Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 12, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 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 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio lf 4 1 1 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
  Lane ph 1 0 1 1
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Gallo p 0 0 0 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
Beltran cf 4 1 1 0
Bagwell 1b 5 0 1 1
Berkman rf 3 0 0 1
Kent 2b 2 0 0 0
  Burke pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Lamb 3b 4 1 2 0
Alfaro ss 2 0 0 0
  Ausmus c 1 0 0 0
Chavez c 2 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ph 1 0 0 0
  Bruntlett pr,ss 1 2 1 0
Oswalt p 2 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 0 0 0 0
  Ensberg ph 1 0 1 1
  Taveras pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Kendall c 5 0 1 0
Wilson J. ss 5 1 1 0
Mackowiak rf 3 0 1 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Ward 1b 5 0 0 0
Bay lf 5 2 3 1
Redman cf 5 0 3 0
Hill 3b 3 0 2 1
  Wigginton ph 1 0 1 0
Nunez 2b 5 0 0 0
Williams p 2 0 0 0
  Alvarez ph 1 0 0 0
  Meadows p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0
  Corey p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson C. ph,rf 1 1 1 1
Totals 41 4 13 3
Houston 000 000 220 1580
Pittsburgh 011 000 011 04131
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt   7.0 6 2 2 3 5
  Lidge  W (5-5) 2.0 5 2 2 0 2
  Wheeler   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Gallo   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Qualls  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
13
4
4
3
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Williams   7.0 3 2 2 1 5
  Meadows   0.1 1 2 1 0 0
  Gonzalez   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Corey   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Mesa  L (5-2) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
10.0
8
5
4
3
5

  E–J Wilson (13).  DP–Houston 2, Pittsburgh 3.  2B–Houston Bruntlett (2,off Mesa); Lane (10,off Mesa), Pittsburgh Redman (15,off Oswalt).  HR–Pittsburgh C Wilson (27,9th inning off Lidge 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Alfaro (1,off Meadows); Taveras (1,off Mesa).  SF–Berkman (5,off Williams).  IBB–Beltran (3,by Mesa).  Team LOB–4.  Team–10.  SB–Bruntlett (3,3rd base off Gonzalez/Kendall); Taveras (1,3rd base off Gonzalez/Kendall).  WP–Gonzalez (4).  IBB–Mesa (3,Beltran).  U-HP–Brian Gorman, 1B–Dale Scott, 2B–Ron Kulpa, 3B–Bill Miller.  T–2:54.  A–11,521.
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