Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 28, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 2006 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 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 4 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 2 0 0 1
Berkman 1b 4 0 0 0
Scott lf 4 0 0 0
Burke 2b 4 1 1 0
Lane rf 3 1 1 0
  Huff ph 0 0 0 0
  Jimerson pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Everett ss 4 0 1 1
Ausmus c 2 1 0 0
Oswalt p 1 0 0 1
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 3 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Duffy cf 4 0 0 0
Wilson ss 3 0 3 0
Sanchez 3b 4 0 0 0
Bay lf 3 0 2 0
Doumit 1b 3 0 0 0
Nady rf 4 0 0 0
Castillo 2b 3 0 0 0
Maldonado c 3 0 0 0
Gorzelanny p 2 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Sharpless p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 5 0
Houston 000 030 000330
Pittsburgh 000 000 000050
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt  W (15-8) 7.0 4 0 0 2 6
  Miller   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Qualls   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Lidge  SV (32) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
2
8
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Gorzelanny  L (2-5) 7.0 3 3 3 3 2
  Perez   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Sharpless   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
3
3
3
4
2

  E–None.  DP–Houston 2. Burke-Everett-Berkman, Ensberg-Burke-Berkman, Pittsburgh 1. J. Wilson-Doumit.  2B–Pittsburgh J. Wilson (26,off Oswalt).  SH–Oswalt (20,off Gorzelanny).  HBP–Ausmus (6,by Gorzelanny); Ensberg (4,by J. Perez); Doumit (10,by Oswalt).  Team LOB–5.  Team–6.  SB–Jimerson (2,2nd base off Sharpless/Maldonado).  U-HP–Paul Schrieber, 1B–Doug Eddings, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Jim Joyce.  T–2:15.  A–12,671.
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