B Lyon 3/8; W Wright 2/2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L Harrell 19-9-22-15; F Rodriguez 1-3-6-3; B Lyon 4-7-3-5; W Wright 2-2-0-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Harrell 4-2; F Rodriguez 2-0; B Lyon 2-2; W Wright 0-0
Game Scores: L Harrell 38
Pittsburgh Pirates
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBPSLG
A Presley LF2000019.242.276.395
30000110.154.214.154
D Sutton RF52310218.407.448.704
A McCutchen CF42320015.360.411.612
G Jones 1B42220214.270.296.520
N Walker 2B41100321.276.341.383
C McGehee 3B41210117.249.324.392
R Barajas C40100116.218.276.379
C Barmes SS2000017.203.228.303
1012008.234.306.481
0000000.121.147.121
0000000.000.000.000
0000000.000.000.000
c-E Fryer PH
1000007.000.000.000
0000000.000.000.000
A Burnett P2000018.042.115.042
0000000.000.333.000
b-J Harrison PH-SS
2000006.218.273.378
Totals388138013156   
a-singled to center for C Barmes in the 6th
b-grounded into fielder's choice to third for C Resop in the 6th
c-popped out to second for J Grilli in the 8th
BATTING
HR: A Mccutchen (16, 4th inning off L Harrell 1 on, 0 Out); G Jones (12, 7th inning off B Lyon 1 on, 1 Out); D Sutton (1, 9th inning off W Wright 0 on, 1 Out)
RBI: A McCutchen 2 (54), C McGehee (25), P Alvarez 2 (46), G Jones 2 (36), D Sutton (4)
Pirates RISP: 2-4 (C Barmes 0-1, R Barajas 0-1, C McGehee 1-1, P Alvarez 1-1)
Team LOB: 5
FIELDING
DP: 1 (C Barmes-N Walker-G Jones).
Pittsburgh Pirates
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
A Burnett5.0126625091-603.74
C Resop1.00000008-73.54
J Cruz1.000002017-102.54
J Grilli
(H, 19)		1.000002011-81.99
J Hanrahan
(W, 4-0; B, 3)		1.011110019-92.32
Totals9.01377390146-94 
PITCHING
A Burnett pitched to 3 batters in the 6th
IBB: C Snyder (By A Burnett)
First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: A Burnett 18/28; C Resop 3/3; J Cruz 0/3; J Grilli 1/3; J Hanrahan 1/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: A Burnett 16-11-12-21; C Resop 2-1-1-3; J Cruz 3-2-4-1; J Grilli 1-3-3-1; J Hanrahan 1-1-3-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Burnett 8-2; C Resop 1-2; J Cruz 1-0; J Grilli 1-0; J Hanrahan 0-3
Game Scores: A Burnett 22

Scoring Summary

HOUPIT
2ndJ Schafer singled to center, B Bogusevic scored, C Snyder to third, L Harrell to second.10
2ndJ Altuve hit sacrifice fly to right, C Snyder scored, L Harrell to third.20
3rdS Moore doubled to right, C Lee scored.30
4thJ Lowrie singled to right center, J Altuve scored.40
4thA McCutchen homered to right (377 feet), D Sutton scored.42
6thJ Schafer singled to right center, C Snyder scored, L Harrell to second.52
6thJ Lowrie hit sacrifice fly to right, L Harrell scored, J Schafer to third.62
6thC McGehee singled to left center, G Jones scored, N Walker to second.63
6thP Alvarez singled to center, N Walker and C McGehee scored.65
7thG Jones homered to right (424 feet), A McCutchen scored.67
9thJ Castro doubled to deep right, J Lowrie scored.77
9thD Sutton homered to center (412 feet).78
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Game Notes

PIRATES THIRD BASEMAN PEDRO ALVAREZ HAS BEEN SCRATCHED FROM THE STARTING LINEUP DUE TO LEG CRAMPS.

Game Information

StadiumPNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance21,516 (56.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time3:15
Weather82 degrees, cloudy
Wind5 mph
UmpiresHome Plate - Gerry Davis, First Base - Phil Cuzzi, Second Base - Manny Gonzalez, Third Base - Greg Gibson