GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: PITTSBURGH (66-81) at HOUSTON (63-84)

NL: PITTSBURGH at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Kata hit for Z Duke.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 5
HOUSTON 9 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: M Kata (.274, 1 HR, 8 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JACK WILSON (11) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 8TH OFF STEPHEN RANDOLPH SCORED RONNY PAULINO.
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 7, HOUSTON 9

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J PHELPS (.379, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
HOU: CHAD QUALLS (6-5, 3.30) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, N MORGAN ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 7, HOUSTON 9

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAUTISTA (.263, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Qualls relieved S Randolph.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, N MORGAN ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 7
HOUSTON 9 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J Bautista (.263, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 8 1
HOUSTON 0 0 0 7 1 0 1 9 13 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - ZACH DUKE (OUT)
HOU - CHAD QUALLS

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: J ANDERSON (.333, 2-FOR-4, RBI)
C BIGGIO (.252, 1-FOR-3, SAC)
L BERKMAN (.277, 1-FOR-3, HBP, RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (7) VS HOUSTON (9) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .226
J Bautista 3b 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .262
F Sanchez 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .313
J Bay lf 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .252
X Nady rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .285
S Pearce 1b 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .311
Z Duke p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
a-M Kata ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
R Paulino c 3 2 2 4 1 0 1 .264
J Wilson ss 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .294
M Morris p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208
S Torres p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Phelps 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .373

Totals 31 7 8 7 5 9 13

a-struck out swinging for Z Duke in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - S Pearce (4, W Rodriguez). 3B - N Morgan (1, S Randolph). HR - R
Paulino (11, 3rd inning off W Rodriguez 2 on, 2 Out), J Wilson 2 (11, 3rd
inning off W Rodriguez 0 on, 2 Out, 8th inning off S Randolph 1 on, 1 Out). S -
M Morris. RBI - R Paulino 4 (54), J Wilson 3 (55). 2-out RBI - R Paulino 3, J
Wilson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - X Nady 1, J Bautista 2. Team
LOB - 7.

FIELDING: E - J Bautista (16, ground ball). DP: 2 (J Wilson-F Sanchez-S
Pearce 2).


HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Anderson cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .333
C Biggio 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .252
L Berkman 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .277
C Lee lf 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 .297
H Pence rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .326
M Loretta ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .283
T Wigginton 3b 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .300
J Towles c 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .400
W Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .116
a-C Ransom ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .091
J Gutierrez p 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Lane ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .179
F Paulino p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Sarfate p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-C Burke ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
S Randolph p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 9 13 9 1 0 14

a-walked for W Rodriguez in the 3rd; b-grounded to first for J Gutierrez in
the 5th; c-popped out to shortstop for D Sarfate in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - J Anderson (1, M Morris). HR - C Lee (29, 4th inning off M Morris
0 on, 0 Out), T Wigginton 2 (5, 4th inning off M Morris 1 on, 1 Out, 7th inning
off Z Duke 0 on, 1 Out). S - C Biggio , J Gutierrez. RBI - C Lee 3 (109), T
Wigginton 3 (15), J Anderson (2), L Berkman (92), J Lane (27). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Biggio 2, H Pence 1. GIDP - T Wigginton, H Pence.
Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: PB - J Towles.


----------------------------------------------------
PITTSBURGH - 014 000 02 -- 7
HOUSTON - 000 710 1 -- 9
----------------------------------------------------

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 3 1/3 9 7 7 1 0 2 4.84
S Torres 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.32
Z Duke 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 5.70

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Rodriguez 3 5 5 5 3 5 2 4.83
J Gutierrez 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.10
F Paulino 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 11.25
D Sarfate 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
S Randolph 2/3 2 2 2 1 1 1 13.50
C Qualls 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.29

