Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
September 15, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 2007 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 7, Houston Astros 9

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Morgan cf 4 0 1 0
Bautista 3b 4 0 0 0
Sanchez 2b 5 1 1 0
Bay lf 3 1 0 0
Nady rf 5 0 0 0
Pearce 1b 2 1 1 0
  Duke p 0 0 0 0
  Kata ph 1 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
Paulino c 3 2 2 4
Wilson ss 4 2 3 3
Morris p 1 0 0 0
  Torres p 0 0 0 0
  Phelps 1b 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 8 7
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 5 1 2 1
Biggio 2b 4 1 1 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Berkman 1b 4 0 1 1
Lee lf 4 1 2 3
Pence rf 4 1 1 0
Loretta ss,2b 4 1 2 0
Wigginton 3b 4 2 2 3
Towles c 4 1 2 0
Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Ransom ph 0 0 0 0
  Gutierrez p 0 1 0 0
  Lane ph 1 0 0 1
  Paulino p 0 0 0 0
  Sarfate p 0 0 0 0
  Burke ph 1 0 0 0
  Randolph p 0 0 0 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Bruntlett ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 13 9
Pittsburgh 014 000 020781
Houston 000 710 10x9130
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Morris  L (9-10) 3.1 9 7 7 1 0
  Torres   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Duke   3.0 3 2 1 0 0
  Perez   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
9
8
1
1
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez   3.0 5 5 5 3 5
  Gutierrez  W (1-1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Paulino   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Sarfate   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Randolph   0.2 2 2 2 1 1
  Qualls   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Lidge  SV (15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
7
7
5
11

  E–Bautista (16).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Wilson-F. Sanchez-Pearce, Wilson-F. Sanchez-Pearce.  PB–Towles (1).  2B–Pittsburgh Pearce (4,off Rodriguez), Houston Anderson (1,off Morris).  3B–Pittsburgh Morgan (1,off Randolph).  HR–Pittsburgh Paulino (11,3rd inning off Rodriguez 2 on 2 out); Wilson 2 (11,3rd inning off Rodriguez 0 on 2 out,8th inning off Randolph 1 on 1 out), Houston Lee (29,4th inning off Morris 0 on 0 out); Wigginton 2 (5,4th inning off Morris 1 on 1 out,7th inning off Duke 0 on 1 out).  SH–Morris (11,off Rodriguez); Biggio (5,off Morris); Gutierrez (1,off Morris).  HBP–Bay (9,by Rodriguez); Berkman (8,by Morris).  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Brian Knight, 2B–Larry Poncino, 3B–Jerry Meals.  T–2:32.  A–40,425.
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