Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
April 21, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 2006 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 2, Houston Astros 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
McLouth cf 4 0 2 0
Wilson J. ss 3 1 1 0
Bay lf 3 1 1 1
Wilson C. 1b 4 0 2 1
  Duffy pr 0 0 0 0
Randa 3b 4 0 1 0
Burnitz rf 4 0 0 0
Castillo 2b 4 0 0 0
Paulino c 2 0 2 0
Duke p 1 0 0 0
  Capps p 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez ph 1 0 0 0
  Marte p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 9 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 0 3 0
Taveras cf 4 0 1 0
Berkman 1b 3 1 0 0
Ensberg 3b 3 1 1 2
Wilson lf 4 0 0 0
Lane rf 4 1 1 1
Munson c 1 0 0 0
  Ausmus c 0 0 0 0
Everett ss 1 0 0 0
Rodriguez p 2 0 0 0
  Burke ph 1 0 0 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 6 3
Pittsburgh 000 001 001291
Houston 200 001 00x360
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Duke  L (1-2) 6.0 5 3 3 4 5
  Capps   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Marte   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
5
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez  W (3-0) 6.0 5 1 1 2 4
  Qualls   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Lidge  SV (6) 1.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
3
6

  E–J. Wilson (5).  DP–Pittsburgh 4. C. Wilson, J. Wilson-Castillo-C. Wilson, Castillo-J. Wilson-C. Wilson, Castillo-J. Wilson-C. Wilson, Houston 4. Biggio-Everett-Berkman, Everett-Biggio-Berkman, Everett-Berkman, Biggio-Everett-Berkman.  PB–Munson (2).  2B–Houston Biggio (6,off Duke).  HR–Pittsburgh Bay (4,6th inning off Rodriguez 0 on 2 out), Houston Ensberg (8,1st inning off Duke 1 on 2 out); Lane (4,6th inning off Duke 0 on 2 out).  SH–Duke (1,off Rodriguez).  Team LOB–5.  HBP–Munson (2,by Duke).  Team–6.  CS–J. Wilson (1,2nd base by Rodriguez/Munson).  U-HP–Rick Reed, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–Ted Barrett, 3B–Laz Diaz.  T–2:30.  A–31,333.
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