HBP - J Bay (by W Rodriguez); L Berkman (by M Morris). Pitches-strikes: M
Morris 54-36; S Torres 8-5; Z Duke 46-30; W Rodriguez 58-37; J Gutierrez 25-16;
F Paulino 16-10; D Sarfate 11-8; S Randolph 21-10; C Qualls 3-2. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Morris 8-3; S Torres 2-0; Z Duke 5-4; W Rodriguez 4-0; J
Gutierrez 2-4; F Paulino 1-0; D Sarfate 2-0; S Randolph 0-1; C Qualls 1-0.
Batters faced: M Morris 21; S Torres 2; Z Duke 13; W Rodriguez 18; J Gutierrez
7; F Paulino 4; D Sarfate 3; S Randolph 5; C Qualls 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Gary Darling. 1B--Brian Knight. 2B--Larry Poncino. 3B--Jerry
Meals.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
PIT: JUAN PEREZ (0-0, 3.52) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 7, HOUSTON 9

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: J ANDERSON (.333, 2-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Perez relieved Z Duke.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 7
HOUSTON 9 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: J Anderson (.333, 2-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 8 1
HOUSTON 0 0 0 7 1 0 1 0 9 13 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - JUAN PEREZ
HOU - CHAD QUALLS

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: F SANCHEZ (.313, 1-FOR-4)
J BAY (.252, 0-FOR-2, BB, HBP)
X NADY (.285, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (7) VS HOUSTON (9) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .226
J Bautista 3b 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .262
F Sanchez 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .313
J Bay lf 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .252
X Nady rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .285
S Pearce 1b 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .311
Z Duke p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
a-M Kata ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
J Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Paulino c 3 2 2 4 1 0 1 .264
J Wilson ss 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .294
M Morris p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208
S Torres p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Phelps 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .373

Totals 31 7 8 7 5 9 13

a-struck out swinging for Z Duke in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - S Pearce (4, W Rodriguez). 3B - N Morgan (1, S Randolph). HR - R
Paulino (11, 3rd inning off W Rodriguez 2 on, 2 Out), J Wilson 2 (11, 3rd
inning off W Rodriguez 0 on, 2 Out, 8th inning off S Randolph 1 on, 1 Out). S -
M Morris. RBI - R Paulino 4 (54), J Wilson 3 (55). 2-out RBI - R Paulino 3, J
Wilson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - X Nady 1, J Bautista 2. Team
LOB - 7.

FIELDING: E - J Bautista (16, ground ball). DP: 2 (J Wilson-F Sanchez-S
Pearce 2).


HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Anderson cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .308
C Biggio 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .251
L Berkman 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .277
C Lee lf 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 .297
H Pence rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .326
M Loretta ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .283
T Wigginton 3b 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .300
J Towles c 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .400
W Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .116
a-C Ransom ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .091
J Gutierrez p 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Lane ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .179
F Paulino p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Sarfate p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-C Burke ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
S Randolph p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 35 9 13 9 1 1 14

a-walked for W Rodriguez in the 3rd; b-grounded to first for J Gutierrez in
the 5th; c-popped out to shortstop for D Sarfate in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - J Anderson (1, M Morris). HR - C Lee (29, 4th inning off M Morris
0 on, 0 Out), T Wigginton 2 (5, 4th inning off M Morris 1 on, 1 Out, 7th inning
off Z Duke 0 on, 1 Out). S - C Biggio , J Gutierrez. RBI - C Lee 3 (109), T
Wigginton 3 (15), J Anderson (2), L Berkman (92), J Lane (27). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Biggio 2, H Pence 1. GIDP - T Wigginton, H Pence.
Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: PB - J Towles.


----------------------------------------------------
PITTSBURGH - 014 000 02 -- 7
HOUSTON - 000 710 10 -- 9
----------------------------------------------------

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 3 1/3 9 7 7 1 0 2 4.84
S Torres 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.32
Z Duke 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 5.70
J Perez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.12

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Rodriguez 3 5 5 5 3 5 2 4.83
J Gutierrez 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.10
F Paulino 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 11.25
D Sarfate 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
S Randolph 2/3 2 2 2 1 1 1 13.50
C Qualls 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.29

