Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
September 9, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Houston Astros 9

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
McLouth cf 2 1 0 0
  Morgan cf 1 0 0 0
Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0
  Rivas 2b 3 0 0 0
Doumit c 3 1 1 1
  Paulino c 1 0 0 0
LaRoche A. 1b 4 0 1 1
Michaels lf 4 0 0 0
Pearce rf 3 1 1 1
LaRoche A. 3b 3 0 0 0
Bixler ss 3 0 0 0
Ohlendorf p 1 0 0 0
  Diaz ph 1 0 1 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Chavez p 0 0 0 0
  Hansen p 0 0 0 0
  Gomez ph 1 0 0 0
  Capps p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 4 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bourn cf 5 1 1 0
Erstad lf 5 2 3 1
Tejada ss 4 2 3 0
  Geary p 0 0 0 0
  Saccomanno ph,1b 0 0 0 0
Berkman 1b 4 3 3 4
  Abercrombie ph 1 0 0 0
  Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
Blum 3b 4 1 2 1
Pence rf 4 0 1 1
Newhan 2b 4 0 1 2
Quintero c 3 0 1 0
Wolf p 3 0 0 0
  Maysonet ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 15 9
Pittsburgh 200 000 100341
Houston 302 121 00x9151
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ohlendorf  L(0-1) 4.0 9 6 6 1 3
  Davis   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Chavez   1.0 3 1 1 0 2
  Hansen   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Capps   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
0
0
0
0
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wolf  W(10-11) 7.0 4 3 3 1 4
  Geary   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Byrdak   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
0

  E–Paulino (2), Quintero (1).  2B–Pittsburgh Adam LaRoche (27,off Wolf), Houston Berkman (45,off Ohlendorf); Erstad (16,off Ohlendorf); Pence (32,off J. Chavez).  3B–Houston Blum (1,off Davis).  HR–Pittsburgh Pearce (1,7th inning off Wolf 0 on 1 out), Houston Berkman (28,1st inning off Ohlendorf 2 on 1 out).  Team LOB–2.  HBP–Quintero (4,by Davis).  Team–8.  SB–Bourn (38,2nd base off Ohlendorf/Doumit).  CS–Blum (2,Home by Ohlendorf/Doumit).  U-HP–Bill Welke, 1B–DJ Reyburn, 2B–Chris Guccione, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–2:39.  A–30,034.
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