Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
May 3, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 2005 at Minute Maid Park. 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 7, Houston Astros 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Lawton rf 5 1 1 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Mackowiak 2b,rf 5 2 3 1
Bay cf 5 1 2 0
Ward 1b 4 1 1 1
Wilson C. lf 4 1 4 2
Hill 3b 4 0 1 2
Cota c 3 0 0 0
Wilson J. ss 4 1 1 1
Wells p 2 0 0 0
  Redman ph 1 0 0 0
  Grabow p 0 0 0 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez ph,2b 1 0 1 0
Totals 38 7 14 7
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 3 2 3 0
Biggio 2b 4 1 3 2
Bagwell 1b 5 0 0 0
Lamb lf 5 1 2 1
Lane rf 4 0 1 0
Ensberg 3b 4 0 2 1
Everett ss 4 0 0 0
Chavez c 4 0 0 0
Astacio p 2 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Burke ph 1 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
Pittsburgh 003 001 0307142
Houston 201 001 0004110
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Wells   6.0 9 4 3 2 5
  Grabow   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  White  W (1-2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Mesa  SV (9) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
3
3
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Astacio   6.0 7 4 4 1 6
  Qualls  L (1-3) 2.0 4 3 3 1 1
  Lidge   1.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
7
7
2
8

  E–Wells 2 (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Mesa-J. Wilson-Ward, Houston 1. Everett-Biggio-Bagwell.  2B–Pittsburgh Lawton (8,off Astacio); Mackowiak (3,off Astacio); C. Wilson (3,off Astacio), Houston Biggio (10,off Wells); Lamb (5,off Wells).  HR–Pittsburgh J. Wilson (1,3rd inning off Astacio 0 on 0 out); C. Wilson (1,6th inning off Astacio 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  Team–9.  CS–Sanchez (1,2nd base by Lidge/Chavez); Lane (1,2nd base by White/Cota).  SB–Taveras 2 (10,2nd base off Wells/Cota 2).  U-HP–Marvin Hudson, 1B–Larry Young, 2B–Eric Cooper, 3B–Fieldin Culbreth.  T–2:46.  A–27,809.
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