HBP - J Bay (by W Rodriguez); L Berkman (by M Morris). Pitches-strikes: M
Morris 54-36; S Torres 8-5; Z Duke 46-30; J Perez 9-6; W Rodriguez 58-37; J
Gutierrez 25-16; F Paulino 16-10; D Sarfate 11-8; S Randolph 21-10; C Qualls
3-2. Ground balls-fly balls: M Morris 8-3; S Torres 2-0; Z Duke 5-4; J Perez
1-1; W Rodriguez 4-0; J Gutierrez 2-4; F Paulino 1-0; D Sarfate 2-0; S Randolph
0-1; C Qualls 1-0. Batters faced: M Morris 21; S Torres 2; Z Duke 13; J Perez
3; W Rodriguez 18; J Gutierrez 7; F Paulino 4; D Sarfate 3; S Randolph 5; C
Qualls 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Gary Darling. 1B--Brian Knight. 2B--Larry Poncino. 3B--Jerry
Meals.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
HOU: BRAD LIDGE (4-2, 2.82) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 7, HOUSTON 9

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: F SANCHEZ (.313, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Lidge relieved C Qualls.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 7
HOUSTON 9 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: F Sanchez (.313, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Loretta at second base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 7
HOUSTON 9 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: F Sanchez (.313, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: E Bruntlett at shortstop.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 7
HOUSTON 9 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: F Sanchez (.313, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 8 1
HOUSTON 0 0 0 7 1 0 1 0 x 9 13 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: PIT - MATT MORRIS, SALOMON TORRES (4TH), ZACH DUKE (5TH), JUAN PEREZ
(8TH) AND RONNY PAULINO

HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ, JUAN GUTIERREZ (4TH), FELIPE
PAULINO (6TH), DENNIS SARFATE (7TH), STEPHEN RANDOLPH (8TH),
CHAD QUALLS (8TH), BRAD LIDGE (9TH) AND J.R. TOWLES

HOME RUNS: PIT - RONNY PAULINO (11) OFF WANDY RODRIGUEZ IN THE 3RD, 2 ON
JACK WILSON (10) OFF WANDY RODRIGUEZ IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
JACK WILSON (11) OFF STEPHEN RANDOLPH IN THE 8TH, 1 ON

HOU - CARLOS LEE (29) OFF MATT MORRIS IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
TY WIGGINTON (4) OFF MATT MORRIS IN THE 4TH, 1 ON
TY WIGGINTON (5) OFF ZACH DUKE IN THE 7TH, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 8 1
HOUSTON 0 0 0 7 1 0 1 0 x 9 13 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: PIT - MATT MORRIS, SALOMON TORRES (4TH), ZACH DUKE (5TH), JUAN PEREZ
(8TH) AND RONNY PAULINO

HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ, JUAN GUTIERREZ (4TH), FELIPE
PAULINO (6TH), DENNIS SARFATE (7TH), STEPHEN RANDOLPH (8TH),
CHAD QUALLS (8TH), BRAD LIDGE (9TH) AND J.R. TOWLES


WP - JUAN GUTIERREZ (1-1)
LP - MATT MORRIS (9-10)
SAVE - BRAD LIDGE (15)

HOME RUNS: PIT - RONNY PAULINO (11) OFF WANDY RODRIGUEZ IN THE 3RD, 2 ON
JACK WILSON (10) OFF WANDY RODRIGUEZ IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
JACK WILSON (11) OFF STEPHEN RANDOLPH IN THE 8TH, 1 ON

HOU - CARLOS LEE (29) OFF MATT MORRIS IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
TY WIGGINTON (4) OFF MATT MORRIS IN THE 4TH, 1 ON
TY WIGGINTON (5) OFF ZACH DUKE IN THE 7TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:32 ATT: 40,425

PROBABLES: PIT - PAUL MAHOLM (10-14, 4.32)
HOU - BRANDON BACKE (0-1, 5.91)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (7) VS HOUSTON (9) - FINAL

