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Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros July 21, 2008 Box Score
The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 2008 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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"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981) |
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| Game played on Monday, July 21, 2008 at Minute Maid Park |
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| Pittsburgh |
0 | 0 | 1 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 7 | – | 9 | 18 | 1 |
| Houston |
0 | 0 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 10 | 0 |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Van Benschoten |
5.0 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
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Burnett |
0.1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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Grabow |
1.2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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Yates W(4-2) |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Bautista |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Totals |
9.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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| Houston Astros |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Hernandez |
5.1 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
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Geary |
1.2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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Brocail |
1.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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Valverde L(4-3) |
0.1 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
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Byrdak |
0.2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Totals |
9.0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
E–J. Bautista (11). DP–Pittsburgh 1. J. Bautista-F. Sanchez-Adam LaRoche, Houston 1. Tejada-Matsui-Berkman. 2B–Pittsburgh McLouth (34,off Hernandez), Houston Matsui (18,off Van Benschoten); Ausmus (7,off Van Benschoten). HR–Pittsburgh Bay (20,9th inning off Valverde 0 on 1 out); Adam LaRoche (12,9th inning off Valverde 1 on 1 out); F. Sanchez (6,9th inning off Byrdak 2 on 2 out). Team LOB–12. Team–13. SB–Matsui (16,2nd base off Van Benschoten/Doumit); Pence (6,2nd base off Van Benschoten/Doumit). U-HP–Fieldin Culbreth, 1B–Jim Reynolds, 2B–Chris Tiller, 3B–Tim Timmons. T–3:42. A–34,624. |
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| Game played on Monday, July 21, 2008 at Minute Maid Park |
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