Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 27, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 2006 at PNC 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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Houston Astros 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 8

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 9 2 3 1
Biggio 2b 4 2 1 1
Burke lf 5 1 1 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Ausmus ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Buchholz ph 1 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
  Pettitte ph 1 0 0 0
  Gallo p 0 0 0 0
  Borkowski p 0 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 7 0 1 1
Lamb 1b 8 1 3 2
Wilson rf 3 0 1 1
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Berkman ph 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Bruntlett lf 4 0 2 0
Munson c 8 1 3 1
Everett ss 7 0 1 0
Rodriguez p 3 0 0 0
  Palmeiro rf 1 0 0 0
  Lane ph,rf 3 0 0 0
Totals 65 7 16 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
McLouth cf 8 1 1 0
Wilson J. ss 8 1 3 0
Sanchez 3b 8 2 1 0
Bay lf 7 2 3 4
Wilson C. 1b 7 0 3 0
Bautista rf 8 0 1 1
Castillo 2b 7 1 1 1
Doumit c 4 0 1 0
  Snell pr 0 0 0 0
  Marte p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez J. ph 1 0 1 0
  Vogelsong p 0 0 0 0
  Cota ph 1 0 0 0
  Santos p 0 0 0 0
Maholm p 2 0 0 0
  Capps p 0 0 0 0
  Grabow p 0 0 0 0
  Edwards ph 0 0 0 0
  Torres p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez R. p 0 0 0 0
  Burnitz ph 1 1 1 1
  Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0
  Paulino ph,c 4 0 1 0
Totals 66 8 17 7
Houston 000 041 010 000 000 0107162
Pittsburgh 200 030 010 000 000 0118172
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez   5.2 8 5 3 3 4
  Springer   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Wheeler   2.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Qualls   2.0 2 0 0 2 0
  Miller   3.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Lidge   2.0 1 0 0 2 4
  Gallo  L (1-1) 1.0 3 2 2 2 0
  Borkowski   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
17.1
17
8
6
10
12
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Maholm   5.0 8 4 4 5 3
  Capps   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Grabow   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Torres   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez   1.0 0 1 1 3 1
  Gonzalez   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Marte   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Vogelsong   5.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Santos  W (2-5) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
18.0
16
7
7
11
11

  E–Lamb (2), Everett (3), Bay (1), Paulino (6).  DP–Houston 2. Ensberg-Biggio-Lamb, Miller-Everett-Lamb, Pittsburgh 1. Sanchez-Castillo-C. Wilson.  2B–Houston Lamb (4,off Maholm); Munson (3,off Maholm); Taveras (6,off Capps); Bruntlett (4,off Santos), Pittsburgh Doumit (5,off Rodriguez).  HR–Pittsburgh Bay (15,5th inning off Rodriguez 2 on 1 out); Burnitz (8,8th inning off Wheeler 0 on 2 out); Castillo (4,17th inning off Gallo 0 on 0 out).  SH–Everett (1,off Vogelsong); J. Wilson (5,off Qualls).  SF–Ensberg (1,off Maholm); Lamb (1,off R. Hernandez); Bautista (2,off Borkowski).  HBP–Burke (3,by R. Hernandez).  IBB–Everett (4,by Maholm); Berkman (2,by R. Hernandez); Biggio (1,by Vogelsong); Munson (1,by Santos); Castillo (5,by Rodriguez); Bay (2,by Qualls); C. Wilson 2 (2,by Lidge,by Gallo).  Team LOB–19.  Team–18.  SB–Lane (1,2nd base off Marte/Paulino); Taveras (8,2nd base off Vogelsong/Paulino); Bay (5,2nd base off Lidge/Munson).  CS–Biggio (1,2nd base by Maholm/Doumit); Bautista (1,2nd base by Rodriguez/Munson).  U-HP–Fieldin Culbreth, 1B–Bill Welke, 2B–Tim McClelland, 3B–Marty Foster.  T–5:49.  A–31,878.
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