Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 18, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 2005 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 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 5 1 2 0
Biggio 2b 5 0 0 0
  Burns p 0 0 0 0
  Lamb ph,3b 0 0 0 1
Berkman 1b 5 0 3 2
  Palmeiro lf 0 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 3 1 1 0
  Harville p 0 0 0 0
Lane rf 6 3 3 0
Everett ss 3 2 1 0
  Gallo p 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino 2b,1b 1 0 0 0
Burke lf,2b 4 2 3 2
Quintero c 4 2 2 4
Backe p 3 0 2 1
  Bruntlett ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 41 11 17 10
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Duffy cf 5 1 2 0
Lawton rf 3 0 1 0
  Vogelsong p 0 0 0 0
  Meadows p 0 0 0 0
Bay lf 2 0 0 0
Mackowiak 3b,1b 3 0 0 0
Castillo 2b 4 0 1 1
Ward 1b 3 0 0 0
  Torres p 0 0 0 0
  Restovich rf 0 0 0 0
  Redman ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Doumit c 4 0 0 0
Wilson ss 3 0 2 0
Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez 3b 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1
Houston 000 401 20411170
Pittsburgh 100 000 000162
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Backe  W (8-6) 6.0 3 1 1 6 6
  Gallo   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Burns   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Harville   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
6
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Williams  L (7-7) 5.0 10 5 4 1 5
  Torres   2.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Vogelsong   1.2 4 4 4 4 1
  Meadows   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
17
11
10
6
7

  E–Duffy (1), Doumit (1).  DP–Houston 2. Biggio-Bruntlett-Berkman, Burke-Bruntlett-Vizcaino, Pittsburgh 1. Mackowiak-Castillo-Ward.  PB–Doumit (1).  2B–Houston Backe (2,off Williams); Quintero (1,off Williams); Ensberg (21,off Williams); Berkman (15,off Torres); Lane (21,off Vogelsong).  3B–Houston Backe (2,off Williams).  SH–Quintero (1,off Torres); Williams (5,off Backe).  HBP–Ensberg (4,by Williams); Taveras (5,by Vogelsong).  IBB–Ensberg (6,by Torres).  Team LOB–12.  Team–9.  CS–Taveras (8,2nd base by Williams/Doumit).  U-HP–Dan Iassogna, 1B–Dale Scott, 2B–Tim Tschida, 3B–Ron Kulpa.  T–3:08.  A–17,590.
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