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .226
J Bautista 3b 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .262
F Sanchez 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .312
J Bay lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .252
X Nady rf 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .284
S Pearce 1b 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .311
Z Duke p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
a-M Kata ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
J Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Paulino c 3 2 2 4 1 0 1 .264
J Wilson ss 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .294
M Morris p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208
S Torres p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Phelps 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .373

Totals 34 7 8 7 5 11 13

a-struck out swinging for Z Duke in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - S Pearce (4, W Rodriguez). 3B - N Morgan (1, S Randolph). HR - R
Paulino (11, 3rd inning off W Rodriguez 2 on, 2 Out), J Wilson 2 (11, 3rd
inning off W Rodriguez 0 on, 2 Out, 8th inning off S Randolph 1 on, 1 Out). S -
M Morris. RBI - R Paulino 4 (54), J Wilson 3 (55). 2-out RBI - R Paulino 3, J
Wilson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - X Nady 1, J Bautista 2. Team
LOB - 7.

FIELDING: E - J Bautista (16, ground ball). DP: 2 (J Wilson-F Sanchez-S
Pearce 2).


HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Anderson cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .308
C Biggio 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .251
B Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
L Berkman 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .277
C Lee lf 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 .297
H Pence rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .326
M Loretta ss-2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .283
T Wigginton 3b 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .300
J Towles c 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .400
W Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .116
a-C Ransom ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .091
J Gutierrez p 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Lane ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .179
F Paulino p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Sarfate p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-C Burke ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
S Randolph p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
E Bruntlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240

Totals 35 9 13 9 1 1 14

a-walked for W Rodriguez in the 3rd; b-grounded to first for J Gutierrez in
the 5th; c-popped out to shortstop for D Sarfate in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - J Anderson (1, M Morris). HR - C Lee (29, 4th inning off M Morris
0 on, 0 Out), T Wigginton 2 (5, 4th inning off M Morris 1 on, 1 Out, 7th inning
off Z Duke 0 on, 1 Out). S - C Biggio , J Gutierrez. RBI - C Lee 3 (109), T
Wigginton 3 (15), J Anderson (2), L Berkman (92), J Lane (27). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Biggio 2, H Pence 1. GIDP - T Wigginton, H Pence.
Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: PB - J Towles.


----------------------------------------------------
PITTSBURGH - 014 000 020 -- 7
HOUSTON - 000 710 10x -- 9
----------------------------------------------------

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris (L, 9-10) 3 1/3 9 7 7 1 0 2 4.84
S Torres 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.32
Z Duke 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 5.70
J Perez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.12

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Rodriguez 3 5 5 5 3 5 2 4.83
J Gutierrez (W, 1-1) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.10
F Paulino (H, 1) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 11.25
D Sarfate (H, 1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
S Randolph 2/3 2 2 2 1 1 1 13.50
C Qualls (H, 18) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.29
B Lidge (S, 15) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.77

HBP - J Bay (by W Rodriguez); L Berkman (by M Morris). Pitches-strikes: M
Morris 54-36; S Torres 8-5; Z Duke 46-30; J Perez 9-6; W Rodriguez 58-37; J
Gutierrez 25-16; F Paulino 16-10; D Sarfate 11-8; S Randolph 21-10; C Qualls
3-2; B Lidge 13-10. Ground balls-fly balls: M Morris 8-3; S Torres 2-0; Z Duke
5-4; J Perez 1-1; W Rodriguez 4-0; J Gutierrez 2-4; F Paulino 1-0; D Sarfate
2-0; S Randolph 0-1; C Qualls 1-0; B Lidge 0-1. Batters faced: M Morris 21; S
Torres 2; Z Duke 13; J Perez 3; W Rodriguez 18; J Gutierrez 7; F Paulino 4; D
Sarfate 3; S Randolph 5; C Qualls 1; B Lidge 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Gary Darling. 1B--Brian Knight. 2B--Larry Poncino. 3B--Jerry
Meals.

