Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
September 8, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 2008 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Houston Astros 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Morgan lf 3 1 1 0
Sanchez 2b 3 1 0 0
McLouth cf 4 0 1 0
Doumit c 4 0 1 0
LaRoche A. 1b 3 0 2 1
Moss rf 4 0 1 1
LaRoche A. 3b 3 0 0 0
Cruz ss 3 0 0 0
  Mientkiewicz ph 1 0 0 0
Snell p 2 0 0 0
  Pearce ph 1 0 0 0
  Burnett p 0 0 0 0
  Yates p 0 0 0 0
  Grabow p 0 0 0 0
  Michaels ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bourn cf 3 1 1 0
Erstad lf 4 1 1 0
Tejada ss 4 0 1 1
Berkman 1b 3 0 2 1
Blum 3b 4 0 0 0
Pence rf 4 0 2 0
Newhan 2b 3 0 0 0
  Loretta ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Towles c 2 0 0 0
  Quintero c 0 0 0 0
Arias p 1 0 0 0
  Saccomanno ph 1 1 1 1
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo ph 1 0 0 0
  Sampson p 0 0 0 0
  Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  Valverde p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3
Pittsburgh 000 002 000260
Houston 000 030 00x382
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Snell  L(6-11) 6.0 6 3 3 3 9
  Burnett   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Yates   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Grabow   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
0
0
0
0
0
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Arias  W(1-0) 5.0 2 0 0 3 6
  Wright   0.2 2 2 0 1 1
  Brocail   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Sampson   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Hawkins   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Valverde  SV(41) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1

  E–Newhan (1), Arias (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. F. Sanchez-Cruz-Adam LaRoche, Houston 1. Tejada-Newhan-Berkman.  2B–Pittsburgh Adam LaRoche (26,off Hawkins), Houston Berkman (44,off Yates).  HR–Houston Saccomanno (1,5th inning off Snell 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  SB–Pence (10,2nd base off Snell/Doumit).  U-HP–Tim Welke, 1B–Bill Welke, 2B–DJ Reyburn, 3B–Chris Guccione.  T–2:48.  A–26,526.
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