Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 20, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 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 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Lamb 1b 0 0 0 0
Bruntlett cf,2b 4 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 4 1 1 1
Berkman 1b 5 1 2 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Lane rf 3 2 2 0
Burke lf 2 0 0 0
Everett ss 4 3 3 1
Ausmus c 3 0 3 4
Pettitte p 3 0 0 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Bagwell ph 1 0 1 1
  Gipson cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 12 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Sanchez 2b 5 0 2 0
Wilson J. ss 5 1 0 0
Bay cf,lf 2 2 1 0
Wilson C. rf 5 0 3 2
Eldred 1b 4 1 1 1
Cota c 5 0 2 1
Bautista 3b 3 0 1 0
  Redman ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Restovich lf 2 0 0 0
  Mackowiak ph,cf,3b 2 0 1 0
Gorzelanny p 1 0 0 0
  Fogg p 0 0 0 0
  McLouth ph 1 0 0 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
  Capps p 0 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
  Torres p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
Houston 010 310 0207121
Pittsburgh 011 000 1014110
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte  W (17-9) 5.1 7 2 2 2 5
  Qualls   1.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Wheeler   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Lidge   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
5
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Gorzelanny  L (0-1) 4.1 7 5 5 2 2
  Fogg   1.2 1 0 0 1 0
  White   1.1 3 2 2 1 0
  Capps   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Torres   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
4
4

  E–Everett (11).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Sanchez-J. Wilson-Eldred, Bautista-Sanchez-Eldred.  2B–Houston Ausmus 2 (19,off Gorzelanny 2), Pittsburgh C. Wilson 2 (11,off Pettitte,off Lidge).  HR–Houston Ensberg (36,5th inning off Gorzelanny 0 on 1 out), Pittsburgh Eldred (10,2nd inning off Pettitte 0 on 0 out).  SH–Burke 2 (7,off Gorzelanny,off White); Gorzelanny (1,off Pettitte).  Team LOB–6.  Team–12.  CS–Ausmus (3,2nd base by Fogg/Cota).  U-HP–Dale Scott, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–Ron Kulpa, 3B–Dan Iassogna.  T–3:16.  A–12,927.
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