Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
July 12, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 2003 at Enron Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Houston Astros 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 1 0 1 0
  Wilson C. pr,lf 4 1 0 0
  Hyzdu cf 0 0 0 0
Kendall c 5 1 2 0
Giles lf,cf,lf 5 1 2 2
Ramirez 3b 4 1 1 2
Sanders rf 4 1 1 0
Rivera 1b 4 0 2 1
Wilson J. ss 4 0 0 0
Nunez 2b 2 0 1 0
Wells p 3 0 0 0
  Sauerbeck p 0 0 0 0
  Stairs ph 1 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio cf 4 0 0 0
Blum 2b 3 0 1 0
  Hunter ph 1 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
  Saarloos p 0 0 0 0
  Zaun ph 1 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 2 1 1 1
Berkman lf 4 1 1 0
Hidalgo rf 4 0 0 1
Ensberg 3b 3 0 0 0
Ausmus c 4 0 0 0
Everett ss 4 0 2 0
Oswalt p 1 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
  Merced ph 0 0 0 0
  Bruntlett 2b 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Pittsburgh 400 000 0105100
Houston 000 200 000262
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Wells  W (3-4) 6.1 5 2 2 3 1
  Sauerbeck   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Tavarez   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Williams  SV (25) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
4
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt  L (5-5) 6.0 8 4 4 1 6
  Lidge   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Dotel   1.0 2 1 1 1 2
  Saarloos   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
2
8

  E–Hidalgo (3), Ensberg (3).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Bruntlett (2,off Williams).  3B–Pittsburgh Sanders (2,off Dotel), Houston Berkman (3,off Wells).  HR–Pittsburgh Ramirez (10,1st inning off Oswalt 1 on, 0 out), Houston Bagwell (17,4th inning off Wells 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Oswalt (4,off Wells).  HBP–Biggio (16,by Wells).  IBB–Bagwell (3,by Sauerbeck).  SB–Ensberg (5,2nd base off Wells/Kendall).  HBP–Wells (5,Biggio).  IBB–Sauerbeck (2,Bagwell).  U-HP–Gary Cederstrom, 1B–Mark Wegner, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Dan Iassogna.  T–2:44.  A–34,762.
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