Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
August 10, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 10, 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 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
McLouth cf,rf 5 1 1 0
Wilson ss 4 0 2 0
Sanchez 3b 3 0 1 1
Bay lf 4 0 1 0
Burnitz rf 2 0 0 0
  Bautista ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Nady 1b 4 1 2 0
Castillo 2b 4 0 1 0
Paulino c 4 0 1 1
Gorzelanny p 1 0 0 0
  Randa ph 1 0 0 0
  Torres p 0 0 0 0
  Grabow p 0 0 0 0
  Capps p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 4 0 1 0
Biggio 2b 4 1 1 0
  Burke 2b 0 0 0 0
Berkman 1b 1 1 0 0
Huff rf 4 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 3 2 1 3
Scott lf 3 1 1 0
Everett ss 4 0 1 0
Ausmus c 4 0 3 2
Clemens p 2 0 0 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Lamb ph 1 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 8 5
Pittsburgh 000 001 001290
Houston 010 100 30x580
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Gorzelanny  L (2-3) 6.0 5 2 2 5 6
  Torres   0.1 1 2 2 1 1
  Grabow   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Capps   1.1 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
6
10
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens  W (4-4) 6.0 4 1 1 2 5
  Qualls   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler   0.2 2 0 0 0 2
  Miller   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Lidge   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
2
8

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1. J. Wilson-Castillo-Nady, Houston 1. Ensberg-Berkman.  2B–Pittsburgh J. Wilson (22,off Clemens); Nady (19,off Lidge), Houston Biggio (28,off Torres).  HR–Houston Ensberg (20,7th inning off Capps 2 on 2 out).  SF–Sanchez (7,off Clemens).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Clemens (3,off Gorzelanny).  IBB–Berkman (12,by Torres).  Team–8.  SB–McLouth (10,2nd base off Clemens/Ausmus).  U-HP–Jerry Layne, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Mark Wegner, 3B–Marvin Hudson.  T–2:53.  A–41,476.
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