GAME THREAD: NL: HOUSTON (41-56) at PITTSBURGH (41-55)

NL: HOUSTON (41-56) at PITTSBURGH (41-55)

<h3>Pirates aim for fifth series win in seven tries</h3>

Houston (41-56) at Pittsburgh (41-55) 1:35 pm EDT


PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- After snapping a season-high seven-gamelosing streak on Saturday, the Pittsburgh Pirates go for theirfifth series win in seven tries when they host the HoustonAstros on Sunday.


Despite finding themselves in a five-way tie for the fewest winsin the National League with 41, the Pirates have had littleproblem handling the Astros, defeating their NL Central foe inseven of the eight games the teams have played this season.

That includes a 7-3 win on Saturday, as Paul Maholm threw 6 2/3strong innings and Adam LaRoche and Jason Bay both drove in tworuns.


Pittsburgh now has a chance to wrap up another series win as ithad won four straight prior to the All-Star break before beingswept in its first two afterwards.


Shane Youman (2-1, 4.24 ERA) will try to keep that stretch goingfor the Pirates despite losing for the first time in threestarts last outing. In Tuesday's 6-2 loss against the ColoradoRockies, he surrendered season highs in earned runs (four) andhits (eight) over five innings.


The lefthander has faced Houston only one other time in hiscareer, tossing two scoreless innings of relief last September27.


The Astros will answer with Woody Williams (4-11, 5.37), whohopes to put a stop to both his personal and his team'sstruggles on the road. Williams is 1-8 with a 5.58 ERA in 12starts away from Minute Maid Park, contributing to Houston'sleague-worst 17-34 road mark.


On Monday, the righthander surrendered four runs over sixinnings in a 4-3 loss at the Washington Nationals. In 15 careerstarts against the Pirates, however, Williams is 7-4 with a3.65 ERA.

 

NL: HOUSTON at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">HOUSTON AT PITTSBURGH -- LINEUPS

HOUSTON PITTSBURGH
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Chris Burke RF .230 2 11 Nate Mclouth CF .231 2 10
Hunter Pence CF .329 12 45 Matt Kata 3B .286 0 2
Mark Loretta 2B .309 2 30 Freddy Sanchez 2B .299 5 35
Carlos Lee LF .295 19 80 Adam Laroche 1B .246 14 56
Morgan Ensberg 3B .232 7 26 Xavier Nady RF .281 14 52
Mike Lamb 1B .305 10 28 Jason Bay LF .246 13 60
Eric Bruntlett SS .315 0 5 Ryan Doumit C .298 7 27
Brad Ausmus C .244 2 19 Cesar Izturis SS .246 0 8
Woody Williams RHP .105 1 2 Shane Youman LHP .200 0 0
(4-11, 5.37) (2-1, 4.24)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
WARMUPS: HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS (4-11, 5.37)
PIT - SHANE YOUMAN (2-1, 4.24)

UMPIRES: HP - ED HICKOX
1B - C.B. BUCKNOR
2B - JOE WEST
3B - ED RAPUANO

WEATHER: 74 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 10 mph, in from left</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
STARTING BATS: HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS AND BRAD AUSMUS
PIT - SHANE YOUMAN AND RYAN DOUMIT

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C BURKE (.230, 2 HR, 11 RBI)
H PENCE (.329, 12 HR, 45 RBI)
M LORETTA (.309, 2 HR, 30 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS
PIT - SHANE YOUMAN

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MCLOUTH (.231, 2 HR, 10 RBI)
M KATA (.286, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
F SANCHEZ (.299, 5 HR, 35 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (0) VS PITTSBURGH (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
H Pence cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .331
M Loretta 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308
C Lee lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
M Ensberg 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
M Lamb 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
E Bruntlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
B Ausmus c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
W Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - M Loretta. Team LOB - 0.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
M Kata 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
F Sanchez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
R Doumit c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
S Youman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Kata-F Sanchez-A LaRoche).


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HOUSTON - 0 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - -- 0
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.37

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
S Youman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.00

Pitches-strikes: S Youman 8-6. Ground balls-fly balls: S Youman 2-1. Batters
faced: S Youman 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Hickox. 1B--C.B. Bucknor. 2B--Joe West. 3B--Ed Rapuano.

Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, in from left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
CONFIRMED STARTERS: HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS
PIT - SHANE YOUMAN</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS
PIT - SHANE YOUMAN

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C LEE (.295, 19 HR, 80 RBI)
M ENSBERG (.232, 7 HR, 26 RBI)
M LAMB (.305, 10 HR, 28 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (0) VS PITTSBURGH (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
H Pence cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .331
M Loretta 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308
C Lee lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
M Ensberg 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
M Lamb 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
E Bruntlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
B Ausmus c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
W Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - M Loretta. Team LOB - 0.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230
M Kata 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
R Doumit c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
S Youman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - M Kata (3, W Williams). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
A LaRoche 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Kata-F Sanchez-A LaRoche).


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HOUSTON - 0 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Williams 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.32

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
S Youman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.00

Pitches-strikes: W Williams 14-11; S Youman 8-6. Ground balls-fly balls: W
Williams 1-1; S Youman 2-1. Batters faced: W Williams 4; S Youman 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Hickox. 1B--C.B. Bucknor. 2B--Joe West. 3B--Ed Rapuano.

Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, in from left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS
PIT - SHANE YOUMAN

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: X NADY (.281, 14 HR, 52 RBI)
J BAY (.246, 13 HR, 60 RBI)
R DOUMIT (.298, 7 HR, 27 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (0) VS PITTSBURGH (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
H Pence cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .331
M Loretta 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308
C Lee lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
M Ensberg 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
M Lamb 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304
E Bruntlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
B Ausmus c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
W Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: GIDP - M Loretta. Team LOB - 0.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230
M Kata 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
R Doumit c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
S Youman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - M Kata (3, W Williams). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
A LaRoche 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Kata-F Sanchez-A LaRoche).


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HOUSTON - 00 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Williams 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.32

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
S Youman 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.79

Pitches-strikes: W Williams 14-11; S Youman 18-12. Ground balls-fly balls: W
Williams 1-1; S Youman 2-3. Batters faced: W Williams 4; S Youman 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Hickox. 1B--C.B. Bucknor. 2B--Joe West. 3B--Ed Rapuano.

Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, in from left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS
PIT - SHANE YOUMAN

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: E BRUNTLETT (.315, 0 HR, 5 RBI)
B AUSMUS (.244, 2 HR, 19 RBI)
W WILLIAMS (.105, 1 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (0) VS PITTSBURGH (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
H Pence cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .331
M Loretta 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308
C Lee lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
M Ensberg 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
M Lamb 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304
E Bruntlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
B Ausmus c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
W Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: GIDP - M Loretta. Team LOB - 0.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230
M Kata 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
R Doumit c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
S Youman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - M Kata (3, W Williams). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
A LaRoche 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Kata-F Sanchez-A LaRoche).


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HOUSTON - 00 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - 00 -- 0
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Williams 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.28

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
S Youman 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.79

Pitches-strikes: W Williams 22-17; S Youman 18-12. Ground balls-fly balls: W
Williams 3-2; S Youman 2-3. Batters faced: W Williams 7; S Youman 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Hickox. 1B--C.B. Bucknor. 2B--Joe West. 3B--Ed Rapuano.

Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, in from left.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS
PIT - SHANE YOUMAN

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: C IZTURIS (.246, 0 HR, 8 RBI)
S YOUMAN (.200, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
N MCLOUTH (.230, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (0) VS PITTSBURGH (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
H Pence cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .331
M Loretta 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308
C Lee lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
M Ensberg 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
M Lamb 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304
E Bruntlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
B Ausmus c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
W Williams p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .103

Totals 9 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: GIDP - M Loretta. Team LOB - 0.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230
M Kata 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
R Doumit c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
S Youman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - M Kata (3, W Williams). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
A LaRoche 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Kata-F Sanchez-A LaRoche).


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HOUSTON - 000 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - 00 -- 0
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Williams 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.28

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
S Youman 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.60

Pitches-strikes: W Williams 22-17; S Youman 31-22. Ground balls-fly balls: W
Williams 3-2; S Youman 3-4. Batters faced: W Williams 7; S Youman 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Hickox. 1B--C.B. Bucknor. 2B--Joe West. 3B--Ed Rapuano.

Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, in from left.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS
PIT - SHANE YOUMAN

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C BURKE (.229, 0-FOR-1)
H PENCE (.331, 1-FOR-1)
M LORETTA (.308, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (0) VS PITTSBURGH (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
H Pence cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .331
M Loretta 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308
C Lee lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
M Ensberg 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
M Lamb 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304
E Bruntlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
B Ausmus c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
W Williams p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .103

Totals 9 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: GIDP - M Loretta. Team LOB - 0.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228
M Kata 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
R Doumit c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
S Youman p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: 2B - M Kata (3, W Williams). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
A LaRoche 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Kata-F Sanchez-A LaRoche).


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HOUSTON - 000 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - 000 -- 0
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Williams 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.24

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
S Youman 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.60

Pitches-strikes: W Williams 31-23; S Youman 31-22. Ground balls-fly balls: W
Williams 4-3; S Youman 3-4. Batters faced: W Williams 10; S Youman 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Hickox. 1B--C.B. Bucknor. 2B--Joe West. 3B--Ed Rapuano.

Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, in from left.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS
PIT - SHANE YOUMAN

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: M KATA (.333, 1-FOR-1)
F SANCHEZ (.298, 0-FOR-1)
A LAROCHE (.245, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (0) VS PITTSBURGH (0) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
H Pence cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .330
M Loretta 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .308
C Lee lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294
M Ensberg 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
M Lamb 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304
E Bruntlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
B Ausmus c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
W Williams p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .103

Totals 12 0 1 0 1 2 2

BATTING: GIDP - M Loretta. Team LOB - 1.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228
M Kata 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
R Doumit c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
S Youman p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: 2B - M Kata (3, W Williams). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
A LaRoche 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Kata-F Sanchez-A LaRoche).


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HOUSTON - 000 0 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - 000 -- 0
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Williams 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.24

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
S Youman 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.43

Pitches-strikes: W Williams 31-23; S Youman 42-27. Ground balls-fly balls: W
Williams 4-3; S Youman 3-7. Batters faced: W Williams 10; S Youman 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Hickox. 1B--C.B. Bucknor. 2B--Joe West. 3B--Ed Rapuano.

Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, in from left.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Burke in center field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 0
PITTSBURGH 0 BOTTOM, 4TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: M Kata (.333, 1-FOR-1)</div>