Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 9, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 2004 at PNC 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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Houston Astros 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Palmeiro lf 4 2 1 0
Beltran cf 4 2 2 0
Bagwell 1b 5 1 1 2
  Miceli p 0 0 0 0
Berkman rf 3 1 2 2
  Taveras rf 0 0 0 0
Lamb 3b 5 0 0 1
Vizcaino ss,2b,1b 4 2 1 1
Burke 2b 3 0 0 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Lane ph 1 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Bruntlett 2b 0 0 0 0
Ausmus c 4 0 2 2
Redding p 2 0 0 0
  Gallo p 0 0 0 0
  Alfaro ss 2 1 1 0
Totals 37 9 10 8
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Redman cf 3 0 0 0
Wilson J. ss 3 0 1 0
  Sanchez ss 1 0 0 0
Mackowiak 3b 3 1 0 0
Ward 1b 3 1 1 2
Bay lf 4 0 1 0
Wilson C. rf 4 0 1 0
Cota c 4 0 1 0
Castillo 2b 4 0 0 0
Fogg p 2 0 0 0
  Grabow p 0 0 0 0
  Nunez ph 1 0 1 0
  Corey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Houston 022 010 3109101
Pittsburgh 000 200 000261
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Redding   4.2 4 2 2 3 2
  Gallo  W (1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Qualls   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Springer   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Miceli   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Fogg  L (9-10) 6.2 8 8 8 2 3
  Grabow   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Corey   2.0 1 1 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
9
8
3
6

  E–Redding (1), Sanchez (1).  DP–Houston 2, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Houston Berkman 2 (35,off Fogg,off Grabow); Vizcaino (20,off Fogg); Ausmus (14,off Fogg); Palmeiro (5,off Fogg), Pittsburgh C Wilson (30,off Redding); Nunez (7,off Qualls); Bay (20,off Miceli).  3B–Houston Beltran (3,off Fogg).  HR–Pittsburgh Ward (15,4th inning off Redding 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Palmeiro (3,by Fogg).  IBB–Berkman (13,by Fogg); Beltran (2,by Fogg).  Team LOB–5.  Team–6.  SB–Mackowiak (13,2nd base off Redding/Ausmus).  WP–Fogg (3).  BK–Fogg (1).  HBP–Fogg (8,Palmeiro).  IBB–Fogg 2 (8,Berkman,Beltran).  U-HP–Dale Scott, 1B–Ron Kulpa, 2B–Bill Miller, 3B–Darren Spagnardi.  T–2:40.  A–10,495.
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