T--2:32. Att--40,425.
Weather: INDOORS</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
PITTSBURGH 7
HOUSTON 9 FINAL</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PITTSBURGH (7) AT HOUSTON (9) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PITTSBURGH 2ND: S Pearce doubled to left. R Paulino singled to center,
S Pearce scored. J Wilson bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher, R Paulino out
at second. M Morris sacrificed to pitcher, J Wilson to second. N Morgan
walked. J Bautista struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1,
HOUSTON 0.

PITTSBURGH 3RD: F Sanchez singled to left. J Bay hit by pitch, F Sanchez
to second. X Nady struck out swinging. S Pearce grounded out to shortstop,
F Sanchez to third, J Bay to second. R Paulino homered to left, F Sanchez and
J Bay scored. J Wilson homered to left. M Morris struck out swinging. (4 Runs,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 5, HOUSTON 0.

HOUSTON 4TH: C Lee homered to left. H Pence reached on infield single to
shortstop. M Loretta grounded out to second, H Pence to second. T Wigginton
homered to left, H Pence scored. J Towles singled to right. J Gutierrez
sacrificed into fielder's choice to first, J Towles to second. J Anderson
singled to center, J Towles scored, J Gutierrez to second. C Biggio singled to
left, J Gutierrez to third, J Anderson to second. L Berkman hit by pitch,
J Gutierrez scored, J Anderson to third, C Biggio to second. S Torres relieved
M Morris. C Lee singled to center, J Anderson and C Biggio scored, L Berkman to
second. H Pence grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, C Lee
out at second.(7 Runs, 7 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 5, HOUSTON 7.

HOUSTON 5TH: Z Duke relieved S Torres. J Phelps at first base. M Loretta
singled to center. T Wigginton safe at first on error by third baseman
J Bautista, M Loretta to second. J Towles reached on bunt single to pitcher,
M Loretta to third, T Wigginton to second. J Lane hit for J Gutierrez. J Lane
grounded out to first, M Loretta scored, T Wigginton to third, J Towles to
second. J Anderson flied out to center. C Biggio grounded out to shortstop.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) PITTSBURGH 5, HOUSTON 8.

HOUSTON 7TH: M Loretta flied out to right. T Wigginton homered to left.
J Towles flied out to right. C Burke hit for D Sarfate. C Burke popped out to
shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 5, HOUSTON 9.

PITTSBURGH 8TH: S Randolph relieved D Sarfate. M Kata hit for Z Duke.
M Kata struck out swinging. R Paulino walked. J Wilson homered to left,
R Paulino scored. J Phelps popped out to second. N Morgan tripled to deep left
center. C Qualls relieved S Randolph. J Bautista grounded out to pitcher.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 7, HOUSTON 9.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PITTSBURGH (7) AT HOUSTON (9) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Pittsburgh Starting Lineups -- N Morgan CF, J Bautista 3B, F Sanchez 2B, J Bay LF,
X Nady RF, S Pearce 1B, R Paulino C, J Wilson SS, M Morris RHP.

Houston Starting Lineups -- J Anderson CF, C Biggio 2B, L Berkman 1B, C Lee LF,
H Pence RF, M Loretta SS, T Wigginton 3B, J Towles C, W Rodriguez LHP.

Umpires -- Gary Darling (HP), Brian Knight (1B), Larry Poncino (2B), Jerry Meals (3B).

Gametime Weather: INDOORS.


PITTSBURGH 1ST: N Morgan struck out looking. J Bautista walked. F Sanchez
grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, J Bautista out at second. F Sanchez
to second on passed ball by J Towles. J Bay walked. X Nady struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0, HOUSTON 0.

HOUSTON 1ST: J Anderson doubled to left. C Biggio sacrificed to pitcher,
J Anderson to third. L Berkman reached on infield single to third. C Lee popped
out to first. H Pence grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 0, HOUSTON 0.

PITTSBURGH 2ND: S Pearce doubled to left. R Paulino singled to center,
S Pearce scored. J Wilson bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher, R Paulino out
at second. M Morris sacrificed to pitcher, J Wilson to second. N Morgan
walked. J Bautista struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1,
HOUSTON 0.

