Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 24, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 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 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 4 1 2 0
Burke lf 5 1 2 2
Berkman 1b 4 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 1 0 0 0
Scott rf 3 1 2 0
Biggio 2b 4 0 1 1
House c 3 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0
  Ausmus c 0 0 0 0
Everett ss 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez p 3 0 0 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
  Lane ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Duffy cf 4 2 2 0
Wilson ss 3 0 0 0
Sanchez 3b 4 1 1 1
Bay lf 4 1 3 1
Nady 1b 3 1 1 0
Paulino c 4 0 2 1
Bautista rf 3 0 0 1
Castillo 2b 3 0 2 1
Maholm p 2 0 0 0
  Capps p 0 0 0 0
  Marte p 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Torres p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 11 5
Houston 003 000 000370
Pittsburgh 000 104 00x5110
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez  L (9-8) 5.1 8 5 5 0 7
  Qualls   1.2 2 0 0 1 1
  Lidge   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
11
5
5
1
10
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Maholm  W (6-10) 6.2 7 3 3 4 1
  Capps   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Marte   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Torres   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez  SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
5
3

  E–None.  DP–Houston 2. Biggio-Everett-Berkman, Biggio-Everett-Berkman, Pittsburgh 1. J. Wilson-Castillo-Nady.  2B–Houston Taveras (14,off Maholm), Pittsburgh Bay (25,off Rodriguez).  HR–Houston Burke (8,3rd inning off Maholm 1 on 0 out).  IBB–Ensberg (7,by Maholm).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Bautista (4,off Qualls).  HBP–Nady (9,by Rodriguez).  Team–5.  SB–Taveras (25,2nd base off Maholm/Paulino); Duffy (13,2nd base off Rodriguez/House); Bay (8,2nd base off Lidge/Ausmus).  U-HP–Ed Hickox, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Bruce Dreckman, 3B–Larry Poncino.  T–2:48.  A–32,345.
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