Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Houston Astros - Box Score - September 21, 2012

Scores for Sep 21, 2012

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Houston leads 1-0 (as of 9/21)

(74-76, 32-43 away)

(49-102, 33-43 home)

Coverage: FOX SW

8:05 PM ET, September 21, 2012

Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas

L: J. Locke (0-2)

Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
S Marte LF	4	0	2	0	0	1	10	.254	.294	.423
C Barmes SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	14	.228	.266	.326
A McCutchen CF	4	0	1	0	0	2	15	.338	.408	.567
G Jones RF-1B	4	1	1	1	0	1	17	.276	.317	.515
G Sanchez 1B	2	0	0	0	1	1	12	.225	.286	.344
J McDonald P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.263	.143
B Morris P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
H Takahashi P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-A Presley PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.236	.283	.397
J Wilson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
P Alvarez 3B	4	0	1	0	0	2	16	.244	.320	.476
M McKenry C	3	0	1	0	1	1	23	.249	.329	.475
B Holt 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	19	.300	.338	.367
J Locke P	2	0	0	0	0	2	8	.125	.125	.125
J Tabata RF	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	.241	.312	.347
Totals	33	1	7	1	2	12	144
a-grounded to second for H Takahashi in the 8th
BATTING HR: G Jones (24, 8th inning off R Cruz 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: G Jones (78) 2-out RBI: G Jones Pirates RISP: 1-4 (G Jones 0-1, B Holt 1-1, J Locke 0-1, P Alvarez 0-1) Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING CS: S Marte (4, 2nd base by F Rodriguez/C Snyder)

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Locke (L, 0-2)	5.0	3	3	3	3	8	1	83-51	5.47
J McDonald	0.0	2	3	3	1	0	1	15-6	4.21
B Morris	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	22-13	3.00
H Takahashi	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	15-10	13.50
J Wilson	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	23-12	2.70
Totals	8.0	6	7	7	7	12	3	158-92
PITCHING J McDonald pitched to 4 batters in the 6th WP: J Wilson HBP: J Lowrie (By J McDonald); J Altuve (By B Morris) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Locke 13/21; J McDonald 0/4; B Morris 3/5; H Takahashi 1/4; J Wilson 2/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Locke 20-8-13-10; J McDonald 1-1-2-2; B Morris 0-6-6-1; H Takahashi 2-0-4-4; J Wilson 4-2-5-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Locke 2-5; J McDonald 0-0; B Morris 1-0; H Takahashi 2-1; J Wilson 0-1 Game Scores: J Locke 54

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Altuve 2B	4	0	1	1	0	2	15	.291	.340	.395
B Barnes CF	3	1	1	0	2	2	26	.224	.272	.303
M Dominguez 3B	5	0	0	0	0	0	17	.291	.317	.494
J Maxwell RF-LF	2	2	1	1	2	0	19	.237	.317	.477
J Lowrie SS	3	2	1	3	0	1	15	.253	.343	.455
M Gonzalez SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.278	.325
B Wallace 1B	4	2	2	2	0	0	8	.265	.329	.449
J Martinez LF	2	0	0	0	0	2	13	.241	.311	.375
b-B Bogusevic PH-RF	1	0	0	0	1	0	10	.204	.294	.293
C Snyder C	3	0	0	0	1	2	17	.181	.302	.316
E Gonzalez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
F Rodriguez P	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.000	.000	.000
a-B Laird PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.278	.350	.500
J Valdez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
X Cedeno P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
c-S Moore PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	.243	.325	.432
M Storey P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
R Cruz P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
d-M Downs PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.202	.250	.376
W Lopez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	30	7	6	7	7	12	158
a-struck out looking for F Rodriguez in the 5th b-walked for J Martinez in the 6th c-walked for X Cedeno in the 6th d-struck out looking for R Cruz in the 8th
BATTING 2B: J Altuve (34, J Locke) 3B: B Wallace (1, J McDonald) HR: J Lowrie (15, 1st inning off J Locke 2 on, 2 Out); J Maxwell (17, 6th inning off J McDonald 0 on, 0 Out); B Wallace (8, 7th inning off H Takahashi 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Lowrie 3 (41), J Maxwell (50), B Wallace 2 (21), J Altuve (35) 2-out RBI: J Lowrie 3, B Wallace Astros RISP: 1-8 (B Barnes 0-2, M Dominguez 0-3, J Lowrie 1-2, C Snyder 0-1) Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: J Altuve (32, 3rd base off J Locke/M McKenry); B Bogusevic (15, 2nd base off B Morris/M McKenry)
FIELDING E: M Storey (1, ground ball) DP: 1 (M Dominguez-B Wallace).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
E Gonzalez	1.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	33-20	3.94
F Rodriguez (W, 2-10)	3.1	2	0	0	0	4	0	43-33	5.46
J Valdez (H, 3)	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	6-4	2.08
X Cedeno (H, 5)	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	11-6	4.03
M Storey	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	13-11	4.21
R Cruz	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	18-12	6.32
W Lopez	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	20-15	2.20
Totals	9.0	7	1	1	2	12	1	144-101
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: E Gonzalez 4/7; F Rodriguez 9/11; J Valdez 1/3; X Cedeno 1/3; M Storey 3/4; R Cruz 3/4; W Lopez 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: E Gonzalez 7-3-5-5; F Rodriguez 12-5-9-7; J Valdez 1-0-0-3; X Cedeno 1-4-0-1; M Storey 3-5-2-1; R Cruz 5-3-2-2; W Lopez 3-3-7-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Gonzalez 2-2; F Rodriguez 3-2; J Valdez 1-0; X Cedeno 0-1; M Storey 0-0; R Cruz 1-0; W Lopez 0-1 Game Scores: E Gonzalez 53

			PIT	HOU
	1st	J Lowrie homered to left (343 feet), B Barnes and J Maxwell scored.	0	3
	6th	J Maxwell homered to left (367 feet).	0	4
	6th	B Wallace tripled to deep right, J Lowrie scored.	0	5
	6th	J Altuve hit by pitch, B Wallace scored, B Bogusevic to third, S Moore to second.	0	6
	7th	B Wallace homered to right center (399 feet).	0	7
	8th	G Jones homered to right center (398 feet).	1	7
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ASTROS PITCHER EDGAR GONZALEZ LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE SECOND INNING WITH A STRAINED RIGHT HAMSTRING.

Stadium	Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Attendance	17,093 (40.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:24
Weather	84 degrees, clear
Wind	7 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Eric Cooper, First Base - Jeff Kellogg, Second Base - Tim Timmons, Third Base - Marty Foster

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