HOUSTON 2ND: M Loretta singled to center. T Wigginton grounded into double
play, shortstop to second to first, M Loretta out at second. J Towles grounded
out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, HOUSTON 0.

PITTSBURGH 3RD: F Sanchez singled to left. J Bay hit by pitch, F Sanchez
to second. X Nady struck out swinging. S Pearce grounded out to shortstop,
F Sanchez to third, J Bay to second. R Paulino homered to left, F Sanchez and
J Bay scored. J Wilson homered to left. M Morris struck out swinging. (4 Runs,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 5, HOUSTON 0.

HOUSTON 3RD: C Ransom hit for W Rodriguez. C Ransom walked. J Anderson
lined out to left. C Biggio flied out to center. L Berkman grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, C Ransom out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 5, HOUSTON 0.

PITTSBURGH 4TH: J Gutierrez relieved W Rodriguez. N Morgan grounded out to
second. J Bautista flied out to left. F Sanchez flied out to center. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 5, HOUSTON 0.

HOUSTON 4TH: C Lee homered to left. H Pence reached on infield single to
shortstop. M Loretta grounded out to second, H Pence to second. T Wigginton
homered to left, H Pence scored. J Towles singled to right. J Gutierrez
sacrificed into fielder's choice to first, J Towles to second. J Anderson
singled to center, J Towles scored, J Gutierrez to second. C Biggio singled to
left, J Gutierrez to third, J Anderson to second. L Berkman hit by pitch,
J Gutierrez scored, J Anderson to third, C Biggio to second. S Torres relieved
M Morris. C Lee singled to center, J Anderson and C Biggio scored, L Berkman to
second. H Pence grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, C Lee
out at second.(7 Runs, 7 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 5, HOUSTON 7.

PITTSBURGH 5TH: J Bay grounded out to third. X Nady lined out to right.
S Pearce walked. R Paulino flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 5, HOUSTON 7.

HOUSTON 5TH: Z Duke relieved S Torres. J Phelps at first base. M Loretta
singled to center. T Wigginton safe at first on error by third baseman
J Bautista, M Loretta to second. J Towles reached on bunt single to pitcher,
M Loretta to third, T Wigginton to second. J Lane hit for J Gutierrez. J Lane
grounded out to first, M Loretta scored, T Wigginton to third, J Towles to
second. J Anderson flied out to center. C Biggio grounded out to shortstop.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) PITTSBURGH 5, HOUSTON 8.

PITTSBURGH 6TH: F Paulino relieved J Gutierrez. J Wilson singled to center.
J Phelps struck out looking. N Morgan grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, J Wilson out at second. J Bautista struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 5, HOUSTON 8.

HOUSTON 6TH: L Berkman grounded out to shortstop. C Lee grounded out to
third. H Pence grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 5,
HOUSTON 8.

PITTSBURGH 7TH: D Sarfate relieved F Paulino. F Sanchez grounded out to
third. J Bay grounded out to third. X Nady struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 5, HOUSTON 8.

HOUSTON 7TH: M Loretta flied out to right. T Wigginton homered to left.
J Towles flied out to right. C Burke hit for D Sarfate. C Burke popped out to
shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 5, HOUSTON 9.

PITTSBURGH 8TH: S Randolph relieved D Sarfate. M Kata hit for Z Duke.
M Kata struck out swinging. R Paulino walked. J Wilson homered to left,
R Paulino scored. J Phelps popped out to second. N Morgan tripled to deep left
center. C Qualls relieved S Randolph. J Bautista grounded out to pitcher.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 7, HOUSTON 9.

HOUSTON 8TH: J Perez relieved Z Duke. J Anderson bunt grounded out to
pitcher. C Biggio struck out looking. L Berkman popped out to shortstop.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 7, HOUSTON 9.

PITTSBURGH 9TH: B Lidge relieved C Qualls. M Loretta at second base.
E Bruntlett at shortstop. F Sanchez struck out swinging. J Bay struck out
swinging. X Nady popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 7,
HOUSTON 9.</div>