Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
September 3, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 2004 at Minute Maid Park. The Houston Astros defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Houston Astros 8

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Kendall c 5 1 1 1
Wilson J. ss 4 0 1 2
Mackowiak rf 3 0 0 0
Wilson C. lf 3 1 0 0
Ward 1b 4 0 0 0
Wigginton 3b 4 1 1 0
Redman cf 3 1 1 0
Castillo 2b 4 1 2 2
Perez p 2 0 0 0
  Meadows p 0 0 0 0
  Hill ph 1 1 1 1
  Grabow p 0 0 0 0
  Torres p 0 0 0 0
  Nunez ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 6 8 6
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio lf 5 1 1 1
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Beltran cf 4 3 2 1
Bagwell 1b 3 1 1 2
Berkman rf 4 1 2 1
Kent 2b 4 0 0 0
Lamb 3b 4 1 1 0
Vizcaino ss 3 1 1 1
Ausmus c 2 0 1 1
Clemens p 3 0 1 1
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 0 0 0 0
  Lane lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 8 10 8
Pittsburgh 000 000 600681
Houston 001 105 10x8100
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Perez  L (9-8) 5.2 7 7 7 3 7
  Meadows   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Grabow   0.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Torres   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
10
8
8
4
9
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens  W (15-4) 6.2 6 6 6 2 5
  Springer   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Wheeler   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Lidge  SV (19) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
3
7

  E–Wigginton (19).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Houston 1.  2B–Houston Lamb (11,off Perez).  3B–Pittsburgh J Wilson (12,off Springer).  HR–Houston Vizcaino (3,3rd inning off Perez 0 on, 0 out); Beltran (22,4th inning off Perez 0 on, 0 out); Biggio (20,6th inning off Perez 0 on, 0 out); Bagwell (22,6th inning off Perez 1 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Palmeiro (2,off Torres).  SF–Ausmus (3,off Perez).  IBB–Vizcaino (3,by Perez).  Team–6.  IBB–Perez (2,Vizcaino).  U-HP–Jim Reynolds, 1B–Andy Fletcher, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Gary Cederstrom.  T–2:54.  A–40,992.
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