Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
August 24, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 2007 at Minute Maid 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Houston Astros 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
McLouth cf 5 2 0 0
Kata 3b 5 0 0 0
  Grabow p 0 0 0 0
  Phelps ph 1 0 1 0
  Capps p 0 0 0 0
  Youman p 1 0 0 0
Sanchez 2b 7 1 1 0
LaRoche 1b 7 1 3 4
Bay lf 6 1 3 0
Bautista rf 7 2 2 0
Paulino c 3 0 0 0
  Nady ph 1 1 1 1
  Maldonado c 2 0 0 1
Wilson ss 4 0 2 1
  Chacon p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo 3b 3 0 2 1
Snell p 2 0 0 0
  Osoria p 0 0 0 0
  Marte p 0 0 0 0
  Izturis ss 4 0 0 0
Totals 58 8 15 8
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 0 0 0 0
  Moehler p 1 0 0 0
  Driskill p 0 0 0 0
Pence cf 6 0 1 0
Berkman 1b 6 0 0 0
Lee lf 6 2 3 0
Lamb 3b 7 1 4 0
Scott rf 5 0 1 0
Loretta ss 3 0 0 1
  Bruntlett ss 4 0 1 0
Munson c 2 0 1 2
  Burke 2b 3 0 0 0
Albers p 2 0 0 0
  Wigginton ph 1 0 0 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Ausmus c 2 0 0 0
Totals 52 3 11 3
Pittsburgh 110 000 001 000 0058151
Houston 010 000 200 000 0003112
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Snell   7.0 6 3 3 1 6
  Osoria   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Marte   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Chacon   1.2 1 0 0 2 1
  Grabow   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Capps   2.0 1 0 0 2 2
  Youman  W (3-4) 2.0 2 0 0 2 4
Totals
15.0
11
3
3
7
14
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Albers   7.0 6 2 1 0 6
  Qualls   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Lidge   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Miller   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Moehler   2.0 3 0 0 1 1
  Driskill  L (0-1) 3.0 5 5 2 1 2
Totals
15.0
15
8
4
2
11

  E–Bay (8), Biggio (9), Lamb (10).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. F. Sanchez-Wilson-LaRoche, Houston 2. Loretta-Biggio-Berkman, Lamb-Burke-Berkman.  2B–Pittsburgh Bautista (30,off Albers); Bay (21,off Driskill)., Houston Lamb 2 (12,off Snell,off Youman); Bruntlett (4,off Chacon)..  HR–Pittsburgh Nady (17,9th inning off Lidge 0 on 2 out); LaRoche (19,15th inning off Driskill 2 on 1 out).  SH–Snell (12,off Albers); Burke (5,off Chacon); Driskill (1,off Youman)..  SF–Maldonado (1,off Driskill); Munson (2,off Snell).  HBP–Bay (7,by Albers); Scott (2,by Youman).  Team LOB–10.  IBB–Palmeiro (1,by Chacon); Berkman (8,by Capps); Scott (4,by Capps)..  Team–15.  SB–McLouth 2 (12,2nd base off Albers/Munson,2nd base off Driskill/Ausmus).  U-HP–Chuck Meriwether, 1B–Tim Timmons, 2B–Adam Dowdy, 3B–Alfonso Marquez.  T–4:58.  A–41,403.
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