Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
August 14, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 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 8, Houston Astros 0

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Duffy cf 4 0 0 0
Sanchez 3b 5 0 2 0
Bay lf 5 1 2 1
Ward 1b 5 2 2 0
Doumit c 3 2 1 2
Castillo 2b 2 2 1 1
McLouth rf 4 0 0 0
Wilson ss 4 1 1 4
Williams p 4 0 1 0
Totals 36 8 10 8
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Burke lf 4 0 0 0
Bruntlett cf 4 0 1 0
Berkman 1b 4 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 3 0 1 0
Lane rf 3 0 1 0
Vizcaino 2b 3 0 0 0
Everett ss 3 0 1 0
  Gallo p 0 0 0 0
  Harville p 0 0 0 0
Ausmus c,ss 2 0 1 0
Astacio p 1 0 0 0
  Taveras ph 1 0 0 0
  Burns p 0 0 0 0
  Quintero ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 5 0
Pittsburgh 010 102 0408100
Houston 000 000 000050
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Williams  W (10-8) 9.0 5 0 0 1 7
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Astacio  L (2-6) 6.0 7 4 4 1 7
  Burns   2.0 2 4 4 1 3
  Gallo   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Harville   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
8
8
2
10

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 3. Sanchez-Castillo-Ward, Sanchez-Castillo-Ward, J. Wilson-Castillo-Ward, Houston 1. Vizcaino-Ausmus-Berkman.  HR–Pittsburgh Castillo (11,2nd inning off Astacio 0 on 1 out); Bay (23,4th inning off Astacio 0 on 0 out); Doumit (3,6th inning off Astacio 1 on 0 out); J. Wilson (8,8th inning off Burns 3 on 2 out).  HBP–Doumit (9,by Burns); Duffy (2,by Gallo).  Team LOB–5.  Team–3.  SB–Bay (14,2nd base off Astacio/Ausmus); Castillo (2,2nd base off Astacio/Ausmus).  U-HP–Tim Tschida, 1B–Ron Kulpa, 2B–Dan Iassogna, 3B–Dale Scott.  T–2:30.  A–36,872.
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