Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
August 12, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 2005 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 5, Houston Astros 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Redman cf 5 0 0 0
Sanchez 3b 4 1 2 0
Bay lf 4 0 2 1
Mackowiak rf 5 0 1 1
Eldred 1b 4 1 1 1
Castillo 2b 3 1 1 1
Cota c 4 0 1 0
Wilson ss 4 1 2 0
Duke p 1 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
  Snell p 0 0 0 0
  McLouth ph 1 1 1 1
  Meadows p 0 0 0 0
  White p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 4 2 2 0
Biggio 2b 5 1 2 1
Berkman 1b 2 1 0 0
Ensberg 3b 4 1 1 1
Lane rf 5 0 3 3
Everett ss 5 1 1 0
Burke lf 5 0 1 0
Ausmus c 4 0 1 0
Oswalt p 3 0 2 0
  Lamb ph 1 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 13 5
Pittsburgh 000 101 2105112
Houston 200 200 02x6131
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Duke   4.0 8 4 4 3 2
  Snell   2.0 1 0 0 2 4
  Meadows   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  White  L (3-5) 1.1 3 2 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
13
6
5
5
8
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt   7.0 10 4 4 2 2
  Wheeler  W (2-3) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Lidge  SV (29) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
3
6

  E–Mackowiak (8), Castillo (12), Taveras (3).  DP–Houston 2. Ensberg-Biggio-Berkman, Biggio-Everett-Berkman.  2B–Pittsburgh McLouth (1,off Oswalt), Houston Biggio (32,off Duke); Lane (26,off Duke).  HR–Pittsburgh Eldred (3,4th inning off Oswalt 0 on 2 out); Castillo (10,8th inning off Wheeler 0 on 0 out), Houston Ensberg (32,8th inning off White 0 on 1 out).  IBB–Bay (4,by Oswalt).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Ensberg (6,by Duke).  Team–14.  U-HP–Dan Iassogna, 1B–Dale Scott, 2B–Tim Tschida, 3B–Ron Kulpa.  T–2:57.  A–37,524.
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